Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-16
Items Of News.

e Western Missouri
|. Ex. Governor Morehcad, of Kentucky
has been released from Fort Warren O,
his. parole.
The telegraph reports that there is
disposition in Congress to punish will
death frauds committed on the Govern
in time Of war.
A skirmish took place between a par
of Gen. Sherman's force, in South Caro-
lima, and the rebels, on the 5th inst, re
sulting in loss to the rebels.
A pension Of $40 per month for fiv,
years, has been granted to Sarah r. An
drows, widcw of the late Col. Lorin An
; drcws, 4th regiment Ohio volunteers.
:. Samuel Colt, the celebrated fire-arm
:. manufacturer, died on Friday, at Hartford,
Conn, of an acute attack upon the brain
His decease was rather sudden, though
not wholly unexpected. lie had been i'll
for several days.
We feel perfectly justified in saying,
says the Richmond Dispatch, that fully
seven -cghts of the Virginia troops now
in tho service will re.enlist when their
present terms expire.
James E. Calhoun, son of the late
John G. Calhoun, died recently at San
francisco, of consumptin. Mr.. Calhoun
was said to be a lawyer Of great ability,
and had host Cf friends.
On Friday last Waldo p. johnson and
Truxton Polk, u. S. Senators from Miss
ouri, were expelled from the Sen ate by n
unanimous vote. They are in the South.
The Committee of Ways and Means
have agreed to impose tax on railroad
passengei of one-fourth of one cent pei
mile. Will niggcrs be included?
A Joint resolution is before the Ohio
Legislature for the assumption, by the
Sta.c, OF our portion of the direct tax
levied by the general government. Should
it succeed it will save the people many
thousands e dollars.
- Salvage to the amount of SIT, 900 has
= been awarded to The negro Tilman who
u killed three white men and brought the
schooner S. j. Waring into New York.
Representative Scott reported bill to
the Ohio Legislature laying tax Of one
half mill on a dollars valuation for a
soldiers relief fund, County Auditors to
take census of the the volunteers and
the State Audctor to apportion the fund
according to the census.
Governor Curtain has arranged to pay
the war tax Of Pennsylvania by having
the State credited in account with the
moneys it advanced to equip regiments
and send them into the field. This course
will probably be pursued in the case of
every other State which has credit account
in the War Department.
1t is said that the SOLITARY white man
found at Beaufort on the arrival of the
Federal troops is Alden S. Allen, who
went from Falmouth, Mass, twenty five
years ago. He AYERS that he was not
drunk, bat only excited"
The census of Canada, taken last sum
mer gave a population of about 9, 800, 900.
Lower Canada had 1,107,571, of which
Slo.5o5 were of French origin. he pop
ulation of Nova Scotia was 230, 900; of
New Brunswick, $50 900, and of New
Foundland, exclusive of the coast of Lab.
rador, 100 2,63S.
MAJ Arncy, successor to Kit Carson
l. 5. Indian Agent in New Mex leo, has
has presented Mrs. Lincoln with a splen-
did blanket, made by squaw Of II Naiavo
chief, who was five months manufactur-
ing it. 1t is Of large size. of wool, the
figures upon it being of red, white and blue
"A resolution was adopted in the House
OF Congress, on Friday. calling for the
number OF paymasters in the army, and
how many are necessary" Mr.. Blake,
the author af tho resolution, remarked
that there is a large number of paymas-
ters without duties to perform, and that
many of them are incompetent. He de-
sired that they should be dismissed.
Cotton has to answer for rebel over
coats as well as nnderclothes. OF over
forty overcoats thrown away by the re
treating rebels at Dranesville, only two
were OF woolcn
. a Washington letter writer SAYS, that
there is much sickness from small. pox in
hat city and vicinity a. present is not to
DO questioned. and that too, to degree ius- t
flying prccaution to prevent its spread
1t is reported by the Galveston (Texas) .
News, OF the 25th ult., that II vessel with J.
.wenty thousand stand of arms for the i
Joniedoratcs, has been captured by the
fleet.
Governor Bradford, the new Governor
't Maryland, was inauguratcd at Anapo. .
is Jan, Sth. He made most able and :
eloquent address, condemning the rebel