Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-04-17
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Report says MoCLrLLAN laughed when
he heard Of the rebel defeat at Pittsburg
We have merry Mac as well as the rebels
Horace GREELEY has been indicted by
the Grand Jury of Washington, D. c.,
for libcling U. S. Marshal LAMoN.
Gen. KELLY has been assigned com.
mand Of Western Virginia, under the
name of the Railroad District, in the
Mountain Department.
Hon. Thomas II. CooPER, Member OF
Congress from Pennsylvania, died, at
Coopersburg, Lehigh county, on the 4th
of this month.
The Atlantic telegraph people are Wig
orously urging forward, in London, the
project Of laying new cable across the
ocean.
The Yuba river, California, has spoil.
cd some of the finest agricultural lands
in its valley, by making a deposite oI
white sand over them.
The iron clad vessel Iron8ides, building
at Philadelphia, will be compiled on the
lst of July. The iron plates are four in
ches thick, and extend five feet beyond
the bow, forming powerful ram.
PRENTICE has been giving aid and com
fort to the enemy-sendng five gallons
Of good Kentucky whisky to rebel pris.
oncr in Fort w Warren.
a note has been published by the Post
office Department, requesting all letters
for soldiers in the army of the Potomac
to be directed to Washington, whence
they will be forwarded.
In private letter General McCLELG AN
says he finds the works of Yorktown ten
times stronger than he anticipated, but
expresses confidence in his eventual sue
cess.
The difference, if there be any, between
a rabid Abolitionist and and rank Flu
sionist, it that the former is full grown,
and the latter is q sucking baby of the
samo breed.
The news comes by way of New Or
leans that Fort Craig, in New Mexico,
has surrendered unconditionaly to the
rebels. We fear it is too true.
JEFF. DAVIS assured some wounded
soldiers at Richmond on Monday of last
week that he would share their fortune on
the next battle field We hope he will
keep his word and be at Yorktown in time
to be baggcd by Mcclellan.
1t is reported at st. Louis that BUSH
ROD JoHsoN was killed at Pittsburgh. -
JOHNSON was captured at Donelson, vio
lated his parole and made his escape. II,
deserved killing for that if nothing else
PARsoN BRowNLow and ANDY JoHNsos
have been lifelong political antagonists
The Parson once prayed that the LORD, in
his infinite mercy, would save eVen AND,
JOHNSON.
The retiracy Of Gen. RosENcRANs from
tho command at Wheeling, has been mad.
the occasion of much mplimcntary no
tice to him. He has high reputation
as an officer.
Senator SHERMAN, says Washington
dispatch, presented a petition 700 feet
long, signed by $4,000 women, praying
for the abolition Of slavery. Those phi
lanthropic fair ones should each have a
Niger husband and pigpcn full Of mu-
latto babies.
CYRUS w. FIELD, who has just arrived
from England, reports that the feeling in
England and France in favor of the Uni
ted States is daily increasing. They ev-
identity begin to respect our fighting quail
tiles.
Hon JonN A. LOGAN, Representative
in Congress from the 9th District of Ill.
having accepted the appointment of Brig
adler General rendered him by the Presi.
dent, recently resigned his seat in Con
gress. Gov. YATES has issued n proca-
nation calling special election to fill the
vacancy, to be held on the 9th of May,
a Norfolk paper received at Fortress
Monroe, cantains dispatch from Beau.
regard in relation to the I'd days fight at
Pittsburgh Landing. lie claims com
plete victory. He says that after capturing
80 of our guns and 5000 prisoners his
forces fell back upon his works at Corinth,
which they are fully able to hold.
1t is said that KossUrn, KLApKA and
lunR have agreed on programme for the
future of Hungary. They propose a con-
stltutional monarchy which shM exclude
the House of IIapsburg; tho civil equality
OF all the people of Hungary; and an Of
tcnsive and defensive alliance between
Hungary. Servia, Croatia and Roumilia.
The Richmond Wig of the Sth con
tains dispatches from the battlefield
at Pittsburgh, up to Sunday night, in
which 1t is represented that the Conled.
crates were gaining a desisive victory
over the Federals.- The dispatches state
that Gen, SYDNEY Johnson fell at half.