Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-12-04
Miscellaneous News.

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THE total expense Of the draft in In.
diana is said to be seventv-two thousand
dollars to each county. The general
Government foots the bill.
IN the United States Supreme Court,
at Washington, the black silk robes are
abolished, the new members being avcrse
TO them, ana the next session the Judge
will sit in simE le broadcloth.
"1NTELLIGENT contrabands" are flock
ing to the army at Fredericksburg and
Port Royal, and giving the enemy plans
in detail. Something we are assured
will be done shortly.
A New ORLEANS correspondent Of the
New York Express writes that Gen. But
Ter has sent the three remaining Episco-
pal clergyman OF that city to durance
vile--two to Fort Lafayet and one to
Fort Pickens-for emitting the prayers
for the President.
The United States Court at Westmor
land county, Pennsylvania, has made a
decision which is of interest to a numer-
Gus class. James Anderson, who be-
came forty-i years old subsequent to
the enrolment, was drafted, and before
he was sworn into the service claimed
exemption on the ground Of age. His
plea was held to be valid
A REBEL paper states that one hundred
and sixty officers and men of the 54th
Pennsy lvania regiment are being held as
hostages at Richmond for the safe return
of number of Confederates held by
the enemy, because they belonged to par
tisan ranger corps.
a. 9. SANDS, United States Marshal
who has Just returned to Cincinnati from
the battlefield Of Perryville, reports that
numbers Of bodies of the rebel soldiery
still lie exposed there. They were bur
ried in such shallow graves that the rains
have uncovered them and the swine are
now making meals of many Of them,
The receipts of revenue stamps at the
Office OF tho Commissioner of Internal
Revenue for the week ending November
2lst, amounted to more than $4,000 900.
The Collector of the San Francisco dis
trict reports as his total receipts for the
the month Of October nearly ninety thou.
sand dollars, of which over thirty five
hundred accrued to him as Commission.
er.
SOMEHOW editors can never be favorites.
When there is anything "up" they are
hardly tolerated and when there is any
thing "down" woeful prayers arc offered
for their absence. A country girl, who
was split from n wagon at Columbus
Ohio and had all her hnery "mussed" and
dirtied, lay for some time inscnsible.--
Her first tremulous exclamation was. al
hope there was no Editor in sight"
Tue Lynchburg, Va, RepaJiicon states
that the call of the Secretary of War
for forty five hundred negroes, to work
on the Notifications about Richmond, is
being prom pity responded to, and the
slaves forwarded to to scene of their la.
Dor. Tho South-sido cars carry down q
number daily. and the quota called fol
has nearly been filled,
OUR fleet has taken Indianola and Sa-
luria, Texas, and the rebels have fallen
back to Layaca. General Magrrder has
superseded Gen. llcbert in the command
OF that department. The yellow fever is
prevalent on the coast
GEN. Popg will make tho pleasant city
OF Madison, Wisconsin, his headquar-
ters for tho winter and he desires to rent
furnished house for himself and family.
lie claims to have finished up tho Indian
war in Minnesota.
"l'uE Abolition Platform used to be
Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Trade aud
Free Men. Their free soil is now under
martial law, their free speech is impris
onment by the Goverment of those who
differ with them, their free trade is the
infamous Morrill, prohibitory tariff, and
thoir free men consists in negroes only"
Col, Vance, recently elected Governor
Of North Carolina, in his message to the
Legislature recommends a vigorous pros
ocution Of the war. 1t was commonly
reported, a short time ago, that Gov.
Vance was animated by sentiments close
ly allied to Unionism.
The French army will advance on the
City OF Mexico about tho first week in
December. Confidence is expressed that
they will reach their destination during
the month of January, though fighting
is expected to occur on the route.
"MR. a. l.. FEssENpEN, Of Wisconsin,
was ordered to be released from the mill
tary prison at ST. Louis, uncondtionally,
on the 10th inst, 1.-THE charges egainst him
not having been sustained" The order
for his release arrived at the prison hos
pital on the same day of, but few
hours subsequent to, his death.
AN Indian philosopher beiny oskel
what were. according to his opinion. the
two most beautiful things in the universe,
answered "lhe starry heavens above
our heads ann the feelings Of duty il
our hearts,