Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-04-24
NEWS ITEMS.

kEEsr, who was to he hung at Akron
to- morrow, cheated the sheriff out of the
Job 10y hanging himself on last Tuesday
night. t
A son of Henry Clay fought bravcly
on the Federal side in the battle Of Pitts
burgh Landing.
Tho prospect Of the passage Of the
Pacific Railroad bill during the present
session of Congress is not promising.
Fort Macon, North Carolina, is said to
be thoroughly cut off from communca-
ton with the rebels. Their supply Of
provisions is ascertaincd to be short
Gov. johnson has removed the Mayor
and Common Council of Nashville, and
appointed new Board of Councilmen
who are to choose chief Magistrate.
The chairman Of the Democratic State
Genital Committee has issuol a call for
the meeting Of the committee at Colum-
bus on Wednesday, May 14th, at o.
clock, p. NJ.
The Richmond Enquirer urges the or
ganization of societies of "Cotton Burn
ers," whose business it shall be to burn
all the cotton in their respective neigh
borhoods.
The ovcrcoats of Berdan's sharpshoot-
] n, l,,Co,, " l,,,a l,o,, al, i
/ to blue. 1t has heretofore been gray,
the rebel color, causing considerable diff
liculty and embarrassment.
Among those who recognized the dead
body of Cen A. S. Johnston, at Shiloh
was man, who, in the capacity Of team.
ster, had accompanied him in his famous
Utah expedition
The st. Louis Democrat of Sunda,
says The country will he panied t.
hear that General Sigel returned from
I the Southwest army, and is lying at hi
residence dangerously i'll.
Gen. Hunter reports to the War De
{ partment that he captured at Fort Pulas
ki, 800 prisoners 81 guns, 1000 shot an
she'll and 40 tons of powder. One {
our men was killed, none wounded.
- The proposition Of the ADolitionSt
d that the people should abolish slavery, i
y order to get rid of the agitation, is lib
y the girl who said she married an unwol
V thy suitor, in order to get rid Of him.
= A rumor which the war departmcl
has not had an opportunity to diSprov
u or verify, asserts that Gen. Blcnker ha
> been seriously injured by a fall from hi
! horse 1t is not true that his comman
has been assigned to Gen Rosencrans.
) Col. Jones, in command at Pensacola
issued proclamation not long since
that he would hang all idle people aite
the Sd of April. That region must b
, uncomfortable for lazy people abor
these days. We know some men VIII O
/ hung would be to lazy to kick.
T. Desertcrs from the rebel army at Iorl
- town who have come into our lines, II
- ports that jeff Davis has arrived al
It will tako command in the approachin
q battle. 1t is the design of the rebels
: make Yorktown the great battle field
r the war.
J. gadier-Gcncral Kelly has prompt
al removed all restrictions from passes ov
4. the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad fro
4. Parkersburgh, Wheeling or Benwood
Washington and Baltimore. No doc
mcnt of the kind is now necessary f
i travel East or West bound.
: Jackson's army are flying before Gel
1t Banks towards Gordons vile, which
g the junction of the Orange az AlcXar
% dria with the Virginia Central Railroad
His design is doubtless to unite with IL
= rebels at Yorktown.
I The notorious Col, Jennison Of Kan
sas fame, late of the 7th Kansas reg
II ment, has been arrested for insubordint
Il ton and melting mutiny, and sent to y
ton Ill. Lieut.. lIoyt Of the same reg
- merit is also under arrest.
The Connecticut is having high o
" time. At Springfield, on Saturday, Il
u water was 10 feet above low water MAJ
and rising ono inch in u quarter Of I