Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-12-17
T,,c News.

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Senator Richardson, Of Illinois, was unable
TO tako his seat at tho opening of Congress
beoause of tho dangerous Illness of his wife.
The reported death of John G. Brcckn.
ridge is without foundation in fact.
General Polk has been assigned to the
command of the rebel department of North
with headquarters near Jacks on.
Judge Advocate Holt has decided that
Lincoln's late proclamation, susponding the
habeas corpus, undoubtedly includes tho cases
of minors enlisted without their parents con
sent. Boys may bc enlisted, and tho further |
haJeas corpus can help them.
1t is understood that General Iardcc only
commands Braggs army temporarily, and
that General Joo Johnston will soon assume
command. General Jahnston was in the bat
tic at Bull Run, and commanded the Conlod
crates in the commencement OF tho gre
fight with Mcclellan, near Richmond in 1862.
Thad. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, has in
troduced bills in Congress to enable soldiers
to vote; to place negro troops on an equality
"ith NhfO OuSo oHh W iSPN"' INV i'SNi'O
slave laws of 1893 and 1850.
The report OF the Secretary of War says
the last draft realized fifty thousand men and
ten millions of dollars.
Secretary Stanton's report estimates that
largo proportion of the troops whose term
expires next year will rc.cnIist, and thereby
heavy conscription will be avoided.
Honorable G. W. Carrgan, Democrat, OF
Pennsylvania, has tlled notice of his intention
to contest the scat of Mr.. Thayor, Republican
in the House of Reprcsentativ
Provost Marshal General Fry, urges in his
report the repeal of the three hundred dollar
exemption clause in the Conscrption Act.
The louisville Journal is very severe upon,
and reads out of tho Union party OF Kentucky,
Green Clay Smith, Brutus j. Clay, Wm.
II. Randall and Lucius Anderson, membe rs
of Congress, who voted for Colfax, of Indi-
ana, for Speaker.
Tho army has been paid up to the 31st OF
October, except where it has been delayed
by military operations.
There have been II 1857 court martials and
military commissions within tho past year.
The Federal Navy, says Mr.. Wclles il
his report, is now blockading 3,5l9 miles o
coast, and patrollpg ,G55 miles of river.
We had not a vessel of war two years age
t on the Western waters; now We havo one
hundred armed vessels, carrying 462 gun!
and 500 men.
General Thomas Francis Meagher has no,
been captured by tho rebels, as was reported
A bill has been introduced into tho rcbc
7 Congress to prevent tho employment o
, substitutes in tho rebel army.
: a Mobile dispatch claims that tho Federal,
were defeated by General Green, near Pla
quemine, La, on November 81, with the
loss of two thousand prisoners.
The Supreme Court of Iowa has decided
, the soldiers voting law Of that State consti
tutional All the Judges concurred in the
decision,
) The frauds in the Quartermaster's depart
ment at Alexandria will foot up many millions
, of dollars They have been in progress fol
several months.
News from Mexico says Gen. Com monfor
was killed on the road between San Luis Pc.
tosi and Gnanaxuato while battling against
t band OF Mexicans who favored the Frencl
occupation.
The estimated cost of clothing for the ar
my for the next fiscal year is nfty-eight mil
D lion dollars.
, Judges Wa lkor and Brooso, of tho Suprem
Court of Illinois, have given their decision
sustaining Governor Yates prorogation O
, the Legislature last year.
Within the last week tobacco has advan.
ced nearly one hundred per cent. in Louis
vile, Kentucky.
Two Deputy Provost Marshals arrested two
. deserters from the Tooth III. Regiment, neal
0 Douglas, in that State, on Friday last. Th,
dosortcrs attacked their captors, killed one
beat the other till he was insonsible, ant
then made their escape.
A Washington special says large mum ber
. of the rebel soldiers will gladly accept til
=, Presid ent's amnesty.
" 1t is now positively asserted that Genera
Meade will not be removed.