Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-28
NEWS ITEMS.

Tho lalcst report concerning tho OOnscrlp :.
tion Act, denies that solicitor Whiting has
differed with tho Secretary ot War about the
$500 clause. II nop seems that he has ex-
pressed no opinion whatever. In the mean.
time the Provost Marshal General is sending
out Instructions TO hasten the enrolment un.
der the Conscripton law as soon as possible
| Arrangements are being made to enlarge
our effective force Of Cavalry,
Tho Office of the Monitor, a Democratic
newspaper, was destroyed on the Goth and
the materials thrown into the street. If the
Democrats would clean out few Abolition
holes they would euro such mobbers. We
hope that whenever Abolitionists commence
such work Democrats will pay them back in
their own coin.
| The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue has
decided that all promisary notes, whether
over or under $50, must be stamped.
JOHN W. Forncy is spoken of as candi-
date for Governor of Pennsylvania. When
this man fills that scat In the proud old Com.
monweath of Pennsylvania, we might as we'll
abolish all penal laws and Offer premium TO
vice.
Franklin, N. H., has passed out of the Web
ster name. 1t was owned by the widow Of
the late Col. Fletcher Webster, by whom it
has becn recently sold to Mr.. L. D. Colley, of
Franklin.
The Cincinnati markets were never SO pro-
fusely loaded with vegetables, flowers, &c. ,
as at the present season.
On Friday morning last on tho Express
train on the P, Ft. W. & c. X. R., an old
gentleman from Lebanon Co., Pa, named
John Wilmer, fell dead, from disease of the
heart. He was respectable citizen Of Leb
anon county, in the 10th year of his age.
Information bas been received at Washing
ton from an American official in Mexico, who
says that the occupation of the Rio Grande
frontier would interfere largely with the ira.
ders dealing with the rebels. The rebels are
building privateers In Europe with tho pro
ceeds Of Texas Cotton, which is siezed and
contributed by the State authorities to the
"Gun Boat Fund" Brazos is made the Rem.
ueHNOuS iOr Ine leAdS NAVY.
The Navy department Is advised that the
steamer X. r. Taylor on the 9th inst. captur-
ed off Mobile, while attempting to run the
blockade, the steamer Eugenie-she had sail
ed from Havana. The supply steamer Union
while on her way to New York, captured the
English steamer Linnet with an assorted con
traband cargo.
| The Gunboat Kanawha on the lst inst, cap
tured the schooner Dart while trying to rur
block ade off NJ Mobile, with an assorted corgo
The U. S. schooner Richard Seamen captur.
ed tho schooner Nymph ct Pass Cabello
Texas, she was loaded with Coffee, medi'
cnes, dry goods, shoes, etc.
Gen. Banks expresses the expectation in a
private letter received at Washington that
I'Louisana will soon be ready to enter the
He does not think that the reorganization o.
: the civil institutions of the State will be hare
after the rebel armies are dispersed and bro
ken up.
: A number of persons in St. Louis proposed
lately, to hold meeting to petition the Pres
idcnt to dismiss Gen. Halleck, whereupo
, Brig. Gen. Davidson, military commander o
that district, issued an order forbidding then
to discuss the subject But they di hold tn
, meeting, and they discussed Halleck yer.
freely. The fact that they have not boen mo
Tested for doing so, is accounted for by th'
other fact that they are of the extreme iadica
sort, and want Butler or Fremont ih Hallock i
pluce