Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-07
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The Alton, ILL.,, papers announce the death
Of Col. Hildebrand, of the 77th Ohio regi.
iment, who has been in command OF the posi-
at Alton during the past year. lie has been
i'll for some time.
Mrs. Louisa Phillips was arrested Sunday
at the residence OF Mrs. Ludlow, a few miles
below Covington, aud conveyed under guard
to Cincinnati. II is rumored that she is to
be sent South.
There was little excitement at South Pass
d ILL.,, April 25th. Two hundred soldiers are at
Jonesboro, and have arrested about twenty OF
the most prominent citzcns-Col. Ashley, all
tho doctors in the place, and Willard. They
were expected at South Pass on the 2Ith
Tho Mayor of Baltimore has vetoed the
resolution Of the City Council to detray the
expenses of the members while on visit to
New York to attend the Union League colo
bration.
Parson Brownlow, in a letter to Chica
go Loyal League, says: "Loyalty leads to
the field" Were this true, we would hear
less tai k from the Abo oition lists about "Loy-
atty"
The meeting at Spring Mountain, was the
largest ever held in that town. Messrs. UHL
and EsrILL, of Millers burg, addressed the
people, in sound, able, and eloquent speech
cs, which were received with great enthusi-
asm. But few blacksnakes were visible
Coshocton Democrat.
An Abolition preacher in Keene. last Sun.
day, said God made the war to punish us for
our sins--and He would make peace whcnev-
er he pleased The sin the nation is punish.
ed for is the election Of Lincoln and the or.
ship Of niggers. Whenever white man is
elected President, and the worship of G cd
resumed, we shall have peace.-C oshoctor
/ Democrat.
1t is very evident that the military author
ties regard Washington as the permancn
"base of operations for an immense arm,
for two or three years to come, as barracl
buildings are being erected on large scale
There is proposition before the Canadian
Parliament to return to the United States tn
, valorous "skedaddlers from the draft"
. Is said that the act will become a law.
4 The lands laying along the proposed rout
I of the Pacific Railroad, in Kansas and Nc
: braska, near Republican fork, are to bo sur
: veyed. Twenty-Five thousand dollars are ap
0 propriated for this purpose.
: At the urgent request of Governor Andrew
! the lide Of battle ship Ohio is to be armed
3 equipped and ordered to cruise off Bostoi
: lIarbor.
: The Loyal League is understood, the Lou
, isvillo Dsnocrat says, TO take its name from a
association which is pledged not to go With
Is league OF the seat of war.
o A squad OF rebels wero attacked on Wet
+ nesday, a. Meadville, Ky, by Capt. Har
with detachment of the 34th Kentucky.
Several rebels were killed.
A letter from Toronto, Canada, says, it i
estimated that there are 80 tons OF America
" silver in circulation, or rather heaped up, i
Toronto, London and Hamilton. Merchant
. take it at only five per cent discount.
On and after the LIST Of May, oil postage du
on lottors for Great Britain and IRELAND
France, Belgium, Prussia, &c, must be pal
in coin, or paper made equivalent to coin =
in This order is premptory.
1. Several citizens of Boston have raised s |
600 for the widow and children of the bra,
J, Gen Reno, who was killed at the battle
10 South Mountain. Ten thousand dollars hav
If been invested in securities, and 81 900 place
at the immediate disposal of Mrs. Reno.