Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-02-04

hospitals All male free negroes between
eighteen and fifty are included in the bill
JonN MoRoAN is about to leave for De
catur, Georgia, where his command is as
sembling
ACCORDING to the New York Heralds
Charleston advices, from a lady who recent
ly left there, onc-half of the city has been
abandoned and damaged by the Federal
shells. There were forty batteries around
the city, and reinforccments were daily ar
irving. i
No serious advance of the Confedcratcs
is anticipated in the Shenandoah Valley.
CAPTAIN GILLUMN, of the Forty-eight
Kentucky, has surrendered Scottsville, Ken
lucky, to the Confedcratcs under Hamilton.
The conditions Of the surrender, however,
were not observed, and the rebels were in
formed that he did not consider the paroles
binding.
THE North Carolina press are discussing
at length the propriety Of holding State
Convention, and adopting measures to dis
solve their connection with the Southern
.Confederacy.
BALTIMORE, Januaay 2s.--The Senate
and House to-day passed the Convention
bill. Both bills are almost identical.
SPECIALS from Washington state that
Chase is continually at loggerheads with
Secretary Stanton and the President, but
remains in the Cabinet because of the pros
pect Of the Presidency, or the Chief JUS
ticeship on the Supreme Bench.
THE Confederates, near Knoxville, East
Tennessee, have lately captured eight hun
dred head of cattle and five hundred Union
wagons.
FORREST is reported to have gained some
successes over the Federals in Tennessee
A large party is waiting to join him in West
Tennessee.
Hon. WM. A. GRAHAM candidate fol
Vice President on the Wing ticket witt
General Scott in 1862, has been rendered {
seat in the Confederate Senate by Governor
Vance.
IT is claimed that the Stars and Stripe
were toasted at "a supper given in Raleigh
I North Carolina, on Christmas eve, at whicl
Governor Vance was present.
FIVE memorials have been presented from
j Wisconsin, asking for the impeachment Q
Judge Miller, of the Federal Court, fror
: that State. They have been referred to tn
S Judiciary Committee
u The Republicans at Washington are OF
posed to any Investigations being made b
Z the Committee on the Conduct of the Wal
c into army frauds and peculations on the ev
e of the election. They fear the exposure
J. that would follow.
tt GENERAL RosEcRANs has arrived in s.
Louis, to take command Of the Departmer
II of Missouri. He was welcomed by dep,
'V tations.
GENERAL GARFIELD declares that Gel
e cral Thomas saved the Federals from an il
glorious defeat at the battle of Chickama,
+ ga.
6 THE depot of the Camden and AmbC
L. Railroad in Camden, New jersey, has bee
destroyed by fire A number of cars al
g valuable transportation stores were destroyc,
l. GENERAL BUTLER is keeping up his col
s. temptiblc and disgraccful war on women
Norfolk.
Is The Committee on Elections have dcci
'e ed that the Louisiana members are not e
Is titled to their seats They are Conserv
tives, and opposed to the Abolition dynast
at Hence their rejection.
~ ANOTHER revolution is reported at Ma
er amoras under Cortinas, who is again
II, command Of the troops, to march again
Mexico.
n THERE are reports Of serious disturba
ms ces i'll Matameras, and Federal troops ha
hd been sent thither to quiet the outbreak.
"a A DRUNKEN soldier, at Mattoon, Illino
last week, undertook to compel n citizen
'et that place to take the oath, which he ref
OF ed and was shot dead The soldier is l
der arrest and much excitement exists in t
Ia town over the occurrence.
no DIPTnERIA appears to prevail to an alar
''o ing extent in some portions Of New Han
shire In some instances whole tamil
,0 , have been swept off by it.
~ ROBERT GRIGNoR pcrished in sn
n,s drift near his own house on New Years d
ne about eight miles from Oshkosh Wisc'
sin. lie was about eighty yearso old and Y
widely known as the warrior who captul
'n Black Hawk.
ave A PENSION agent in Detroit, Michig
n.s has been informed by the Commissioner
us Pensions that it is not necessary that
rs rs dier should be mustered in in order to
WV entitled to the benefits of the pension Il
'e A FIRM in Cincinnati has received an
40 der from large plantation in Louisiana
seven hundred plcws, torty-two wagons
Oh lot of harness, thirty carts, one thoust
barrels Of pork, three hundred tons Of h
las besides quantity of blaeksmiths' and c
pe penters tools, &c
CTS The restrictions upon trade in Kontu'
and Missouri have been removed, "proviC
er- no products or goods shall be taken Fl
ice them into any insuncctionary State or p.
is except in compliance with the regulation
Da- September H. 1868" The restrictions fl
other States on the Mississippi will be
use moved whenever it suits the President.