Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-05
NEWS ITEMS.

At the autograph sale of the Cincinnati
Sanitary Fair, jeff Davis autograph sold
for So and that of John Adams for $5.
What treason there is lurking in the coun-
try.
Rebel accounts from Shreveport La.
state that the place is strongly fortified, and
garrisoned and provisioned for six months.
They are confident of holding it against the
Fcdcrals
Secretary Stanton recommends the little
appropriation of twenty-five million of dol.
lars to pay the Western three month vol
unteers.
lT is estimated by competent judges, that
Gen. Lee has now masscd under his imme-
date control, on the Rappahannock from
20, 600 to 50, 900 troops.
THE Stark county Democrat says the
Democrats run onc-armed soldier for AS
SCISSOR of Sugarcreek township in that coun-
ty by the name of Benz. Rush, and the mig
ger-lovcrs beat him with one-horse
preacher, who has been loyal and shout
ing war at home Rush lost his arm at
Getteysburg, and is poor.
Gov. Bramette, of Kentucky, has in
duced the War Department to credit Ken
tucky on the draft y 900 troops who have
Joined the Confederate army. a recruit TO
the Contedcrates is considered by our liber-
al War Department equal to q recruit to
the Federals.
HoN. Thomas +. Marshal was arrested at
Frankfort, few days ago by order of the
military authorities and conveyed to Lcxing-
ton, KY He was delivering a speech at
the time of his arrest.
GEN. Sherman has stopped the issue of
ratons to destitute citizens within our lines
in Tennessee These people will be obliged
to come North.
THE New York Worlds Norfolk cores
pondent fixes the blame of the surrender
of Plymouth upon Gen. Butler
TIE clause allowing negroes to vote in the
new Territory of Montana was defeated in
the House by IS to ga close vote, but
still let us be thankful for even small favors
and not look the gift horse in the mouth. "
ASTOUNDING frauds in the fractional cur
rency and printing bureau have been dis
covered. Secretary Chase demands an in
vestigation to clear himself
| IT is rumorcd that the President has in
contemplation the s'supersedure of General
Banks by Gen. Sckles. Admiral Dahl
green will soon resume command of the
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given Il position under Gen. Burnside.
On the 23d inst, an attack was made up
on the Federal pickets at Nickajack Trace,
Ga, and out of sixty-four men belonging
to the ODD lllinois,) only about half es-
capped The rebels are alleged to have ac-
ted barbarously in the affair
A steamer has been sent up the James
River, by the Federal authorities, to order
down the French vessels which had gone af-
ter the Imperial tobacco stored in Richmond
the amount Of which is between 1000
and 5000 hogsheads.
NEARLY hundred dcscrtcrsf from Grant $
army are said to have entered the rebel lines
within few weeks.
THE Springfield Repubican says 'out-
side of Mr.. Lincoln all is speculation, un-
certainty, chaos" How is it inside
In is said that Edward Beecher, son of
that one Of "thc Beechcrs" who is Pres-
dent Of Knox College, Galosburg, Illinois,
is Quartermcster in the Confederate army
and is Il most determined rebel. "
ONTARIO county, New York, is catching
the petroleum fever. Oil is found at what
has been long known as the Boiling Springs.
Oil settlers say they used to grease their
boots there when boys, and oil was gath
cred by the 'pailfull." "
a YoUNG woman by the name of Mary
$, was recently sentenced to three
months imprisonment in Rochester, New
York, for getting drunk on lager beer. A
notice Of her case met the eye of young
man who is the son of a wealthy farmer and
owns and runs canal boat, and he hastencd
to her rescue as his wife. lie was at last
accounts circulating Il petition for her par
don.
Mrs. PARTINGToN says "that when she
was n CAL" she used to go to parties,
to get kissed, huggcd, and squeezed and had
Il beau to extort her home. But now, says
she, ''tho gals undergo all sorts of decliv-
tiles; the task Of extorting them home re-
wolves upon their dear selves" The old
lady drew down her spccks and thanked
her stars that she had lived in other days
when men could deprcciate the worth of
the female sex.
Ir is ascertained that the Conlederates are
pouring troops into Virginia from North
Carolina.
Admiral Porter pronounces Banks de
Feat IN Louisiana severe one. Thirty
pieces OF artillery, a large quantity Of small
arms, and 1000 prisoners were lost Also
a million of dollars in greenbacks.
1t is thought that Generals Franklin and
stone will be court martaled for their con
luct in battle.
Insanity, says loyal paper is ON
he increase among women, the cause being
hc loss Of relatives by the war This is
me of the horrd results Of war, and enough,
me would think, to make the blood thirsty
pause and reflect.
a New York paper complies list of
twenty nine leading articles of farm produce
which show an average rise of 9S per cent.
while gold had risen only 70 per cent. 1t
also gives IA list Of IL leading articles which
has risen 30 per cent.
Bcaurcgard is reported to have passed
through Wilmington with large force to
Richmond.
\ gain of gucrrillas has crossed to the
Indiana side of the river, near Madison,
and done some damage.
The naval committee in the House of
are for navy-yard ut the
West. Some of the committee favor Ca
ro, but others are for point above.
Admiral Dahlgren has left Washington
for Charleston,
A party of guerrillas are said to be con-
centrating at Big Spring, Kentucky, for u
raid on Bladcnburg.
A little girl in Madison, Indiana, suf,
icrng with the measles awokc from kind
of stopor recently and remarked that her
grandma, residing some miles in the coun-