Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-04-14
NEWS ITEMS.

NEWS ITEMS.
The Government is making arrangements
for hospitals to put the wounded in from the
coming great battle The word is, prepare
for human slaughter
The House Naval Committee, Vice Prcsi-
dent, and some members of,thc Committee
of Ways and Means, leave Washington for
the West on Thursday, to look after sites
for the Navy-yards at Cairo and st Louis
Probate Judge Morrison of Henry Coun-
ty, died on Friday last He was well known
throughout the State as an active and nfu-
entail politician.
A new Bureau is to be established in
Washington, especially devoted to the negro
affairs. We don't see any use of this for
all the Bureaus are devoted to the negro
now.
The war department gives thirty days
furlough to such non-commissioned officers
and privates as desire to enter free militia
ry school in Philadelphia. If they pass a
good examination, they may be commits
stoned as officers in negro regiments
General Scho6cld, of Missouri, the Prcsi-
dent friend, can not obtain his condrma-
ton as Major General from the United States
Senate.
The President has the power to dismiS,
from the Army and Navy any officers he
chooses, without court-martial. An at
tempt has been made to abolish this kingly
power but it failed
The public houses, says an eastern paper
charge three dollars and halfa day for reg
ular board-two dollars for smelling of the
kitchen, and fifty cents for kissing the
cook.
The negro regiment forming at Indian.
apolis, which at one time was said to num-
Der eight hundred, has decreased to two or
three hundred, it is reported, by desertions.
Many having got their bounties, have gone
to Canada,
A BosTON paper suggests the organiza-
ton of "a grand Loyal Ladies League,
composed of women who are willing to
pledge themselvs to maintain, while this
war lasts, a decent economy in their attire. -
THERE was a large procession at Baltimore
on Thursday, of colorcd soldiers citizens
and women and children. headed by a black
band, to eclipse the election farce enuncia-
ted the day before in honor of the ,cmanci-
patton Of the slaves in Maryland.
If the niggers continue to travel in the
direction to which their fiat noses are turn
ed, they will soon conclude that the white
man has no rights which anigger is bound
to respect.
IT is stated, that 2lO, 900 persons in Lon
don get their living by theving and other
disgraceful means. Shocking ! London is
almost as bad as the Republican party of
America.
THE Quincy I'LL Tribune, the leading
radical organ Of Illinois, has hoisted the
name of John G.. Fremont as the people )
candidate for the presidency.
ACCORDING to all present appearances.
General Fremont is disposed to fix the Re.
publican party just as he dose his hair: i
e., part it in the middle.
GENERAL Lew Wallace has been cutting n
spurge in Baltimore by making buncombc
speech to please the Washington authori-
ties. W allace was effectually played out in
the West.
PTTTsBURGERs are disguised at the dis
dead cattle are selling for beef in the Pitts
burg market.
ONE of the most successful of the New
York brokers, when asked the other day
what would be the best Investment for
800, 600 referred his questioner to an ash
man in donkey cart with the remark,
Go and ask that man he knows as much
about it as | do. >
A paint, or series of paints, was recently
discovered in California, which is said to
yield scventy-four different tints varying
from vermillion to dove color.
In pike county, H., the Democracy
have majority of 3OO-a gain of 400 sine,
last year.
In Scotland, there are in the population
lS2, ,32O more marriagable women than men
Even, therefore, though every man abov,
fifteen years Of age was to marry l7,2 PEI
cent, of all the marriagablc women mus
remain unmarried
lT seems not improbable that the Ere
monterS in New York will obtain control o
the State Convention, which is to meet il
May for the election of delegates to the Bal
timore Convention. The loyal opponent
of Mr.. Lincoln in that State, headed b,
the philosopher Of the Tfbuae, have unitec
on the Pathfinder, and are operating witt
tact and energy very damaging to the
prospects of the government.
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