Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-11-17
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The NEWS of the Week.

Il machine Tor coal mining, which weighs
200 gounds, costs $500 and will do
the work of twenty men,
The Hermann (Mo.,) TolksbluH, radi-
call German paper, in speaking of the rcb-
cl raid in that State says: 'Rcbel officers,
whilst in our city of Hermann, advised our
citizens to vote for Lincoln. They said
Lincoln is the right man." and chccrcd
for both Lincoln and jeff, Davis"
1t is announced that Mr.. II. Ten Brock,
the American horse jockey of England, is !
about ia retire from the turf. His horses
are advertised to be sold in one lot.
Fernando Wood has been defeated for
Congress in the Ninth District New York
City.
At Bellows Falls, Vermont, where an at
tempt had recently been made to break open
the bank in that place, the citizens have
held meeting and formed themselves into
IA patrol and guard. Strangers are made
to give an account of themselves
Lord Palmcrston's eighticth birthday
occurred October 25th. He is certainly in
some respects wonderful man. He has
been fifty eight years member of Parlia-
ment; and has held office no less than forty
eight years He is now, however, begin
ming to show signs of decay both physical
and mental, and the next year will probably
be his last in Office
Pennsylvania is developing a new field
of industry. In Cambria and Sumersct
counties large quantities of tar is being
made from the old pine stumps and knots
in that regions, which have long been
thought worthless. A fortune is in store
for the residents there, and the tar aristoc
racy bids fair to rival the pctrolcumites.
Lands at Salt Lake, Utah, which once
were sterile from the continued want Of
moisture, are now abundantly fruitful in
consequence of an admirable system Of irri-
CATION, which the Mormons have intro
3 duced.
!, jackson Uaines, the celebrated American
$ skater, has issued challenge to the skater,
G of England. lie has also been engaged IL.
L one of the attractions at the Crcmorne
= London.
! At Maysvillc, Kansas, the other day, ;
G drunken fellow named Grisney had quar-
h rel with Henry Aylc, and Patrick Casey un
# dertook to separate them. The result wa
$ that Casey was killed by Grisney's pistol
= and Mr. Grisney was Immediately hung t.
d tree.
B, Ncwburyport, Mass, is at work to pro
a vide for another draft. The city government
II has appropriated money to pay Sl25 eacI
II for one hundred and twenty-five recruits
and the citizens are going to make up cn
= ough to pay 5000 bounty to each man.
II A war between Spain and Peru is immi
II ncnt. With another Rolla may the Peru
r vians triumph over their ancient foe is on
r heartfelt prayer.
- One Silver Mine in Nevada, yields tw,
+ thousand ounces Of the precious metal ev
b cry day.
y A fifteen hundred barrel Oil Well ha
) lust been discovered near OH Creek, Ven
u ango county Pa.
Il Maior-Gcneral Sherman, Gen. Meade
o Gen. Thomas, Gen. Alexander McCook
i Gen. McClcrnand, Gen, Keyes, Gen. Wan
v rcn, and Wright are reported as having vc
u ted for their fellow soldier and conrad
J" Geo. b. Mcclellan.
5 Benjamin Grccnlcal, the distinguishe
Il Mathematician, died in Bradford, Conne'
ticut, on the 10Th ultimo, at the age of I
years
The Confederate General Hood, is d,
= scribed by person who has seen him as
" whitehead, homcly, spindle c-shanked fe
= low, about thirty-two years of age, and ov,
70 six foot'in height. Has been pretty we
II hacked to pieces; one leg gone, an arm us,
10 less, a lot Of broken ribs, and broken CO
r hr-bone."
Il A piece of land was sold recently in Broa
L. street, London, at tho rate of 81, $1,000
~ per acre.
C. Some years ago Mr. Mindcrs, of Sen
n ca Falls, New York, remarked to a lricn'
n who was living with HIM "Sce that your
I'd man passing; he is the best workman in n
shop, and am sorry he is going to make
g fool of himself by leaving good trade
=, study law" That young man, NIilard Fill
Is more, was lately President of the Unite
~ States.
m An old widower, residing in this vicinity
= advises uninitatcd youths to pop the qc,
70 ton with laugh, for says he, ''if 30
e be accepted, well and good; if not you ca
t say you are only joking"
h An apprentice to an iron founder in Eng
i land, who lately pleaded guilty to havin
# absented himselfior one day from his work
e was sentenced to months Imprisonment
with hard labor,
II a few days ago it was reported that Al
anta had been burned 10y Gen. Sherman,
i The report has since been contradictcd.
If The Soldiers vote elects Columbus Delan
d to Congress in the Knox District. ltisul
le fortunate that such demagogue should !
10 elected over CHARLES FoIIETr
e? Gold has gone up to 2,i1 since the Gle
p ton. And Stillup it goes.
80 The next Congress will stand ll0 Abo
or ton to II Democrats Black enough for
aS practical purposes,
& Capt. A. 4, READY, Provost Marshal
le the Tuscarawas district, has resigned NJ
OF Capt NORRIS, of Cadiz, succeeds him.
y" Hon JAMES BRooKs, editor of the n