Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-11-09
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Two negro women appeared in Mem
phis court recently, claiming the same child
to which each declared she had given birth
Rather knotty question for justice to de-
eide.
! A railroad conductor at Winona, Wis, 4,
: named Rich, ran off with the wife of Mr.
= Wharf, another conductor. 1t is supposed
, they have gone to California.
I A married lady of Rochester, Wis, left
her husbands bed and board last week, and
telegraphed from a neghboring town that
she would not come back any more, and de
sired that her trund should be sent after
her.
Mrs. Mary Weber is in Jail in Rushvillc,
H., Tor killing her newly born infant by
throwing it into a vault.
4 little boy in Indiana, was sent Off on
I horseback to drive up the cows. He tied
the halter strap around his neck, the horse
became frightened and threw him off, and
then kicked and dragged him to death.
He was found horribly mangled.
The Richmond Enquiycr, in its salutato-
ry, says that the arbltrament of war has de-
cided that our first allegiance is to the Fed
eial Government. He is too fast The
war has not decided that our allegiance is
first due to the General Government. when
it seems to exercise powers that clearly be-
long to a State. In that case, the para
long as we profess to work under our pres
ent Constitution.
Brigader-ge general Hawley has resigned in
the army, and become the editor Of the
Hartford (Ct Press.
We are informed that that the mission of
Caleb Gushing to Europe is purely profess
sional and not diplomatic.
The President has pardoncd Pierre Soulc,
Of Louisiana.
The highly important Information is gig
en- us from Washington that Mr.. Jefferson
Davis has ordered new beaver cloth otcr-
coat.
The Washington Monument Societywant
about $500, 600 from Congress to carry up
the shaft. The popular subscription a
mounts to the heavy sum of cleveT dollars.
In Arkansas, the work of reconstruction
is progressing smoothly.
Hon. James j. Orr GovGnor-elect Of
South Carolina, was pardone3 some weeks
ago.
The TiJuHe's Washington says that it is
admitted that the South ,nd the majority
of the Democratic party Of the North and
the Radical Rcpublicansare opposed to any
punishment of Mr.. Jeff. Davis, and they
constitute a majority Of the people. This
is true, and the Administration should act
accordingly
Our Consuls in England write that there
is no abatement of the terrible cattle and
sheep plague in that country. There is
great danger Of its being transmitted to the
United States.
In the United States, the head Of the
President $ Cabinet is the Secretary of State,
who has the management of foreign affairs.
In Great Britain he is the second person in
the Government, the head of the Treasury
Department. called the First Lord of the
Treasury, taking precedence. This was the
position filed by Lord Palmerston at the
time Of his death.
An impatient boy, waiting for the grist,
said to the miller: 81 could cat meal as
fast as the mill grndsit" How long could
you do so?" 7'Tll | starved to death, -
was the sarcastic reply.
The president has formally decided to ac-
cept the first 10 miles Of the Kansas branch
Of the Pacific railroad, and the issue of
! 800, 600 in Government bonds will soon be
delivered.
1t is stated that three-lourths of the CO.
llorcd children IN Washington die of stava-
ton and neglect The colorcd population
of the District of Columbia is about 20, 900.
The post-onice department has appointed
30 women to post Offices in the southern
states.
The sailors in Buffalo have struck for
higher wages. They are now getting $3
per day, and they want 50, So
A loyal member of the negro suffrage
, party from Vermont has been suspended
by the Second Auditor at Washington from
exercising the luctons Of Claim Agent be
fore that Bureau, on account Of eXhorbi-
tant charges made by him for the adjust
mant and collection of claims. In some
! cases he has been compelled to refund mon
: cy to his clients. The agent in question,
according to report, has been noted for his
horror Of "Coppcrhcads' and his proiGssed
? friendship for soldiers The latter he has
manifested by swindlng soldiers and their
widows and orphans out Of half their scan
ty dues
A Georgia exchange says that many of
the leading Methodist clcrgymen of that
State, in consequence of the hostility still
manifested by the Northern churches of
that denomination toward their brethren at
the South, have made ovcrturos to be uni
ted with the Episcopalians, who manitestly
desire union ulStlllct from tlat Ol the
"vulturc and the lamb. -
An Emigrant Aid Society is being estab-
lished at lynchburg, Va, among the freed
men. 1t is stated that l5O will start for Iii
boria about the lst Of November. This is
move in the right direction, and every en-.
couragcment should be extended to the
blacks to enable them to get back to their
ancestral country
The payment of bountics to "colorcd
troops" which commenced few days ago,
at Washington, has been stopped on nc
count, it is stated, of serious objections ON
the part ot--somebody
The restoration ofproperty stolen by Gen
eral Butler in New Orleans has recently
been general, by order of President Johnson
A large amount of condscated property,
in Loudon county, Va, set apart for the
use of the bureau of refugees, freedmen and
abandoned lands, has, within few days,
been restored to the original owners.
Adviccs from Jamaica state that the prin-
cipal cause of the insurrection among the
negroes was the dissemination of pcrnicious
doctrines among them by blacks from the
United States aud brutal negroes from st,
Domingo. Fears are entertained of an in-
discriminate massacre if the rising is uni
ycrsal.
The Rev. c. W. Nming who has safely
returned from journey in the cast,
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