Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-11-23

Inc W lncncSter ana lOtOlllac halroau
has been restored to the old company with
all its rolling stock on long credit.
1t will be gratifying to the country to
learn the fact that the President has removed
from the White House the military guard
and Bakers detectives.
The Washington Rcpubiicdn reioices ve
ry much over the election of General Banks,
and thinks that under the circumstances he
ran surprisingly. 1t is not the first
time that General b. ran surprisingly.
OF the one hundred and twenty-one in
mates Of the Lunatic Asylum of Tennessee,
sixty are reported as having been deranged
by the excitement incident of the war
Gen. Harncy has successfully negotiated
treaty with the Araphocs, Comanches
and others of the widest of the Indian
tribe. Several white captives were liberia
ted by the Indians.
1t is probable that the entire correspon-
dence between the President and Chief JUS
tce Chase, in regard to the trial of jeff.
Davis, will shortly be made public.
The Treasury Department has just print
ed gold certificates to the amount of $37,-
OO0, 900, which are to be sent to the proper
offices as occasion demands, from which it
may be inferred that what little of gold
there is remaining in the country will soon
be safe in the hands Of the government.
with gold it can buy up its own bonds and
promises to pay at the rate of 100 to l47,
and what is that but reputation?
There are more than 5000 applications
on file for situations in the Treasury De-
partment, and they increase from day to
day, many of them from discharged sol
dies. For the past week the list contains
thirteen applications from colorcd men late
ly in the military service. The number of
women asking employment in that Depart
ment is very large, and recommendations
= seem to be easily procured. The other De
partments are similarly bcsieged
The Haytian troubles are said to have
been settled by United States and British
officials
', A letter from Concord, n H., says FIX.
President Pierce is dangerously i'll there
from the effects of disease contracted during
= the Mexican war
n The steamship load of female emigrants
= previously announced to leave for Wash
. ington Territory is expected to start mex
week.
> Governor Hamilton, of Texas, has or
: dcred an election for State Convention OF
!. the Sth of January. The Convention t.
meet on the 7th Of February.
Tx x-Governor j. b. Clark, of Missouri
', who was arrested in Texas returning from
~ Mexico, and imprisoned in Fort jackson
has been released, and is en- route for home
q q 1t is understood that Gen Thomas vii
f. visit Mississippi by order of the President
y = to settle the conflict between Governor
:. Sharkey and Humphreys, both claiming tn
: Governorship of the State.
4 Robbcres are alarmingly frequent in St
u " Louis. About noon on Friday last, the Col
y lecting Messenger of the United State
Savings Association, having $3j, 900 in hi
pouch, was knocked down in one of tn,
s most frequentcd streets, and the none,
J. seized. The Collector, however, fired Il re
: volverat the robber who dropped the money
q but escaped. Bcnost & Go. 5 Bank wa
10 also robbed ofS7 900. No clue to the rob
+ bers.
An exchange says "Among the latcs
= wonders in the animal kingdom is talkin!
II dog, which has been brought out in Spring
= field, Mass He can say Good morning,
How do you do" and many other things
l. wonderful at ALL There are several othc
dogs up there that can say more than that
t. and besides, they stand on two legs only an
c catch great many coppers off their nose,
Baker, detective of the War Department
n against whom several indictments have bee
l. found for robbing, false imprisonment an
extorton, appeared in court at Washingto
z on Saturday and gave bail in the sum G
e 81, 800 for his appearance on the secon
d Tuesday in December next.
The Overland Mail route to Salt LAX
/ City costs the Government 1885, 900 ayca
n Postal receipts, $4,000.
n Robberies and murders continue to |
1t perpctratcd near Nashville. Four men an
one woman were killed near the Chattanool
e Depot, on Tuesday night.