Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-12-21
NEWS ITEMS.

Dut that nc was disappointed that 1t was not
more spccifcin relation to the ultimate dis.
position which is to be made Of himself.
No one can accept the argument of Pres
ident johnson $ Message, that the Southern
States are in the Union with "all their
rights, without accepting the necessary
conclusion that they are entitled to repre-
sentatlon in both branches of the National
Leg stature, and that to deny them this
representation is most fragrant outrage.
Major General Carl Schurz, formerly
Minister to Spain, has been appointed
Washington correspondent of the New
York Tribune.
The Boston Trdrclcr has seen memorial
circulating in that city for signatures which
asks Congress to mpcach and remove Pres
ident johnson. Nowhere else than there
would such thing be encouraged
In a strong republican ward in Hartford
It has been decided by a popular vote to
discontinue a public school Of 400 children
because it was kept in building belonging
to the Catholic Church, but for which no
rent was charged.
The rebel Gen. Hood was recently mar
ricd to the daughter of John s. Preston, of
South Carolina
THERE'S considerable excitement at Rocks
burgh, few miles from Marietta, Ohio.
owing to flowing well ofpetrolcum having
been struck by wOrkmen Of the Equitable
Company of New York.
A letter from Mexico says that the I'm
perial Government has arrested several
Americans on the charge of sympathising
with the Liberals, and sent them out of the
An elderly lady telling her age, remarked
that she was born on the 22d of April
Her husband who was present, observed,
II always thought you were born on the
lst day of April. 'reop'e might Judge
SO" responded the matrou, ''in the choice
| made of husband. y
The ladies of Baltimore recently present
ed General Ice with n richly carved, seven
and a-half octave pianoiorte of the Louis
Fourteenth pattern, manufactured at the
piano establishment Of Charles NJ. Stieff
Of that city. The name of the donee was
richly inaid with mother of pearl, in
dicating the source of the present.
Gen. II. b. Mitchell, Of Kanzas, has
been appointed Governor of New Mexico
General Mitchell is a native of Ohio having
been born in Morrow County. He is law
yer by profession, but soldier by instinct
He served with gallantry in the Mexican
war, and achieved high reputation as a
commander in the war against the rebellion.
a dispatch from Washington says that
many of the Southern delegates to Con
gress have left Those from Tennessee and
Virginia are undecided whether to go or
stay.
At the municipal election in Manchester,
\. H., John liaslcy, the citizens candi-
date, was elected Mayor by Gj majority
over Jas. b. Clark, Republican.
General Grant confirms, in a statement
made to the President, the impression that
the negroes in Virginia, Georgia, North
and South Carolina, are not inclined to 30
work, anticipating general division Of
property at Christmas.
The Catholics of Chicago have formed an
association with capital of $500, 600, for
the purpose of building hall to be called
the Catholic Hail. 1t will be stock asso-
citation, with shares Of $25 each.
1t is reported that all military prisoners
have been discharged from the Columbus
pcnitentiary.
In the Court of Qeen's Bench the trial of
Capt Corbett on the charge Of selling the
for her, resulted in his acquiltal
Mr.. Sumner has a wonderful prejudice
against the white race. He has no thought
of the interests Of the white. BY night
and by day, in season and out of season.
waking and dreaming, his thought urc sole
ly for the African.
According to the theory of Thad. Ste
vens the State of Tennessee is not IN the
Union! If so, does he regard President
johnson as foreigner and alien? Stevens
and party are bound to have fight with
the President. In the language Of Patrick
Henry, we say: LET it come. -
1t is stated that the President declares if
the radicals in Congress do not cease their
opposition to his reconstruction policy that
he will sweep their followers from every Of
flee in his gift, and c'nvince them that he
Is power II they are the representatives
Sol so!
The Lieutenant General has snuffcd out
good many lights. Beside the great b $
Butler, Banks and Burnside ia
pcrs have suddenly ceased to shine. Gen.
eril Kirkpatrick, the hero of the Dahlgrcn
road and the New Jersey canvass, is not
even mentioned. Sickles fares as badly.
Mr.. Horace Grceley's appeal for Peace in
the Republican ranks, shows that he fears
that an explosion Of his party can not long
he prevented lie don't want Congress to
get into an alteration with the President,
for fear the Executive branch of the Gov
ernment will take hold of the radicals and
throttle them
The issue of two millions of currency to
the National Banks, increasing the entire
amount issued to two hundred and twenty
eight millions, four hundred thousand dol,
lars, shows how fast we are diminishing the
volume Of our grcenback circulation
Roger A. Pryor, well known as Gcncr-
al IN the rebel army, and member of the
Federal and rebel Congress Congress, has
retired from public life, and is now practic-
ing law in New York
country. One Major of the u. s. army has
been missing for several days. Previous to
his disappearance it was known that secret
parties were after him. IL was ruumored
hat some Americans were killed
\ letter from San Antonio says that cv-
,rybody in Texas who has sheep wishes to
get rid of them. Every wool grower in the
,ountry, without an exception, was ruined
by the immense mortality of their sheep in
The last few years. Fine merinces are offer
I'd at 80 per head,
Shooting at sight is the order Of the day
n Mexico. \ correspondent of the New
York Hcrdtd says that during his stay in
Nlatamoras twenty five men were shot down
with scarcely the form of trial for alleged |
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