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Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-11-23
President JOhnsOn's Policy and
the Democratic Party.

Under this caption, a leading Abolition
journal has seen proper to say that there
never was greater insult to the intcli-
gencc OF a free people than the claim of the
Democratic party to the special champion
ship OF the reconstruction policy OF Prcsi
dent johnson that $50 far from being its
particular defenders, they are not its sup
porters at all :" that what they are striv,
ing for is precisely what he is opposed to,
both theoretically and practically" that
their tn, is, that the close of tie War
of itself reeves the relations Of the rebel
States to the onion, and that the practical
restoration consists only in the civil re
organization of the States by the Southern
people themselves, in accordance with their
own will.
There Is msstatemcnt, and a very i'm
portant one it is too, of the position Of the
Democratic party in the foregoing. Now,
aS ever, the Democratic party are the
special, and, at this time, exclusive cham
pions of the Constitution Of the United
Stat 5, and just to the extent that President
johnson makes his administration conform
90 the requirements Of that instrument will
they give championship to his policy
They read in the Constitution of the United
States their political duty, and not in any
other instrument. Therefore, the Demo
cratic party do not hold to the theory
that 'the close of the war of itself rericeS
the relations of the rebel States to the I'm
ion" They maintain that those relations
were never destroyed-that they could not
be destroyed save through the success of
the Rebellion and, inasmuch as the Rebel
lion was a complete failure, and is so con
ceded by the parties who were engaged in
it, to contend that those relations do not
continue to exist in their full vigor, is an
nbsurdity as full iledged as ever came from
the brain of man disordered in his intel
lect. individuals, as individuals, may have
lost certain of their rights by engaging in
Rebellion; but States, as States, did not
lose one single right that was theirs under
the sanction Of the letter and spirit of the
Constitution Of the United States, through
the participation Of individuals in the Re
bellion. Unless our people are determined
upon total subversion Of the theory OF
which our Government has hitherto safcl,
and securely reposed, the assumption of
contrary idea in the treatment ofthc South
ern States by any department Of the Fedora
Government, must necessarily be pernici
Gus. IS Statesman.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-11-23
Novel Remedy.

A good story is told of q fellow who put
up at an Indiana cabin, On the W abash, and
who, after eating an enormous supper oi
cucumbers was attacked by the cole The
woman of the house, upon being consulted,
said
IN go and fetch mother, cause, stran
ger, do reckon she's the awtulest best
hand for curin collie in the whole Wabash
bottom.
She went into another part of the house,
Ind ten minutes after one Of the ugliest,
sallowest, littlest old women ever saw in
any part fthe civilized world came hobbling
in Her gait was hardly decent hobble !;
II was more like that of arheunatc ostrich,
Her nose and chin almost met over the
shrunken cavity doing duty as mouth, and
rs she shutilcd toward me she mumbled as
IT chewing cud On the end Of her nose
was great wart, with four or five gray
bristles struggling from it,
Stranger said she, Betsy Jane tells
me she reckons YOU We got the collie power
full Now, I've bin SO myself nigh to II
hundred times, reckon, in the cowcumber
season and Betsy Jane, she ) bin that way,
Richard, he bin that way, and the biggest
end OF the rest Of the family.
Producing muskct ball-an ounce bullet
Of lead-she assured me that would DO all
ilSut III iNt uIlcT hWiiIOWlng III ,
that lead was death on collie Being terribly
rackel, and hardly knowing what did, |
seized the bullet, and with single gulp,
down it went. No sooner was it down,
than | repented having swallowed it. re.
membered to have heard that lead was
poisonous. Starting up | cried out
You old wretch, you have killed me !,
Lead is deadly poison, | can feel it cold in
my stomach now, IL will kill me-
"lIa, ha, ha" laughed the old crone ;
"kill yer don't poster yourself with the
idea Why, stranger, that bullets DIN in
the family nigh on to twenty years. Rich.
ard, he has swallowed it, the biggest one OF
the children, they We swallowed il, and I've
swallowed it myself well nigh on to forty
times.
"YouY' cried, starting from my seat
You We swallowed this same bullet ?"
"Sartn that same bullet every cowcum
Der season for nigh twenty years.
you old devil" | cried, as rushed
from the house.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-11-23
Farm for Sale.

The undersigned offers for sale at private sal.
his FARM, situated in Richand township
Holmes county. Ohio, two and one-half miles
North OF Mt. Holly, containing two hundred
and forty acres. one hundred under improve
ment witha cabin house snd stable. Said farm
is well supplied with running springs of water,
has stone and timber convenient for building,
fruit. Persons wishing to view the premises
and know the terms. can do so by calling on
Mr.. Esterday, living on the premises, or for
terms of sale. by calling on the undersigned.
livingin Fredericksburg, Wayne county, o.
Mt. Holly Is very flourishpg village situate
on the bank OF the big Mohican, with n never
failing water power. whereon Is an excellent
Touring mill with three run of burrs, and a
good saw mill and other public works. Has
stores and mechanics of various kinds.
JAMES McWILLIAMS.
Oct. 20, lS6j-w6
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-11-23
A G + N T S .

BOSTON-Gcorge c. Goodwin & Co.
NEW YORk-Demas Barnes & Co.
BALTIMORE-S. 5. Hancc.
PlTTSBURG-Dr George II. Keyser.
CINCINNATI-FE + SURE & &Co&JDPark
CHlCAGO-Lord & Smith, and ii. Scovil.
ST, LOUIS-Collns Brothers.
SAN FRANCISCO--Hostetter Smith e.
Dean.
Also, sold by all Druggists and Dealers.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-11-23
FARM FOR SALE.

'JNIIE undersigned offers for sale the Farm on
] which samuel Garret, deceased, lately re-
sided, situate in Ripley township, Holmes coun-
ty, three miles northeast of Nashville, on the
Iiolmesville road, containing 100 acres. The
farm is well watcred, under II good state ef cul-
tivntion and is well improved.
For particulars inquire OF Samuel Garrett Jr.,
residing ON the premises.
RAISTON MCKEE.
Executor of s. Garrett, deceased.
January 20. 1865
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-11-23

An exchange says the Republican party
now having no more States to conquer, I"
will rapidly become demoralzed and 70 To
the bad place, as did ALEXANDER of Mace
don.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-11-23
For Sale.

GOOD DWELLING AND BLACKSMITH
SHOP, in a favorable location in Mllersburg
Is offered for sale ON reasonable terms. 1t is q
rare chance for good mechanic, Inquire of
HOLLINGER & PRINCE.
Oct "a, 1885
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-11-23
DR.. SCHENCK,S

Principal Office and Laboratory is at the n. +,
corner of SIXTH and CUAMER T. Street, Phil
adelphin where all letters for orders or business
should be directed.
Hewill be found there every SATURDAY, pro-
fessionally tOeNamine lungs with the RcspiroIn-
eter for which his fec is three dollars all advice
free.
In New York at No. 81 BOND Street, every
TUESDAY, from am. to = y. IN.
AT the MARLBORO HOTEL. Boston, January Is
and 10. February ljnnd III, April ~ and ~, May II
June II and ID, July Dand ~.
The time for my being in BALTIMoE and PIrTs-
BURG will be seen in the daily papers OF those
cities.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-11-23

+. II. MYERS, Gen. Ticket Agent
JSo. McGILL, Ag't Orrvillc.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-31

HENRY WARD BEEoHER, in his Lecture
room Talks in the Independent, thinks that
health is the first step towards healthy
religious experience. He says:
You will say, perhaps, "What, then, is
there no religion for the infirm and sick ?"
Yes; but that does not alter the fact that.
in their religious experiences, they are
more or less gloomy and Responding. It
is not always the effect of disease to pro-
duce gloom and dependency. Sometimes
it hightens the sensibilities; but, as GEN
eral thing, religious experiences are sound
er and more rational in q healthy mind
and healthy body. So say that. az the
first step, you must be healthy, if You ex-
pect to have broad and deep and sweet
experiences. Health is Christian duty.
I have heard persons prayineEand
praying-and praying for the presence of
God !; and have thought that, if they
would eat less and work more, and spend
twice as much time in the open air, they
would not need to pray 60 much. What
they wanted was not answer to prayer, but
simple obedience to the laws of God in ma
ture."
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-31
THE GREAT FRESHET.
Particulars of the Floods in New
York and Pennsylvania.
Immense Destruction of Prop
erty.
ROCHESTER,.

From the Rochester On. ~ Democrat Extra 10th.
The general inundation is terrible. Moth
lug like it has ever been seen in these
parts. The sudden melting of the great
quantity of snow and ice which has COW
cred the country and the streams in this
part Of the State for so many weeks past,
has brought with it great calamity. The
Genesee river and its tributaries are swol-
len TO an extent unprecedented within the
memory of man, and immense damage has
resulted.
1t became evident on Thursday evening
that freshet of immense proportions was
impending, but no one began to realize the
magnitude of the danger.
On Friday morning, however, it became
evident that some parts Of the city would
be flooded, and peopleNin the lower part of
Front street, and the upper part of Ex-
change street, near the Genesee Valley
depot, made some slight preparations TO
meet the peril. The water rose very rap
idly, and soon it was found that the freshet
was to be much more extensive than had
been apprehended. Before noon all the
cellars on Front street were full, and
small stream was crossing the sidewalk
from the hay market. A great flood also
burst out into Exchange street from Child's
basin, and another turbd stream flowed
into Buffalo street from back of Barton's
building.
The track of the Genesee Valley Rail-
road was submerged in the neighborhood
of the depot, and Exchange street was
full of water for quarter of mile. No
trains arrived at or departed from either
depot, except on the Buffalo and Niagara
Falls Roads. 1t was known also that
bridges and culverts had been carried
away both east and south of US, and that
telegraph communication between this
city and Albany was broken in consequence
of great floods. Still only few persons
were seriously alarmed
BY O'Clock in the afternoon, however,
people began to be awake. Quite num-
Der of business men on State and Buffalo
streets even began to think their goods
safer in proportion to their distance from
the ground floors and easements. Much
property was removed altogether from the
buildings in the threatened district. Be-
fore dark an actual panic had taken pos
session of the public, but it was too late
for many to save their goods.
In the early part of the evening the wa
ter broke through in the rear of Barton's
buildings, and began to go through Front
street, Buffalo street, and Exchange place,
and the adjacent streets. People who
lived Oh the east side began to make their
way thither as fast as possible, under the
apprehension of being impounded and up-
able to go home at all The families Of
some who did not take that precaution.
were in cruel state of suspense durino
the night. Not a few of the absenteeso
however, failed to report until SATURDAY.
evening.
After midnight it WAS impossible for aue
body to get across Main street bridge. Thy
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-31
NEW SERIES-NO. 592

on Herrs Island, and carrying off of lum-
Der &c., fully $4,000. On the same
island Lyon Il Smiths oil refinery was
completely destroyed, as was also that Of
Messrs. Gertes, Smith & Co., on VAIN
wright Island. On these islands, and also
on the main land near the river, all dwell
ing houses were greatly damaged, and
three light frame buildings were carried
completely away.
The Aonongahela did most of its dam
age over the south Pittsburg side, where
it caused general suspension Of business,
and rose into many houses .and factories.
1t did not, however, as far as we have
heard, carry away any property of any
considerable value. The craft on both
rivers were so secured, and carefully
watched constantly, that we have heard Of
no losses from among them. It was re-
ported that some boats passed over the
dam in the Monongahela at Pipetown, but
they were secured below.
The railroads have suffered greatly by
the water. On the Pennsylvania Central
Road great slide of earth upon the track
near Altoona is reported; a bridge over
SAO OuAloG1 4slVCA hCdA UsOutu uSS UCCu
washed away, and one of its sections
badly damaged the railroad bridge at
Rockville; small culvsrt bridge on the
road near Bells Mills, east of Altoona,
has been washed away with long section
of track; culvert at Upton is washed
away, and in several places minor injuries
have been suffered.
1t is reported that in one place where
passengers had to cross a torrent, (Which
had swept away the track by walking a
plank, soldier was drowned, but of this
we have no confirmation. On the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad,
water covered the track in many places,
and drift wood interfered with the passage
of the trains, but no bridges moved or
track swept away or any other serious
damage sustained.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-31
THE LATEST WAR NEWS.

o pale, pale face. o helpless hands.
Sweet eyes by fruitless watching wronged 4;
Yet turning ever towards the lands
Where Wars red hosts are thronged!
..aia
She shudders when they tell the tale
Of some great battle fought and won;
Her sweet child-face grows old and pale,
Her heart falls like stone.
She sees no conquering flag unfurled,
She hears no Victory's brazen roar;
But dear face, which was her world,
Perchance she'll kiss no more.
Ever there comes between her sight
And the glory that they rave about,
A boyish brow aud eyes whose light
OF splendor hath gone out.
The midnight glory of his hair,
Where late her fingers like flood
Of moonlight Notwithstanding there
Is stiff and dank with blood!
She must not shrek, she must not moan,
She must not wiring her quivering hands
But sitting dumb ard white, alone,
Be bound with vieWleSs bonds
Because her suffering life enfolds
Another dearer, feebler life,
In death-strong grasp her heart she holds,
And stills its torturing strife.
Yester eve, they say, field was won.
Her eyes ask tidings of the fight;
But tell her of the dead alone
Who lay out in the night
In mercy tell her that his name
Was not upon that fatal list
That not among the heaps of slain
Dumb are the lips she's kissed.
o poor, pale child! Owoman heart
Its weakness triumphed DER by strength.
Love teaching pain discipline's art,
And conquering at length
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-31
DREAMLAND.

Out of the sweet old legends
Beckons fair white hand,
And silvery, .bell-like voices
Tell OF an unknown land
Where magic roses blossom
In the evenings golden light,
And the air is laden with fragrance
From the lilies, silver white.
The trees, with their waving branches,
Murmur fairy song.
And the broOklet merrily dances
AS it ripples and gurgles along.
And tender, enchanting love songs
Float On the balmy breeze,
And the hearts unspeakable longing
By their music is set at ease.
Would that my steps could reach it.
That happy fowery strand!
For all my earthly Affections
Would cease in that fairy land.
on in my dreams see it,
In its glamour bright and fair,
But with daylights earliest glimmer
1t vanishes into air.
st. James Magazine
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-31

LIFTING CoNTRAcr.-Proposals for fur
nishing annuity provisions for the Chippewas
OF the Mississippi as follows Flour to the
amount of 81, 500, mess pork to the amount of
$500, and tobacco to the amount of 1855. es.
were open yesterday at the Office of the Super
tendent of Indian Affairs in this city. Bids
ranged as follows: Flour troom 81. 27 to AZ a5
per barrel, pork from $27. IS to $ss. 20 Der bar.
rel and tobacco from SO to SO cents per pound.
We could not obtain the names of the bidders
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-31
SMALL FRUrrs AND FRUIT TRRps-Col

SMALL FRUITs AND FRUIT Tppps fill
Robertson who started nursery near town
last year and the enterprise of furnishing our
gardeners and farmers with first class seed, has
foil OF plants, the largest greenhouse In the
stase, ana we are happy to learn, has resolved
standing heavy losses from the drouth of iast
year, and make 1t permanent business. Per
sons interested in the culture of fruit, who de.
SIRE 70 get frst class stock, are referred to biz
advertisement in to-days paper.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-02

HENRY A. WIsE.-rhls offensive char
acter. who, as richly deserve hanging as
any man living, we learn from the Rich
mond. Virginia, correspondent Of the
New York Tribune, is figuring at the
Governors, and although ordered to his
home, would seem to defy authority and
again strives TO mix himselfup in politics.
The correspondent add: II have a little
inciden, worth noticing Of this man. At
the railroad depot of Appomattox Court
House, Just after the surrender, Wise. with
all that paraphernalia and pomp Of a rebel
officer, attempted to enter AGAR set apart o'
our own officers. AS he sought to enter h.
was informed that was not the car for
paroled prisoners" and inquired Of If he
was not the man what hanged John Brown.
NO." was the reply. II did not do it; it
was the law of Virginia" "Well, you
should be hanged, not only for treason,
bu, for the murder Of John Brown" In
a state of furious rage, Wise observed :
"Young man. I'd rather take a bullet
than those words." The reply was /:
You can have both :" but Wise took the
prisoners car.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-02

Two gentlemen from Georgia, says the
Atlanta IntsHigenesr. made an appeal to
the effect that some privilege, promotive
Of his comfort and health, should be be.
slowed upon the Hon. A. II. Stephens
then and now a prisoner, as our reader
know, in Fort Warren. The Secretary!
kindly assured them that he would insti'
tute inquiries, and, if it could properly be
done, the privilege solicited would be
granted to the Distinguished prisoner.
Z" But, gentlemen" said the Secretary,
cycling them keenly, shave you not q
word to say for Mr.. Davis-no petition
to present for him !" Surprised and con-
founded. our Georgia friends hesitated,
when the Secretary quickly remarked.
"Sincc his (Mr. D.'s) arrest, save from
Mrs. Davis, not one appeal has come from
the South in his behalf"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-02
Religious Notices.

PREspYrERIIN CnrRcH-virGinla Clty-Rcv. WIN.
VI. Martin, Pastor. Services every sabbath, on the
,lrst floor Of Old Fellows Building, d street, NJ II
A. N. and ~ p. ". Sabbath School and Bible Class
Immediately after service, Meetings for prayer on
Sabbath evenings, one hour before scrvirc. General
Drawer meetings on Thursday evenings, and Young
mems prayer meetings on Tuesday evenings, IN Pro-
bate Court Room, same building. Pastors resi-
lencc. Chaplin HOUSE."
McLirlerty, PastOr-ServIccs at ArmOry Hall, Wiz:
.iula, morning and evening. Sabbath School AMI
Pastors Bible Class. Immediately after morning
service.
ST. JoHS's CHURcH-Protcstant Episcopal, Gold
HiI-R"v. II. D. LithrOp, Minister. Divine service
every Sunday at II 4. N. and 5 !. N. sunday Schooi
1t l2l1 O'Clock Pm.
CurRCH OF THE ASCENSION" Dayton-Kcv: U.
W, " hitakcr, Rector. services, during MI M,hlta'
Scr's absence, will be he'll Us usual. every sunday, IN
| the new Court House, at 5 O'Clock =. n.
METHODIST CHuRcH.-Thcrc will he Methodist
snrvice every Sunday, In o Id Fellows Hall, Gold
Hill. Preaching In the evening ut "a o~'clocE-ReH'
| D.. c. Adams, Pastor. All are Invited to attend.
METHODIST CHuRcH-Amerlcan Clty-ReV. D.. z,
Adams, Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath, at "a
o'clock P. ~. Sabbath School at Ia r. ". services
| are held In the Public School House.
METHODIST CHURCH. Dayton-,Rev. 4. II. Hitch
cock, PaStor.-Preaching every Sabbath at u \. ".
and ! p. ". Sabbath School at Ia r. ~. III are cor
daily invited.
ROMAN CArHoLIc.-Services will be held. each
Sunday at the Church, Gold Hill. at ~ O'CLOCK AN.
Father 0'Reilly. Pastor.
PREACHING at Old Fellows Hall, Gold Hin, every
Sabbath. at II o'clock A. NJ, by Rev. Charles H.
Klein,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-02

THE COUNTY CoMMIssIoNERs.-Proceed-
ings have been commenced against Mr.. Com
missioner Knox, with a view to punishment
ior official misconduct in the appropriation
Of the public funds, and to Gust him from
nthce. We desire to see justice done to the
county, il it can be BY the punishment Of ul
Who are guilty Of fraud and population. but
We do not anticipate that result from these
proceedings. There me to be two new Conn
missioners chosen at the next election, and a
successor to Martin White. II Mr.. Knox
can be ousted, there will be still another. It
is probably as well that the public be in
formed now as at any other time that the re-
port Of the Grand Jury und these prosecu-
lions are engineered BY parties interested in
the filing ofthose vacancies in the Board at
the next election. We make the statement
20 that our citizens may fully understand the
merits Of the case Oh both sides, and judge
fairly between the parties. At present MIR.
Knox is "the under dog in the fight" but
while it is in progress we wish the spectators
to notice the fact that all the dogs are fight
ing for the same bone. Whichever dog wins
the bone, il is all the same to the public that
furnishes it to them. Until different breed
Of dogs is introduced from those who are
baying around the County Treasury at pres
mt, there is bu, little hope Of securing its
contents from pilferers bet us watch them
al-Cuion,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-02
Arrival. and Departures.

ARRIVALS By Pioneer Stages, via
Placerville-J Archy. W P Lamb, r Cor
son, J r Bradford, J Reynolds, Mr. Smith.
Mrs Simpson, Mrs Eppinger' l EPpinger.
Capt Kenyon. ] v~oglesdorf, Tabor, Mr.
Sheath. Sam Hyatt.
Via Dutch Fias-N Dorr, Mr. Hall, J
Graves, r Mudpole, Mrs Crossman, Mr.
Mhina. S Abrahams, IN Clutches, J S
Foster, Mr. Grant.
ARRIvALs.-By Overland-Wm Paul,
Alex McQuin. W B Taylor, J D Brown.
DEpARruREs.-B By Overland Judge
Reed, Mrs Reed, 3 children and servant,
II B Purdy.
SAFETY CAoE.-A new safety cage is
now being used at the Mexican-O phir
shaft, which is a great improvement on
the old style Of cages. We shall give
minute details thereof in our next issue:
BuILIoS.-Wells. Fargo s Co., shipped.
this morning, from their Virginia Office, 10
bars of bullion, worth. according to assay,
S34,Sl7 81, and weighing 1888 pounds.