Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-02-09
NEWS ITEMS.

, Breckenridge has assumed the duties o
Secretary Of War, in Richmond, in place o
Seddon.
The bill to employ slaves in the rebel ar
= my is likely to become n law.
9 The crew of the San Jacinto, the United
5 states steamer wrecked ON the coast of Flor
ida, were all saved.
BY an important decision in the United
States supreme Court, the city of New
York will have to pay back to the bank,
, there spue $500, 900 in taxes illegally collcc-
. ted upon Government bonds and stocks in
their possession
The House of Representatives has passed
bill for the construction of a ship canal
on the American side around the Falls of
Niagara
The E,cnjrg Ballefjn newspaper. in Phil.
adelphia, has been sold for $50 600.
General Meade has been confirmed by the
Senate as u Major General in the Regular
Army
The guerrillas in Kentucky are still burn
ing towns. Their last exploit was at Midway.
Burleigh, the Lake Erie raider, has been
delivered mp to the United States by the
Canada authorities.
BY the late fire in Savannah, one hundred
buildings were destroyed and twenty PER.
sons were killed.
Eleven overland mail bags, returned from
oyer the plains, have been sent by sea from
New York.
The crew of the steamer Florida have
been released from Fort Warren, and have
left OH British vessel
The indianapolis papers announce that
the sentence against the political prisoners
Bowles, Nulliean a Co. is death. and that
it will be carried out We do not believe it,
Such an act would be too atrocious and in
famous.
it is reported in Washington that the
number Of rcbe prisoners desiring TO take
the oath Of allegiance has greatly increased
Tor the past few weeks. During January
over 1000 took the oath at Point I,ookont
and were released
Secretary Fcs.cnden has signed warrants
for all rcquistions Of the Navy Department
drawn prior to the first of January, and
hopes within few weeks to pay the army
up to the same date.
Gen. Terry chanccd upon his great fame
by an accident 1t is said he was at Gen
Grant headquarters the day after the news
OF Bulcrs withdrawal had bccu received.
and in conversation with Grant said II
think Gen. Butler could have taken the
fort. DO you? said Gen Grant, "thcn
go aud take it yourself And he was forth
with put in command ofthe expedition.
There is, in Lexington, Massachusetts n
woman who has husband in tn" army, and
one child to support, who's exciting the ad- |
mlratlon Of the farmers by her prowcss as n
workman, for she dresses like man. and is |
engaged IN chopring wood at 81 - per
cord. She cuts one cord per day, and amuses
herself while in the swamp by catching
rabits, at which she is very successful
Forney, with all of his other sins, is be-
coming peace sneak. In late issue
Of his paper he said; Whatever NAV he
dazzling or attractive in this blaze Of war.
beyond it the bright vista Of peace presents
a fascination that no pomp or triumph can
surpass.
The crucliXion of Christ stands as a per
petual compromise between the Almiphtv
and degenerate man. Did the Almighty
lower himself or diycst himself of any Of
lis power or dignity, by accepting this pro.
pltlatory Offering? If He can compromise
with his fallen and rebollious creatures,
would the Administration lose in either
honor or power by conceling something for
the sake Of II peace based on Union?
a subscriber writes us that they 'hayc
war widows and families to take care Of and
drafts to ILL., that it takes all our energies 10
keep our heads up" This statement will
apply to all sections Of the State with coual ,
perinoncv. How will matters stand if tbis .
var shall be protractcd one, two, three or
our, years. WiH our people then be able f
o keep up their head p o
"A Jaly, ir speaking of the gathering of
Iwyers to dedicate a new Court House. said n
le supposed they had gone to view the s,
lace where they must shortly lie. " 90 90