Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-05-25

The Mayor of New Albany has iudicious-
~ determined that the cost Of kissing girl
in that city, without her consent being first
previously, not subsequently obtained, is
SS,l5. Not very costly it the hips are rosy
and pouting.
They don't charge anything in Millers
burg for kissing. The females are delight
ed to have the pleasure of embracing and
kissing our town boys"
Some citizens of Troy. one day last week,
forwarded to Gen. Grant a present that will
Take his fancy" 1t is box of cigars,
one hundred in number, of the finest brand,
and costing one hundred dollars. Each c
gar has paper holder, and the box is got
up regardless of expense"
The War department has received the
butt of tree some two feet through, from
in front of our earthworks on the old bat
tle-ground of Spottsylvania, from which the
tree top had been literally shot off with bull
lets. Twenty eight pound of leaden bullets
have been taken out and yet hundreds re-
main imbedded in the splintered wood. 1t
attracted general attention.
General Sherman under sanse of in
Justice done him by the publications of the
Secretary of War; wrote letter from Raj
eigh explanatory of his negotiations with
johnson, which he requested might be Civ
en- the same publicity as the Secretary s
structures. 1t is a noteworthy fact that
Shermans letter has thus far been sup
pressed.
The oak tree under which Gen. Grant
talked with Pemberton, and arranged the
terms of the surrender of Nicksburg, has
been annihilated by relic hunters, and re-
Gently party dug into the ground ten feet
for the historic oak
The father of Commander Winslow, OF
the Kearsarge, died lately in Charleston,
leaving his property by will to his SON.
The executor of the estate has made return
to the heir of $ll5, 900 of worthless confed
crate bonds. Besides thr sum, he had a
house on the estate which was burned dur
ing General Sherman march.
Mrs. Lincoln has given to Senator Sum.
ner a Palmetto cane which was presented
to Mr.. Lincoln some months since. The
head of the cane is an elaborately carved
piece of ivory, representing an eagle shield.
lug with her wings nest containing several
eaglets, and in the act of drawing up with
T her beak the folds Of an American flag to
protect her young from the insidious ap.
proach of serpent. The idea aptly sym.
bolizes the Union dangers.
Secretary Seward was at the State De-
partment on Friday last for the first time
since his assault.
Gov. Brown, of Georgia, has been placed
in the Old Capital Prison at Washington
The Hon. j. j. Lewis, we understand
has rendered his resignation as Commissions
er of Internal Revenue of the United
States, to take effect on the lst of Jul!
next.
The President will not take permanent
possession of the White House until abou
the lst of September
Gen Sheridan has been assigned to com
mand all troops west ofth9 Mississippi ant
will soon leave for that section. After th,
review force vii be sent to the Trans Mis-
, sissippi Department.
r Gen, Kirby Smith has not yet made hi
, decision upon the question Of surrender.
Gen. Washburne has been supercedet
in command at Memphis by Gen. John i
! Smith.
, The nigger troops had plot to murde
every rebel in Memphis, in revenge for tn,
, Fort Pillow Massacre. During the night
E the niggers endeavored to sally out of th
fort, but were met by white troops, and at
ter sharp skirmish, twenty were killet
and wounded.