Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-05-11
various Items.

Barnum was thrown from a buggy on
Saturday last; fortunately he was more
frightened than hurt. The buggy will
doubtless be put upon exhibition in few
days.
Hon. Arnold Els, formerly member of
Congress from Chicago. has been appointed
Auditor Of the Treasury for the Post Office
Department, vice +. Sells appointed to the
Indian Agent.
The carriages and horses Of the lament
ed President Lincoln are to be disposed of
at private sale. Already there are numer
Gus offers for them as memcntoes.
The Chicago Times special says: The
War Department has ordered to be printed
100000 blank discharges on parchment,
with large number Of muster-o out rolls, and
other papers for the reduction Of the army
The New York Posts special says: Gov
ernment will pay one hundred millions Of
dollars to discharged soldiers and others
during the month Of May.
Forty millions Of Certificates Of Indebt-
edness were redeemed in April.
The Indians in Wisconsin who have just
received their annuities, called the fraction
III CuIleHCy PdPPOOSe HIOHcy'
A large number of designations Of army
and navy officers are now daily being re-
ceived at the War and Navy Departments,
which are being accepted as fast as received,
the Government has decided to reduce the
naval force as speedily a. possible. In or
der to assist in reducing the expense Of the
| Quartermaster ; Department it has beeI
decided to discharge all watchmen and de
tail men instead, to guard the property 0
! the department.
The Vicksburg Herah says the head
quarters of the department Of the Missis
sippi grants them permission to state that
an indefinite armistice throughout the De
partment, beginning at nine O clock on the
2Sth was agreed upon by Gen. Dana, L.
S. A, and Gen. Hodge, rebel.
The Richmond Wing of the %, states
that Mosby took leave of his men at Salem,
Farquer county, telling them to disband and
return home, and that he was bound for
Texas and did not want them with him, as
they might put his neck in halter. He
then rode off with small number of his
old companions. A steamer was loading
at Richmond with tobacco for Baltimore
Rebel treasury notes were quoted $500 per
thousand dollars as souvenOrs. Many bur
glaries are occurring in Richmond.
President Lincoln made speech at Coop
er Institute, New York, on the 9th OF
February, 1860, in which he made the fol-
lowing very remarkable comparison: "Or-
sini's attempt on Louis Napoleon and John
Browns attempt at Harper Ferry, were
in their philosophy precisely the same. -
The party which claims the special privilege
of mourning for the President and execra-
ting Booth, has made demigod and mar
tyr Of John Brown, despite the late Presi-
dent forcible comparison.
There were were brought to Baltimore
on the Sd, in charge of an armed guard of
soldiers under Lieut.. O. Brien, two citizens
of Calvert County, Md, DR.. ID. w. Brown
and William Cochrane and three other men,
under charge of being concerned in the re-
cent assassination of Union soldiers sta
toned there. Cochrane acknowledged that
he had been in starving condition, which
! being know to Brown and others he was
offered large amount of money to take the
lives Of several soldiers; he accepted the ter
rible bribe, and deliberately assassinated
two soldiers while they were doing picket
duty Cochrane received Sl75 for killing
the first soldier, and was to have $500 for
numbering the other, but was apprehended
before the money was paid, Those charged
with the terrible crime We're taken to Wash
ington this afternoon, and are now in the
Old Capitol prison. An examination will
soon be held.