Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-11-03

show population of Il ,S36, and a
property valuation of $32, 100000.
Gen. Butler was renominated for
Congress,i in the Fifth Massachusetts,
District, with but one opposing
voice.
The Missouri census takers re-
port only q 900 ''Colonels." There
were more, but most of them had
recently been raised to Generals. y
Rev. W. II. Milburn. the famous
blind preacher, has been offered the
pastorate of an Episcopal church in
the city of San Francisco, at salary
in gold of $4,000.
Treasurer Spinner's report for
1870 shows a clear gain, as compar-
ed with 1869, by diminished ex
penditures and increased receipts OF
sos, 734, ,O2O.20. $132 1874, ,SO4. SO were
invested in bonds for sinking and
special funds.
The legal restrictions for the pro-
lection of game expired on the 10Th,
and sportsmen can now, for time,
shoot quail, partridge, grouse, and
the like, with no one to molest them
or make them afraid. ft..s.
| Lawrence county, Indiana, has a
family of fifteen persons, named
Jolly, whose combined weight eX-
ceeds 5000 pounds. Five of them,
three brothers and two sisters, unit
edly measure thirty-three feet.
Some time since seven of the num-
ber Joined the Methodist Church
on the same day. a jolly good
family, truly.
The gallant Colonel, Lew. d.
Campbell, who never charged any
more formidable enemy while hold
ing a commission in the army than
a stone wall at Nashville, secured
his election to Congress by depriv-
ing the battle-scarred veterans OF
the Soldiers Home at Dayton of
their righ to vote.
The Ottawa (Canada) Times says
that notice has been hung out on
the door Of the City Treasurers
office saying "Open in twenty min
utes. No city or school funds on
hand" We don't see the use Of
opening the door of that Office in
twenty minutes, or at all.
Advices from Fort Garry to the
Sth state that the smallpox is com
mitting fearful ravages in the west
the Indians are dying in thousands
and the plains are covered will
painted corpses, and that the stencil
is dreadful. The Government pro
poses to send medical men there.
A sad accident occurred at Gam
bier on Saturday Oct, 18th, at {
Base Ball match between the Gran
vile and Kenyon Clubs, a young
man of the former place by the
name of Van Voorhees, had his LEG
broken while on home run. The
game was suddenly brought to s
close.
Georgia laws against drummer:
are very severe. A license cost:
800 for each county. Violation o
, the law entails fine of $500 an(
: two months Imprisonment. A Ii
cense to sell liquor costs $1,000. A
violation of this law costs the of
: fender $4,000 and two months i'm
prisonment. ... .... .
The Oregonians have been mucl
disappointed by the census returns
which show the population of theil
State to be only 90,S7O. A Portland
exchange concludes very mourn
full article upon the subject as fol
lows; I'VE are sorry that, like th'
snowy crest of Mount Hood, it il
coming down."
, A lad aged five years, son Oi
Colonel John c. Brundy. of St
, Charles, Illinois, was killed Oh
Saturday by being struck with :
base ball in the stomach. Ii,
lived only q few minutes after being
hit
The Italian Plebiscite voted or
Sunday, Oct. I'd, is thus stated: as
a union with the Kingdom of Italy
under the constitutional rule of Vic
tor Emanuel and his successor de
!, sirable?' The King awaits the re
suit at Florence.
At New Hartford, Iowa, the Other
) night, fellow thought to play 6
, trick on the Rev. Churchill by call
ing upon him in the dead of night
dressed as the devil. Mrs. Church.
ill was terribly alarmed by the ap
peareance of the horrible face at the
window, and Churchill arose, ran out
and thrashed the devil till he yelled
for mercy.
Two young women, living in
Germany, have entered suit fer pos
session of a share of $4,000 worth
of property in Council Bluffs, Iowa
left by three brothers, deceased, one
of whom had wife and child, who
claim the property as sole heirs,
The sisters say they are entitled to
the portion owned by the unmarried
brothers.
The greatest flight of wild pigeons
that has been known in the memo
ry of the oldest inhabitants is oc-
curing in New Hampshire. Forty
three flocks were counted passing
over Portsmouth in on hour. One
person in Elliot killed sixty at one
shot, several others have killed in
one day from one hundred to two
hundred dozen each.
An Indian hunting party, consist
ing of seven ''braves," and small
army of squaws and papooses.
passed through Escannba, Mich.
taking with them the salted meat
and skins of one hundred and
twenty-eight deer and five bears, as
the result of their Summers hunt
in the eastern part of Delta county.
: The very latest thing in the ad-
vertising line is lady who, through
the newspapers, seeks for an employ
ment as an ornamental guest y
She will assist at dinner or evening
parties-by her grace, and wit and