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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-12
Woodruff and Claflin want to get

Woodruff and Claflin want to get
out a new edition of their paper.
The Misses Greeley will not, un-
der any circumstances, accept the
proposed subscription for their ben
eft.
A murderer was hung in New
York yesterday, and another in
Washington. A third was sentenc-
ed to like fate in Boston.
The editors and publishers OF
Maine are to celebrate Benjamin
Franklin's birthday on January II.
Lemonade and tea and nice speech.
es!
The handsome young King of
Bavaria receives only fifty love let
ters per week from young ladies
anxious to become his welded slave.
1t is stated that Gratz Browns
Thanksgiving proclamation was
the briefest. He probably had the
least to be thankful for.
The editors and publishers of
Maine are to celebrate Benjamin
Franklin's birthday on January II.
Lemonade and tea and nice speech
es.
Another survivor of the lost Mis-
souri, has turned up at Nassau. He
and companion landed on an is
land, after drifting seven days with
out food or water. His companion
soon died, and he himself was res
cued after ten days more..of suffer-
ing.
The idea of the Secretary of the
Interior to have the forthcoming
governmental reports of the census
illustrated by maps showing by
shades of color the relative density
of population, prevalence of litter
acy, distribution Of the foreign born
population, manufacturing interests,
&C., seems a good one, and even at
the proposed cost, $4,000, "a large
figure it would still be well to have
them.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-12
A BOY WHO WON'T LICK SKATES
AGAIN.

A few days ago a boy in South
Bend, Ind, about twelve years of
age, met with an accident which
should be warning to all boys in
the future. ltseems that the boy
was taking his skates to have them
repaired, and very foolishly touched
his tongue to the iron of one of his
skates, to ascertain, we persume, if
it were cold. The result can be
imagined. The tongue being very
moist and warm and the iron cold,
they froze together. The little fel-
low endeavored to withdraw his
tongue, but could not. Several gen
tlemen went to his rescue, but it re
quired the most careful handling to
loosen the boys organ of taste from
the iron. They elected saliva upon
the iron and rubbed fully five min
utes before they succeeded, and
then a piece of the skin of the
tongue, about the size of a nickel,
was left on the handle, leaving the
surface OF the tongue where it had
come in contact with the iron, as
white as though it had been scared
with a hot iron. During the time
he was fast the boy gave vent to the
most eXcruciating cries.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-12
THE MORMoNS.

The Mormons don't like the Pres
ident's illusions to their pet vice,
polygamy, in his last message.
They think he is too hard on their
Patriarchal Institutions and are quite
stirred up at the prospect Of being
interfered with in their family ar
rangements by the hostile legislation
of Congress. But the country ap-
proves the Presidents notification
to the normons to put their houses
in order, and will sustain him in
pressing the matter more vigorous
ly than ever, until the barbarism of
Utah is extirpated.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-12
IN TROUBLE AGAIN.

NJ. Theirs is again in trouble.
He gets into trouble evey day.
He is too garrulous. He talks too
much, and although the French
like good takers they get tired of it
when the commodity is too much.
A dissolution of the Assembly is
imminent, and we will not be sur
prised any night to hear that Theirs
has nothing more to do with the
government. He has talked so of
ten about resigning, that he will be
taken at his word when he least ex-
poets it. Perhaps it will better for
poor France, perhaps not.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-12
RESPONSIBILITY OF PASSENGER
CARRIERS.

The responsibilities of passenger
carriers appear to be in fair way
of legal determination In advance
of the generally accepted ideas.
The long conflict of Mr.. Coleman,
of New York, with the New Haven
Railroad, established the principle
that when q passenger. bought a
ticket for certain distance, he had
right to use it either going to or
returning from the point named on
coupon, and that the regulations
printed by the railroad company on
the ticket were worthless. The con-
tract with the company was for
transportation q certain number of
miles, and could not be abridged.
In another case, in New York, Mrs
Avery d. Putnam, whose husband
was murdered on the street cars by
Foster, of car hook fame, brought
suit against the company, and re-
ceived heavy damages. This YER
dict establishes the important prin-
ciple that passenger carriers shall
be bound to protect the passengers
in transit not only against injury.
from the fault of the carrier or his
agents, but from external violence.
as well. This construction in sub
stance has been held by an Illinois
tribunal. There can be no doubt
that it is as sound in law as it is ac-
cord with every dictate of common
sense. 1t is suggested that if rail
ways are to be held to this strict ac
,ountabihty the powers of their of
icers should be enlarged, and their
conductors sworn in as special
)eace officers.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-12
CONGRESS.

In the Senate, Friday, members of
standing committees were elected.
Senator Wilson was excused from
further service on committees.
Bills were introduced. to replace ma
tiOnal bank notes with the United
States notes; to erect public build
ings in Covington, to appoint a
committee to report on legislation,
to relieve the present stringency of
money. The resolution calling for
information in regard to sending
United States troops to Arkansas
was called up and referred to the
Committee on Military Affairs.
In the House, bill was introduc-
ed for the payment of property de-
stroyed during the rebellion by au-
thority of the government, Mr..
Dawes, bill to abolish the offices of
Assessor and Assistant Assessor of
Internal Revenue, &C., was passed,
being amended so as to fix the time
for the bill to 60 into operation at
July l, 1873, and to require Collec-
tors to give additional bonds for
their new duties. It-was voted to
transfer to Wisconsin and inter, at
the public expence, the bodies of w.
W.Dantz. wife md child, who were
killed in the late railroad accident
at, Mifiin, Pa, Mr., Dantz being an
employe of the house of Representa-
tives.
In, the house, Friday, bills were in |
troduced to repeal the stamp tax on |
bank notes, for relief for the State
of Tennessee, to authorize the con-
struction of ten steam vessels of
war, and appropriating three mill
ions for the purpose. The last bill
gave rise to debate between Hess.
Schoield, Potter, Shellabarger and
Banks, in the course of which Mr..
Scofield charged Mr. Banks with
sympath:zing with the effort to in
volve the country in a war with
Spain, imputation was emphatically
denied. Mr. Randall offered a res
olution calling upon Secretary Bout
well for the law authorizing him
to increase the legal tender issue, as
was done last October, which was
adopted. House adjourned.
The Senate met and adjourned un
til Wednesday.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-12
THE GREAT DIAMOND
FRAUD,
DETAILS OF THE MOST STUPEN.
D0US RASCAllTY OF THE DAY.

SAN FRANCISCO, DEC. 6.-Mr. NJ.
Lent's history of the great diamond
fraud occnpies four columns in the
Bulletin. Roberts was the first
man who handed him the nature of
the pretended discoveries. He took
him to Harpending's house, and
scattered the gems over a billiard
table. Lent was excited, and wanted
Roberts to let him in. Roberts said
he would not consent to that. He
refused to sell all the claims, or tell
where they were located. Lent,
Harper, King, and Arnold went to
New York. The diamonds were
valued at Tifany's, by experts, at
one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars. This and Janin's report, OBJ
tanned afterward, confirmed Arnold's
stories. Ralston, Barlow, Fry, and
Others, were led into the enterprise.
There was hard struggle to secure
the benefits tor the people of Cali
fornia. Lent was finally successful.
Arnold was successful, and got pay.
Janing also got pay. The company
was organized here, with Lent as
President and Ralston as Treasur-
er. Cooper proposed to get
some diamonds of the Diamond
Drill Company, of this city, mix
them with other stone, and salt the
earth to make a show. The propo-
sition was accepted, and they be-
gan hunting capitalists.
Roberts first told that they sold a
part to secure means to devefope
the rest of the fields. Roberts said
he would have Harpending join, and
wrote him to that effect. Then
Slack and Arnold went to New York
to buy rubies and gems, and old
diamond drill stock was deposited
to bag. them. Tiffany & Co. pro
duced the diamonds genuine.
Arnold talked of vast deposits,
and refused to tell where, and said
he was unable to sell or show the
gems. They determined to go and
salt the ground. They led the par
ty to a place in Colorado, near Fort
Defiance. With gems purchased in
London, ground was prepared for
scientific explorations. Clarence
King was watched in the field by
the Janin party with a spy glass
from the top of Bald Hill. No dia-
monds were to be found one foot
outside of certain lines. They met
man living near the grounds. Said
Arnold and Slack told him the year
before they had had bucketful of
stones, with 5000 worth of diamonds,
They wanted to get up big excite
ment, sell out, and make their for
tunes. They did so.
The grand jury is wrestling with
the swindle yet. No report of their
proceedings is public. Nothing of
the kind ever occurred in Califor-
mia which produced greater ex
citement in all circles.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-12
New Advertisements.

WESTON & FRAZER,
opposite Post Office,
have for the Holidays
New Layer Raisins at
20 cts. per h., Seed
less Raisins at II cts.
per h., New Figs 25
cts. h., New Dates
II cts. lb., Kelly's Is
land Grapes, New Cit
ron, Mince Meat at II
cts. per h., Fine and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
berries, Lemons, Or
anges, Nuts of all
kinds, Prunes, Sugar
Sand, Halford Sauce,
Mixed Pickles, Chow
chow iccallilie, Cau-
lifower, Catsup, Mar
wins Crackers, Gin
ger Snaps, Lemon and
Soda Crackers, CHINA
mon, Nutmegs, Gin
ger, pepper; spice and
cloves, Cole m ans
genuine mustard--tr
it, sago, tapioca, oat-
meal, cracked wheat,
pearled barley, II. &
NJ. Oysters.
A nice Warm Meal
or Lunch at all hours.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-12
The joy of the dumb is alway.
unspeakable.


John B. Cough is getting up a
testimonial for George Cruikshank,
the temperance caricaturist of Eng
land, and leads the list with $57O.
The Indictment against William
M. Tweed is said to be the delight
of theNew York lawyers.It contains
and thousand and fifty pages.
The report is current that the
New York Tribune is to be purch-
ased by the Harpers and edited by
George w. Curtis. The price nam
ed is $1,000,000.
Hans Christian Anderson, the
poet and delightful story teller, is
reported by cable to be seriously ill.
No contemporary writer so charmed
the public us he. From the sim
plest material he wove tales that
have been translated into every Ian
gunge and in every language be-
come popular. As in the case of
Dickens, should he die there will
be no one to take his place.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-12
FUNERAL OF HORACE GREELEY.

The funeral sevices of Horace
Greeley were held in DR.. Chapin's
Church, New York, on "Wednesday
last. The attendance was very
large and the exercises exceedingly
solumn. President Grant was in
attendance, with many of the Sena
tors and members of the Cabinet.
An able Grafton was delivered bv
Henry Ward Beecher, and a touch
ing euolgy pronounced by Rev. E
ii. Chapins. The city was draped
IN morning. The procession was
solemn and imposing one. A
great man has fallen and the nation
mourns.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-12
THE FINAL RESULT.

The plan to give Governor Hend
ricks, of Indiana, the Democratic
and Liberal electoral vote for Presi-
dent, was devised with the intent
ofputting that gentleman ahead fol
the contingencies of 1872. A very
foolish notion to our mind, and one
that it is singular should havereceiv
ed any contenance from the Indiana
Talleyrand, as some of his Demo
cratic antagonists name Mr.. Hend.
ricks in commemoration of his slip
perry ways He failed to receive
the unanimous vote, however. The
Maryland and Tennessee electors
voted him solid, while the Georgia,
Kentucky and Missouri electors
scattered. Nothing has been heard
from Texas, and the Louisiana elec-
tors do not appear to have assembl-
ed, the result in that State being in
conflict. Omitting Louisiana and
Texas from the count, General
Grant and Senator Wilson each re-
ceived 292 electoral votes for Presi-
dent and Vice President. OF the
Greeley electors, Governor Hen
bricks received for President, Ten
nesse, II, Maryland, s, Kentucky, s
Missouri, ,6-tota, ,l34: Gratz Brown
got six votes from Missouri, 6 from
Georgia, and 4 from Kentucky, in
all 16 for President, Horace Greeley
received-3 and Charles ]. Jenkins
2 from the Georgia. electors, and
David Eavis l from Missouri. Two
blanks were voted by Missouri cleo
tors. For vice President the votes
were as follows: Gratz Brown 80;
Thomas D. Bramlette of Kentucky,
8: Willis B. Mackin of Kentucky,
LA. H. Colquit of Georgia 5, Mp.
Banks of Mass, i Georgia W. Julian
of Indiana,5; John NJ. Palmer of
Illinois,3; William S. Groesbeek of
Ohio,1: in all, So votes, leaving the
eight from Texas to be accounted
for. The trouble in Louisiana, Ar
kansas and Florida, in regard to de-
claring the result for Presidential
electors, suggests the Importance Of
action by Congress to cure all de
fects in the present system of can
vassing and declaring the result.
1t is not pleasant to contemplate the
probabilities should the Presidential
result depend, after a heated contest
upon the manipulations of the re-
turns by the class of officials who
hold power in either Louisiana, Ar
kansas,or Florida. Happily the a c.
ton in those States does not now
affect the result one way or the 9th
er,but it may be different four or
eight years hence.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-12

Mr.. Mast, the cartoon artist, says
that one day last summer he receiv-
ed a genuine proposition of marriage
from an admirable young lady in
which she referred to General
Schenck and Ex-Governor Dennison
as to her position. In reply he adds
A'he sent her back cartoon of Mrs.
Mast and the children, labeled the
only objections"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-12
OccUPTIoN GONE.

Senator TrumbulPs occupation is
gone, and the Senator himself will
disappear from the Senate after the
Sd of March next. Mr.. Edmunds
of Vermont,now holds the important
position at the head of the Judici-
ary Committee, SO long filed by the
Senator from Illinois. Mr.. Trum-
bull has done good service to Re-
publcanism, 5dt unfortunately the
"anything to beat Grant" hallucina-
tion seized him last Rand con-
signed him to the limbo of defeat.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-12
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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-12
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Secretary Delano is to visit Cuba.
The floods in Italy increase in
volume.
There are apprehensions of an
other revolution in Paris.
German reoccupation of France
probable.
The monument to the memory of
Thadeus Stevens was completed at
Lancaster last Thursday.
The river Po has been on high,
and Inundated the adjacent coun
try.
A bill regulating the construction
of bridges has been passed in Con-
gress.
The political situation of Louisi-
ana is not as peaceable as one might
wish.
Two trains ran together on the
Pennsylvania Central Road and
killed five persons and wounded
several others.
Four schools for English and
American children in Rome have
been closed by the Roman authori-
ties.
Gen. o. C. Maxwell of Dayton,
shot himself, in his room, at the
Philips House, dying instantly. No
cause given.
Navigation is temporarily sus-
pended in the Ohio River between
Marietta and Ironton by floating
ice.
Lee, the newly-chosen Speaker of
the South Carolina House CT Rep
resentatiyes, is an irregular offshoot
of one of the best families.
Gen. Sherman lectured in Wash
ington on his travels through the
Greek Islands and other parts of
Europe.
Governor Yarmouth of Louisiana,
has been impeached. Lieut.. Gov.
Pinchback has been called to the
Governors chair. Yarmouth has
been bold, bad man, and tyranni-
cal in his rule.
A bill will be presented at the
present session of Congress by the
Committee of Ways and Means to
abolish all the remaining internal
revenue taxes except those on whis-
ky and tobaccos.
The Ashtabula, Youngstown &
Pittsburgh Railroad is completed
from Ashtabula to Youngstown, and
the officers of the road passed over
the line from Pittsburgh on the 9th,
and held meeting with the Board
of Directors at Ashtabula in the
evening.
Frank Morton, brakesman on
man on the Lake Shore d Tuscara-
was Valley Road, was found dead
in his bed, at the American Hotel,
Mansfield, Ohio, on the morning of
the 9th inst. He had blown out the
gas without turning it off, and it is
supposed he was strangled to death
by the escaping gas.
A terrible murder was committed
last Wednesday night in EIdersville,
Pa. A gas pipe was loaded with
powder and slugs, and fixed at the
window of the victims bedroom and
off by a slow fuse. His
head was blown to pieces. A negro
,and committed to prison
rs the murderer:
The latest performance by Sena-
,or Sumner was the last straw that
broke the back of Massachusetts
'orbearance. The Boston Globe,
inding that the Senator has learn
I'd nothing from the late expression {
If popular sentiment, insists that
he shall resign his seat, and no lon-
ger misrepresent the State in the !
Senate. II
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-12
DEATHS,

DIED-On Dec. sth, 1872, at the residence OF
Col. n. McCay, Mrs. ELIZABETH EVER
HART, aged @ years.
The deceased was daughter Of William
Foster, Esq, of Center Co., Pa She was mar
ried on the aOth of November, and was on a
wedding tour to this State and whilst visiting
her friends at Fredericksburg, took suddenly
ill and died. Her remains were taken by her
sorrow stricken husband, to her home in Penn
sylvania for interment, accompanied by Mr..
VIM. L. McCay.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-12
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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-12

There is nothing like good de
fnition, as the teacher thought when
he explained the meaning of old
maid as woman who had been
made a very long time.
One effect of the horse disease in
wheeling Va, is the abandonment
OF the stables by rats. As soon as
a horse commences to cough the
rodents made for the open air.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-12
Agents Wanted for
Boston and It's Destruction'

A full, detailed and graphic account ofthe Or
igin, progress, suffering, losses and incidents
ofthe great confagration. rare chance for
agents, as every person wants to know the full
particulars of this great disaster. Sent by mail
for 80 cents. WILLIAM FLINT,
17mi philadelphia, Pa, or Cincinnati.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-12
MAR RED,

MARRIED.-OnN Nov. 18th, at Jones' Corners
Ohio, by the Rev. Z. b. Caldwell, Mr.. WILL
LIAM BAILEY and Miss LUCY J. WHITE.
On Dec. 9Th, 1872, by Rev. E. B. Caldwell, Mr..
GEORGE HANDENSCHILD and Miss L. A.
JEFFRIES.
New-York tribune., 1872-02-20
THE WHISKY RING CASES IN BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE, Md, Fen. H9'-ln the United
States District Court Judge GILES presiding this morn
ing the Whisky Ring cases came 10 sudden termna-
ton In replv 70 question by the Court, whether he
was ready TO proceed with the OF the United States
AGAINST Edwin Walters DirictAttorney Stirling said
there were six eight Of these eases In which two wit
,osscs Ind heen relied by the United States whose
names we're on the backs OF the indictments and who
were Themselves indicted that he had conversation
,bis ,orninE with these witnesses in the presence
~ the supervisor OF Internal Revenue OF the Dis
renndiate everything previously sworn 10, and
wgIld 90 on the stand aud swear TO the con-
,rerv. That in the against Boesker his counsel
had agreed 10 pay the special tax and costs and counsel
for the other parties had agreed 70 pay costs in their
eases on condition that the United States enter noe
1roscod hr Stirling said that under the circumstances
he did not feel justified in going 10 trial and moved the
Court 10 enter uOe prOSelu in each the pay
meut OF costs, which was ordered by the Court.