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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-02-20
DOUGLASS AND LINCOLN.

Those who witnessed Lincoln
first Inauguration will not soon for.
get one little scene which then oc-
cured. The President-elect came
forward upon the platform prepared
at the east front of the Capitol, with
his natural awkardness increased by
the momentous circumstances OF
the occasion, and by gorgeous
wardrobe, in which it was evident
he felt exceedingly uncomfortable.
The stiff dress coat, vest and panta.
looms Of black broadcolth were
enough of themselves to disturb his
mental and physical equanimity, but
to these were added other incum
brances in the shape of bran new
silk hat and ponderous gold-head-
ed cane. The cane he managed to
put away in corner, but the dispo.
sition of the hat perplexed him
greatly. 1t was too good to throw
away; too nice, as he thought, to
rest upon the rough boards, so, for
a minute at least, poor Lincoln stood
there in the gaze of assembled thou
sands, grasping his hat desperately
and seeking in vain for place to
deposit it. Douglas, who sat i'm
mediately in the rear, saw the EN-
barassment of his rival, and rising,
took the shining beaver from its
sorely bothered owner, and held it
during the delivery of the inaugu-
raj address. 1t is doubtful whether,
five years before, Stephen A. Doug
lass ever dreamed that he was des-
tined to hold the hat of Abraham
Lincoln while that individual was
appearing for the first time as Pres
ident of the United S:ates.-Mis-
souri, Republican.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-02-20
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

More money will be used to cor
rupt the coming Constitutional Con.
vention of Ohio, than. ever was
brought to bear on any public body
that has ever convened in this State.
The liquor interest, especially, are
mastering their forces and contrib
uting to the general fund to be
used, to carry their ends in that
body. 1t will become the people Of
our county and State to select men
for that body who are beyond the
reach of such corrupting influence
men whose honor and integrity
are unquestioned and whose record
in the past is without blemish.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-02-20
THE cANvASslNe OF THE ELECTo.
BAL VOTE.

The canvass of the electoral votes
of the States in the two Houses of
Congress in joint session on We'd
nesday, February II, was the most
remarkable event of the kind that
ever transpired in the history of our
Government. The votes of two
States, Arkansas and Louisiana,
were thrown out altogether on ac-
count Of Irregularities, and all votes
cast for Mr.. Greeley were declared
Illegal and were not counted.
The only votes cast for Mr.. Gree
ley were three from Georgia, which
the Senate voted to admit on the
theory that the function Of Con-
gress in casting the electoral votes
was merely ministerial and not ju-
dicial. But the House took the
ground that Mr.. Greeley being dead
at the time the Georgia electors cast
their votes for him, he (Greeley)
could not be held to be a person
within the meaning of the Consti-
tuition, and the death of Greeley
being an historical fact, the two
houses might properly take notice
of it. By the disagreement of the
Senate and House in their judg-
ment on this question, the votes for
Greeley were examined under the
rule requiring the concurrence of
the two Houses as the condition of
the vote of any States being counted.
The ruling of the joint session in
the cases of Arkansas and Louisia-
ma has been expected, and the re-
turns from those States were in such
a muddle of confusion and contra
diction, that it was impossible that
the Houses should pronounce in ia
vor of either of the contestants.
There could be no controversy, and
hardly any diversity of opinion as
to the action of Congressin exclud-
ing the votes of those two States
Fortunately their rejection does moi
affect the result; but it does furn.
ish precedent, and points plainly
to defect in our electoral system
1t is evident that we must have s
law providing for the settlement Of
all disputed questions in the electo-
raj college, by their reference to the
Supreme Court, or other, specified
tribunal.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-02-20
The SPANISH REPUBLIC.

rhe action of the Spanish As
sembly upon the abdication of
Amadeus was prompt and judi
cious. Forthwith declaring them
selves possessed of supreme author
ity, they voted the establishment OF
a republic and elected a Govern
ment, of which Figueras is Presi-
dent of the Council, Cordoba Min
lister of Foreign Affairs. The draft
ing of a constitution will be left to
the next Assembly.
: In the meantime the Carlist for
ces are drawing unpleasantly neal
to Madrid, and the course of the
priesthood and the army is yet un-
determined. .-.-..
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-02-20
ANOTHER VETO.

The President has vetoed another
act for the relief of Southerhers
whose property was destroyed by
the Union forces in the war. This
time the restitution was voted in
payment for certain salt works de
stroyed in Kentucky. The destruc-
tion was a military necessity, and
the President utterly rejects the
doctrine that the United States is
liable for such claims. The people
stand by the President in this ac
ton. We hope General Grant will
keep his foot down where he has put
it, and veto as many bills of this
kind as Congress has a mind tt
pass.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-02-20
THE SPANISH REPUBLIC.

On Tuesday of last week ANA
deus, King of Spain, abdicated the
throne. 1t is stated that the King
has maturely considered his course;
that he accepted the crown under
the belief that the people would sup
port him; that he was deceived; /;
that if his enemies were foreigners
he would not have taken this course;
that Spain has been in perpetual
disquiet, and all his efforts to put
an end to the intrigues have been
unavailing; that he has no wish to
remain on the throne as the King
of a party. Upon the completion
of the reading the Senate and Con-
gress met together and constituted
themselves a sovereign Cortes.S Senior
Rivero, President of Congress, in a
brief speech, declared himself ready
to answer for the preservation oil
order and the execution of the SOW
ereign DEGREES. The abdication OF
Amadeus was then accepted unani.
mously. A commission from the
members of Senate and Congress
was then appointed to draft reply
to the message, and another com
mission to accompany the King to
the frontier. Senor Pho then pro
posed resolution establishing the
Republic and yesting in the assem-.
bly, supreme power. The resolution
was adopted by vote of 256 yeas
against 80 nays. The Assembly
was still in session when the fore
going was telegraphed.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-02-20

Out of population of S33, 900 in
Berlin, 125, 900 are receiving public
charity.
The pin-money of Illinois wives
is likely to be materially reduced in
consequence of a recent judicial de-
cision that before damages can be
extorted from a liquor dealer ii
must be proven that he knew his
customer to be an habitual drunk
ard.
Rumors continue in circulation
that efforts are making to artificially
affect the New York money market
the last being that of an attempt to
take a large amount of gold out ol
the market for the double purpose
of strengthening tt premium and
making the money market very
stringent, thereby depressing stocks
The Illinois Legislature has be
fore it law providing that if any
railroad in that State shall charge
demand OF receive greater compen
sation than the law authorizes, suct
corporation shall be liable to thu
party aggrieved in sum not ex
ceeding five hundred dollars. Simi
lar laws are required in some othel
States. rr.
They are having rat plague IL
several of the German provinces
The fields of clover and COLA arr
said to be devastated by the vermin
and when arsenic and phosphorou'
pills have been scattered to destroy
them hares and other game have
been poisoned, and great damag'
done.
Mr. Pratt, from the Committee OF
Pensions, report without amendmen
the House bill restoring to the pen
sion rolls the names of all persons
hitherto pensioned for services IL
the war of 1872, and dropped there
from on account of sympathy witt
the late rebellion. The bill also re
peals the law which authorizes sucf
pensioners to be dropped.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-02-20
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE O
MORMON AFFAIRS,


On Friday last, President Grant
communicated his anticipated mes
sage on Mormon affairs to Congress
urging special legislation to secure
the efficient administration of JUS
tice in Utah by the United States
Courts. The experience of the
courts in the trials which took place
year ago, showed that the conflict
of Jurisdiction between the federal
and territorial laws and authorities
could not be remedied without some
further act Of Congress, either re-
stricting the powers of local tribu'
mails, or enlarging those of the fed
eral courts. The territorial legis-
lature has given probate courts the
power to issue writs of habeas cor
pus, whereby persons charged with
crime have repeatedly been released
from the custody and taken beyond
the jurisdiction of the United States
courts. This, the President urges,
is wholly inadmissible, an abuse of
territorial powers, and final bar to
the successful enforcement of any
laws obnoxious to public sentiment
in Utah. A further difficulty has
arisen from the late decision of the
Supreme Court, holding that the or
ganic act establishing the territorial
government requires that jurors to
serve in United States courts in
Utah shall be selected in such a
manner as the territorial Legislature
may see fit to prescribe.
These recommendations of the
President are made in pursuance OF
the well-known policy of the Ad-
ministration to put check upon
polygamy and ultimately to EXTERN
mate it altogether. In following up
this policy the government will be
sustained by the sentiment of the
country. The federal law against a
plurality of wives ought to be exc
cuted in Utah as well as in Wyom-
ing or any other territory. The
prevalence of polygamy there ere.
ates no valid plea for exemption.
Unless some vigorous measures oi
repression are made, the vice will
be continued indefnitely,and the SO
cial institutions of Utah will be per
manently fixed upon the Mormon
theory and practice. 1t is certain
that Utah can never be admitted to
the Union with a constitution tol
Grating polygamy. 1t is time, there.
fore, that beginning should bt
made toward abolishing that last
relic of barbarism, preparatory to the
organization of society and gov
ernment in Utah which can be rec
ognized by such admission.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-02-20
THE INTEREST BILL.

The following is the text of the
bill repeating the usury law passed
by the Ohio Senate on Friday:
SECTION 1. That all parties to
any bond bill, promissory note, or
any other instrument of writing for
the forbearance or payment of mon
ey at any future time, may stipulate
therein the rate Of interest per cen
tum per annum agreed upon, upon
the amount of such bond, bill, pro
missory note, or other instrument
of writing.
SEC. 2. That upon all judgments
DEGREES, or orders rendered upon
any bond, bill, promissory note, or
other instrument Of writing, con-
tanning stipulations for the payment
of interest in accordance with the
first section of this act, interest
shall be computed until payment, at
the rate stipulated in such bond,
bill, promissory note, or other in
strument of writing.
SEC. 3. In all cases other. than
those provided for in the first and
second sections of this act, when
money shall become due and paya-
BILE upon any bond, bill, note or 9TH
er instrument of writing, bearing
date after the passage of this act,
upon any book account or settlement
thereafter made between parties, up
on all verbal contracts thereafter en-.
tered into, and upon all judgments,
DEGREES, and orders of any judicial
tribunal for the payment of money
arising out of any contract made or
other transaction occurring after the
passage of tins act the creditor or
creditors shall be entitled to inter
est at six per cent. per annum and
no more. .l.i .na
SEC. 4. ALI creditors shall be en-
titled to collect and receive on all
bonds, bills, and notes and other
written instruments hereintofore en-
tered into, upon all balances struck
on settlements heretofore made,
upon book accounts heretofore ac-
crued, upon verbal contracts hereto
fore made, and upon all judgments,
DEGREES, and orders of court hereto
fore rendered the same as if this act
had not been passed.
SEC. 5. That section / of an act
fixing the rate of interest, passed
January II, 1924, be and the same
is hereby repealed. @.af
! SEC. 6. That section l of an act
to amend the act fixing the rate ol
interest passed February Is, 1S4S,
which took effect March l, 1848, be
and the same is repealed.
SEC. Z. That this act shall take
effect and be in force from and af
ter July /, 1878. ...r
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-02-20
Mr.. MoNRoE's CURRENCY BILL.

The law of July l2,1S72, provided
that after fifty four millions of ad
ditienal currency had been issued,
the Comptroller should remove twen-
ty-five millions from the Eastern to
the Southern and Western States.
The condition precedent has long
been fulfilled, but the Comptroller
has not yet found it practicable to
transfer the twenty-five millions as
directed, the continued stringency
in the money market rendering it
unsafe to remove said amount from
the Eastern States. At the same
time the stringency in the South
and West has become even greater
than at the East, ,and urgent demands
for increased banking facilities have
been made without its being practi-
cable to afford the desired relief.
On the 9th of January Mr.. Mon
roe introduced a bill in the House
of Representatives, which was read
twice and referred to the Committee
on Banking and Currency, which
has reported favorably upon it. This
bill provides for the repeal of that
clause in the act of 1870 requiring
the transfer of twenty-five millions
to furnish the South and West with
their proper quota of national bank
currency under the apportionment
then made, and authorizes the issue
of twenty-five millions additional
for the especial use of banking as
sociations organized, or to be or
ganized, in those States or Terri
tories in the South and West which
have less than their proper proper
tion of national bank circulation
under the present appointment.
The pressure for money is very
great and the necessity for relief ur-
gent. The twenty five million can
not, it seems, be removed from the
East without creating a disturbance
that will be injuriously felt by the
section such transfer was intended
to relieve, and there seems to be no
way Of meeting the case except in
manner proposed by Mr.. Monroe's
bill.
We regret that Mr.. Monroe failed
to get his bill for twenty-five mil
lions more of national bank circu.
lation before the House, the neces,
sary two-thirds not voting for the
suspension of the rules. The vote
stood 131 yeas to II nays. This
shows that the bill would pass if il
could be brought fairly before the
House.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-02-20
THE NEW BONDS.

The Washington correspondent
of the Journal Of Commerce gives
his paper the following curious
items regarding the syndicate tran
saction:
Judge Richardson estimates $500
100000 in gold coin would weigh
five hundred tons. This Is an I'M
mense amount to be sure, and aside
from the difficulties Of handling and
slowing it, the matter of counting
would give work 70 dozen men for
a long time. The room to be occu-
pied would necessarily be very large
In the placing of $500, ,000, 900 of the
new bonds, ,however,no such Difficult
ties will be experienced, but the
bonds to be issued and redeemed
will occasion more clerical and man
ual labor than the public have any
idea of. 1t involves the handling of
5000. 100000 nearly all in bonds.
There are now $266, ,S66, 700 in the
five-twenties of1S62 yet outstand-
ing. and the calls to be made In
placing s3OO,OO0,oOo now in the
hands of syndicate will probably
reach that amount, but will not ex-
ceed 1t. The banks have$30, ,o00, 900
of these bonds on deposit here.
Nearly all the coupon bonds of
that issue, being $254,74S,OO0 are
held abroad while the registered re-
mainder $3l ,93s.OO0,are principally
held in this country. 1t becomes
an important question whether the
government will redeem them here
or send clerks to Europe to redeem
there. 1t is probable that the latter
course will be pursued, as far as coz
Germs those held abroad, but for some
reason the Treasury officials refuse
to make positive statement on this
point,and say they do not want their
intentions known yet. The reason
that none but ''sixty-two's" will be
called is that there are yet some
bonds returnable under former calls
some little gold will probably be
paid, and some bonds not called
will no doubt find their way into
the exchange, ,and if the 'sixty-two's'
are all redeemed the limit will be
reached without calling any more
OF the fve-twenties. The new bonds
will be printed as the others were
printed, the backs by the New York
bank note companies,and the faces
at the Treasury Department.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-02-20
INSTRUCTIONS TO ASSESSORS.


The Commissioner of Internal
Revenue is having printed his new
ly prepared instructions to assessors
and assistant assessors as to their
final duties under the internal reve-
nue. law, approved. December "a,
1872.
This law requires the officers to
close up and transfer their duties to
the collectors and deputies by July
1, 1873. sa5 ..-,.
The annual tax list will be dis
pensed with the present year, as the
recent act provides that the special
taxes accruing after April 80, 1873,
shall be paid by stamps.
Assessors will require the assess
ment of all taxes accruing to April
20, 1873, to be completed, and the
lists therefore placed in the hands
of the collectors on or before the
10th of May, 1878; and upon the
date of the delivery of the lists con-
tanning the assessment for the month
of April, as above, they will trans
fer the books, papers, and other
property in accordance with the pro-
visions of said act. These must be
boxed up and transmitted to the
commissioner. s.t il, sf- 81.
On the day the assessor completes
the delivery to the collector of the
April list, which must not be later
than the Goth day of May, he will
send by express to the commission
er, the books, papers, DC, properly
marked for that Office, and will, at
the same time, deliver to the collect
or the property to be transferred to
that officer; whereupon the collec-
tor will sign receipts upon the trip
licate schedules of the property
transferred to him, returning two
of them to the assessor, who will
enclose one of them, with the dupli
cate schedules, with a letter of trans.
initial, and send them to the office
of the commissioner. . .a.
After the date of the signing oi
said receipts by the collector and
the delivery of SAID property, as
above provided, the offices of asses.
sor and assistant assessor will cease
| to exist.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-02-20
RESIGNED.

Senator Wilson has rendered his
resignation as Senator from Massa
chusetts, to take effect March 3,
1873. The indications are that
George S. Boutwell,, present Secre-
tary of the Treasury, will be cho-
sen as his successor. If Mr.. Bout
well makes as good Senator as he
has Secretary, he will reflect honor
and credit upon his native State.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-02-20
INCIDENTS AT GETTYSBURG.

A recent article in the Richmond
IVA. Enquirer has called forth a
member ofa Maine regiment, ,inwhich
he relates the following respecting
his own experience at Gettysburg
One poor fellow, about twenty-five
years of age, was shot through the
body. His wants were few-"Only
a drink of cold water i am so cold
so cold! Won't you cover me up?'
And then his mind wandered-mur-
muring something about "Dear
mother" $50 glad 'tls all over -
Then clear sense of his condition,
and would l write to his father and
tell him how he died; how he loved
them at home. "Tell them all about
it; won't you? Fathers name is
Robert Jenkins. l belong to the
Seventh North Carolina Troops
came from Chatham county. My
name is Will-."and tearfully l COW
cred his face. ,- .s
A little further on my attention
was attracted toward a young man,
of Kemper's brigade l think. Kneel-
ing down by his side, I looked at
his strikingly handsome face some
few moments, when he unclosed his
eyes and looked steadily into mine
with such a questioning, hungry
look. an appeal so beseeching, SC
eloquent! and 1 had not the power
to answer-could only ask where he
was wounded. ''Don't talk to me
please, "he said. A moment after he
touched his breast, and 1 saw there
was but chance for him. Asking
if he was afraid to die, he replied
No; 1 am glad am through. Oh!l
hope this will end the war-will itrI
asked him if he was q Christian,
and 1 think he told me he was not
a professor, but "'tried to be good =
when a spasm of pain again. closed
his eyes. I could not bear to leave
him. He suddenly opened his eyes
l shall never forget their unearthly
beauty, and the sweet, trusting ex
preston which overspread his whole
face he as said to me,with a motion
as though he would throw his arms
around my neck. 81 am going home
good by" did weep-1 couldn't
help it. l do not recollect his name
he might not have told me. 1 on
ly remember that boys from the
Sixteenth Maine carried him to the
field hospital because they wanted
to, although they, too, saw 1t was
nearly over. .-----.- u
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-02-20

A self-adjusting hatch cover has
been invented, which is highly com
mended by some of the largest mer-
camille firms in the country. The
cover opens and closes automatica
ly. Why such a common sensible
arrangement has been deferred to
this late day history makes no men
tion.
The whole number of passenger
arrivals at SanFrancisco from China
and Japan for 1872 was only 9,773,
while during the same period 4 SS7,
took passage from San Francisco
for those countries. AT that rate il
will be some time before we shall be
overrun.
A shipment of twelve wild turkeys
from Illinois to California has been
made, the intention being to place
the birds in pairs at different points
in Tular, Marin, Almeda and Sauce
Ito countries, for the purpose of ul
timately stocking the woods in those
counties.
The Kings of Spain used to have
quiet times, for the whole thirteen
dating from the foundation of the
monarchy, averaged reigns of twen-
ty-seven years each. ...,
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-02-20

A tcamster in Cleveland was driv.
ing wagon-load of lime, and as the
rain set in he looked around and
was surprised to see little smoke
gracefully curling up from the lime
He stopped his horse and rushed to
the nearest house to get some water,
asserting in broken sentences that
his wagon was on fire. The first
pail of water dashed upon the 'de.
vouring element was like fuel to
the fame. He poured on more wa;
ter and saw an increase in smoke
and was about to throw the lime out
of his wagon when police officer,
who had been enjoying the scene
enlightened the frightened man up
on the chemical properties of the
lime.