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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-21

The war, 90 imminent between
the Sioux and Pawnees, promises to
be one Of the most bitter of which
we have had recent record. 1t may
indeed, be said to haye broken out.
The recent battle, in which the
Sioux so largely outnumbered the
Pawnees, can only serve to leave
the bitterest feeling on both sides.
The Pawnees, it is said, inflicted a
heavier loss of life on their pursuers
than they suffered themselves; but
q portion of their loss was most ex-
asperating, including, as it did, wo-
men and children. The Sioux will
naturally feel revengeful over the
severe punishment they received.
Both parties are preparing to renew
the contest, and are seeking to draw
other tribes into alliance with them.
The Government is severely CRITICS.
ed for the outbreak, and for permit
ting arms to be smuggied to the In
dams. We do not see how these
outbreaks of Indian savagery can
be charged against the present poll
cy of the Government. They repre-
sent chronic condition of affairs,
which no policy has suppressed, and
which the old policy of the Govern
mcnt often encouraged. The feuds
between tribes are, many of them. a
century old. 1t must be expected
that, time shall elapse before they
are entirely subdued. ion -3I
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-21
GAlvANlC KICK,

The Cincinnati Gazette says: The
Democratic nomination was only a
gaivanic kick. Dissolution has al
ready supervened. The Enquirer
splits on the platform. First, it de-
clared it to long, and said four inches
was the maximum for a Democratic
platform, and the whole measures of
Democracy--RAt no cle is ever
troubled by the length of a good
thing. Now it pronounces it not
percise and explicit on the tariff
question. And then it shows by its
gradual qualification of tariff
changes that the real difficulty is
that it draws it too strong for free
trade. And now it is pretending
that William Allen, the pure and un-
adulterated Democrat it went SO far
back to get, supported the Union
side in the "unholy war;" which is to
say that he departed from the Dem
ocratic party.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-21
I lpEmocRATlc CONSISTENCY.


Democratic consistency is thus
treated by the Council Bluffs Non
periel: Hardly Democratic par
ty "leader" can be named who has
not favored all manner of special
legislation, all manner of ''protec
tion'' to special interests, all manner
of monopolies, and rings,and swind-
les, and steals, from slave owning to
slave billing. And yet the same
leaders are now trying to get the
toillng masses to place them in pow
er, on the ground that they are now
and always have been, honest
and opposed to rings, swindles, and
steals. .t.,'i - int7f
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-21
GOLD RING.

There is gold ring in New York
which is composed of men who are
recognized as honest and honorable
and who move in respectable society.
This combination busy themselves
in producing certain condition of
the market, that is in placing men
in a certain situation when they will
be forced to pay a certain price for
gold will be rated at figures for above
its value. The idea is to make gold
the pretext Of a great robbery. They
might as well seize and pinion a man
to the wall and then demand that he
give them certain sum of money,
refusing which they could rob him
at will and call it a speculation. The
entire system of gold speculation is
a robbery species of thieving at
once cowardly and mean, because
the robbers pursue their trade in
masks. 1t ought to come within the
province of law making to provide
for the punishment of such rogues
by statute, but the trouble is the
greater the rascal more the impunity
with which he can defy the law.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-21
IMPORTANT DECISION.

The United States Circuit Court
for eighth Circuit, district of Nebras-
ka, has recently rendered an impor-
tant decision in the case of the I'm
ion Pacific Railroad Company vs. the
Treasurer of Douglass county ct al.
This was an action brought by the
railroad company to restrain the
tFeasarers of Douglass and several
other counties containing lands be-
longing to the company, from col
lecting taxes levied upon the said
lands. The decision Of the Court is
that these lands, having been ac-
quired by grant from Congress,
which grant is conditioned on a
sale of the lands by the company
within q specified time, the general
government has an interest in the
same, which cannot be sold for State
taxes. The opinion ofthe Court is
based upon the decision of the Su-
preme Court in the case of the Kan
sas Pacific Railroad Company us.
John H. Prescott.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-21
THos. A. SCOTT.


q A London paper announces the
arrival of Col. Thomas A. Scott,
Vice president of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, in the English metropolis
and pays him well merited compii
ment. 1t says: '.Colonel Scott is
perhaps, the most influential railway
man in the world, and he has attain
ed to this position through the sheer
force of administrative talent. He
is one of those officials with whom
men like to deal who know their
work, because he thoroughly knows
it too. There, is no coming the
practical dodge over him, as he can
reply in almost all cases, 4 know
the work we'll; I once had to do it
myself.'n "afr k3A hstW f..
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-21
JEFF DAVIS MAJORITY OF ONE,

BY what means Mr.. Davis manag-
ed to become President l never ex-
actly knew, though l have learned
through quite a direct channel that
he received for this Office in the con
vention in which he was chosen a
majority of one vote only over Ho-
well Cobb of Georgia. He was only
elected to the place of Provisional
President. Had not hostilities been
actually commenced at once, he
would certainly have been beaten
in the popular election which after
ward occurred. 1t was, therefore, all
important to him that the war should
be begun as soon as possible, for
nothing could be more certain than
that the election of a new executive
chief in the midst of war would not
be deemed safe or prudent. Hence
the precipitate order to fire on Fort
Sumter, which was dispatched to
Charleston.-Senator Foote's Rem
iniscences.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-21
WESTERN BUTTER TRADE.

The immensity Of the Western
butter trade is very imperfectly un-
derstood. The Chicago Tribune
states that from five to seven refrlg-
orator cars loaded with Western
butter are shipped East every day
from that point. Much of this but
ter, it is said, is taken by New York
and Boston dealers and marked
with savorite Orange county and
Vermont brands, and put through
the market. The freight charges
from Chicago to New York are 81 %
per 100 lbs., and to Boston 81 80.
This trade, it is estimated, furnishes
the West with 100000 exchange
annually.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-21
POLITICAL.

The Louisville Ky. )Commercial
says: The desperate straits to
which the old and valiant Democrat
ic party is reduced and the singular
schemes to which it resorts to gain
the ascendency again, after its long
and hungry retirement, are well il
lustrated in the movements of some
of its chief managers. The effort in
Ohio to form new party with a
new name, and a new organization
just enough Of the relics of the old
Democratic household about it that
Democrats might feel comfortable
in their new home, and with just
enough Liberalism about it to COM
mend it to the masses, and just
enough catholicity to take in sore
heads and malcontents of all politi-
cal hues.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-21
THIRD TERM THEORY.

The St. Louis Globe, discussing
the third term theory, declares "that
against third term public opinion
is SO firmly fixed, is SO universal
and deep-rooted, that it would be
mere madness in any party to assail;
that ninety-nine out of a hundred
Republicans to day feel something
very like Indignation when it is pro-
posed that President shall be chos-
en- for a third terrn," and that the
party would be sacrificed by nom
ination which they believe would
not be sustained by the people"
Then why talk about it?
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-21
THE DEMOCRACY.

The St. Louis Globe says: "The
Republicans of Ohio need no additi-
onal incentive to effort. For years
they have seized every opportunity
to give this fossil Democracy a
thrashing. Even when it pretended
to cast off Bourbonism, they were
not deceived as to its own character.
Now that it has exhumed Allen as
its candidate, and the resolutions of
'7S as its platform, they ought to be
able to bury it out of sight altogeth-
er. 1t had an obstacle to all true
reform. The sooner we see the last
of it the sooner will new questions
obtain the full consideration they
deserve. asaeqi-o'
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-21
MAINE DEMOCRACY.

The Maine Democratic Conven-
ton of Tuesday of last week adopt
ed the Ohio straightout platform as
far as it went. Desiring, however,to
put at rest once and forever all
doubts as to the position of the De-
mocracy on the subject of education,
the Convention resolved. "That all
attempts made to introduce intceuF
American system of schools for the
masses the Prussian system of COM
puisory education, should command
the serious Investigation Of our peo-
pie and the careful vigilance Of the
Legislature"
This is about the most statesman
like declaration of principle yet
made by the Democracy. It is q
cool logical and plain presentation
ofwhat we should suppose would be
the alI-aisorbing issue in the Maine
'compaign.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-21
REclNNINe OF VOLUME ".

With this number begins the
fourth volume of the REPUBLIcAs.
It seems to us bat a few weeks since
we issued our first number, yet three
years have gone. How well We
have succeeded in sustaining our
paper, we leave for our patrons and
the public to judge. Our success
in the past has been such, that, re-.
lying upon the patronage of our
people for support, we have no fear
for the future. Our experience has
been very similar to that of all 9th
er editors and publishers, for,
though we have at all times consci-
entiously endeavored to promul-
gate truth and right, yet we have
not always pleased everybody. We
trust we may continue in the future
not only to merit and maintain the
acquaintance and support of all
present patrons, but, also, be able to
see the result of our labors extend
ing over q much larger field. We
ask then, that our subscribers come
promptly forward and renew their
subscription for the coming year,
as we do not wish to part with any
of our friends. Without our money,
we cannot give our reader as good q
paper as we would like, and would
do, if we had not to spend 30 much
of our time in making collections
in order to meet the demands on us.
We are sorry to say that we have
been obliged to cut off many, who
seem to have no idea of paying for
what they get judging from their
actions. We would again urgently
ask those who are indebted to US to
make settlement Immediately.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-21
EMPEROR WILLIAM. ,

1t seems quite certain that the
Emperor William, of Germany, is
greatly impaired in health, and that
he may, at any time, suddenly die.
His advanced age, and the excite
ments through which he has passed
within few years, are sufficient to
account for decline in health and
vigor. Some of the symptoms of
the disease are similar to those with
which the father of the Frederick
the Great suffered. He was nervous
and petulant, religious in his way,
but it was after stern and warlike
model. His family suffered terribly
from his ebullitions of temper, and
those around him, whatever their
station, feared his spasms Of rage.
We do not know that the Emperor
William is so extreme as was his
great ancestor, for in a certain way
old King Wilhelm was great man.
But so far as developed, his traits
ofmind and temper are singular
and the development of these pecu-
liarities, in his latter years, amount
ed to disease. The Emperor Will
liam is of full habit, and his all
ments may tend to apoplexy and
sudden death. -f..a.,, "t i --l
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-21
THE MoRMoNs.

The Mormons Of Utah regard
with adherence, and denounce in
strong terms, a particular case of
polygamy which has lately been
brought to public notice ih.the Salt
Lake Tribune. 1t is treated as an
anomalous case, and as such in no
respect illustrates Mormon life. In
1862 a woman and two children,
daughters, arrived in Salt Lake and
took up their abode The woman
had left her husband in Sheffield,
England. He was also a Mormon,
and in two years followed his wife
and two children to Utah. In the
meantime the wife had married
again, but had become dissatisfied,
and was trying to get a church di-
vorce from her second husband. She
obtained it, but the original couple
did not get married again, as would
have been the most fitting thing to
do under all the circumstances. The
man went his way and left the wo-
man and her daughters to go theirs.
The woman married man nearly
seventy years of age. This was
eight years ago. When one of the
daughters came to be fourteen the
old man married her too, and the
other dau ghter, now sixteen, has
just been married to him. The
young girls were much opposed to
this whole proceeding, but,it is said
were forced into the marriage by
their mother. 1t is difficult to ina
gine such wife, but what shall be
said of such a motherp And the
mother and her daughters, all the
wives of the same old man, live to
gether in one house. The Mormons
themselves don't think it's right.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-21
WHEN SPECIE PAYMENTS ARE TO
4 sei" h BE RESUMED. s,,l ..,,

Treasurer Spinner.in q letter pub
lished to-day, says; 81 s"aThe resump-
ton of specie payment has been,and
1 think will continue to be, put off
until a time when the balance of
trade shall be in our favor. When
that time arrives, resumption will be
easy I'm truth, it will from that cause
come of its own accord. The con
version of Government stocks from
a higher to lower rate of interest
is now progressing quite as fast as
the present available force of the
Treasury Department can comforta-
bly, manage it, and the prospect of
its continuance seems to be pretty
certainly assured" 1t is now a
question with the Secretary whether
he will continue to exchange for a
five per cent. stock, or wait until he
can place new stock at four and one.
half, or even at four per cent. mniu1
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-21


Miss Martin is the name of the
young lady whose life was saved by
the President at Long Branch few
days since. Two gentlemen had
been thrown from the carriage and
Miss Martin was left to be borne
helplessly along behind the flying
horses. The President galloped his
horses at full speed to head off the
runaways, dismounted, seized the
horses, stopped the carriage, lifted
the frightened girl from the wreck,
carried her in his arms to his car
riage and drove her home. Fortu-
nate Miss Martin! Happy Presi-
dent.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-21
THE DISASTER NEAR SCRANTON.
Crowd Of Women Struck by Lightning
Two Killed and Others Fatally Injured
The Flesh Torn from the Body.

The following particulars are Civ
en- by a correspondent of the New
York Herald, who was an eye wit
ness Of the catastrophe: .s--
A large number of women and
girls from Scranton were on the hill
gathering berries, on Tuesday after
noon, when a storm came from the
south, and they rushed to an unten-
anted building to take shelter from
the down-pouring rain.
= Forty one women and children
found room in the old house, while
seven were obliged to stand outside
under the storm. With the increas-
ing storm the sheets of fire began to
descend, the lightning becoming
more vivid and the peals of thunder
seeming to advance from distant
caverns until the old building began
to tremble. At length a lightning
shaft, more vivid than any that had
preceded it, descended among the
unhappy group of women and girls,
killing two of them and scorching in
a. afrightful manner four others, tear
ing the flesh off their limbs and
producing a heart slckening scene
among the panic-stricken women.
For some time those who had not
been touched by the electric fire
were paralyzed by the appalling
sight they had seen, and were unable
to render any assistance.
The grams of those fatally injur-
ed and the six other suffering vic
Tins were heartrending, and the ut
ter helplessness of the poor women
and girls was pitiable. Word was
sent to Scranton, and with the ut
most despatch messengers were sent
over the hill to the scene of the dis
aster with wagons, medical attend.
ance, and bedding on which to car
ry the dead and wounded to the city.
Two of the women who stood out
side the shed said that the excite,
ment was so intense when they left
the shocking scene that they could
not bear to go. into the old house
nor to hear the means of those with
in, who were suffering from the most
excrutiating agony. q. 'l' g.. ,1-
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-21
INDICATIONS.

The St. Louis Republican, pa
per of the Democratic persuasion, is
Of the opinion that the recent cleo
tion for new Legislature in Ken
lucky gives rather startling indica-
tions that that State may become
Radical during the next few years.
There is large majority of Demo
Gratis IN the State, but great num-
bers-thousands of them-are be-
coming weary Of their party and
are beginning to vote the Radical
ticket, the only one that represents
modern ideas. On this account the
Democratic majority is constantly
dwindling away. In 1868 the Dem
ocratic majority was 1922; in 1871
39,875; IN 1872, 1l,15l. At this
rate of diminution it is expected
thai ii will totally disappear in 1876
and a Republican majority be sub;
stituted tor it. As unlikely things
have frequently occurred. r9s.s
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-21
AN OLD COMPLAINT RENEWED.

ie The outrageous treatment of cat
tie on railroad trains while being
brought to New York from the West
is once more shown up by the Har-
risburg (Pa.) Telegraph which
says: ,e. .asg saa b
The fearful cruelty to animals in
transit over the Pennsylvania Rail
road should be matter of thorough
investigation by the Society for the
Prevention to Cruelty to Animals.
The neglect of proper feeding and
care of animals is SO glaring and
atrocious in its character that the
criminalty should be exposed and
the guilty made to suffer the conse-
quence Of their cruelty. 1t is known
that cattle are transported from Chi
cago to New York without feed or
care, other than shipper with a
pole, with sharp-pointed nail in the
end to torture. the poor beast when
it lies down from exhaustion, and in
that languishing condition sent into
market for food for the great human
family. Is there any wonder that
sickness and epidemics are SO prev
alent in large cities, when such
unwholesome food in given to the
people?
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-21
EXT REmE8.

Extremes viii sometimes meet.
Last year, the Democrats voted for
= rabid Republican for President.
Extremes met then This year, when
in the 9th of August Convention, :
delegate nominated Jonathan Harsh
man, the liberal candidate for Treas
urer, as q Kind of peace offering, the
cry went up. all over the hall-"put
him out"-"We'll have no skim
milk here''-"No Both of Julyians in
this convention" and many such
similar naughty words were spoken.
Evidently the bond of affection be-
tween Democrats and Liberal is
broken. Let the nation mourn. ri
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-21
KIDNAPPING 4 DAUGHTER.

A sensation is reported from Will
Jamestown, that quietest of summer
resorts. One MI. Neal, gentleman
oil high social position of Columbus
Ohio, having had a misunderstood
ing with his wife, obtained In Col
umbus court a decree of separation
on the ground of incompatibility OF
temper. The pair had two children
daughters, one of whom was award
ed to the father, the other to the
mother. Both parents, with their
respective charges have been stop
ping in Williamstown, in different
boarding houses. Each one evident
ly yearned for the child in the pos
session of the other for every day
the nurse of mothers darling would
take the little girl by fathers house
and he would come out and fondle
her for a time, allowing her to de-
part, like performance having tax
en- place at the abode of Mrs. Mel.
The facts of this case were well
known to visitors at Williamstown,
who took deep interest in the two
children, who were bright and pret-
ty, and Of course there was any
amount of gossip about the parents.
Mr.. Mel hired fast team, and be-
fore suspicion was aroused, had car
ried both children out of town, leav-
ing no traces of his course. 1t is
supposed that he has started for
Europe and as he is a man of means
be will spare no money to cover up
the trail. Mrs. Mel suffers fearful
ly over the theft of her daughter,
and the whole community is excl
tQ6 . a ..s. 49,
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-21
MILK.

Milk, it Is now found out, pint
being given every few hours, will
check violent stomach ache and in
cipient cholera. Only you mustn't
boil it, but heat 1t sufficiently to be
agreeably warm. Typhoid fever,
cruel as a tiger, is a disease for
which the doctors have meyer been
able to do much. Now we are told
that milk is an excellent medicine |, /,
give in such cases. 1t nourishes,pro-
notes sleep, wards off delirium, and
soothes the bowels. The patient
both in typhoid and scarlet fever is
to have all the milk he wants. What
with Alderney and other dairies and
the new medical discoveries, this
peaceful fluid is really looking up.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-21


Edward Crok a young man of
Cleveland, who went to see his girl
Saturday is missing.
A young German living in Spring
field, drank thirty glasses of beer,re
Gently, and of course died sudden
ly. 'z''' --au.ee 4i.ilp1
.l A little daughter of Richard Fin
ley, living near Loudonville, was
accidentally shot and mortally
wounded few days since, by the
discharge of a pistol in the hands
of a neighbor's son. who was play
ing with the weapon in the house of
Mr.. Finley. a
Mr.. Whitelaw Reid asks through
the Tribune that the newspapers
shall abandon the business of in
venting absurd stories about Miss
Anna E. Dickinson. She Is not un-
der any engagement to appear on
the stage anywhere, in spite of many
flatterlng proposals to that end.
Miss E. j. Bennett, of Norristown
died on Sunday night under most
singular and distressing circum-
stances. On Thursday last passing
locomotive frightened a young horse
who stood tied to q fence in that
borough. The horse broke loose,
tearing the board from the fence, and
raced up the street, the board from
the fence swinging from the hitching
strap. At that moment Miss Ben
nett was in the act of crossing the
street, the horse came dashing along
the board swang around her and
she was dragged twenty yards along
the sidewalk. The horse stumbled
and fell, and the young lady was ia
ken from between his knees. As she
was lifted up the blood spurted from
her mouth, and she remained uncon
scious till her death,