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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-04-02
FOREIGN NEWS AND GOSSIP.

A Declaration Of War by Holland.
The HAGUE, April l.
The Dutch Government has declared war
against the Kingdom Of the Achinese, in the
Island OF Sumatra, for an Infringement ol
treaty stipulations With the Dutch colonies.
ENGLAND Protecting Her Colonial Ter
: ritories.
LONDON, April /.
The English Government has declared It's
Intention Of sending special envoy or repre-
Sentative 10 accompany the Khivan expedi-
ton to protect the interests OF her Majesty, and
preSerye intact the Integrity OF the territory
OF Great Britain and her allies.
The Spanish Ferment.
MADRID, April L.
The captain.general of Barcelona has re-
signed, and Notwithstanding the attempts OF
the authorities TO preserve order, frequent
riots have occurred. The populace, enraged
at the burnisg of Berga and other outrageous
aots of the Carlists, have attacked several
Catholic Churches and seriously damaged the
sacred edi1ces. The troops mntinied to-day
and refused TO obey the orders OF their superb
orr. It Ia expected that conflict will occur
between the troops and the authorities, and
the government is apprehensiVe that much
bloodshed will follow.
It is probable that Catalonia will soon be
declared t. be Ia 8 state or siege.
Ten thousand armed citizens have posses
sion OF the City of Malaga, excluding the reg
ular troops and customs officers.
A force OF Carlisls. commanded by Cucula,
made an attack on Venaroz, In The Province
of Oastelon de La Pana. yesterday alter
noon. After short encounter the insurgents
were defeated by the Republican troops and
fed In confusion.
Additional reinforcements for the Spanish
troops In Cuba were sent to that Island by the
steamer which sailed from Cadiz for Havana
yesterday.
The Spanish vice consul to Paris has. alb
seconded, leaving deficit OF seventy thou-
sand francs.
AChange OF Ambassadors.
BERLIN. April l.
Il lie officially stated that Count Won Arnlm
VIII probably be appointed to succeed the late
Count Won Bernstorff, as representative ofthe
German Government al the British court, and
thai General Manteuffel will receive the ap-
poIntment as German ambassador TO Parls 10
succeed Won Arnim.
Minor Matters.
A party OF Catholic youths. while leaving
the Church OF Jesus 10 Rome, Oh MONDAY.
were attacked, and several Of them severely
besSsn, including young Engllshman- Inc
gems d'armes finally rescued them.
The lower House of the Danish Parliament
has passed vote of want Of confidence In the
ministry.
The Grand Duke Alexis has arrived at
Shanghai.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-10-02
4nl'nHs gn'a"tp grpnhliran y

from the punishment they earned.
As soon.as discovered the party-has
repudiated them, and entered before
the people its earnest protest against
their acts.-The record of every Re-
publican State convention gives evil
dence of a sterling morality among
the masses of the people. Never in
its history has Its standard of pub
lie integrity stood as high as it does
today. 1t demands honest men for
public positions and is determined
to have them. No measure, no act
no character can hope to be white
washed by the Republican party.
Both men and measure must stand
upon their merits. If they are just
and true, the party will be quick to
support and advocate them; if unjust
and dishonest, they will be consign-
ed to oblivion. We have faith in a
party that stands guard ever the ac-
tions OF its servants THAT is ready to
repudiate whatever is wrong; that is
independent enough to exact from
its leaders the highest qualities of
personal character and official integ
rity. The Republic can never be in
danger when so true and loyal a
power guilds the administration of
its affairs.-Rep.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-10-02
REPUBLICANS OF NEW YORK.

The Republicans of New York
have placed in the field a strong
State ticket. The nominees are all
strong candidates and worthy ofthe
positions to which they have been
nominated. The resolutions of the
convention are in the main, similar
to those OF the Ohio Republicans.
The corruptions of both parties, the
salary steal and the iniquities ofthe
public service are unsparingly de-
nounced. The salary steal the con-
vention attributes to the wrong sys-
tenn Of holding a session of Congress
after the election of a new Congress
and itdemands Il law forbidding any
member from sitting In a legislative
body after his successor has been
elected. The convention makes an
other good suggestion IN urging the
adoption of a provision by Congress
for laying the whole record of every
Congressman before the people pre-
ceding the election of a new Con
gress. That would be a very healthy
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-10-02
An OLD LINE DEMOCRAT.
THE LIBERALS.

The Liberal Republicans of Penn
sylvania, having been excluded from
taking part in the Democratic or
ganization, and having none of their
own, will be left to vote as they
please; and our information from
most of the counties in which they
had any force is. that they will this
year vote the Republican ticket
Pitts6arg Comm mercial. ! 4
In this State, for some reason, in
the counties where the Liberal Re
publicans have no organization of
their own, they unite with the Bour-
bon Democrats,the verv party which
with Thurman at its head ,denounc
ed them 'bebtails," "disorgAn izers,"
political mountebanks,' '.irrespon-
sible shysters" and such other en-
dearing pet names. But the Liber-
ais are of such reconciling dispo-
sition that they seem inclined to
kiss the hand that holds the rod ,and
with lovely embrace, forgive and
forget the insults of the Democracy.
and by their votes for Dem ocratic
for the Legislature, di-
rectly aid in the reelection uf Allen
Thurman to the United States Sen
ate. They will receive their reward
for their efforts by additional insults
and kicks after the 18th of October.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-10-02
SHAKING HANDS OVER THE BLOODY
CHASM"

This was the Democratic cry last
year. "We must conciliate the
South. We must honor them, by
appointing and electing the leading
Southern men to office, or we will
never unite the people of the North
and South" This was the Demo
cratic cry last year, we say. But
now, Bill Allen says ali manner of
mean things against Gen. Grant and
the Republican party, because he
appointed Gen. Longstreet to a po-
sition in New Orleans. Longstreet
was among the first Of the rebel gen.
erals to give in his support to the
federal government, and Congress
and every Democrat in it, voted to
remove from him his disabilities un-
der the Constitution, and he was
fully pardoned and restored to full
citizenship. Grant was the first to
bury all feeling against the South
and to shake hands over the bloody
chasm, and in view of Longstreet's
repentance, appointed him to office,
In New Orleans, where his influence
for good toward the old Flag could
be felt. And for doing what every
copperhead in the country said
should be done, lie is now cursed, and
especially by Allen their candidate
for Governor. We may well say
consistency thou art a jewel, or
''shame where is thy blush.''
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-10-02
THE DEMOCRATIC FIGHT.

The fight in the two opposing
ranks of the Democracy still goes
vigorously on, and is daily waxing
warmer and warmer. 1t will soon be
red hot,in fact it gives indication to
that effect already. The Republi-
cans are quietly standing back en-
joying the fun. 1t is net their fight
but they are anxious to see the
sport. 1t is always well to have a
few spectators. As general thing
we don't approve of fighting,but we
do enjoy this sparring. We bet on
the one who wins.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-10-02
UNFORTUNATE BALooNIsT.

An unfortunate balloonist ascend
ed in fire balloon at Wapello, Iowa
Thursday afternoon, and the balloon
took fre,the @ronaut dropping from
q height of twelve or fifteen hund-
red feet and meeting horrible death
Barnum is making Investigations
preparatory to starting q balloon
across the Atlantic and has been re-
commended to try heated air bal
loon. The Iowa disaster will prob
ably teach him lesson. The first
direct ascent ever made was in fire
balloon by Montgolfier, in l 1872 and
the first voyager in heated air or
any other kind of balloon, Pelatre
de Rozier,perished after several voy-
ages by his balloon taking fire.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-10-02
WHAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS
ld.-.a DONE,

Governor Morton, in his speech
at Athens,in answer to the question
as to what the Republican party has
the following reply: v-a.4 --a--
In further answer to their charges
/ refer to the fact that since the in
auguration of General Grant,on the
4th of March, 1858, three hundred
and eighty million of the national
debt has been paid off. Within that
time the taxation of the country has
been reduced by Republican Con-
gress one hundred and thirty mil
lions. Within that time the credit
of the nation has been improved and
established throughout the world.
Within that time our difficulties
with England have been settled up
on an honorable and advantageous
basis, b. which England pays to US
fifteen and half millions in coin,
and has, upon our suggestion, ,recog-
nized arbitration between nations as
a substitute for war-the grandest
triumph in the history of diplomacy
ancient or modern. Within that
time our chronic differences with
IN regard to the Northwes-
tern boundary, has been settled in
our favor. And l make the general
statement that the Government, in
its various departments, is now adj
more strictly in accor-
dance with law, an | with more sys-
tenn, than ever before.
And when we take into consider
alton the magnitude of the Govern
ment, and the vast amounts of
money now connected and disbursed |
rs compared with former times, I
believe that it may be truthfully af-
irined there are fewer defalcations,
ess malfeasance in office, and more
idelity to official duties, than at any
'ormer period in the history of our
1901
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-10-02
For the Republican.

The editor of the Holmes county
Farmer, who is the acknowledged
leader of the Democratic party in
Holmes county, has failed, up to
date, to satisfactorily explain to
Democrats, what disposition he
made as chairman of central COM
mittee, of the Democratic campaign
funds of 1872. AS he discoursed in
a half column article in last weeks
Farmer on the duty of Democrats,
would it not be appropriate in him
to first "clesr his skirts" of any re-
Elections that may be cast upon him
similar to those entertained for the
'two legal gentlemen that went to
Kalamazoo to attend the races.
A DEMOCRATIC VOTER.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-10-02
GOOD PLATFORM.

Senator Sherman understands the
public pulse exactly. He says that
he is in favor of fixing the salaries of
congressman at $1,000 per annum,
regarding that sum as sufficient. He
lays down four principles on which
the policy of the Republican party
should be based. These, in the Or
der of their Importance, are: First,
the cheapening of transportation;
second, the reduction of taxes third
the reduction of State and National
expenditures; fourth, the restoration
OF our money to specie standard.
That's good enough platform for
ANYBODY,
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-10-02

Gay That We have ever seen. AS the
sun went down over that vast prai-
rie it was most beautiful to behold.
AS night came on, and the curtain
of darkness was thrown around us,
a brilliant light broke upon our Wis
ion far to our left and in front of us.
Approaching nearer we found it to
be the prairie on fire. The smoke
and flames curled up magestically.
The flames seemed to travel slowly,
yet in passing the place next day
We saw miles and miles of burnt and
blackened prairie over which the
fire fiend had travelled the night be-
fore. When we had travelled nearly
two hundred miles into the State we
crossed the Platte river, at which
point it seemed more like a marsh
or slough than river. 1t has six
channels at this point and altogeth-
e: is nearly two miles wide. A few
miles more and we have arrived at
Kearney Junction, the present ter
minus of the Burlington d Nilsson
rie River road in Nebraska. At this
point We touch the Union d Paci
fic road. We find hotel through
the kindness of our conductor, and
rest till three o'clock next morning,
when we turn our faces homeward.
This is Wednesday morning and
eleven hundred miles from home.
In order to reach home before Sun
day we must make good use of our
time. About six o'clock we stop at
Hastings for Breakfast. OF all the
meals we have ever attempted to eat
this was the poorest, and the hard
est to put down although quite hung
ry. The place looked quite res oect,
ful and the surrounding good but the
butter was undoubtedly old enough
to vote at the last presidential cleo
tion. We took beefstake, but the
first bite was all we needed of that.
We then tried some nice looking
ham but the perfume was too strong
for US, and the flavor did not taste
like what we get in Ohio. Wife pass
ed the tomatoes, but we couldn't
make out whether they were toma-
toes Or sawdust. Having about five
minutes left we called for another
cup of tea, and finished our break
fast on that and crackers. For all
these delicacies We paid seventy-five
cents each. One thing that attract
ed our attention all through Nebras-
ka, especially near the central por-
tion of the State, was the large num-
Der of sod houses or adobes which
are scattered all along the road.
Many of these were still inhabited
by the settlers, while large num-
Der were left deserted by those who
had secured the title to their lands,
and had gone back 10 the older
States for a time. But we must
stop for want of space. More next
week. c..
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-10-02
SALT LAKE AND THE M0RMONS To
BE SWALM0WEO UP.

A newspaper corresp ondent who
has been "doing" Salt Lake for the
benefit of his influential and widely
circulated journal-we believe that
is the customary expression-pro-
pounds the startling theory that the
Mormon question. which has caused
our government no little vexation of
spirit, is to be settled after the fash
ion of dealing with wickedness
few thousand years ago, the differ
ence being that, instead of lain of
forty days and nights, there will be
an outporing of water from the lake
which need not last more than forty
minutes to be effectual. One sensa-
ton -monger says there is no known
outlet to the Great Salt Lake, that
over a dozen rivers empty into it,
and that the water in the lake has
risen twenty feet since the Mormons
first entered the valley. The first
few years of thier settlement they
used to go in swimming on Black
Rock, and this rock is now a hund-
red feet from the shore and surround
ed by water fully twenty feet deep.
Over twenty years ago the Mormons
drove herd of cattle over to Church
Island, which proved a wonderful
grazing ground. They found a
ridge extending from the mainland
to the island covered.by three feet of
water. To-day the ridge is over
twenty feet deep, and thousands of
wild cattle roam over the valleys and
gorges of the island, none having
been taken to the mainland for
years. At some time, the writer adds,
the water has filled the whole Salt
Lake Valley. A rim or shore-line
IS visible on the side of the noun
aims thousands of feet above the
,ity. The rim is so plainly defined
that rail road could be built on
he side of the range for miles at a
stretch, without excavating a ton of
'ock. Wto knows how soon some
of nature, such as the
SO frequent in Califor-
liza, may suddenly close the subter-
anean outlet to the Pacific ocean,
md precipitatc a waste of waters up
IN the City of the Plains.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-10-02
PARTY RESPONSIBILITY.

The Republican party is response
bic for those measures and acts
which it endorse or defends. To
hold it accountable for every act Of
its servants is to condemn for every
transgression of the law. No code
of laws can make men honest; no
organization can be entirely free
from rascality. Laws can restrain
the disorderly and punish dishones-
ty; organizations can repudiate res
cality when found. Beyond this,
niether laws nor organization can be
justly held responsible for the short
comings of those who are dishonest
ly inclined. Human judgment is Of
ten in error; confidence, apparently
we'll founded, is abused; men who
Lold good regulations fail ;the trust
ed turn out rascals. This has been
SO from the foundation Of time, and
will, in all probabilities, continue to
the end. The best we can hope for
is that bad men, as soon as known,
shall be driven from power; that
questionable public measures shall
be denounced; that good men shall
be selected to right the wrong done;
and that sharp watch be kept upon
those who are for the time being
called to represent and protect the
peoples interests. The purest indi-
vidual that ever lived has made mis-
takes; has reposed confidence in I'm
worthy men. To expect otherwise
is to look for perfection in human
nature. The best party that can be
organized by the wisdom, intelli-
gence and patriotism of the nation
will at times be led into the support
of.men who will prove unworthy of
public confluence. To endorse the
acts of these men would be to trans
fer their iniquity to the party itself;
to promptly repudiate them is to
elevate the party above reproach or
censure. We.should draw broad
line between the bad faith of SER
want and the good intentions of his
The Republican party has
had its faithless servants, but in no
case has it attempted TO shield them
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-10-02
ONLY A SMILE.

Mr.. James Butler, candidate of
a part of the Democratic party of
this county for sheriff, explained to
a friend, a few days ago, the nature
and cause of his recent arrest in
Mansfield, His explanation is that
he was going to the relief of friend
who had got himself outside of a
good deal of bad whiskey and whose
personal liberty was likely to be
abridged unless he stopped his noise
A policeman approached at the same
time, and when he came up, Butler
looked at him out of one corner of his
eye and "winked." He was immedi-
ately taken IN hand by the officer
and put into the ''cooler." Now we
can easily conceive how this might
all occur,and therefore incline to be-
iieve Mr.. Buffers version of the af
fair. An arrest nearly similar In
its causes and effects lately came
under our observation in Cleveland.
A loafer was leaning or rather hang
ing against lamp-post, his head
and shoulders inclined little to me
side, whilst his arms hung listlessly
down his body. His hat set a little
to one side of his hes6, looked seedy
and his toilet had evidently been
neglected for a few days. He was
trying to repeat in song few verses
hisn othter had taught him in infancy
and whilst thus engaged poliee-''f-
ficer approached and asked him
what he was doing. Our tipsy friend
looked at him out of the corner of
his eye, hiccupped few times, and
"winked," for which he was immedi-
ately marched off to the Cleveland
cooler" where the officers are more
oficious than wise.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-10-02
Mi1lrR5hnfs, ghiu~
LOOK OUT FOR FRAUDS BY THE OLD
y RING
By request we give below a Dem

BY request we give below a Dem
ocratic letter, showing how the Old
Ring propose to defeat Mr.. Day.
osfg Salt Creek Township,
Sept. 9th. 1873.
Mr,-Dear Sir: When in Mil
lersburg on Saturday l learned from
an Old Ring Leader of the plot laid
out to defeat Mr.. Day, and 1 will
give it to You in this letter so that
Democrats may be on their guard
when visited by these tools OF the
Old Ring next week. They told me
they would lay quiet this week and
within few days of the election,
they will make great raid upon Dem
ocrats in the country, and they will
be armed with papers with fraudu
lent names attached to prove that
Mr.. Butler was not in Jail at Mans
field, ,and they will otherwise intimi-
date and brow beat Democrats into
voting for this man Butler, and
against their honest convictions.
Yours truly.
One tchO tcds q Butler ran1.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-10-02
For tbs RKPuBLIcAS.
NASHVILLE. HoLxEs Co., o.
Snn% 9Sth 1S72(

CCpl. -cNu. 1Ciot
MEssRs. EDITORS Il trust you
will give me space in your columns
to express my views on the political
situation in this county, as that
privilege has been denied me throu'
our own press, the Farmer, my
communication to that paper being
treated with silent contempt by its
editor. I have labored in the Dem
ocratic vineyard for the last twenty
five years, and I have now gone back
on the nominee OF our party. 1t
has been limited, and in plain lam
guage, that our county nominations
for some time back have been very
corrupt, still the wire-workers in
your city have been shrewd enough
20 blind the honest men of our par
ty into the belief that all was right
and fair. But their attempt to force
the nomination for Sheriff upon the
people will prove failure. The
fraud in Killbuck township IS so
plain that no man can fail to see it,
unless he is so narrow minded and
bigoted that he does not wish to see
the truth. 1 was set upon by lot
of played out politicians of your
place, while there few days ago,
and bully-ragged as bolter. and
sorehead, and last of all that I wan
ted TO break up the party. | think
the time has come when such argu-
ments as that will not win, and lust
here let me say, that If our party
must be kept together by corruption
and fraud, the sooner, it goes to
pieces the better. look upon this
contest not as between Mr.. Butler
and Mr.. Day, but struggle for jus
tice over fraud and rottenness, and
whatever the result of this fight may
be, there is one fact evident, and
that is, the people have lost conf
dence in their leaders and long for a
change. sd cal sl3i. a asi --i-.7 8
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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-10-02
MORE PROOF.

Evidence is daily accumulating
goirg to disprove the charge that
Mr.. Butler, whilst in Mansfield, was
arrested and put into the. cooler
In addition to the denisl of a Demo-
crat from Killbuck Township, pub
lished in the REPUBLICAN, we now
have the additional testimony of
two more Democrats from Killbuck
township" They acknowledge they
were not there, but then they
know it is lie. "Don't Estill say it
Is lie ?" Not quite, but he SAYS
that Butler has lived in Holmes
county forty years. That ought to
be satisfactory. 1t is. 1t must be.
Let the boilers retire to their holes.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-10-02
WHAT A LIBERAL SAYS.

The Springfield Republican, is no
longer an admifer of the late Dem
ocratic bed fellow. 1t speaks it's
mind on the Ohio Democracy thus
at is the first duty of every Ohio
voter to bring brains, conscience
and intellectual love of country to
the discharge of his official duties,
to appoint him a committee of one
to see that these fellows are buried
under such a popular majority this
year as will impress upon them the
advisibility OF lying quiet in the
future ...t -.,-a. il. zI.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-10-02

" The Democratic party in Both
Houses had it in their posSey to re-
buke the first advance of yillany to-
ward the public treasury.-Why dld
they not do it? They plainly said,
Ue are going the snme aDay."- Wm.
Allen in his Colum5us speech.