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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-19
A DEATH TRAIN.

The Omaha Republican; of, May
9th, says: The Union Pacific Rail
road daily passenger train from tn.
west that arrived here on Saturda,
had most eventfnl record Of NOR
tality such as has seldom If ever be
fore been psralleled in the history
of railroading in this country. 1t
was emphatically a death train.
There were two corpses on the train
when it left Ogden. One was the
body of Lieut.. Harris, killed in the
Modoc country, and the other was 9
brother army officer, who shared the
same fate. There was passenger
on the cars who was suffering from o
severe attack Of neuralgia. At Lar
annie man came on the train. who
was considerably under the influence
Of liquor, and he gave the sick man
a dose Of opium, which he happen
ed to have with him. The dose con
sisted ofabout thirty grains, and he
died about two and one half hours
this side of Cheyenne. The body
was taken from the train at North
Platte. The deceased was named
F. M. Aldrich, of Butte county, Cal.
He was going east TO visit his aged
mother. A ticket for Boston was
found among his effects. al tedi
B About one hundred miles the 9TH
er side of Laramie an old gentleman
named Ferguson, about seventy-fve
years of age, stepped out of the
coach in which he was riding and
was seen no more. He had laid
down to rest, and about an hour af-
terwards he got up and went out on
the car platform as the train was
passing through a large canyon.
That is the last that was seen of
him. The train was searched through
but he was not on board. His effects
were taken off st Laramie and left
with the station.agent. 1t is. sup
posed that he fell from the train and
was killed. He lived in the East, and
had been out to California to look
after some property he owns in that
State. The accident happened about
ten o'clock in the night. So it hap
pened that the dead record of that
train sums up two corpses, one sud |
den death and one probably fatal ac
cident.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-19
A GOOD BARGAIN.

Two small, rocky islands in the
Behring sea, says the London Globe
2 will soon have paid back to the Uni
ted States Treasury the whole sum
expended for thepulehase of Alaska
When the cession OF this territory
was granted by Russia, people smil-
ed at the bargain made by, the Amer
icans. 1t was, asserted that Yankee
shrewdness had deserted Mr.. Sew
ard in the matter. He knew better
and did not buy with his eyes shut.
st. Paurs and St Georges islands
belonging to the Aleutian chain,
have since been leased to the Alaska
commercial company for seal fishing,
at yearly rentaiof $4,000. A tax
of nearly$ ON each fur seal skin
taken and shipped from the island
is also imposed" AS one hundred
thousand skins are exported yearly
to San Francisco and New York, a
fruitful source of revenue is obtain
ed from these two barren rocks.
This territorial enterprise of the
United States is therefore asigreat
success, and viii probably help to
develope the idea 50 rapidly grow
ing in America, that colonial posses
sions are useful from many patioual,
points of view. .Ylo.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-19
THE NUDE IN PARIS.

Mrs. Berry writes in the London
Mirror. '' '@'''- OH
p The general appearance of the
walls is certainly one of s'naked-
ness" 1 do not mean that the walls
are not covered-an contraire- but
L mean that out ofevery ten pictures
one at least shows q naked figure.
We know, of course, that to paint
the nude perfectly is the summit of
the painters art, and that the great
artist is known as much by his fault
less outlines as he is by the touch
and coloring, but then,to render the
figures pleasant to the, eye. they
should be perfect in form and beau :
ty, which here they are not. There
is not touch OF poetry in any one
Of them; when I say ,poetry,I allude
to the poetry Of attitude, otherwise
grace. There are nymphs and bac-
+chantes innumerable some sleeping
Others waking, and others playing,
but all a like faulty in form and taste
and hideous in their u,ngraceful ma
kedness. How different from the
"Lady Gotliva' in the International
.E, addition oflast'year, where nudi-
ty was clad with modesty, and could
not exenishock a young girls eye.
/ could also name many other nude
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-19
AN ENGLISH oPiNloN OF SOME AMER
.s-uI3 sBW $ lCAN TOOlS.y bio 4fl1

The london Times, in the course
of a notice OF the Department of
Cutlery and Tools, in the London
International Exhibition, which is
now open, makes the following re
marks ofAmerica proficiency ii the
manufactures of axes and 1shoyels: /:
"We see Sheffield axes made in the
American shape and fitted with the
American handles used all over the
Australian colonies, in which Eng
lish manufacturers, have let o. great
trade slip out of their hands. The
stores OF Sydney and Melbourne are
stocked with American shoyels,
American buckets, but above all
American axes; and l.ushman
would as soon think of. telling a
tree with aflint implement from the
drift as with an axe of English pat
tern. The English axe head Cuts
into the wood and sticks there, but
the rounded wedge of the States
knocks away a chip as big as a plate
and bounds back ready for the next
stroke. No doubt, these axes could
be made cheaper in England than in
America, yet the English manufac
lures have allowed the Americans
for years and years to mOnopolize
the Australian market Similar
praise has heretofore been given IN
England to the supreme tools turn
ed in our great Philadelphia machine
tool shops. - ..,,f .,.-,,.t
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-19
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A SINGULAR CROWD.

o. The other day a very singular
crowd assembled before the Minis
try of justice at Paris. It twas com.
posed Of all the texecutioners in
France-eyery one of whom had
been thrown ont Of employment.lby
the decree establishing only one
executioner for the whole country,
and oaeh one of whom hoped that
he might get the place. There
were thirty in all-men who make
it business to kill people-yet in
their outer mien the mildest-man-
nered men that, ever cut a throat
Most of them had been educated to
the work Of the scaffold-from boy
Hood up-and looked forward to
the possibility Of getting the place
latterly vacated BY IN, de Paris
with, the same Joyous anticipations
that our Office seekers look to :
prospective Government clerk
ship nss"a''a bti-7' i'ii. '''"' 40.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-19
WHEAT CROP or 1872


The wheat crop of the United
States last year yielded nearly. two
hundred and fifty millions of bush
els, a: considerable Increase over 1871
when the yield Was not quite two
hundred and thirty one millions
Pennsylvania, years ago.. was the
great wheat producing State of the
Union, bat its comparative yield has
since declined, SO that in 1872, pro-
ducing III ,6os, GOO bushels, it was
Only the ninth State in the order OF
wheat growing, Pennsylvania S
yield being exceeded by Ohio, Mich
iganr Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin.
Minnesota, Iowa and California.
Last years wheat crop in Pennsyl-
vania was a short one, however, the
yield in 1871 having been over nine-
teen millions or bushels. an amount
exceeded by but one State, Illinois,
which grew over twenty five millions
of fbushels. Last year the heaviest
wheat crop was that lof California,
over twenty-five and aohalf millions
of bushels, Illinois coming second
with, with twwenty;fo we and ,threei5aulaarter
mlllions, u i.attrls ,aE.l noY Jl.II 20 /
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-19
The RAck PAY NUISANCE.

arHaa---salf- efAtlIetA A-ttELt o. -LEE INtha Z
Ifhe back+pay nuisance no sooner
promises abatement than along
comes some salary grabber and pro
tests against the dModoc treatment
which he is undergoing and the
thing is stirred up pafresh.. "Thelasi
protestant IS Congressman Averill
Of Minnesota, whose letter has rals
ed wide discussion as to how much
a Congressman can live on in Wash
iugton.ol Mr. Averill says he can
not liyeon 80, ,000, which, to lay mind
seems an'' an improbable statement
There are hundreds and thousands
of department officers, and men en-.
gagged in private business at the cap
ital, who fget ialoDg,,and support
families on half that sum- b Con
gressional session lasts not over five
months at most, and the Congress.
man who cannot live on his salary,
il he is disposed, ought to a resign
and go home. Itis singular though
that we never heard of one who was
willing to quit serving the public
for that reason. 'l .ii'" '''-.''''ii''
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-19
NEW Law.

y !. ar
g The Ohio Legislature, ct its late
rs session passed a law, 70 punish the
obtaining of money or property un-
'sa der false pretenses with imprison-
Hment in the Penitentiary when the
amount is $s5,and with fine and i'm.
.prisonment' in the county jail when
the amount is less; the penalties tc
persons under false pre-
% lenses procure signatures to notes
drafts, etc. The necessity of this
law seemed to spring from the many
fraudulent transactions or persons
who travel the country Obtaining
se from farmers and others what are
printed or written in a way thai
- makes them notes of hands. an
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-19
Two .Convicts of the California

Two Convicts of the .Californi.
States Prison made an ingenious at
tempt at escape recently. They
slowed themselves away in box o
spokes, and had the box so arrang
ed that when they were landed or
the wharf in San Francisco they
could open one end and crawl out
But unhappily for them, one of ths
deck-hands on the boat, stood on
the box, SO that they were placed
heads down, and one of them was
forced to cry out, to the astonish.
ment of the workman, "this box
don't stand right" He was the
spokesman for the whole lot oi
spokes. iEn. ii'1 mlb' tiraf -.i
A terrible explosion of gunpow-
der occurred at Suebenville on Wed
'nesdayiO of this week, at the residence
of Geore Edmunds, coal miner, on
Fourth street, near the outskirts of
the city. Elmonds -bouht twenty
five pound can of powder, and put
it in o cupboard in his dwelling.
While he was at work, and his wife
ont on an Grand, his children iound
the can and set fire TO it. Three of
them were killed outright and the
fourth SO badly injured that it can
not live many hours. The children
were ali under ten years of age.
The house was almost comp..eetly
' ''" tH 20 'i'
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-19
COME TO GRIEF.

/ The Democrats having come to
grief by the sudden termination Of
the Modoc war, are now hunting up
all manner Of pleas to make the
government appear unjust in the
disposition of these lsayages. One
class of agitators contend that the
captives are prisoners ofwar, entitl7
ed to all immnnities by virtue OF
this fiction Of their own creation. If
the Modocs are prisoners of war,
pray who granted this insignificant
tribe belligerent rights? If they
acquired belligerent rights from the
fact of having fought the United
States troops, then any mob that
chooses to fire upon troops can &C
quire the same rights, and thereby
Obtain Immunity from their crimes.
What kind of law is this? The gov
Ternment officials are abundantly able
to dispose Of that matter without
their Interference or requesting their
recommendation On the subject.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-19
IRON & STEEL.

Concerning the high prices of iron
and its manufacture in England, the
Sheffield Telegraph announces that
leading steel houses in that city
have received letters from the Uni
ted States countermanding a large
number of orders, for the reason
that the goods can be made at
low price at home. 1t seems tina,
Pennsylvania isable to under bic
England in branch ofmanufacturt
wherein the mother country not long
ago was wffhont q rival. sncS
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-19
LuOjcROuS,

Tragic though the Modocs troub-
bles have been through their differ
ent stages, 9. gleaU, of the comic
shines through the IN from time to
tipe There is something inexpres-
sibly ludic1 1us in the defense that
the prisoners now propose to pre-
sent TO the military commission.
Bogus Charley and Shacknastyl Jim
having been massacred, Captain
Jack and Schonchin have arrived at
the conclusion that d it WAS Bogus
Charley and Shacknasty Jim that
killed General Candy. Schonchin
admits that he himself fired at Mea-
cham, who, it, will be recollected, was
dangerously wounded, but supple
ments the admission blythe asser-
tion that he wasi.,a poor shot" and
calls all the Medoes to witness that
he couldn't hit anything. This is a
decidedly original plea to put in. 1t
surpasses in coJl simplicity,perhaps
anything on record. g1ile1saa AloI =
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-19
, ANNExATIoN.i !.

The The question of security of pro
perty along our Mexican border.and
the increasing trade with Central
America, keeps alive the interest in
the question of ultimate annexation
of those countries, While there is
no organized effort being made fol
tthe accomplishment Of such saE pur-
pose, tits leyident that vthereAis o
|greatIdea ofpressars being brought
to bear upon prominent officials to
enlist them in, such an enterprise.
Only q few days since we had posi-
tive assurances that a large element
ifnotian! absolute majority, of the
people ofiCentral America were 10
favor Of Enumeration, and the scheme
to construct q ship canal across the
.Ilssthmns, which is urged as com
mersialr necessity, cannot but
strengthen this feeling. It cannot
be denied but that a large proper
tidniof people of the United States
believe in the manifest destiny theo-
~ as implicitly as they believe in
the greatness Of our country This
class is ambitiousenergetic, able and
enterprising,and now exerts,and will
continue to exert, a great influence
upon all other people in the States
fully determined to carry out these
plans to extend the border of the
Union, until the embrace the entire
continent of North America nssa
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-19
ANOTHER EXPEDITION.

b On the 10th of May an expedition
left Dundee, Scotland, for explora-
tion in the direction of the North
Pole. 1t is not under Government
patronage, but Is the enterprise Of a
private gentleman, Mr.. Leigh Smith
a person of wealth and culture. The
vessel in which he has sailed is a
large and powerful steam yacht, the
Diana, manned by a crew Of twenty
men, and although he takes a crew
OF, twenty men, and although he takes
2 sailing master with m,that func-
tionary will be merely an assistant
for Mr. Leigh is himself a practical
sailor; and will have absolute con
troll Of the vessels movements. J
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-19
NHTIoNAL,TIEs

Below We give an extract from the
Pittsbprg comnssrcial concerning
the formation OF leagues among the
different nationalities now in our
country. If foreigners of whatever
nationality they be, whether Irish,
German, French or any other nation,
come to this country and adopt it
as their own, they should be content
Ito be American citizens simply,they
should renouncethis idea of form
ing leagues When once they have
adopted this as their home, they be-
long to the nation, and as such are
Americans. Hear what the Com
mercfdt says on this subject:
II is gravely announced that a
Convention will soon be held in
Cleveland to form q National Irish,
League for the political aggrandize-
ment of Irishmen. Irishmen, the
callers of this Convention, declare
have not had their fair share of the
offices, and this for the reason they
have wasted their strength quarrel
ing among themselEes:and the Con-
vention, it is hoped, will restore a
permanent harmony among the Gel
tic citizens of the country, by pledg-
ing all its members to vote for amy
Irishman who may be candidate
for office, no matter what may he
his religion or his politics. r..
No one will question the right of
these men to hold such a gathering,
and carry out their programme, il
they can; but the movers in 1t need
not complain, ifit should be follow
ed by another Convention of those
who are content to be called Ameri-
can citizens without regard to their
nationality, and who will pledge
themselves to put an end, if possible,
to all this miserable .tKaddle about
particular snationalties not, having
their proper share of Offices. The
American, government was not es,
tablished TO perpetuate the national
grudges, or antipathies of those who
come here from the old world, nor
keep, mp national distinctions and
peculiarities, but to merge men OF
all nations into one. The Irishmen
and Germans who come 10 this coun,
try leave Ireland and Germany be
hind them, so far as nationality is
concerned, and become American
citizens land it is both silly and rid
iculous to attempt, thereafter, to re
cloth themselves with the national
tiles they have thrown off. ~, 5EE :
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-19
AssAssiNATioN of MeDoc PRlS.
Ia.gi eial siiaifniJ ONERS- ,ral sna.inag

Tie dastardly murder of a party
OF. Modoc captives by a party OF Or
egon volunteers. cannot be defen-
ded upon any reasonable pretexi
whatever These sayages were be-
ing transferred from General Davis
camp to the county seat, for the ex
press purpose of being tried upon
the charge of murder, and in al
probability the men would have
been found. guilty, and in due time
p would have been executed accor'
ding to law; but the Oregon yolun.
teers were too impatient to lie sat
isfed with the delay necessary for a
legal trial, and wreaked summary
vengance upon not only the men,
but upon the squaws- and children
also. IA This. was eowardly, brutal
and savage to a degree only equalied
BY the Ted-handed Indian assassins
themselves. The Modocs have moi
shown a disposition to cultivate NOR
al ideas, but they were entitled TO a
fair trial before being executed. The
volunteers, who have prepetrated
this crime, should be punished as
their misdeeds demand, as q warn
ing to all other reckless frontiers
men in the future. .,i5...l,
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-19
YN0THEALInY.

Dlo Ltxisays: Training men
for the prize ring, they are hot al
lowedto touoh4ager bee, tobacco
OF any other such stuff. Billiard
players training for match careful
ly avoid all such indulgences.
When not training,these people are
likely to indulge pretty freely in
spirits and tobacco; but when seek
ing the bighest hsalthEt hey are com
pellod to deny themselves. And
yet.we constantly-hear the health
fulness of lager and the meerschaum
seriously discussed. 1t is stated as
"a historical fact that no man who
has graduated at the head of his
class in Harvard College; within the
last fifty-fye years, has used either
spirits or tobacco in any form ii
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-19
ir4 sa WHY MEN GO WEST. 3a.
Short and Simple Annals Of settler

In 1860, James Jones. came from
St. Joe county Michigan, to Mill,
county, Iowa. He was then twenty
five years of age, and worth abouI
$500 in stock and money. The frs
year he rented land, and spent the
next three years in the army AT
ter his return he bought eighty
acres at Sc, ,124 per acre, which he
sold four years afterwad for SAC
per acre. Meantime he bought 32(
acres of prairie on which he now
liyesr His main crop has been corn
which he has for the most part fed
on his farm to hogs and CATTLE
selling very little. He gets cheap
freight by pouring corn into con
densing bags OF hogskin and COW
hide, which he finds holds ten times
more than any canvas bags of the
same size. 60 'faf. L...io- fAHt go
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-19
Stationery.

To all who are in need Of paper, en-
velopes, &C., plain or fancy, we would
state, that we have good assortment
on hands, and are fitting up the room
back Of the Post Office, where samples
Of our stock can be seen, The best
brands of Cap, Legal Cap, Fools Cap.
Note Heads, Bill Heads, Letter Heads
Note and Letter Paper, alwayson hands
Envelopes of all styles and colors. Our
paper and envelopes are Of the best
quality, and will be sold at the very
lowest figures. Persons wishing to have
their cards printed on their envelopes,
or letter heads. can. have it done ut lit
tie expense. Please remember that all
kinds Of Stationery can be had at
wholesale or retail. Ittal i,drIru ym
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-19
4 SAN Francisco, June La

/. IN ssmlian ---a .uid 3nHp1E g
gon ID SAN Francisco, june La. Il
|dt The. following dispach, has been
recieyed from Boyle's, Camp, is at
Tule Lake dated June 18th: so,,a. .
This afternoon the Modocs sent
| for DR.. ,Cabaness and requested a
second interview in order that fur
ther facts relating to missing arti-
cles, armament and wearing apparel
might be made known to the sol
diers, for reasons best known to
the Indians whose necks are Just
outside the halter. The Indians
Voluntarily made revelations in this
order:Black Jim acknowledges that
he stole eighteen dollars from Mea
cham and passed in b the amount.
Boston said he had Meacham's pis-
tol hidden in the rocks, and would
return it if he had a chance. Meach-
am's memorandum book was de-
stroyed by the squaws. Steamboat
Frank said he knew where the coat
and vest of DR.. Thomas were, and
could obtain them in half a day.
The Rev. gentleman's gold watch
was carried off by Warm Spring In
dians. Lieut.. Cranston's ring was
lost. The leading braves, including
Jack, said that thirty or forty shots
were fired during the massacre of
the Peace Commissioners. They
actively shifted the responsibility
for the murder from one to the 9th
er. All agree however, that Bogus
Charley did not participate in the
massacre. From first to last they
condemned it as an unfair and un-
safe proceeding. Pending the ar
rival of orders from General Scho-
field regarding the disposition of
the California troops, no decision
as to immediate movements has
been obtained. The list of captures
sent by mail, through official
when secured, is inaccurte, The
total should be reduced to one hun
dred and fifty-slx. -..-.r.I .u5a
SSAN FRANCISCO, June, l4th.-The
reported conversation Of General
Davis with Brinker, representative
Of the Bulletin, is unquestionably
correct. 1t came here in the form
Of an interview, questions and an
swers. The War Department did
not believe the report that Davis
had engaged Modocs against Mo
docs, and had gone on scout with
them. Events proved the correct
ness. of the account General Da-
Wis had prepared the timbers for the
scaffolds to hang the Modocs.: Only
orders from Washington prevented
the execution of his plan. ai .ls9Ig
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-19
TnE eHoERA,

The cholera seems to be making
its WY slowly mp the Mississippi
river though not in aver = violent
form. A number of cases have ap
peared at Memphis, Tenn, some oi
which proved fatal. 1t would be
well for municipal authorities in id
terror towns,as well as along the riv.
ers, to enforce the removal of all
rubbish, the publication of cess,
pools, DC, as we may thus escape
this much dreaded scourve.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-19

81 Lightning struck a school house
filed with children inLawrenceville
Ca, one dnylast week, killing one
little giil, and badly injuring ten
others On the arm Of Onelittle girl
an oak leaf was pictured with re-
markable minuteness.. 4ia iio ydTf''
III Mrs. Mary An Amanda Melvina
Missouri Parker.is under arrest at
Atlanta GA. for arson -qlsi 90 Z