Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-12
A screw and tap factory is to be
established at Elyria.

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established at Elyria.
Iowa towns on the Mississippi riv-
er are all moving in the matter of es-
tablishing manufactures.
The Treasury Department strong
ly favors specific duty instead Of
an ad ualorum duty, in all cases.
Five hundred more claims have
been presented to this Congress than
to the last in the same correspond
ing time, and the cry is still they
come.
Outstanding legal tenders" are
not increasing these days, and that
is one comfort. The sum has not
varied much lately from 1881, 700, 600
The American-Atlantic Cable
Company expect to complete the lay
ing of their cable from the west coast
of Ireland to the shores of New
Hampshire in May next.
1t is an honor to womanhood that
not dollar has ever been missing
from the Department of the Comp
troller of the Currency, where wo
men exclusively act as clerks.
Charles Astor Bristed (Carl Ben
SON is said to have been the only
man in America worth a million OF
dollars who was not afraid to say
what he thought. One would imag.
inc that rich man could afford to
be Independent.
Thomas King, an old man who
had become insane from loss of prop
erty, visited the Louisiana Senate
chamber few days ago, with a can
of powder, and threatened to fire
into the can and blow up the build
ing.
He will be an uncommonly mean
thief if he keeps that watch of Thur.
low Weeds, with the portraits in
side of the veteran editors wife and
daughter. 1t was stolen from him
a day or two ago while riding in 6
New York stage.
The "balloon mania" has crossed
the Atlantic instead of the Gre phit
balloon. One NJ. Poltevin of France
is about to experiment on "a rise il
silk" and an aerial voyage with "Le
Condor Transatlantique" to the Uni
ted States.
The New York banks hold thirty
three millions more of deposits thar
before the panic, and sixty-three
millions more than on the first o
December. A fresh efflux of green
backs would add largely to this &C
cummulation of idle capital, and
then prosperity would ensue, o
course!
The bill Of Mr.. Dawes, referred tt
the Postoffice Committee, propose
that on all mail matter of the frs
class, including local or drop letter
and postal cards, shall be charged
at the rate of two cents for eacl
half ounce or fraction thereof; pro
vided, however, that no stampet
envelopes shall hereafter be is
; sued.
, Baby poetry. A little four yea
: ! old Oswego girl went running int
the house the other day, exclaimin;
"Mamma mamma I've seen Jacl
Frost! I've seen Jack Frostw-
"Where did you see him my dar
ling" queried the mother. sOh,
saw the tip of his tail hanging owe
the caves" She had seen a
icicle.
< Mrs. Chief Justice Waite has a
ready issued her first decision i
: the supreme court of fashion. Sh
{ has decided not to wait on any @
K the female dignitaries, not even Mr.:
r Fish, which is pronounced by a
y a violation of the Constitution. ]
s is reported that President Grant en-
:, joys the imperious demands Of Mr.:
: Waite hugely, and is glad that Mrs
e Fish has had her fins clipped, s.
r that she can't swim as defantly 9
e has been her practice. As a matte
= Of course, there is great commotio
:, among the tad-poles, minnows, po
: gies, porpoises and whales of Wasl
: ington society.