Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-07-23
NEWS ITEMS.

NEWS ITEMS.
Buffalo has had a large fire.
More horrible Indian outrages.
Baxter threatens to disperse the
Arkansas Con. Con.
Japan is going to appoint Ma
tional Centennial Commission.
Last weeks imports show consid-
cradle increase both of dry goods
and general merchandise.
The lumber interest of the Gulf
States is rapidly working its way to
position of commercial Importance.
Another coal oil victim. Mrs.
Jacob Will the party, age sixty, liv-
ing at Dayton, o.
The people of Chicago are taking
precautionary measures against fire.
High time.
Two children, while play ing in a
barn near Trenton N. j., set fire TO
hay and were burned to death.
The Halifax Chamber of COM
merce pronounces against the Re
eiprocity Treaty. 'Possum most
probably.
An important dispatch tells us
that Prince Bismarck was out riding
Friday. So were We, but We don't
boast about it.
Henry A. Wise who executed
John Brown, now thanks God that
he has lived to see the abolition of
slavery.
Butler is still exasperating the
people of Massachusetts by his stub
born silence concerning his politi-
cal intentions. He is getting a good
ready.
1t is thought that the Secretary
of the Treasury will succeed in
placing a very considerable amount
of the new bonds under his late
circular.
The Mayor of New Orleans states
that no further contributions for the
relief of the overflowed districts in
the lower Mississippi valley are
needed.
Persons desiring to Introduce an
excellent article of cholera morbus
into their families, will take notice
that the watermelon season is near
at hand.
A propos of a fierce quarrel rag
ing between the Cincinnati Eaquir-
e. and the New York World: When
doctors fight what becomes of the
patient?
When Shakespeare wrote: "a
man must serve his time at every
trade, save censure, critics are all
ready made" he probably had the
"independent" press IN mind.
It begins to look as thoagh the
country would be compelled to give
the corpse Of the rebellion another
kicking.
This is the dull season for news
papers, but there is not an uninter-
esting leaf in the whole volume of
nature.
Mendacity has an exceedingly
small field of operations beyond the
range Of the resolutions passed by
the Indiana State Democratic Con-
vention, on Wednesday.
The Democratic demand for econ
omy is no bettor than the rogue's
cry of "stop thief" shouted in the
ears of the crowd, to cover his own
escape with the plunder.
The Independents" and "Liber-
ais" are at present in painful labor
of which nobody yet knows what
will be the issue.
Rochester has on foot movement
to form q company to build 4 steam
ers to run between that port and
Montreal.
Suppose that the Indian business
were now turned over to General
Sherman and the army? Wouldn't it
improve things.
The N. Y, Sun is conducted on
the principal that writer is forgiv-'
en- for being dull on one condition
that he shall be dirty.
The Brooklyn Argus believes that
hot weather has q softening effect
upon mems brains, and, really its
columns would seem to prove it.
Brigham Young lately told news
paper man that he'd "die forty thous-
and times afore he'd give up even
one wife" He seems to be set in
his ways.
The postal treaty between the
United States and France was form
ally ratified at Washington Friday.
1t goes into effect on the first of
August.
According. to the Philadelphia
Press Minister Washburne,in Paris,
has been in very poor health Of late,
and possibly may come home on
sick leave next month. It is said
that he contemplates an early; with
drawal from diplomatic service.
Kate StOddard, whose name was
connected with the Goodrich
murder, has been adjudged insane,
and will be committed to the State
Lunatic Asylum, either .at Pough-
keepsie or Utica.
The Bourbons of Alabama are Or
ganizing all over the State, deter
mined to make the supremacy OF
races a test question in the ensuing
election. They seem bent on com
mitting political hari-kari.
How full, apropos of that 'sBrook-
lyn SORROW" the world is of heart
aches! What spirit within us is il |
that tempts us to do what eternities
of remorse and penance and self
abasement can never efface?