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continued at another meeting.
The President decided that the motion to ta-
BILE had the precedence.
br. Els said the matter should be decided, as
the members wanted to know where the next
meeting 1as to be held. He was not willing.
for one, that the reply Of tho Executive Com
mittee should stand as the reply OF the society.
[Applause.l The Society should not 50 o1 rec
[Applause.] He moved that the Executive Com
nittee be authorized to consult with the l1us-
tees, and ascertain upon What terms tne
hall could be rented, submitting to then, hem
that the Society claimed the right TO discuss any
and all questions (appIause], and that, II they
would not accept such q proposition, to mme,
d,ately withdraw, and obtain otner ROOMS, and
notify the Society through the papers lot the
p'air M. Armstrong % thought the Trustees would
not accept euch terms, and that It Was only
Col. Waterman urged that society which
nroposed to search for truth. and took nothing
such . place es the Methodist Church BLOCK;
The hall was devoted to special purposes and
the Trustees were not only under moral onh-
raf,on but lenas one, to preserve the buuIing
for that purpose. The Sccietr should not ignore
The comnnou Goconcies Of ife- Occupying
room in the block, they should not attack d1Icc1-
" those things which the Methodist Church held
sacred. fAppluuse.1 The Executive Commit .ee
hnd done right in apolosl Eng; u shes wantso h;s,
TO be free tuey must go out. It seemed to him
thev were acting in very 1lupailosoplic u1an-
ner.
Mrs. Mccormick remark ed thst Gerald Massey
proposed to kill the deril That vas what a1ae tae
Sfefhodist Church had had in slow, ever s1nce
she lnaE ANYTHING OF it; and why they should
object obi % to killing Old Nick she could not tell
TIs lecture paS in accordance with the faith and
works Of the Alothodists.
NO ACTION.
r,ot;on tn adjourn was agreed to, and the
members dispersed without taking any action
1ooF;no In settlement Of the controversy.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-30
sAuTine THE STREETS.

The trial Of six men in New York
for sailing the streets to remove
snow develops some interesting fact
in relation to the dangerous nature
OF this practice. DR.. Lewis Sayre
testified that he had been called to
attend hale and hearty man who
in crossing one of these salted spots
had his feet frosted, and who ulti-
mately died from this cause alone.
Following out his inquiries he found
a connection between the prevalence
Of diphtheria and salted streets
Horses have been seen to stand on
two feet and then to shift the other
two from the pain experienced by
standing in the salt and snow. Mr..
Berch testified that winter before
last being so severe, almost every
horse had his feet bound up from
frosting, and many had to be killed
on that account.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-30
A Little Girl Killed by Red Ants.

Mr.. T. G. Jones informs us of
the singular death OF a little col
ored girl on his farm, near Au-
burn. The girl went to some
sills that had been used for the
purpose of cutting up meat, and
on which there was large num-
ber of red ants. While asleep
the ants by the hundred made
an attack on the child, and when
she awoke she was literally COW
cred with them, and all busy bit
ting and stinging. They were
so ferocious that a woman on
the place had to sweep them off
with a brush broom. The Bit
ting and singing were so very
serious that fever ensued, which,
coupled with the poison of the
bites, produced death two days
afterward-Opelika (Ala) Ob-
seryer.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-30
Benevolent Institutions.

The House Of Representatives
of Pennsylvania has just passed
an act exempting from state tax
alton all stated places of relig.
ious worship where the grounds
thereto do not exceed five acres;
burial grounds not used for pri-
vate or coporate benefit; hospi-
tails, universities, colleges, semi
naries, academies, associations
and institutions of learning, be-
nevo1ence and charity, where
the grounds thereto annexed do
not exceed five acres, founded,
endowed and maintained by pub
lie or private charity; public
school houses, court houses and
grounds thereto annexed, This
settles a question which the new
constitution of the state left in
doubt, thereby causing much con-
cern, especially to institutions of
learning.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-30
CONGRESS-.

Since the veto the adjournment
of Congress is further off than
ever, and a multitude of new
questions now looming up bids
fair to keep our national repre-
sentatives at their posts until late
in the summer. Among the SUBJ
jects demanding attention are
numerous bills to "regulale In
dian AFFAIRS" government sup
plies" and "transportation;;" the
creation of PembinaTerritory, Gu
ban independence, the reception
of the Mennonites and the cur
rency question. With the many
questions now under considera-
ton, Congress has before it near
ly three months of good work,
during which time the summer
watering places will be deprived
of many of their distinguished
visitors.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-30
THE GREAT OVERFLOW.

Latest accounts from the great
overflow in Louisiana, state that
the extent of damage has been
larger than there had been any
previous idea, and that the situa
ton is becoming fully understood.
Five millions of acres are under
water, comprising a population
of one hundred and seventy eight
thousand. Over twenty-five thou
sand people are suffering for food.
Large quantities of provisions are
being shipped to the sufferers
Mails have been detained several
days. The river is falling.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-30
"poN'I,,. .

A modest crew Of spectators are
in Washington lobbing for grand
Continental, trunk line, ,double-track,
airline. freight railway, running
from Chicago and St. Louis to New
York. They promise to carry freight
at painfully low rates, and confer a
great boon on the American people
if Congress will grant them char
ter and endorse their bonds. Uncle
Sam would thereby only become re
sponsible for seven million dollars
in the way of interest. Punch's ad
vice to people sbout to marry is
good for Congress to take to itself
at this timc-Don't.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-30
ELECTORAL COLLEGE.

The revision of the article of the
Federal Constitution which pre-
scribes the method of electing the
Presidents about concluded in the
Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections. The cumbersome fea-
lures of the Electoral Colleges have
long been a theme for public criti-
cism. Without doubt there is a
general desire among the people for
their final removal, as needless
and numbering piece of political
machinery, to be replaced by more
simple and less dangerous methods.
The plan adopted by the committee
gives the vote ofevery Congression-
al Districts TO the candidate having
q plurality of the votes in the dis
trict, and the votes of the two cleo
tors at large in each State to the
candidate having a plurality of votes
in the State, The whole committee
are said to be In favor of the change
proposed by Mr.. Morton.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-30
INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION.

We have received from Cincinnati
a circular announcing the reopening
of grand industrial exhibition for
1874. The event takes place on
September 2d,and will continue un-
til October Sd, probably longer
This is the fifth season at Cincin-
natl, and each year has but shown a
more marked degree of public favor,
resulting not only in affording to
the people of Ohio and adjoining
States very comprehensive and in :
teresting glance at almost all the
branches of American industry, but,
furthermore, being successful as a
financial enterprise. Chicago and
other cities as well as Cincinnati
have made like experiments, and
with similar support.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-30
A NEVADA cATssToRY.

The Virginia City (Nevada) En-
terprise adds the following to its al
ready large list of very interesting
and slightly improbable stories:
"The floor of the office of the
County Clerk was, day before yes
terday, covered with a carpet. This
carpet is of fanciful pattern, and
in it has many bright colors. About
the office is cat.raised in the place
and stranger to anything but a
naked floor. After the upholsterer
had finished his work, the feline,
|" Maggie" by name, came from the
office of the county Auditor, Sheriff.
or some other room about the Court
House, and crying at the door, Mr..
Thompson, County Clerk, went to
let her in. Upon the door being
opened, Maggie was about to walk
in, as usual, when her eyes fell upon
the carpet. She instantly halted
and gazed upon it as though petrifi-
ed with astonishment. All the coax
ing and petting that could be done
failed to induce the cat to put her
feet upon the carpet. She would
smell Of it, and if a hair tickled the
end of her nose, would spring back,
shake her head, and prepare to ele-
vate her back and thicken her tail.
AT last she was caught and carried
to the center of the room, and after
being soothed till quiet, was gently
placed upon the carpet. At FIRST she
was afraid to move, but presently
began to walk slowly about, smiling
at the flowers in the pattern, and
stepping high, like a horse with the
string-halt, and whirling about with
a frightened look whenever the
claws of her hind feet caught in the
thread Of the fabric. At length she
got the better of her fears, and be-
gan to examine the situation more
critically. In the pattern of the car
pet,at intervals of about four feet in
all directions, is a large figure of a
bright scarlet color. After eau
tiously smelling one of these spots,
the cat lay down upon it and rolled
over and over,displaying great plea
sure. She then went to the next red
spot and rolled upon it, and so on
over the whole room, selecting the
bright red spots and rolling upon
them till thoroughly tired out. She
paid no attention to any color but
red, though. there are in the pattern
OF the carpet several other bright
colors of various kinds.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-30

"a noble act nobly done," is the
remark made by William C. Bryant's
paper regarding the veto message.
The New York Sun says that the
American press is going into a slow
decline. Here is an instance of an
editor who reads his own paper.
The Duchess Of Lancaster derives
an income of 100000 from her
duchy. This lady has been quite
famous, for some years. as Queen
Victoria.
The Erie Canal Board have re-
duced the rate Of toll on brick of
every description from one mill to
one-half mill per thousand pounds
per mile.
The receipts from customs for the
week ending the 18th inst. were as
follows: New York; $2,292,4
Baltimore, $ll6,l19; Boston, $780,
$40; Philadelphia, $l20, 900.
Among party of Swedish emi-
grants recently arrived in Portland,
Me-, was man and his wife, about
40 years old, with nineteen children.
To the members of the Ohio Leg
islature we would respectfully COM
mend, for careful, prayerful consid-
GRAFTON, the words Of a New York
Assemblyman who wrote to the wife
of a deceased colleague: II cannot
tell you how panied I was to hear
that your husband has gone to
Heaven. We were bosom friends;
but now We shall never meet again
Last year four of the twenty
cities margining the great lakes
shipped 162,362,Ss6 bushels of
grain, and Montreal more than
100000.
The ten hour bill for manufac-
tories has passed the Massachu.
sets Senate.
Over 10000 pounds OF vanilla
beans are annually imported from
Vera Cruz.
A ghost that haunted a Massa-
chusetts house has been effectu-
tually e1orcisesd by means Of
rat poison.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-30
ACurious Story.

Mr.. Cyrus W. Field lately
learned that the medal voted him
by Congress, which was reported
lost, has turned upin one of Gen.
eral Spinner's safes. He applied
to the Secretary to exchange it
for the duplicate issued to him
in its stead. The Secretary sent
for Gen. Spinner, and requested
him to make the change, where
upon that gentleman replied with
astonishment that he had sent it
to the mint to be melted up, ac-
cording to the Secretary's orders.
Mr.. Richardson, on his side, was
equally astonished, knowing that
he had given no such order. Gen.
eral Spinner produced the order
signed by Richardson, which, by
the initials on the upper left hand
corner, was traced to division
in the Secretary's Office, 1t turn
ed out that the chief of this di-
vision had taken it into his head
that the medal should be melted
up. He accordingly had a clerk
write out an order to that effect,
which he presented to the Sec
retary for his signature, with a
lot of other papers prepared by
the division, which the Secretary
signed-probably while some one
was taking to him on business
in the customary way, without
reading, talking for granted that
the division to which certain mat
tiers had unavoidably been refer
red had prepared the proper pa
pers. A dispatch was promptly
sent to Philadelphia ordering the
return of the medal; but the
question remains: How many and
what papers has the Secretary of
the Treasury signed in the same
way, at whose instance, and to
what effect?
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-30
Summer.

When Summer visited Europe
the first time, he took with him
letters from Judge Story. At
one time he was invited to sit
with the Lord Chief-Justice of
the Kings Bench. During the
trial a point arose which seemed
a novel one. The Lord Chief
Justice turned to Summer and
asked him if there were any
American decisions on that point.
"No, your Lordship," he replied,
"but this point has been decided
in your Lordship's court in such
a case," giving him the citation.
This remarkable readiness gave
him eclat throughout the King
dom.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-30

A Danbury man, whose wife re-
Gently died, subsequently confessed
to friend that nobody could pull
down an under coat as neatly as
Jane did,
What's the difference between a
young barrister and a convict who
is being conveyed to prison? One
is called to the bar and the other is
balled to the car.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-30

The Milwaukee and St, Paul rail-
road will issue new tariff tables on
the 9th, the day before the railroad
law in Wisconsin goes into opera
tion, disregarding the provisions OF
the law.
Jay Gould is in trouble again
This time it is q suit instituted for
the purpose Of compelling him and
. few Others to pay subscriptions to
Union Pacific stock, up to par, to
meet the demands of creditors
Should the defendants lose it will
cost them about ten millions of dol.
bars,
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-30
A COMPROMISE CURRENCY BILL.

There has been much labor performed
during the past week, in which Speak
or Blaine has been very active, looking
70 a compromise currency bill. 1t is un-
derstood that measure including the
following points has been agreed upon
By O number Of the most prominent
leaders on each side:
i. Free banking on the present basis,
with some Of the present restrictions on
the reserves removed.
2. Retiring so per cent. in greenbacks
Of the new banking currency issued
until grcenbacks are reduced to $780,
0O0, 600, the limit at which retirement
shall begin, whether at the present
volume or when 1t has reached $400,-
100000. .--r.
s. Redemption of greenbacks in Az
per cent. bonds. Upon this point one
extreme desires 3-65 and the other s
per cent.
Z. Purchasing 5-20s with green backs
obtained by the process of retention.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-30
A CHANGE.

1t is possible, according to one
Of the poets, for "men to. rise on
stepping stones of their dead selves
to higher things" We observe that
at recent reunion Of soldiers in
Indiana, Governor Hendricks deliv-
cred an address, in which he thank
edthe soldiers of that State sfor
their efforts in behalf of the liberty
and union of this great and glori-
Gus country A little over ten
years ago this same enthusiastically
patriotic individual thanked God
that he had never advised any ma
to lift finger in vindication of that
liberty,or in defense of that imperil
ed Union. But Governor Hend-
ricks is supposed to have a Prcsi
dental maggot breeding in his brain
and that may account for the aston
ishing change which has since taken
place in the tone of his voice.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-30
TEMPERANCE At NASHVILLE.


EDS, REPUBLICANS: Although
the name of our little village has
not yet been published, as enlis-
ted in the Temperance Army, we
have been:earnestly at work, in
our quiet way, for six or seven
weeks.
Mass meetings have been held
every week, always with large at
tendance and enthusistic interest.
One OF our most interesting meet
ings was last Friday night, which
was addressed by Ed. Hiram
Woods and Mrs. Mary Woods Of
Middleport, O., and Rev. T. II. D.
Bell of Shreve. These speakers
held the audience with unflag.
ging interest until a late hour.
For five or six sabbaths the key
notes of the pulpit discourse of
Nashville has been 'sTotal Absti-
nence" "Total Prohibition" "Our
dependence on God for success"
&c.
Our ladies have been at work
too, with very encouraging result.
We formerly had two saloons,un
til about two months since one
OF them was destroyed by fire.
Our ladies have been directing
their efforts particularly towards
suppressing the one, holding pray
er meeting on the side walks in
front Of the saloon day after day,
until they have caused a virtual
surrender, in that, Mr.. Harris has
sold out to another party remark
ing to some of his friends that the
women had spoiled his business.
The women Of Nashville feel
that the Lord has called them to
this work and they are determin-
ed by his grace never to give
over until it is done and thorough
ly dsne.
Of course we have opposition
here as elsewhere, and in a few
instances from unexpected quar-
ters. But to the credit of our
people it can be said, that, with
out a single exception, l believe,
all our earnest workers in the
Churches are heartily engaged
in this Temperance work. The
croakers are they who have new
er done any thing for their Mas
er. The words OF the song of
t eborah are not obsolete yet
course we Meroz, saith the angel
Of the Lord. Curse We bitterly the
inhabitants thereof. because they
came not to the help of the Lord,
to the help of the Lord against
the mighty" Judges v: %. =
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-30
JUST LIKE IHEM:

One Of the first things the Demo
cratic City Council of Cincinnati did
was to repeal the ordinance that
prohibited the sale of liquors on
Sunday. This ordinance was adop
ted BY Republican Council in 1857
and has been maintained by them
until this time. The meaning OF
the repeal is that there may be free
trade in liquor on Sunday, and that
the Democracy may win all the
bummers to their support.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-30
ROAD NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that petition
IN will be presented to the Commissioners of
holmes County. az their next session in June,
A ID 1874, praying for the location and estab-
lishmcnt OF n county road on the following
line, to wit: beginning ut point ou the pub
lick road leading from Ioudonvile in Ash
land county, Ohio. IN wa!honding, in Co>hoc-
ton county. west of q. W. Barnes house on the
line between SAMUEL Barnes and Levi Rcy-
nolds to the Summit Bridge; thence west on
the line between John Marks and j. G. Big
hams, and thence west through j. G .Bigham's
farm to intersect the county road leaiing from
Nashville, Holmes county 10 Mt Holly. In
Knox county, Ohio. A PETITIONER.
Dated March ith, 1874. ssw4
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-30
INITIATION BILL VETOED.

uclft sClt lucSodSC ~ thO CCu-
ate vetoing the currency BILL
This action came unexpected to
most people, and was con-
trary to the general impression
and predictions of the newspa-
per correspondents at Washing
ton. The veto message gives full
ly and clearly the reasons for this
important step. The objections
embody most of the strongest
points that have been made
against the mad scheme OF infla-
ton by the soundest writers and
speakers on finance of all politi-
cal parties. As tersely stated by
the President, the adoption of
the measure would be a depar
ture from the true principles of
finance, the national obligation
to creditors. Congressional prom
ises, party pledges on the part of
both political parties, and from
the personal views and promises
so often expressed by the Presi-
dent in his annual messages. This
action of the President is upheld
by most of the prominent news
papers of the country both east
and west. He is entitled to high
commentator for this act. While
this bill, owing to the awkward
ness and ignorance of the infia-
tionists who prepared and passed
it, came far short of their inten-
tions, and was not in itself a par
ticularly bad measure, it contain
ed an element of the gravest fu-
ture mischief, since it affirmed
the right of Congress to issue, ir-
redeemable paper in the time of
peace and make it legal-tender,
without providing in any way for
its redemption. The affirmance
of this right as to $44,00O,000
would have been all the excuse
wanted to authorize the issue Of
any other sum hereafter. The
bill was the first step on down.
bill course,at the bottom of which
lies bankruptcy, national dishon-
or and possible revolution.
Notwithstanding this opposi-
ton by the President, the infla-
ton majority in Congress do not
propose to yield calmly to the
the policy of the President con-
corning the currency. A formal
and definite break is. to be made
with him. and instead of pulling
with him, Morton, Butler, Logan
& Co., are to institute a rebellion
in Congress against him similar
to that of Andrew johnson. The
question is fast taking the form
of an issue between the two
wings of the Republican party
and the stakes are being set for
1876. If imitation succeeds, SEN
ator Morton will undoubtedly be
the candidate for the Presidency.
On the other side, as leaders of
the other wing, will be Blaine
and Conkling, who have commit
ted themselves to the principle
that the government should be
true to her promises. Between
now and the convention of'76 re-
main two years, during which Pc
riod no imitation will be possible.
We have an abiding faith that
these two years of assured quiet
and certainty will SO far indicate
the wisdom of the Presidents
course that the great imitation
party which now looms up SO ON
inously,will then find that its pre-
sent proposed war cry of "cheap
money and cheap transportation
will be understood at its true val
ue.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-30
EDITORIAL CONVENTION.
( orrIcE OF REpuBLIcAN.

oE NIX
Bellefontaine, o., April, 2l, IA.
The Annual Convention of the
Ohio State Editorial Association
will convene at Columbus, Friday,
Ma, 18th, 1874, at ten O'Clock A. NJ.
It is requested that there be a full
attendance.
The profession should be given a
character and dignity worthy its i'm
portance and infuence;an thorough
organization and an understanding
OF its wants and the best methods
for promoting its interests, (which
are necessary to this end, can be
best secured By personal consulta-
ton and deliberation.
JOSHUA SAxroN, President.
J-Q.A. CAMPBELL, Secretary.