The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-03-25
EDITORIAL SUMMARY.


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TIM Legislature of Michigan has abolished
Grand Juries in that State. An important limo.
yaion.
a RIOT occurred in the State Prison, at Auburn,
n Y, on Saturday last, in which Mr.. Kirkpatrick,
the warden, shot three men.
lr is said that the widow OF the late Postmaster
General Brown, is about to leave Washington,
and return with her family to Tennessee.
DIR. THOMAS MuIrER, professor Of surgery OF
Jefferson College, Philadelphia, died at tho Mills
House, in Charleston, on the night Of the 10th.
some OF our exchanges are amusing themselves
with the query, il Sickles be a murderer what Is
Buttcr.worthi a wag says 80 cts. apound.
As Incorporate man by the name Of Arnold,
residing uoar Washington, Foyetle County, was
killed OH the 10Th, by being thrown from buggy
DESNIs HoERIGAN, a prize fighter, go' into row
in Milwaukee, lew days sluce, and was Killed
by being struck OH the head with piece Ut stove
wood.
TnE Ashtabula SeRtind of the lTth, says that
Mr.. Giddings lett home On the Monday previous,
to lecture in roterboro', New Haven and perhaps,
New York.
A VERDICT for sl5o wOs lately given in the Cir
cult Court OF Fayette County, Tenn, lor a dog
killed by being run over by the curs on the RuIl-
ROAD near Someovile.
The Illinois Legislature has passed law that no
person shall serve more than once in each year
upon jury. The law is designed to do away
with professional jurors"
A cRLyAssE took place at Tulula, IS miles nboye
Vicksburgh, on the night OF the 10Th, which mum
dated the surrounding country, aud destroyed an
enormous amount Of property
Tue puinesylle AdUertiser states that the pre-
parutory department Of the Lake Erie Seminary
will be organized in April, and that the institution
will be opened complete in September.
/ CAPT. DIsNUKEs, OF Nashville, Tenn, while re-
turning with his wife from the theater on the
night Of the 10th, was attacked by four men ana
shot. His wounds will probably prove fatal
! THECincinnati ,iazette says that a copyright for
book entitled The Principles of National and
! Political Law" by ]. J. Burlamaqui, was taken
out on the 10th inst, by Joseph IL. Riley 81 Co.
Of Columbus.
The inquest on the death Of Mike Walsh, in
York City, q few days since, resulted in 0
verdict that his death was caused by falling in {
fit of apoplexy, after which he was robbed by sumt
persons unknown.
II is suid that DIR. Bailey, Of the National Era
will sail for Europe about the first OF May, for
six months tour and that it there be no extra ses
sion of Congress- the Hon, John Sherman, oil thi
State, will accompany him.
A MAN, who registered his name as VIC. Jack
, son, New York. was found dead in his bed at th
Marshall House, Milwaukee, OH the evening ol tn
18TH lie had probably committed suicide, u
, laudunum was found Oh his person
A psPATcH from Lcayenworlh says that in tn
case OF boy und son, who were abducted iron
Kansas ino Missouri, charged with aiding III tn
r escape OF slaves change OF UrnHe has bee
granted and the trial transferred TO St Joseph's.
THE uccounts from Europe indicp;e the near ap
proach OF war, in which all, or nearly all, OF th
} European powers will bo more or less implicated
Each day seems to widen the breach and rende
an amicable adjustment OF difficulties impossible.
AN attempt wns made week or Two since, Il
burn the State House in Boston, by setting iEe It
large bin OF shavings in the basement Tin
, fire was soon extinguished. The Legislature ben
in session, 1t occusiUned considerable consterna
ton.
, We learn from the N. Y. EueaiVg Post thu
>. among the speakers at recent meeting OF I'll
4 friends OF temperance, held at Coopers Inst
tule, IN that city, wus eloquent friend JAIME
y A. Briggs, Esq. Mr.. Briggs was highly compl
|, menled Tor his speech.
1t NEARLY all OF our exchanges have something
AS say about the emigration 10 flhe's Peak. Tho
IL sands are going-umons the rest, such scounde
as infested California when her gold diggngs we
novelty, The society about Plke's Peak Is Iili
Iy To be rather mixed fur u time,
Al ult fi,,I, al i'm Mnul3pn. IL
the night of the l7th, between Stephen Lancisc
i aud Ebenezer Hollis, the former shooting the Ii
= ter with pistol Hollis lived about ID minut
~ ~ after receiving the fatal wound. Lanciscus "
i, arrested and committed 10 Jail.
TH1 Warren ChrOmicie suy that an insane "
n man. tMrs Kinney, Of Kinsman,) jumped throu
a the window Of her room in the County lntrma
re carrying sash and glass with her, breaking her
ey and ankle and 80 badly tearing the flesh tual III
cd utcatiJh set in and she died.
II. JouS L. TENEYcK, Republican was, Oh the u
he elected u. 5 Senator from New jersey. The
I'd. loltiug resulted as follows john G. Teney
Rep, AZ; Peter d. VrooI, Dem, "a; +. stockt
"a, Dem, 2; VIM Wright, Dem, 3. For CouI
", Judges all the Opposition candidates were elect
''I Well done, New Jersey!
-, sentatives, making it unlawful to emuncip
mr.. slaves in that STATE and punishing the violation
ty. it's provisions with heavy fine and imprisonniC
lis 1t makes it the duty OF the Sheriff 10 seize
ers sell into slavery any free negro found m the 81
after the first Monday in June next.
ro. WE learn from New York paper, that
h,, Sickles is now in that city, staying with her
- Their II says the story that she had lhreate
e'' violence TO herself IN certain contingency is
son CANNON People who ought 10 know, say
the lady now rather regrets her precipitOte con
,,, sior, and the first blush OF shame for the pu
= exposure being over, resentment begins to take
s"' place of contrition, far as her husband is
on cerned."
the A MAN namod Walsh, arrived at Leavenw
lse. on the 10Th from Denver City, % days out, by
900 smoky Hill Route. Ile reported the road GOV,
i'm with emigrants, proceeding in every imagin
I conveyance lie brought SlOo in gold d
which was dug in % days. MIR. Allison,
"s' arrived al Independence on Saturday, from ri
the Peak, tells different story. He reports ri
- Peak a humbug--no money there, and no pre-
This bity of being any.
th,. LOUIS ScuLESsNGER, the pen-vender, returne
Warren, about three weeks since, aud was
rested on complaint of Woods g. Pew, for obt