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The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-07

The BrRNs FAMILY PROVIDED FoR.-It
VIII DO recolcct,d that Con. Joseph Burns
of the CoshoctOn district starred for Wash.
lngton at the opening of tho last session Z
Cong'oss fierce Anti Lccompton Den ocr,t
but 6cforO the vote was taken he was mani
pu!a cd Into ono OF tho must reliable sup.
poiters of the Prcsdcnt's pct measure For
TINS the pooplo OF his district cast him out
at the ballot boxes last fall, and for some
reason his family of cons has been officially
provided for, as wo learn by tho Cushuctol
Age. VIM w. Burns is Quartermaster in
the United States Army; John q. Burns 10
Clelk Ot tho U. s. District Court in Iowa;
Joseph Burns, Jr, is Clcrk in Quartcr,nase
tors Department u. $. A. at Fort Smith,
Arkansas Alex. l. Burns is Postmaster ae
Roscoe; and Samuel Burns is Deputy Shor.
lit OF Coshocton cruniy. Gen. Joseph Burns
father of tho family OF ofiice.holdcls. is still
drawing his Congressional salary and miles
agc.-Lcader.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-07
"Honor to whom Honor is Duo ("

We cannot permit our friend Wright to
retire from tho Democrat, without rendering
40 him his due. We havo known him long
and intimately, and can chcerfully testify TO
his honesty Of purpose, as we'll as to his
devotion to tho principles of which his paper
-.s always an advocate. IEe purchased
Ihe Democrat at time when it's interests
wero in suffering condition, and its present
prosperity is principally attributable to him
Though he has had many adverse circum-
stances to combat with, ho has rendered
the cause of Republicanism in this County,
essential service. Our best wishes will over
attend him. Would it not DO woll for those
who have received the bonoit of his editorial
iabors, to give him some suitable token Of
Iher appreciation of tho sa,no? ?
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-07
End Of the Cancemi Trial,

The case 0t tho Italian Ciucetni 10 ono of
tho most remarkable criminal trials on rec
ord. Ho was yesterday found guilty of man
slaughter in the first drgrou, il being his
fourth trial tor tho murder of Anderson, the
Policeman. On the first trial the Jury were
nnabio 20 agree on u verdict, ten being in
favor ot finding him guilty of murder, aud
two IN favor OF his acqlittal On tho sec.
ond trial he was found guilty of murder, and
tho seItenco was sot aside by tho Court OF
Appeals, on tic ground that tho Judge in
hIs charge TO the jury had neglected to make
any alluslon To tho plea of previous good
character. On tio third trial no was again
found guilty of murder, and the verdict was
again set aside and new trial ordered by
tho Court OF Appeals, on tho ground that
his conviction was illegal tho verdict having
boon rendered by jury consisting of but
oleven persons, though his counsel had con
sented TO such an arrangement. IIeis now
on ms fourth trial, convicted of mansluugh.
ter in tho first degree. by jury of twelve
men. ten OF whom, i; is stated, wore IN favor
OF bringing him in guilty of murder Thus
out OF tho forty. suyen jurors to whom his
case was submitted forty.thrco. it appears,
pronounced him guilty of murder. Proba
bly, no man ever before had his neck in such
close proximity to halter and ESCAPED
hanging. The lowest punishment for tho
cTimo of which no has boon found guilty. is
ten wears imprisonment in the State Prison.
while tho extrcmo penalty is Imprisonment
for litc.-N y. Timrs
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-07

FRONTIER BARDARisM.--The Kansas sa.
perS bring us tho particulars of q Series Of
most shocking murders, supposed to have
been pcrpotrareG by two fruds hamed Scx
ton and Nromen. Sexton aud Vromon
lived with farmer named Hart, for whom
they worked. Hart lived about two mica
from Palmetto. On the evening of Iaet
Sunday week. Sexton borrowed a pistol
from neighbor, for tho avowed purpose of
shooting some Indians. On tho following
Monday, tho noighbors who had loaned tho
pistol was informed thpt Hart had been
murdered, aud on repairing TO his house,
found that he hadbcen shot On the Wed.
nesday following, an Otoe Indian brooghs
Intelligence that tGur Pattawo,omie Indians
were lying dead in their wigwam, two u,iii,:s
below tho house of Hart, on tho river. On
examination, it was found that they had
been inhumanly murdered. Tho impress.
ion is that Sexton and Vromer were tho as
sassins. having first murdered Hart for some
grudgo. and then murdered the Indians thaA
they might got their ponies and escape
81. LOUIS .Nrus.
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UNPRECEDESTEo SuccEss.-We are glad
to learn that the Atlantic Monthly is moot.
ing with great favor !iom all sources.
Though the publishers printed nearly thirty
thousand copies OF the January num6ur, this
large supply was entirely exhausted on tho
very DAY ot publication, thus compelling
many new subscribers and others to wait "a
few days before obtaining copy. Tho pub.
'lshers Lave another edition OF several thuus.
and III press, which will be ready in few
days, aud with their present facilities they
vii DO ablo to supply tho demand. however
large 1t may Oc. Their subscrIptIons,r receive
cd 10y mail alOne from all parts Of tho coun-
t!y. haVe averaged more than ono hui d ell
day, for some timo past. Mrs. Ii. b.
Stoves new serial, "Tho Minister'S Woolog,"
is immensely popular, as indicated by the
success which is thus attending the enter.
prising publishers efforts to make the Ian
tic tho embodiment of all this is enter tam
ing and mstructivc.-Bosion Trareicr Dee
3lN
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JANUARY Z, 1859.
Russian Emancipation of serfs,

Dates from st. Petersburg Of November
25d state that the great measure of liberia.
uon IS going on, aud that the Emperor has.
VI spite OF all opposition. umancipnted ali
the peasants on the arpannges or lands. of
the Imperial family comprising several hun.
dred souls. lIo has plso ordered TINT the
soris belonging to the mines uhdor the di.
rection OF tho Minister OF Finance. DO freed
in siS months, and three Committees kayo
been organized TO carry this order into effcc.
-ono Tor tho GoveTnment Of Moscow. .anoth-
er Tor orenbure, and the third for the Ural.
iho peasantry employed in the mil ,es were
originally free, but Peter the Great. 10 en-.
courage metal working in the empire. gave
certain powers to proprictors which wero
exteEded from time to vine until the peas.
ants became actual scrFs.
A st. Petersburg letter Nov. 23d saws:
Tho landholders of Poland have ,nattp an
attempt TO secure themselves us firmly as
they can against the consequences OF enian-
cipation. THO cultivators Of Il oIish estates
arc personally froe, but they depend on the
proprietors for the lands which thry work
upon. Ihese men weru warned off because
1t was feared that they would claim the landa
which they occupied. The result has been
multitude of suits in which il has been de-
cded that the cultivators cannot be expeIl.
cd from the lands which they have cleared,
nor from those wh;ch were originally con-
sidored as tho lands Of the peas aus: and
that they will havo the right to enter upon
tull possession rs soon ms the general enau-
cpation is proclaimed. Prince Gortscba-
koif is to submit plan for the emanclra.
ton in Poland to the Central Committee.
In that Kingdom it will really consist in ihe
acquisition o: the real estate By the pea SAINT
ry.
Tho Emperor is introducing other reforms
which w,i corcrdo further powers 20 he
people. A Warsaw letter OF November 25th
thus speaks of an important piIvl,nee auCut
to DO cnnlurrcl on the Russian people.
am able to givu you reliable iriUl mntion
that the Imperal Government has arrived
ut tho determination to remove Iho 81 Q. ott
magistrates of tho Kingdom and TO substi.
tuto municipality based on elections BY
communos; tho elections to be every tby.o
Years. There is general rejoicing over this,
Under the Vice Royalty OF Paskieviich, it
was tho custom to make magistrates OF su.
peranuatcd Russian officers, who ruled the
cities as it thoy owued thcm
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-07

ANoLnER ATLANTIC CABLE BY a late
Foreign arrival We learn that company
is forming in England to lay another ca.
BILE across The Atlantic. No attempt can
be made with any prospect OF success to
lilt the old cable until the return of calm
weather at the end Of April or May, and
even under present circumstances the e1.
Pecialions with regard to the operations
were not favorable. Meanwhile it has
been definitely ascertained that the exist :
ing damage was not at the shore end
The laying OF the new end has been com
pesed 10 distance Of twelve miles from
FaIen,ia. The experiments lately under
taken by persons previously unconnecied
with the enterprise. confirm the original
Inference that the main fault is about 27O
miles from The Irish coast, at a depth Of
900 falhoms. There is also a fault on
the ether side. which is thought TO be
abou! 200 milcs from. Newfoundland :
currents however, still continue TO be re-
ceived. although Of Bind so feeble and
uncertain AS 10 be useless for any prac,i-
cable purpose.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-07

MnRDEROUs AssAULr.-Two despera.
does in Cherry Valley. assaulted DR.. Les
lie. also of that township, on the evening
OF The 24Ih inst, with murderous intent.
The circumstances as we learn them are
these The doctor was travelling on one
OF the streets in his suky, and was met
by one Mclaughlin and another confedey.
ate who engaged him in some personal
conversation, and while ;hus engaged one
OF the men stepped behind the doctor and
dealt him a blow with heavy club, aim
ing at his head but which fell on his shoul.
der. The doctor received one or two Sc.
we're blows when he jumped from the sui
KY aud engaged in his own defense, his
horse al the same time becoming friyhten.
ed ran off. The doctor was pretty severe.
ly handled, and so stunned that he lost
consciousness Tor time, but on recover
ing found himself without hat and over.
coat. the rufiians having fed Our irfor.
mant says hundred men OF Cherry Val.
ley turned out in search Of the ruffians.
anc had succeeded in arresting them
The result Of the examination we have not
learned. A gang Of desperadoes have
long been source OF annoyance TO the
law and order cilizens of Cherry Valley,
and no doubt this murderous assault was
planned 10 revenge for the Doctors efi.
clent and resolute efforts TO rid that com
munlly OF the rascals. Al the last term
OF Court one Of these was arraigned for
crime. and another Of the gang periured
himself and vas sent to the peniteniiary
Reporter. Dec. 3jth,
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-07

RATHER HoooIsH. -Messrs. l.. & s. Edison
request Us to state that, on the lst inst.
they killed two hogs 81 months old, wOigh.
ing respectively 32e and 800 lbs. These
hogs exceed in weight, those killed by Cook,
Smith and Knowles.
Mr.. Alouro Randall, Of this town, yostcr-
day sIau ughtered a hog II monthS old, which
weighed 537 lbs.
Mr. Reuben Stafford, also Of this town,
slaughtered hog, the other day. two years
old. which weighed 63l lbs.
We thought these hogs couldn'. bo boat,
until We learned from tho Cincinnati En-.
0sircr, that Bogens, Of that city, recently
purchased h-y weighing nine hundred
and siKty-fge I,guads. Stand back, gontle-
men CiDelnnat, 5 bOund to root out all
eomperifion in the hog business,
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THE JEFFERsoN1AN DEMOCRAT.

While tho mass OF spectators were settling
themselves in places, several memorials in
audible in jho noise, but apparently Of a
private nature, wero presented, and MIR.
Mallory, from the Naval Committee, repor.
ted bill to build ten nddtionai sloops war.
which was laid over. He said he would
mako aD effort to obtain an early vote upon
il.
Mr.. Mallory also introduced bill to raise
the pay of the officers of the navy
Quiet being restored, tho Senate nppro-
p~iately devoted the rest of tho day in 'GIs-
eussing Mr.. Jobnson's (1enn) motion in.
structing the finance Committee TO investi.
gate into the expenditures of tho public
money, aud report tho means to bring the
expenses of the Government within tho lin. d.
its of rigid economy.
Mossrs. johnson, Seward, Biglor, Fossen-
den, Toombs, Shields, Davis, Collarner, Ma.
son, Stuart, Clingman, Roid, Green, and
othors took part in the debate.
All agreed in the necessity Of rctrench.
ment tho only point debated being whothor
to refer the subject TO tho Finance Commit
too, or Special Committee of seven.
Without action tho Senate went into EI.
ecutive session; und upon opening the
doors, Mr.. Hunter introduced the first M.
preparation bill of the season, namoly, the
Indian, Pension, and Military Academy Bill,
after which the Senate adjourned.
After further remarks which wore listcn
ed to with wrapt attention, tho Senate pro-
ceodod in body to tho New Hall
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-07

1F any people in the world over needed
an apostle to cast their devils out, il is ours
who live in this watcr-Ioggcd country. Tho
miasmatic poison Of our Swsmps and Marsh
es becomes voritablo devil in the blood to
rovol in the AguUs and Fevers which shake
and scorch us all Ayers "AGuE CURE" is
said to be tdO apostle We need, and some Of
our noighborS who have tried il, confirm the
report.-JoWrHat, Plano, M
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-07

The WAY or THE TRANsGREssoR rs
HARp.-There is woman in the aims
house in Baltimore spending the evening
OF her days, who once filed a large but
unenviable space in the public eye. Her
name is Rachael Cunningham. who en-
SHARED the affections of four husbands,
and IN short time effected separations be-
tween their wives; the fourth. former
sheriff. sacrificed to her everything, for
tune, honor. fame, and for her become
te'on, and for her died felon's DEATH
Under an assumed name, she is now eking
out miserable existence in that insti,u,
tcn' making some atonement for her la
mentable conquests over oonnubial honor
and domestic peace in early life.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-07

News FROM FRAzER's RIvER.-The
god news is on the whole, through Eng
lis sources, quite favorable. Numerous
companies are digging. and the geld found
ranges from $500 to 5000 per day, to
hand. The general news is important.
Gov. Douglas had issued proclsma alions,
declaring the organization Of the new
Government OF British Columbia, and the
regulation Of the Territory by English
law publishing the revocation of the act
OF 1898, granting the exclusive privilege
Of trading with the Indians to the Hud-
sons Bay company and announcing the
royal mandate of indemnifcation to the
Governor aad all other OF the fscas for
acts done before the establishment; of the
Legitimate authority in British Columbia
IA measure Of protection against future
legal proceedings. Mr.. John Nugen,,
Special Agent Of the United States, has
punished an address to all Americans in
the Colony, in which he censures The Brit.
ish officials for their unlicensed .rudeness,
and the Courts for ignorance. The pub.
lication Of this document had produced
remarkable effect. the British residents re.
garding it MS an insult to them.
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A TERRIBLE FALL AND REaARKAn,v

A TERRIBLE FALL AND REaARKApLE
ESCAPE. Alter the concert at Massie Hall.
on Saturday evening. as the large crowd
were going down the stairs, an accident
occurred to the wife apd infant child OF
MIR, John NJ. Broom, that came very near
proving fatal to both. The stairs were
very much crowded, and Mrs Broom and
husband became separated in the throng.
The lady had the child in her arms, Gan
infant OF seventeen months old, and in
turning the corner at the first platform, in
descending she was borne by the pressing
crowd against the railing. Just as she
turned the angle in the stairs. she lost her
balance, and having the child in her arms,
was unable 10 help herself. The alterna-
tive OF dropping the child and saving her
self. or going over the railing with her
cid, presented itself to her mind !;
and mosher.like. she grasped the babe
with desperate energy, and went over the
railing with it, distance of fifteen feet
We happened to be jus, outside the door
a: the bottom Of the stairs, when the scream
and fall startled US. aud returning step
or Two, we found the unfortunate woman
lying at the foot Of the stairs, with the
babe closely pressed TO her bosom.--
Strange as 1t may seem, the child was not
even scratched or bruised. The mother.
nv strange TO say, did not seem seriously
injured. She was shocked and bruised
considerably, but more alarmed abou. her
babe than herself Portsmouth Tribune.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-07

Eg Gen. Houston, now in his sixly-
nth year, has sisnlfed his intention 80
retire from pubic hle On the 5,h of li,rch
nex'. The General has purchased ex,eH.
siye lands On G 'lveslou Say, whittier he
Will remove. " engage extensively in sheep
grazing.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-07

The San Francisco correspondent of the
New York Times says-the great Mariposa
grant Of john @. Fremont, Is advertised for
sale in tho tax delinquent list. 1t is valued
ut $500 900; improvements, SS, 900; total
for the 4i,s70 ,aeres, ,S20s, ,oooj ts1es, s4,42s,
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The lefferscQiaa 4eMocfai
JULIUS 0, CONVERSE, Editor.
HARDOS, o. FRIDAY, JANUARY 7th, 1859.
Scholarships for SnLe.

One in the Ohio State and Union Law College
Cleveland, and one in Folsom's Commercial Col.
lege, Cleveland. They are transferable, and will
be sold al q discount, II applied for soon.
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"srAsD FaoM CSDIR. R."--Dvinquen tax
payers you'd do well TO remember that the
great Land Sale eomes OFF ut thN Court
House 10 this Place, on Monday nOI'.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-07

Ono PESIrENrIARV,-On yesterday,
Thursday. there were 730 prisoners in The
Ohio Penitentiary.-95 more than there
are cells 10 accommodate.-C0l 6az. .
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@rWe must urge upon our subscribers.
tho necessity of Immediately removing their
subscriptions. 4 fow hundred advance
payments just at this time, would assist US
very materially.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-07
CORK, Dec. 9. 1853.

At half.past eleven o'clock this morning.
fifteen prisoners, charged with being mem.
hors of an illegal society. arrived by tho
Bindon train, undor tho escort of IA large
party of police. Thoy aro all young men.in
u respectable position in socioty. Twelve OF
them arc from Skibbcreon and throe from
bantrr. The captures wero effected last
night while most of tho parties wore in bod
Ihoy arc members of tho Phoenix Society.
aud tho informations have boon sworn
n!a'nst th'm by one of their own body nam
oil Sullivan. Tho object of tho Sncicty is
said to havo boon for tho purpose of obtain.
ing All invasion of our country by American
filiOus,ers.
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The Troubles in Ireland.

Tho telegraph has given us an inkliup of
now troubles in Ireland, and the arrest of a
number OF young mon, on tho absurd charge
that they were concerned In an effort To
bring over an invading force OF Irshmon
from this country.
The Dublin correspondent Of the London
Post calls attention to a startling paper. -
written by n Jail chaplain. and published ro.
certly in one of the Dublin journals. which
processes to give. on tho authority of a Rib.
bonmau, an account OF the organization. SC.
OF the Ribbon system. Tho paper states
that delegates from tho various lodges moot
quarterly in Liverpool, Manchester. @ lasgow,
Dublinor other large manufacturing towns,
to mako arrangements for disseminating tho
signs aud passwords for tho ensuing quarter
Tho lodge meetings are held in tho priyato
room of u public house to whicl, the mem
bers assemble gradually. E,ch grievance
complained of is there fully discussed; the
obnoxious magistrate, landlord, or agent 10
placed on trial, sentenced to death. (if pro-
nounced unfit to livo,) or, il not to death. to
somo mltigatod punishment, such as beating
or destruction of his propcrtysby fro or
othor"iso; or no is pronounced not guilty
the rare exception to tho general rule
II a murder is determined on, tho duty of
tho delegate uf the county within which the
meeting which passed It WAS holl
The aggrovod patty in whose favor the
decision has been made. procpcds to tho
parish master of a district in another coun.
~; the first eight Or ton men who arc thon
for duty in that district, return with him to
the spot which he is prepared to Indicate -
II any prescribed punishment is to be inflc-
tod, from murder to a beating. or destrnc
ton OF property, he points ont tho inivdu.
al or place, and keeps himself in tho back
ground, whilst the othors execute his pur-
poses; and it tho party which execute these
escapes arrest on tho spot, his Identification
is nearly impossible. Every member of tho
body is bound by his oath to obeyhs lcalrr
at two hours notice, under tho penalty OF
death.
Much property has lately bcen destroyed
at Straband. and notices Of intended injury
TO persons who for certain reasons had be.
come obnnIious to tho II bbonnon, wore
served. The latest information 10 contained
in the following Dispatch
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in copying tho law of last session, in regard
10 sheriifs, by which error they were made
to hold thoir Offices for three years instead
of two, ss tho law intended. Tho bill re-
storing tho Canal Contracts, has boon indo.
linitely postponed in tho Senate.
The Cleveland PLATA Dealer winds up
two long columns devoted to laudatious of
itself, thus:
Our want of room forbid any further OK
tracts at present.
"A good namo is better than precious
ointment. "-BibLe
As tho editor manifcsts such an itching
for notoriety, perhaps tho ointment would
DO bottor in his case.
We notice that MeSsrs. Smith and Miller
havo disposed of their interest in the
Ohio Stair'mdn, to Messrs. Manypenny
and Miller, and that tho paper is hereafter
to DO eoitod by Col. Goo. W. Manvponny.
Tho Statesman is n worry good newspaper,
but, as 1t ia TO DO devoted to the interests of
tho present pro'slavcry Administration. we
canno. hope that its new editor will realize
many pennies from his labou.
A DISPATCH from Hartford. Jan. 4th, saws
Tho snow is nearly three feet deep, and is
still falling A dispatch from Springaeld,o
samo date, says; "Tho Express Train which
left Boston early this morning for Now York
and duo hero at 1850, is fast in tho snow
two miles east of Worcester, and nearly ccS.
"rod up. The Now York Express Train due
hero at o'l6, has not yot arrived. The Al
bany Train due horo at las arrived here u,
8 o'clock.