The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-04-08
EDITORIAL Summary.

The corn and cotton crops Of Texas are
said to be in very promising condition.
JuDeE CALVIN SKINNER, Of Jefferson
County, N. Y, died suddenly in Chicago
on The 3lst ult.
THERE children were recently poisoned
in Georgia from eating The flowers of the
yellow jessamine.
A YOUNG man named Charles Foster,
was hung at Charleston, South Carolina,
on Friday last, for burglary.
The Louisiana Legislature is abou: to
make an appropriation for clearing out
the distractions in the Mississippi River.
The coal mines in the vicinity of Potts.
vile, Pa, have been drowned out by the
heavy rains, and all opei ations suspended.
The Charleston Mercury says there
is but one party in the United States, and
that is the Abolition Black Republican
party"
The counterltiter's last dodge is to print
the name of some well.known and respon-
sible business firm on the back of their
spurious bills.
JonS FARMER, TIE author Of numerous
maps Of Michigan, threw himself from a
balcony in Detroit some days since, and
was killed. lie was insane.
LOUIS ScHLEssINGER has been tried at
Warren, for obtaining money under false
pretences, and convcted. We learn that
the Jury we're out but ten minutes.
The telegraph announces that there are
several bad crevasses above New Orleans,
which threaten considerable damage
The water is higher than last year.
ONE Of the Philadelphia Courts has de.
cided that false entry by cle,k iu the
books of a firm is forgery at common
law, and must be punished as such.
On the 4th inst, resident of Detroit,
by the name of Z lward II. Benedict,
in fit OF jealousy stabbed his wife, and
afterwards attempted suicide by hanging
IT is stated that Mrs. Key. the mothei
of p Barton Key, is lying Ill al Baltimore
She is as yet unacquainted OF the manner
o. her sons death, suPposing he died in 1
, fit Of appoprxy.
On the End inst, the new steam saw
I mill Of S. Idler, at CenlIeville, Hurcl
! County, was destroyed by fire. The FIR
: is said to have been the work Of an incen
t diary. Loss $1,000; no; insured.
A COUPLE were lately married i'll Cincn
= natl, atter an. acquaintance of only fou
hours, formed in u railroad car and, wh,l
d going around TO st. Louis, on the Marth
n Putnam, hnd u fare up. and separated. =
l. The lady returned to this State.
B. A COLLISION occurred near Hastings, o
g tho Hudson River, on tho night Of the a0t
% ult., between ono of the Albany steamer
~ and the sloop Stephen Raymond The Ia
n ter sank instantly. with bor crew of thre
d men, who were all drowned.
l. THE EIyria Democrat states that thre
;, y, prisoners Owo white and one blsck) recent
If made their escape from the jail at th'
place 1t says that. whom last heard fror
tho white men were playing off tho negro
y. fugitive slave, and thus raising money
IN aid them in thor fight.
q The Michigan Farmer learns from
4 gentleman who has had extensive obsel
10 vatiors in different parts Of that Stat'
Z ! that the prospect for the growing whe'
% crop is better than at any correspondent
!. period for ten years.
,s In New York, on the Is: instant,
Churchill Woods was held in $1,000
" bail on charge Of having perpetrate
p heavy frauds upon the Government i
. connection with disbursements in tn
Treasury of the Wagon Road betwee
. FL Paso and Fort Yuma. California.
WE learn that the old mansion Of Go
" Wyllys, on the Charter Oak, Hartlor,
. is being demolished TO make way for
" modern house. This old mansion W
= built 222 years ago for the Royal Cove
" nor of the colony, and the frame of sol
Enpiish oak was sent out from EDplanC