The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-03-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The war in Virginia between the Letcher
and Goggin parties RACES with increased fnry
The Norfolk Argus puts in mourning part
Of it's sheet containing an extract from the
Norfolk Herald. in which the editor said tina,
Virginia would one day be Free State, and
the sooner the better
The Italians OF New York propose to open
q subscription throughout the United Sta'es
to offer to the King of Sardinia sword, the
hilt Of which shall consist of small statue Of
Italy. ia pure California gold. as tribute OF
sympathy and admiration offered by the Ital.
ians here 10 the champion of national indie
pendence in Italy.
At the next session of Congress the desks
10 the House are to be removed, and the seats
of members brought nearer together The
experiment will have a better assurance OF
success if the ranking privilege Of members be
aoolished. Mr.. Seward will attempt to intro
dnce tine new reform into the Senate, and with
good prospect of success. - l55iz
"A woman has been indicted at Anderson, s.
c., for being common scold'
The General Assembly 70. 81 of the Pres
byterian Church of the u s convenes at In
dianapolis on ihe l9th of May next. A very
large attendance is anticipated. M .e
Mrs. Cunningham Burdell passed through
Petersburgh, Va on the 2lft en- roate South.
She tried to travel incog but was detected by
some qniz The excitement was immense on
the d. scovery 5.7 s s= 29-s
The Propogateur Cathoiiqne, Southern
Catholic j,urnaL learns f,om persons worthy
of confidence. that General Walker. recently
converted to the Catholic Church, has deter
mined to enter q religious order and become q
Catholic priest. w -g4s 7lS
John Frank, who lives in Brown connty. o.
ser ved in the Mexican war with distinguished
bratery-was at the battles of Palo Alto
Monterey aLd Bnena Vista, has on his person
sixty visible wouads, and has twenty six chill
dren. - @ a. s
A gentleman 10 Cincinnati few days since
emptied his pockets of parcel OF letters ant
papers which he had accumulated there, ane
burnt them. The next morning he discovered
that among them was one containing $500 il
bills which he had intended for the mail.
Il having been cha, ged. that Ex Presiden
Pierce, row absent in Europe, was anxious t.
secare the Democratic nouiDation for the
!, Presidency, be has written letter to a frien.
in Boston, in which he declares thai under III
possible circumstances will he again permit tn
use of his name in connection with any publi
Office, m s.a.5s z-. bEge
49, The vincennes (IndJ Gazette says that tn
Sheriff Of that county lost bis cow few day
ago, and could discover no traces of her any
where. after the most diigent search. Las
s Saturday her half put id remains were foun,
in the Jury room of the Court House. Sh
had been locked up there probably. to retur
verdict. but after eating all the law paper
10 the room. of which there was considerable
supply. she yielded up her breath.
The Pixies Peak emigration is becoming
great movement. Every steamboat tha
pIoughs against the current Of the mudd
Missouri is crowded with adventures eager T.
try their fortunes in the new land of golae
ii promise. A reporter of the Missouri Demo
crat visited seven Missouri steamers Frida
last. aud found from fifty 10 tue handre
Pixies Peakers on each boat. 81. Lpui
swarms with the gold seekers Men who hay
sufficient energylo make iht jauruey TO P ike
Peak and dig gold, usually belong to the pre-
ductiv- class, ahd the coontry will lose laho
of more value than all the gold that may h
scraped together in tI,e new fields. even if the
are as rich as California.
= A poWdt.horn which belonged 10 Blacl
r. hawk, when he was taken prisoner on III
Wisconsin river, in 1888 belongs 10 q Nj
Pie,tynan. OF Davenport, Iowa 1t isa lare
Bufflo horn, hBd aD Interesting relic Of th
great warrior whose home was III sight OF d,
venr0rt.
Tue New York Herald believes that tL
Bankrupt Ll~ will he worked oat in the ne,
CongfesAs The Herald remarks: " There. a
ally ttirfy thou and active men who wei
broken down in The last revulsios, and the
wi never leave cf the pursoil of new banl
/: yept law Nsalgiq