The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-06-29
NEWS OF EHE WEEK.

Daniel Pierce, who has been in the Peniten-
tiary six months on sentence of three years
for forgery, has been granted an unconditional
pardon by Gov Chase, it being shown that he
was entirely innocent of the charge on which
he was convicted by Hamilton county jury
He has been re iustated as an employee OIL
the Little Miami R. R.. where he was employ
ed upon his conviction.
During the recent visit of North's Circus
TO MassiIlon, man named Ephrahim Thayer
was fatally stabbed in an aft ay with D. Ritter
and l. Bahney. who have been arrested and
bound over for homicide. Cause-W Whiskey
a Accounts from the Huron (Canada) Dis
trict, state that the greatest distress prevails
there from the want of food, and unless INN e.
diate relief is afforded actual starvation will
ensue.
Elk President Van Buren was recently in Al
bany. looking as youthful as he did twerty
years ago Mr. Van Buren, is reaping, in his
old age, the fruits of well regulated early
life
The two elephants, Price Albert and
Queen Victory, lately arrived at San Francis
co, have been sold to theatre proprietor fol
the sum of $4,000. -z .,F..z e
The longest whaling voyage on record was
made by the schooner Exile, which arrived al
New London on Sunday. having been absent
six years nine months and twenty FIVE days.
z Old Jerome Bonaparte the New York Tri
bune learns by private letter, said in Paris
the other day, with very desponding counte
nance, THE days of 1878 are coming again.
No. no, your highness,' replied his companion
. You are not old enough said the Prince
6 to know anything about it. I lived through
it all. tell you, sir, we are again in I8l3.'
There will be held NatioBal Spiritual Con.
vention, at plymouth, on the 5th. 9th and TIL
days of August next. DIR. F. H. Gardner, O
Boston, will preside. Among the speaker,
engaged to attend ere Judge Edmonds, Cen
eral N. P. Tallmadge, Prof Britain, A. J. Da-
WIS., Emma Hardinage and Mrs. Hatch. III
Jenny Lind recently gave charity concert
in London, which was not advertised. and only
the aristocracy were admitted by special invi
tation. The receipts were $4,000. She wa
in full health and sang with all her old power
Gold discoveries, we are told have recently
been made in Vermont. But they will moi
pay. Laborers can make more digging pota
toes than nuggets in the Gaeen Mountains.
John Patterson, mail carrier between th,
fJra;obtop ond Gop,hr;doa Dost nf;oao I,
Guernsey county, was crested on Monday a
Cambridge by s. V. w. Prentiss, Secret Mai
Agent, on charge of robbing the u S. mails
and has been committed at Cincinnati, b,
Commissioner NewhaIl, in default of 81 0Ot
bail, to await his trial. The prisoners practi
ces of robbing the mail were detected BY de-
coy letters. The evidence against him is con-
vincing g,
Jones' who has read all of Cobb, and is nov
sedulously keeping up with THE Hiddel
Hand, says he cannot read the Mount Yer
non Papers, because they are ill.ledger ble
i A German writer observes that in the Uni
ted States there is such a scarcity Of theve
they are obliged to offer reward for thei
discovery.
The New York Commercial .4dvertise
!, says Paul Morphy contemplates taking up hi
residence in that city, and entering upon tn
! practice Of law, of which profession he is al
) ready member, having been admitted in Ne,
Orleans. ... .-saI.l
| The San Diego Herald says that Gen. Wn