The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-08-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The Hon. Gerrit Smith, upon reading the
Hon. Daniel e Sickles late letter in regard to
his resumption of bis maternal relations with
his wife, as a Vermont paper styles it, imme
diately wrote. says The Osoego Times, that
gentleman letter approving the condonation
of his wife's offense, and has invited him and
his wife to visit ST. Peterboro.
| In Hartford and its vicinity connubial fe.
licity seems not to proceed without oificul
ties Eleven divorces we're granted at the in,
ly term of the Superior Court in that Puri
tanic city.
| The trustees of Rutgers College have elect
ed Prof. Elias Loomis, late of the Unversit,
of New York, Professor of Mathematics, il
place Of DR.. Strong; and Prof. Howard Cros
| by, also of the New York University, Profes
sor Of Greek, in place of the Rev. DR., Proud
| ft
| Mrs Mair, a granddaughter of Mrs. Sid
dons, is giving readings from Shakespeare,
plays in London AT the invitation of Lady
Noel Byron, small party of private friends
recently attended the reading of Macbeth.
Tie Hon. Richard Rush, the announcement
of whose death on Saturday came by tele
graph yesterday afternoon. was born in Phil
adelphia August, 1880, so that at the time o.
his death he was 10 years of age. He was
the son of DR.. Benjamin Rush. the distin
gushed physician and patriot who was sign
er of the Declaration of Independence.
Mrs. Margaret Fuller, mother of the Coun
tees d'Ossoll and the Rev. A. B. Fuller. o.
Boston, died at the residence of another son
Mr.. R F. Fuller, 10 Wayland. Mass, on Sun
day evening aged 20 years.
A foreign correspondent of Boston jour
nal says that the bon. Charles Sumner intends
to return 10 An erica early in November.
The Queen of Portugal. whose death is an
nounced in our latest advices from Europe
was Saxon Princess, horn July l6, 1887, ant
on the day preceding her death had entered
upon her 23l year. ..s .F-
The Hon, Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana, an
nounces in his own paper that he will not de-
ny he is Republican candidate for the Pres
idency. We fear his modesty will interfere
with bis prospects. He is so backward that
his friends will not be able to prevail upor
him TO p Ish himself e-r..
The new constitution which is to be sub
mitted TO the people Of Kansas contains the
word white and the election is confined to
the white race. --- .- .. poly
Nathaniel Harlan. supposed to be the man
who murdered Miss Melissa Morris, "a young
lady of singular beauty in Marshall County
Va, has been arrested. -.s..t ...,#
it is stated that the mother of Francis
Joseph, the Archduehess Sophia, Keen pol
itican, is about to remove (or be removed.
permanently to Prague. e.
Hermann Tborne. one of the wealthiest
and most widely known of the inhabitants o
this city, died at his residence yesterday. il
the seventy eighth year of his age. BY a
fortunate marriage. early in life, Col. Thorue
became the possessor of large property, ans
withdrew from active pursuits He resided
many years in Paris, where the munifceuce o
his style of living gave him great ecldt. anc
to certain extent rendered him leader il
the fashionable world. The last years of Iii
life he passed in q splendid residence, which
| he built for himself in Sixteenth street.