The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-02-04
EDITORIAL SUMMARY.


TnE funeral Of jacob Perkins took place at
at Warren yesterday.
A FIRE occurred on Friday morning las, in the.
store Of Wike, Darst IS Fuller, Of Dayton, doing
damage to the amount of 81 900.
TIN eminent astronomer and Director Of the
Cambridge tMass) Observatory, VIM. c. Bond,
died on the night 29th ulL, aged 60 yeors
A BRoKER named Barnard, residing in Third
Avenue, New York, shot his servant girl on the
morning OF the 3 lst it, having mistaken her for
a burglar,
THE historian, Vim. H. Prescott, died very sud-
denly, from paralysis, on the 2gth ult., in Boston.
Mr. z. is stated To have been in usual health up to
the moment ol his death
A MuLArro named William Beckley, 1t is said
shot an Italian named B Fugacci, dead in the
street, in Cincinnati, on Saturday night last lie
has been arrested Objecti- Woman!
TuE new tnriTbiIl proposed BY Messrs Morrill,,
Howard and DAVIS has been modified with res.
pect to iron, fixing the duties on bar at SIS, on
railrond iron at l2,.and pig iron at ST..
THE young man, Charles Cook, OF Cincinnati
who, with some Of his companions, a short tine
since murdered Kate Bureau at a hpuse ot bad
repute, in that city, has been convicted ol murdei
in the second degree.
TIN Senate Post Office Committee have decided
to report bill abolishing the lrunking privilege
and in lieu thereof to furnish Senators and Repre-
senlntivcs with $3.50 warlh Of stamps; also 10 in
crepse the rate of postage 10 five cents.
A FIRE occurred in the lverv stable OF McLnir
& Baggs Cleveland, on Sunday morning, which
destroyed three horses, COW and several sets o
harness. The fire is supposed to have been th'
act of an incendiary. Loss $3.50; uninsured
TnE total loss on the American lakes for The
year 1853, on steam and sailing vessels togethe
with their cnrgoes was S732, ,232; being decreno,
of sG55 200 on the previous year. Tie loss Of lif,
was l22; being u decrease OF 3rS on the year 1857
BARoN VoN CROFT, the Prussiuu Minister, is ex
pected to return to this country in the next steam
er Ast was not supposed he would return unit
June, 1t is drought our demonstrations toward
Cuba have created some uneasiness among tn
Europea" powers.
Tin Mccormick pateu: for improvement il
reaping machines expired on the 3 LIST ult.. and III
application for renewu al was refused, on the grodn
that said paten:ee had obtained sufficient com
pcnsalOn iOr his ingenuity. Consequently ih'
invention Is now public property.
A MOST awful calamity occurred on the night o
the Jlst ult, By the burning OF twO.s!Ory dwell
ling house, situate near the Allegheny Ciiy line
together with its occupants, cdrpoler namet
Rogers, his wife and six children. 1t is supposed
that Inc fire was the result Of caressness it il
said the occupants have for some time been ex
ce.sive in the use OF intoxicating drinks
In the House Of Representatives, on Tuesday
last, after short discussion, Mr., Crows bill wa
passed by 10 10 IS. The bill provides that an
person who is the head Of family over 81 year
oi ugc and ciulen OF the United States, or fIet
an intention to become such according to the ma
turazaliOn laws shall be emit ed to enler u quar-
ter section of any vacant aud inappropriate,
} land and hold the same on condition uf its actua
a settlement and cultivation.
l. lT appears from the last advices from IIayG
= which are up to the l2lh inst. that the troubles i
that Kingdom are not ypt at an end. Reports stat
that the Emperor has been compelled to return
y Port an Prince with his troops, fol owed by ii
soldiers Of Jereme, leaving the people o. thi
, ncighborhOod in u state OF great excitement. III
!, Empics, is sail to have advised the Emperor
ubdicale bul instead OF receiving this advice graft
, fully from his loving wife, he took fit OF NADINE
:, and threatened TO shoot her, and would doubles
:, but for the interference of his Generals. have sci
4 the spirit of his be1vel to join those OF her Al
crstUrs. A letter from GJuulves says il the Il,
u ppbiicans succeed, they will reopen the ports al
o revoke the monopoly laws.