The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-08-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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Gov Seward of New York, at last ac-
counts, was on tour OF observation through
the English manufacturing districts.
Thomas Moore native Of Dorchester,
Mass, was drowned at Memphis last week, by
being Intentionally pushed off wharf boat by
some unknown miscreaut. fas
A severe drought is said to be prevailing in
portions of Montgomery county, Md, border
ing on the Potomac, and so seriously injnring
the corn crop that some farmers have turned
their stock upon it. In Alexandria and Fair
fax COMMITTEES, Virginia, the drought is also be
coming seri ous 5,-s ---..r
John Cobb. yonng man of eighteen was
hung at Aatlania, Ca, lately. for shooting a
wealthy libertipe who had sednced his sister,
Cobb was convicted and sentenced last year,
but the feeling in his behalf was so strong that
Gov. Ellis was induced to reprieve him for
twelve months. .-.es=r -
Heavy and protracted rains visited portions
of Ohio. Indiana Kentucky and Tennessee,
during the past week. whilst other districts
still continue to suffer by drought. In all
southern Kentncky it rained hard during Sun
4 - a.
day. and heavy rains fell in eastern Tennessee
Friday and Saturday last. ~
Daniel f. Sickles was expelled from the
Sons of Malta, Immediately upon the fact be-
coming known that he had renewed conjngal
relations witt bis wife. Much excitement is
said to have existed on the subject, and the
case has been appealed by his friends in the
In ~ ~. 81 tho nr,1ar
Rev. J P Linderman. Methodist Minis,
ter once very eloquent and useful, but lately
snhject to fits of insanity, was made drunk
twice by some iends at st. Louis. while in a
fit of insanity, and friend found him in q
dirty cell of the Jail with two drunken Irish
men sFe - H't
The Russian market town of Twer, on the
Volga near Moscow, was recently almost des
troyed by fire, which burnt for two days, al
tine expiration of which time the grain maga
ne of million silver roubles had been con-
sumed. 70 e-ss. .. pa hrf
The great excursion. of the Sons of Malta
to St. Paul has turned out failure SO far as
numbers were concerned. Two thousand ex'
curtonists we're expected, but only three hun
dred were on hand. ard dsagreeable weather
linterfered with the order of the exercises
Oscar, King of Sweden, jnst deceased, was
very warm devotee of Free Masonry, and
for many years Past Grand Patron of the or.
der in his own dominions. The attachment he
felt for the institution may be in some sort es
timated by the fact that he was elected in 1854
an honorary member of the grand lodge Of
Scotland.
The commissioner of the general land of
fee has directed the sale of considerable
quantity of the public domain in Minnesota,
during the coming autumn. These lands are
said to be very valuable, and large number
of bidders will doubtless be attracted to the
sales. ... as..-.-...s ....
A Lady and gentleman in this vicinity.
CHANGING to be bathing au natural, but un-
seen by each other, being separated by ledge
of rocks. a mischievous boy exchanged one
pile of clothing for the other. Their perplex-
ity and embarrassment on emerging from the
water may be better imagined than described
but seeing no other alternative, the lady don
ned the male and the geplleman the female
apparel, hoops and "everything" and made
their way to their homes in that guise.-.NeU
HaUen We,Ds.