The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-03-18
EDITORIAL SUMMARY.


A FESTIVAL ia to bo given at Jefferson
some time next month, to Hon. J. II. Gid
dings, by his old friends and constituents.
Two men, ono woman and a child were
drowned, off Port Darlington, G. W, on tho
evening of the l4th. They were in q small
boat, which was capsizcd in gale.
TIE Case of Deputy United States Mar
shal Tyler, who shot Capt. Jones, of the
brig Concord, will be tried at special
term of tho United States Circuit Court, to
be held in Detroit, on tho 22d inst.
TIE New York Express statos, on the
authority OF private lottcr from Hays
county, Texas, that four hundred slaves,
from Africa, havo been landed on the coast
of Texas, within the last few weeks.
MAN named Timothy Murphy, was in.
stantly killed, at Pruyn and LanSing's boil
or works, Albany, on Tuesday afternoon,
by having his head smashed to jelly by
about 1900 pounds of iron falling upon it.
| TIE floor of the Catholic Church in Os-
wcgo, y. Y, gavo way on the evening of the
9th, causing considerable constornation
among the congregation. In attempting to
escape, four or five persons were killed and
several injured.
POSTMASTER General Brown, died al
Washington, on tho morning of tho Sth
inst. A quarter of an hour previous to his
death, he was conscious and took leave oi
his family. His death is said to have occa'
stoned the utmost sorrow among all classes
at Washington.
TIE trial of Sicklos for the murder O.
Koy, has not yet come off. 1t is said tina
many able lawyers of Now York have vol
unteered to dofond him, but that he viii
roIy principally upon Mr.. Stanton, OF Penn
) sylvann Tho testimony of his wife viii
probably bo required at the trial.
Col. JosEPH BOND, a respectable ctlzeI
of Macon, Georgia, was killed., on Saturda,
last, near Albany, in that State, by Luciul
Brown The difficulty is believed to have
originated in Brown whipping ono of Col
Bonds negroes. Col. Bond is said to hav'
been popular and public-spiritcd citizen
and one Of tho largest planters OF th
; South.
A LARGE mass meeting was held in Tam
many Hall, New York, on Tuesda
night, at which Ex. Mayor Micklo presided
for the purpose of giving expression to tn
feeling of tho Now York Democracy, in re
gard to the proposed annexation of Cubi
L., hu
lor, and Hon. John Cochrane and Cap
Ryndcrs made speeches, to the effect tina
3 Cuba must bo ours
Z THE Albany Evening Journal says
u Death has but rarely visited the Cablno
Tho only instances previous to tho death
Post Master General Brown, were the deatf
of Mr.. Upshur while Secretary of State, an
= Mr.. Gilmor, Secretary of tho Navy, by tf
) bursting of q cannon on board the Prince
u ton, md the death of Mr.. Legaro, Attorne
General, while accompanying John Tyler o
= Presidential tour"
A DIsPATcu from Leavenworth, of ii
>, l4th, says that Gov. Medary has issued
~ proclamation Cor an election on the a
- Monday in March, in accordance with Il
~ act of the last Legislature, providing for t
10 formation of Constitution and State Go
u ernment for Kansas. Three months re
= dence prior to the election is requisite TO
'' vote. Aliens havo declared their intenti
% of becoming citizens if they arc qualified,
"' A DIsPArcu from Now Orleans, of
'o 18th, gives us tho latest news from Mexi
VI The Tennessoe's mails confirm tho nows
v" tho SUCCESS of tho liberals. Gen. Ampu'
al reports that the reactionists j undor colo
''ul' 1900 strong, woro twice beaten back by
" inferior force. Marimon was reported
y" retreating to Orizabn. The news of tho
~ tended action Of our sIoop-ot-war Savanu
'ct had arrived at Vera Cruz The English a
VI French are harrassing Yarrez."
no The Toledo HeraM speaks thus of
III fruit prospects:-Those who have examir
VI the buds of the fruit trees and shrubs
that thoy are not yet injured by tho wint
:, and that thero is very fair prospect OF
ne bountiful crop, providing that the sPr
an frosts do not provo too sevcro and late.
'ry plentiful supply of peaches may bo lool
ast for, in this vicinity, as nearly every tree
he filed with healthy, vigorous buds As
es' pears and apples, we learn that tho ndi
ou tions arc quite favorable for good yield
u this county.
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