The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-02-18
EDITORIAL SUMMARY.

Martin was appointed in his place.
TIE Wabash and Eric Canal, Indiana, is
sid not to pay expenses south of Terre
Hautc, aud tho probability is that it will be
abandoned.
TIE brothers Bell have been discharged
from custody on the charge of false swear
ing IN tho case of tho Coshocton Sub.Trea
sury robbery.
AT the present timo thoro arc not less than
nineteen ocean steamships lying idle ut New
York, nor has there been ono of thom EN-.
ploycd during tho winter.
lN tho House of Representatives tho In
vcstigating Committee on Printing have dis.
covered another fraud of between $780, 900
and $50 600, in a contract with Phladel-
phia house for paper.
The last advices from llayti, state that
the royOutonists have been entirely sue.
cossfu, and that Soulouquo, the Emperor,
had escaped to Jamaica with his family and
treasure, having concluded to make that
place his luture homo.
that there should bo no ceremony made in
presenting him with his testimonial, his
friends have simply notified him that there
arc " fow articles" awaiting his order at
Messrs. Gait g. Brothers. Tho total cost OF
tho testimonial is $500.
A PARIS letter states, on good authority
from Madrid that tho probability of MIR.
Preston bcing received rs United States
Minister at the Court of Spain is very doubt
ful, but that if ho should be, tho first
intimaton from him relative to the purchase
of Cuba would DO deemed sufficient GROUND
for handing to him his " walking papers.
Nothing official has yot transprot on thl'
subject.
THE Chicago Press claims that the open
ing of tho Hannibal and st. Joseph Railroad
will entirely change the limo of travel be
tween Chicago and tho Missouri River
Travellers will pass over the Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy road to Quincy, thence
twenty miles by steamer to Hannibal, ant
then by tho Hannibal aud st. Joseph roat
| to tho Missouri. Tho distance from Chica
90 to ST. Joseph will bo made ia about 2t
hours, and will be tho short cut from Chica
| go to P,ko's Peak.
THE State Journal says that tho Logisla
turo of Wisconsin has now before it resolu
tions conscnting to the organization ota nov
State along tho southern shore of Lake Su
perior, to DO formed of tho upper poninsul
: of Michigan and that portion of the State O
Wisconsin, which lies above the 45th degre
of latitude. Tho territory out of which it
proposed to form this new State, is said t
be rapidly filling with population mainl
devoted to tho development of its exhaust
loss mineral resources.
THE accounts contained in the Minnesot
papers warrant us in tho belief that tho In
dams in that section of tho country ar
making rapid strides in the march of civil
ization, all those in tho ncighborhood of tn
settlements arc said to bo ablo to drinl
whiskoy, chew tobacco, lie, steal and swea
equal to Young America :" and tho :emi
nine members OF tho Indian family are be
coming equally sensitive to tho darts of tn
God of Lovo as their white sisters, as
fully proved by tho fact that a buxom youn
sQuaw committed suicide, few days ago, b
hanging herself on "a treo, on account of
= disappointment in love Verify, this is
groat country.
We oarn from tho Norpalk ReCiccio
that liHle daughter of Joshua Bissell,
t Wakoman township, aged about years,w
e accidentally drowned in the VermilliC
, River, on tho 3Oth ult. She, in compar
, with her two littlo cousins, had gone to II
, rivor, a short distance from tho house, an
seeing an old log cabin on fire, sho attomp
cd to cross, but had not proceeded far b.
foro the leo gave way and lot her in.
attempting to rescue her, the elder of Il
two remaining girls broke in, but succeed,
= in getting out. All attempts by the two,
: save their little cousin were in vain, and
). last thoy saw her disappear under the c
c Tho body was recovered after il had been
= tho water about twenty minutes, but &
. efforts to restore life proved unavailing.
- TIE .NorlOdtk Reflector states that NJ
# Richard Boyle, who resides on tho farm 70
a merly owned by Samuel Lewis, Esq, in tn
township, was robbed of SlSS in money,
Wednesday night last, Tho roJber rais,
tho window of tho bedroom 10 which NJ
= b. slopt reached in and got his pantaloor
{ from tho pockets of which the money W
taken. On lotting down tho window t
thief was not careful enough, and Mr.. 30,
r was aroused by tho noise. He arose a
's soizing his loaded gun, started in pursuit
b. the rascal without stopping TO dress himsC
10 Tho robber ran in the direction of the bal
d. where was an aecomplicO, who had be
ts getting out tho horses Mr.. Boylo attemI
of cd to shoot the follow twice, as ho pursu
10 him, but his gun missed fire. Mr. B. IL
IL returned to tho house to dress himself, Il
re in tho meantime tho robbers mado tn
u escape.
The latest adyices from Europe seem
indicate moro fully than over the prosp
VI of an European war. The Paris corr
es pondent of the Daily .Netcs statos that "
lr- like preparations arc going on so Ojtiv