The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-29
NeWl Items.

IL q recent lecture the Rev. Henry Ward
Bet cher gave an account of his first year in
the ministry the first aock that he gathered
consisted only of nineteen poor women. He
was then not only pastor but the sexton of the
church, filing and lighting the lamps, which be
was compelled to buy himself. 2indling the
fires and sweeping oat the church. He did
not ring the bell because he had none to ring.
OF Mr. Robert Dale Owens book, entitled
.Footfalls on the Boundary of Another World
four thousand copies were disposed Of within
the first thirty days after its publication. and
the third edition of two Thousand copies is go
ing off rapidly. This is a remarkable example
Of the rapid sale Of a work Of the kind
: N. z. Post.
The only wonder is. that volume of ghost
stories should not have had sale more rapid
than that reported -s
The Baltimore Patriot, the organ of Henry
Winter Davis. speaking of the liberslity dis
played by Mr.. Pennington towaad the South
American, says he has placed at the head OF
some important committees, the men of that
party who had not the pluck to vote for him.
although they rtjoice in their hearts that be
has been elected sa1r
It was pretty well understood at Washing
ten that about dozen South Americans were
aching to vote for Sherman Indeed we be
lieve that was the expression some of them
used in giving expression 10 their feelings
but they did not dare do it, knowing section
: alism would crush them ont at home if they
presumed to show that they we're not section
al. =. -
The Cleveland Plaindealer is in favor oi
the immediato abolition of the Franking Priv
ilege, that the country may be spared the food
of Black Republican d cuments heing pre-
z pared for it in Washington. The Dealer
seems blisslully ignorant of the fact. that it,
own candidate for the Presidency, Mr. Doug
las, has abused the Franking Privilege to q
greater extent than any other man since tbs
beginning of the government.
The New Yelk Day BooL, Buchanie
paper says: 49,. .-g5.
Negro Slavery is the foundation Of Lib
erty and the essence Of Democracy"
The Last News from Europe is, if true, tn.
most important received since the announce
ment of peace at Villafranca 1t announces
that couriers had left Lendon and Paris witt
identical instructions TO the representatives o
the two powers at Turin, directing them t
make known to the Sandman Cabinet tina
the Government of France and England se
no objection tosthe annexation of Central It.
ally becoming a~ .fait GceompH.' If THE b
30. the Italian question may be considered q
good as settled. There is now no let or hin
drance to tie incorporation of the Duchie
with Piedmont. The rebellious Romagns
will doubtless follow in due time, leaving tn
Pope shern of considerable temporal posses
sions.
DIVORCE GRANTED We observe that th
bill divorcing Louisa n. Brown from G. W
Brown, late editor of the Herald of Freedom
and the villi6er Of 'old John Brown has pas
ed the Kansas Legislature The ground {
divorce was adultery. A member of the Lei
islative Committee, in discussing the bill, sta
ed that they had before them letters Of Brow
of SO gross nature that they would not max
them public, and would only reveal 80 muc
as was necessary to sustain the plea of th
j petitioner. .@... .-....
The Peach Crop, as we learn from CORE
j pondent of the Cincinnati Gazette is not d
stroyed, in that vicinity, as has been reporte,
He has found from examination along the ri
er bottoms for half mile from the river it
safe. The same is true of the orchards {
;, very high hills. In certain localities they ha,
been injured, but there is NO general desiruc
tion as yet. fr-,..-.-.-.
A Washington letter writer, alluding to tt
| Hon. Tom. Ford, ssys:
When we say that fermer Lieuiena
I Governor of the great Ltate of Ohio is ol
of the numerous candidates for Doorkeeps
you may form some idea of the terrible pres
ure for these spoils of the House.