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Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-11-26
Genius.

When Tdmerlane had reared his pyfa.
mid Of vent, -thousahd human skulls in
commemoration Of rhe carnage he had
wrought, and willis leading his herce
warriors over. new fields or sic,nry ard
blood, the nations of the earth looked Oh
with admiration, and moharehs cr5dehed
at his feet, and the huzzas Of millions wafl.
ed his name over the sleppes Of Asia 10 .hs
seas Of Europe, the fate Of oil kingdoms
appeared 10 lie ut the mercy Of his sword,
and the destiny of unborn ages to Hang on
the mandates of his wilk
1t was al this time that in the German
city of Menz sd unknown man was
silently toiling with his hands and brains to
form types for the fmfsnt Of alphabetical
letters. He changed the condition Of his
life from that OF the Tartar Khan. No
troops of warriors or couriiers attended his
steps, no strains of martial music horu l6ea
his movement, no monarchs bent from ihafr
thrones TO receive him, or turned pale at
the sound of the name Of Gutenberg.
Alone, in the noiseless chamber of his
thought, he was making his cohquests With
out the did Of honor from the rulers Of men!
Compare the result achieved by the in
venter Of printing with those attained by
the conquerer Of The old world. Three
centuries ago the monume ntal skalls Of tho
wild Tartar chief were mingled with tho
dust, and oil the power, and all the glory,
which he had acquired from the blood and
groans Of millions, w6fe waited into noihs
inguess by the first winds that swept over
his grave. Yet This Gutenberg With tS
movable lypes. hos deshsened hapfs nosss
nrchs, conquered more people, and estn5.
lished ,nighlier powers than oil NE Tanner.
lanes the world ever saw. He has traye ..
ed all IL nds and crossed all seas, but has 30
desolaied countries in hislrack. no widows
sigh or orphans tears to bewail his triumphs.
HIS victories have been achieved over the
princes of ignorance, his conquest won
from the kingdoms Of darkness and the void
unkown. His empire will yet extend over
every people on the globe, his reign will
extend 10 the end Of time.
If we read history Alright it will teach us
that it is not the conquerofs and the over
,hrowers of kingdoms, but the mon Of
silent, original, inventive thoughts, who,
after all, have been the most powerful
rulers OF the world, and who havs con-
ferred the widest and most lasting benekls
Cd the human race.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-11-26
Chinese in San Francisco;

Among the strange groups gong to make
up the population Of San Francisco, not the
eas, remarkable are the e:nigrarts. from
China. A letter says:
At least IS houses have been imported
from Canton, and are put mp by Chinese
carpenters. Nearly all the chairs in
private families are of Chinese manufac.
ture, and there are two restaurants in the
town, kept by Kong sung and " hang tong,
where very palatabIe chow COW, curry and
tarts are served up by the Celestials.
Another account says: We are so for.
tuna,e MS to be located in a section Of the
town where large numbers Of Chinese have
pitched their tents, and we have remarked
with much interest the character and habits
of these people. From early morn until
late in the evening these Industrious men
are gagged in their occupation Of house
builders, Of which great many have been
exported from China and the quietness and
order, cheeffultess and temperance which
is observable in the habits is noticed by
every one Search the city through and
yon will not find an idle ChinanIan; and
their cleanliness exceeds any other people
we ever saw. :Ezs s-,.. =.,t.
The buildings brought from China are
generally twenty feet square-ono story in
height-and twelve feet from floor to cell.
ing. The simbers are round; and many Of
Them very crooked. We have noticed in
several instances the erection Of China
buildings of double size described above
but we suppose that in such cases two
seperate frames are erected together, thus
forming a single building. The first move
ment after raising the frame is to attach
the window, which consists of frame and
blinds, without sash. The blind is so con-
structed as to close itself by its own weight
the sash being Of double width outside.
The timber is very uniform in size, and
about six or eight inches in diameter. The
boards are well seasoned, and resemble
American cedar. The price of Chinese
building, such as we have described, includ'
inp Tie erection is $500. The building,
however, consists simply of the frame and
covering. They are brought from Hong
Kong.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-11-26
NOVEMBER rs, lS4g. Z

! "l ginnulIys niaks ID mark, 50, thai I'm
hard to forget" said tain, trait fully.
"We turn me over aStifsy for couple Of
months, and go home s Fss 5 $ 'Aszs z. SIS
Mr.. Pnllun handed money to Suggs,
who aeemed to,receiys Taiuetanilyss He
twisted the bill in his Sers, and remarked:
81 reckon I'd better ibis money
--yotr won I gess sonhe, ana voasaid. ],
rfes, r will said Putfnm; 1
nv horse at the door-Pii start this minute .
The Captain and Pullum returned 10 the
tavern, where the latter swallowed his
coffee and paid his bill. 5
As the young man mounted his horse,
Suggs took hitn affectionately by the hand,
"John," said he, ego home, give my
love TO cousin Sally, and kiss her for me.
Try and do better, John, for the futur'; and
Fif you have any children. John, bring 'em
up in the way Of the Lord. Good by!"
Captain suggs now paid has bill, and
had balance on hand He Immediately
bestrode his faithful 'Bill,' musing thus as
he moved bomeward:
"Every day g. more insight in o
scriptur' 1t used to be couldn't under
stand the mamma in the wilderness, and the
ravens feedin' Elishy-now, it's clear 10
my eyes. Trust in Providence; that's the
lick! Here was in the wilderness, sorely
oppressed, and mighty nigh despair. Pul
lum come 10 me, like raven in my dis
tress and a fat one, at thatl Well, as Eve
alters said, Honesty and Providence will
never fail TO fetch a man out! Just give
me that for hand, and I'll Stand agin
all creation!" !"-Great West.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-11-26
The new State House at Columbus

1t may not be found pninte-esting to a
large portion Of our readers, if We should
submit brieE outline of the architectural
character Of this edifcs. - -.f+..
The building is located little east Of
THE old State House, in The centre Of d ten
Eaefe lot. The lot, when the building is
Ecomple;ed vii be planted with ornamental
ana FOREST trees, ,sAand 1hanlaid. ont ia, neal
and inviting walks, for the public, II
Stands on terrace lS feet wide, which ex.
tends around the entire outer wall, and is
l9 feet in height. lis superficial measure
on the foundation is $40 feet by 1874 feet.
The plan of the building is plain
parailelogram, with recess porticos Is feet
wide on each side. The east and ives,
porticos are no feet wide; and south, SO
feet wide being built after the Greek I)oric
Iordsr. a's-.. q. -s- as.. -.g
The columns will be SO feet in height
and 6 feet two inches in diameter. The
height of the building is to be about 70
teet, and will'be crowned in the centre by
rotundu, which in its highest point will
be i76 feet from the ground, and rs feet
in diameter. .0-... ........
The entire outer wall Of the building is
to be constructed Of chiseled dressed lime
stone, which is found in the neighborhood
of Columbus. " --s
The building is to be approached by
wide flights of steps opposite the porticos on
each side; and the entrance will be by a
door way, on each side under each por,ico,
opening into vestibules or halls leading
directly TO the floor Of the rotunda. The
vestibules east and west are 10 be "a feel
by 50 feet, and Sc feet in length On the
north and south sides, they are to be "a fee
wide by 96 feet in length. From these
veStibu es are halls lending TO the various
public Offices Of the state. On this hool
there will be % rooms or off1ces Of large
size, many Of which will average So by
43 ieet. The whole of these rooms are te
have stone floors, resting on brick arches
these arches beng already ,urned) with
vaulted ceilings, thus rendering tie rooms
entirely fire proof. .s B..
| The floor Of the fotunda, will be 9 feel
/ 8 inchess above the floor of the public
offices, and will be app, oached by the aie
| of fight Of steps. This room will be 81
feet in diameter in circular form, and l24
feet in height from the flor to the eve o
the dome; and principally for public meet.
Iings, &c. This room will be lighted by ;
sky ligh, l6 fee, in diameter. From .hi'
1rotunda flights of steps viii lead 10 the
second floor on which will be the Halls 70
the Senate and House of Representative
and also the Library, and the various Com
mittee and Court rooms, &c.
The Representative Hall viii be s4fee
BY 70 feet, and the Senate rs by So fee,
The Library "a feet by 56; and the Cour
room SO by 4S leer5 affording ample room
for the Representatives, Senate, commit
ices, and the Supreme and the United
States Court. -'-
The cellars will be used for the stcrag,
of fuel and for the necessary apparatus io
heating and lighting tire building.-ohie
Statesman .l,-f e-t.. a.4 l.....
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-11-26
The Law Of Kindness illustrated.

The Philadelphia Inquirer relates the fol
lowing touching incident of recent occur
renee:
Only few daye since, an aged citizen
of Philadelphia was waited upon by a stran-
ger who asked few moments' conversa-
tion with him in private. The opportunity
was afforded with great cheerfulness. The
Western merchant-tor such in fact, he
was-was ushered into the parlor of the
Philadelphian, when something like the fol
lowing conversation took place. .'1'- II %
"Y ou seem to have forgotten me, Mr.. HI"
II have an indistinct recollection of hav.
ing seen you before, and the tone of your
voice is not Unfamiliar; but beyond this m
memory fails - ''-F s-''7 O. j..
"My name is Charles B., and twenty
years ago was an inmate of Philadef
phia Prison, of which you were aafrequent-
er, benevolent and kind hearted visitor. !"
~T rememb Der, I remefabers said the 9TH
er, frightening, smiling and grasping the
hand Of the stranger; "you look so well,
have improved so greatly, that hope, ma y
I feel satisfied that all has gone right with
you"
A tear trembled in the eye CT the other al
so cordial and kindly a recognition; his
voice failed for a moment-but then rally
ing again, he proceeded to tell his story
at the age Of fifteen he was neglected or
phan, and with fine ma turar talents, cheer
full disposition, and coed heart, be was
thrown into the society Of the vile and dis.
splute, in one of the most wretehed sections
Of Philadelphia county. There in connec-
ton with several other lads, equally desert
ed or misled, he committed, was arrested
for, and convicted ofpetty theft
While in prison he was visited again and
again by the Philadelphia Pbilathropisr,
who succeeded not only in eradieating the
vicious views he had imbibed, but in show
ing him the folly Of vice and the certainty
of its punishment, and inspiring him with a
determination to act correctly the moment
he should be released The visitor was sat-
isfed with his sincerity and gradually took
"a deep interest in the case At the expira-
tion of his sentence, he provided him with
means, and having stated all the facts in a
confidential manner to a friend in the West,
obtained him situation in a Hourishing
city in that section of the Union. The youth
was overwhelmed with gratitude. He had
found friend for the FIRST time in his brief
career. His course from that moment was
onward. He speedily won the conf dence Of
his employer, on whose death, ten years
thereafter, he succeeded to large share Of
his business.
81 am now," he said, an equal partner
in the reputable and prosperous house Of
-& Go. Of, and l have visited
Philadelphia, not only on business, but with
the object of seeking out and returning my
heart-warm acknowledgements to my early,
my ever cherished, my often remembered
benefactor." -, --s-
The old merchant wept with joy at suct,
a reform, and acknowledged that this sin
gle incident had repaid him for the hours
and days and weeks he had devoted, always
prayerfully, to the blessed cause of kind
ness and prison reform.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-11-26

Apons the celebrated characters who
had Tor some years bestowed their patron
age, semi annually. during court week, up.
the Union Hotsi, OF Ialiaposa, WIS Capt.
Simon Suggs, whose deeds Of valor and 3of
strategy are not unknown TO tho public
Tie Captain had put up there time and
sgain-had puffed the Union both before
The face and behind The back OF its owner.
until i, seemed d plinialure Of the micro
sosn that bearsttie name Of Astor-and, I'm
short, was SO generally useluls occomodat-
jnx, and polite, that nothing short of long
continued and oft repeated failures to settle
his bills, could have induced mine host TO
eonsidsr Suggs IN any other light than as
rhe best friend the Union or any other
house ever had. But alas! Capt. Suggs
lad. from one occasion 10 another, upon
excuses the most plausib le, and with pro.
seslation ofregretlhe mos, profound, inyar.
ably left the fat larder and warm beds of
tho sUnion,' without leaving behind the
slightest pecuniary remuneration. For q
long time the patient inn-keepers9 bore the
imposition with patience that indicated
como hope Of eventual payment. But year
in and year out and The money did not
come. Mrs Dennis, the landlady, at length
sslpoke ealt 70 her husband, and argued the
necssiiyof tavern.keeper's collecting his
dusssif he was disposed TO do justice 10 him.
self and family. 3
sIssSngss Is nice manain his talk, she
aaid, nobody can fault him as far as that's
concerned; but smooth talk never paid for
-four and bacon;' and so she recommended
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-11-26

Modesty to the female character, is like
saltpetrs to beef, imparting a blush while
it preserves its purity.
The above is only equalled by Ollaped,
who says:
"Female lips are but the glowing gate
way of SO much beef and cabbage
Did any one ever!
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-11-26
ourulilIdho5d.
sr seesee .. rsssr,c..

'Tfa ssd-yet sweet-to listen, a.8'5@t.
II To the soft winds gentle swef,
And think we hear the music,
Our childhood knew so wsil.
To gaze out on the even, ASA ia l.
IL jAnd boandless fields ofair, "a st4s,I
- And fell again our boyhood's wish So
~ TIA roam like angels there!
There IRE many dreams of gladne~
That cling around the past
- And from the tomb of feeling
Did thoughts come thronging fasta-
is The forms we loved SO dearly
- iInthe happy days now gone, zi
The beautiful and lovely, ~ -. zzs...
:. - 30 fair to look upon. ts:--.s.s :. r..
ga Those bright and lovely maidens
eo " no seemed so formed for bliss,
- Too glorious and too heavenly ..+.zr
For such a world as this!
- Whose soft eyes seemed swimming
-,tg2 In a sea Of liquid light,
Il And whose locks Of gold are streaming
sf@i Ger brows so sunny bright. sss
55a 1st S.. zsss - Z 81,
Whese smile. were like the sunshine
g.a In the spring-time Of the year
81, Like the echangeful CLEANS Of April
They followed every tear!
4di They havepassed- hope-away--
Ali their loneliness has fed
oh!many heart is mourning
* That they are vifa the dead. sas
Like tho brightest buds Of summer
They haye fallen from the STEM
Yet oh--it is 4 lovely death
To fade from earth like them. -..
&. Ana yetthe thought is saddeninG 4a5g
}A' '4 To muse on such as they 4 sass,
rs Ani feslthat all the beautiful sssszt IA
$aff Are passing fast away! ;Ff =,
'i3't.Pkat the fair onea whom We love- .fH
,'s79 Grow 20 each lovieg breast sa .r.bH
81 Eike tendrils of the loving vine, 80 Ii
sda Then perish where they rest. e,il 5
YEa aS9se 5E9.gs gtf{ fzf S=s=EA = Aass.s
s.: Ard car re bat think of these -. 81.
a4a In tho soft and gentle spring = ..... r
ss When the trees are waving DER rs = ~
10 pzeAnd the flowers are blossssaing 4., l.
lu sFor We knew that Winters coming,
sssE with his cold and storming sky h =
-se4Asd the glorieussbea round W a..
esaaa b budding bat ts die; x s-r.. 81.
9sx4E 80 ...... :. :. i-,-1s g
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-11-26
esQ)f portaee Geutinfl.
SAMUEL u. HARRIS, JR., ,ln..au.
RosWELLaBATTERsoN.} s. slsAhhs 'i.'s ''aa'i

ohs ysar, payable within six months, 81 ,ot
ohs year, payable after the expiration Of
lix, months and within the year, 400
One year, payable after itsexpiratiou, 2,5e
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rrNopaper will be discontinued until all or.
rsAtages are paid, except at the eptfon q tha
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-22

In few weeks the chelers which is subsiding will
dissppssr The gloom and panic which have Vailed
and activity in every description of commercial enter
prise almost equal to that which disclosed itself on the
subsistence of the pestence Of and which was
followed by those extraordinary years Of general pros
perity-lS34- 1896.
and assisting business men, and domestic comfort and
tranquility in these REVEALS is to be found in the
newspaper press-the widely circulating daily journals
In connection with this matter, we may fairly place
before the advertising community the advantages
which the New York Herald possesses as daily adver-
Using sheet. According to the recent Developments
In the dispute between us and the Tribune 1t is now
admitted that the Tribune has circulation OF about
thirteen thousand per day while that Of the NeW York
Herald rises to t,centy five or ttoent thousand and
has frequently reached considerably over thirty hoasand
day Nor is 1t the vast circulation Of journal alone,
which gives 1t peculiar claims upon the attention OF the
advertising community The character Of that oircu-
aon and the character of the readers and patrons Of
the journal Of the highest Importance to business
people Now in addition to the extraordinary aud
widespread circulation Of the New York Herald which
tant note that it crculates chiefly among the
of intelligencethe active business men-the active
and busy classes of society in this and the other large
cities and towns Of the United States. There is no
other journal In New York which has large circu
lstion the Herald, any thing like it-none which
exercises great influence upon the minds Of the
great intelligent and active of the country
This circulation Is q dfusve circulation. In Pha-
depha Boston baltimore and other great cities and
centres Of thought aud business operations the circu
lation of the Herald extensive that ofany Of the
local jouEnals in those citesthat is to say the Herald
Is As generally ana regularly reau
these facts and these views to readers
and patrons and the business community generally
In Q week two people will be returning from the
country Panic will give way to usual tram ullity.
The cholera have to hope, will have subsid
cd Business of all kinds will be resumed with freeh
vigor and revival will take place. unprecedented in
the commercial annals of this country. OF all this
have doubt AS aid and auxiliary in this revi-
val, the Nesc York Herald from its position and vast
circulation among ell classes commercial political and
social presents obvious claims upon the patronage Of
the advertising community In this respect, other
journal in New York, and least Of all the Tribune
enter int competition with the Nst1 York Hsold.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-22
POLL EICAL.


- Albany July IT, isss@fo the sheriff Of n. city sad
Ss1y roesn - % nsr s .. S
succeeding the rs Monday Of November nert the following
Judg. Of the Court Of Appeals in the place q Yr.sssrn
s..Is,.ry Il n. sI,., q ch,:,IBas, x'rs.a
An Attorney G.psrs in The place Of Ambrose L. Jordan
State Engineer and Surveyor in the place Of Charles D.
cs.a sommi.on.r, IN the pss. efSel.en Beach; ana
Inspector Of State Prisons, in the place Of Isaac ~
All whose Of service will .rpr. ,hs las. day
Juste. Of the Supreme Court. for the First Judicial
psrs in tn: p,s. q ~ J.rs. whose term service
Also Senator for the Third Senate District In the place
Also senator for N. Fourth Senate District in the place
klso senator for IN, rinh Senate District in IN. ps..
xiso ssens,s Tor IN. Sixth Senate District in IN. piso.
All whose terms Of service will expire the last day Of
ne following officer, are be elected for tn. said city
a Jusss Of the Court Of Common Flea. in the pls.. Of
Judge o. the Supreme Court the place Of Aaron Van
Sixteen Members Of Assembly.
City and County Clerk in the place Of James osnner;
A Coroner in the place Of wr A. walters;
All whose terms Of service viii expire on the last day Of
e Eetor, throughout the State are to vote for
srsinst the adoption Of the act entitled An Act establishes
Free schools throughout 's ShsisfoRnss MoRos
Secretary Of State.
sasnrrr,. or,res,,, -
The sbov. IL published pursuant TO the notice the seere-
,sIy Of state and the requirements Of The statute IN such
'''' "''"' anu joan .. v. wpsrERvELr, shcrir
ss All n. nswspspers II the county will paelish ne
their tls Cor sdverrs the that they may We laid
si'Es zee nss,s s Gap artiss fs
A.. 40.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-22
INTELLIGENCE BY THE MAILS,
Our Washington Correspondence.


WAsHINoToN, August 20, IS4S
The Seattsrat,on Of the Cabirst--I sney Po,nt-
Domestic and Foreign Relations Of the Country.
Near the mouth of the Potomac, about one hua-
bred and twenty miles down the river from Wash
ngton, is salt water bathing place, called Piney
Point. The river there is ten miles WIDE, and as
salt as Chesapeake Bay. II is to Washington what
Cape May is to Phadelphia-what Rockaway is
to New York-and what the Rip Raps are to Rich
mond-the summer resort of our citizens for the
benefit of sea bathing Kirkwood and Keller, tive
active and enterprsing young men, are the lessees
of the Pavilion. They have now some 200 guests,
and last Saturday, Mr.. Ewing, chief of the Home
Department, and Mr. Reverdy Johnson, Attorney
General, went down to try the salt waves at Piney
Point, for day or two. The name Is derived from
the forests in all that region, which almost
trely formed OF pines, especially along the Hat
lands of the coast. The river there abounds in
fish but whether Mr.. Ewing will be as successful
there in catching sleeps heads, as IN the Home,
Department, is question open tor discussion. MIR
Colamer, meanwhile, is rustlcating omewhere In
the North and it 10 be hoped that he has sue
ceeded, in Vermont, In preventing coalition be-
tween the ocos aud the free soilers OF the Green
Mountains, as well as John Van Buren, has done 1t
at Rome.
The President has been heard of at Pittsburgh;
and while exploring the iron and glass works, will
probably be interrupted by despatch from Mr..
Clayton, in reference to the abducted Spaniard,
Rey, and the course to be pursued in the farther
prose of the case. The binding over of the
Spanish Consul IN bonds of $1,000, to appear in
court, may possibly be deemed Insufficient security
for the full and proper settlement OF Z matter OF
such grave Importance.
The steamer Allegheny Is reported to be at Nor
folk taking in coal, wood, water, and provisions.
Her destination thence 1t is gwen out, is to be tbs
Mosquito Coast, and not the Gulf, off the isle of
Cuba, as at first supposed. We reiterdte the first
report that she will be visible, In short time, cruls-
ing between Cuba ana the southern coast OF the
United States, where she is most wanted.
Our foreign relations elsewhere are In state OF
hopeless constipation. The bowels of our compass
sion are bound up by stringent treaty stpulations,
and the despots of Europe may murder the people
by hecatombs, regardless of age, sex or condition;
but prudence will probably prevent Mr.. Clayton
protesting, in the name of the American people,
against the beasty barbarities of Austria and Rus
STA. 1t is deporable state of things when great
nation can stand silent at such time as this.