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Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-06-09
sGbe portage 5erttineI.
M SAMUEL d. HARRIS, Jr.

One year, payable within six months, $l,oo
One year, payable after the expiration OF :.
gsix months and within the year, aia &c ~
One yaer payable after itsexpiratien, 2,3o
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-06-09
mo. e5.1

NO. 90.
:, a7l AN ACT
To amend apact entitled dan Act to authorize
the Formation of Gas Light Companies"
passed January II, 1851. -.s s'ta
See. l. Be it enacted by Me General
AsssmmJly Of the Stute Of Ohio, That the
municipal authorities of any city, town or
village, in which any Gaslight Company
shall be organized under the net Of which
this is on amendment, are hereby author
lied to grant to such company the privilege
of la ying down conductors for conducting
gas through the streets, lanes, alleys and
public places of said city, town or village,
for such time and under such regulations
as they may prescribe; and may contract,
by ordinance or otherwise, with said com.
parry, for lighting, by gas. of any street,
lane, alley and public place, in such city,
Town or village, on such terms and for such
time as may be agreed on between them
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-06-09
AN ACT

To repeal ''the act to encourage the killing of
wslves," passed Feb. o. 1881, and the act
amendatory thereto -... -..s.
Sec. l. Be at enacted by the General
ASSEMBLY Of The State Of Ohio, That
the act to encourage the killing of wolves,
passed February ninth, eighteen hundred
and thirty-one. and the act amendaiory
thereto, passed March seventh, eighteen
hundred and thrty-6ve, be, and the same
are hereby repealed .- -. Fs
s-s JOHN F. MORSE, ar.s
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
CHARLES C. CONVERS,
Speaker Of the Senate.
March 25, 1851.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-08-06

@Weli. my young rali wafer man, wh.
do ron say Ia that r.
why" replied Frank with . smile
" iliai u wnnld be lnnrh bellrr Er a lev
landlards 10 slaiEe or gei ialo some mn.
useful Ealing. tlian lsr hundred iI,oasan,
people 10 die every year lIom drunken
ness
"Mho says hundred ihousanj pcepl,
die dfnnkards ever, sear!''
20. I've always heard that"
: dun'I believe H."
Nell. saw lify Ihnnsand. ar eve,
twenty ih"usaud. ISL that number aw.
iul 10 think 81 e.
The landlanl's fare hecame serions
While he slnod musing. Frank said
"fome dnwn 20 The hall 10 night. and
you'll hear all abnut H."
"Io The temperance hall :"
Yes. SIR"
lilo! Wouldn't The folks start"
Suppose they did! would they do
any harm!'
- tRs VIII TART tNf lifIh.
"Jnsi say you'll rnnr, won'i you! Say
u Tor my sake. knew lhal il you eally
saw that you were dining evil in the wori.l,
You wouldn't sell ahnllier drop ofbrandy.
Won't you rome!"
ID yes. III come. ifi It's just 10 please
you. u can do no HARM"
Aud Hartley was as good rs his wor.,.
liso happened that lecturer was cxhibil.
Ing The appalling consequences Of iniem-
peranee. ami he read liom 4 pamphlet in
his hand statement after staten mi. from
men iirall posiiinns. bearing upon the evils
Of drunkenness. Having done this he went
on 10 show. IN the clearcst manner the re-
sponsibilliy Of those engaged in the liquor
traffic. The landlord was forced 10 think
now, and he thought until his knees irem-
blrd.
The cold water boy was there. and his
eyes were. for scarce moment at time.
of the Landlord. With pleasure did he OBJ
serve the effect produced. Bui how gladly
did all his pulses bolnd. when, afier The
lecturer sal down, Mr.. HARLEY deliberate
ly arose 10 his feet, and said
Il have sold liqu"r for twenty years !;
and il all that ! have heard tonight be
true, have been The means of doing more
evil than The repentance nf thousand life
times can alone for. But my eyes are now
open. and seeing the dreadful consequences
thai follow this traffic. do hereby solemn
ly pledge myself 10 pour all Tie liquid poi
son in my bar-.oom aud cellar in TO the
street. NJ sunrise tomorrow morning."
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-08-06

crRR FoR ERyslrELAs.-Miss Mar,
Ann Petit, Of Penn Township. Ia
furnished US ;he following receipt fol
the cure Of erssipelas, which, she as
slrcs us. has never been known to lai
IN any instance where il has been used
IN early stsges Of The disease:
Take a quantity Of sassafras barb
from the root. bill il we'll, add weak
ley. drain on the liquors, thicken il
with wheat bran. Tor shorts, IL bran can,
not be had.l make poulticc of il, and
s:ppiy It to the parts affected, renewing
u as often as il becomes dry. While
using It, IN the water the patient may
desire TO drink add a piece Of saItpe-
ire, the size Of a pea. to a pint Of wa
ter.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-08-06

lie agaia r.fastd and said lIlai he uonld
nol stop. ll,al l.e had u goDd ) lighl ID lie
road as GeeGge Washington Lsd." The
simple Wply 81 Washington 10 This. was,
i Aud sn l,r had" The pnsl,ll.nn. alirr
a nanrnl's loDk of ,w"nslrr and as,onish-
meni Al the rnndrseension Of The Prcsi,
dent 4 Iisr uniled SlaleS, qaselly pat on
his bar End sgain ,nonnled has hnTse.
wairled The eOTlegr until il wss out ol
sighi. hui my imp cssinn and memoIy oI
Washington ale a. ,iriA and distinct Ibis
InoinehI. as il ! had seen ihe gsesi man
only Yesterday"
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-08-06
Personal appearance of George Wash
ingtDn.


Rev. DR.. Ely, ai the celebration Of lh
fih Of July, NJ Springfield, Mass.. mad,
a brief speech in reply 10 seniimen
commemorative Of Washington. and mar
rated Il personal incident as follows:
"When a boy, resided in Yves
Springfield and worked on farm. In ll,
autumn Of The year 1850, was engage,
with my employer. in gathering load o
cornslalks from field mol far distant from
The Connecticut River. NV employer
had driven his loaded team from The lol,
and left me as usual, 10 put up The bars.
Whilst thus occupied, noticed The ap>
proach Of four fine horses and large ve-
hicle. There was no driver upon the
carriage, but astride the nigh horse Of each
span, was a young mulaito poslillion.
There were also two outritlers and foo. :
man. The vehicle lin which was scatt d
a gentleman whose sinking personal pre-
scnce impressed me, was called in those
days chariot. Ii was entirely unique,
and unlike anything IN presentusc, except
in its running parI. ! saw ilIe ouiriders
gallop on in advance of the chariot, and
hold some party with my employer, who
occupied the entire road with his loaded
carl--the roads at the time being so mar
row that two teams could not pass unless
one yielded the way 10 The other. lper-
ceivcd that my employer yielded none of
his right of the road. and that the chariot
vas detained by the cart until they reach
cd turn out" when The corlege passed
by. soon overlook my employer and
inquired who The distinguished parsonage
was who had just passed US, and was in
formed that i, was George Washington !!
! obtained permission TO run on and see if
| could moi catch another glimps Of the
great chiefain, whose deeds during the
war had So, filled my fancy.
As there was no bridge across the Con-
ncclcul at that time. hoped that the fer
ry-boat might be on the opposite side. and
that | might reach the beach before il ar
rived. In this | was moi disappointed. l
found General Washington standing upon
the shore Of the river, dressed in a snuff
colored sur,nui, with long lapelled vcs.
of the same coler and material, and in
j" small clothes" and the most majestic
and dignilied man he was ever saw.
Whilst was gazing upon him, one Of his
poslillions drove up and dismounilng, and
uncovering his head. said in The most de-
ferenlial manner, and with an expression
Of injured dignity: !" You Excellency, as
we were driving along little way back,
VIC overlook man with a loaded cart.
who occupied the entire road. ] asked
him TO stop his team that we might pass
by. He declined. | lhcn told him that
President Washington was III The chariot.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-08-06

cause. he discovered that the posts
which had been inverted fIom the way
ihey grew were solid. and those which
haa been set as they grew were rOlted
on. This is certainly an incident uor-
my OF being noted BY farmers.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-08-06
TllE IRoN dixie.

A correspondent af The New York lie.
raid. lhns desrTihes Ille appearance &c The
Duke of Wellington II Ille Peabody Fes-
iiral. on the 4lh of July:- As the o'd
Duke entered ilie room. walking slow
ly. AMI bent with age. arush was made on
all sides inwaTds him. The company.
hawescr. gave way. leaving clear pas.
sage. ard lie came along ia ll,e cruw.l.
ON his way. several whu knew him, sier-
ped oui and shook hands with lIim /;
among whom nolired the connie.s Paul.
cite. with other noble ladies in her cnm-
pany; he cordially shook hands as he
passed. and they. smiling and laughing.
stood back again in The line OF beauty.
fashion, repnblIranism and nobility, along
wiiirh he was making his way. lie was
dressed in plain clothes. in bsIl costume
knee brecches and silk stockings, and
alound his left leg The insignia Of the or,
der Of ille garter. shining with diamonds.
lie looked well. batting The evident de-
bilny Of old age. whirll. To the spectators.
and especially those who. like mvsfli,
saw him fnr The first time, made the pre-
dominant feeling at sight OF him TO be a
sori decomposition. Ills physiognnmy was
noble and striking. very like the common
pictures OF him. with The remarkably pro.
mineni nose. yet an air Of genllencss, quiet.
kindness. end plaridily was printed upon
his eounlenancs. producing an impression
Of his character veiy foreign to The
thoughts which one had been prepared To
entertain or him. The Duke Of Weling-
ton is an lrishmanby birth. and his real
family name is Wesley, or WELLESLEY.
II il family which has bccn distinguish
cd by more than one remarkable man be-
longing to il. Ills brother. the marquis
OF Wellesley, (lhe same who married
Miss caion. Of lIallimore.) was man Of
talent as much distinguished as a STATES
man as his brother. the Duke. has been as
soldier. Il is singular circumstance,
not so generally known, that the Duke is
q near relation Of the famous John Wes-
ley, the founder Of llle religious sect Of The
Melllodisis. II is The same family.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-08-06

Nay yourrirh SOIL,
. absfaai. natars better blessings pour
Oerevery IA 3D."
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-08-06

Lei Us search ourselves in the frs
place, and afterwards the world.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-08-06
Arteries and veins.--rho knowlcdg

II hrtcLleS anu VEINS lie knOWlcugt
Of the distinction between arteries ant
veins is OF The utmost importance. parli
cularly 10 people residing in districts re.
mote from surgical aid, where those who
receive serious wounds may actually bleed
10 death, for want OF such easily acquired
information. The arteries are composed
of no less than four very firm. strong, clas-
tic membranes, or coats, and this, as well
as their being generally deep seated in The
flesh. 10 guard them from injury. renders
them less liable 10 he hurt by accident; but
/, when cut or wounded, the frmness of
thcsecoa,s prevent their closing, and hence
arises The fatal tendency of wounds of
large blood vcssel.. which remain open
ill they are lied up. or I'LL death ensues.
Another distinctive character is, that the
pulse Of the heart is fell in The arteries
only.
The veins lie near The surface; and
bleeding from them may readily be stop
ped, in common cases, by closing The ori.
flee, and ban,laging in The manner usually
adopted by operators after having opened
a vein in the arm or foot.
When person, or animal. is seriously
wounded. and surgeon cannot be imme.
diately procured, ignorant by-standers will
often content themselves with laying on
little lint, or cob.wcb. or some other tri>
fling application, wholly inadequate 10 the
case; they ought TO know that when such
remedies fail. and more especially when
The blood flows on the wound by pulsato.
ry leaps. il shonld be arrested BY meclla-
meal compression, until professional aid
be obtained. This can be easily done bv
the most ignorant, persons present. by
winding string or bandage tightly above
the wound. Those more skilful or bel.
ter informed, may take The severed artery,
and twist, or tle il up.
-~~~e>~~~s>>e~>>~-
The Extra Session of The Legislature of
the State of New York was brought TO a
close on Thursday. The act providing
for The enlargement of Me Erie Canal,
the principal measure of The session. pass
cd the House Of Assembly on Wednesday
by the decisive vote Of yeas 81 10 nays
SO. Il had previously passed the Senale
by even larger proporIionate majority,
and has become law; the most impor.
iant act OF legislation by any State within
our memory, excepting perhaps the first
canal law passed by the Legislature ofilc
same Stale.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-08-06

IMPORTANT TO FARMERs.-The Hart
ford Times mentions farmer who
took up fence after it had been stand
ing fourteen years, and found some OF
the posts nearly sound, and others rot
ten otf' at the Bottom. Looking for the
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-05
j. l.. TAYLOR d CO.
AUCTIOKkKRs AND COMMISSION MERcHANTs,
81 Cbarues street, corner Of Customhouse.
GARDNER SMITH Apc,ioneer

GARDNER SMITH, Auctoneer
" Will pay particular all Out Door
Wrs s,leeessions Sndhis, s. aIes Saies Of Vessels
CdTgoes, damaged Goods Couot
Aio, Sale Household Furniture, persons declining
Housekeeping.
Regular Sales held, Rooms
Foreign aud Donsestic Goods. ayli I'm
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-05

CROPS - Mississippi and Louisiana. - The
Concordia Intelligencer, of Saturday last has
gloomy accounts of the young cotton crop. In
Concordia and Tensas Parishes, louisiana the
prospect is equally as bad in Adams and Jeifer-
son counties, Mississippi The Intelligencer has
long article on this delicate subject, from which
we select this paragraph
Last week scientific planter of Adams county
out OF an entire section of poughed land, which he
put in cotton early in April, broke up six hundr ed
acres and planted again, leaving only forty acres OF
he first planting to stand. The entire month has
been as cold as charity, and, literally, as dry a,
dust. The few rains dashing and violent
showers, which off suddenly without penetra-
ting the soil, while the cold atmosphere chilled the
delcaet plants which peeped above the surface, OF
prevented its appearance at all. 1t has meagre
| miserable, starved and dwarfish appearance il
general, giving no hope for the future, but in re
planting"
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NEW ORLEANS:
.MONnNl MOnN,NG. MAY 5, 1ss1.

Awrur Nup,rv T.. CT NIaur Between eight and nine
,clock last ngbt i nsipbborbood of Common street wss
,,,,,u, I'M. s, r yreat q o,,. rl..t by n ,euo which
ono,ed IN the effect that two men had been
sabbed one r whom died in few minutes after he had re-
ceiye1 the blow On making injuries we found Tint the
repor, was periac true and that man named MeKinnev
had been added TO the numerous list of victims who
lately fallen Inv the u.s. of the barbarou. dirk and bowe
II liz e mas, seven o'cock las, piobt 1,.y
man lanes Nco was in a coee house on tho co,nsy n,
Cannon md Circus Streets when man named Patrick Far
re c,me in and with several others took dnk inviting
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-05
L-aMEs H. .MeLoRIM;a VS.: EDW.aRD URNs


No. 494.
by virtue of writ Of ier facias to me directed
- BY the Hon L. Winter Second Justice Of the Peace
in and for the Parish Of Orleans will sell public
ton, THURSDAY, the 8 b day of May 1851, al IL
O'Clock M, at my warehouse corner of ST. Charles and
Poydras street.
x SILVER WATCH, patent Lever, English, } seized
in the above entitled :. Terms Of sale Cash.
apA M. M. rtiilMAS, Constable
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-05

BuRGLARY.-On Saturday night, between 12 and l
O'Clock the residence of Mr. p Shields Bienvile, be-
tween Robertson and Where streets. red and robbed
OF the following articles silver goblet. marked NJ A. s.
anumber OF silver handled knives and forks, marked f. B
H., and quantity of valuable papers and of
any one but the The effected by
ting of The stats OF the blinds of the door, which
wa aatened in live mdnner with other doors Mr. S. m
able his oss his surprise at the
vainr having deprived him of the necessary
certain 1t. Ii shame that such deeds of such
frequent occurrence and the perpetrators seldom ght.
Their something rotten in Denmark and it behooves
police 10 redeem themselves from the unenviabe alton
asguadans OF night under which they so Justly labor
we We're 10 re-u moiety of what hear in relation 10
nocturnal Violations off law should have little space
paper Tor other things and if stop put it, we fear
ych law will be the order of the night the part of
citizens in sell-deience
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-05

ARRIVAL OF MlssIoNARIEs.-The whale bark
Croton arrived at New Bedford on Wednesday, the
23d ult, from Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, bring
ing the following passengers, all of the American
Foreign Mission Mrs. Lucy &. Thurston, Mis-
Mary H. Thurston, Miss Abigail c. Baldwin
Messrs. Mark Ives, Abner Wilcox, Dwight Bald
win, and Charles Guile Captain James Price, o
Newport, aud Messrs, Isaac Blanchard, of Sas
Harbor, and J. Warner, OF Providence, were ais,
passengers in the Croton.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-05

RELIEF TO THE SAILoR.-A ship called the
Medora. is about to sail from Glasgow Scotland
for San Francisco, which has on board small
steam engine, intended to weigh the anchor, pump
ship hoist the topsas, and do any other hard haul
ing that may be required, in addition to hosting ou
and in cargo 1t is placed upon deck near the fore
hatchway, and is covered by an erection about a:
large cooks gallery.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-05

ST. Louis QUARANTINE DEPIED-The Pen
ahy.- We learn from the st. Louis papers that
charge was preferred before the Recorder agains
Captain Rudd, of the steamer Schuylkill, for disc
beying the quarantine regulations by passing tn,
station without stopping to submit to an inspection
OF the officers and refusing to return for that pur
pose when ordered to do so. The penalty in such
| cases being fixed, the fine was set at $500, from
which judgment appeal was taken.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-05

The whole Of The parties lrishmen. and the
intimate They lived in Jackson street, and fol
lowed the occupation of draymsn.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-05

The EPIsCoPALIAN STATE CONFERENCE.-The different
Minister'S OF the several Episcopal Of this city
preparing attend the annual Convention of the
OF Louisiana, which meets Thursday at Bator
Rouge. 1t is understood that Bishop Polk will preside
that the proceedings, which will last three days, vii
matters of interest the members Of tn.
Epscupalan body
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-05

CONTAINING No ALCOHoLs
THE medicine the ORD ior the curs
such the heHdsehe, heartburn
stomach, apleti's a.thma
debility IRON acted hevee
cod, old aseaId dlseass ars-
dersnged 'on OF the stomach
and surpassed BY me'ltcins In
USE, ,uferng derangemept
and highly respectable cerhcae We reteS
following.
Professor A. A. HAYES, M. D., State Asayef;
FITZhKNRY HOMER, Esq. Bosom;
Jas Z: Dunn Ecu. City Treasurer, boston;
Hon. Mynos LAwRxNCE, II Pres. Mass. Ssnate;
Hon L. II. ARNOLD, formerly Governor oil Rhode Island,
Hon. WM. WooDBRIDsr. formerly Governor Of Michi-
Hon, J. T: MoRsHEAD, formerly Governor of Kentucky
Hon F. SIMMoss, u. s. Senator from Rhode Island;
Hon SAM'l ;. pHxLrs, u. 3. -enato' from Vermont;
Hon. soLomos FoorR. member Of CO. gress from VT;
Hon. H. ID. FosTEs member OF Congress tr m Penn'a;
Hon VI. l.. MARIN, De-. gate In Congress ffom Wseon-
| sin Territory;
| Gen A. C. nopsE, memberin congress from Iowa;
R P SrowE, Esq Clerk in the House Of Representv's'
l c. q. TROwpRIDsE, Esq, DeiIol Mich . l.
Csc w: JosEs; Esq, S.Iysyor 6ens,a Naoaque' H.
nv hughes, espeetnoty can DC refered
all that has been sal Ia is vor o. 1
meiiciae. r. GEO s. GR EEN stop1etor ~insior ",
REED, BATES & AUSTIN Whoeae druggists. No.
F"e aps hS NJ" WRIGHT 90, Isl Chasues st.
la- Price 81 per b1ttlfs Tor 81
~ cAuTIpN-Earh the Genuine okygsnated Biers
w. In PIPER printed English, French and
49, With ~ ~ n Geo. G'een, Prop Three
s.. and in aiou hney Taved labe top The
bottle eli Reel Ba es Auslin who the sole
Ger, raj gents whom all orders be adIessed
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8chOODers.
ADJUSTMENTS.
PLACIDE,S VARIETIES.

tH- Mrs. LEATl's BENEFIT. IN
THIS EVENING Monday. May 1851, will be presented the
L ballet opera first tnel c.led
LOVE IN A VILLAGE.
Justice Woolcock. Mr.. Bass
hoset,a Lesti
To be followed by Brilliant ADVERTISEMENT, by Mile
Hiaro, Mile Vallee and Mons. Maugn.
After which, MUSICAL OLlo, sustained by Mr.. and Mrs
Leau and Mr.. Reeves.
To conclude with The last Farce, called
SEPARATE MAINTENANCE.
| MI atnet Mr. Holland
| VI Ft!illIatnef MIS- u Howard
To- To morrow Farewell Benefit OF Mile HILAROT
EB NOTICE Alteration Of Time Doors open o'clock
e at 7.
Prlcss
IS Boxes. person.
u.ilery, rs
The DO. otc. will open every day. O'clock
u 6 81 nj SIN ne -keu
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-05

STREET IhPRovEMKsrs.-Amongs the many improve.
men that tab place in the Second Municipality,
that at the of Phippa and Graver
the most useful. The old and ineegan shed, which
nuisance the locality have within the few weeks Civ
place to elegant of houses, which
erected by Messrs. John and William Roy at a cost OF
s3 900 The builder, Mr. Benjamin Howard has heen very
sdious raising them and they will be ready for
paney about month They two.story houses with
rn "a aries in 'front.' and they will greatly improve the al
pearance OF the neig iborhood.
beautiful of houses also being raised by
Mr.. Fosg the of Circus and Graver Streets tor
Maune White, ESD, the lower of which
tend 10 be nsed THIS being mad.
a OF sl5,OO and it will add much the beauty
the locality When these erectons completed with 9th
previously noticed columns, in Carondeet
Common streets this portion of the Second Municipality vii
vie Appearance with the best business por of the cty