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Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-11-30
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OsF Geo. L. Pugh, Attorney General of this
State, has filed quo scarranto against the officers
and trustees of the Ohio Life Insurance and Trust
Co., requiring them to show by what authority
/ they exercise corporate franchise. ..
F Judge Thompson, of Philadelphia, has de-
cded that it is no violation of the Sabbath to sell
newspapers in the streets on that day. but that the
CRYING of them would constitute such an offence.
(eF Christmas comes on Sunday this year.
The New Year also commences on the same day
of the week.
GA new block of stores four stories high, on
the corner of Water and Lasalle streets, Chicago,
fell down on the afternoon Of the 18th inst, bury
ing four men beneath it's ruins, and badly injuring
several others.
GA German named Knyper has learned to
fly. He lately flew from the tower of Scholoss,
at Leipsic; but he landed on the ground pretty
hard-so hard as to break both his legs.
GkJ There are 1,3O5 scholars in the theological,
collegiate and preparatory departments of the
Oberlin College, of whom 1876 males, and
579 females. IL ...-
OFIt is said that one of the objections to mar
riage, urged by Lucy Stone, is, that women lose
the control of their children.
OEHFJ. Hunt, Cashier of the State Stock Bank
at Massillon, in despatch to John McClymonds,
Esq, of New Lisbon, speaking of the time the
Massillon Bank failed, says: "Pad all demands
Friday, Nov. 3rd, small demands Saturday, Nov.
4th.'' Mr.. McClymonds says, in accordance with
legal decisions such matters, the Bank having
refused to meet all demands on that day, its failure
dates from Saturday Nov. 40 O'Clock A. M.
GFL. A. CURTIS, Esq, Stewart of the Luna
tic Asylum, died at Columbus on the night of the
18th inst, after schort illness from typhoid fe
yer. He was from Medina county, was % yesrs
of age, faithful and devoted officer, and much es-
teemed by his associates.
hF VIM. M. Morris recently obtained YER
dict of 1896 against the city of Manchester, for
injuries caused by his falling down an icy side
walk of that city, and breaking his leg.
tPeace and quiet again restored at Erie,
and no blood has been spilled. The Railroad
Company has caved. A meeting of the directors
was held on Tuesday 22d, when motion was
made to order the change of gauge, which the
President refused to entertain and Immediately
signed Another member followed suit, and the
remaining members decided they therefore had no
power to act further for the present, and adjourn
ed meeting of the stockholders will soon be
held to fill vacancies when it is surmised that the
new Board will ''bow to the will of the people,
GF The duty of appointing the successor of
Mr.. Atherton, late U. s. Senator from New Hamp-
shire, will devolve the Governor of that State,
the Legislature not meeting till June.
Gran enterprising young whg statesman says
that he steer the ship of State in perfect safe
ty if he can only keep his had on the "tiller of
the soil!'
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-11-30
The greatest living Curiosity.

We yesterday visited the Carolina Twins who
are paying short visit to our city. A freak of
nature so extraordinary must be seen before it
can be fully credited. These children born in
Columbus county, North Carolina, are of negro
origin, to remarkable degree lively and intelli-
gent, and are beginning to utter andrepeat words
distinctly, though only about sixteen months old.
Their connection is much more intimate than
that of the Siamese twins, being joined together
at the back by the union Of two spines in one
Physicians who have examined them pronounce
them to be the greatest curiosity ever seen or
heard of. Some of their organs are in common
whilst others are perfectly distinct. Often while
one is sound asleep the other is wide awake and
playful; and the connection is such that whilst
one sits erect the other can lie down.-Ban.
ClfDper.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-11-30

THE TURKISH AND EGYPTIAN FLEETs.-Tbe
latest reports in regard to the strength Of the
strength of the Turkish navy show that it is very
far from insignificant. 1t consists of ~ ships and
steamers manned with upwards of 1000 men.
and over HOO guns. The ships are said TO be
we'll found both in arms and equipments. There
is reserve force on shore of II 900 men to supply
vacancies. The Egyptian feet in the BosPhorus
number IL ships and steamer, carrying upwards
of 600 guns, and manned by nearly 5000 men.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-11-30

THE New YORK APPoINTMENTs.-The Wash
ington Union publishes list of the appointments
in New York, which shows that of tho 35 leading
appointments 26 were supporters of Cass in lS48,
and but nine opposed to him; and of the4l promi-
nent postmasters in the state, 81 were Cass men
and only 10 Van Buren men,
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-11-30

0T An exchange says that down in New Or
leans it requires three persons to start business
firm. One to die with the Yellow fever, one to
get killed in duel, and the other to wind up the
partnership business.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-11-30

PAPER Mill BURNED.-The new Paper Mill
of J. M. SMITH & Co., at Cuyahoga Falls, was
destroyed by fire on Friday night last. The Mill
had but just been completed and got in running
order, and the loss is quite large, being estimated
at 800, 900, and no insurance on the property.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-11-30

WANTED-Our Carrier wants first rate New
Years Address. Who will furnish him with one!
occasion will be entitled to the Sentinel for one
year.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-11-30

0ET The number of cattle packed in Chicago
during the present year is stated at 25,l35, the
whole weighing l4,369, ,a27 pounds.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-11-30
BosToN, Nov. 26.

Advices from Rome state that the news from the
banks of the Danube has created great excitement
among the young soldiers, and also among the old
veterans, in the French service, and numerous
applications have been transmitted to the compe-
tent authorities to witness operations on the Dan
ube.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-11-30
Total area of the U. S. and their terrific

Total area of the u. S. and their terrific
ries in 1858, 1888, l53
BY way of comparison, Mr.. De Bow, the Su-
perintendent of the Census, remarks upon the
foregoing table as follows: . .....
"The territorial extent Of the republic is, there
fore, ten times as large as that of Great Britain
and France combined; three times as large as
France, Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, Spain,
Portugal, Belgium, Holland, and Denmark to-
gether and one and one-half times large as the
Russian Empire in Europe; one-sxth less only
than the area covered by the ffty-nine or sixty
Empires, States and Republics of Europe; of equal
extent with the Roman Empire, or that of Alex
ander, neither of which is said to have exceeded
100000 square miles,"
This, we presume, is what the Yankees would
call very "sizeable" piece of ground.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-11-30
Increase of Specie.

At the close of the Mexican war, a great deal
said by the Wings to what Texas cost,
bringing about the war with Mexico, with its 60
millc ms of expenditures. Since the enormous
influx of gold dust from California, the increase of
wealth added to the property of the States, to-
gether with the ncalculable advantages to be de-
rived from our commerce with China and Japan,
which is brought about by our acquisition of Cal
ifornia and New Mexico, we hear but little said
by the Wing press, as to the annexation of Texas
or the Mexican war. By the annexation of Tex
as we have added four States to the Union
Texas, California, New Mexico and Utah; the
first abundantly large to be divided into at least
three States. In addition to all this since the
close of the war with Mexico in l848, there has
been deposited in the mnts of the United States,
the enormous sum of two hundred and three mill
ions of dollars. ...-~ ..... .....
The deposites at the Philadelphia mint, during
the several years since l848, was as follows:
In l84S, $44,177 90
" 1849, 5,48l, ,439 90
" 1850, 21,997 ,5O5 90
" 1851, 47,939, 1867 90
" 1862, 49, 1891, $4,000
" 1868, Ito July soth,) s8,o8o,253 s5
172, 2,o34,2al IS
At the New Orleans, Charlotte, and Dahlone-
ga branch mints, was deposited the amount $780,
O7O,794 l2 Subsequents deposites at Philade-
phia during the present year:
August, $4,469, 900 90
September, 2,975,OOO 90
October, 4,327, 900 90
.e.. ll,77l 900 90
20OSO. 1914
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-11-30

EDITORIAL CoNvENTIoN.-The Committee of
Arrangements heretofore appointed have issued
call for an Editorial Convention to be held at
the Mechanics Institute, Cincinnati, on the 10th
of January next.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-11-30

PRESIDENTS MAssAGE.-Congress commences
its session on Monday next, and the Message will
probably be delivered the same day. We hope
to be able to lay it before readers in next
issue.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-11-30

RAvENNA GLEE CLUB.-It is said the RAvENNA
GLEE CLUB, design giving concert at the Town
Hall, in the course of few weeks.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-11-30
Census Statistics.

In Ohio the number of Churches is 1899. Val
ul of church property, $5,793,O99. Number of
whites attending school during the year, 5l2,27s.
No. of Deaf and Dumb, 915; blind 642. Insane,
1877. Idiots, 1868. No. of persons over 81
years of age who can neither read nor write, 61,-
O3o. 1t is gratifying to know that Ohio, the third
State in the Union stands eight in the scale of
popular ignorance. The list is as follows:
New York has 91,293
Tennessee, 1922
Virginia, 77,OO5
N. Carolina, 1866
Indiana, 7O,540
Pennsylvania, 66,928
Kentucky, 66,637
N. Hampshire, only 1857
which according to her population indicates high
er standard of general intelligence than is to be
found in any State in the Union or perhaps in the
world. .-..
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-11-30

THE BANK TAX INJUNCTION. There is some
little misapprehension abroad relative to Judge
McLEAN's action in the case of the injunction to
restrain the collection of taxes fromthe Ohio Life
insurance and Trust Co., under the tax law of
1862. The Judge did not adjudicate the case up
on its merits He simply decided the jurisdiction
of the court which the only point in controVer-
sy. He sad:-
"The Supreme Court of the State has decided
that the tax has been imposed under a constitu-
tonal law and that the mode of collecting it is le-
la. But this decision, understand has been taken
to the Supreme Court of the United States by
writ of error. A case thus situated, cannot be
considered as one of authority it is still pending
in the Supreme Court, and may be reversed. Ifthe
Supreme Court shall affirm the judgment of the
State Court, it being the same question as is in
volved in this case, the Circuit Court will, as
matter of course, dissolve this injunction without
argument. / can entertain no doubt of the jurisdc
ton on the points made.
1t is fit that the Supreme Court should act
upon this great question; and as it is before the
Court and will be acted on in the course of two
or three months, deem it, therefore, inexpedient
to dissolve the present injunction"
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-11-30
Extent Of the United State

Among the tables comprised in the census of
the United States for 1850, (Which is CON-
pleted land in process passing through the press
is one showing the territorial extent of the United
States. 1t was prepared by Col. J. J. ALBERT, OF
the Typographical Corps, and is as follows:
Square Miles.
Area of the Pacific slope, or of the re-
gion watered by rivers falling into
the Pacific 1926
Area of the Mississippi valley, or of the .. F..
regn watered by the Mississippi, Mis-
souri, and their tributaries, l,237,3ll
Area oftheAtlantic slope proper, 637, 100
Area of the Atlantic slope, in '-.
cuding only the waters falling
into the Gulf of Mexico west a.- -... ..
of the Mississippi, 183,646
Area of the Atlantic slope, in
cludng only the waters failing .E
into the Gulf of Mexico east of ..........
the Mississippi, l46,83O
Total of the Atlantic slope, or of the re-
gions whose waters fall into the At
Iantic, e7,576
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-11-30
172.O34.23l 85

At the New Orleans, Charlotte, and Dahlone-
ga branch mints, was deposited the amount $780,
O7O,794 IL. Subsequents deposites at Philadel-
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-12-08

THE CONNECTICUT "FINAHcrEn1',, ~
New York Post says that Mr.. c. LIN.
Of Meriden, has been surrPnAered L..
bail, and lodged 10 jail. II his transi.i
that he has taken in the inhabitants Of 60,
iden, and its vicinity, TO the amora
S400, 900, and has ruined numerous pa.
who trusted him with their moneys. ri
has also taken in one Of the New York d
press companies, who consented to I.
from him draft on Washburn g. Boie'e it
New York, for one on himself at MerFe
The law under which he has been arth
ed in Connecticut is al old law whicIec
pires on the lst January Hext. II having a.
so repealed at the last legislature. St,
of the duped banks are Considering whe,
they shall proceed erin nally against hit !
not, as be steadily refuses to show what
become of his property.
Mr.. c. L. North pissed fer q very pf
man; being member Of church, and 4
rying Oh private banking business, i
ceeded ir getting trusted to large aE6oF
A farmer in the neighborhood, who hadl
Gently sold his farm, placed the proceed
this bank, and has lost il all. Many wids
are alse taken in; and one individual OF
town has endorsed North's paper for STS
900, which will ruin.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-12-08

TIE CHOLERA AT New ORLEANs.---1
report that the cholera had made its appe
ance at New Orleans is confirmed. Z
Board of Health held meeting on the
ult., at which II was announced that ca
of the disease had been reported in differ
sections ofthe city. A despatch from
city. dated Nov. 30, says:
"The Board of Health reports 26I dea
during last week, including 1873 from che
ra, the latter mostly emigrants. Edwarl
Carroll, formerly editor of the Crescent, q
yesterday. The weather is rainy and 7
try"
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-12-08

The Legislature Of Rhode Island assem-
bed recently, and after protracted session
of t,oo and a half days, adjourned, and the
members retired to their homes. But two
acts of a genefal nature were passed -one
of them making railroad and steamboat
companies responsible in damages for loss
of life occasoned by carelessness; the other
being an act calling together the Constitu-
tonal Convention. 1t would have taken an
Ohio Legislature as many weeks to getready
for business, and when fairly under sail they
would have spent as many more weeks in
practicing the art Of defamation on either
of these two measures before coming to
final vote.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-12-08

A MAGNIFICENT CoNrRAcT.-We learn
that WAsHlxGroE MCLEAN Of Cincinnati,
and others under the name ofMcLEAN, ,BUKr
& Co., have taken contract for the con-
struction of a railroal from Fort Wayne on
the Maumee, to Council Bluffs on the Mis-
souri,. This road will be six hundred miles
in extent, and will cost about eighteen mil
lions of dollars. They have contracted to
finish the entire line in four years. II is a
vast project, but it will sooner or later be
built.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-12-08
OpapArroys AsD Asnrsr or aFly,gcIre.

OPERATIONS AND AsREsT OF 4 FizAscrgR.
The Eastern papers publish an account Of
an attempt 20 swinde the Shawmnt (Vt)
Bank, by the deposit Of sight dralt on
New York, and drawing for the proceeds. =
The article says that the deposiror repre-
sented himself to be "Nr. o. l.. North Pre-.
sldeni Of the Mer den (Ct) Manufacturing
Company" The New York Commercial
OF Saturday says that there il no doubt that
il was Mr.. North himself who had previous.
Iy been more successful 10 playing the same
game on some Of the Banks Of New York
city and Pennsylvania, and adds;-Prevlous
to this Mr.. North had borne good charac-
ter. lie lived at Meriden in fine style, and
IN beautiful house. On one side of hrs
dwelling was his banking room, on the o.
ther his insurance office, and he did quite
large business in both. The amount he ob-
tanned from the several banks varied from
$4,000 TO $4,000, on the security Of pager
deposited which was supposed to be good =,
but proved to be Otherwise. In this city he
was introduced 10 the bnnk5 by a gentle
man Of high responsibility, none Of whom
knew that he was calling upon more thSn
one bank for aid. lie has been arrested at
Meriden and held TO bail for large amount.
Hopes are expressed that portion Of the
sums advanced by the banks will be recov-
cred.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-12-08

The Swiss LAND.-COl. BentJn declares,
and upon conclusive authority, that the cen.
tral part of the Rocky Mountains had terri
tory enough to make mountain State
double the size Of all the Swiss Cautions,
with every th ng as grand in scenery, and
without the drawbacks Of its avalanehes,
glaciers and cold.
The point or portion TO which be refers,
covers the head waters Of the South Platte,
the Arkansas and the Del Norte and sup
plies the springs of the East Fork of the
great Colorado of the West. Grass is abun-
dant, water plenty. The facility oftravel-
ing over the country is better than the noun
tain region Of Virginia or Tennessee
Charles w. McClanaban, of the old domin-
ion, writes thus about this "Swiss Land"
"On this line almost the entire route can
be settled, as all the land from Missouri to
Bent's Fort is rich and very fertile, equal to
the best lands of Missouri and Illinois, and
no land can beat the Sierra BIancba for
grass; even to the very summit it stands as
thick as the best meadowsI many acres
would NOW at least tons per acre. Then
come the large and beautiful valley st.
Louis, said to be one Of the most fertile in
New Mexico; indeed, fnc land is upon the
whole route, and the climate such that stock
can live III winter upon the grass
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-12-08
S. Dinsmore, Mobile.

f6TThe Toledo blade tells story of a
person at Detroit who had building on land
sold to the Michigan Central Railroad. The
Superintendent, who writes u very bad hand,
sent a very short aud peremptory letter to
Mr.. s., ordering him to move the building
at once. Looking rver the scrawl, he COO
ly put it in his pocket, but nothing was heard
or done about the building. The Superin-
tendent meeting Mr.. s. three months after,
began to upbraid him for not removeing the
nuisance, and called his attention to writ
ten notice. "Notice, ,"said he, I've no no.
tice; | got pass from you some time ago, and
have been riding on the railroad all sum-
mer on the faith of "Duling out the scrawI,
which was intended for very different pur-
pose.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-12-08

SINGULAR TAsTE.--Last Saturday man
presented himself to the officers at the JEFF
fersonville, Qnd.) Penitentiary ,and demand
ed the priviege(Dof being put to work, say
ing that he owed the State five years labor,
and he was determined to pay it. Upon be-
ing questioned as to his right of admission,
he stated that he had been convicted at a.
recent term ofthe Circuit Court held at
Lawrenceburg. of manslaughter, and had
broken jail Although reward was offer
ed for the arrest, he had baffied pursuit up to
that time. His singular request was COM
piled with.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-12-08

LAcoNTc.-The following venerable Off
cial correspondence we have not seen for
many year, aad we reproduce 1t for old
acqeaintance's sake:
Treasury DEPARTMENT, !
Washington, Jan. 18th, 1922
SIR:-This Department is desirous of
knowing how far the Tombgbee runs up.
You will please communicate the informa-
tion Respectfully.
w. II. CRAWFORD.
s. Dinsmore, Esq, Collector, iiobiIe.
MOBILE, Feb 7th, 1929.
SrR:-I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter Of the 18th ult.,
and of informing you, in reply, that the
Tombigbee does not run up at all
S. DINsMoRE.
Hon. w. H. Crawford, Sec. of Treasury.
Treasury DEPARTMENr,
Washington, March LIST, 1922
STR:-l have the honor to inform you that
this Department has no further service for
you as Collector Of Mobile.
Respectfully,
w. II. CRAWFORD.
s, Dinsmorp MohiIa
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-12-08
g'Ginger.'

0IT'Ginger.'
'Sah.'
when am dat great race to come off, dat
dar so much talk about!'
'What race! had MT heard OBJ any
great race.
DE human race, de great human race is
to come off fore long,
yah, yah, yah! you de biggest fool eber
saw. De human race dat aint hoss race
it be de people in de world, de inhabitants.
'Who told you SOP
Il alters knowed it, and so did every bo-
dy else butyou and you are the dumbest mig
ger eber saw. wish dat every body had
larnin so that they wouldn't bother 'specta-
BILE niggers with such foolish questions
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-12-08

FAITH AMONG THE TARrARs.-Tf the La
ma doctor happen not to have any medicine
with him, he is by no means disconnected; !;
he writes the names of the remedies upon
little scraps of paper, moistens the paper
with his saliva, and rolls them up into pills,
which the patient tosses down with the same
perfect confidence as though they were gen
uine medicaments To swallow the name
Oft remedy itself, say the Tartars, comes to
precisely the same thing. -Hae'S Trarels in
Tartary, ThiJet and China.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-12-08
A MrRpERER ESCAPED. McCla:-

A MuRDERER ESCAPED. .-Arguel McCia:-
an, sentenced at the last term of the Mum
roe County, Kentucky, Court, to be hanged
on the 10Th of December next, escaped
from fail at Glasgow on the Goth inst. He
was rescued by between sixty and a hundred
persons in disguise. He is about twenty
two years of age, five feet ten inches in
height, of light complexion and downcast
look. A reward by the State authorities
will no doubt be offered for his apPrehen-
sion.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-12-08

THE SCARCITY of turkeys and poultry this
season, and the marked inferiority Of the
few found in the markets,are facts that have
probably struck others besides ourselves.
From one to two dollars is now asked, for
turkeys that year or two ago would have
fetched not more than helf those prices, if,
in many cases, they had been brought to
market at all We cannot acconut for the
scarcity and inferiority of poultry of all
kinGs.--Nat. InieNigencer.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-12-08

SCENE IN AN OYSTER SALsoN-Y Young
Bu;k-" Murphy, bring US dozen boiled.
Murphy brought 'em
Young Buck-"That II do, sir--quantum
sqGicit."
Murphy rushes out, aud soon comes back
with pepper-sauce, cayenne, black pepper,
mustard, &c.
Young B~ck-"I didn't call for these
things"
Mnrphy-"l thought you said you wanted
SOmething TO spice it,"
Young Buct-"No, sir, l used language
which it seems you cannot understand! |
said 'qudntum s4bfcit.'"
Mmphy-"S.i-r-r -
Young Bucks upper lip turns wrong side
ont, in classic disgust. MURPHY looks be-
wildered.