Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-04-06
News Items.

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/ Mrs. Fillmore, wife of the Ex-Presdent died
at Washington on the 80 ult. On hearing of her
decease, the Senate, as a testimonial of respect,
Immediately adjourned. When her death was an
nounced, the Cabinet was in session. The Pres
ident adjourned it, and directed all the offices to
be closed, and addressed letter of coincidence to
Mr.. Fillmore.
nrThe wife of Senator Cass died at Detroit
on the 31st, ult
0JA terrible steamboat disaster occurred at
Galveston on the 2sd. The Steamers Neptune
and Farmer were racing from Houston to Gal
weston, when the Farmer exploded, killing the
Captain, Clerk and I'd engineer. Thirty-three
others are missing.
oEFHarriet Beecher Stowe, in company with
her husband an brother, sailed for Liverpool on
the 30th ult.
EFThe extensive Touring mills, known as
Gondy's mills, near Loudenville, Ashland Co.,
were burned on the 21st ult.
EJNew Counterfeit fves on the merchants
and Mechanics Bank" of Wheeling are in Cir
culation.
0JThe Austrian Tyrant, Marshal Haynau,
died at Vienna, on the 18th of last month.
OFThe prospects in the Australian gold
mines, appear bright as ever, constitution
has been formed and legislature established.
GHrNew Counterfeit ives on the "Suffolk
County Bank" New York State have been dis
covered.
oEFThe small pox is raging among the Indi-
ans and half breeds, in the region about Saut st.
Marie, and along the lake shore.
1EFThe President has appointed and the SEN
ate Confirmed, Senator Dickinson for Collector,
and Ex-senator Dix for Sub-Treasurer. This
is disposing of Presidential Candidates at less
than cost.
nFHon. John P. Hale, formerly distinguish
ed Free Soiler, is about removing to New York
to practice law.
GA lunatic who had been deranged by Spirit
rappings, on Wednesday night last, threw him
self on the track of the Mad River railroad, near
Urbana, and was run over by the locomotive and
killed.
GA new liquor law, still more stringent than
the former Maine law, has passed the House Of
Representatives of that State, by vote of93 yeas
| to 43 nays.
FThe passenger train of cars on the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad, ran off the track on the
29th ult., turning four somersets down prec-
pce of one hundred feet, killing eight persons
instantaneously and severely injuring many 9TH
ers. There were forty passengers on board the
two cars that were thrown from the track.
GEFOn the 25th, a locomotive on the Kennebee
raslroad exploded doing however but little dam
age.
fEFThe evening train on the Buffalo and
Niagara railroad ran off the track injuring sew
eral persons, but fortunately no lives were
lost.
rFThe Summit County Court of Common
Pleas after session of two weeks, adjourned
without trying any civil case to the Jury, so says
the Beacon.
0EFspurious California tickets are abundant
in New York. A man by the name of Shaw,
was recently held to bail in $4,000, to answer
charge of selling counterfeit tickets in con-
nection with the famous Geo. E. Hamilton.
Gran additional daily train of passenger cars
will be placed on the Ohio and Pennsylvania
railroad in the course of eight Or ten days, which
will relieve the difficulty that compell passengers
from the west to wait four hours at Alliance for
for the express train for Cleveland. ..
fEFLoren P. Waldo, of Connecticut has been
appointed Commissioners of Patents by the Pres
idents.
CEFSamuel Medary has disposed of his inter
est in the Ohio Statesman, to S. S. Cox of Zanes-
ville Mr.. C. is spirited writer, and will be well
coined by the fraternity wherever the Statesman
is read He is thelauthor ofa series ofleters which
appeared in the Statesman during the worlds
fair, over the signature ga Buckeye abroad"
which have since been bound in neat conven-
lent volume, and is excelled by no book of trav-
els within our reading, the work is for sale at
Halls book store. Buy copy.
eFThe Worlds fair, Crystal palace, at New
York will be completed about the first of May
next The frame is already raised, and every
thing ready for the glass
cJJ. w. Gray, Editor of the Plain Dealer. is
appointed Post Master at Cleveland
| GFVice President King, will leave Havanna
for Mobile to-day. His health is still very feeble
English Voting.