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Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19
Franklin &Warren Railroad.

We announced last week, the decision Of the
Convention recently held in New York favorable
to the construction of the Franklin and Warren
Road, as a link in the great chain of broad guage
Road from New York to st. Louis We learn
that Mr.. HAZARD, the Engineer employed by
the Company, has arrived, and that the survey
of the route will be commenced Immediately, and
that it is the intention of the Company to have
large portion of the Road located and under con-
tract by the middle of April.
Judge PORTER, one of the Directors of this
Road, who has recently been to Cincinnati on
business connected with it, called upon us last
Friday, on his return. He gives the most fatter-
| ing accounts of the prospects of the Road, and
expresses full confidence that the great work will
find no impediments in the way to it's early COM
pletion.
The following paragraph relative to this Road,
is from the Money article in late number of the
New York Tribune:
s'The friends of the Franklin and Warren Rail-
road Company of Ohio have obtained an interest
in the Pittsburgh and Erie Railroad Company,
thereby securing a route across Pennsylvania and
forming great trunk road connecting all the
Indiana and Ohio roads from st. Louis, Cincinna-
ii, Chicago, &C., with Philadelphia and New
York by the Sunbury and Erie and New York
and Erie Railroads, thus forming short northern
line of connection between all of these great
western, southwestern and northwestern CEN
ters of business and Philadelphia and New York.
The charter of the Franklin and Warren Rail
road Co., was granted by the Legislature of Ohio
before the adoption of the new Constitution, CIV
ing very liberal privileges, with the right to build
Railroad from the western line of Pennsylva-
mia through Ohio to Cincinnati. The road is to
besso located by arrangements with other COM
panies already completed as to secure all three
western connections The road commences at
Olean on the Erie Road and terminates, we be-
lieve, at Mansfield, Ohio, and will be of six feet
guage, to which guage its connecting roads with
Cincinnati will be altered.''
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19

0FOn Saturday evening man named Charles
Bond was arrested and tried before A. Jackson,
Esq, for passing counterfeit money. He was
required to give bail in the sum of 5000 for his
appearance at the next term of the Court of Com
mon Pleas, and in default thereof he was commit
ted to jail.
Il The bills were of the denomination of two dol
lars, on the Bank of Westfeld, ,Chatauqua county,
N. Y. The engraving is pretty well executed
and calculated to deceive persons not used to
handling much paper money. But the signatures
are entirely unlike the genuine.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19
Novel Exhibition.

The MODEL OF MT. VERNON, THE RESIDENCE
OF WAsHINGToN-This interesting exhibition
will remain in. town this and tomorrow evenings,
and may be seen at the hall of the Ravenna In
ing model of the resting place of the .Father
of his Country" representing an area of fifteen
acres of the ground of Mt. Vernon, with their in
teresting objects and associations, from which
very correct idea of the original may be formed,
Admission l2a cents. ~
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19

o. The State Treasurer of Wisconsin ad-
vertises that he will sell at public auction the
l4th of the next month, at his Office in the Capt.
itol, call the electric telegraph lines which have
been constructed within the State, together with
the appurtenances belonging to the same, unless
the taxes due the State paid up previous to that
time.''
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19

IMPORTANT BILL.-Mr. Ward, of Warren, has
introduced bill into the House, which is now
being discussed in the committee of the whole,
revising the act for the punishment of crimes
This bill proposes to abolish capital punishment
for murder, and substitute Imprisonment for life
in the Penitentiary. The bill also makes it a
Penitentiary offence to maliciously destroy per-
sonal property, growing trees, grains, or fruits
above the value of thirty dollars. A married man
or woman committing adultery, is also to be pun
ished by Imprisonment in the Penitentiary.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19

FIVE MEN KILLED ON THE RA1LRoAD.-The
Steubenvillc Herald of Wednesday says:-We
learned on yesterday, that shocking accident
occurred on Section No 25 of the Steubenville g.
Indiana Railroad, some 25 miles west of this city
1t appears in opening tunnel on this section,
that slip occurred, while the laborers were ex-
eavating, and five of them were crushed to death.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19
Democratic state Central Committee

A meeting of this Committee was held on Tues
day last for the purpose of Organization. WILL
LIAM D. MORGAN, Esq, was confirmed as chair
man; WASHINGTON MCLEAN was appointed Treas
ted Secretary to the Committee.
An order was passed that the correspondence
be conducted by, and in charge of the Secretary.
Those at distance, wishing to communicate
with the Committee, will therefore direct to JAS.
HADpocK SMITH, Columbus, Ohio.-Statesmon.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19

There are but few things of which man may
better be proud than the appreciation Of his fellow
men. assure you that this expression Of your
confidence will ever be remembered with graft
tude. And permit me to tender you, and through
you, the Democracy of the State, the homage of
my thanks, for this distinguishing mark of your
confidence.
On motion of------, twas
Resolued, That Thomas w BARLEY be nom-
mated by acclamaton, as candidate for Supreme
Judge; which was unanimously adopted.
The following persons were put then in nom-
nation for Treasurer of State
John G. Breslin, of Seneca =
James R. Morris. of Monroe.
Horace s. Knapp, of Ashland.
Upon the first ballot Mr.. Breslin received lS1
votes, Mr.. Morris 81 votes. and Mr.. Knapp l IS
votes.
On motion of Judge Palmer, of Defiance, it was
Resolced That John G. Breslin be unanimous
ly nominated for the office OF Treasurer OF State.
= Adopted.
The following persons were then put in nomi-
ton for Secretary of State:
Abner M. Dennis, of Licking;
q Enoch G. Dial, of CLARK;
VIM. Trevitt, of Franklin;
Upon the first ballot Mr.. Dennis received 25
votes, and Mr.. Treyitt 266 votes.
On motion of Mr.. Sawyer, twas,
Reso1ced, That DR.. VIM. Trevitt be unanimous
ly nominated. Adopted.
The following persons were put in nomination
as candidates for member of the Board of Public
Works:
Robert HI. Nugent, of Tuscarawas; Samuel B.
Pruden, ofAthens; Col VIM. Hawkins, of Wash
ington; VIM. s. Prentice, of Franklin; Francis
cleveland, Of Cuyahoga; Wayne Griswold, of
Pickaway; A. H. Byers, of Wayne; H. F. Ran
adolph. of Morrow; Ashe1 Medbury, of Mahoning;
J. w. Mckinney, of Jefferson
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19

@ " The conspiracy case for the burning of the
Martha Washington, which has been under ex-
animation before the U. S. Commissioner, at Co.
lumbus, has been concluded, and the defendants
held to bail, two in the sum of $40, 900, three in
$4,000, and one in $4,000.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19

oTSenator, Gwinns great Pacific Railroad
Bill has been up in the u. S. Senate, and was
sustained by able speeches from Gwinn, of Cali
fornia, Rusk, of Texas, Cass and Seward, and
was opposed by Butler, of South Carolina. The
friends of the Bill sanguine of its early pass
age through the Senate. ..-e,--,
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19

INDEPENDENT BANKING.-QUERE-If the well
settled doctrine of Whigdom in relation to the
circulation of bank paper be true, namely, the
more paper there is issued on fictitious capital the
richer the country becomes, would it not be ad-
vsable to create every counterfeiter and forger,
sole corporation with banking powers, for the pur
pose of adding to the wealth of the country!
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19

STAND FROM UNDER.-Seven new Swindling
shops under the new Banking law have recently
been established in Indiana, aggregate Capital
S., 100000
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19

The SEMINOLE IND1ANs.-The Seminole Indi-
ans have refused to emigrate west of the Missis-
sippi, and will not ratfy the agreement to that
effect made by Billy Bowlegs their chief, while
in Washington city. Great excitement prevails
in Florida, regiment of the famous "Cow Boys
or "Crackers" in being rapidly formed to act un-
der the authority of the State, for the purpose
of effective Defence should open hostilties occur.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19

THE New MOTIVE PowER.-Of the many new
inventions in this sage of progress that of the
Calorc Engine is decidedly the most important
Two successful trials have proved, not only the
correctness of the Ericsson theory, but have clear
-lys demonstrated its practicability motive
power. The Editor of the New York Tribune
in leading article on this subject, remarks as
follows: "We were present on Tuesday at the
second trial trip of the Caloric Ship Ericsson, and
are prepared to say without hesitation or reserve
and not merely on our own judgment, but on that
of every gentleman in the company, that it prov
ed utterly and beyond the possibility of doubt the
existence of new motive power as sure and eff
cent as steam, while it is free from all danger of
accident, and is vastly cheaper and more maniga-
BILE. The demonstration is perfect. The age of
steam is closed; the age of Caloric opens. Full
ton and Watt belong to the Past; Ericsson is the
great mechanical genius of the present and fu-
ture"
The Journal Of Commerce understands that the
gentlemen through whose instrumentalty the ca
loric ship Ericsson has been built, are SO fully
satisfied with the success of that vessel that it is
their intention to shortly lay the keels of other
and still larger ships, of the capacity of say 1000
tons, into which engines of sufficient power will
be placed to give them much higher maximum.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19

MAHoNING FREE DEEocRAr.-This is the title of
new paper recently established at Youngstown,
by Messrs. HOWARD & CULLAToN, and edited by
EDWARD d. HOWARD 1t is devoted to the advo-
cacy Of the PRINCIPLES of the Freesol party.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19

BANKERS INDICTED IN ILL1No1s.-The Chicago
Tribune gives long list of the presidents and
cashiers of nearly all the banking institutions in
that State, which have been indicted by the grand
jury for illegal banking. Nearly all have given
bail to appear. Served 'em right.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19

" The municipal election in the city OF
Pittsburgh, the 18th inst, resulted in the cleo
ton of R. NJ. Riddle, whig, for Mayor, by ma
jority of 317
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19

The New Hampshire Senate has passed res
olution deprecating the existence of the religious
test in the Constitution of that State.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19

LEcrURE.-H will be seen by noticein an
other column, that Mr.. LoRIN ANDREWS, has
been engaged to lecture before'the Ravenna Ly-
ceum, on next Tuesday evening, the 25th inst.
The lecture will be free; and we hope to see it
largely attended,
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19

RAyENNA INsTITUTE.-The next term of this
Institution will commence on Monday, Jan. 31st.
Under the control of R. L. DODGE, Principal
Terms, same as heretofore.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19

The contributions to the Washington National
Monument, from the 10th of December to Janu-
ary Sd, amounted to $3.50 40.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19
ing ballotings occurred:

During the second ballot the names of Messrs.
Prentice, Medbury and CleaFeland were with
drawn.
Wayne Griswold, of Piekaway, was, on motion,
declared unanimously nominated, as candidate for
member of the Board of Public. Works.
The following persons were put in nomination
as candidates for the Office Of Attorney General:
+. Parker, of Hamilton; J. S. Plants, of Craw-
ford; John Cradlebaagh, Of Franklin; Peter P.
Lowe, of Montgomery; Samuel s. Cox, of Musk
ingum; John O'Niel, of Perry; Charles Morris, of
Miami; George w. McCook, of Jefferson; s. w.
Andrews, of Franklin.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19

NJ The wings have called State Convention
to meet at Columbus the 22d of February
next, to nominate candidates for State officers.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19

The new letter envelopes with single and double
stamps will be read sometime during the present
month, under the Law authorizing them, every
steamboat, railroad train, and every man is mail
carrier. So says the act of Congress.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19

The latest gold discoveries are on the Baraboo,
Sanute county, Wisconsin. Silver, too, is OBJ
tanned there.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19

FIRE.-On Wednesday evening last the large
Blacksmith shop of w. R. McNeal, of Warren,
was destroyed by fire, containing some thirty fin
ished carriages. Loss from $500 to $2ooo-no
insurance.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19

On the 4th of December an earthquake was felt
in the city of Mexico, Puebla, and Jalapa- No
damage of Importance resulted.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19

The WEArHER.-We are now receiving tht
first instalment of genuine winter.-Better late
than never.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19
Of Jefferson County.

0J The proceedings of the Democratic State
Convention, of the Editorial Convention, and the
resolutions of the Free Soil State Convention oc-
cupy large part of our columns this week, but
we trust they will not be entirelyvod of interest
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19

L1BERALITY TO PRE-ExEMPTIoNERs.-A large
portion of the lands included in the Congression-
al donation to the Central Qllinois) Railroad Com
pany are occupied by settlers, who have failed to
establish their pre-emption rights according to
law. The company, however, have determined
not to avail themselves of the result of ignorance
or inadvertence, but have dispatched an agent to
hunt up all the pre-emption claims covered by the
donation, and notify the holders how to remedy
the existing defects and save their Improvements.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19

THE MEXICAN BOUNDARY CoMMIssIoN.-The
Providence Journal has received advices from Mr..
Bartlett, the Mexican boundary Commissioner,
dated at Monterey, December H. The party
were all in good health, and had met with no Sc
rious accident, although the country through
which they had passed swarmed with hostile In
dians Mr.. Bartlett reached Camargo in six days,
where Major Emory had already arrived to meet
him.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-19

Whole number ofyotes,
Necessary to a choice,
Weekly national intelligencer., 1853-03-05
BRITISH HONDURAS.

The Report Of the Committee Foreign Relations o
the Senate decides that in making the Clayton and Bull
yer treaty the claims Of the British the Belize were
not dcd upon they not proper subjects of
sideration in treaty designed to secure right of way
through Nicaragua some hundreds Of miles from the
Belize without interruption from either Of the contracting
parties.
The committee very justly claim that the Island of
Ruaan and its dependencies do belong the Republic Of
Honduras, and therefore part of Central America,
geographically SO called and that occupancy of those
islands may be considered a violation of the treaty
But the decision of the committee that the Belize is
part of the Republic of Guatemala and therefore is in
cuded in Central America think is incorrect. This
English settlement included in the Peninsula Of Yuca
tan which always been considered by geographers
n part of Mexico.
In the treaty of Paris in 1888, between England and
Span the British granted the right Of cutting log
wood and mahogany between the rivers Wallace, Be
lize and the Rio Hondo " these were be the unater
able limits of their claims This before the separa
ton Of Provinces from SPAIN but settles the question
so far ghts concerned. Respecting coun-
y the right Of England to the Belize is as firm as that
to Jamaica.
In a small map of Spanish North America printed in
England just after this peace, which lies before u.s.
the boundary line between the Spanish divisions OF uea
tan and Guatemala is laid down much below the Belize
Hartford CoEdnt
Weekly national intelligencer., 1853-03-05
Y STE r D AY.

The final proceedings of the Thirty-second Con-
gress, which terminated at noon yesterday together
with an account of the Inauguration pageant and
the Inaugural Speech of the new PRESIDENT, occu-
py large space in our columns to-day The
anxiety throughout the country to learn what has
been saved and what lost of the multitudinous mat
ters of great public or individual moment, during
the hours of strife and confusion which, above all
precedent, marked the last days and nights of the
session, will cause this days paper to be impatently
looked for and eagerly pcrused And great we fear,
will be the disappointment of many. 1t is neverthe-
less consolation, that, while many things of i'm
portance failed, those necessary to carry
on the Government were finally passed for, putting
off the real business of the session to the last week
or two, several appropriation bills, and even that
for the civil service of the Government, were in
great danger late as yesterday morning at three
o'clock, of being lost. They finally got through, how
ever, but in what precise shape one can yet tell
The numerous bills which were partially con-
sidered, amended and lost, or not taken up at all
to say nothing of the Of reports prepared by
committees and not permitted to see the Gght-lie
in masses in the Offices Of the House or on the
Speakers table and, owing to the late hour of yes
terday to which the sittngs of the two Houses exe
tended, it was impossible to collect from the ex-
hausted clerks even the titles of the acts which
were passed 1t is evident from illusions debate,
that the members were aware of the grievance of
this great hindrance to the public business, but the
proper remedy seemed less obvious or attainabe.
The Inaugural Speech of President PIERCE, as
foreshadowing the policy of his Administration,
will be read with solcitude both at home and
abroad. He has received in advance no small
share of the confidence Of the party which opposed
his election, and there is general disposition in
that party, we think, to judge him with candor,
and to put the most favorable construction upon his
acts. 1t remains to be seen how far this patriotic
disposition will be justified by the sequel We re
ceived copy of the Speech at too late hour last
evening to enable US to give it more than cursory
perusal and it is due to 50 important matter, as
well as to ourselves, not to pronounce upon it a
hasty judgment. We will only say here, therefore,
that while it struck US, in glance through it,
containing much that is unexceptionable, few
passages met our eye which we confess rather
startled US. At present we submit the Speech to
our readers without further comment.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1853-03-05

New ROUTE PRoPosED-Capt. SYNGE of the Royal
Engineers has laid proposition before the Geographical
Society of England for East Indian route by way
Of the ST Lawrence and the great lakes, with their
chain including Rainy Lake. Lake of the Woods,
and Winnipeg, with the rivers which fall into the latter
lake the slope Of the Rocky Mountains thence
the route continues westwardly Vancouvers Sound
There this route fifteen hundred miles Of in
land navigation to be extended four hundred miles
further by the construction of the Saut ST. Mary canal
and the may be extended by occasional artificial
connexions almost to the base of the Rocky Mountains
which represented to be at that point but fourteen
hundred and ffyeght feet above the level Of the sea-
The advantages claimed are that is three thousand
miles than any other mail to australia the
inland portion lies entirely within British territory and
instead Of requiring sixty to egaty days for transit
would only require forty to fifty The project is wilt
| one.-BostoR Journal
Weekly national intelligencer., 1853-03-05
1.-THE WORLD OWES ME A LIVING. :

No such thing, Mr.. Fold-up- your hands, the world
owes you not a single cent You have done nothing
these twenty years but the products earned by
the sweat Of other mems brows.
You have eat, and drank, and slept; what then
Why eat, and drank, and slept again."
And this is the total Of your life. And the world
" owes you living" For what. How comes il indebt-
cd to you to that tring amount What have you done
for it, What family in distress have you befriended
what products have you created! What mseries have
you aheviated? What acts have you perfected? The
world owes you living! idle man Never was there
more absurd idea! You have been tax-a sponge upon
the world ever since you into it. your creditor
in vast amount Your liabilities are immense your as
sets are nothing and yet you say the is owing YOU
Go to The amount in which you stand indebted to the
world ls greater than you will ever have the power to
hquidae. You the world the labor of your two
strong arms and all the skill in work they might have
gained you the world the labor of that brain of
yours the ympathies of that heart the energies of your
being you owe the world the whole and inteec
tual capabilities of man. Awake, then, from that
dreamy donothng state Of sothuness in which you live
and let longer hear that false assertion that the
world is owing YOU until you have done something
Weekly national intelligencer., 1853-03-05

NANTIcoKE lSDIMs.-The select committee Of the
House OF Delegates of Maryland, to whom was re-
erred memorial from the descendants of the Nantcoke
Indians Of the aboriginal tribes Of Maryland have
through their Chairman, Dir. WV. A. STEWART submit
ted quite an interesting report exhibiting considerable
research into the history Of this once numerous but now
almost extinct tribe They, in $685. occupied tract Of
land lying between the northwest fork Of Nancoke river
and Chickucono creek in the peaceable possession of
which they were GUARANTEED by the State long as they
should occupy it, without however the privilege of dis
posing Of it. Subsequently another grant was made to
them Of land Broad creek but when the province line
between Maryland and Delaware settled these lands
fell into what IS row the State Of Delaware subsequently
the tribe deserted the lands they held in MARYLAND aud
Incorporated themselves with the Six Nations where
some Of their descendants are now living They then
disposed Of their claim to the ands ey had occupied to
the State, and receipt from their age bearing date
'Oo and acknowledging the compensation re- yed still
exists IN the State Treasury Department The claihey
now bring is founded merely tradition existing amo
their descendants that there is balance due them for
the REIMBURSEMENT Of the lands The evidence however,
which the committee adduce shows the claim was fully
discharged long since-Baitimore american.