Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-03-09
News of the Week.

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0T The Commissioner of Public Schools for
the State of Rhode Island has decided, that uness
the general consent of parents is obtained, refi-
gious exercises cannot be made part of the regu-
lar proceeding in school.
fremont Bank, Boston; altered from two's BY
extracting the figure 2, and inserting 90.
OF DR.. Finley, celebrated practitioner in
Cuba, has discovered that in cases of vaccination
passed through the system of negro, becomes
entirely useless prophylactic to white per-
SON. Singular animal that colored gsmman -
we'll he is.
o. Eli Cook, Democrat, has been elected
Mayor of Buffalo by 300 majority.
o. A disastrous rail road accident occurred on
the Central Pennsy lyania Road, near Newton
Hamilton, on Friday last killing Eve persons al
most instantaneously. The freight train had met
with some accident which detained it beyond ts
time, when a messenger was sent forward to warn
the passenger trains from Pittsburgh but neglect
ng duty, he went into shanty and fell asleep.
The Pittsburgh train on coming up, ran into the
freight trains at full SPEED smashing the loce~
motive, and passing through baggage car, and
under an emgrant attached to the freight train
raising it upon the locomotive. Besides the num-
Der killed. Several persons were seriously ia
jured by the crash, and hot steam escaping from
the shattered boilers. Two of the passengers
killed We're lady ard her child. The mottsr
was going to visit her husband at Harrisburg.
0F Phe Legislature of Illinois has passed
law pseventing the migration of free negroes ista
that State. Poor chance for the colored doHsoc-
racy out west.
~ The late insufrectien in Milan has beee
quetled without much Lloodshsd. A few wers
executed who were participating In fragrant riot.
The proclamation OF Muzxini and the one pur
porting to have been ISSUED by Kossuth. were
never posted up, as was asserted. The one to
which Kossuth's name was attached, was never
prepared by him and the circulation of Mazzini's
was contrary to his direction. The affair did not
assume the phase of rebellion, but mere street
affray.
OF The celebrated S. G. Chapmaa of Rooster
notoriety, has been elected Postmaster in In
dianapolis, at an election recently held for that
purpose.
(t The Washington Republic strongly ap.
proves of the Presidents Inaugural address. The
Inteligencer finds much in it to condemn'-greAt
pity
0ET The Erie Advertiser formerly staupch
yhig paper, has concluded to go into the wool
business, and has accordingly hoistsd the free soil
banner. Its editor, Mr.. McCaughey continues At
he head of its columns.
Or On day before yesterday, the gravel train
woman who was in the act of crossing the track
near Bedford, killing her instantly.
Or The cities of Troy, Buffalo, Chicago. Miiv
vaukie and Rochester, have all elected Demo-
ratio mayors
fsF Week before last, Treasurer QurSE, df
columbiana county, drew from the Wheeling
,anks sepen thousand dollars of the constitutional
which he will put in circulation among the people
instead of the rotten rag currency. He says be
net man from Cincinnoti who had drawn sesse-
v thousand dollars from the same institutions
'hat'sright.
GT Rich silver mines have been discovered on
ne RoGrande opposite Ell Passo,causing great eS-
itement. Several tons have alresdy been se-
ured
@ The people of the United States pay as
,uch for imported cigars as they receive for ex-
orted wheat.
or A prize fight occurred on Aiken's Island,
Glow New York, on Tuesday, between two men
amed Adams and Cady, for $500. cady was de-
Jared victor after nineteen rounds.
or The new caloric ship Ericsson, still at
acts much attention. She is at present lying
f Alexandria and receiving daily visits fam
embrs of Congress, ofhftess, tseigdsi 90, Il