The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-03-09
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man named Daugnerty, 10 tue CITY VI Ns"
York, has been defrauded of $4,000 by some
spiritual rapping operations"
The old gentleman who invented leather stove
pipes, il now trying his hand at India rubber mir
rors. Where is Barnum
A three story brick building occupied by knob
faetyry Richmond ST., Boston, settled down into
the cellar and street on the 20th ult, in eonse-
quence of digging in the cellar by which ,he foun-
dalion was weakened. @
Reuben G. Hunt Esq, of Cleveland O. was adj
n,:.tsd, by the Supreme Court, at Columbus on
the 2ond ult., to practice in the several courts of
Ohio.
Martin Van Buren,, accompanied by his Son
Martin Van Bureu Jr. is reported to start for Eu-
rope this month. Mr.. Van Buren we believe will
be the first Chief Magistrate of the United States
that ever visited the Old World after retirement
from office
The True Democrat says, there are Jf5fts seren
papers directly enlisted for the service OF the
Anti Slavery political movement, their influence
will tell.
Ira Aldrich the Negro Tragedian, is performing
at Bera. He has been presented with 4 gold
medal by the King of Prussia. Miss Greenfield,
the Black Swan, now in Europe, is also producing
q great sensation.
The Duchess Of Leuchtsmberge, has been cho-
sen to preside over the Imperial Academy of Sci
ences in Russia.
The freight train on the South Carolina rail road
took fire the 2lst ult., and six cars with 500
bales of cotton were burnt. ,...-.,=.
Janitor Littlefsld, who discovered the remains
of DR.. Parkman at the Medical College in Cam
bridge Mass. has recently returned from California
where it is said. he has made $25ooo. s
hey. EIeuzer Williams, the supposed Bourbon,
week before last preached at DR.. Hawkes. church
New York City.
The Minnesota papers make tho statement, that
Gov. Ramsey and others, engaged in paying Indi-
an annuities, have fraudently withheld 100000 of
the moneys appropriated BY Congress.
An Oregon paper prays for new Governor, and
like the old maid for a husband says, anybody
good Lord"
new Lutheran church, called Zion's Evangel-
ical Lutheran Church, was dedicated on Sabbath
Feb. 2Ist at Charlss,own S. c.
Rev. Heary Davis, of New York has accepted
call to the pastorate of the Baptist Church at
Columbus o.
The Commissioners Of public schools iu Rhode
Island have decided that prayers cannot be made
in the public shools of that state without the gen.
eral consent Of the parents.
One OF the :. ladies'" who recently escaped from
the Sing Sing prison arrested for stealing silk
from store at which she was trading, in the city
of New York.
Gen. Wm Gibbs Mcneil, an eminent Civil En-.
gineer, died a few days since near Boston.
An mpostor in Bes,on prstending to be dea
and dumb foand kis s6hsss to be speedily restored
after few applcntions Of a " cold BATH"
A farm ard seventy slaves 10 the Parish of st
Charles, Louisann, were sod few days ago fol-
Sl2l, 500.
riot occurred in Boston on the 2lst ult. The
watchinen were badly beaten by the Irish.
hares in the New York Crystal Palace bav
gone up to SI55 and 100. 1t is thought BY many
that they will reach $500.
A. w. Snow, the defaulting cashier of the Man
r ufacturer's Bank of Rohds Island, who was sen
tenced to TWO years imprisonment in theP Peniienti
ary, has pe,itaned the Legislature for his release
His defacation nearly 500. GOO.
1t is said that Forrest, the tragedian has receiy
| ed an offer of $4,000 per week. from New Or
leans Thsater Manager, to perform n series o.
weeks iu that city.
A bill has been introduced into the Maryiuns
Legislature. to incorporate company to construc
a ship canal from the Chesapeake to the Delaware
Bay. Capital SO, 100000. s
The Ohio Legislature has, since 1s49 appropr.
ated S4Oo, ,575, for the ersc ction of now State
House.
Sam Houston owns 10000 acres of land il
Texas.
The mex. New York State Agricultural Fair
will be held at Saratoga Springs, by order of the
:. State Agricultural Executive Committee
The individual who broke the ice with his frs
stump speech, was drowned in applause.
Some queer fellow has defined love as prod
gal desire to pay for some young woman's board
The Pennsylvania Canal was opened for nav
CATION on the lat inst.
The stocking makers of Paris have presented
the Emperor an address cf thanks for making the
men wear long stockings.
BANK OF NORTH AMERICA.
~ We inscr', by request, the following letters
touching the soundness of certain paper money
which some of the business men of this communi-
Ity have, from some causes, seen fit to doubt
Without having investigated the subject heretofore
at all. or indeed paying enough attention to know
what the ground of those objections have been, il
seems to us these letters place the currency in
question on par with other banking paper:
state of New Jersey, TRE.sunEs's Orr1cE: I
rRRSroN, Feb. 5, 1853.
Sir-Yours of the 5th inst. was this day recev.
ed, and in answer to your inquiries I have to in
form you that the Bank of North America, at
Flemington, and the City Bank of Cape Island,
are legitimate and sound institutions. established
under the General Banking Law Of this State, and