Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-02-23
Items of News and miscellany.


bill, was under consideration until it adjourned.
items of News aud MISCELLANY.
In the Michigan Legislature some members not
only go the entire Maine Law, but wish to in
clude within the same stringent provisions pro-
lpepper-sauce and catsup.
LAND WARRANTS FOR THE SOLDIERS oE THE
WAR OF 1812.-Accounts from Washington
state that the proposition to give l60 acres of
land to every officer and soldier who served either
on land or water in the war of 1912, is gaining
friends daily in both houses of Congress. The
friends of the measure argue that if ever the re-
cruits for Mexico who were in service but week
before the close of the Mexican War, received
16O acres, the volunteers of 1912, who served
three months, are justly entitled to the same
bounty.
o. The Minnesota Pioneer says there is now
in the Territory gentleman who is fore-runner
for I22 families in Massachusetts, who intend to
come in one colony to Minnesota, in the spring.
oHr The Steubenville Union says: "We hear
a rumor in the streets that the Jefferson Branch
has concluded to pay the tax levied upon it.
Or A reverend gentleman of the Catholic
church called at the Office of the National Intell-
gencer on Saturday last, and handed in thirty
dollars in gold, which he stated had been deliver
ed by person in the confessional, to be sent to
that office.
A Rev. Mr.. Cummings, of Concord N. H. has
issued parcel of flaming hand-bills announcing
the end of all sublunary things in 1854. He finds
number of deluded followers.
John w. Page, Of Winchester, Va, has COM
peted and contemplates publishing work cali
ed sRobn in his Cabin in Virginia, and Tom
without one in Boston,
* The Junction Road will be opened and
cars run through from this city to Sandusky in
from 80 to 80 days. The Register says six new
locomotives are to be ready upon the opening of
the road 1t also states that contracts have been
closed with Witherell & Co., for full compile
ment of first class passenger and baggage cars,
to be ready on the opening of the road.-Plain
! Dealer.
o. A negro barber named Roberts, stabbed a
man in Xenia few days ago, killing him instant
ly. The murderer was Immediately taken into
custody and placed in the Xenia Jail. A mob
threatened to take the prisoner from his confne-
ment and infict Lynch Law, and for security
such proceeding, he was taken to the Dayton Jail,
in which he is now confined.
0r few days ago, while two black boys
were sweeping the chimney of Mr.. Nissely, in
Lancaster county, Pa, he paid, in their pres
ence, several hundred dollars. At night, after
retiring to bed he heard stove pipe fall; he
jumped out of bed, and seizing gun he went to
the chimney and called out several times to the
person or persons to come down .or he would shoot
them Not coming, he fired his gun at random,
when down fell one of the sweep boys, mortally
wounded. He died in few minutes and it ap-
pears, was armed with loaded pistol, large
:, butcher-knife and hatchet, both newly sharp
ened.
" Can any one read the following, and say
there is nothing in name!
ga San Francisco paper, talking about nomen-
cature of towns and villages settled by the "hom-
bres'' from the States, remarks: sWe have heard
of towns in our State called by such names as
One Dog Town, Mugginsville, Mad Bull Town,
Pumpkinsville, Jackass Gulch, Shirt Tail Canon,
! &C., but of all the execrable names that have
yet come down to us from the interior, we back
down to Ground Hog Glory. 1t is the sublime Of
the ridiculous
~ The latest accounts from Circissia, gene
rally suppressed in the Russian Journals, are to
the effect that the Russians have lately met with
several severe defeats at the hands of the Circas
slams, having been obliged to abandon many of
the strong places in that country which they cap
tured last year. The Circassians had also bro
ken the blockade of the Russian fleet of the Cir
cassian sea, and several vessels had arrived at
Bagdad and Constantinople with cargoes of
slaves.
| o. The Portland Advertiser, referring to the
new carriage about to be resented to General
Pierce, says he has appointed Mr.. William R.
Mitchell, of Portland who now drives for Gibson,
his coachman. The Advertiser adds that che is a
good Wing, and as fine fellow as ever snapped
! a whip.
81 Frederick Walcott watched the trains on
the Erie road, and employed others to do the same
till he was able to prove forty-ive violations of
the statute in not ringing the bell at crossings
He sued the company in the name of the people.
The jury brought in verdict of nine hundred
dollars. One half of this sum goes to the com.
plainant.
~ The Manchester (Mass.) Mirror says that
counterfeit three cent pieces are quite common
there. They are clumsly executed
" The Senate of Michigan has passed bill
r
1t provides for locks $50 feet long and 70 feet wide
with two basins.
o. The Racine Advocate, after calling atten-