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Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-09-07

Charter oak Life Insurance 60.
OF HARTFORD, CONN.
CAPITAL 100000 securely invested under tho aaneeA
and approval Comptroller Of the safest
and most popular Companies in the United States
ALVIN BELDING, NJ. D., Examining Physician,
E. SPALDING, Ag't for Portage Ce.
Ravenna, Aug. 10, 1852.
Assignment!
THE subscribers having been appointed Assgnees for a
settlement of Messs Brown Hurlbut, Boot, Shoe and
benefit of their creditors anxious
the possbe and will offer for sale
wholesale reta their Provision Store, large
mentof %>-
Boots, Shoes, CATERS, BuSkins, Misses Shoes and
Boots and a large Udriety of Children's
CackS, and a lot of Findings.
All of which must be sold price, determined
to sell and close up the Ca and give
offer.
All persons knowing themselves indebted to them, win
please settle and save Notes and
will be prepared settle at any short period, aer
which they will be hands of Justice for collection
Ravenna, Dec. I,1852. II " SMITH & co.
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N2QlrslcrcrS Detected.

IN February last, near Cross An
rh"r i'll this District, n North Carolina
w'gS"ncr, by the name of iIa!lnrr,
was most brutaliy murdered in his
camp. Up to within few days, the
m"Ss. searching investigation were
made To discover the fiendish prrpc,ra-
,ors OF the deed, and justice seemed like
y 10 hc cheated OF her great demands.
we gather the following particulars
rom reliable sources. Sh"rtlyattcr the
'''hfder was committed. suspicion fast
e"ea 'tssc'iuPon negr" named Charles
,i,e property Oh. -. Montgomery, esq.
Ihar'cS vas prosecuted, but the cvi-
o'!,c' oeh's insufficient - establish his
s.'''' ne was acquitted unon the charge
u '''''ruer' pnt seh,S"ccd to receive
soi'e SIN hundred SUI pes Tor certain
hiiSuemea''"rs' ana ordered to be re-
moved rom 'hc state. subsequently,
anu o''y il 'e" Gays ago: sum OF
',lo.'es' answering INC description OF
,'.'t zen ~ Tanner possessions short
pr'"re nc was Killed. an'' pocket
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acquitta.-just;ce mast be administered.
1t is 10 be hoped that there will be no
m"ckcry ofthe law, in n second trial
and that the people who have been
sh cked and outraged, will ut once
take retribntion into their own hands.
and inllct the most extreme punish.
ment upon this demon. They must
be justified in the act, under all the
circumstances. Should they be driven,
however, to second prosecution, we
are glad TO learn that no defence will
be made for him. There is nothing
to prevent the conviction according to
Law, of his confederate in guilt. We
are told that much excitement prevails
IN the community, and stern resolve
to secure the ends of justice. This is
right
Since the above was written, we
have been corrected in an error into
which we had fallen. The cases ol
both negros arc in the same condition,
both having been tried on the same
charge and acquitted. Carolina Spar.
tan.
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SINGULAR pnENoMESA.-Our read
crs are aware that on Walnut Hills
excavations are being made, on the
line of the new Short Line rail road.
The workmcn have in excavatinr
passed through layers Of crystalized
limestone, and soap or slatcstone al
tcrnatcly, in which very little water
was found. n few days since, how
ever, when they were about one hun
drcd and seventy feet from the earth,
the flame OF . candle or of n burning
match accidcntly came in contact with
liquid supposed TO be pure water,
that had gathered in one of the holes
drilled in the rock.
Much to the surprise ofall present,
the apparent water instantly took fire,
not after the manner of inilammable
gas, but sent tup a strong, clear, and
steady flame, as if it were composed
of some kind ofoil. On applying fire
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per day. Two cents per b., which is
probably moro than the average price
by the quantity, would give daily in.
come to those employed Of $3.50, not
very high pay. Either the number Of
men engaged in tlie business, we irnag-
inc, must be ovcr.estimated, or the
number of fish caught under r-cstimntcd.
1t requires two men to mama boat,
which would give 800 boats for 600
men: 1900 fish Il day would give to
each man u fraction over three rs his
share. We presume few are fishing
who do not catch u good many more
than that number We saw boat
load, the product otthc previous night,
consisting of 6G salmon, weighed yes
tcrday morning. They averaged
fraction over II lbs, and gave 33 as
tie number caught by each man, in
stead of three. as estimated above
Say that the 600 fishermen on an
average, 200 boats night; the average
number caught by each boat put ut 20,
and the sum total would be 4, 900 fish,
instead Of 1000 rs estimated. Our
impression is that the latter comes
ncar>r the mark than the former, rs a
good many of the fishermen send their
fish directly to San Francisco; others
take them to different points for sail
ing. Large numbers are saltcd down
.!"lly, several firms and individuals be-
ing extensively engaged in this branch
of the trade. The fish are put down in
hogsheads, which average when filed,
about 500 lbs. From 1000 to 5000
lbs. ale put down daily by those en-.
gagged in sailing. An acquaintance has
tiled 50 hhJs. this season. The most
Of those engaged in sailing, live or the
Washington side of the river, anl salt
their fish there. Including those en-
gagged in sailing, catching and selling,
probably the fish business furnishes
cm"lovn cnt for l,0Q0ymen.
The salmon fish is found in no other
waters in such vast multitudes rs are
met in rivers emptying into the Pacific,
On tic Atlantic sides the leading fish
feature is the run ci shad in the spring;
on the Pacific side. sa!naond ascend our
y
river a. MI seasons, in numbers beyond
all computation. In California and
Oregon our rivers arc alive with them;
the great number taken by our fisher
men are but drop from the bucket -
.Abovc this. on the Coast side, tribes OF
Indians use no other food. As IL table
| luxury thcy are esteemed by most
persons the finest fish caught. Unlike
many fish, they contain but few bones,
and the orange colorcd meat can he
served in slices to snit customers. 1t
is rmphatically the meat I;"r the mil.
lion: 1t costs so little--not quarter
that OF other meats--tha; rich and POOR
men can feast upon salmon as often in
The day rs they choose to indulge in
the luxury. IN the course Of few
years salmon fishing will extend itself
I" all the prominent rivers in the State.
Catching and curing salmon will then
have become a systemizcd business:
tn" fish consumption will then have cx.
tended itsvlfgencraIly y ovcrthc State,
and more than likely E'rc"me in the
meantime an important article of cx.
port.-Sacrcmenf IaiOn.
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TO the liquid which was in the Other
drill, holes in the vicinity, it ais,
burned in the same manner. Sinc,
that time lamps and candles have been
entirely dispensed with in the subtcr.
ranean apartment, the substance con
tinuing TO burn steadily, and emit an
excellent light. Many persons whose
curiosity is excited visit the spots dai.
" to witnc the singular phenomena
The liquid gives no unpleasant odol
while burning.
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Sacre4Ii"sti" SaiEcM z'i.Ilcri..S.

hc il>t'' ( interest IN the Sacrcmcn
to ut this point is increasing and ex.
pa.d"G with astonishing rapidity, rom
year 10 year, a,d from month to
month. T.c water of the River must
be alive with salmon, or such ruInbcls
caught daily would scnsibIy reduce
;hcir sanbcrs. But experienced fish
crlncE inform us while the run lasts,
so countless is the number. tl.at no
matter how many are employed in
the business, or how many are taken
daily, no dirinutiun cal. be preserved.
Even the '.luic,' between this and The
C";.at Range are rc"or:cd t. be filled
with salmon. Tie run his year is
said to be greater than ever before
known, at IL: season. The cxtraordi-
nary run Of the present time is only
expected to continue for some time like
three weeks. They seem to run in
immense schools, during which the
numbers taken are light, as compared
with the quantity taken during time
like the present. No account is kcp;
Of the number engaged in fishing, or of
thc amount caught, and all statements
relative thereto are made from csti-
mates obtained from those who have
experience in the business, and proba-
bly approximate correctness.
these estimates give the number of
men employed now in taking fish in
the Sacramento at about 600; the num-
Der OF fish taken daily on an average,
at 1000; their average weight II lbs.
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"A BRIaur PRosrEcr.-l.icut. Ma

n BRIauT PRospECT. icut, Mau.
ry says, Japan is to be opened to
our commerce; China is to nc chris.
tanned with her millions ; our people
are to buy, sell, and get gain Aus
tralIa is to be a mighty nation, and q
so I'd customer ; and all the Islands OF
the Pacific are to attract our ships.
hail our flag rs the emblem offreedom,
and court friendly alliances with us as
the champion, by example, of the
rights of man."
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From the Boston Olive Branch
"A Chapter fOr Nice Old Far.


Can any body tell why country pco-
pie So universally and pertinaciousIy
persist i'll living in the rear ot' the
house! Can any body tell why the
front door and windows are never op.
ened, save on 4lh of July and at
Thanksgiving time? why Zedckiah, and
Timothy, and Johnathan, and the
old farmer himself, must 90 round
the house, in order to get INTO it! why
the whole family (oblivious of six emp.
ty roons,) take their "vapor bath"
and their meals, simultaneously, in
the vicinity ci a rcd hot cooking range.
in the dog daysl Why the village ar.
tist need paint the root, and spout and
window frames bright crimson, ard
the doors the color of u mcrmaid's
tressas? Why the detes,ablc sunflow.
er (Which | can never forgive "Tom
Moore" for noticing) must always
darnt in :he garden? Why the un.
graceful prim poplar, fit emblem OF
a still old bachelor, is preferred to
the swaying elm, or dropping viii
low, or majestic horse chestnut
should like to pull down the
green paper window-cnrtains, and
hang up some Of snowy muslin.
should like to throw wide open the
hall door, and let the south wind PLAY
through. | should like to go out in
the woods, and collect fresh, sweet.
Wild flowers to arrange in vase, in
place OF those dciunct dried grasses,
and old maid "cvcrIas,ings." | should
like to show LcIchah how to nail to.
gcthcr some bits of board, for an
cmbryo lounge; should like to stufl'il
with cotton, and cover it with a
neat ''patch." should like to cush.
ion all the chairs after the same
fashion. Then should like, when
the white haired old farmer came
painting up the road at twelve o.
clock. with his scythe hanging ov-
CT his arm. to usher him into that
cool, comfortable room; set his bowl
OF, bread and milk before him, and
after he had discussed it, coax him (i,l.
stead of fitting back on the hind legs of
hard ch"ir,) to take ten minutes
nap on my model" sofa while | kept
my eye Oh the clouds, to see that
no thunder shower played the mischief
W tn his hay.
should like to place few com
mon sense, practical books on the
table, with some of our fine daily and
weekly papers. You may smile; but
these Inducements, and the com.
Portable and pleasant air of the apart
ment would bring the family of.
tcner together after the days toll; by
degrees they would lit the covers OF
tho books, and turn over the news.
papers. Constant Interchange of
thought, feeling and opinion, will,
discussions of the important and
cngrossing questions of The day, would
OF course necessarily follow.
The village tavern-keeper would
probably frown it; but will venture to
predict for the inmates of the farm.
house growing love for nome" and
an added air of intelligence AMI
refinement, Of which they themselves
might possibly be unconscious.
FANNY FERN.
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victim of offended justice hung be.
tween Heaven and earth.
He fell about two feet and half,
and it was thought Gislocated his
neck, as with the exception Of u
slight contraction Of the cxtremitics,
the body remained perfectly motion
less.
THUS has ended this bloody tragc,
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PUNISHMENT FOR RAILROAD AcCI.
DENTs.-The Governor of New lIamp.
shire in bis message to the Lrgisturc
recommends that loss OF life occasion.
cd by railroad accidents, so termed,
be indictabio offences, and punishable
by confinement to hard labor for life,
OF u term of years, according to the
aggravation of the offence.
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Progress of Mann Kline I'll.

The immense strides in progress
irh;ch civilized men have made within
the last Two centuries, are really in
credible, until the ubject is thought
fully considered. Yet we do not cxag-
garate whcu We say t;lat a i"nrneynan
mechanic, IN the present day, lives
substantially better than noblclnan
did iour centuries ago. There still
survives IL household book, kept by
oli,: of The great Dukes of Northum-
bcrland, which leaves no doubt on this
subject. From that volume we learn
;.'at MS grace Lrcaiiastcd ON ale and
hcrrrgs, dincd usually on boi.cd beet,
AND Was ignorant av supper Of the lux
ury of tea or coffee as he was, in his
nousehoid furniture of carpets, sofas,
or heir mattresses.
Ia the Boston letters, written about
the middle OF the l0;i. century, we
have further evidence of the almost in
credible want of physical comforts
among the upper classes. The Duke
OF Norfolk Of that day, one Of the great
est Of Engli Il nunlumen, was often III
need Of the smallest sums Of money,
while persons of less exalted rank had
frequently to submit to the greatest
| nrlval,unS for want Of few sh!lingS.
he richest men in the lunn dressed
poorer, we!e lodged more ,.dely, and
atc coarscr food in these times, than
4: y industrious mechanic of our own.
Even a Ia;e rs Gu, en-. Elizabeth's s
reign. the roya! floors were covered
with rushcs insteak of carpet. When
Philip the the Second, consort of Mary
Elizabcth's sister, visited England, his
couiicrs wrote back to Spain thai the
people lived in hu:s ofnettlcs and mud,
aMd slept Oh logs for pillows.
Eos mach of This progress, the civil
lied world is indebted to the use OF
n.acfiicry. Cotton cloth, which once
had to be spuu ard wrvc b., hand, and
which consequently cost II high price,
is Eow Produced, by n'achin, -, at six
cents .ard, and pays r:uilt. BY the
aid Of machinery one man can now
perform what once required thirty; and
the time saved is SO much clear gain.
to he devoted b. increasing either the
ihy comforts or the intellectual
improvement OF the lace, or BOTH
Twenty Years ago even it would have
been lmpo: 'ihlc t" nave printed the
edition OF The Ledger in the entire
twrnly.'"u: hours hy any press then
known; ana the result would have been
| ana SaS that not one {: '!,i.v IN a hun.
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A NEAT REPLY. IA young lady
at school engaged in the study Of
grammar was asked if kiss was IA
proper or common noun, with hesita-
ton replied, sitis both common aud
proper S 6
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RECIFE FOR CHRoNIc DIARRnnA OR
DrsESTERr.-We have been furnish.
cd (says an exchangc) with the
following recipe, by Il gentleman
who vouches for its efficacy in sew
eral instances in which he has known
it tried:
One quart of hickory ashes, one pint
OF SCOT, and one on of pulverized
rhubarb-on which pour a gallon of
boiling water, and let it stand 10
hours strain off, bottle up, and keep it
well co'kcd. One wine glassful to be
given after each meal to a grown per-
son-to children in proportion.
A Jolly BARoNEss.-In one of his
recent letters from Paris to the N.
.. Picayunc, Mr.. Kendall relates the
following curious incident
Sin my account of the grand ball Civ
en- by the Legislative body to the
emperor and empress, written last
week: omitted one interesting
event which then and there transpired.
Late in the night, and in the midst OF
the dancing, a beautiful and dashing
woman was quietly arrested and
walked of to the lookup, causing not
little excitement, rs may well be
supposed. Is was given out at the
time that the lady was suffering un.
der mental alienation, but the
true history of the affair has since leak.
ed out, and is not without interest. |,
seems that the woman in question
young and exceedingly pretty, has
been figuring extensively the past sea.
son as a baroness, and that she was
accompanied to the ball by d gen gen
tleman Of high distinction, and
one well known ii. fashionable
circles. For several hours she wa.
remarked for her grace and beau
ty, dancing several quadriles in
faultless style, but after supper she
entered into the spirit ola Redowa with
rather more abuntlon than is recosniz
cd as secmly or beii,ting in houte SO
c'etie. Another quaIrile came, whcr
her style WAS even more highialu.ir
it would have been admired a,
the Jardin Mobile. Grande Chanmicre
or or Chautean Rouge, but there wa.
little too much OF the canccn abou,
it for the latitude ofth Tuilcries. Hel
conversation, too, became little
boistcrous, and many of her expires
sions, however they would have
sounded in the QUARTER Breda o,
Notrc Dame dc Lorcttc, seemed
rather out OF place in the severe and
classic meridian of the Faubourg St
German. Tho ladies immediate
ly near her were shocked, the gen
tlcnen stared ut her in astonshment
and finally the baroness became sc
hilarious in her speech and so ex
travaSant in her action, that it wa.
deemed prudent to rid the ballroom O
her presence. TO smooth the mat
ter over, it was given ont that she
was suffering under mental alienation
and that she was subject to suct
its, but the real truth was that she
had been imbibing altogether toe
freely of champagne at the splen
did supper, and that the wine brough
her out in her trnc character. He1
case was duly investigated by tho
lynx-cyed and indefatigablc police
when it was nsccrtaincd that she wa.
the wife of Il tarrier living near Paris
and that in order 20 enable he,
to carry out her assumed title o
u baroness, she has bocn for som,
time past leading most disreputa
Bile life"
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Ger the welfare Of his son, and asked
MIR. Alexander to join him in
prayer for his dear Arthur. The
religious services we're continued up
to 7 o'clock. with occasional inter
rrissions, during which Spring assev.
Grated his innocence, anu his belief
that his soil was also clear Of the guilt
| of blood.
The spectators within the nrison
rlmbcred at least tour hundred.--
Without the walls there are about
two hundred scattered around, in.
Guiding large body of police.
Attorney Gcurral Reel received
a 'etscv frcn Governor B;ylcr this
mornin,,, il reply to I orr,tion as 10
whether there was any hope Of lc.
spite. The Governor states III the
/ most emphatic terms, that the con,
dcmncd must give W tina! hope that
b. ia determined not to exercise
an clcmcncy towards him.
The letter from the Governor Was
read to him by Mr.. Reed, IN, it fail
/ al to product tn least effect urcn
him, and he usscveratcd his own in
n"cCucc
PREPARATIONS FOR TIE EXECUTION.
The preparations for proceeding
20 the prison yard were completed
within few minutes OF IL O'Clock.
and the various Official bodies formed
il line, ard awaited the cou.ins Of
the prisoner i'll the courtyard, with.
in the northern gate. AZ IL o'clock
the prisoner entered the yard, and
the procession commenced i;s solemn
tnarch.
TIE EXECUTION.
The condemned man Was seen to
trcmble when hc gazcd uron the
large number assembled, and Oh
catching the first glimpse of tie
Sai.oSs, nervous trembling was ap.
parent, tut still he walked firmly,
and asccndcd the stells boldly.
Inc reverend gentlcicn, ana the
Sheriff, and narshal, asccnded with
him, a''i the religious exercises were
columc;.ced 3y si..,i:.g a nymn.-
The prisoner kcpi his eycs closed
most Of the tim.
Upon the conclusion Of the hymn.
the Rev. Mr.. Street, thus addressed. 1.
| him:
Arthur S;.ri,g, yon have been
convicted and scht.ncca +? lcatL lnr
the murder Q. Honnra SHAY AMI
Ellen Lynch, and the execution of
that sentence is now about to ,ok,
place. We naye moi ceased to warn
! you Of your iate and to induce You
to repent a..l ,;.ke your peace with
G'd. row ASK you, in the ,.rcs,
cncc 1T Almighty God, before whom
you viii shortly stand, are you yli!ty
or not su,Ity OF tho lnn:!cr of these
w"m nj
Prisoncr--N" sir! no sir!
! Mr.. Street The Grand Jury
have also by their prescntncnt,
Cha gcd you with the murder Of Mr..
hlnk. Are you guilty OF not guilty
of that cri,re?
PriSoncr--No sir. | nc"er saw
the man i'll my life.
Mr.. Street, have still anothar
al'i last question to ask you. Before
God, ls your SCI, Arthur Spring.
entlreiy clear of the murder OF Ms.
Shaw aud Mrs. Lynch.
PnsoA"r--. believe he is. H.
had no uoIo to do with it than
had-
AZ tins response there was a gen
era &;oan rom the spectators, which
was, however, but momcntary.
MIR. Street then said, May God
haYe mercy upon vonr soul.
A'i upon the scaitold then kncclcd,
- 4 ~
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BEAUTIES OF EMANcrPATIoN.-Als late
Demarara paper tells the following
tales of crime in that locality:
"Ihe records of criminal sessions.
show an amount of crime unheard Of
in the history Of the Colony; for.
save the butcheries under martial
law, it has never been known in that
country that five persons forfeited
their lives in cxpiation of violations of
the law, of q character SO heinous as
to preclude the hope of mercy. In two.
OF the cases which have been tried lin in.
the recent sessions, the accompanying
circumstances have been invested with
a diabolical malignity which have
rarely been equalled. In the one, as'
native of the colony, deliberately
dashed out the brains OF her own child, =
because, from natural infrmity, it was
backwards in the development ofI
mind and body. In the second, a.
Coolie, in fit of jealousy, ont his.
wi Q in pieces with q ascutlass aud main
tains his right to do 50. avowing his
intention to act3i the same manner by.
the men who had aroused his suspi.s
cions.' s.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-11-02

Dams isf,re i Ia Succession de Justin
pItei '6cei6-- No. 33S "Preuves, tour
in SiEdme District .Iudicisire-4 Parosse
d'tst Baton Eorgc. I.ouieiane
TN VEkIU dune commission lance dams
~ IN suSdite .ucceeslon e. moi address {
,nr 'tlon Cont du Sixlcrne District fu1i.
riaire dams g pour Ia iaroi.sn ~ Est Baton
Rouge ct + bat de Ia Louisisne: pextoscrai
On vente pnhique. Semedi, te JDte 5onr dc
Nosenb,s prmiioih, 1888 a ! ! henre du ma
IN. Ia deinieie demepte du dit defnn'.
dams Ia vile de Baton Rouge. Les ptopri-
etc personnel c,-apes d6ciiie ct NOMINEES
appartcnant a Ia suec' ssion ci-dessus men
tonne de Justin Pifet, reinforcement dc Get
te Paroistc. dtcete. savoir:
une pierre monument; mn tomheau en-
pierre ur rrrcueil de grant une quanii-
'ee de giant, ct IRE quauiito de marchap-
disc, coni iant DE- Groceries. Liquors. &c
Conditian de Ia Eente--tcMptAEr
ocllg- Sis. II. V. BABIN, Sh6rif.