Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-03-23
News Items.

In the case of the State of Ohio VS.. Peter Ca
sey, tried at the present term of the Criminal
Court at Cleveland, the jury returned verdict of
an assault and battery with intend to kill.
The Capital of the State of California has been
removed to Benicia.
Santa Anna has returned to Mexico. Eleven
of the Mexican States have pronounced in his IA
vor already.
M. P. Fillmore, Esq, son of the ex-President, is
forming law partnership with son of Thomas
Corwin, in the city of New York.
The first ticket to Kate Hays concert at Sacra-
mento sold at auction for S. 200.
On the 10th inst, the Seminary of Wyoming,
at Wilkesbarre, Pa, was destroyed by fire. Loss
$4,000.
Canal boats are now running on the Pennsyl.
vania canal.
The Vice President refused to take the oa tn of
office, thinking it Unnecessary, as his health will
not, in all probability enable him to reach the
Capital
Gen. Dwight Jarvis, of Massllon, has been ap-
pointed visitor to West Point Academy.
An old man named Hezekiah Russ, of Geauga
county, was found few mornings ago frozen to
death.
Englandi is putting herself in state of defence.
Two hundred and forty additional guns are being
mounted at Dover, and her fishermen and boat
men are being armed and organized into an effec-
tive coast militia.
The United States and Belgium have conclud-
ed treaty regulating the right of inherring and
acquiring property. 1t gives Belgians in the
United States the same privileges to acquire and
inherit property as American citizens, and allows
Americans n.Belgium the privileges of Belgians
in this respect.
| The following is the amount Of gold coinage at
the U. S. Mint from its earliest establishment to
the close of the last year;
At Philadelphia, $l94,S7l,14l 30
| At New Orleans, 33,s85,86 90
! At Charlotte, N. c., 3,45O,66S 30
At Dahlonega, Ga, 4,S17,S09 80
Total, $237, ,O25. .4S4 so
By adding the amount coined during January
and February of the present year, the entire sum
will amount to about two hundred and forty-fve
millions of dollars.
The Assembly of Wisconsin, on the 4th inst
ordered bill to be engrossed for its third reading
abolishng capital punishment The vote stood
Sc to 81
The u. s. Senate have elected the following
officers: Ashbury Dickens, Secretary; D. R. Nc
Nair, Sergeant alarms, and Isaac Collins, Door
keeper.
One of the ''tirst class hail storms occurred
at Columbus, Ca, on the 9th inst. Several roofs
city was demolished. A great amount of damage
was sustained in consequence.
/ We are about receiving the first instalment OF
fine spring weather. Our readers will be advised
as to its progress.
We learn from the New Lisbon Patriot that
Miss Rowenna Coulson recovered verdict for
$4,000 against Allen B. Farquahr, in the Court
of Common Pleas of Columbiana county, last
week, for breach of promise of marriage. The
verdict covered all that was claimed by the COM
plainant.
A bill has been reported in the Virginia Senate
to tax male free colored persons S. and female
81 per year, to raise fund to sedn to Africa.
The New York Tribune says it has been sug-
gested that Worlds Temperance Convention
be held in that city some time during the ap-
preaching Worlds Fair-say in August
On the 18th inst three persons were drowned
in the attempt to cross French Creek, near Frank
| lin, Venango county, Pa.
The Steubenville and Indiana Railroad is be-
partly graded to Newark, distance of lis miles,
The first division of the road, from SteubenviIle
to Coshocton, 70 miles, is nearly finished. The
road will, perhaps, be completed as far as Colum-
bus before winter.
Tho Duchess of Sutherland has placed mag
nifcent palace at the disposition of Mrs. Stowe,
to give receptions, parties, &c. Who wouldn't
be an abolitionist?
Robert Parks, Esq, of Cleveland has been ap-
pointed to the Custom House in that city
The recent Congress appropriated ssl5o,ooo to
defray the expenses of exploring the Pacific Rail-
\ way route. This is the commencement of the
grand project. The work is begun and will most
certainly be completed.
On the goth ult., woman by the name of
KYLE was bvrned to death near Coolville, Athens
county She was in the act of winding up clock
which stood over the fireplace, and in so doing,
knocked off bottle of turpentine, which falling
on the hearth, ignited and communicated the fire
to her clothing, and before relief could be afford
ed she was dead.
| Destructive Fire.
We regret to announce that the furnace and
stove rooms of Messrs. P. Tallman & Co., of this