The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-11-01
items Of News.

t-TA boy in Buffalo, day or two since,
lost an eye by running against the tip of an
umbrella, which was carried under the arm
of agentleman. |
OtrA small boy was killed by train Of
cars passing over him, in Philadelphia, on
Saturday morning. He was picking up
coal at the time.
OF The editor Of the Trenton (Tenn.)
Standard nominates John Bell for President,
and Rufus Choate for Vice President, at the
election in 1856. 10 agsrEr..
or Rev. DR.. Arnstt, of Wisconsin, has
Just had life insurance of $4,000 secured
to him by the congregation Of st. PauPs
Church, Boston. a.g1l s is ss..
Hon. George Bancroft is to deliver
the annual address, next month, before the
New York Historical Society. ir ss
or The three -masted ship Ocean was
destroyed by fire near st. Catharines, Cana
da, last stweek. Loss 100000.
GFS Samuel Dunhams soldier Of the
revolution, died at Mansfield, Conn. on the
18th inst. at the age OF one hundred years
and twenty days. .#
o. An old man aged so years, ran away
from Cincinnati last week carrying away
| with him a lass of "sweet sixteen"
OF The propretors the Chicago news
papers held meeting oa Monday last, and
advanced their advertising rates 90 per
cent. Their rates are now one dollar per
square for the first insertion.
OF PROFESSOR s. B. Morse, the dstn-
guished inventor of the lightning telegraph
line, has been nominated by the Democrats
of the Columbia District, N. Y, for Con-
gress.
OJ Jas. Winston grand son of Pat
rick Henry, died recently in Missouri. He
was leading politian in the State. ~
GF Peter Sutter, Superintendent of Re-
pairs on the Pittsburgh road, was killed day
before yesterday in attempting to jump oil
, the cars when in motion. His head wa'
, crushed to pieces by the wheels.
1 HF Two counterfeters were arrested a
: La Grange, Indiana, last week, with $42,
: 1000 of New Haven City bank notes in thei
a possession.
: OF Iskender Bey, Turkish colonel o
Cavalry who bears conspicuous part il
. the present war, is described as S3 years Q
age, of medium size, but powerful frame.
: GA correspondent of the Louisvill
! Journal, writing from Helena, Arkansas
: says the election of the Hon. ROBERT w
n JOHNSON to the United States Senate, b
the approaching legislature, by an over
whelming majority, is fixed fact.
d eF WILLIAM RICHARDS, one of the Nor
e mon saints, lately deceased, in Utah, leave
: twenty widows.
GA son and daughter of Esq. New
kirk, three miles below Duncan's Fal
Muskingum county, were drowned Will
attempting to cross the river IN nat!
" ~ The Central Railroad Company hop
n to open their road TO Wheeling by the Is
!, of November. 1t is great work, and it
r. completion will be worthy celebration.
: " San Francisco, at the present time
J is thronged by young men from the Altar
. tie States, who cannot obtain employmer
!, at any price.
e " The Milwaukee Wisconsin, says tn
II potatoe crop of that State is large and eA
h cellent.
s W The Vermont Legislature met on til
n 10Th. 1t will elect two United States Ser
:, ators.
If " There are in New York City 81
e public schools; with 1904 teachers, who's
u salaries amount to over $500 600.