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Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-08-16

Heavy CLAIM.-The Geauga Bank have sued
the County Treasurer, as an individual tres
passer, for entering the Bank last April, and TAX
ing the amount due for the taxes of 1859 and '53,
claiming $4,000 damages.
The taxpayers Of the county are Interested in
this suit; for If the Bank does not pay its taxes
the same amount, more than otherwise would be-.
must be levied upon, and collected from. the
other property of the county. This, amount is
$ll ,892' which would require levy Of 80 cents
on every $loe valuation as it stood when these
taxes were levied.--Pataeseis Telegraph 9TH. 3D..
REVENUE OF THE UNITED STATES The reve
nues OF the United States for the fiscal year end.
ing on the goth of June, amounted to- Ss73 ,549,-
700, which is an increase Of $l2,2 1876 over the
previous year. The total foreign imports into
the United States for the year reaehed$sl6,o 600.
600 against $207,97s,647 last wear. 5gs 5i1l 3ii9
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-08-16
Philadelphia rknow-Nuo,h.nus.. ).

PHILADELPHIA, August l2.-The Know-Noth-
ing School Directors in the lower section Of this
city, have removed a number of teachers within
the last few days,all said to be Roman Catholics.
The affair causes considerable feeling among the
friends Of the prescribed
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-08-16

THE North OHIO CoNFEREEcE. E.---The North
Ohio Conference of the M. f. Church will meet
at Mansfield, on the 23d inst instead of at Tiff
fin. as at first announced. The change has been
made in consequence of the sickness which has
prevailed at the latter place.-iSaa Req. -.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-08-16
The Riot at st Louis not w. s.,s,a,.css

CINCINNATI, August ll.-Our latest advces
from st: Louis are to Wednesday, when the riot
had not been subdued, and much excitement pre-
vailed There is no mail from st. Louis to-
night, and the telegraph is not working.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-08-16
Congress.

Among the mosfippOrtant acts passedSy Sassl
gress at its late session are the.foflowisg: ! ~
The regular Appropriation BLISS sgTy q +,
The Kansas and NebfSska bill. Z, b. E...Ssf W,
The bill providing for stcfrst class wnr Steam
ers. oiijE .<t.T'
The Ten Million bill of thy q adsAsn~T Treaty, .
The Homestead bill for KaHsss and Nebraska,
The bill extending the Wareh0ssng system. /.
The bill to give effect to the CanSslian Recip-
rocity Treaty, r.
The Land Graduation bill Sass
The Senate has also perfected number 81
treaties, among which are the following:
The Gadsden Treaty.
The British Colonial Reciprocity Treaty.
The Commercial Treaty with Japan.
The Neutrality Treaty with Russia.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-08-16

FAILURE.-The Hudson River, Fire and Ma
rine Insurance Company, has failed 554sety.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-08-16

NORTH CAROLINA ELEsTIoN.-The Demo-
Gratis are victorious in North Carolina. The
gain over the vote for Pierce is about one thou
sand. Two United States Senators are to be
Choesn by the Legislature elected this fall.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-08-16

= JuaeS SoR1a tD NoRRrs.-Judge Norris
being iRstke. midse shjs summer courts, the at
torneys of bistiistricf lave applied to Gov. Me-
DILL to withhold Bis acceptance of the resgna-
ton Of Judge CoRwIN, so that Judge Norris
might continue bis duties as CommonPlea Judge
until the close of his courts, We understand
tnat Judge CoRwIN, on a representation by the
Governor, has withdrawu his resignation for the
present. SO that Judge NoRR1s will not be ap-
pointed Tor the short vacancy occasiohed by Judge
CoRwIS's resignation. --Statesman and Demo.
crat. ''' ~" 4>So"''
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-02-25
EoErNr,
The Wife's Appeal.

"Oh' husband, husband. 90 not out
Again this stormy night, es
Fer SNOWY clouds have clad the Q rth
Within a robe of white.
Hark to the whistling winds that scream.
Like iiends amid their ylee, .
And now, subdued, they seem to me
A dirge-like &elody.
"Dh husband, husband, do not leave
Y Our fire 50 bright and warm,
To brave the darkness Of the night,
And danger Of the storm.
The tire Il burnett pleasantly
Upon our tidy hearth "a
WeDay be happy here to night,
And Join in songs Of mirth.
"Think Of the many joyous hours
W have 10 ;ele spe J. ...
When 10 nay griet, your gentle voice:
A charm of music lent.
Think of the holy books We read,
Ere We in prayer did bow,
And here IT is--the same good b, ok
Come, read 1t to me now.
"Look in the cradle, husband look!
There sleeps our baby boy:
He wakes-he wakes-to took Ga thee,
And cnrls his lip in JOY. ..
Oh :: husband, so not out TO night
Thy wife, the child entreat: -
Our eve shall be . pleasan' one,
And our snjoyment sweet"
He hesds not the fond appeal,
But thrust his wife Aside
That gentle being, who had been
But one short year bride.
He braved the snov--he faced the storm.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-02-25

Going to bed we have always consider.
ed one OF the most sober, serious aud
solemn operations which man can be
engaged in during the whole twenty -four
hours. With young lady it is al,ogeth.
er differcn, thing When bed time ar.
rives, she trips up stairs with candle in
her hand, and, if she has had pleasan,
company during the evening with some
agreeable ideas in her head The can
die on the toilet, and the luxuriant hal,
is speedily cmancipated from the thral.
dom OF combs and pins, II she usually
wears "water eurls, or uses the iron,
her hair is brushed from her forehead
and the whole mass compactly secured
If not, why then her lovely tresses arr
soon hid in innumerable bits of paper
This task accomplished, night cap ap.
pears, edged may be, with plain mus
lin, or may be with levy lace, which hide:
all, save her own sweet countenancc
As soon as she ties the string, probably
she takes look in her glass, and hal
smiles and halt bushes at what she sees
The light is out--her fair delicate form
gently presses through the coush--anc
! like dear innocent creature, as she is
She gently falls to sleep, with a swee, slnil,
on her still swecter face. A man, o
course, under the same circumstances
acts quite differently. Every momen, il
/ his chamber indicates the course, rough
monld Of his sullcn nature. When all i.
ready, he snuffs the candle out with hi,
! fingers like a cannibal, and then jump.
into bed like savage. For a few mo-
men,s he thinks Of all the pecadilloes he
he .aay have committed during tho day
VOWS vow TO amend soon--groans, turns
over, stretches himself. and then all i
silent, save the heavy breathing Of IL,
slunlberer.-.N. Y. DMchman
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-02-25

There has been coup d'eta, in Spain.
On the 18th OF January council Of MIN
listers determined to punish sundry rcfrac-
tory politicians, and accordingly the fol-
lowing generals We're subjected to a de-
cree of exile: Manuel Concha, to the
Caneries; Jose Concha, (late Captain
General of Cuba, to Majoea, O'Donell,
(aIso an ex Captain General Of Cuba,
TO the Cancries Inlanie, to Ivica Ar
nero; and the whole 10; had to decamp
the next day. Besides these, sixty OF the
parliamentary opposition are tobe cxiled.
Some Journalists will also be packed off,
The following DEGREES are resolved upon:
Suppression Of the Senate suppression
Of the Royal Council; Constitutional Re
form, OF course IA the sense OF absolu.
tsm, ss.mbling Of the Cortes. Chan
gcs in the ta,ifi' are spoken Of. Il re-
mains TO be seen whether these high.
] handed measures can bc carried out
/ Trib
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-02-25

13~ Forbes, in ms history Of Califor-
MIA, suggests that the barrenness of ma :
ny parts OF that country may be attributed
TO tremendous hurricanes, accompanied
with violent rains, sweeping away the
soil and leaving the rocks bare, and the
plains aud valleys covered with heaps oil
stones. In l7l7 this section of the coun-
try was visited by one OF these terrible
storms, which destroyed all the cultivated
lands II San Xavier and Mulege, sweep
ing of the mold and leaving nothing bu,
rocks and s,oles.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-02-25

The man who commences early in hi
7 eto practice economy, is always sue
al man. These who take care o
4 as soon have dollars. The small, un
Necessary expenditures are what keep $,
many men poor, and a, toll all their lives
II IS really astonishing TO 6nd how few
men and women think it dsfy 10 b,
economical when the world goes smooth
~ and prosperously with them. Whil,
i IS rare to find person who would no
rish to be rich, il is easy TO find person.
with abundant opportunities, who will no
arrive to be independent and prepared
for the little yicis,udes of life
Some love display. and viii even run
into debt to crafty their foolish passion
Others 60 on the principal of living while
they can, aud banish all thoughts OF bad
times, sickness and old age. Others a.
lgain contract bad or expensive habits
and rather than make an attempt to sc,
rid Of them, submit to their tyranny, and
deceive themselves with the plea that they
are necessary to the full enjoyment Of
life. But the full enjoyment of life con-
slsts in living wisely and nationality
Transient pleasures can be purchased too
dearly. and for hours of rotous enjoy
ment, days and months of misery and
pain may be the fruits.
He will enjoy life most who mcderates
his desires and ec9nom,xes the rewards
oi his toll. He will be freer from appre-
tensions, and will have less regrets to
disturb his happier moments. No one
may anticipate that his path through life
will be enlightened by continual sunshine
This year may be prosperous one; the
next may be the reverse. The mechanic
who now has abundant work and good
wages canno, tell whether these will BE-
permanent. He knows not how soon his
health may fail, and his little family be
without provider. And 30 it is of every
one who earns his bread by his own la
Dor. Il is, therefore. their duty to b.
economical while all is going well with
them. No matter how small may be the
sdving each week, il will amount to a
pleasant little sum by the endOf the
year.
The hahi, Of saving, too. when once ac-
quired, will work wonders. Economy
has most salutary influence upon the
character Of men aud Of !an;kcs. 1t is
a promoter Of all the virtues. Ii eneour.
ages industry, overcomes evil tempta-
tions, and produces feelings Of indepen-
dcnce and self-respcet--.E Y San.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-02-25

The present Russian debt, the interest
Of which is payable at Bahring's, in Lon.
don, and the principle OF which was chief
ly negotiated through this house, is COM
puted at Sl38 $40, 900. The debt bears
) per cent interest, negotiated from 1920
to 1888, with the exception of x27 ,7OO,-
900. four and half per cents, issued in
1850. This is the foreign debt of the
Empire alone. There is a domestic
debt, created originally in 1917, and now
computed to amount to a sum more than
equal to the foreign; say in our curren-
Icy Sl40,OOO,OOO An English writer
says the debt was authorized to secure the
Government paper money and other
floating claims at fixed rate, and thereby
to make the paper ruble a Convertible
currency. In 1871, these paper rubles
amounted to 6i0, 900 millions. In 1899,
lby ukase of thc Emperor, they were
made convertible currency, at the rate
Ioi3 so paper for one silver ruble And
SO u, an Exchange on London at Is Id
TO the ruble, the whole would represent a
sterling amount Of f2S ,l9O 900, the hard
cash to represent which is supposed to b.
about IL ,OOO, 900 of rubles, or abou, $780,
10000 in the Imperial Bank This
fund has been raised by the issue of Do
meslic Bonds, bearing 6 per cent interest !;
the amount Of which is somewhere about
1925 600, ,O00.-.t Y. Times.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-02-25

SrEED.-The velocity of ship is from
s to IL miles an hour; of race horse,
flom 20 to 80 miles; of bird, from 50
to 80 miles of the clouds in violen,
hurricane, 50 to 100 miles; of sound
S23 miles; of a cannon-bail, by expert
mcnt, from 600 TO 1000 miles, the can
non estimate is much to low OF the
earth aound the sun, 6S, 900 miles, (nore
than a hundred times swiflcr than cam
non bali ) Q. mercury, los 900 of light
about 100000, 900 miles, passing from
the sun to the earth, $4,000, 900 miles
in about eight minutes, or about mill
ion times swlter than cannon-bail
and the exceeding velocity OF the thought.
Of the human mind is beyond all possibl,
estimate.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-02-25
Why have 5atless Periulsels I

"Iome with me, my frie nds, moIAen
more, pass over this Golgotha Of humal
history, treadiag reverently as Yea 90
for our feet are on our mothers graves
and onr shoes defile our fathers hallewe,
bones. Let us not talk Of them; GO fur
Ither on, look and pass by. Come with m,
into the Inferno Of the nations, with sucl
lpoor guidance as my lamp can lend. -
Let us disquiet and bring up the awfu
Shadows oi empires buried long ago, and
learn q lesson from the tomb.
Come, old Assyria, with the Ninevi.
tish dove upon the emeral crown! wha
laid the low! 4 fell by my own injus.
tioc. Thereby Nineveh aud Baby Ion
came with me also to the ground
"Oh, queenly Persia, fame OF the ma
tons, wherefore art thou thus fallen, who
troddest the people unto thee, brdgest the
Hellespont with ships, and pourest thy
temple-wasting millions on the western
worlds Because | trod the people un-
der me, and bridged the Hellespont with
ships. and poured my ,emple-wasting
millions on the western world, fell by
my own missdeeds.
Thou music-ike Grecian queen, fair
es, Of all thy classic Sistcrhood of States,
Enchanting yet the world with thy sweet
lwitchery, speaking in art aud most seduo-
tive song, why liest thou there, with beau.
teous yet d,shonored brow, reposing on
thy broked harp. 4 scorned the lay Of
God; baaished and poisoned wisest
busiest men; loved the lovliness ol flesh,
clnbalmed ia the Parian stone; loved
the lovliness OF thought, and treasured
that in more than Pariau speech. but
the beauty Of justice, the lovliness Of love,
trod them down to earth! Lo, there.
fore have become as those Barbarian
States--as one Of them y ....
"Oh. manly and majestic Rome, thy
seycn-i fold mural crown all broken At thy
feet, why art thou herel 1t was no, in.
justice brought the low; for thy great
book Of law is prelaced with these words,
Justice is the unchanged, everlasting
will to give each man his right 1t was
not the saints ideal: it was the hypo.
critics pre,encc. made iniquity my
law. | ,rod the nations under me-
Their wealth gilded my palaces---where
thou lnayst see the fox and hear the owl,
i, fed my courtiers and my courtezans.
Wicked men were my cabinet counsel.
lors, the hat,erer breathed his poison in
my ear. Millions OF bondmen wet the
soil with their tears and blood. Do you
hear il crying yet to God! Lo here have
| my recompense, tormented with such
downfall as you see! Go back and tell
the newborn child, who sit.e,h Oh the
Alleghanies, laying his either hand upon
Il tributary sea, crown of thirty stars
about his youthful brow--,ell him that
there are rights which states must keep,
or they shall suffer wrongs! Tell him
there is God who keeps the black man
and the white; and buarls to earth the
loftest realm that breaks His just, eternal
law. Warn the young Empire that he
come not down dim and dishonored to
my shameful tomb! Tell him tha, JUS
tice is the unchanging, everlasting will to
give each man his right. know it,
broke it, aud am lost. bid him TO know
it, keep it. and be safe - Ncod re
Parker.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-02-25

SPECULATIVE PHLosorHY.-lf all
mankind would wink at the same mo-
men,, the muscular effort cxerted would
be sufficient 70 jos,le the earth out OF its
orbit
II all the oaths uttered ia the United
States were required to be printed, i
would employ all the presses III the eoun-
try, day and night, to perform the labor
and if a tax levied Oh them of one cen,
each, one years revenue would be suffi-
eien to transpor, all the mails, lay a
double track railroad to the Pacific, and
pay the public debt Of every State IN the
Union.
The cigars consumed throughout the
country in one year, would make worm
fence six feet high around the District OF
Columbia and the air expelled in sino-
king them would drive tie Japan squad
ron around the world, with enough over
to do the wind work OF all the patent
medicines.
II all the lies told during the las, Pres
ldcn,ial campaign, could be tolled togcth-
'er, they would make soap enough ,o
was. Tie face Of nature.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-02-25
NO. l6.


Russian accounts Cor, rather, private
letters favorlng the Russian cause) from
| Erzerum, Dec. l describes al that date
disastrous state Of disorganization In
the Turkish army, consequent upon the
defeat oi Abdi Pasha, near Gumri, where
the Russians, with $4,000 men, attacked
and defeated 25,O06 Turks" We have
already given the report Of this battle and
IN the accounts now TO hand, we find no
new information excepting that the Turk
ish centre, under Achmet Pasha, ard the
right wing, under Husscin Pasha, gave
way at once, and were only saved from
being cut to pieces by the bravery Of the
left wing under Vely Pasha, which stood
firm and kept the Russians in check
There were 35 900 men still at kars, but
deep SHOWS had prevented further opera
tons On either side. ...
Accounts later than the above mention
that owing to the exer,ion Of the Pasha,
(Gen. Guyon,) the force at Kars was a
gain well organized and would he speed
lily REINFORCED from Constantinopic.----
Shamyl was making active preparations
to take field rs soon as the weather would
permit. Shamyl was better supplied
with ammunition, having just previous 10
the Sncpe disaster succeeded in rccew-
ing three cargces Of powder The mode
Of landing 1t was peculiar moun-
taineers having been previously warned
by an agent from Constantinople, the
ships approached during the night and
landed their cargo in sacks along the
shore, and when conp,e,ed fired three
guns rs q signal. Almost be(oxe the re-
port had died away, hand Of thousand
hHsemen dashed between the Russian
forts-each man strapped sack Of pow
der before him, and all galloping OF in
different directions succeeded in gaining
the mountains TiM.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-02-25

D1- Tue man who harbored thought,
is supposed to live on the s. shore.
nJ-The man who couldn't trust his
feelings, is supposed to do business strict
ly on the cash principle. ga
RS1 The man who mde shoe for the
foot OF mountain, is now engaged on q
hat Tor the head Of discourse--after
which he will manufacture . plume .oz
General Intelligence. ..g
k6-A gentleman who 'sb,ust into.
tears on reading the description of the
happiness Of married life, has been re-
stored TO consciousness by being hooped
with wedding ring.
tk1- The Cincinnati Nonpareil asks,
why is the Penitenriary like the
Kingdom Of Hcavcns" Because few
rich men enter therein.
CHINESE Bill OF FAnE.-A Caliior-
MIA paper gives the following as a regu-
lar bill Oh fare ut Chinese restaurant in.
that city:
Cat Outlet, 25 cents, Griddled rats.
s cents, Dog Soup, IL cents, Roas, Dog,
cents" f. 10.
| II have little respect for the ties Of this
world,' as the chap said when the rope
was put around his neck.
! No An exchange declares ,ha, girls
who amt handsome hate those who are.
while those who are hand some, hate one
another. Well bet a .widder,' that the
indi,cr Of the above has 'mitteu' living
on his editorial table
kkJ~ 10 make a young lady six fathoms
deep in ess:-Give her two canary
birds, half a dozen moon beams, twelve,
yards Of silk, an ice cream, several rose
buds, squeeze Of the hand, and new
bonnet. II she don't mel, il will be be-
cause che cant.
An lrlshman was brought up before
late magistrate of East Riding on a charge
Of vagrancy, and thus questioned
What trade are your
Sure, your honor, now lin asale water
sailor
You in the seafaring life question
whether you have ever been to see in.
/ your ilIc.
Sure, now, and does Your honor think
came over from ould Ireland IN a wayonr
Commit HIM
Eh5 Mister !'mster what have Won,
done = said little shaver with protru-
:. ding eyes, TO green-horn, who had lust
been tying. his horse to,a spr,se pole. as
he thought, on the street;
! ''Dbns,' saAd thefellow, what do vo,,
means ! hain't done nothin' as kslows
on =
why yith you have; .hir, you've
hitchcd your both to the Magnetic 'rtls-
graph, and you'll be- In HS.l,on. la le,l.
/, than two ininntes il you don't lock CUT
! tie ms.ia united his horse yith nsrv-.
{ Gus anxiety, and Jumping n.lo his wagon,
drove hastily down lie street.
ALWAYS Dny.-"I say, mo,her." said
4 regular street ioaier Tie other nipht
after he had deposited something In a.
fi'kety old cupboard, and laid himself
down upon tbs floor, Il want YOU TO wake
lue when | &c, dry
fiow shali know when you ret DIV -
, asked hia aother.
"oA ;ost wake NE up any time j, liz.
always dry"
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-02-25

EA Never dispute with worlan--
never challenge hotel keepers charges
above all, never quarrel with au eaisc.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-02-25

MoRnoNs.-Tne minutes of the MoI
mon conference, held in Great Salt Lake
City, on the sixth Of Octotsr last, gives
the following as the entire population ol
the Utah Terfitosy:
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-02-25
Total,

The population in 1880, according to
the t S. census, was ,25G, winch
shows al increase q 5,4l2.