Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-01-18
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o. MR. Mckay, owner of the ship Great Re-
public that was destroyed by fire at New York,
commenced the building of another ship of pre-
cisely the size and proportions, and will
have it completed and ready for at the earliest
possible day. The large and valuable cargo on
board of the Republic when burned was nearly
all destroyed, or so damaged to be of little val
ue. p a"5s ..-at-E s. 'r -.i'-
teFWe learn from the ST. Louis Herald that
notwithstanding the rumored invasion of Lower
California, Santa Anna will embrace the earliest
opportunity to sell that Province to the United
States, in order to raise money for carrying on
his government schemes. -a ''2 .-- '@ -
o. The San Francisco Herald contains the
following sentence: %'-t'
"For the fifty or sixty murders committed with
in the past month or six weeks, not one Of the as
sassins have been punished by the courts!'' ..
OH7- The Select and Common Councils Of Phil
adelphia have voted subscription of So 900, 900
to the Sunbury and Erie Railroad company.
o. The people of the United States paid, be-
sides the actual price value of their sugar for the
year 1853, the enormous sum of $4596, 1893, du-
ties '-s
OrFThere are So German newspapers publish
ed in the United States, with aggregate weekly
circulation of between three and four hundred
thousand sheets. ..
! o. resolution introduced into the U. S. Sem
ate by Gen. Shields, has been adopted, directing
inquiry into the expedency of dividing Illinois in
to two judicial districts =.. - ..+
* Most of our business firms on Saturday re-
| G,ca t.I,o I'll b,n IT,; d.
and we are informed that travellers on all the
routes between this city and New Yorkreluse to
accept them. Who would hail from Erie, or car
ry Erie shinplasters in his pocket!-C Chicago Tri-
! bune. 80. t-H ,.f-..
| o. The Secretary of the Treasury has order
ed that the Custom House of St. louis be built OF
marble.
the appointments of the President will be con-
firmed by the Senate.
| 0EF EDWIN GRoswELL of the Albany Argus,
is said to be laboring under an attack of paraly-
sis. - So. ....... .........
o. Senator Sherman, Of Ashtabula; has given
notice of his intention to introduce bill for the
amendment Of the Constitution so to prorde
for nnual instead of Biennial Sessions of the
Legislature.
o. The Governor of Illinois has issued his
proclamation, calling an extra session of the Leg
islature, to convene at Springfield on the 10th Of
February next. The constitution of Illinois pro-
vides for biennial sessions of the Legislative, but
the wants of the people seem to require a return
to annual sessions ~.
The "Lafarge HOTEL" New York, lately de-
stroyed by fire, was built by Mr.. John Lalarge, at
a cost of 100000, and was ranted to Messrs Lam
ier, Wright & Co., at an annual rent of $4,000.
There were 375 rooms in the hotel The carpet
ing alone is reported to have cost 100000. 1t was
designed to be one of the most splendid hotels in
the world The Metropolitan Hall, which was
also burnt at the same time, cost $4,000. The
total aggregate loss by that fire is set down at
1857 1000, of which only $355,O00 was insured
! e. J. J. CRIrTENDEN was elected United
States Senator by the Legislature of Kentucky on
the 10th inst. The Democrats voted for Govern
or Powell. The vote stood, Crittenden 78-Pow-
! ell 55. < % -
Loss OF LIFE AND PoPERTY ON THE LAKEs.-
The Buffalo Erpress publishes statement OF the
disasters on the Lakes for the past year, from