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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-09-13

The Convention at Alliance.


We have not yet been furnished with al
official record Of the proceedings Of the lat,
Democratic Nominating Convention at Al
lance, and we are therefore compelled to re-
y solely upon our no,es in giving an accoun
oft. aaiaai e. '" .- s'I' @a "A"
The Convention was organized, By ap
pointing B. F. Hopkins, OF Portage, Presi
dent; DR.. Mccall, of Stark; J. Lane, of Sum
nit, and Otis. Reed Of Portage, Vice Presi
dent; DR.. E. Carter and J. J. Hoffman, See.
retaries. After the arrangement. of some
preliminary questions the following names
we're presented as candidates for nomina-
ton: t 81"
s3Hon, Geo. Bliss, of Summit; Hon. Geo.
w. Belden, of Stark; 8. Lahm, Esq, of
Stark; and 8. D. Harris, Jr., of Portage.
After the first ballot, which resulted ia no
choice, the name of Mr. Harris, was with
drawn. After the second ballot, Mr.. Lahm,
also Withdrew his name. Two or three new
names were then presented, and several bal
lotings had, but without any choice. At this
stage Of the proceedings, Judges Bliss and
Belden. came forward, and respectfully with.
drew their names from before the Conven.
tion.
A motion was then made to nominate e.
Spalding by acclamation, which was carried
by o unanimous vote.
After passing resolution to support the
nominee, the consention adjourned.
The Convention was well attended. Not.
withstanding some excitement and contro.
versy which took place between tie friends
Of the different candidates, causing disorder
for while, yet we believe the result Of the
nomination gave very general satisfaction
10 the delegates assembled, and that perfect
good feeling prevailed at the time of the ad-
journment. The friends of the several can
didates first named, seemed to unite with
hearty good will, in the selection of Mr..
Spalding. as their STANDARD bearer in the
campaign, and we have full assurance
that they will give him their cordial sup
4port- Da ~1a.,.a
For ourselves, We could cheerfully have
laboFed FOR the election Of any man to Con-
gress, whose name was presented to the con.
ventiop. They were all good men for the
office. Judges Bliss sand Delden who were
the leading candidates, during the first -four
or five ballotings, are men Of superior worth,
and would be an honor to any position in
which their fellow citizens might place them.
In the respective Offices OF Legislator and
Judge, they BE served the people with
Distinguished ability and their course in the
convention was sush as 10 command the
respect and confidence Of all the delegates
present. u, .asSa' t"'
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state Fair lsOstDOned.

The Premium List, Circulars and Posters,
of the Fifth Annual State Fair, of the State
of Ohio, under the direction of the Board Of
Agricultural, have been very generally cir
culated, announcing the. Fair to commence
on the 18th september. Very extensive
and satisfactory arrangements have been
made for the convenience ofvisitors, and the
grounds and everything are in such q state
of forwardness as would have ensured their
completion in time. Bat owing to the sud-
den outbreak Of sickness at Newark, which
may not be over by the 10Th Of September,
the Executive Committee under tho !circum-
stan ces, deem it advisable to, postpone the
Fair. .........5s ~.,s ....,.l az
The pnblic will please take notice that
the Fair is accordingly postponed, to com.
mence on Tuesday, the ilth Of October
The only change will be as 10 time. The
arrangements for the accommodation of Wis.
itors and all the rules and regulations for
conducting the Fair, as asalready published in
our circulars and handbills, will remain un.
altered. The interval will be diligently i'm.
proved, and the committee feel confident
that they will be able to give additional in:
terest to the great exposition of the industry
oi the State on the 18th OF October.
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-, % i5a4s j! SULLIVAN ss,liduoi
- e, Com. ohie State RaRrd Of AT. :
SMOKED HAMS. DO Shoulders. Sids'
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From Chtna.

The Hong Kong Register Of June 9th.
says:
"Mr. McLane, the American Connis-
sioner, lately made a visit To Fos Chow
The Governor General Of the Province de-
clined to receive him, aud he consequently
declined to receive the Governor; His EX-.
cellency left Shanghai on the 26th Of May. it
is not known exactly whether for Che.
keang.fOo or Nankih." .os
1t was reported that the northern. section
Of the insurgent urmy had sustained ire.
trievable rev srses, and that ten thousand
rebels had been slaughtered 10 one battle,
and three or -four hundred in another.
From the lst of January to the lst Of
June, 1888 persons sailed from Hong
Kong, Of whom ll,472 were for California.
Fifteen vessels were engaged at Hong Kong
at last advices to take passengers to CALI
forna. They would take about 10000,
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A LITTLE HIRoiNL.--We Witnessed an
act OF devotion yesterday which, in these
days of seltishness, it is quite refreshing to
chronicle. A buggy, with two horses, was
ratthng up Western-row, yesterday morn.
ing, alta pace, considerably faster than allow.
ed by the ordinance. When hear Elizabeth.
street, little boy, about three yoafs Of age,
who had strayed from the maternal protec.
ton, in crossing the road, fell, and, being nm
seen by the driver Of the buggy, would in
eyitably have been run over, had it not been
for a little girl, about ten years Of age, who,
with her carpet-bag, was tripping toward
school. She saw the danger, dropped the
bag, and rushing to the side of the child,
flung up both arms just as the horses were
within less than yard ofhim. They were
pulled up so suddenly that they were thrown
upon their launches. Another second, and
it would have been too late,- Gin. Eng.
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Hear ~ Leading Whig.

James r. Stanberry, Esq, of Newark, in
times pust q prominent and influential
Wing Of Ohio, recently paid bis respects tc
the Fusionirts in the following card, which
he had published in the Newark Times
We recommend it to the candid cohsdera.
ton Of Whigs in this region. There is
sense and truth in It: a6Na1-G.. ,~ ap,aH
SlR:-Some personal friend without pre-.
vious consent from. me, has suggested my
name as candidate for Congress IN the 10th
District by a Convention. | beg leave,
through , our columns, to announce the fol-
lowing facts: First, that never will be q
candidate for Office if my selection for that
purpose is to be made through the medi-
um of caucas or Convention. Second, I
will not, on this occasion, be such candidate,
if lem to pledge myselfto no other polit-
ical sentiment than that Of opposition to the
late law Of Congress organizing the Ter.
ritories Of Kanzas and Nebraska. I believe
in that principle asserted in our Declaration
ofIndependence, that the people of every
nation have O right to elect. their own form
of Government. ! believe and know that
those men now most disposed to fuse with
the Wing party on this question, have al
ways in times past been opposed to the
Missouri Compromise" have heard them
more than once denounce it as the most in
iquitous Of all laws, and at the same time
have heard them villfy man called "Hen-
ry Clay" because he was its advocate. 81
The establishment Of the Missouri Com
promise, by necessary implication, pledged
all future Representatives in Congress, from
the North or the South, to vote for the ad.
mission Of ofsuch States into the Union, whose
territory was south 0 that line, as might
thereafter apply, whether their constitutions
approved Of slavery or otherwise. The late
Fusion Convention by their platform adop-
ted but two resolutions, the one in favor Of
the restoration of the Missouri Compromise,
and the other, unconditional opposition to
the admission of any more slave Stares into
the Union, whether the territory out Of
which the same wns to be made was North
or South of that line. These resolutions
are so palpably inconsistent the one with
the, other, that ! have no desire to compro-
mise any claim to common sense by indor-
sing them and pledging myself to sustain
them. '5 1882
You will please therefore announce that
although still adhere to what understand
TO be such Wing doctrine as in time past
was advocated by such men as Clay and
Webster, nm not and cannot be candi-
date on any such platform sfa I GHa i.4@
.s....ss,- s,-.ss, LANES r.. ETANBERRY.q goa,
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KOdRNSalIReN Cor oSnSFesE }
We TIE pleasprs In nhois,ing The moe Of
EasxEzki SrAtpISo, as our candiists for
congrsss in lis Disifict He is vel
known tobe gehtlemsn Of superior 'talent
finished education, 'unimpeaChSbIe Integrity,
and sterling democrat. Such man we
may welibe proud OF as eur Standard bear
er in,ihe sontest.
Mr.. SrALDMG IS the Clerk OF the Court Of
Common Pleas, in this county. and at our
late county convention was renominated for
that office by acclamdtion. We believe that
he has the confidence and esteem not only
Of HE own party, but OF all his fellow clti-
zens. - gOH Tol T'v-Ur3 OF
The nomination for Congress was entirs-
y unlocked FOR, Sndunsuught by him; and
coming as it does without solicitation and re-
seiying the approval Of the delegates from
the three couLties of the district, be has
reason to be highly -gratifed with the honor
conferred upon him by the Convention.
The democrats of this District and CoHn-
ty, are now called upon to give the nomi-
nee their, hearty and cordial support; and we
feel confident that they will do it. Let each
man enter the contest with frm determina-
ton to secure the triumph of our ticket, and
by that means the success of democratic
principles. We regard the Election Of Mr.
SraLDIxc as certain, The union ofthe Dem
ocrats in Portage is already perfect. From
every part of the county We hear the most
chez ring reports,ap on the second Tuesday
OF October, will be recorded q glorious Dem
ocraic triumph, in the 18th Cong. District.
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indians starving.

The condition of the Ottoe and Missous
ri Indians is indeed deplorable at the pres.
ent time. Government having neglected
to comply with treaty stipulations, these
tribes are suffering the cravings Of hunger,
and have commenced ravaging the gardens.
and plundering the wh es fojourning ii
Nebraska, OF everything they can put their
hands upon. The store OF Mr.. Cowles, at
Nebraska City, was broken open few
nights since, and a quantity of bacon pur.
loined. The garden Of Major Downs has
been almost destroyed, while Geld Of corn,
adjoining the old fort, has been stripped q.
nearly ali the young ears; aswell as con.
siderable portion of the sta Ks taken, which
have been eaten, as the cattle of the Geld
eat them. Two or three nights ago, two
COWS belonging to q Ger4nan, were stolen
and killed by the Indians, which theft
they do not deny, but state that hunger
forced them to commit II. A few days ago,
COW belonging to MIR. Hargeons, died OF
disease, and scarce had the breath of life
left its body, ere it was seized upon by tho
Indians, and nearly oil eaten in ito raw
state. One of the Indians detected in steal.
ing on "Wednesday night, was lassoed and
whipped severely hich has created aud con.
siderable excitement in his tribe.
The whites over there have all complied
with the demand first made BY ths Indians,
and have. each paid over $40, which was to
secure them from molesiatiou. The Ind.
ans, when upbraided for their breach OF
faith, state that their Crest Father has bro.
hen his pledge to them, and they lare com.
pelird by, hunger to break their faith with
the e:ngrants, The conduct Of the author
ties Of the United States, in this matter,
has been most reprehensibe, and We can
not see what excuse can be framed by
them for their trasactions with the Indiantv
(Io,oa) Gazette.. a,a,i 7a4 l,y
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We see itstated, that the Hon. r. J. At
KIssoS, Of Carrolton, has been appointed
third Auditor. in the Treasury Department, of
the United States. This 10 en- excellent ap-
pointment., .s..s ,.aa-f ,a.y,1 .s,,.,
a,Mr-ATElssos, was the late Chairman ol
the Finance Committee, In the State Sen.
ate, and while occupying that important
post, proved himself to be man Of superior
financial ability, and in all respects worthy
of the confidence Of the President. -s...,
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VILLAISoUs CoNDUcr.-We are informed
upon good authority that members Of the
Catholic church, and particularly, persons Of
high position in that denomination, have
met with various insults recently in our
streets. Instances of the kind have beer
related to us, but we forbear at present To-
psrticularize. We have no language to ex.
press our depreciation of such outrageous
conduct, by which some Of our first and
most respected citizens have been subiected'
to personal insult Louisville Courier.
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"a
SISGuLAR EFFRoNTERY We lately pub
lashed an interesting account OF the ingen-
ious discovery and arrest of a band Of con-
sprators at atChester, Mass, who had blown
up meeting houses, sheared horses, and at
tempted by various other experiments to
annoy the members Of a Temperance organ
ization known as the Carson League. 1t
will be remembered that the only way in
which this conspiracy was detected, was by
II policeman palmng himself off as one Of
the party, assisting in their designs, &C.
Finding themselves cought in the meshes of
the law, they have now commenced coun-
ter prosecution against the members of Car
son League, on the charge of melting them
to perform the acts complained o and upon
this allegation the League party have been
arrested and held to bail.-Ihl. North Amer.
lcln,
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ONO PENITESrIARY.-There 10 rood
deal OF sickness in the Ohio Penitentfary..
A large number Of prisoners arc afflicted
with the scurvey. Typhoid and intermit.
tent fevers are very prevalent. Fourteen
deaths have occurred since the. first Of Aug.
Much Of the sickness is TO be attributed, to
the badly ventisted cells in which the pris.
oners are confined. We believe the War,
den has done every thing ''ins his power To-
to guard the general health .6fthose who aYo
placed under bis CONTROL aud to alleviate the
suferings of the offiicted. - Journal.
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CLERK's OFFrcE, Portage Co., j


Tu the Chairman of,he Democratic Central
Executive Committee. ...- ......
- StR; The Dem, Cong. Convention, har.
Ing, without any soIicitation on my part,
done me the honor, to place my name In
domination, as a candidate for Congress,
from the 18th Cong. District; Ihave feit 1t
70 be my duty, under these circumstances,
and relying upon the advice Of my friends, to
accept said nomination. OF course sir,
cannot logger be considered as candidate
for the Office of Clerk. You will therefore
take such steps as you may deem proper to
supply the vacancy in our County Ticket,
Yours Respectfully, -,
ed -.. E. SPALDlNG
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Scnd.OicA fsEands b b ASkGeS-C Canton "a.
ksa b DE Rdels--elo 0Ooo ArrisAa-'
Gov. Davis Of Oregon, RssisAsd.
IS II Nrw YoEx, Sept.s,
The steamer &ar Of ne Wesf, arrived this
morning, with California dates 70 August
Several British vessels at San Juan.
Z The most Important Dews byIthh arrival
is the reported capture Of Canton by the re-
bells. and the flight Of the foreign residents
from the city,
Trade at SaA Francisco has been 'sofs
active. .ltAE - - - u ~ p
The town of ,Bidwell was -destseysd-by
fire on the I'd August
SANDWICH Eps.--Eight war vessels
from France and EnalaDd had arrived ct
Honolulu. Objects unknown.
It is rumored thst the annexation Of the
Islands has been finally determined upon,
and the, consent for ression Of the sover-
eighty Of the islands had been sent to Wash.
ington. aaIle r'.Tr r2 '.s1l- '-d 't
The Star ofhe West brings 400 passen-
gers and 81 ,0O0,0oo in gold. e,i,ii. "A
Among the passengers waar Gov. Davis,
OF Oregon, who has resigned on accouH Of
illness in his family, and Lieut. Beckwi,k
and surveying party. ,r.... .,..,..l
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SALE OF a WHITE WOMAN IN pENssYI-
vAMA.-A sale ofa free white woman was
recently made at Freemansburg, Lehigh
County, The parties have been residents
of that place for some time, are natives of
Germany, and the transaction consisted in
a man disposing Of his wife to another man
for the sum of one dollar. The parties were
represented as being Of ofiptemperqte. habits.
Writings are said to have been signed by the
trio-T.the wife, the new husband, and the
old husband. - Philddsiphid Sun. ~ 81. ,'i.
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. b
A SYMPATHETIC STORY sPoILED-Some
ignorant correspondent Of the st. Louis Re-
publican. has report that the reriains OF the
late Edgar Allen Poe, are still feposing in
an obscure corner Of Potters Field Of sBslti-
more" This Ungreatful conduct will, of
course, be mourned over by the thousand and
one admirers Of sAhnabel Lee and The Ra-
veI,' and we therefore give the fat CONTRA
diciion Of the Baltimore Patriot, which says:
" Nothing can be further from the TRUTH
His remains were inferred at the time OF his
death 10 the first Presbyterian Church yard,
on the corner of Green and Faystte streets,
and were followed 10 the grave by large
number of relatives aHd friends, His obse.
quies were of character every way worthy
OF such q man, and We are surprised and
grieved that such reports should be put In
circulation as the one quoted shove. 's-P Pttts.i
Post. taa4f4ret,a sftf3 re ass r.
~ 4. elxyxa xEzlN
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eIsefere ANA after Nonlination.

ut 'iscdrcftly reported, that at the late
Fusion Congressional Convention in Raven.
na, BEs. LEirER, the present candidate for
Congress, during recess, while talking with
bis friends, said, "the Convention was d---d
Whsg concern and he sooud haze nothing 10
do aeih isy An hour or two after this, he
wss nSminated. He then. came forward.
madeira speech; accepted the nomination and
THANKED the Convention for the .,disiinguish-
81 honor conferred upon him. How mach,
s;.s=rssep is4- -,------a-----1-.-
parts beth of us.---B Busspib Nssos.
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6TOne of. our correspondents in writing
TO Us says: ait rained very copiously for
about an hour in the north part Of Portage
county two or three days since. For any.
thing We know it rained everywhere. per-
haps south Of Mason and Dixon's line and
If the triumvirs that preside over the ERA
VIENNA Weekly Mule'I-should happen to
hear Of ii, they might shout Nebraska"
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AN HONOR DECLINED. lit is'nbt, perhaps,
generally known by the present generations
and may have been forgotten by some Of tho
past, that John Quincy Adams was sppoine
ed Justice Of the Supreme Court Of the Unit,
ed States, 22d February, 1914, ID place of
Levi Lincoln, deceased, and declined theapL,
pointment The high trust was then coii-
ferred by Mr. Madison, upon Joseph Story,
Of Massachpsetts, whose rank as . profound
jufist was only, second tofhat'6f Chief Jus.
tiec MSfshaisd 9ll Il aias sa't4 si.i sssss iFg
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There 10 an immense amouatyo wheat
in the rail road depots at Richmond, Va
There are eight large mills in operation in
that city, and two ofthem grind at lesst nine
hundred bushels each per day. 1t 10 mostly
shipped, however, for the South American
markets, where il 10 favorite over eli 9TH
ers. The climate does not sour it, and the
secret Is ssid TO ccnsist' in packing Il whiieit
10 hot, 8asa hssa f7as
have t6cR allied 81 any !iias; edIIIns E ~ Y
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ora Virginia paper makes mention Of D.
slave by the name Of Easter, gwheis, lao
years OF age,and says that "ths Is one OF tho
most remarkable cases Of longevity on ID.
cord" We believe, that record makes men.
tion OF an individual who lived 70 be over
900 years Of age and ssveraiwho had astaiu.;
ed oyer 500, but we suppose, the record has,
never fallen into the editors hands. '
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We are glad to hear that the Democrats
Of the Tweny-frst Congressional District
have Fe-nonipated tho Hon. Andrew Stew.
ar. for Congress. He viii DO elected by an
a:aIshal saadsaiFisSSoz a. sTs,ss vB,.n N, -,
0s:ssnsesoF - a. Asss.H w. SIXTH g co, Z
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E. sPALD1NG
Ravenna, Sept. II, 1854.

Ravenna, Sept. II. 1854.
The members Of the Dem. Central Ex-
Committee are hereby requested to meet in
this village, on Saturday next, Sept. 18th,
at o'clock, for the purpose OF filling va.
capcy in our county ticket, occasioned by
the resignation Of E. spalding.
s,.--. H. Respectfully,
J. G. Willis,
Cha;rsnao of F1en. FIR Committee
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The IRON FouSDRfEs or PirTsBU RGH.--If
is SAID that there are now in Pittsburg thr-
ty-eight iron toundries,of which nine are al.
most exclusively employed in the manuIac-
ture of steam engines, and twenly-nine in
the manufacture OF various kinds of hollow
ware, machinery, &c. The boundaries which
are employed in the manufacture of steam
engines, consume yearly 1900 tons Of
wrought iron, 5000 tons Of pig, employ $40
men, and produce l20 steam engines every
year. Their net capital is S549,OOO. The
heaviest establishment among the other
foundrles is the Fort Pitt Works. At this
establishment there were built some years
since two iron steamers Of four hundred tons
each, and a revenue cutter. which latter craft
is still in existense ut on Luke Ontario. In
1858, the Fort Pitt Works consumed 1926
tons Of pig iron, and 1000 tons of wrought
iron, aud employed $50 hands. They are
now engaged ona government order for
twenty-one, guns called Columbiads, having
a ten inch bore, and throwinai q one bum
dred and twenty -four pound shot, ,.n 1t iss-
timated that the total amount OF pig iron,
blooms and scraps, annually consumed Ia
Pittsburgh, is at least equal to l27 1916 tons.
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The CROPS AT THE SoUTH AND WEST. -
Advices from. Tennessee, Alabama and Geor-
gia speak favorably OF the corn crops, and
throughout most OF the western States there
have been rains, which have greatly improv-
ed the condition of, the crops. The indica,
tions now are, that, taking the country
through, the yield will no. be much below d
,air ayerage.,..Yg,i9t IA ess!y ,fse u-,.3 a.
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or The fires in the great forests, at the
North and West, have "played hob with
the hdenizens Of the wilderness. Bears
squirrels, deer, ETC., all have their fastness
DESTROYED, and from, the whirilng flames.
which traverse % swiftly mountain, valley,
and glads, they have no r6fugs but to iiy t6I
the precincts Of huiAans habitatloBs vi q. IA
zmv bonIsEor rCar.sF,sspznIsn MtxSuys,znu wsssns.
AedtQ walk Nithuta cf1tch, IN ehoxt tne
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sharins oFGs. pdrtssa - :
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NM0KED HAMS, Do Shoulders. sIds
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G CgTLERY. Y. q sysIy assso!psl0a Esss e. -