The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-06-09
News Items.

News Items.
or There is man in prison in Mnssa.
chusetts, who has been confined there five
years for a debt Of S55. Progress!
or Bottles shfouded in Grape, are exhi
bited at the windows Of one of the saloons
in New Bedford Mass. Il is probably &
testimonial of respect to departed spir'
its.
OF Four young men were fined $40 ant
costs, each, in New Bedford, Mass, or
Tuesday, for standing on the corner of the
street. If the Blue-lghts of that vicinity
chargela Xxx for Standing, we should like
TO know what the price would be for lying
down.
or The editor Of the Ohio Farmer who
has been travelling through the Miami val
ley, says than the corn crop never looked
better in that section, and present appear.
snces indicate heavy crop.
OF Some of the farmers of Wayne Coun.
ty Ohio, expect their wheat to be ready for
the sickle by the Goth of June, such is its
forwardness. The same may be said ofsome
fields in this county, which are heading
out.--Shieh and Banner.
Fly IN THE WHEAr.-We regret to learn
that the Wheat fields in Jackson township
in this county, are very much injured by the
ravages of the fy.-UrJanG Cit.
0F Joseph Williams had been convict.
ed Of the murder of his father in Person
county IN. CO and sentenced to be hanged.
Twelve months ago the case was removed
to Caswell county. The murdered man
Frank Williams, had considerable property
and for years he and his son had lived un-
happily together, the only white persons on
the plantation. The prisoner was in the
habit of complaining that his father would
/ aid other people and would not aid his chill.
drenj that the property came by his mother
and that he ment to have his port.
OF Mayor Wood of New York, has beer
waited on by deputation of about one hun.
dred farmers, from the interior of the State
and from Long Island, complaining of 6
class of men in that city, technically known
as fores taDers--men who live by intercept
ing produce brought there by the farmers
before it reaches the retailers or the son.
sumers. The farmers complain that on
arriving in the city at an early hour in the
morning, they are met by forestallers, who
purchase of them, and again sell to the re.
taller and the public at exorbitant rates
and at an immense profit. They claim the
privilege of a stand, where sales may be
made with greater advantage to themselves
and the public.
ONE VoTE.--At a recent election in
Chambersburg, Pa, one Vote elected the
three town Auditors. 1t was not generally
known they were to be voted for. One sin.
gle individual, familiar with the charter OF
the borough, voted for those officers. They
were, of course, elected, and he selected
them. The borough was surprised.
A SENSIBLE MAN.-Col. Dorsey, of Coosa
| Co., Alabama, has declined nomination tc
Congress, because his good wife wants him
at home.-Erchange ,,ar
She does, does she! ..
Our CUBAN DIFFIcUTIEs.-The Savan
nah Georgian is assured by gentlemen di
rect from Key West that Commodore Nc.
Cauley, on his return from Havana freely
gave out in private conversation that our
difficulties with Cuba were entirely and per
manently settled.
DESTRUCTION OF CoTToN.-The Mobile
Register says that heavier amount of cot
ton than usual has been destroyed this sea
son. No less than 28,600 bales have beer
destroyed by fre--adding to which the loss
es by seattle sum total will not fall shor
| nF hnl ~ oh
900. a.
GF The venerable J. Nichols, late pas
tor of the First Unitarian church in Port
land, has refused to accept an annuity O
$500, rendered him by the congregatioi
with whom he has been connected for nea
fifty years. The occasion gave rise to al
interesting correspondence.
An assistant of the baggage master a
Galena was, few days ago, shot through
the arm, by the discharge of pistol that
careful passenger had placed in his carpet
bag. Seeing the sad effect of his carless
ness, the passenger presented the wounded
man with two rifes--a poor compensation
! for the loss of on arm.
HAIL SToRM.-On the evening of tn,
22d INST, the north west portion OF this
county was visited by one of the most re.
markable Hail storms, perhaps, ever wit
| messed in this or any other age. Hail stones
fell as large as Hen eggs. One of our far
mers, Mr.. JAcQUA, residing near Gettysburg
gathered up half bushel basket full of the
stones, and put them into the cellar, and tht
next morning they were perfectly hard ant
seemed to have melted but little. Tht
storm continued but a few minutes, and W,
have not learned the extent OF country owe
which it passed. We have not heard of am
serious damage resulting from its effect
Eaton Democrat.
) KnOW-NOthing OutTAges.
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