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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-09-01
Horrible Violence.

We find in the Albany papers extended
reports of the testimony in the trial now 60
ing on at Auburn, in which DIR. Charles p
Sanford, homoepathist, and DIR. Hamilton,
dentist, are accused of criminal violence
upon the person ofa young lady named Lau-
ra Van Hooser, on Sunday, 29th ofJuly.
The complainant testifes that she attend
ed church in the morning, and feeling un-
we'll on her way home called at the office of
the family physician to procure relief. DR.,
Robinson not being in, she stepped into the
Office of DR.. Sanford, who gave her some
medicine in tumbler--a white powder mix
ed with water, very bitter in its taste. Soon
| afterwards Dr. Hamilton came in. She COM
planned after taking the medicine, felt sick
at the stomach. and very dizzy. She endeav-
ored to leave the office for the purpose of
going home, but found herself unable TO
walk. She soon lost oil CONSCIOUSNESS, and
remembered nothing further until the next
morning, when she found her self in bed in
the Doctors back room, her person violated
and entirely nude, and suffering from excru-
ciating pains. Sanford came into the room,
asked her how she felt, and told her if she
informed against him he would kill her.
She was finally allowed to depart, and
while wandering about in the streets, fear
) ing to return home, and suffering only as q
y woman VINO has lost her all can suffer, she
i met Hamilton, who made the same threats
She finally borrowed some money and left
= the city without seeing her friends and went
to Catskill, where she had sister living -
n From thence she was brought back to Au.
burn, and made known the horrible wrongs
O she had suffered, when the accused wer'
I'll taken into custody. .a te
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Two Laws for the Ladies.

l. Before you bow to lady in the street
permit her to decide whether you may do so
or not, by at least look ofrecognition.
/. 2. When your companion bows to lady,
you should do the same, When gentle
man bows to a lady in your company, always
bow to him in return.
~ Nothing is so ill understood in Amer
ics, as these conventional laws OF society,
so we'll understood and practiced in Europe.
Ladies complain that gentlemen pass them
by In the streets urnotced, when, in fact,
the fault arises from their own breach Of
poIiteness. 1t is their duty to do the amia.
Bile first, for it is privilege which ladies en-
joy of choosing their own acquaintanc.s.-
No gentleman likes 10 risk being cut in
the streets by lady through premature
salute. Too many ladies, it would seem,
'don't know their trade of politeneas.-
Meeting ladies on the streets, whom one
has casually met in company, they seldom
bow unless he bows first, and when a gen.
tleman never departs from the rule of good
breeding, except occasionally by way of ex.
pertinent, his acquaintances do not multiply,
but he stands probably charged with rude
ness. The rule is plain. A lady must be
civil to a gentleman in whose company she
is casually brought; but gentleman is not
upon this to prestme upon acquaintanceship
the first time he afterwards meets her in the
street. II it be her will, she gives some to.
ken ofrecognition, when the gentleman may
bow, otherwise, he must pass on, and con
slider himself stranger. No lady need hes
itate to bow to a gentleman, for he will
promptly and politely answer, even if he ha'
forgotten his fair saluter. None but a brute
can do otherwise-should he pass on rudely
his character is declared, and there is cheaI
riddance. Politeness, or good-breeding, is
| like law-'the reason of things.
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than not. I've got sick of work just now
and I'll have chance to get the bile of
my stomach.
Judge-You seem to take it easy; ow
do you propose to employ your time this
trip!
Prisoner-Well, Corporal, I'm undeci-
ded whether I'll learn to whistle the opera oi
the Bohemian girl" practice standing on
my head, or undertake to acquire the elegant
accomplishment of balancing straws on my
nose; If could get cat d teach her to
play the fiddle, if thought the strings
wouldn't remind her unpleasantly of intesti.
nal discords, after her feline body had been
nine times slain.
Judge--Mr. Take, you seem. particularly
happy under the circumstances; have you
got wife!
Prisoner-Not now Lieutenant; had one
but she run off with w.legged cobbler;
l was so glad about it that sent her, her
dresses and quit claim deed of her person.
which signed in capital letters; she left me
one boy-.but he was "foul copy" not bit
like me; bound him prentice to the type
sticking trade, but the first day he quarreled
with the regular "devil'' knocked over the
"bank" pulled a "form off the imposing
stone," and ''pied" five "columns;" he drop
ped the "shooting-stick" i@to the "alligator
press" and in the evening he and another
hopeful boy were caught rehearsing broad
sword. combat with a couple of "column
rules;" the foreman "battered" him with the
"mallet," and when he got home to me he
had clancy head" if ever there was one.
Clerk-Where is he now!
Prisoner-He ran away with circus, and
the last time saw him he was in the mid
die of saw dust ring trying TO tie his legs
in bow-knot round his neck; I've been
jollier since then than ever before.
Judgc-You seem to be always jolly.
Prisoner--So anil laughed when my
father turned me out of doors at eleven
years old, laughed when broke my arm
and made funny faces at the doctor while he
was setting it; the hupplest day ever spent
was one time when hadn't but one shir
and pair of pants to put on, had spent all
my money, and gone hungry forty hours
never was really unhappy out once in my
life, and that was when fell down stairs
fractured my collar-bone, and skinned my
legs so badly, couldn't get down on my
knees to thank God | hadn't broken my
neck.
The Judge relented and let Mr.. Take go
and that rotund individual left the room try
ing to whistle and sing at the same time, anc
also dance an independent jig with each lei
to differant tune.-N. Y Tribune l7th.
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A Living FIy-Trap.

Some twenty years agoa family in Brace
vile. Trumbull county, Ohio, observed one
day, in the hall of the house, a large toad
leaping along in an orderly and moderate
way towards the dining room door. 1t en-
tered the room and took circuit around,
then stationed itself between door and a
window, and sat there all day; whenever
fly came near enough, he would catch it;
and as this was quite often, the work of ex-
termination went on bravely; sometimes he
would spring up foot or more for fly up
on the wall. At sundown he went out to
enjoy the refreshing GOODNESS of the evening,
and probably the society of his kindred. The
next day, to the surprise of the family, be
came in and took the same place by the
door, and so continued to do during the whole
summer. Tie family whose premises were
SO unceremoniously occupied, being aware
Of the useful and harmless nature Of their
visitor. and being curious TO learn its habits,
allowed it TO remain. Thus the toad carried
on the war against the flies until autumn.
when they, having become greatly reduced
in numbers, and it being difficult for him
any longer to obtain supplies by forage, he
concluded to go into "wnter quarters. -
Immediately on the opening of the spring
campaign, however, he was at his old post
HE message to the flies, as near as can be
ascertained, was, "Come, and I'll take you;"
they came, were seen, and were swallowed.
The enemy being immensely numerous, the
war was carried on in the same way, and the
same place, for sir gears, the toad mean
while having grown strorg and increased in
stature, and having regularly spent every
night skylarking.
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WHOLE NUMBER $50.
seven versoius of.he Lords Pray.

Z
The following specimens Of the Lord's
Prayer, in the style in use at various peri
DDS, will exhibit the changes which our ver-
nacular has undergone since its formation,
six centuries ago..
A. D. I25S.-Fader ure in heune, hale
vice beoth thi neune, cumen thi kunericee
the willie beoth idon in heune and in erthe.
The euerich dave bried gif our thilk dave.
And vorzif urs dettes as vi vozifen ure det-
toures. And lene us nought into tempta-
ton bot delyor GUS Of evel. Amen.
A. D. l300.-Faider our heavene, Haleyd
by thi name, tey kingdom come, Thi willie be
don as in heavene and in erthe, Cure urche
days bred give US to day. And forgive US
our dettes, as we forgive our dettoures. And
de us not into temptation, Bote delayvefe
US of yvel. Amen. -
A. d. l380.-Our fadir that art in hennes-
hallowid be tut name, thi kindom come to,
be thi while don in erthe as in hedne, geve,
to US this day our breed, our other substance,
forgeune to us our detties as we forgaueu to
oure dettouris, lede us not into temptation
but deiyuer us from yeul Amen.
A. d. l534-Our father which art in hea-
ven halIowed be thy name. Let thy king
dom come. Thy wyall be fulfilled as well
in earth as it VS. in heaven Geve VS. this daye
our dayly breede. And forgive vs. cure tres
passes, even as we forgive our trespacers.-
And leade VS. not into temptation but delay
er us from evell. For thyme is the kingedom
and the power and the glory for ever. A.
men.
.D.-Ovr father which art in heaven
sanctifed be thy name. Let thy kingdom
come. Thy will be done, as in heaven in
earth also. Glue VS. to day our supper sub.
stantial breed. And forgue VS. our aetties as
we also forgue our detters. And lead vs
not into temptation, but deliur US from evil.
Amen. -
I'D. l6l1.-Our father which art in
heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy king
dom come. Thy will be done as in herven.
Give VS. this day our dayly bread. And for"
glue VS. our debts as we forgiue our deeters.
And ede VS. not into temptation, but deliuer
US from euil For thine is the kingdome, and
power, and the glory forever. Amen.
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The Old cushioned mother.

All! how much meaning is comprised in
that simble expression, the old fashioned
mother. 1t carries our thoughts back to
those women, whose home influence was
pure and elevating; who taught their daugh-
ters to render themselves blessings to socie-
ty by their goo dness their diligence, their use
JMkaowledge. We think of the lofty heroism
the brave endurance, the thousand virtues
they idculcated and sigh at the contrast be-
tween the past and the prerent. How few
modern mothers understand or perform their
duty in the training of their children. a
smattering Of this, that and the other is con-
sidercd quite sufficient education, and tc
sho,O off to advantage is made the grea
business Of life. No wonder there are 81
many desolate firesides, SO may unhappy
wives, SO many drinking, gambling hus
bands.
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The EE;as>ni TYnO.

A cheerful temper is natural gift, the
desrability of which cannot be questioned,
but seldom do we meet with spirit so thor
oughy saturated with good nature that no
appointment, no poverty, deprication or
combination Of adverse circumstances can
break it down or overcome its geniality.---
But yesterday morning man made his ap-
pearance before Justice Baennan who SEEM
ed to have perfect fountain of undiuted
contentment somewhere in his composition
which no depressing influence of care or ac-
cident had been able to exhaust or adulter-
ate--a typo, a moderate edition of Mark
| Tuplev--a human barrel of joiliness with
out hoops on. He was arrested for being
intoxicated. He gave his name as Getty
phat Take, and said he was a printer, and
hailed from "The Gem of Science" Office
He is short man, o ia beer cask figure, and
face as rubicund as if he slept in a room
with red curtains. His answer to the ques
tons Of the authorities showed his content
ment under all shades Of fortune. The
justice being also IN genial humor, was
inclined to banter the disciple of Ben Frank
lin, and accordingly addressed him as fol
lows:
Judge-Well, Mr.. Take, it seems yo,
have thrown aside the. composing stick
and gone to getting drunk for living. In
afraid you're "bad case" and stand in nee
of correcting" think shall send yon t
:, "quod."
These technicalities, which were uttere
in sort of you-see-I-know-your-trade-a
well-as-you.do- which seemed to Civ
. Mr.. Take that assurance which printer
seldom lack, but of which the solemnities {
!, Police Court might temporarily hav
deprived him, and he answered:
Prisoner-Well, at any rate, I'm glae
! we've no "galleys" in this country, or
" suppose you'd put me there, and we'll "leat
= ed" at that. But bless you, Sir, going t
!. jail's nothing; the last time | was there
!, tanned rat and taught him to chew Tobacco
besides inventing three new steps for fanc
: hornpipe--it's good deal better than set
ing "solid minion,' more than three-qua
tiers 'fgurework" and getting only ''pri'
is and half for it.. Lord bless you, 'Squir
lI'da great deal rather goto Jail ten sda,
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where his foes were posted. Here await
ing them, the signal was given, the fame
communicated, and, like a torrent, the fire,
curling, and Kissing, and bounding, pressed
on towards the river, bearing along with It's
hot breath cloud oc binding and sitting
smoke. The Pawnees were unable to hold
their position, Tor the hot blast made it in
sufferable; finding ravine leading to the
river, they very naturally entered it, and
rushing down, their vision obscured by the
cloud which enveloped' them, they fell on
easy prey to the embittered Arapahoes. A
cloud of arrows met the first rush Of the foe,
and in the next moment, while the bewil-
dered Pawnees were struggling for sight,
and for an avenue of escape, KG-Gm and
Harmer, heading their friends, rolled like an
avalanch OF death in their path, and swept
them away with an indiscriminate slaughter.
The affrighted foe fought and yelled their
war-cry in vain, for, surrounded by an i'm
placable enemy, their numbers melted away
ton of them turned back to the grove, fled
along the buff to point overhanging the
river, and leaped in the food. Twenty out
Of an hundred thus escaped to tell the sad
tale to their tribe!
The Arapahoes, amid shouts of triumph,
returned to their village, and the cry of vic.
tory was despatched by rumors to every por-
ton of the tribe. Ka.am, the hero of the
fight, was hailed with pride, by the young,
and respect by the old. He had ron his title
to chieftainship, and dozen CORY badges of
his prowees hung dangling at his belt. The
once proud hearted half-breed, whose aspi-
rations, under the influence of civilization,
had been all refined, now stood among his
wild tribe, with CORY knife and human tro-
phes, an acknowledged savage! The ell
ders invested him with the mantle of dis
! tinction, and wild orgies ushered him to his
seat OF power; strange ieosts were spread,
and the pantomime of the great slaughter
was enacted before the admiring tribe. But
one thing occurred to mar the great occa-
sion, and that was the death of Harrg Har-
mer. Whine leading portion of Arapa-
hoes in the fight, he was transfxed by
the arrow of a trcachcrous Pawnee--after
the contest his body was picked up among
the slain. The tribe disposed of his re-
mains with respectful ceremony, and this
done, every tie which bound Ka-am to the
whites was severed He lived among his
people feared and respected, the chief lead.
er of this warlke race. Indian maidens
found no welcome in his lodge, but alone
with his mother, he dispensed the laws of his
tribe, and ruled with absolute sway these
wild children of the American desert. Hi:
hatred to the whites was unyielding-he
declared himself ever upon the war path a
gainst them. A settled gloom cIouded hi.
brow, and his people no longer called hin
Ka- am; or, "Day.light," but Mo-KAH; or
"NIGHT!"
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RAyENNA. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER l, 1855

cholera at Fort Riley, the physician deser
ted his post, (only temporarily, as is explain
ed) and that these workmen desired to leave
too, as many were Diving, and demanded their
pay. The commanding officer refused to
pay themy as they had contracted to work
for a certain number of months, at so much
month, and had only worked half the
time. They were willing to take less than
the amount due them, if he would settle
with them then. He stll refused; where
upon they became desperate and revengful,
and took, by force, more than they wanted.
Kanzas Territory is now quiet.
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A BcauNfuI Sentiment.

"Thc moon looks calmly down when man is dying,
The earth still holds her way;
Flowers breathe their Perfume and the winds Keep
sghing;
Naught seems to pause or STAY
Clasp the hands meekIy over the still!
breastt-hey've no more work to do; close
the weary eyes-they've no more tears to
shed; part the damp ocks-there's no more
pain to bear. Closed is the ear alike to love,
kind voice, and calumny's singing whisper.
Oh, if in that silent heart you have ruth
lessy planted thorn, if from that pleading
eye you have carelessly turned away; if
your loving glance, and kindly word, and
clasping hand have come-aN too late-then
God forgive you! No Grown gathers on the
marble brow as you gaze-no scorn curls
the chiseled lip-no flush of wounded feel
ing mounts to the blue veined temples.
God forgive you! for your feet. too, must
shrink appalled, from deaths cold river
your faltcring tongue ask; "can this be
death!' Your fuding eyes lnger lovingly
on the sucny east; your cammy hand yield
its last feeble futter.
O, rapacious grave! yet anot ther victim fol
thy voiceless keeping! What! no words oil
greeting from the household sleepers! Nc
warm welcome from a sisters loving lips
No tnrob Of pleasure from the dear matern
al bosom?
Silent all!
o, if these broken limbs were never
gathered up! If beyond deaths swelling
flood there were no eternal shore! If foi
the struggling bark there were no port o
peace! II athwart that lowering CLOUD
sprang no brighter bow of promise!
Alas for love If this be all,
And NAuouT BEyoRD-on earth!
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Ka.dY rose to end the terrific sacrifice,
but his victim hung in his cords immovable
as stone-quiet as death! Leaving the body
to the wolves, he continued his journey to
the trading POST. As he progressed, the
desire to again see Julia grew strong with
in him-not that he had ingle thought
of upbraiding her, no; but to bring comfort.
He wished to prove to her how holy, how
above his rival, that feeling was which had
taken possession of his own bosom. From
his face he banished all trace of the feeling
which had saddened it, and placing there
upon smile, he met the officer command
ing the Kansas post, with all the stoical
Indifference of true savage. 10 him he
related the circumstances attending the
Journey OF Harmer and himself into the
Arupahoe country, the friendly disposition
Of the tribe, and the prospects held out for
lucrative trade with them. The officer
received him with great kindness, and stat
cd that he would send an outfit in his
charge at once; blt that the, necessary
goods had to be obtained at st. Louis, and,
as the only party going thither that season
had started some few days previous, he saw
no way of profting by the position attain
cd by them in the tribe, unless Ma am
would consent to pursue the party on the
way down, and convey to them letters to
make the necessary purchases To this
Ea.am at once agreed, and the officer in
command further requested that he would
continue on with the company to their fur
ther destination, and aid them to select the
outfit, and superintend its transportation
This would afford him the desired opportu
nifty of again seeing Julia and he gladly
consented. As the feeling of love revived
within him, his heart again palptated will
hope. He resolved, if she would consent
to bear the stricken Julia far away, wher'
the finger Of scorn could not point at he
where the censorious eyes of civilization
would never ntrude to gaze upon her, an
where, amid the children of the forest, h
could present her with home, wild, it
true, but whose household gods would neV
cr remind her Of Her undoing. Looking
the bracelet which encircled his arm' b
kissed i,:with renewed devotion.
In the course of few days he overtoo
the party preceding him, and acquainte
them with his mission; he took the leadt
of his company into his light perogae, an
together they pushed their way to the di
tant city. How tumultuous were tn
thoughts which agitated the breast of tn
embittered man, as he neared the home
her he so dearly loved, and who had bee
so cruelty deceived. AS his mind dive
upon this subject, he fancied that the sta
Of night looked down approvingly upon tt
deed of vengeance he had perpetrated, al
litup his pathway to the injured Julia's su
cor. st. Louis was at length reached, an
without delay, he sought out the good Q
Padre. On calling at the priests habit
ton, he learned that he was absent on "
itof mercy to dying fellow creature, a
} ascertaining the direction, Ka,se flew
seek him out--his impatience would bro
no delay. On reaching the hsbitation d
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WyaudOGtc Indians EEGlaiHg ;ssE
EIectiOM--NeWs FROM Fora ESiscy.
KANSAS Aupust ID 1855

KANSAS August IA, 1855.
To-day the Wyandottes are holding their
election for Chief, and more interesting
and impressive scene never witnessed.
The nation was few years ago, the most
populous, powerful and warlike of the whole
region of the north, and are now dwindled,
down to the small number of six or seven
hundred all told Some OF them are men of
remarkable sense, whose practical observa-
ton and sound discretion have induced them
to quit many traditional and Savage customs,
and to form sort of republican government.
They now elect their rulers, and to-day they
are to choose their Chief, or President. The
polls are held at lodge about two hundred
yards from the confluence of the Kansas and
Missouri rivers, and within fill view ofpass-
ing steamboats,. The judges OF election are
three old braves, who have the confidence
Of the nation. The voting Is done by ballot
-.and how bravely it proceeds! How un-
like the election of the white man! How
much more orderly, dignified and quiet!-
There is no excitement, no noise, no elec-
tioneering or loud words. They come in
sngIy from the forest; they assemble in
small numbers beneath the boughs of spread
ing elms; they center together gravely. and
then as stately relics of mighty race, they
step, with men of conscious sovereignty
to the ballot-box, and vote for the chieftair
of their choice. What an example to theil
white brethren! t
An express has just came in from For
Riley, bringing the startling intelligence
that the haIds who were employed at works
there had rebelled against the command, an
broken into the arsenal and store-houses an
D supplied themselves with arms, ammunition
, provisions and money, and had started OF
for the States, in force of three or tou
g hundred men. The officers of the Fort dis
: patched the few soldiers who were spare
n from the ravages of the cholera, in pursuit 9
! them; but they, poor fellows, soon returne
: with three of their comrads dead and fourt
J. mortally wounded, and stated that when the
e came upon the insurgenst. they were FIRE
q on, pursued, and threatened with instar
}, death, and that it was solely providential th'
: any OF them escaped, that the insurgen'
n were thoroughly armed with muskets an
|, pistols, and declared it to be their in tentio
d to die rather than be taken, and that the
e were coming towards this point, probably
10 embark on steamboats, for st. Louis. TT
j. express telegraphed the commanding ofiic'
" of Jefferson Barracks to be on the look o.
1t Tor them. .s tag{s / 3 "a M n !
!, 1t is said that during the prevalence Of Il