The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-05-16
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The Union denies the report that Mr..
WISE Of Virgina, has appealed to the Presi-
dent to remove Governor REEDER on ac-
cunt Of his stand against ths fraudulent elect
ion in Kansas.
HIsH PRICE FOR foBAcco.-One lot Of |
FIVE hogsheads leaf tobacco (Kentucky) was
sold by factor at New Orleans, on the 7th
inst, at lO4 cents per pound.
Coon ExcUsE.-A soldier on trial for hab-
itual drunkenness, was addressed by the
President: "Prisoner, you have heard the
prosecution for habitual drunkenness-what
have you to say your defence!" "Nothing
please your honor uthGbitual htrst"
brMoney in New York is said to be,
plenty--and plenty of it is wanted to buy
beef at Is cents per pound: a
OF DR.. William Strange of Marshall
Co., Ind, has been indicted for manslaughter
in administering the wrong description of
medicine
AFExPEEsIvE sMoKING.-A counsellor
at-law was fined two dollars and costs on
"Wednesday in police court for smoking a
cigar in the streets of Boston.
CIV. p. Eaton, highly respec-
table physician of Norwich, has been fined
$40 and costs for selling man medical
prescription tAf run and laudanum to wash a
broken limb.
GAFEleven thousand five handred dollars
of the public debt Of the Uuited States were
redeemed during the week ending May s.
6TThe number of applications for land
warrents during the same time was lS,e00.
Whole number thus far 100000.
nTThe State of Indiana has passed a
statute prohibiting the organization of secret
societies, the object OF which is to deprive
any one of his political or religious rights.
GTIn Dayton, Ohio, the good people have
been entertained with Flremen's fight
w. G. Richards received injuries which re-
suited in his death.
GrThe prospect of a fne Peach crop in
New Jersey is good. The buds are said to
be uncommonly backward, which will insure
them against injury from frost.
e5-The lucusts are devouring every greer
thing in Griffin, Georgia. Copious rains
fell about the lst of May throughout Soutf
Carolina, Alabama and Georgia.
hFThe cotton factory of Joseph Eaton
of Pomford, in this State, was destroyed BY
fire on Wednesday night of last week. Th'
loss was about $25, ,0ee, of which only $l5,
600 was insured .-$7 900 in the Etna, ant
s., ,000 in the Connecticut.
Ct7-TAe people in some parts of Canada
oppressed by the SCARCITY and high price o
flour, and driven to desperation, have il
Smiths Falls and other places broken opel
the stores and helped themselves.
GFTExAs.-Late news from Texas men
tions the existence of difficulty betweel
the volunteers called out to aid in suppress
ingIn lian hostilties and Gen. Persifer +
Smith, who is charged with not furnishin
proper supplies fer the troops.
hFNEw YoRK.-The Hndoos have bee
routed in Geneva and Port Byron. Til
indication are that Know Nothingism ha
already seen its best days. 1t is destinee
to fall to pieces more rapidly than it wa
built up.
hTPENNsYLvANIA.--I In 1854 the KnoN
Notings carried the School Board in Lancas
ter by over 600 majority. At the electio
on Tuesday last the vote stood-for the X
Ms, $50; for the peoples Ticket, ITO; m'
jority against "Sam," 1870.
RFWidow Sarah Merrill wandered ffo'
t her home in Woodstock, N. H., and We
three days and two nights in the woods will
out food, the snow being three or four fe'
deep. When found she was in sheltere
D spot, but had lost one shoe and stockin!
vet she was able to walk home with M
e friend. Her bodily health is good.
HTCHoLERA.-This disease has broke
out on the Western Rivers. The steam'
:, Mintank lost Of her passengers from Cho
n era on the 23d of April between Dubuqt
i and Keokuk. The Royal Arch on her la
3 upward trip to st. Paul, Minnesota, had
!, cases on board John Praither young ma
J, we'll known about Wheeling, died frol
Cholera at Warsaw, ILL.,, on the % ult., a
a ter four hours llness.-Steubenvitle Union,
y CENSUS OF KANsAs.-The Herald of Ere
dom, of April 81, contains the complete ce
8 sus returns of Kansas Territory. The a
n gregate population is stated at 8,49l,
whom 5,088 are male and 1878 females
The number of legal voters was 2,S77; Il
e ! the number of "natives" (of the Unite
States) 1851; of foreigners 4OS, and of slav