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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-09-22
The Yellow Fever in Norfolk,
The following letter is from the Richmond
DisDatcA of SATURDAY. last.

The following letter is from the Richmon,
Dispatch Of Saturday last. .
NoRFoLk, Sept. 6--To attempt descrip
lion Of what is 7going on here, 10 assay IL
give you d correct idea of the extent and fu
! ry and power of the fierce and fearful vista
tions would be futile. So far as nv read
ing has extended, history furnishes no paraI.
lei to the dreadful heartrendiDg mortality
| in our small retnaining population and the
same, or even stronger remarks apply also
to our sister town, across the beautiful riv.
er. The deaths here have been recently
numbered Fifty, sixty, seventy-aye, very
nearly eighty per, day in our remnant of q
population OF about six thousand, or at most
seven thousand! The rich, the poor-old
and young, white and colofed, all have been
Unfortunately leveled down by tae disease
which now holds fearful sway in our once
happy city, throughout those streets, ayen-
ues and squares, there reigns silence and o
desolation that are sickening and oppressive
Beyond description. 4.E
The phyicians seem to be driving races
on every street, and the members of the
Howard Association are vigorously pursuing
their invaluable labors all over the town
sending nnrses; food, medicine, and aid of
every kind. OF the generous aid from a.
broad too much cannot be said. The physi-
clans, nurses, &C., who have come, and the
funds ind goods sent from other cities, in.
spire oil here with deep sense of gratitude
and an incalcuiable amount of good is be.
ing thus effected, and the suffering and want
10 fearful extent, prevented.
There are many individuals cases Of deep
interest; faany instances Of loss, bereavement
and afflicti on. that are calculated almost tc
make the heart bleed The calamity comes
down with crushing weight upon ls.
A few days ago was one of three Gone
physician) who stood conyersing In the
street upon the subject that fills the minds
of the people now. All three were soor
attacked in our city where he died
the doctor is also .dsa1; but, thanks to 4
kind Providence am pronounced out o.
danger, and am able to sit up and write.
ExTaAcTs FRoat ANOTHER LETTER. Il.
Christ Church Lecture Room has beer
selected as a house Of refuge for children
made efphaDs by the prevailing epidemic.
We stepped In there this morning, and found
about q dozen OF little bereaved innoceflts
comfortably provided for and well atteD1sc
/ to. 81 I, 49,.
1 ], D.s Marks. OF New Orleans, lately ap.
/ pointed Sup erintendent Of the City .HoteI
/ hospital was arrested last night and lodged
injail, charged with robbing TIE late inter.
/ estlng bnt unfortunate Miss Lewis, daugh,
4 ter pf Thomas Lewis deceased, OF abou,
i 81 900 worth Of ieWiery, while the uool
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= II
We understand that o. p. BiOwN, candi-
date Tor TIE oihce Of Ststs Senator on the
FusiOn-ticket, in speech the other evening
At RAlmyrs, publicly declared that he was
not member of the Know Nothing order,
and never had ben
We are surprised at this. Mr.. Bows
may not now be member Of the Know No
thing Order Hemay have left them within
the last three weeks. Bot we affirm, with
out fest Of successful oontradiction, that he
has been, until within short time at least,
member of the Order commonly called
Know Nothings. This we can prove by the
Testimony Of as good men as there are in
Portage county. Not only is he member,
bot heis at the present time the Delegate
from this Congressional District appointed
to attend the next National Know Nothing
Convention. He was appointed by the
know Nothing State Executive Committee,
(which met at Columbus ON the 9TH and 9Th
days of August last.
For proof of what we say, we refer the
public to the proceedings Of that Executive
Committee, published in the Alliance Ledg.
sr "a Fusion papeD, dated August IS, 1856
We regret that a man claiming respecta
bility, and running for office as the candidate
4 Of powerful party, should resort to misrep
resentation as means Of accomplishing hi
purposes. His self-respect ought to be o
more value than even a fewvetes.
In speaking in this manner, we may b
i charged OF personality. But Mr.. BRowl
being the candidate for public Office, has b,
that very act puthis character and principle
/ in issue. The people have right to deman
of him an avowOl of his principles. If h
refuses to disclose his sentiments or misrep
resents them to the public, we have righ
to correct his statements, no matter whethe
| it proves him to be guilty Of incousistenc
or not. We, theref fore, again assert, tina
o. P. BRowN has been, and is no,c (unless h
has left them within few weeks), mem
Der of the secret political organization com
monty called Know Nothings. If he ha
eft them, it is merely for the purpose of be
ing able to say that he does not belong wit
, them, and not from any dislike to their prin
ciples.
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~ The Boston Post says that man once

gT The Boston Post says that a man ence
we'll known in the business community, but
who for several years has been fast running
down, was brought before the Police Court
on Saturday, and sentenced az vagabond
to four months in the House Of Industry. 1t
is related of his assumptions in his earlier
days, when surrounded with the advantages
which wealth gave him, that he objected to
having another party, less favored. sit next to
him in church. In the revolutions of the
wheel of fortune, he is q vagrant, and his
despised neighbor ole of theslargest ship
owners of this city.
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4
Resolved, That believing In tse right Of
the people Of every mpnicipal organization
to control their own Domestic sffairs, We
cannot but reexrd the interference Of At
Gibson, StrinQfeilow, and their band Of Sc
cret midnight coBspirators, to establish slay.
cry 10 Ksnsas in oppoaijon TO the viii oil
the people OF that Territory, and IN viola.
ton of law and the rights Of the people, as
an outrsgeunparalleled only BY the violation
toT the .bsllot.box in Cincinnati and the MUIR
der Of unoHendicg. citizens in louisville,
while in the exercise of The rights of free
men in the elective franchise BY like mid
night conspirators. ss-s.--.-.-7
The foregoing resolution, was passed at
the Democratic County Convention of the
sth inst. 1t is full and fair exposition oi
Democratic doctrine. The violation Of the
rights of the elective ftaRchize in Kahsas,
merit the indignant censure of every honest
man whether North or South. We under.
stand that our political enemies are making
the charge on the stump, thatthe Demoera-
cy of Ohio favor the outrages in Kausas.-
This is false in every particular. Weshave
read our exchanges carefully and weihave
yet to find single Democratic journal thai
either directly or indirectly countenance'
the movements ofAtehison aud Sringfel'
4 low. eiotsi e'o - ~ t'-si f.~
No.. The blame Is on the other side o
the house. Atchlson and StringGellow arr
Know Nothihgs. They belong to that St
called "Republican" party of which our po
iitical opponents in Portage are members,
They belong to that same party which nom
mated ERASMUS NEEDHAM, Know Nothing
and fugitive slave law Wing, forthe Office o
Representative in the Legislature.
Last spring, three hundred of the politi
, cal brethren of EaAsaus NEEDHAM, o.
Brown and LYMAN w. HALL, came owe
t from Kentucky armed TO the teeth to brea
r open the ballot boxes of Cincinnati and +
drive nataralized citizens away from tn
t polls. The Cincinnati outrage is of tn
: same kind and character as that in Kan
sas. Both should be condemned--bot ar
F.. violation of the Democratic doctrine Q
$ popular sovereignty--both acts were com
/. mitted at the instance of the enemies of tn
Democratic party.
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The Constitution. .

Last Monday, the 18th. day Of September,
was the 6sth anniversary of the present
National Constitution. What glorious re-
suits have follow cd that act of our fathers!
Sixty eight years our people have been guar
ded by it. It has been our shield in times
Of danger, and guaranty Of prosperity to
the people, in time, Of peace. Under L we
hare lived and prosPered, and thank Godl II
shall continue to be our shield and the rock
Of our defense. in spite Of midnight traitors
and disunion demagognest
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Fron the Bosioh Poit.l
The Hattie Of Louisville.

al eOngraiulase you on your gISrisss sisisry.''--
aager Bsrbss's Speech. ~
hvas on August evening
Thebloody WORK was doueI
And "samuep' at his eottage door,
Was sitting in the sun; -
And byhim sittlng on asIoOl
HIa little grand-ehld, William Pools.s
They saw The dead, wi III ghastly wounds,
And limbs burnt oa, borne by; -
And then old Sam he shook his head,
And with aholy sigh,
sTAsy,rs Sniy DHteA snd Irish,n said be,
"HhoJSl in tAs great vietoryi"
SHOW tell me what twas all about"
Young William Poole he cries, 4
While looking in his granddad's face
With woRder-waitmg eyes
tNov tell me all about thewar, b.-.
And what they killed the Irish forf"
"Thsy we're Know NothlHss,n Samuel cried,
"who put them ditto rout; 1lsr r7ts u
Butwhst they shot and burned them Tor
80 I could not well make out,
But Mayor Barbee said,'' quoth he, F-,
"TAat 'tpGs a glorious vietOryi,'e a@i
"The Dutch and Irish lived In peace,
aE Yon sIlvery stream HARDLY, -f-
The Hindoos burnt their dwellings down,
IL And they were foreedto fly;
So with their wives aud childrenhed
Norhad they whore TO rest therhead. 'i'i
"wlth fires and guns the city round
Was wasted far and wide;
And many an Irith mother then -
-..i Aud new born baby died;
But things like that, you know, mTst b
at Rnop N0thing vietoru
"They say It was a shocking sight, .
After the day was won;
For twenty bloody corpses there
Lay rotting in the sun, -
But things like that, you know, mGstbs
after KnOV Nothing vietoryT
''Grsat glory George D. Prentice won,
And also Captain StoRe.''
"why, 'twasa very wicked thing,"
Qudth samuel'sliule son. ~
| "Nay, nay, my little boy" said he,
't pds fdntoRs rictoryl'' f.
"And Cdyenaes said: "Americans ..E
| America shall rule"
"But what good came of It ataast9''
| Quoth little William Poole.
| "Why, that cannot tell" said he;
"Bat 'tWas a aoLoRIous pietOryl"
= Named after the great prize. lighting bully, "
was cannOniZed in New York, and followed 10
grave by sigktseR thousand meR.
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NOs q FusFO1sfsf Elecfetl

\ i faid there is not single Fusionist
elected to the new Senate In Maine. WADE,
GrDDIHos y CO., who went ail the way 10
Mains q stump 4 for thes Republicsnp lick
t,did Y Seems, i good work fos ire De-
nloesaey there. Giddings Il now ii illinois;
icck fof . bie Democratic victory h that
gsilaHt Stats. i III a ( ae.'sS' is' .s, 4
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rThc Law OF newspapers.

]. Subscribers who do not give express hotice to
their subscriptions. 6 ,fc3l. Is ~ "a ~ ,5l IN
2. n Subscribers order the dscontinuanee Of their
papers, the publisher can continue TO send them until
arrearAges are paid. ,-f.@ - ~ stb
3. lfsubserbers neglect or refuse to lake their pa
pers from the office to Which they directed, they
held responstbe tilt toy settle taeir bill, and order
the paper discehtlnued. s}shf- s9'ea es'
4.slf any subscriber reanoYeo another place. with.
out informing the pubsher, and eiS pap9ris semitic
the former direction, they are held Responsible.
s. Tho courts have dceifed that refusing to take
newspaper fr om the Office, removing aud leaving y
uncalled for, s prma facia evidence Of intentional
| fraud.
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PowDER MGLL Explosion. The Cen
esee Powder Mills, at Rochester, exploded
on Wednesday evening. There were four
explosions, there being four separate bull
dihgs. No one was injured. The lose is
very heavy. This is the sixth time the
mills have blown ,ip IN as many years.
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O. Asdsns Ann "A Grange, who was
sassEissd q giss ! morning eoneert il Gin
efnnaii a Thnrsday lsst, refused Is sina g.
eeuse q re psaeity oi tie crowd. sheds
sisFsd he wenld pot open her lips short ii J
asusaad; ssthis number was moi fortbeom.
ne be- preefurs moush rsmnssiusd . ssnied
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Invaiids should read the follow
ing.
T,fSa6GN REFERENCE FOR A1HR LAnIEgE5 srlt

s.. 80 ,g WOOSTER, Ohio, June, 1889,
DR.. H. TuBBs-Dear Sit: In Justice to YOU Il cannot
refrain from expressing my gratudey and o. the same
time Will offer something OF my experience, honing
f pubshed) II max provo beneficial to suffering hd.
manitys For the last seven years have iobered I'M
der aeoftbtnation Of diseases; and suffered TO
tent that rendered life burden. The best ply sicians
OF the country we're employed, but all In vain, they
neither gave encouragement or relief In the fall Of
jS4y my nervous system wascofnpletcy prostrated by
course Of typhoid fever. From that time my lungs
were weak, causing much difficulty Of breathin cough
and expect0raton. i also suffered extremely with
singing pain In my left side near the back
to the shoulders but still more from violent strig-
Cling Of the heart and ndeseFfbable sinking, dying
feeling, which II seemed impossible to survives These
eenyulsoJs or thfOes Of the heart would E4rinifafe
with rush Of blood 10 the head, producing 6aEfni
sensation bordering upon delifun, and leave me ex-
hansteds pain 10 the back apd stamscb, with fro
5quent vomiting, added to my Affections. Strength and
flesh were much reduced. was obliged 10 Keen nv
bed greater part 0f the time and friends and neigh.
lb0fe gave up hope Of feepEery, thinking me sinking
with cohsump pti0Hs IL the summer Of I6S when my
disease wore its daflsai for friend ureedmsso see
Dr. Tqbbs | aTeaone %; have taken of no other
inedlcnes shee, aud am happy now faAay my health
y good Diseases has disappeared under Treatment
IN dew Deofeth9 nieFning sun and ean now work
at honsehod affairs from morning untll evening with
no ilcopyenience whatever.
w 4. Yours truly 81 ~ stHE6EEGAlAsWHITE.
i We4EFe the above without comment. Those wishing
iafthef ftnfofmaii0h can call on Dffa. W.y0f Wiley
lnet ~ " 0ostef. 9bio- y i5l-g{ hRQa
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EEAMoHT.-- The majority ofthe fusion.
ists in Vermont d about four lhousand less
than twas one year ago.
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BriE Tuscarora Lost.

Fiag Horsss and 700 ions Msrckaaaiss LOst.
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ptmocrarie state Tiekel.

g
: DemOcraffc state Ticket
sgl - ToKoosxESoR. -
cVI4 WILLIAM MEDlLL,oF FGfarKl1
s FoR LIErT soyERsaR,
JAMES NYRES, OF LucAs. :
FoR srrREnE JuBoSEOy THE STATE,
WILLIAM KENNON, OF BELMONT.
r. B. WARDEN, OF FRANKLrN.
rOa ArDrroE ov STATE.
WIN. d. MORGAN, OF CoLUMEANA.
EoR TREASURER or srEfE,
JOHN G. BRESLIN, OF SENECA.
ros ncRSTAKv or STATE.
WILLIAM TREVITT. OF FRASKLIH.
EoR aTroRSEY GENERAL. II
GEO. w. McCO0K, OF JEFFERSON.
poR BoiRp or PrsLic WORKS.
]. B. sTEEDMAN, OF Lucas.
DemOcratlcS Senatorial Ticket.
a TOR SENATOR.
BENJAMIN =. HOPKINS, of Franklin
Democratic County Ticket.
For Representative,
JOHN l.. RANNEY, of Ravenna.
For Treasurer,
GEORGE sUMMERVILLE,
For Commissioner,
DAVID JOHNS, of Palmyra.
For Recorder,
JOHN e. BARNERD. of Rootstown.
For Prosecuting Attorney,
"
HENRY H. STEVENS, of Ravenna.
For Director of County Infrmary,
JAMES STERLING, of ShalersyiIe.
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EqutnectiaI storm.

GREAT GALE ON LAKE MICHIGAN.
Loss Of New Steamer Sebastopol,
NATE AND PILOT DROWNED.
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Named after the great prize.dghting bully, VIII
was cannOnized in New York, aud followed 10 b
grave by sigktseR thousand meR.
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We understand that o. P. BiOws, csndi-
date for The oitice Of Stste Senator on the
FusiOn-ticket, in speech the other evening
a RAlmyrs, publicly declared that he was
not member of the Know Nothing order,
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or There was an Insurance on the,life
Of the late Abbot Lawrsnee tothe amount
Of $4,000, by his will, this Is len to his
widow. ~
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
3Fs OCTOBER APPOINTMENTS.
DOCT. HI. TUBES. 1ts1
AnnIYtiCal IaIlysiciar !

WILLbe In attendance athisrooms as follows.
Raveuha-=P Premise Hpase, Friday and Saturday
until O'Clock, p. M, 10Th and Goth Oct. P3
: Akron--Empire HOUSE, Tuesday, 10th Oct. n. -
Warren-Gaskill House, Monday, 22d ost, -s
Cieveland-AmerfeanH house, Wednesday and Thurs.
day l7ihaDd 18th Oct ss 93F s59Jf. "a psstt n
Patients and otkers Wishing fTrtAsr trsatmens er
consultation Should call pr0mptg at tAe tmes gi0sh
akops, after the October ReeAeys siH BIZ
made attended until areh merit, thsa theg to %
resMmed and Continued az heraaffer,. -L..-l.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-09
GENERAL, PROSPECTS

The Russian dcfence> on the south are cstima-
ted at one hundred guns stronger than when the
siege began; while ON the other hand, the Brit
ish have erected a very powerful new battery,
not yet opened, on AN eminence north of the val
ley of lnkermann, and commanding every house
in Sebastopol, besides being another step towards
the complete inycstturc of tho place.
Since the siege began twenty British troops
have deserted to the Russians.
Russian descrers say that provisions and am
munition were becoming scarce in SebastopoI;
but there was no famine for either
1t was observed that the Russians were armng
their ships in Sebnstopo harbor, probably to at
tempt Il surprise by sea.
General liprand is deprived of his command,
for fault committed at lnkermann ON the 9Th
November.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-09

The New York Mirror cheeuy anticipates
better times, and says there is every indication
Of growing ease in the money market. The out.
flow of specie is checked aud the in flow from
our own mines is equal to nearly million week.
Cotton is going forward rapidly; and produce of
all descriptions is in quick demand. II makes
the following recommendations, in conclusion:
'ln the meantime, let all true Americans Join
hand aud form aLEAGUE, whose cardinal purpose
shall be to PROTECT AMERICAN MANrrACrunEs,
by wearing American cloths-eating American
food-drinking American Undertaking Ameri-
can books-adopting American fashions-pat
ronlzng American Understanding in Amer-
can vessels, and living and dying for AMERICAN
PRINCIPLES"
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-09

The Democratic members of Congress held A
caucus afew evenings since, aud adopted the fol-
lowing resolution in relation to II modification of
the tariff:
Resolved, That it is right aud proper that the
duties imposed by law ON the goods, wares and
me, chandse imported into the United States
from foreign countries, should be so modified and
reduced at the present session of Congress. pre-
serving the principles of the tariff act of lsi6,
will materially diminish the amount of reye-
nue. annually collected from customs.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-09

Contractors Commemorative North Wes-
tern Railroad Contractors assembled in Conven-
ton ut West Union, Doddridge county, on Satur.
day last, to agree upon some course of action
with regard to the proposition for payment lately
decreed by the directory, viz: forty per cent. in
bonds and sixty per cent. in cash. After lengthy
discussion the Parkersburg Gazette says. the
Convention resolved not to accept the terms tom
dered by the Company. Having appointed a
Committee of Conference, TO negotiate with the
President and Directors, the Convention ad-
journed. The Committee have gone on to Balti-
MORE to adjust, if possible, the difficulty.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-09

men in the house hadthorrbof the pending bill
-iae. the DISCUSSION co.n.lenrrd. i VII l." r.
liesrpurcAa-,t- and laea.ur. nt -aamp- MI "'ef.
flowed land. 1'Iror4 daut bis remarks he eo.l1ned
himself - the principles 81 llr bill.
The bill wa, Il luly amended and passed. when
lie Lunse ndilurnld.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-09

Gosslp.-A Washington correspondent of tho
Post says: ''You will be surprised to hear that
it is now pretty positively understood here, thar
the Hon. VIM. Smith will be a candidate for the
Gnvemorship of Virginia in opposition to Mr..
Wise. He would doubtless have made a strong
cr run than the regular nominee, had the candi-
dacy of the party been given to him in the first
instance, but it will be difficult to tell how his
coming out at This time will eventuatc, If the
Know Nohngs should take him up | suppose
he would be safe, if accounts in regard to them
be correct"
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-09

EMGRANrs TO TExAs.-The Galveston News
of the 18th says:-"Never have we before heard
of such vast crowds of persons coming to our
State. All the thorough fares through the coun-
try reported to be literally thronged with en-
igrant wagons. A gentleman just from Missis-
sippi overland, says, that at Rodney the steam
ferry was employed day and night in taking en-
igrants across the Mississippi"
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-09

The ELECTION IN NEBRASKA, il is said, has
resulted IN the choice of \. Il. Giddings as Del
egate to Congress, there having becu about eight
hundred votes polled Giddings is a Democrat
from Missouri of the Benton school, and opposed
to slavery.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-09

GREEN GUILTY Green, the Chicago banker
who was indicted in September last for the muir
der of his wife, has been found guilty. The jury
stood 10 to Q on the first ballot, hut they soon
agreed. The verdict gives general satisfaction,
the evidence left no doubt of his guilt.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-09

TIE MIME RIFlE.-The Cleveland Herald is
informed by an intelligent officer of the army,
that the Mimic Rife Ball is hcng adopted into
our service, upon I'm improved plan. Instead Of
short iron tube mscr ed in the ball. it is to be
made with IA cavity into which portion of the
charge nj "wdcr will be forced, and its explo-
sion does the whole work of spreading the iau.
50 as TO completely sleg or fill the riaed bore of
the gun, and driving it on its mission Of Death
The manufacture of nu,lets in our urmories is
to be abandoned, and our troops are to be armed
with the improved Mimic rifles with bayonets.