The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-08-18
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05The New York Methodist Episcopal
Conference have adopted resolution ad.
verse to the practice ofreading sermons in
the pulpit. They look with deep regret up
on the introduction of the practice, disap-
prove of it as an injurious innovation on the
apostolic Methodist usage, and recommend to
ministers the abandonment of the practice,
and the continuance of extemporaneous
preaching. .. -,.-.
..R5-A census of Milwaukee, just complet.
ed, shows that city to have 3l,5o7 nh ahob.
tants. In the year of 1850 it had 90 O,l6l.
0T. During the year 1854 over $S,6OO,-
600 was sent by the Irish people in America
to their friends in Ireland. In a wear of
deep depression, low wages and high prices
Of food, this was remarkable evidence of
liberality and family affection on the part
Of the much abused Irish race.
or A leading Free Soiler said in our
hearing few days ago that he would not
vote for any man on the Fusion State Tick.
ct but CHASE, as he was satisfied the ball
ence were all Know Nothings. There
are scores in every section of the county
that will "go and do likewise"
Some CoRN.-Two hundred thousand
bushels of corn were received at Buffalo on
Thursday last,-"a greater amount" says
the Democracy. ethan on any one day within
our recollection"
Or The SILVER LAKE SEA SERPENT
The Wyoming Times sustalns its sea serpent
story by the corroborative testimony ofsome
half dozen persons who have since seen the
serpent. Great excitement exists in the
neighborhood, and parties are on the lookout
to capture it. sr. s-.....-..|. +.
or Hon. Stephen A. Benson has been
elected President of the Republic of Liberia
tosucceed President Roberts who has fllet
the office eight years, and declined re-e
lection. Mr.. Benson went from the Unite,
States to Liberia when six years old, ant
has been reared and educated on the soil
and is well acquainted with the condition
end wants of the country. He is we'll spok
en- of as citizen, scholar and business
man.
GooD ADvrcE.--The venerable Peter Pick
leby saidto his son Jake: "Read your Bi
Bile, study the Laws Of Moses, and dom
repeal any Of them. Mind the ten Com
mandments, tn, and the Eleventh likewise
and don't sell the birthright ola Yankee ma.
ton for mess of potash; and the day NAV
KUN when you'll be minister of the peniten.
tiary or secretary Of newgation."
Where is Mrs. Partington! Let her sen,
for Ike instanter.s
a DEsoLArED HAMLEr.-A tragedy o
singularly extended action has occurred il
the north of Scotland. A fishing boat wa
overturned off Mabray Head, and the thir
teen occupants went down in deep waite
and were lost. They we're all youths; and
as the village to which they belonged mum
bers not more than sixteen or twenty scat
tered houses, there was scarcely family
which was not darkened by the sudder
presence Of death. A person who passed
through the village reports that the lamen.
tatieRs Of the stricken people could be
heard on the road. This terrible fact seems
to realize, on a small scale, the awful de.
vastatiohs of the Angel Of Death Of which
We rsadin the BibIeiand other eastern writ.
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