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Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-06-28
MARRIED,

On the 10th inst by Rev. Mr. Barbour Jss r KcCles
ahan, Esq to Miss Susan T., eldest daughter Of Jos. WI
liams Esq, of Richmond Hill, Yadkin Co., NJ G. go
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-06-28
FOR GOVERNOR:
B RAGG,

FOR THE SENATE:
CASTOR H. WILDER.
FOR THE COMMONS:
NATHANIEL G. RAND,
AUGUSTUS M. LEWIS,
MOSES A. BLEDSOE.
FOR SHERIFF:
WILLIAM HI. HIGH.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-06-28

At four O'Clock, p m the Children of the various Sab
bath Schools will form in Procession at the Capitol Square,
and march to the Presbyterian Church. where they will be
addressed by the Rev. j. NJ Atkinson and afterwards pro-
coed to their several schOorooms to partake of refresh
ments.
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At dark, there will be a splendid display of
FIREWORKS.

and at its conclusion, there will be
MAMMOTH BALLOON ASCENSION,
The Balloon will 20 feet high and Is feet in crcumfer-
appropriately ornamented represent the old thirteen
States and from will be fired regular succession
the Balloon ascends cannonade Ball for every State
the TJnon
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-06-28

Mr.. GlLMERs APPoINTMENTs.-The Wilmington
Herald announces that the friends of Mr.. Gmer
have made the following appointments:
Jacksonville, Onslow county, July LIST
Trenton, Jones "a
Kinston, Lenoir Sd
Snow Hill Greene 4th
Gov. Bragg, it is understood, will accompany Mr..
Gimer.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-06-28

: Nix. BUcHANAN.--One Of the most striking facts OF
the present political campaign il the evident impos-
sibility on the part Of the opposition Of finding
throughout Nj. Buchanan's forty years career 8 =
public man, any personal point on which TO attack
him. This fact is illustrated most forcibly BY the
entire absence Of such attacks upon him. All IA
miliar with American politics know well that could
such assaults be made, the Opposition press would
TEEN with them. But whenever an Opposition jour-
nal has occasion to refer to his history man, it's
conductors are constrained to award to him the
praise of having led life in all respects full ofgood
examples to society. In late number of the Lam
caster Express, Know Nothing Republican journal,
we find the following eloquent tribute to his person
al character which we commend to all who know
the value of probity, moral WORTH and sound public
spirit in those charged with the conduct of pub
lie affairs:
ave know the of our most respected fellow
citizens-a gentleman unblemshed personal integrity
and unusually @ in his social
perpetual benefacor of the widows of this city, who
when the piercing blasts each successive winter brought
shrieks of cold hunger and want the a tenements
Of Poverty could apply the Buchanan Relief Donation
for their annual supply of wood and sitting down with their
orphaned children in the cheerful warmth of blazing fire.
lift their hearts in silent gratitude to God and teach their
little to bless the of James Buchanan As cit
izen, neghbor, frend-in word simply James Bu-
chanan yielded in the Of respect
and esteem and he still before simply James
Buchanan-as he was few years. and when he and
cupied the broad Jeersonan republican platform
when at least Of the editors OF this voted with
him year after year, the Democratic ticket-then
would be more pleasing duty of supporting instead of
posing the election Of our esteemed and
and the highest position of political distinction In the
world"
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-06-28

az The New York Herald, the New York Tri-
bune, and the Courier and Enquirer have all united
in support of Fremont for the Presidency. These
newspapers, which are the strongest and most inu-
entail of any three that can be named in the free
States, consider Mr.. Fillmore hardly in the race.
Why may not the South, then, without regard to
party, unite on Mr.. Buchanan? Is it not high time
for US to unite when enemies of different poli:i
cal notions thus combine against US on the slavery
question?
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-06-28

The STATE FA1R-We learn, from the Secretary
of the Executive Committee Mr.. Partridge that the
President and Directors of the. Seaboard and Roam
oke Railroad Company have agreed, as the Whining
ton and Weldon, the North-Carolina Central, and
the Ra3ogh and CASTOR have done, to transport
their Road, free of charge, specimen of each
ticle intended for the State Fair to be held here in
October next Persons attending the fair will be
passed at half price. No response has yet been
made by The Petersburg Railroad Company.
We are requested to state that the members of
the Executive Committee of the State Agricultural
Society will meet in this City the 9Th day of July,
1856.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-11-27
An Enterprising YanIxee.

For cool impudenee, and supreme con-
tempt Of crowned heads, thrones, and the
paraphernalia that makes up a monsrehiul
government, commend us to travelling Yan.
kee, who, like Dan Marbles hoosier, holds
to the belief that "one man is just as good
as another, and some times a darned sight
better!" Such a man we take one Colonel
Hiram Pearson to be. The Colonel claims
TO be Californian, and Is now making the
tour of Europe, where he is putting on airs.
and playing it out on the most scientific
principles. Pearson is ga youth to fame
unknown" in this country; but il Is more
than probabable that he went to California
at IN early day, made fortune; and is now
enjoying the sights of the old world, regard
less Of expense.
Recent foreign letters say that having ar.
rived at Vienna. he applied to the proper au-
thorities for permission to inspect the govern
ment buildings. He wos refused, on the
ground that no one but member of the
European Congress Of Science, then in ses-
sion in Vienna, could be admitted. There
upon he applied to be received in the Con-
gress as q member, stating that his diploma
had been destroyed by the great confagation
in San Francisco. This demand was compli.
ed with, and he was treated with the great.
est consideration by the members Of the
body, except the Archduke Charles, who
took exception to admission, as he had no
diploma. Col. Pearson, feeling himself
aggricvcd at the manner in which the Arch
dukes objections were nude, challenged
him; whereupon the Archduke descended
from his dignity. apeiogized, explained, and
all was satisfactorily settled. Col. Pearson
was admitted to the chair Surgery, and nam.
ed Vice President OF Congress
Tho cool impudcnce here displayed would
do credit TO u Siberian iceberg, and chal.
lenging the Archduke is an exploit that takes
down ordinary travellers, even with tho mil.
itary prcfixes to their names 4!
ne next we near OI LOI. Hiram rear
son, is in Rome, where he saw all the lions,
by virtue Of being an American Colonel
While examinating the Pontifcial throne,
he coolly seated himself upon it I! The act,
Of course, is there deemed sacrlegious, and
the Colonel was arrested and brought before
the tribunals Any person else would most
likely have been immured in dungeon for
a year or tive, for such a presumption; bnt
Pearson by virtue of being an American
Colonel, and totally ignorant ofthe customs
of the country, was fined thousand pastres,
which he paid in gold dust-declared the
experiment cheap, and left for Paris!
The next news will probably bring &c.
counts Of him reviewing the Gar of Russa's
troops, or being feusted in Austria as the
Duke Of California Brass and gold are
great institutions to 60 and come upon -
Hol1idaysburg (Pa.) Standard.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-11-27
Notice ExtruOrdinary.

With feelings alternately of sorrow and
OF pleasure, we announce to the readers oil
the Sentinel, that our "partner in affection
-ALPHoNso HART- has departed this life
Of single blessedness. We are sorry, be.
cause it not only breaks up the Bachelors
Hail." into whose mysteries we have been
initiated since our connection with the Of
fee, but also leaves us-young as we are
silently to mourn our forlorn condition, or
-tO follow his example. We are glad
heartily glad--because an influence, more
potent than ours, will be exerted over him,
and which, we doubt not, will effect COM
pletc reformation of his habits, which we
regret to say, have been, of late, very dis
soute.
As A. Hart with noble heart beat.
ing in his bosom, we hope he may safely
elude the hounds OF misfortune, and every
honorable effort of his future life be crown
ed with ample success. J. W. S.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-11-27

OBITUARY. - Samuel Swartwout, beS
known to the present generation in connec'
ton with his enormous defalcation to the
government Of the United States, died in
New York, on Friday last, aged 70 years
He was appointed collector Of the port o
New York, by President Jackson, and con-
tinued by President Van Buren, during whose
term, by engaging in land speculations in
Texas, he became defaulter to the tune ol
one million dollars. Those acquainted with
him are charitable enough to suppose he
was led into the wrong by others, and that
he himself was an honorable man. In its
day, Swartwout's defalcation was number
one, but the Galphin's, Gardner's, and
Schuyler's have since completely eclipsed
his little affair.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-11-27
Cold Regions Extending.

1t is we'll known as matter Of history,
that when Greenland was discovered it pos
sessed much warmer climate than it does
at present. The ice-pack5 have been ex.
tending south from the polar regions for
some centuries, and the Northeast coasts OF
our continent are now much colder than they
were three centuries ago. The cause of
this is not well understood, and the fact on
ly is known. 1t is believed by suMv pvr-
sons that there is great eddy in some parts
of the polar ocean which sometimes chang
es its direction, and by drifting large ice
bergs from one place to another, changes its
climate of those places whence they are
dri(ted by the presence of such masses OF
ice di1using their low temporatare to great
distances.
In the month Of July last, the White Sea
was blocked up with huge mountains OF ice,
and the commerce Of Archangel stopped
something which never happened betore.--
In the Farce Islands, snow fell in the val
leys in the middle of July, the like of which
also never happened before. II this drift of
ice continues regularly fora few seasons,
the coasts of the White Sea will become
as ihhosptable as those of Greenland now
.--Scient5fc American.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-11-27
DIED.

In Freedom, on the 9Th inst. EuNICE On.
RILLA, daughter Of Eno5 sand Eunicc Chalk.
er, aged 10 years.
At Council Bluffs, Iowa on the 9Th inst
aGter an illness Of days, JOHN Ii. TABER
eldest son OF John Taber, of Garreitsvile
Portage Co, o., aged "a years.
Early in life he has been called from earth
His f1mily mourn the loss Of an affection
son and brother, and his former dssDciatrs
one greatly cndcared to them by the aimi.
ublenesS Of his disposition and correct mora
department. Cherished be his memory.
In BrimfeiJ, on the 2lst inst, aft n I'm.
cerng illness, which he bore with Christian
resignation, Mr. PlYMToN MALEERY, aged
twenty -four years and nine months.
''D.ath Is Il messenger of God,
An Gld Is love we kn,w; ....
NothiNg can come r ON hi n bit Obd,
No en- nity can 4, W. ....
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-11-27
Democratic RcjOiciHgs s.

The Democracy all over the land are re
joicing for the glorious victory recently
achieved in the election OF Buchanan ant
Breckenridge, and the safety of the Union
secured in the general result Old-line ma
tional Wings are rejoicing in common will
Democrats, and even some patriotic Repub
licans do not feel sadly over the important
event. Az should rojoice' Every man who
is not disuaionist and fanatic, and who
knows what the interests Of the country
and the future demand, has Hbund ,nt
cause for congratulation, and should express
himself well pleased with the political
world and "the rest OF mankind"
AS yet, no general demonstration has
been made in this county; true, the Demo.
Gratis Of some of the townships, feeling as
though they could not restrain their jubilunt
desires, have had very appropriate celebra-
tions, but no rejoicing on scale extensive
enough to embrace the whole county, has
been lhud. Why is this! If we do live in
the most benighted region in the State, GER
tainly we ore not ashamed of the victory nor
the principles which have achieved it. Let
the matter be taken hold Of at once, with a
will, by the Committee men in the different
townships, and let US bave a celebration
worthy Of the Democracy Of old Portage.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-11-27
Bold Robbery.

This morning about -four O'Clock, the
German wstehmsn, Ham, at the C. G.
G. r. r. Depot, hearing a noise in the OF.
fee Of Mr. d. C. Baldwin, ticket CLERK,
raised the window with his stick and dis
covered negro robbing the safe. The ne
gro rushed out and the watchmau attempted
to arrest him, but although he tore of the
vest and cap aud rent The shirt sleeve of the
thief, the rascal made his escape. The
watchman gave the alarm 10 the Police,
and officer Hunt suspecting one of the wait.
ers at Stevens Dining Hall, by the name
OF Robert Curd, went to his lodging, but
did not succeed in finding him. He was,
however, arrested at the Dining Saloon
about seven o'clock, and the cap and vest
identified by several as his. II appears that
he went to the house OF Mr. Baldwin, on
Euclid St, during the night, entered il by
a window, proceeded to the sleeping apart.
ment and stole the keys to the office and
safe. He left the window open on his de-
parturc. He proceeded directly TO the De.
pot aud unlocked the door OF the ticket Of.
flee and safe and took the money-yester-
days receipts, amounting to about fifteen
hundred dollars. On getting away from the
watchmah it is supposed that he went home,
changed his torn sh 'rt for clean one, and
sccreicd the money. The shirt, as described
by the watchman, was found at his lodgings
He left tho Dining Saloon in Jun+, but has
been employed now for fortnight. He is
suspected, from the large sums OF money in
his possession, to have heretofore engaged
in similar exploits. He is now in the Po-
lice prison, The money hnd not been dis
C covered at last advices. -Plandea!er, Nou
25h.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-11-27

TRADE BETWEEN EUROPE AND CHICAGO
Advertisements appear in the Chicago pa
Pers OF ''vessels wanted for Europe" One
of them is desired to load for Ga port inside
the Straits of Ghralter, and not higher up
than Valencia, with return cargo Of fruit
and wine direct to Chicago" and the other
to load for the United Kingdom. The sue.
cess OF the trip Of the "Dan Richmond'' in
reaching Liverpool with her cargo from
Chicago, is taken as proof thut the com
merce direct between the ports can be es-
tablished, though it is strange. if that were
the case, that the ship was sold in Liverpool
instead Of returning whence she sailed. 5
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FREMONT. THE MUSTANG CANDfDATE- -
II Col. Fremont had as many friends as the
Mustang Liniment, the opposition could
not draw q corpora's guard. Mr. Fremon,
remarked, in his dispatches TO President
Fillmore, while Transporting horses and cat.
tie over the plains of Mexico, "That If The
Gouernment ,toaM send on a liberal supply Of
Mustang Liniarent, itsooald sGoe 25 per cent
of his losses" This is very important for
all Farmers and Liverymen to know. The
Mustang Eminent is wonderful article for
man or beast. 1t should always be used for
Sores, Swellingsy Stiff Joints, Burns, Bruis-
es, Rheumatic Pains, &C., and for Galds,
Sprains, Spavins, Riugbone, &c, upon hor-
ses. BeDareof imitatioas The Mustang
is sold by all respectable dealers every.
where. .s,a BARNES & PARK,
! Oct. l6-lm ProPris,Ors, New York.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-11-27

TALL PISTOL SHooTIRG.-Colonel Hay,
Of the British army, recently tried his hand
with the Volcanic Repeating Pistol, Yan-
kee invention. The pistol used onthe occa.
sion was an eight. inch barrel which discharg
es nine balls in rapid Succession. The Col.
fred the arm twenty-seyen times, making a
number Of shots which would do credit to q
rifeman. He first fred at an eigh.inch di-
ameter target at one hundred yards, putting
nine balls inside the ring. He then moved
back to distance Of two hundred yards and
fired nine balls more, hitting the target sev-
en- times. He then moved back one hun.
dred yards further, distance Of three hun
dred yards from the mark, and placed FIVE
;Sfs5e nine balls inside the ring and hitting
the .bull's eye" twice. The man who beats
that may brag.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-11-27

GTWe have been credibIy informed,
says the Memphis NewS, that Hon. Albert
Pike, of Arkansas, recently gained suit
at law, for which he gets the comfortable
fee of Sl6O,0O0. The case was an Indian
claim to the value of 100000, which he
has been prosecuting for several yenrs, up
on an ogreemen. that il he gained the suit
he would be entitled TO one half-if not,
nothing. The suit was lately decided by
the United States Supreme Ct urt, at Wash
ington, in favor of his clients. ''Detter to
be born lucky than rich"
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-11-27

SIR SAMUEL +. B. MoRsE.-A Copenha.
gen correspondent of the New York Times
reports that the King of Denmark, desirous
Of giving a lasting proof of the high esteem
In which he holds Professor Samuel +. B.
Morse, an American genius in general, has
conferred upon MIR. Morse the KnighthooG
of the ancient Order of Danneborg. The
write adds:--" Mr.. Morse is, / believe, the
first American who has had this ancient
knighthood conferred upon him, but wheth.
er there is more honor for him, or for that
institution, in the occurrence, ! shall not
venture to decide"
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-11-27
A PERFUMED BRrA7T-What lodv ,

A PERfUMED BREAIH-What lady OF
gentleman would remain under the curse of II dis
agreeable breath when hy uslug The "RALM OF Tnov
SAND FLOWERS" rs dcut frce. would not only render
it sweet but leave the teeth white us ulabusler Mann
persons do not know thrir breath is bad and the sub
jet Is so delicate their frieuds will nev0r mention it
P0urh sn2'e drop of Balm on your toothbrush, and
wash tlie teeth night and morning. fifty ceEt bottle
will last year.
A BEAUTIFUL COMPLEXION may easily be
acquired by uSirg the BALM OF A THOUSAND FLOWERS
IT viii removet. pimples and irrCk les from the skin
leaving 1t of soft and roscatc hue. Wet IA towel
pnnr on tw" or three drops ana wash the face night
and morning.
SHAVING MADE EASY.-Wet your sha ving
brush IN either warm or cold water pour on two or
three drors of BALM OF 1H0uslNp f. OVERS rub The
beard we'll, and 1t will make beautiful soft lulhcr,
much facilitating the operation of shaving Price only
81 cents. Rcware Of counGrfrit+. None genuine un-
less signed by W.P. FBTRIEGB e. CO.
Oct 2-Gm Franklin Euuare, New York,
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-11-27

SAD CASUALTY IN TUscARAwAs CO.
The Advocate of the l7th inst, says that
OH the evening of the 23lh ut., Mrs. Fisher,
vile OF Jacob Fisher, miner OF New Cas-
tie, in attempting to warm the lamp oil, as
she supposed, thrust red hot poker into n
jug, which contained three quarts ofpowder,
producing most terrible explosion. literal.
ly burning Mrs. Fisher, Mr.. EIvin, and Mr..
Walton being in the room, were all severely
burned by the explosion. Mrs. Fisher cxpjr-
ed about twenty hours alter this sad
occurrence. The other three arc likely to
recover.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-11-27
MAI5RTED

In Warren, on the 22d inst, by Rev. w
Z. Clark, ALrHoNso HAEr, senior editor o.
the Poriage Sentinel, and Miss pHEBE PECK
VI the former pluCe.
In Aurora. on the 10Th inst at the resi-.
dcnce Of f. s. Harmon, ESQ, Parent of the
bride, by P. p Kennedy, Pastor of Baptist
Church, Mr.. RANSOM NJ. SANFORD, of FIud.
son, Su,smjt Co., and Miss MARY HARMON,
of Aurora.
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That will do.
OF newspaper r

SKELETON OF A GIANT FuUND--A day ol
two since some workmen engaged in sub
soilng the grounds of Sheriff Wjckhnm, ut
his vineyard in East Wheeling, came across
human skeleton. Although much decay.
ed, there was little difficulty in identifying
it, by placing the bones, which could not
have belonged to other than human body,
in their original position. The impression
made by the skeleton in the earth, and the
skeleton itself, were measured by thu Shcr.
iffand a brother in the craft locale both of
whom were prepared to swear that it was
ten feet nine inches in length. It, jaws and
teeth were almost as large as those Of a
horse. The bones are to be seen at the
Sberiff's ofice.- Wheeling Times. .4
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Consumption or,robucco imp,ris

q SVhHhkssbtAVhO Ol 4 ONSCSo va kNs2E1S
According to statistical work lately pub
Iished on the consumption of Paris, the
quantity of tobacco consumed in smoking in
1854 was nearly double that of 1887, and
that of cigars five times as much; whilst that
of snuff, on the contrary, presented mark
ed dimnnitiOn. 1t is calculated that the
number Of smokers in Paris, including the
garrison, is about 42O ,0OG, and the total
consumption gives one kiogramme, 973
certigrammes Of tobacco, ll3 cigars, and
four cigarettes for each person; or, calcu.
lating the cigurs at 25O and the cigarc ties
ut 1000 to the kilogrammo, two kiIogram-
mes, 74o ccntigra mmes for each. In Eng.
land, the consumption is calculated to be
sixteen ounces head.