The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-11-27
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: .nter Jdhn Rosenbury, citizen Of Mashsllf
, county, (belOw Wheeling, Va wasi instant
INV Killed at Wolf Run, on Saturday last, by
the falling of a huge oak, which also killed
his horse. Mr.. r. was highly esteemed in
: the neighborhood in which he lived.
NJ The Marietta g. Cincinnati Railroad
is now so near completion that nothing but
continued low woter, preventing shipments |
of iron from Wheeling, can delay the open /
\ ing TO the Ohio river at Marietta, beyond
aext Christmas day.
or The majority for Buchanan in the
Wheeling Congressional district, is 1900
II gave Wise only 507, and Pierce 2,O7S.
re1J- The counties in Virginia comprising
what was known in Mr.. JelIerson's day, as
the "tcn,h legion" have given Buchanan
a majority Of 5,275. r..4 a
o. In consequence of the long continu-
ance of low water in the Ohio river, all the
railway avenues, between. Pittsburgh, Pa,
and st. Louis, No, are clogged with busi.
ness. and there is a dead lock, somewhere
about indianapolis.
4 nT It's mentioned as not unlikely, that
; Col. Fremont will be elected U. s. Senator
from New York in place of Hon. Hamilton
. Fish, whose term expires on the 4th OF next
March.
er The largest vessel ever built since
: Noah's time, is to be launched in England
obou, tn, middle of next April. Her frs,
: trip will be to Portland, Maine, where
e wharves for her accommodation are now be-
d ing built. A vessel of 100000 tons is nov
II city in the maritime world.
OF A young man was sentenced in Pitts
y burgb, last Saturday, to six months imPrls-
II onment in jail for assaulting another with
. "knuckers." His counsel previous to the
passing Of the sentence, solicited leniency
IL for his client on the score OF good character
and gentlemanly conduct geuerally. The
" Judge replied that it was fortunate for him
w that he was not indicted for an attempt tt
murder, and said, when people with gentle
manly culture and good character, performed
:" such deeds, he should punish them as row
dies and rulliIns. ..... .......
- (tF The first conviction Of Free Stat
prisoners by jury trial, took place at lie
compton recently. The defendent was
man named Bennett, one of the hundred cap
., turcd by the United States troops for tn
, .D attack on the Southerner's fort at iickor
~ Point. The charge was assault aud batter
20 with intent to kill. ....
cir or The Buffalo Express says that thre
~, children in Niagara, were poisoned las
- week, by eating jamestown weed. 1t wa
only bv prompt medical assistance that the
-. lives were saved. 1t has proved very dar
=, cerous and even fatal, in several cases re
" Gently in New York and Pennsylvania.
Of CsF The Manchester IN. H.) America
wo places at the head ofits columns the name
,tn of ]. c. Fremont, for President, and Wn
tho l.. Dlyton, for Vice President, for the can
the paign Of 1860.
ind GF Bayard Taylor and his sisters ar
te- making brief visit to Ttnly, whence they Z
10 to the north OF Europe to pass year.
GT Western apples are selling hight
nly than was ever before known at this seaso
t. Of the year. Sales were made in Me-
litv York, last week, at $4 per barrel. Lon
- Island pippns continue to be put up in thu
On city in large quantities for expectation
,rv from SIS to $5 when rolled in pupers an
De- packed.
re- 0I7- The foundation for two Of the pcl
- of the Railroad Bridge over the Ohio
to StcubenvilIe have been laid. The stone
as work for one of them is now one foot abo'
the the level of the water in the river. Th
hat stones are laid in water cement.
ect 0tF Mr.. John Delany, foreman of tt
anu franklin Paper Mills, at Richmond, Va
l'u- was checked to death on Sunday evening, |
'es' the lodgmcnt in his throat Of piece OF be
on which he was attempting to swallow.
" lkFItis said that ST. 900 GOO year
~ derived from the sale of water for minin
49, purposes in Marposa county, California.
~ From an, editorial in the Centr
he. Presbyterian VIC learn that there are no
AN. thirty five Presbyterian churches in Vlrs
to MIA without pastors, and considerable nur
,bo Der Of them with large and influential CO
1., nregatons, abl and anxious to procure 4
nv, services of ministers.
tied ~ The Postmaster at Plattsburgh, Al
own was arrested last week and held to bail
east s. 900 on charge of opening letter
lly, communicating its contents.
free ~ The Democrats of New I1ampsh
are at The late election, cast the largest VI
not ever given by them, being 5000 larger tn
| in. the vote given for Pierce, in 1852.
the ~ The land sales Of the Illinois c.
iree' traI Railroad the third week in OCtob
irec were $2l4,75G,7l.
I'll ~ OF Mr.. Mcconnell, Of Sangamon {
P'o' Illinois, has the largest flock of sheep
WI VI the United States. 1t numbers twesty-C
'ne"' "' Thousand. and of the choicest merinos.
.L OF Gen. Jones, of South Carolina, "