The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-11-06
Items OF News.

same year that Mordecai BARLEY was nomi-
mated and elected, died at bis residence in
Coshocton, on the 18th Of October.
Gran attempt was made few days ago,
to throw train off the track OF the Pacific
railroad, near Jefferson city, log having
been laid across the rails. The flag man
had been previously murdered and laid across
the track so that the train cut his body in
two.
TThe earnings Of the Central Ohio
railroad for September, amounted in round
numbers, to about seventy-fve thousand
dollars. This is doing "land Office bust.
ness" and will soon bring the road through
its financial troubles with flying colors.-
We rejoice at it's prosperity.
GA large number OF new counte rreit
quarter dollars are in circulation in Balti.
more. They are admirably executed and
difficult to detect. A number of persons
within a few days have taken them for gen.
uine coin. So says the "Sun."
0JOperstions on the Ohio and Missis.
sippi railroad, west Of Seymour, are being
vigorously prosecuted. The remOtest per-
iod Of completion of the entire road is fixed
at the first OF April, 1857.
OJOn Saturday morning. in the Super
ior Court at Boston, Mass, A. A. Bradley,
negro lawyer, was stricken from the roll
of members of the bar, and his certificate 10
practice was revoked, on account Of mall
practice.
6TMr. Daniel P. Lunge, the editor of
the Germs Gazette, at Hanover, Pa, from
1905 to 1850 CAS- years,) died there on the
10th ult. He was the oldest editor in Penn
sylvania.
The Albany Northern railroad, con-
Meeting Montreal and Boston with the for
mer place, costing $2,lOO,O0o, was sold a
few days ago, under foreclosure of the sec
ond mortgage, for 100000, subject to the
lien OF the first for S6OO,OOo. The second
mortgage was $5OO,OOO.
tA young carpenter, named Coates,
shot himself, few nights since, in church.
at the intersection of the Georgetown and
Greenville Roads, near Albany, Indiana
All for love. What fool!
0TA most destructive fire broke out at
Toronto, on the l4th, in the centre of the
block bounded by King, Caroline and Pal
ace streets, which in an hour and q half
destroyed every house in the square but
one.
0FThe Casalo Iron Works, in Newcas
tie, Lawrence county, Pa, were almost to-
tally destroyed by fire on Saturday night
Loss $4,000.
OTMr. Sullivan w. Cutting, member
of the D Boston Light Artillery, who was in.
jured by the premature discharge of field
piece on the occasion of the Fillmore salute
in that city, on the goth ultimo, died on
Sunday.
6FEx. Governor Slade, Of Vermont, has
just sent out another company Of female
school-teachers to the West. There were
twenty-five in this company, going to Illi-
nois, Indiana, Missouri, and Iowa, and they
swell the total who have gone out under
Gov. Slade's auspices to 450.
ETA young woman named Temple died
at Vernon, Connecticut, on Friday last
She was at religious meeting, and while
laboring under much excitement and CIV
ing utt terance to her feelings in shouts, fell
to the foor tead.
OE-A few days since, James Mclaughlin,
while jumping for wager of dollars
worth of beer in Albany, N. Y, broke his
ance which will keep him from his bust.
ness OF least month. Rather poor spec
ulation. .......
6FM Mrs. Fitzsimons, O'Connell's favor
ite and most accomplished daughter, has
nearly completed her long expected life of
her father. We notice the death of her hus-
band, Clerk Of the Hanaper, in Ireland,
announced as having taken place in the
month fully, in Italy.
GA St. Louis po per snys that the grass
hoppers have eaten up the entire tobacco
crop of Franklin county, and the last that
was heard, they were seated on the corners
of the fences, begging every man that pas
sed for chew! ..
OTAt Pottstewa, Pa, on Wednesday
afternoon, one man was killed and another
had his arm taken of by the premature dis
charge ola cannon, while firing salute in
honor Of the democratic victory.
0FThe rate of taxation in Newburyport
Mass, is very high-$S ,65 on the 1000
The assessors property valuation of the
city is $7,2l6,2oO
! 0The anniversary of the battle o.
Yorktown, was celebrated at Portsmouth
Va. on Monday, the Goth ult., by q militar;
parade. r.,... ... ...s g..- ..,.
o. The Philadelphia Ledger cites th'
exhibition in France of locomotive weigh
ng sixty tuns, with ten-feet driving wheels
and stated to be capable of attaining spec,
Of one hundred and fifty miles per hour