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6tTATE OF c &. TJO&EEA. County Of El Dorado.
~ IL DISTRICT CoUEr 1lTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
LAWRENCE BUHHE, Plaintiff
Charles L. SMITH and
THOMAS SMITH, Defendants. }
Action brought in the District Court Of the 1lth Judicial
District, and the complaint filed in the county of Ell
Dorado in the Office Of the Clerk of said District Court.
in and for said county and State.
Tie Peop}e IT tie STATE 4 CatjofniG send Greeting:
To CHARLES H. SMITH and THoMAs SMITH:
You hereby required to appear action brought
against you by the above named plaintiff in the District
Court OF lie llh Judicial District in and for the County
OF Ii Dorado, and TO answer the complaint filed therein,
Ga copy of which accompanies this Summons within
days exclusive Of the day Of service after the service
YOU Of this Summonsif served within this county, If
served of this county, but within this judicial District
within twenty days. if served out of said district, then
within forty daysor Judgment by default will be taken
against you.
The said action is brought to the sum of AIS
.2.1O0 dollars, money loaned said defendants by said
plaintiff together with interest and Of suit and if
you fail TO appear and the said complaint above
required, the said plaintiff will take Judgment against
you for said sum- and interest and costs, BY default
cording to the prayer Of said complaint.
Given under my hand with the seal of said Court affx-
ed at Office in Coloma this eth day of July, in the year
OF our Lord thousand eight hundred and fiftysix
D. c. MCKINNEY, Clerk.
33-3m* BY THOS WREN, Deputy.
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gegal Nutites.
TO Hon. JAMES JOHNSON,

TO Hon JAMES JOHNSON,
County Judge Of E7 Dorado County,
and to @. J. RAcKL1FFE, Esq,
District attorney Of said County, (who prosecuted
the indctment):
EELEASE TAKE NOT1CE-that intend to make ap-
IL plication 10 His Excecncy, J. Neely Johnson Gov
of the State of California for the pardon of Thomas
Hart, who convicted the eighth day of December
1885, of the crime Of assault with intent KILL in said
county and who sentenced the State Prison for the
term of twelve months. B. 0. R0URKE.
Dated July Sd, 1856
hereby admit service of copy of the foregoing notice
JAMES JOHNSON, County Judge.
I acknowledge service of the within copy.
c. j. RACkLIFFE,
Cooma, July 9TH, 1856. Dist. Atty II Dorado Co.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA;
CcUNTY Ell DorADo.
.. C. McKerney, Clerk Of the Court of Sessions of
the county foeSsid certify he foregoing be true
copy of he ogiao, fle among the records of said
Cc1rt.
Gwen onder my band and the seal of said Court at the
Cdlcc ia Coonu, ias Sth day Of July, A. D. 1856.
ID. G. McKENNEY, Clerk.
So BY TH0S WREN, Deputy.
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Public Notice

NONgCc
rs hereby given that the undersigned will apply to the
Board of Supervisors of Ell Dorado county, on the 25d
day of july 1885, thereafter said Board of
Supervisors may meet, for renewal of license to keep
Toll Bridge, situated Weber Creek and quar-
ter miles from the village of Mddlctown and between
Mddletown and Missouri Flat, formerly known as the
Lower Weber Bridge. GEORGE OUT.
jc2l-lS-4*-MD 34-4
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Howard Medical Institute,

l19 SACRAMENTO STREET, s.
OFFICE OVER & co s OFFICE
SAN LR1ANLSNO
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Sheriff 81 Sale

EDY virtue of an order of sale issued of the Clerks
ED office of the Honorable District Court of Ell Dorado
county, judgment rendered the fourth day of June
A. d. 1886, in favor of JOHN LAW, and against ANTHO
NY GARRETT and BENZ +. CLARK, for the of
five hundred nney-eght and 50lOOth dollars with inter
est thereon at the rate OF two per cent per month f0m
the fourth day of June A. D. 1856, together with the
of fory-nine and OOth dollars, of suit and accru
ing costs will expose public sale at the Court House
IN Coioma on the 10Th day of August, A. d. 1885, at two
said Anthony Garrett and Benz F. Cluk, Of in and he
ioloWng described morgaged property, lying and being
In I'll Dorado county and State of California, 10 wit: a
certain lot OF lana IN unonlown, county and State aore
SAID, commencing on the main of said town near
oak tree, thence On said feet to the bakery lot
thence extending BACK from said street IS feet stake
thence southery 80 feet stake thence eastery in a
straight line to the place of beginning together with The
improvements thereon.
Sheriff's office, Coloma July Ie. 1856
E. B. CARSON.
Sheriff of Ell Dorado County Cal
34-3 By M. r. ELSTNER, Under Sheriff
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American Hotel.
JOHN CROCKER. Pronrietor

oV1@A' SAeoN-NA1A"' AAoOiAOIOi'
+f3Sar The Proprietor having recently made additions,
1l AN refted and furnished his House with new urni-
iifE1 ture take this method of informing the travelling
h------l public and citizens generally, that he is pre-
pared to accommodate all who may patronze them.
FAMILIES will find comnodous accommodations in
private apartments, at this House.
The American Hotel is situated on Piety Hill, opposite
the Court House. and will all times be found an agree
able and pleasant home.
The Table will always be furnished with the choicest the
market affords and good and accommodating servants
will be in attendance.
Sacramento, Georgetown, and Placervlle stages pass
this House daily.
An extensive Stable is connected with this House. where
travellers will find good accommodations for their horses
and at which Saddle Horses and Horses and Carriages
always be had
Cooma, June 16 1855 ltf
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~ Dr. L. j. CZAPKAY'S Medical and Surgical ln>ti
tute is at the corner Of Montgomery and Sacramento
San Francisco, California. The Doctor offers free consul
taon aud asks remuneration unless he effects
22-3m
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-23
Work I! Work
J. G. WILLIS,
Chairmon of Gem.

The State election has gone by, and the
Democracy have come out of the contest
with new victories and increasing strength
The election of Buchanan is now certain
tn. But shall not Ohio be redeemed =
With Indiana on one side, and Pennsyvania
on the other, both Democratic-both sure
for Buchanan, shall the Buckeye State still
wear the disgraeeful garments of Know
Nothingism and Black Republicanism? 1t
the Democrats of Ohio do their duty, Ohio
will be put down in the Union column, in
November. If the Democrats of Portage
county do their duty, we shall cast vote OF
the Presidential election, which will startle
the ranks of fusionism in every township
Mantua, Shalersville, Ravenna, Rootstowr,
Sufield and other towns have made large
Democratic gains. Cannot the remaining
townships do as we'll. There is net no
bier or truer Democracy in the Union thar
are to be found in old Portage. We have
got rid of that portion who went with usn th'
days of our prosperity but left us in the da!
ofofour adversely. The good men and true
are with US to-day. They are in every town
ship. They will never yield the contest.
Up Their, friends, and once again to tn
work. Let US do our duty nobly. Only
few days remain for US to labor. and durin'
these few days, let US do work worthy
ourselves, and our cause.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-23
nrlrhtIy Breaks The Morning.

Never were the skies brighter for the De-
mOeracy ofthe nation, than now. Old Penn
syIvania, the Keystone of the Federal Arch,
is still true to her ancient faith-still true to
the Constitution and the Union. Indiana has
spoken out in tones OF rebuke to the treach-
erous leaders of the Republican party. Her
people still cherish an abiding affection Tor
the Constitution framed by their fathers, and
their vote on the l4th of October, Is an ad-
ditional mark oftheir allegiance to, and their
reverence for, the Government under which
we live. In Ohio, we have gained eight
members of Congress, certain, and probably
two or three more. With these cheering
omens before US, who can doubt of glori
ous victory in November-a victory which
shall send dismay through the Republican
hosts and Joy to all the Constituticn.lovint
and law abiding people Of the land.
But there is still work to do. Our great
est danger now, lies in en- oVerweenint
confidence in the final result. We are s.
certain of victory, that we incline t
fold our arms and expect it to come with
out any further effort This will not on
swer. Our opponents are vigilant and ac
tive. Their approaching defeat, so clearI
foreshadowed by the late election, will onl
make them desperate. We must not "
lay off our armor.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-23
or. BROWN and the Democracy.

Brown made speech at the Town
Hall on Monday evening next preceding
election. 1t was made up partly Of bombast-
ic passages which he had evidently written
and committed to memory and which he has
repeated in every speech made by him DUR
ing the canvass, and partly OF bar-roOm an
ecdotes, neither illustrative OF any truth in
politics, nor interesting in and of themselves
We were surprised that man occupying
his position, should speak SO long TO no Pur-
pose. He said that Fremont had elimed
the inaccessible peaks of the Rocky Noun
tains, sat himself down on the throne OF the
storm king and looked the lightning in The
eye." What q convincing argument. A
man who has "looked the lightning in the
eye" ought to be President whether quail
fed or not. He told the story Of the boy
who got into the hoggshead perforated with
mills and rolled down hill. And of the
Irishman who stopped at the tavern over
night and requested the landlord to put Q
shilling in his bill for the boot black
In what manner these anecdotes illustrated
any truth in morals or politics we were un
able 10 see. He ridiculed the Democrats
for entertaining any fear of the dissolution
of the Union and laughed at the idea tina
t the Union ever could or would be dissolved
o. P. Brown could learn lesson by read
ing the farewell address of Washington
= There, he will find that the father of his coun
try entertained fears of its dissolution, an
e warned his country in most solemn lar
r guage of the dangers arising from the cult
9 vation of sectional feelings and prejudice
IS Mr.. Brown repeated the stale falsehood tn
+ Herbert,t the murderer of fKeating, and Strin!
y fellow, the Border Ruffian, were in the Cil
'e cinnati Convention. He knows that h
" statements in this regard, are utterly false
t. There are Republican speakers in Portas
pit county, who are men Of candor, fairness al
N ability, and we have listened to them wi
I'd pleasure and profit. Though disagreeng wi
ny them widely in sentiment, still we respe
o. them for their candor and courtesy towar
a a political opponent. But Mr.. Brown is
en- exception to this rule. We looked for s.
It's cerity and argument in his speech but loo
he ed in vain.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-23

Under the efficient administration of Gov.
Geary, peace and order are rapidly being re.
stored to Kansas Armed bodies Of men no
longer prowl through the Territory, citizens
are returning to their claims, and in cnses Of
difficulty both parties look with confidence
to the decision and protection Of the Cover
nor rather than to an appeal to arms and the
perpetrntion of new outrages. A correspon-
dent of the Missouri Republican relates the
following interesting incident which recent
ly occurred at the Executive Office:
You may have heard Of Col. Titus, pro.
slavery man, whose cabin was burned by
the Free State men, under Capt. Walker;
one Of Lanes most famous captains. In re-
tsiiation, the pro slavery men burned Capt.
Walker cabin, and drove him from his
claim into Lawrence. The most bitter feud
existed between Walker and Titus, who are
both represented as gallant fellows and the
chosen representatives of their respective
parties. The pro slavery men here speak
kindly Of Walker, and say that he always
treated their prisoners with much courtesy
ana humanity. ..... s..s4 4,E tS
These men, each approaching the Cover.
nor for different purpose, accidentally met
in the Executive Chamber. Their start o.
surprise and their sudden flash of hate was
only repressed by the Executive presence
The Governor, entirely conversant witt
their histories, and apprecating their posi-
tions, with that exquisite tact so natural tt
him. immediately arose and said, "Gentle
S men, you have been enemies long enough
men ofsuch generous natures and true in
stincts should be friends. require the ser
vices of you both to assist me in restorin
b peace to this beautiful and dirtracted Ter
!! rtory. For my sake and for the sake of th
i country, you must shake hands and b
;. frienas.'
: From that moment they were friends, an
itwould have done you good to see the mar
!. ly tear roll down their cheeks as they RI
;. counted the story of their wrongs, and pleds
ed eternal friendship to each other.
/ The Governor Immediately charged Co
is Titus with the duty of forming volunte'
" battalion to preserve the peace Of this neig
Il borhood, and Capt. Walker with the san
duty for the vicinity of Lawrence.
+ Such policy must break down prelude
ut and restore confidence.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-23
The maiorities in Ohio.

The msiorites from 60 counties in Ono
are reported. These. stand as tollows:--
Democratic mojority, 1867; Republican
majority, 24,l4i, leaving the Republican
ticket 9,444 ahead, from these Counties
The counties to be heard from gave Chase
5000 majority last year. Add this to the
figures above, and we find that the Republl'
can majority in the State is l7,444. The
Republicans claimed before election thai
they would carry Ohio, by from IS to loo'
900 majority. According to present indica
tons, it will be less than 10000. The
Presidential vote will reduce, If not entire
ly overcome the Republican vote in DC
tober. .... y.sss...,s
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-23
The Vote in Ohio-Eight Demo
crats Elected TO Congress!

cPAtS Elected 10 congress!
The returns come in slowly from the diff
ferent counties in Ohio and we can only ar
rive at the probable mujorities. The Re-
publicaEs have carried the State by about
90 900 majority. The following are the
Democratic members of Congress elected:
GRoEsBEcK of the first District.
PEEDLEToN of the second District.
Judge HALL of the Seneca District.
S. S. Cox of the franklin District.
MILLER of the Ross County District.
CocxERILL of the Clermont District.
LAWRENCE of the Guernsey District, and
Gen. BURNS of the Knox District.
Id. CAMrBELL is reelected by nineteen
ms;ority. 1t is said however, that there wa'
fraud in the election and his seat will proba
blv be contested. II SO. it will be given tt
VALAnD7GHAM.
1t is thought that EDGERToN, of Will'am
county, MEDILL of Fairfield and DORSEY o
the Allen District may yet prove to be elect
ed. We think it very doubtful.
Two years ago, every Democratic c"nd'
date for Congress in Ohio was defeated
Now we have eight, certain The table
are turning.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-23
Dunn's BiIE-EsCpubIicaMs Voting
for Slavery Extensions.

We publish Durn's bill to-day, and we
hope every reader of the Sentinel will Peruse
it carefully. By reference to the 10Th and
18th sections, it will be seen that the Re-
publicans of Congress have endorsed the
whole of the Kansas laws with the excep-
ton of q part of the criminal code. thus
the very laws which Republicans have de-
nounced SO bitterly are endorsed in solemn
enactment by these freedom(D loving mem
bers of Congress. By reference to the last
part of the oath section, it will be found
that it establishes and gives legal protec-
ton to slavery in Kansas until lS58-mokes
every child born of slave mother, a slave
forever, and extends the Fugitive Slave law
over Kansas. This bill must certainly re-
mein forever as stain upon the records o
the country, and an indelble blotupon The
characters of the men who voted for it. Pro
Tossing love for freedom, they voted to es'
tablish slavery-denouncing its evils, they
have attempted to forge fetters even upoI
the limbs of children yet unborn, and con
demning the fugitive slave law, they hav
deliberately endorse its provisions. Shame
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-23
Two FreallOntS.

The New York Tribune is great Mt inven.
tion. It has now discovered live brother
of John Charles Fremont. The two broth
ers resemble each other i'll every particular,
so much so, that they cannot be distinguish
ed the one from the other. One was born
in Canada, and the other in South Carolina.
They are of the same age, however, to day.
Both wear whiskers and mousteche-both
mart their hair in the middle. John Charles
the Republican candidate for President is
the one who travelled over the Rocky noun
taips; but his brother is the gentleman who
had the beef speculation, who voted for sla
yery in the Senate, and who joined the Cath
olic church. In short, John Charles has
performed all the good actions and his broth
er all the bad, that have been charge'
against the Republican candidate. The ont
is a saint, the ether snner--the one is
| hero. the other a coward--the one is Pro
| testant, the other CathoHc--the one is
freedom loving philanthropist, the other
| slaveholding knave. Horace Greeley mus
have become little soft. Drained il he think
ito make the public swallow story lik
that, -,. i.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-23
The Discussion at ShaIersvisle Il
Failure.

As notice has been circulated through
shalersvlle and adjoining townships, that
there " ou!d be public discussion between
O, p BROWN and A. HART at that place
on the Tuesday preceding the Presidential
election we are requested by the committee
who had the matter in charge, to say that
the contemplated debate has been Indefinite
" postponed, and further to state the Cir
cumstances attending the affair. They are
substantially as follows:
On Monday eve, one week before the late
election, Dir. Brown addressed the people
Of Shaersyile upon the issues now pending
in the campaign, county, State and National.
On Wednesday evening following we spoke
at the same place in reference to the same
subjects. 1t is claimed by each party that
the other made erroneous statements IN his
speech, especially in regard to State and
county finances. It was therefore regarded
as highly appropriate that the parties meet
and hold a public discussion and then lei
the people Judge for themselves. 10 this
proposition we readily assented For, al
though the discussion is not of our seeking
still we have been, at all times, and now are
ready to maintain the truth OF any state
ment made by US, no matter OF what TIM
or place. Under the circumstances, an
since +, discussion was desired by the citi
zens of ShalersviIe, we should take req
pleasure in meeting Mr.. Brown in fa
and honorable debate, and upon honorab
terms. We visited Shaersvile on Tues
day. the day OF election. expecting to mce
:, him, but he was not there, and when sci
: for by his friends, he tras talen suddenly al
A Committee of Conference was then az
pointed, consisting of three Of each party,
arrange the terms Of a discussion betwee
US on Tuesday preceding the Novembt
. election. That Committee met on LAT
Thursday evening, when it was found th
Mr.. Brown could not debate on Tuesday
and did not know certainly when he cou
do so. The Committee were further di
e agreed as to the terms of the discusslo
+ and finally adjourned without fixing upt
'e any time for meeting. Theresult is, the
IL will be no discussion. We regret it mo
" sincerely. Everything has been done by
Z. that could be done honorabIy to secure
u NEE ting but in vain, and we shall not tro
~ BILE ourselves further about the matter.
Ia A. H.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-23
Tom Cor\Vin ON the Dangers Of
the Country.

In bis speech at Carthage Mr.. Corwin's
alIusion to the dangers which environed the
Republic and the Union, in the present
Presidential strife, was very touching. Ths
following extract is worthy Of Perusal, es-
pecially by those who effect idle Indifference,
If not contempt, of all intimntions Of peril
to the Union. Mr., Corwin said:
1 am not electioneering. gentlemen, for
anybody whatever, and whoever is elected
shall acknowledge him as President of the
United States, and aid him in carrying on
the legitimate purposes OF his government;
but do say that at no period in the history
of this Republic, since peace and tranquility
were restored toits borders, after the terrible
revolutionary struggle, has there been SO
much frightful apprehension in the minds Of
the American people, of some vague and en-
tire disruption of the bonds which hold this
! Union together.
| Does it not become us to consider how We
will answer to that remote posterity who we
may fancy holding up their hands To US
thousand years in the future, and appealing
to us by the blood of our fathers, if
you will aid an uctwhich, by any possibility,
may imperil the existence of this Repuhlici
Give NJ heed to the man who sneer when
you tell them the Republic may be destroyed
to the men who sneer at the power of the
South; give no heed when they say the
North is in a majority, and may do as it
pleases! If this alienation of feeling goes
on, not man is there acquainted with the
history of the past transactions of mankind
will tell you it shall be impossible to avoid
the conflict of arms. Men nowadays are
too free in spirit to bear oppression, real OF
imaginary.
They will fight You may trample on
them if you will, but if they believe them.
selves, however enormously, to be injured
they will bring you to a conflict; and when
that comes, you have heard the death incl
OF this Republic and Of your Constitution
Separate these States once, and you may
again have a Constitution, but it will not be
the one under which you now live. 1t viii
be a different government, for the govern
ment that then comes will emerge from thu
blood and the smoke and the conflict Of bat
tie. The strong man that shall lead hi
army to victory will be no Washington, TO
it is not, as we believe, in the providence o
God to send another such as he. Cheers.
| wish we could make some faint imitation L
the character of that man now. The speak
er was here observed to become much affect
ed
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-23
T,,e Brlmficld Democracy.

We publish to-day the official vote of the
townships in Portage county. 1t will be
seen that the Democratic majority in BFlm-
field is "A. This is falling off from the
vote Of lest year of about twenty. When we
consider few facts, this decrease is easily
accounted for. More than twenty Democrats
have moved away from Brimfeld within the
past year. Others were necessarily absent
from home. By this means the decreased
vote Is more than accounted for. All things
considered, Brimteld did nobly.