The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-04-16
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4 01-cuebmbsrs aad Eteen peas wets
shund.,.t IN Savannah last x,eek. ~ n

w " w - tCettCes blctpSE ilhc laW-
yer! isecLOse he f,s on one side; then
turns, and lies on the other side. (CSI
0TDr. s, P. Hnllihen. the eslebraIed
surgeon, died at bis residence IN Wheeling,
on the as,h Of MArca. aaa sqawsfE-gis
01TNine persons were Frozen to death
in Tennessee last winter. i'reNy cold
there us we'll ss here. '-f7s. a'f e. s,i's
0Tssilors Who have followed the sea for
ye-rs. say that they can tell when they ire
intirsriciuiiy Of Long Island-b the Sound.
&Tlt is rumOred that Gov. Chase, who
has already been widowS three iincs> is
about 20 propose mntriraopial alliance with
widow lady ofCheEeland. --......
or The most impOrtast news from Fran ce
by tho recent arrivals is that the imperial
prince is teething! Il ia thought that he
will weather the infantile crisis. ...s.
6eyThe Washington Union suys that the
Deurocrsts must goin seven members in the
thirteen State elections still to be held, in
order to have maturity in the next Con.
gress. .aas., frar 81 H8a;ss g.ds.es
81 0-At Placerville, Caliiornia, the ladies'
have formed calico league, TO which no.
body can belong who is unwilling to make
her appearance at church, at parties, or in
the street, in a calico dress. Ft' #' r...'
GrAt Fremont, Sandu,ky county, Ohio,
on Monday, the Democrats carried their en-.
tire ticket. John z. Pease was elected BY
r2s mejority, and all the Democratic town.
ship ticket by majority Of 2l5.
6TlntelligeHce from Oregon Territory
states that Futher P4ndosy, Catholic mis-
sionary, was taken prisoner BY Skloom, an
Indian chief, who demanded for his ransem
Two white women and two hundred sacks Of
flour.
G5-The Ottoman Government has ou.
thorNed the construction of railroad, bv n
company Of British capitalists, from the Med.
herraneaA TO the Euphrates. 1t will be
continued on to British India, distance of
4'ooe miles. A stnpendous project truly.
0cTA country girl, coming from the 6eld,
was told by her cousin that she looked at
fresh as daisy kissed with dew. "WeIl, is
w'sn't any teller by that name, but Bill
Jones that kissed mes confound his picture,
told him every body would fnd it cut" 7
65-A Paris letter says it is now certain
that England and France have agreed to act
jointly in the China affair. France will fur.
niSh twenty thousu nd troops against EnganSs
superior naSa; force; and England allows
France to introduce clause into the arrange
ments in favor Of the Catholic religion.
6JLcttcrs from Liberia state ,ha, the
culture Of sugar has been carried on 50
prosPerously that several sugar growers are
talking about exporting it largely to the
United States. One OF them named Rich
nrdson, expects to ship two hundred hogs.
sheads Of sugar. Of his own grinding.
GTAn extract from letter dated Mari
us, January GATH, to the Merchants Ex j
;hanse in Boston, says; "Owing to the
leaEy rains which have fallen during the
asst six weeks, it is now certain that our
'ugnr crop will be reduced at least 20 900
uns. t.. 4,.....,t.,. ....t ......, .-..,
GTfhe Hon. Francis w. Pickens, Of
South Caroline. left the the city to.dsy. Nr.
Buchanan has rendered him high foreign
mission. lie win determine whether he
will accept il upon his rctarn home.
Mr. Slidell will be offered either the mis-
sion to France or Spain. 1t is doubtful
whether he will acceptit.. aer
0T'1s your land Of good quality?" whis.
'ered travelling gentleman who had lost
lis voice. to farmer leaning on his hoe.
"f'irst rate" was the reply, '1here is no
better any where--we can raise anything on
t."
81 wish thcn," continued the old man, I
making desperate effort to peak loud, "that
'ou would raise my uoice."
6TThe Spirit Of Democracy says th at am,n
" the Damc of Sprogue died short time
ince, in Monroe county, near Stafford. On
he night following, his wife retired to her
'ed in usual health. leaving her daughter
nd possibly some others, to watch with the
lead. Late in the night the daughter, wish.
ng to go away went to awaken the mother
md found her dead! Thus husband and
wife went to another world within few
ours of euch ether. .t..1 s.-f,..sg g.a
GGod has written on the flowers that
weeten the air-on the beezcs that rock the
lowers upon the stem-upon the rain n.drop
hat refreshes the sprig OF moss that lifts its
esd in tas 'desert-upOn iitsdeep chambers
upon every pencilled sheet that sleeps m
averns ofthe deep, no less than upon the
'igbty sun that warns and cheers millions
creatures which live in it's iight-upon III t
his works he has written: "No man Hv.
th for himself" % 2' Vt s3s
COMmccsicrss. ,3'%Aa@ +
We have gained two members of Congress
J Connecticut. Think Of that! The De-
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