The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-06-04
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0THsy ls selling in Detroit Ut $40 pei
ton, g ~
rThe population Of ST. Louis is 1885,
$40.
OTOn Bast-Trees, aOwets and shrub.
berry.
G1rDred Scott. ii is said, has obtained his
freedom.
0TTroub1es are like babies-1he longer
you nurse them the larger they grow.
rVisible-White tiles, linen codts,
buff vests, and summer "toggery" generally.
Or"Old Grimes is Desd!''--Samuel d.
Grimes died recently in Pike CO., Ala, aged
ITO years. ..
ORA New YOIk lady adEertises for a
husband six feet in height. She is evident.
ly votOry Of hy-men.
0TJames B. Clay has been nominated by
Democrats and Old Line Wings, for Con-
gress, in the Fsyette (Ky district.
0rHon. Edison B. Olds has purchased
property in Lancaster, Ohio, and intends to
make that place his permanent abode.
GRAN Albany paper thinks n IS woman
and not her wrongs that ought to be redress
ed. Many true word is spoken in jest.
GVice President Breckinridge was at
the opening Of the Old School Presbyterian
Convention at Lexington, KY, last week.
ESensisle--Gov. Gardner has vetoed
resolution of the Legislature OF Mussachu.
set,s fer the relief of the settlers in Kansas.
The only way o.cure boy ot staying
cut nights is to break his legs, or else get
the calico he runs with TO do the house.
work.
Pratt, a Mormon elder, killed on
the l4,h inst, near Van Buren, ArkInsas, by
Henry McLeoa, whose wife Pratt had se-
dhced. .,
0TThe Cantield Seatinsl says that Hon.
Elisha Whittlesey was attacked with sud
den and severe Illness Of On upoplectic char
acter on the 25th ult.
6TThe body Of the girl murdered at
Newburg, N. B., has been identified as the
wife of Thos. Brown, French negro, of
Lowell. lie is in the hands Of the officers.
/ GTA horse thief named Star was shot
through the brain, one night recently, in
Washington county, Pa, whilst in the act
OF stealing a pair Of horses. Verdict
served him right.
6TThe Philadelphia Bulletin saya that
death by strychnine is one Of the most hor.
rible and excruciating that can be imagined.
Persons contemplating sui ide in that way
will make a note on it.
GT The residence of Joseph Bloom in
Butler township, Darke county, was destroy
ed by fire on Monday last, together with all
his house hold furniture, $500 in money and
the clothing Of his family. Loss 5000.
TThe DetrJit Advertiser of May 9th,
learns that man named L ,uis Manfert, with
his wife and two children, half breed In
diuns, were burnt to death one night last
week in caD.n about three miles from Su.
perior.
OF Jimes Montrose, shoemaker of
Rome, Rich4and county, was killed, a few
days ago, by George F. Davidson, in an Of.
fray. The difficulty grew out of charge Of
Illicit intercourse between the murderer and
the wife OF his victim.
G9rVirginia strawberries from Norfolk
nre selling at 81 per quart in New York.
Ripe cher les from the south and new pu,a.
toes from Bermuda ore among the articles
Of spring and summer produce now retailing
1T high prices in New York city.
eJAn accident occurred on a vessel at
Ohio, on Monday, by the breuk.
ing and falling Of mast, severely injuring
five men, named John McKcnny, .hn Pot.
ter, Capt. Dlbble. John Hill and George Lit.
tlejohn. Potter died in the afternoon, and
would probably not live till morn.
ng. The others are not dangerously in.
ured.
GA company Of FIVE hundred Swiss ad.
'ertise in the Missouri Democrat for twenty.
i've thousand acres of land IN Missouri
That paper says that they have on hand a
ash capital of over one hundred thousand
ollors. They are hardy. Industrious, TEN
erate men, women and children, who wish
devote themselves to farming, andthe for
nation Of thriving community.