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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-12-20
TROUBLE ABOUT 4 CHURCH.

From Tie Warrington Std, i7h-
For some time past there has been dispute in tho
congregation worshiping az Hunters chapel, Me-
thodi>t Episcopal, Alexandria County Va, in this
neigh borhood. relative 10 clsim of Mr.. Angnr,
builder in this city for balance Of some 100 alleged
by hin to be due on his work the chutch. In this
demand il seems he is sustained by the late building
committee of the church, Messrs. Frederick Stuart
W. \. Lacy sEd - Ccroitt who are sad TO hold
that they are Responsible for its Gquidstion.
The copgre CATION dissatisfied with the bil os Mr
Argus, on which they had paid SOB had the work
measured by Mesrs Hardness end Deal, asurers of
carpentry work in this city, who are said to have es
mated il at about sSnO; when the congregation de-
poscd the building committee, electipg Captain Cox
NJ. Traverse and Mr.. Siss 10 their stead. Teey
che congregation are further sed to have offered to
compromise the claim Of NJ. Angus by 81 owing nun
500 additional for it, This compromise beiog refused
on the 9Th irs' according e. the Information accorded
to rs the old building committee. attended by Mr.
Angus ani for others from Washington, went the
church aud tore ont The doors ard windows.
Alter az alteration with Mrs. Genera Hunter who
def.rded the premises with great zeal, having been
toe Lara est contributor 70 is erection, giving some
400 and the land the work OF destruction was only
undertaken upon her refusal to assume responsibility
f,r the payme! of the 100, tor which the buuInx
comni,iee alleee their responsibility to Mr.. AngIs.
The PfesiGDg Elder ~ sad to sustain thc ret"s-' "f
the church TO pay the sum demanded; and Mrs.
IIlrter who Las not yet deed to land which the
church sisnds has awaited herself OF that fact 20
meice suit in Alexsndra against the late Building
Committee and Mr. Angus for the damage lone 20 thus
building.
Tns churches in Alexandr. County, Va, seem TO
be the arena for genes vioonce regret To stare.
IL will be remembered that q young man, year or
two ago killed another in church not three rnlles
from Hunter ChepJ, which SAID church was sabse-
oueny secretly burned to the ground by alleged parl-
zans VI the person killed.
The Methodist Church, two or three miles west Of
the a..menti oneJ one has more than once been IN a
sta'c OF senisiege By disorderiy row'iies.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-12-20
MAN and Wife Drowned.

Nlw.BEuxswIcK, N. j., Saturday, Dec. Is.
John Moore, captain Of boat {. Smith, and his vile,
belonging to the Troy and Western line, were drowned
Lee last night by falling off the bsat
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-12-20
The Weather.

ALBANY, SAturday. Dec. II, TN.
The weather here is intensely cold. aa. ice is max
rg fast in the river. The sie,ner He.o is IN bal
position 10 the ice.
BoSroN, saturday Dc. Is 1875.
At Highland Light this forcaoon, a thick slJs.
.,orin prevailed, with a heavy northeast s.ni. 4.
Hull the wind il north west, VITA ~ Ut spn'so snoy
MoNTHs,t, SATURDAY,. D.. l., 1875.
Weather clear tnd cold. TheIgoQ-'cr bnlos
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-12-20
New Party Organ ut Albany.

ALBANY, Saturday, Dc. ~, ~.
TIE now DEMOCRATIC paper in opposition to Ihe
atlas and argus, called The StaAda'd, made its hrsi
appearance this evening.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-12-20
Condition of the Ohio Riycr.

PAKKERsBuRG, Va, Saturday, Dee. Is. 1858.
There are % feet water in the ONO River 1t thi.
Point Boats plenty, and departing daily FOR ali
points below, with low freights.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-12-20
The Philadelphia Bank Case.

PHlLADElPHiA, Saturday Dee. Is. 1855.
Messrs. Albone and Newhan have been AGO lifted
The District Attorney abandoned the cas4 afier th
arguments for defense had been made.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-12-20
Death nj an Editor.

PIrTsBURGH, Pa, Saturday, De. II, iNJn:
Robert M. Riddle, for many wears editor oi I"e
(cNneTc'ot Journal died this morDug.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-12-20
Fire at CranstON, Il. 4.

TFUl IDtNtkI DEC, 10 INVD.
Smitb's Palace, place Of Sammer resort in Crans-
ton. was destroyed by fire Saturday morning loss
SO 900; insured for s., i0D
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-12-20
The North Briton Outward Bound

PORTLAND, NE, FnIay, DIG. II Io0c'
Tie steamship North Briton sailed from here Tor
Iyeroool at % o'clock this afternoon.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-12-20

FIRE Is B,YaRD srREEr.-A. H., O'Clock lss,
eyeIi.g fire occurred in the brick building No x.
Bayard street, basement and second floor occupied by
A. Loweptba ~ liquor, wine End cigar saloon and
dwelling, frs, floor anu attic by j. G. Colgan a. q
dwelling The fire originated near the first floor stair.
way and only by its speedy exinguishment were the
lives If the occupants saved With the exception Of
Mr. Loventhsn, the remaining occupants OF the
premises were in bed and asleep. ID. Coga" &c yea
lis infant child and, followed by bis wife, rushed
tfroTeh the denss smoke 70 the street si5. Lowen.
thai aroee from sick bed and escaped 10 the same
manner. Damage to bulldog, slsV MI. Cogsn
sustained slO1 damage BY water, sn1 Mr.. LowenihsA
about 500. No insurance.. q
EIRr IL CaRMIsE SrREET.-Lsst hight at 8
O'Clock iiIe brck Ike cut in the brick building No. "
Carrnire street occupied the first floor by WocJ.y
& Tamlyp, pawnt roksrs; upper part, by NJ. "or',
10y a. d,enlng. The fire originated on the thrd
fjos in b, droon owing to the carelessnes' o. ser
ytlt gil With lighted lamp. Damage By fire and
water about 600 Incurred for 800 in the Stuyves.n
IrtursIcs COMPANY The articles in The pawn OH .
were somewhat damaged by water. Insured for
s. $40 in The Stuyvessnt Iasurarce Company. Ine
building was dan.ged TO the amount of so. Insured.
DgsrRyss,yC CALaNITr.-On Tuesday last the
dwellirg If Robert Dutton, in Davenport, was de.
stroyed by fire. Mr.. Dution was at his store and
Mrs Du,.oa went ont TO get some milk AMI loekei the
door leaving her three children inside The children
comreIe.J psying with shsvings, and very soon
the bou% Wa N DANES The mother returned opensd
the door AM rescaed child very much burned, but
the OF. II two we're lost in the fire. TIE children wefo
aged enc, FIVE aud pears, and before hight the
rescued .rfsl, also died from tie igjures.
REMOVAL OF LASn OFvIcEs.--The Comm -sioner
Of tie General L. nd Office h,s received atyees from
tie registers sni receivers at Fanbaui and stI Fsnr
m NrU, .o,s of the renewal 10 accordance s'h IL
srruct,op d.;ed vi Sept. last OF tceir 'pect
tgices IS fooss: Tia. from Farbaait 10 b. Peer,
ct sle,l p,scc it sss opened fol buziaesi OF toe :.
inst 81 tia. ffoA Saltwater 90 CsI 1rAsf, "hsIe u
gou,i o,ea i,t bushes. ca tAe lytl in,.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-02
The Harvest Om the Continent

The Ecoze Agricole says: Tho whea, har.
vest is nearly terminated in France. Gen
orally speaking, it will not be of such 200,
quality as that OF 1867, and will weigh OF
an average four or five kilogrammes les
per hectoIitre. The harvest of 1868 viii
consequently he less than the preceding
but it must not be forgotten that that o
1867 was above the average.
From Sweden it is reported that the ac
counts frcm the governors of provinces say
the crops show very middIing prospect
The export of cotton from the North of Eu.
rope will, therefore, be very limited this
year. Prices are moving up in all the
markets in Sweden.
The crops in the grand duchy of Finland
are all favorobly spoken of, and an imperial
ukase has extended the time during which
corn may be imported free Of duty in that
country.
The latest accounts from Odessa say tha,
some damage has been done by rain to tn e
crops in Poland and Bessarabia.
In Spain, the harvest of CASTLE is much
better than had been hoped for.
The favorable prospects of abundant vint:
age which existed few weeks back in Sici-
ly have been completely destroyed by tire.
mendous sirocCo winds.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-02
Political Sc UibS.

William Munger is the Democratic nomi.
nee for Congress in the 9th or Findlay Dis.
trict. He is on old Democratic editor.
Judge L. w. Hall has been re-nominuted
BY the Democracy Of the Tffin District, as
their candidate for Congress. The Seneca
Advertiser, which is always posted, says his
election is certain.
Joshua A. Giddngs has been thrown over
board by the Republicans Of the goth OF
Ashtabula District. John Hutchins, oil
Warren, has received the nomination.
Thomas c. Theaker (Phebus, what q
nameD is nominated for Congress by the
Republicans in the 18th District. Hon,
VIM. Lawrence, the present incumbent will
doubtless be the Democratic nominee, and
will be reelected.
Lewis D. Campbell, "the Butler poney,"
was nominated by the Republican Conven.
tion in the Dayton district, August oath, as
their candidate for Congress Vallandigham
the Democratic nominee will undoubtedly
be elected. ........... ..... ....
The Republicans Of the 2lst District have
nominated John A. Bingham for reelection
to Congress. Next to "old Gid" he was
one OF the loudest shriekers in Congress.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-02

Our readers will recollect that about The
time of the adjournment Of Congress, few
broken down politicians eBdeavored to or
ganize new party to be called the ''Peo.
ple's Party" the object of which was to
bring out John ]. Crittenden, Of Kentucky,
as their candidate for President In 1867
The "Crittenden Amendment" for which
all the Republican members of Congress
voted, was to be the platform of this party.
The leaders confidently believed that as the
Republicans had thrown away their cry OF
"No more slave States," and had voted to
admit Kansas into the Union with slavery
Constitution, they woold unite with the
Southern Americans and rally for Mr.. Crit
tenden as the "Union" candidate for the
Presidency. - eht 81
But MIR. Crittenden has recently nutho-
rized Kentucky editor to announce that
under no circumstances will he be candi-
date in 1860. The result OF the elections
in Kentucky, Missouri, North Caroline, Ar
kansas, and other Southern States having
knocked the prospects Of the "People's Par.
ty" into "cocked hat" is, without doubt.
the cause OF his declension.
1t therefore follows that there will be but
two leading parties in the field in the next
Presidential struggle-the National Dem oc.
racy, whose principles are as broad and as
enduring as the Union; and the Republican,
the same sectional party that rallied under
]. c. Fremont in 1856, and which had only
an organization in the Northern States oil
the Confcderacy.
1t is on easy matter to anticipate the re.
suit of the next Presidential contest. The
National Democracy will come off victori.
Gus, as they did when fighting under the
banner Of the old Chieftan of Wheatlund.
The nominee of the Charleston Convention
whoever he may be, will be the next Presi.
dent Of the United States.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-02
Facts for the People.

KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEopLE-That the
negro slavery question in the Territories is
now finally settled on the Democratic prin-
ciple OF popular sovereignty, the only ground
upon which the Union of the States can be
preserved from danger. ..... ..,. .....
KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEoPLE.-That Kan
sas is now certain to become free State
on the principle Of popular sovereignty
and the doctrine OF Intervention by Con.
gress, on the negro question, which has dis
tracted the country for many years with q
useless wrangle among politicians, is now
overruled and it is hoped put at rest forever.
KEEK IT BEFORE THE PEopLE.-That the
last plank in the platform of Repubicanism
has been swept AWAY, and the only issue on
which Wings and Abolitionists fused, is
now dead and buried.
KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEopLE.-Thut the
plunder of the State Treutury, and the de-.
pressed interests of the people Of the State,
demand that the public attention should be
directed to our own internal uffairs-to the
welfare of the white man, leaving the con.
dtion of the negro in distant countries, for,
at least, a matter of secondary considera-
tiUn. H.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEoPLE.-That one
of the living issues before the people Of
Ohio at this time, is whether the negro
shall be admitted to the right Of suffrage,
and in other respects placed on an equality
with the whites.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEopLE.-That the
question is to be decided at the State elec-
tion this Fall, whether the provision of the
New Constitution requiring the banks to
beor un equal burden of taxation, is to be
sustained and carried out or not.
KEEP II BEFORE THE PEoPLE.-That the
election this Fall will determine whether
justice is to be administered equally and
alike between corporations and private indi.
viduals and whether the individual rights
of private property may be trampled upon,
in order to uphold und make perpetual the
rights of corporations, and place them be.
yond the correcting and controlling arm of
the government.--iSdteSma
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-02
The Way it Works.
Mantua, July, 1858.

AS great deal has been said against the
sub.treosury law of last winter, in advance
OF its active operation, it is but fair that its
opponents should know something about it's
workings, now that it is in force. That It
will be the means of guardiug the public
money against all ordinary chances of de-
falcaton, no one who is acquainted with its
strict provisions can deny. 1t gives no op.
portunity for a continued speculation upon
the Treasury, and puts an end at once to
defalcation. fr
We see by the Van Vert Constitution
that recently an examiner was appointed to
investigate the condition of the Treasury Of
that county. He ransacked the books and
vouchers and ascertained that about 1880
was due from the Treasurer, and that mount
should be in the safe. He then asked to
count the money and ascertain ii "all was
right" but the Treasurer refused The KEYS.
the safe was broken open, when 10 and
behold, eighteen cents was the sum total
found, and the Treasurer was then declared
defautter to the amount Of eighteen hun.
dred dollars So much for the working OF
this much abused Democratic law Day.
ton Empire. ..ag
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-02
Reform in Criminal Law.

Lord Campbell is about to introduce into
the British Parliament, o bill dispensing
with the practice of requiring unanimous
verdict from jury. He does not propose
the majority principle; but he wishes to ge,
rid of the practice Of tampering with Jury
by placing one man upon. it to hold ou,
against all the others. He desires that If,
after certain deliberatiOn by the jury, they
all agree, except one or two, the verdict Of
those that had agreed, should taken as the
verdict of the whole twelve, subject. how
ever, to be reviewed, and if necessary, set
aside. This would tend completely to
break up the practice Of packing juries, or
increase the risks, by making it necessary
to bribe more than one ofthe jurors.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-02
The New State Of MinncsOta-Ra.
pid Growth,

The growth OF Minnesota (admitted os n
Stste at the last session Of Congress) has
been very singular. st. Paul, its capital, was
surveyed in l845, and as late as the spring
of l847, there were but three white families
upon the ground now occupied by upwards
OF 10000 intelligent and industrious citizens.
There are q large number of Hourishinp
towns in the State, whose population ex-
ceeds 1900, and the tide of emigration is
flowing thther in continuous stream. The
soil of Minnesota is rich and fertile, the natur.
al advantages ure unsurpassed, the climate is
equable, and the opportunities for industry
and enterprise are unequaled. The news.
paper press is established there, and flour.
isles with other interests in the territory ,
In 1856 there were twenty journals publish
ed, four of which were dailies. The number
at this date probably exceeds thirty. The
present white population Of the State is not
for from $4,000, and there are 10000 In
diuns, principally Sioux, who have been re.
moved from Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa
to Minnesota, and will probably be removed
still further west as Minnesota grows in
population. 70.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-02
Starvation mt Frazer River

A correspondent of the Newark Advertis.
er, writing from Frazer River, says MANY
companies make from 30 cents to So IS Der
day, to the man; the richest bars in the riy.
er have yielded an average of 81 per diem
and the working has only been continued
because of belief that the river would
fall, and in the bottom of the bars rich de-
posiis could be found. The stories of $50.
300, and $3.50 per day are false. The
stories regarding the commenc cement of want
aud danger OF starvation are true ones
Some report to us that they have lived on
boiled nettles and snails, have paid 50 per
ID. for horse meat, &c. Pork, beef and
Hour are selling at some of the points where
the crowds have collected at $l,50 to $2
per lb. 1t needs no more than this TO as.
sure us that starvation will be the fate of
many. Boiled nettles and snails NAV do a
man for week or so, but if healthful food
does not then come in, that man is gone.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-02
Chairman Dem. Cen. Ex. Com
Popular Sovereignty - RepubIi-
cans Divided.

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The Republicans are everywhere divided
in regard to their future ground on the slave.
ry question. A portion of them-the old
Whigs-insist upon adopting the glorious
Democratic principle of "populur sovereign
ty," Which the Republican party has for
years denounced, repudiated, ridicuIed and
fought against, and whose supporters they
have used every possible effort 10 disgrace
and ruin. The other portion of the Repub.
licans-the old free. .soilers and abolitionists
and the new converts-insist upon "sticking
to the nigger," and adhering to their old and
favorite doctrine of Congressional control
over the question. This radical difference
is found among the Republicans of every
State, and is likely to give them no little
trouble in the construction of their next
Presidential platform.
Hon. Thomas Corwin, of "bloody hands
and hospituble graves" notoriety, in a recent
letter to the people Of his district, says he is
ready so make any reasonable sacrifice in the
future, IN BEHALF OF THE PRINCIPLE OF Pop
ULAR SOVEREIGNTY" Hon. L. D. Camp
bell, has also made a similar statement
This principle Of popular sovereignty de.
clares the right of the people Of all the Ter.
ritories to decide the slavery question for
themselves-to make their territories free
States or slave States, just as they please
On the other hand, the New York Tribune,
the most influential organ of the Republi.
cans, declared recently that it does not 90
the doctrine Of popular sovereignty, or to
use its own words, it says it does mol support
the doctrine "of the right of the people of
any State or Territory to establish or reject
slavery as they shall see tit."
Thus we see the Republicans fighting
among themselves as to what shall herea fter
be the fundamental article of their creed.-
If this difference were an honest one-if
they had any regard for principle, it would
be utterly impossible for them TO unite upon
either platform or candidate for tie Pre-
sidential contest of 1860. But fortunately
for them, such is not the case. They have
no regard for principle. and would follow
Satan himself if he could lead them on to
victory and place the spoils of office in their
hands.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-02
A Singular Occurrence.

About nine years ago a man living neal
Bangor, Name, left his wife and three child.
rem, for California. He wrote letters home
for two or three years, after which no in.
telligence was received from him, although
rumors of his decease came back. His
wife, after the lapse of five or six years
from the time of her last word from him
married respectable returned Californian,
What was her surprise few days ago, on
receiving letter from her missing hus nd
accounting for his long silence in this wise:
Soon after writing to her last, he sold ou,
his claim in California and went to Aus
trala. While excavating tunnel, in com,
pany with five others, the earth fell in up.
on them and killed three of their number
He was rescued, but was SO injured in the
head as to cause arrangement of the mind
in which condition he remained three yeurs
and half. When he recovered he salec
for California, where he had but just urriy.
ed when he wrote to her. He had heard o
her marriage, but did not reprove her, Oh
signify his intention of returning TO claim
her.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-02

A KLED-HEARTED BoY.--A friend resid-
ing in Brownhelm, writes to US that lad
eleven years old, discovered, in his rambles,
a few days ago, huge black snake with a
bird struggling to escape from its mouth
The kind-hearted lad at onceresolved to res.
cue the bird, and fearing that he might in
lure it by attempting to kill the snake, he
courageously seized the monster reptile by
the neck and choked him with one hand, and
removed the bird with the other. After se-
curing the bird safely in his basket, he at
tackled the snake and killed it. He carried
the wounded bird to his home, and nursed
It with care but In a few days It died. That
boy possessed true moral courage Elyria
Democrat.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-02

The Republican platform sets forth that
among other wonderful exploits, that party
intends checking the extravaganza of the
Democratic party. An example oftheir re-
trenchment was given at the very time their
platform was bieng dove-tailed together. A
MIR. Mendenhall went to the Convention as
delegate, and while there was appointed by
Governor Chase, director of the Peniten.
tiary. During his stay, he did no business
as director, but this specimen of Republi.
canism actually charged and received m ileage
for attending the Republican Convention =
He charged and received mileage for travel
ing done before he was appointed-he was
paid for going to the Convention, and waa
not appointed until after he had arrived there.
Mendenhall was probably jingliDg mileage
money in his pockets while his co-laborers
were sweating over that "extravogance."
Is not such start in retrenchment, to say
the least, rather promising!
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-02

ATTACKED BY BULL.--A peddlcr, whose
name we did not learn, residing in Bedford
Cuyahoga Co., was terribly injured last
Monday morning by vicious bull, on the
farm of Sylvester Hart, of Carlisle. He
went into the field to get his horse, ant
while there was attacked in furious man.
ner by the animal, which threw him upon
the ground, dslocating his right shoulder
breaking several ribs, and otherwise iDjur.
ing him SO severely that his recovery il
doubtful. His escape from instant death Ii
wonderful, considering the persistent man.
ner in which the enraged animal pursued
his victim. The owner of such an animal
should be held responsible for all acts Of the
kind.--EtyriG Democrat.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-02
Delegate Election.

The Democratic Electors OF Portage CO.
are hereby notified to meet in their respective
townships on SATURDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF
SEPTEMBER next, at such place as to them
will be most convenient, and elect seven dele
gates to the County Nominating Conven'
tion. 1t is also requested that each Town
ship at the above time, will nominate can
didate for land appraiser.
J.G. WILLIS.