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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-06-03
Loss Of Speech from Fear:

We read in one of our French exchanges:
an account taken from LIE NouueAeists De
RoUen, of singular loss of speech by a
young French girl, the circumstances Of
which are as follows: At late hour in
the night, on inhabitant of Boisguillaume
passing through one of the streets OF RoueR;
saw window open ON the first floor Of
dwelling house on his way, md thinking
that the family were thereby exposed to
nocturnal visitors, he reused the inmates Of
the house and informed them of the negli.
gence und danger. Thanking Tie tfavsffsf
for his kindness, the master Of the Bo6s6
immediately went up to the chamber OF his
domestic, to whom the careessness was
ctiargeable, and waking her from profound
sleep begin in loud and angry voice to
censuie her for her corelessness. The
startled gill, hot recognizing the voice Of
her master, and thinking it was the noise OF
robbers at her door, was so frightened that
she could only respond with inarticulate
sounds, md since that time has not been
Gble to speak.
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The officers Of the American Express CO.
received intelligence on Friday. that the
Office of the company at Erie had been rob.
bed Of two packages Of bills, amounting to
$l,04G. and stating that suspicion rested ON
Q young man who had suddenly disspp cared
from that locality! The affair was placed
in the hands oil Chief Best, who traced out
the matter, and found the young man at O:
q. Sibley'si where he had been making lib.
eral purchases ofjewelry. After some fur
ther seatch, he was DISCOVERED at the thea.
tire, and taken into custody. Nearly all tie
money except what he paid odt for jewery,
was found on his person: He was sent
back 10 Erie on Saturday, and will there
take his trial. He fully confessed the crime,
and as he is well connected, and not appar-
emily hardened criminal, his name ia with:
heh!-BuFalo Erprsss.
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Col. Renton's Opinion Of the Au.
thOrship OF "Junius."

In tks forthcoming volume VII. of Ben.
toms "Abridgment' there is the following
note 70 speech Of Mr.. Randolph, in which
Mr.. R. spoke Of repetition by "Junius" of
remark of Lord Chatham. II the puzzle
Is not resolved of the authorship of of"Junius,"
this terse and vigorous summing.up ofone
Of the theories Is Enthusiastically chsracaeFis-
tic Of the Thirty Years. Senator, and not
unworthy Of either the real or here supposed
author of the celebrated letters; ,.., =,
"When the author Of this Abridgment
Csays Colonel Benton) was ten yesrs old,
which was in the last decade borrowing
Liyy's division OF time in the expressioD) Of
the last century, and before enlightened
writer's had thrown darkness on the author.
ship Of Junius, it was we'll conceded THAI
there wos but one man in England, OF the
world, who united in himself all the quail:
ties of head, heart, and temper, all the ins
cidents Of political and personal life, which
the writing Of these letters required; but
one man who had such power 10 drive tnS
English language, such knowledge of men
and things, such amplitude of information,
such lofty and daring spirit, such inducement
to publish his thoughts and conceal his
name, an oratorical fame already so great as
to set him above the assumption of that of
Junius, great as it was. That one man was
Lord Chatham, then old, and out OF favcrr
with the king and dominant parties; reIega.
ted 10y his peerege) to that "Hospital of
Incurab!es," the House of Lords, whence
| m natPiot voica coDld roach tho Conorona
Of England; retired to his country seat at
Hayes, and ell the visitors shut out, discon-
tented, despairing, restless, and seeing no
way to reach the people but thro' the press,
and by means Of appeals; bold to audacity,
patriotic to temerity, and the more impress.
sive because shrouded in the mystery Of an
unknown origin. So stood Lord Chatham
and Junius in the latter part of the century
in which they lived, convertible in churac;
ter, identical in person."
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subscribers, and in which they are daily pa
rading the names Of thirty Of the bett citizens
Of st. Louis, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Chi
cugo, Pittsburg. Boston, New York, Phila.
delphia and other places as their references,
that they should still be found writing such
letters as the above. Sir, my suspicious
were aroused nearly two weeks since. but
they were allsyed by the friends Of DR.. Reed,
among whom I was travelling. On Satur-
day. May 22d, however, the evidence
upon which l accidentally stumbled wss
overwhelming, and I resolved to 90 to St.
Louis and Investigate the matter. While
waiting in the Office Of Reed & Scott for an
opportunity to talk with Mr.. Scott. I saS
him odi< his seal and signature, as Notary
Public, to thirty eight Of the sbOus blank g6i-
ddvits, and hand them to q man who took
them from the Office.
Your readers can judge for themselves
what use is made OF them. I shall soon
make free and full exposition Of every
thing I know In relation to this matter.
have been most grossly imposed upon, snt
have deceived hundreds of my best friends
II stand alone and all the world agains
me, will leave no honorable means untriet
to break up these rascally operations. My
sympathies for quarter Of a century hav,
been with the poor and homeless--for whom
these lands were designed-and not will
spectators. A hundred letters written b.
me, to men in all parts Of the country, cal
be produced to prove what / here assert
letters written since the 9th of April last
after my engagement with Reed & Scott.
It is proper that | should state that hav
never seen DR.. Reed; all my business haviD
been done with George Scott. All the lei
ters which I have seen signed "Reed 1
Scott" are in the hand writing Of Georg
Scott. Respectfully, yours,
w. s. BAKER
! RavenHs. O., June I'd. 1858.
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A Kansas view by one OF her Citl-
ZpnS.

In conversation, yesterday, with promi.
expressed the opinion that the English bill
has placed the people Of Kansas in the po-
sition which the great body of both parties
have honestly desired to occupy, and that is
to reriain in their Territorial condition for a
while longer. The coftest between the
rival and contending parties has been to in
augirate the State into the Union, dnd Sc
cure the cohtrol of its goFefiimeht at the
start. TIE leaders have forced the great
body Of the people, willing or Unwilling, to
appear as If anxious to throw off their terri
torial Condition, when, in reality, they had
no such desire.
The English bill will be Hailed 6y them
as godSend, to relieve them of their aspir-
ing, pushing politicians, who hive kept them
in hot water tor the past few years. They
will vote against the proposition submitted
to them by Con ress, if tor no other reasoi
than that they will be relieved Of constitu-
ton making for some months at least
They do not want to be forced into the
i Union by their own ambitious office seek
ers any sooner tban by Congress agains, her
will. Thav consider themselves, too poor
to take upon themselves. at this time, the
burden o. a State GGvarnment, In Twelve
months or sooner thy wi, have a popula-
ton Of one hundred thousand, MID thu! will
be soon enough 10 take upon themselves the
responsibilities Of State sovereignty.
Such are the feelings and views Of tho
great majority OF both slavery and anti.sla.
very parties of ths Territory, according 10
our informant, and he says the proposition
will be greeted BY large majority, out Of
those considerations. He thinks however,
that the leading politicians of the Terri.
tory may urge the acceptance Of the propo.
sition offered BY Congress as the readiest
mode Of settling The d fTicultg We shall see.
Cincfaaa:i EaguireT.
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Black Republican HLumbuggery.

The Black Republican papers, persist in
denouncing English's bill as "swindle,"
and claim It to be a "bribe." Now this il
sheer humbuggery, as by comparison it will
be found that the amouHt Of land granted BY
the Criuenden amendment, for ,Dhich EVERY
REPUBLICAN member of the House votedy
is PRECISELY THE SANE as that granted By
fhe English bin. Such silly stuff doei NOT
even bear the impress Of common sense upoT
its face, and we wonder that men claiming
Intelligence and honesty attempt to put il
forth as an argument against the BILL
Wayne County Democrat.
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Adjournment Of Cong ress,

Next Monday is tile day fixed upon for
the adjournment OF Congress, but it is said
an effort will be made to extend the session
to the 2lst inst. Should the session be
extended, the Committee on Territories will
propose the admission OF Dacotah and Ori.
zona as organized Territories.
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FISHER IN DANaER.-An affidavit was
made before justice at st. Louis, the other
day, by J. v. Fisher, that one Geo. Brown
assaulted him by threatening to "knock
hi out OF him." and that be-afiant--
feared and had good reason to believe that
said Brown would carry his threat into erecs.
lion, 4ntsss Festr0ins1 By lGw |! Brown ac.
cofdingly appeared before the justice, and
ives restrained under the penalty Of forfeit.
Ing bond Of $500 from executing his fear
Sul threat. a
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That day. For the purpose OF arranging
'Ssld docket, an Issus she'll be considered %
made up when either party IS ID default OF
pleading. Said clerk shall not place upon
'the trial docket any cases fn which nothing
remains 10 be done, except to execute an Or
der for the sale of real or personal property,
and TO distribute the proceeds % directed by
said order. II shall be the duty Of the
clerk of the court Of common pleas in the
several counties Of this State, when an or.
der OF sale 10 issued in case not on the
docket, 10 enter the same on the execution
docket 10 the same manner that he does ex.
eculions, with description of the real e.
tate, II there be any, TO be sold, ana 70 en-
ter the subsequent proceedings hso IN put'
Vuance of said order in the same manner a.
the proceedings on executions are or may
be required to be entered And when sale
'vi real estate Is made In Pursuance OF such
order, il shall be confirmed in all respects,
>as sales on execution, are or muy be, and
'sltsr the sale the cficcr shall be governed
IN all respects by the law relating to sales
ON execution. Should it at any time be-
come necessary to take any other steps IN
such case, than to sell or confirm sale. or
distribute the proceeds Of sale according
10 The order, the case may be EedoC keted on
6 the application OF either party, and when so
uedocketed, it shall stand in ell respects as
u it had remained on the docket.
SEC. 3. That the sgid original section
3o6 Of sid oct is hereby repealed, aud this
act shall take effect on its passage.
@ WILLIAM B. WOODS,
SPEAKER Of 1e House of Representatives..
MARTIN WELKER,
President Of the Senate.
March 81, 1858.
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Edil0r nftl. Paa.qs S.nIiasIi

Editor efths Portage SsHtsa8
win YOU please publish che accompany.
ius ,rticIs from the. aMii'SSTf Democrat
and much -oblige one who has been victim,
lied, and who has, in consequence misieo
sotrie Of your citizens and caused them 70
,m;.Ie.d o,hers. Sheldon Farhham and o.
p Brown, relying upon letters from Reed
g. Scot, and my personal representations
were Induced, In good fdith' to make the
offer they did. Which they fOuha they had
been mislsd, tssy iustahtly abandoned their
project.
Ifsny man among your readers has been
10 Missouri, or sent to Missouri and purchaS
ed land Under the " Graduation Act" amount.
inc TO more than three hWndred and t,Oeats
Scfss, will you ask him to explain hOaO he did
Hp The modus opsrandi will, no doubt, be
very interesting to your citizens, and the
community generally.
MsSsfs. Reed b Scott, Of St. Louis, No.,
Land Agents, have written to persons all
over the c6tntry that under the above nam:
ed act, the purchaser can obtain all the land
he wants without settlement upon 1t. The
Mayor Of your city, Hon. Samuel d. Harris
Jr., recently wrote to them asking W here he
could find the latest law upon the subject
and was very particular indeed to secure q
definite answer, and strange to say, received
the following very lucid reply:
ST. LOUIS, May 20, 1858.
SAautL b. HXakIs. JR., ESQ.,.
Ravenn6, o.
Yours OF the 18th inst. was duly received
The Graduation Act has recently beef
changed. There is no provision therein
nor is there any law conflicting with you
proposed movements. When you visit ou
state next month we shall take pleasure il
satisfying you on these, and all other point
pertaining to the Graduation lands. w
would suggest the propriety of coming i
two or three weeks, because the good chan
ces are iessening Of course every day.
Yours truly,
REED g. SCOTT.
Al It is difficult to obtain full aud man
reply from these men, whose references q,
OF the very highest character, as every boz
knows, perhaps some man who has purcha
ed 1900 or 10000 acres, will volunteer, no
that he has secured his iand, to infor
those who are not initiated how to go to wo
10 obtain as much as they please.
If Congress has changed the Act so "r
GENTLY" and has not found time to inior
anybody but Reed g. Scott. should THU
J., they ought to inform US common morta
It how we can avail ourselves Of its provision
- without the trouble and expense Of going
!. St. Louis.
!, Perhaps the honorable gentlemen "
}. recommend these Land Agents will
y SO good as to tell US how "reeently" the /,
was changed.
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LAND OFFICE at -

!. -, OF -- county, - having ap-
piled to enter the - Of section no
in township no. - of range no. - un-
der the act, entitled can act to graduate and
reduce the price of the public lands to ac-
tual settlers and cultivstors," approved Au-
gust 4, 1854, do solemnly swear that en-
ter the same for my own use, for actual set
Element and cultivation; and that, together
with id entry, have not acquired from the
United States. under the provisions Of said
act, more than three hundred and twenty
acres, according TO the established surveys;
and further, thot the said land is not now in
the occupancy Of any actual settler whose
settlement thereon existed at the date Of
said law.
Sworn to and subscribed beforel
me, on the - day of - l8-} -
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Sworn TO and subscribed before ]

And nows Mr.. Editor, is it not marvellous
that after the above, article was published in
3 PspcT to which Messvs. Reed T. Scott ore
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AUpIroR's OFFIcE,l

AUpIToR's OFTIcE,)
R.vENNA, May 81, 1858.
hereby certify the foregoing acts to be
correctly copied from the file furnished fol
this Ufice. H. L. CARTER,
Auditor Of Portage County.
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Affidavit for Land Entered for the use Of an
Adjoining Farm.
No. LAND OFfIcE at-

u OF - county, - having ap-
piled to enter the - OF section no: - in
township no. - Of range no. - under
the act entitled IAN act to gradIa ate and
reduce the price Of the pdblic lands to ac-
tual settlers aud cui.ivators," approved Au-
gust 4, 1854, do solemnly sweat that en-
ter the sumo for the use Of an sBjoining
farm. owned by me, which is situated on the
- Of section no. - in township no. - oil
range no. - upon which there are - acres
in cultivation, besides dwelling house and
other uppurtenancesj and that, together with
said entry, have not ACQUIRED from the
United States; under The provisions of said
act, more than three hundred and t~ehty
acres, according TO the established surveys;
and further, that said land is not now in the
occupancy Of any actual settler whose set
Element thereon existed 1t the date OF said
law.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me, the - day Of --lS -
We have been thus explicit in this mat
ter, because we felt it to be q duty which
we owed to our numerous readers, both here
ard abtoad. to advise them fully as to how
this mHttet stands: From the foregoing il
can be gathered that every person cdn bt
permitted 10 enter land; under the gradfa:
ton act; 10 the amount of 306 acres; and nc
mofe, If they will solemnly swear that tht
land is fof their 6toa use, and for actual set
Element and cultivation; and then within on,
year give proof of such actual settlement
All entries made otherwise will be annull.
ed, aad the money lost. Such 10 the ruling
I'D
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Therefore, 10 regsrd'to all subsequent On.
tries, you will infOrh h the purchasers At the
time Of 'thdkiag them, that the requirement.
Of the circular, of April 2, 1856, will be To-
sisted upon, and that subsequently, before
patents cab .issde for such consequent en-.
tries, the proof Of sctual settlement and
cultivation, within year from the date oI
entry. must be made as called for by that
circular"
Language can scarcely be made palmer.
Now we will give the portion Of the cireu
lar Of 7.h April, 1856, referred to above.
Graduation act Of August 4, 1854.
GENERAL LASD OFFIcE,
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-12-22
Hoard of Aldermen.
TUESDAY EVENING. Dee. q

TUESDAY EhENlNO; Zee. Il.
Aid. Hamilton from Finance Committee
submitted the report of the Revenue Collec-
tor Water Tax Collector, which were receiv-
ed and ordered to be filed. He also reported
on various accounts, which were ordered to
be paid.
The Wharf Masters report was presented
and read.
AID. Cox. presented petition from John
p Campbell, asking for an appropriation of
5000 to assist in defraying the expenses of
taking the census OF the City for his forthcom-
ing Directory. Referred to Committee
A petition was read from Hooser. named
Morgan. who wrote letter ''all the way from
Indiana" asking the City Council TO loan him
one thousand dollars-as he SAYS he is n
strait, don't know how he is to manage to
make ends meet &c, &c. He says the Conn
Gil represer is a wealthy city, and they will
do him favor byicOmpiying, &c. Lau ghter.)
Various motions were made to refer the
letter TO some standing committees. The Gas
Committee, the Spring Committee, &c. &c.
Finally il was laid on the table.
Aid. Cheatham presented petition from
John Coltart. Esq, which was referred TO a
Committee consisting Of Aid. Cheatham,
Hamilton and Fisher.
Aid. Cox called up his bill to prohibit street
begging, which passed on its third reading.
Aid. Cheatham called up his bill to author
! ize the City Marshal to have suitable boards
put up about the Market House for the accom-
mediation Of bill posters, &c. &c. Passed on
t. thiId re di z.
The Board then took mp several resolutions
and petitions from the Board of Councilmen
and concurred therein.
The resolution from the Common Council
requesting the Board of Aldermen to change
their meeting night to Thursday, was laid
! over until next meeting.
The bill regulating the night Police was
| passed on its third reading.
Aid Anderson introduced a bill to prevent
| hack and omnibus drivers from charging more
! than Is cents for a single passenger, with the
usual baggage, from one point to another in
| the corporate limits; which was passed first
! reading
! President HOllingsworth (Ald. Cheatham
| in the chair offered a resolution to change a
sewer on Vine street, between Spring and
/ Broad streets which was adopted.
| Also "a resolution to notify certain persons
| to make and repair Pavenents in the 5th
| ward; which was adopted.
! Mr. Hollingsworth presented the bonds of
| the Superintendent and Engineers of the
| Water Works, the Water Tax Collector and
Wharf Master elect; all of which were &C
| ccpted.
! Adjourned.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-12-22

The GAIErY.--Miss AvoNIA jones' made
her first appearance before Nashville audi
ence last night, as Luey Ashton. Her recep-
ton was rather cold than otherwise, but be
fore the play concluded. she had made most
pleasing and profound impression. Her ren-
dItion of the character is clearly of very hlgh
superiority. She possesses noble and com
m iudiug form, a brilliant eye. and beautiful
face: bat these are the most Insignificant oil
h.rattributcs She il possessed OF true g.
Mus. which sooner or later, will render her
the peer Of Miss CUsHMAN. She was ably sus-
tanned by Mr. CRISP. as E9ar, and the play
gave general satisfaction.
Rob R9y was excellently presented-HrS.
MELINDA JONES personating HeLeH NdegTeg0T
with marked ability aud success, Mr.. ChIsP
as RB toy was all that the character IN
wolves.
NJ - AvoNGA JONES will appear tonight as
P1u NJ in he Indy of Lyons, Mr.. CRISP sup
pJrLing her as CLIade .ULHode. With the plot
and character of the play the public are IA
miliar: and if they desire to see it rendered
in its highest perfection, should witness It's
performance tonight.
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Elegant Penmanship.

Rarcly-perhaps we should say never
have enjoyed such an artistic treat AS was
furnished Us yesterday, by MFR. d. F. BRowN,
a gentleman who has located himself in our
midst, as a teacher of writing. We had new
er supposed it possible for any one to exc
cute such wonders of skill and beauty with
the pen as Mr.. BRowN exhibited to us--the
work Of his own hand. They must be seen
TO be appreciated, or their existence even be-
lieves; and we hope our readers will take an
early opportunity of calling on Mr.. b.. at the
Southern Commercial College. Cherry Street
and proving for themselves that "a thing of
beauty Is JOY forever"
Mr. BRowN's execution, in our Judgment,
proves the soundless of the principlrs of his
system OF teaching.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-12-22

THE BANNER AND THE HUCKsTERs.-The
local editor of the Barner is engaged in
very warm pursuit of the hucksters. He
assumes great many very Objectionable
things of this class of tradesmen. and con-
.cludes therefrom that they ought to be ex-
cluded from all well-ordered market-piaces.
One would suppose, from the tone OF the
Banner and its treatment of the subject, that
its editor had eaten an over-done huckster
for supper, and was dreamily hounderlng
under the terrible weight Of full-grown
night-fnare H. inveighs against the Alder
men. the Councilmen and the Hucksters with
a fervor OF reproof and denunciation, that,
should they fail in convincing the Judgment,
should. at least. excite their fear. With
magnanimity scarcely less than romantic he
opens his broad columns to the supporters OF
the bill now before the Council to show their
reasons Yet nobody answers, aud the
Banner coniesses that ''in all it has said 1t
has not written with the slightest hope OF
changing a vote" We are very sorry for
the BaItser.
The Banner singles out one OF the Council
men by name. who has the double misfortune
to be an editor and a councilman, III these
degenerate days Of carpers and critics, and
ESSAYS to convict him of inconsistency. He
takes this occasion to assure the editor Of the
Banner, without meaning any disrespcct, that
his time is occupied with what he conceIves
to be of higher momeat, than newspaper
controversy concerning hncksters. As Il
member of the Common Council, he prefers
70 make bis defense there. if he should deem
defeuse necessary.