The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-01-21
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10 coming new cents in the PhiladelPhiO
mint.
OF Commend ble.-The Free Mosons oil
New York propose erecting monument to
DR.. Kane.
0T Meyer (Republican) has declined con.
testing the seat Of Chapman, Senatrr from
Stark and Carroll.
6TA radish has been grown in Browns
Valley. Nspn county, Culiforni', weighing
ten urd halt pounds.
ORA woman named Mary Brown was
found dead in her bed, at the McCoy House,
Bucyrus. one day lust week.
o. John D. Mcpherson, Esq, fUr the last
forty years cashier of the Bank OF Gettys-
burgh, Pa, died few days since.
0rA ycung nan named VIM. Llwelyn
fell g. I'D in a bail room, while dancing, on
New Years night, at Cambria, Pa.
GrTke Countess, Ida Hahn hahn, so
celebrated in the literary world, has embrsc.
ed the religious life and entered a convent
at Maycnee.
01rThe glass factory Of A & D. fl.
Chambers, in Pittsburg, resum,i rpe atoms
OF Monday last. after suspension Of oper.
atoms for six months.
0FTke cattle trade Of New York city is
inmtnsc. The value of beeveS that arrived
during the pas, yeur is, upon calculation,
found 10 reach about $lI 600 900.
GrA young lady committed suicide by
drowing, at PottsviIle The o'her day, because
her parents wcuid not conseh. 10 her mar
riage with the person Of her choice.
GFIt is believed that Powers statue oI
Daniel Webster Is lost. II was shipped q,
Leghurn, over three months ago, in the snip
CX'crd, and has n,t siuce been heard Of.
! W The people o. Plymouth celebrated the
Iandin. of the P P.lgrms. on the aOth ult., b,
dancing parti,V. Ghost Of Miles Stand sh
| think ot that!
o. Rosa MaLiGi and her husband, " hose
imprisonment in Tuscany IN ce them famous
some years eince, now keep depository fol
the sale of Bibles ard religious books, Il
Nice.
" Col. Lemanhosky, a native OF Po
land, who served under the great Napoleon
during the time Of the Republic and Empire
died, near HumbarS. Indiana, few day,
since, 9S nged years. D.
tT3. Frank Dalton, whose su;t for d.
vorce create j so much excitement is Boston
and was quietly settled by that arch it'll
: fellow, cupid, is now doing business in Law
renee, Kansas, vile ard all.
" The Boston papers are Boosting thu
I the venerable Father Streeter, nDw in tn
thirty fifth year Of his ministry in that city
has married four thousand three hundred al
twenty-seven couple ! How very much h,
will have 20 answer for.
H-The South Bend (nd.) Register say!
that the tsrmers OF that region find thci
corn near entirely ruined by the rot. The
Warren Republican sSys that not one farmel
in a hundred, of that section, cua depend OF
:teir own corn fer seed
G5rTIs Albany Journal says that Com
mcdore Pau 'Ling, the ,ficer WHO arrested
! Fiilibu<ler Walker. is q soH Of TINT celebra
ted John PaulGiHy, the PeekskiIl farmer, whc
was one Of the three captors Of NJ tj3r Andre
! the Revolutionary Spy.
! GTAmong the first tusiness in the Obi,
House OF Representatives,, was notice mad.
by Mr.. Edison, ot Franklin, that he intended
Introducing sill to repeal the law requiring
"luvyeIs" to pay for licen to marry
| This will, undoubtedly, render NJ. E dsor
popular with the young foks.
o. Horace Greeley recently attended
church G' Chicugo. One who sat near SAYS
"He came in rather late took u seat-pul
on his gl;sses-looked at Tie Minister in the
pu!pit-lookcd up at the ceiIng-the took
glance at the audience on either side oI
him LEANED beck in his scat, and wenl t.
sleep"
w Dr.. Spangler, of ZlnesviIe, was shot
through the heart, Gil the lst inst, and in
stuntiy killed, by the careless use of fire.
arms in the hands Of some boys, who were
celebrating the day. He was within thirty
feet OF his Gwn residence when the accident
occurred. He Was the oldest practicina
physician in that place AMI was highly es
| teemed.
| 0TOn New Years eve, our Canada.
neiyhbors, says one OF our exchanges, havf
u custom Of betaking themselves to sleigh.
and going from door to door singing song
of charity, made for the occasion, and re
cevng such articles of food as ure rendered
them. They persevere until their sleghs
are full, ard oa New Years morning tney
distribute it to the needy. Another beau:i-
tul custom of them is, the ASSEMBLING Of the
different members OF the family on the morn
ing of New Years day to receive the poren,
al blessings. This often occurs bef re day
break. The children when assemble d
kneel, when the aged sire kisses each, ant
then pronounces his benedction; after which
they Pnrtake of breakfast together, snd thel
60 forth to celebrate the day.
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