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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-11-18
The Arrest Of Four Alleged BOgu.
Manufacturers in the County.

For long time past the existence of a
gang OF manufacturers OF bogus coin, in
I Lawrence and Scioto counties, hps been
strongly suspected. Bogus coin Of almost
every denomination, from ten cent piece
to Mexican dollar, has been mixed freely
with the currency OF that region. Suspicion
has for n long time pointed to certain parties
as the manufacturers or venders, and recent
circumstances warranted their being taken
into custody.
Deputy United States Marshal Barber,
bo resides at lronton, took the matter in
charge, aud his ueen Watching the parties
for the past two months. Last week he con.
c'uded to make the arrests, and be lnd his
plans accordingly. On Friday he proceed
ed to Charter county, KY, where h" took
Wilium Sheppard into cus'ody, and brough,
him to lrOnton, and lodged him ia prism.
He then proceeded. 10 the residence Of }.
seph Kelly, near Means Landing on Tire
river, where he arrived about Tour O'Clock,
and arrested Kelley in bed. From thence
he started Immediately to the house OF one
George Wright, about three miles distant in
Scioto county, and reused him from sleep
before daylight, and took him into custody.
The Marshal then proceeded to the Junior
Iron WORKS, in Scioto county, some miles
distant OH the river, and arrested man by
the name Of Joseph Grant.
These four men comprised the entire par.
iy Of which DIR. Barber was then in pursuit,
and securing tie services of five guards, lie
started Tor this city, arriving yesterday morn
ing, and handed over t..e prisoners 10 United
States Marshal Siilcrd. Upon the person
vi Wright was found two counterfeit Mexi.
can dollars, uGd open hia premises number
0! engraving Instruments, quantity Of dies.
u. On the person Of Sheppard several dies
for milling coin were found. Al the house
of Kelly maclioe for stamping, lot of
quarters partly prepared, and aqu1Dtity OF
metal were recovered. Wright and Shep.
pard are supposed to have been the engrav.
ers and priscipul operators, The former hav-
'Ds been employed or some ten years or
more in branch United States mint Gin.
Ga2ette. ...,.. . f. ..r... . .
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Frazer River.

The latest news from Frazer river is un.
favorable. The river had fallen, but failed
to reveal the uurferous sands in the antic
pated abundance. AS one effect, several
"projected' cities had vanished. Such
miners as had claims, however, were at work
with variable success /; but as the number Of
those possessing claims are only small
portion Of the whole, and all the rich ground
yet discovered having been taken up. many
were leaving in disgust, The San Fran
cisco Bulletin gives it's views on the subject
az follows:
"Whether there are any extensive gold
fields at the heSd Of Frpzer or Thorn pson
river, is not yet settled. Sufficient time has
not been allowed for prospecting in that
distant and hardly accessible region. 1t
will be year before the gold.mini copa.
city OF British Columbia is fully known
Tue bars in the bed Of Frazer river are be.
ing worked with good results. In some
places, it is complained that the pay dirt
does not hold out to any great depth-but
this fact does not appear to bo fully sustain.
ed BY the proof at hund. In short, the con.
dition of affairs In British Columbia may be
summed up in one sentence 81 There are
more miners there than can find diggings !;
the idle are returning disgusled, abusing the
country those busy are operating quietly,
keeping their own counsel, but are undoubt-
edly doing well even if dry dipgings' be
discovered, it will not be possible to do very
much upon them until next season and in
the meantime, the people at Victoria may
expect to see pretty hard tines Probably
more than half the Californians in that re-.
glon will return TO our State during the next
three months--sone never to- 60 back, and
some determined 10 TRY again next sea.
son."
In these opinions the San Francisco Her.
aid substantially concurs. 1t suys ".he
gold which was expected to be found in such
marvellous quantities did not exist, save in
tho imaginations Of uDprincipled men. who
converted popular credulity 10 profitable &C.
count"
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-11-18
United Stales ARMY.

The present military force Of the United
States consists OF nineteen regiments OF tho
line, composed of the following corps -.
Fiveregiments Of cavalry, four regiments Of
artillery, Ten oi infantry, making d grsnt ag-
gregate Of thirteen thousand rank snd file Of
oil urms. This little srmy covers an area
Of over two millions Of square miles, being
TWO thirds the area Of all Europe. There
are eleven hundred commissioned officers,
including one hundred medical oficers, eight
hundred and fifty Of whom graduated at the
Military Academy, snd two hundred and fif-
" appointments The nativity OF those of.
fcers 10 as follows e Born in tho United
States, 1000, Ireland II, France s, Eng.
land 6, Germany 8, Scotland 2, Austria i,
Italy ], Portugal l, Spain !, Cuba / Tur.
key Lat sea 3. The militia force of the
United States 10 computed at 1900, 900 ef.
tectiye men.-Piits. Post.
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mrsResa,. POLICY IN chlnn.

L .
Mr.. Reed, The American Minister IN Chin
has incurred the serious displessure o
the London Times, The immediate offence
that he has negotiated a treaty with China
independent OF the assistance OF France anC
England, and that he has succeeded by
peaceful and conciiatory course, in affecting
as much for the interests Of the commerc cC
of his own country, ns the allies did witt
their bayonets and their shells. This is the
report which comes from China, but this !,
the fact which the Times denies. 1t not ON,
ly accuses him of having surrendered sdvan.
tsges might might have been gained
but It charges him also with intriguing with
the Russian Minester, to keep the allies
from advantages which they wished to sc.
cure and have mainly done SO, though
some concessions from their first demands
were made by them, not because Russia was
feared, but because 1t would not have been
sufe to daily longer with opposition of Rus.
sia,' backed by the "insensate- assistance Of
America" ... ..,.... ...
These are the accusations Of the Times,
but remembering the rancorous spirit in
which il refers to everything American, and
knowing how apt 1t is to misrepresent well
known facts when treating of A American DO.
litics and diplomacy, we must have come
better authority for believing that the ma.
tural shrewdness and knowledge of Mr..
Reed have become go stuliiied abroad, as 10
permit himself TO be made either tool or a
fool Of by either Russia or China. That he
did not sympathize very strongly with the
purpose of the Allies, is very natural. His
instructions were peuceabIe and his policy
pacific. He possibly did not think it his
"mission," or that of his Government, to
commit aggressions upon another country,
for the purpose of carrying them the light of
commerce and Christianity. He may even
have regarded this avowed philanthropic pur.
pose as nothing more than a respecta BILE
pretext for bold plan of national outrage
and territorial aggression. Scarcely a fli.
buster but puts forth tho snme plea when he
wishes TO punder other countries. That he
did look ppon this plea as by pocritical, when
he saw those who represented it engaged ex.
tensively in introducing opium in China,
against the laws and policy OF the country
q Irade thousand times worse than the
traffic inrum--is not at all improbable; and
it is quite likely, when he put a restriction
upon this trade in his own treaty, that he
may have foiled the phiunthropic purposes
Of the British diplomotsts 10 wishing TO get
the Imperial sanction to the lawless traffic,
which has hitherto been so s,ubbornly with.
held. The spirit Of the comments upon MIR.
Reeds conduct shows that there is some
thing ranking beneath, proceeding from
very different feeliLg than a mere opinion Of
the policy of his official conduct would be
likely to produce. And as the opium trade
has been really the true cause of the war in
China, it is not unlikely that there will be
of spirit, il thUse who undertook
Tho war should have fuiIed to secure beyond
peradventure the real object olit.-Phi!adsl. Of
OhiG Ledger. ....-.
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oNIystertou. Disnppoa rance.

c. H. Hight. Sheriff Of this county, lsfa
his home On Wednesd y Of last week under
circumstances to lead his friends 70 believe
that he bas sbscohded. The probability 10
that be is in arrears in financial matters, but
to what extent it is impossible yet to deter.
mine. The general impression is that the
discovery OF the deficiency in his monetary
uffairs frightened him into the belief that he
was subjected to a prosecution under tho
law against embezziement, constituting the
provisions Of that Law to reach all public Of.
fcers, instead OF those who handle State and
county funds. |'N', ? ''o"e' 'a '
mr.. Hights conduct Is mysterious. No
man ever before questioned his integrity or
the honesty OF his purpose, and until dsvsl.
opments are made to fastsn unmistakuble
guilt upon him, il will be bard to make this
community believe him u scoundrel. As
Developments arO nude we will keep cur
readers posted.
Last Tuesday was the day set for the Fall
term OF the Court of Common Pleas butas
there was no Sheriff. and the Judge decid.
ing that he had no power to appoint one, i
did not convene. - Mercer County StGndGrd.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-11-18
senator DougIas' Platform.

The Southern journals are discussing th
position, prospects, and principles Of Mr.
Douglas. The Richmond South gives tn
following as the sentiments and principles
he avows, probably selected from his speech
es in Congress .. -..-.
!. Judge Douglas sfirms the Originn
and essential inferiorlty of the negro.
2. He denies that the negro was inteu d.
ed TO be embraced within the abstra c,ions o.
the Declaration of independence, and as.
serts that the right TO freedom and equality
wos predicated only Of the dominant race oil
white men. -s. .a,.-
8. He denies the privileges Of citizen.
ship to the negro. #-.
4. He affirns the compatibility Of con-
federacy of free and flave States. and the
possibility of their hurhonious co-existcuce
Under common Constitution.
s. He atfirms the absolute sovereignty
of the States, in respect to their domestic in.
stitutions, aud denies the authority of tic
Federal Government 10 discriminate against
the interests Of slavery.
6. He inculcutes policy OF non. inter.
vention as between the free and slavehold.
ing States. as between the latter and the
Federal Government
Z. He supports the decision Of the Su-
Premc Court, and asserts for slavery the
right of colonization in the Territories.
8. He uphods oil the guarantees of the
Federal Constitution in respect to the rights
Of the South.
0. He maintains the dignity and inde-
pendence Of the Senatorial function against
the encrouchments Of Executive usurpation.
10. He protests his opposition to Black
Republicanisn at every point and upon ev.
cry principle.
II. He pledges himself to fidelity to the
organization, principles and nominees of the
Democratic party.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-11-18
Daring Highway Robbery.

Mr.. y. X. Espich, proprietor of the Fur
Eiture Ware Rooms on Main, ubove Second
Wos robbed on his return from GcrmantowI
on Saturday evening last, at about o'clock
We learn from Mr.. E. that as he was pass
ing in his buggy through the arch, under the
west end of the Gin, Ham. 4 Dayton r. r
bridge, man approached from the west side
! OF the arch and took hold Of the horses head
The movement was SO sudden, unlocked ior
and bold, that Dir. E. MAS, for the moment,
"taken Hback;" and before he could resolve
what TO do, two more men suddenly ron up
10 the buggy, one of whom sprung in and
grabbed him by the throut, pulled him down
in Il. bottom Of the vehicle, and fell heavily
upon his breast, while the other man said
"IIoId on TO him, Andy !" He struggled
with the man y! 70 had hold Of him, (aDd who
hud on q coat with rough nup,) Tor mo.
ment, but was owe: powered, and between
the fright and the exceeding rough treat
ment he received, he was Cearly obivious
to what happened utter, until he found him.
self and tenn in the deep water in the river
Just below the bridge. He came out on this
eide safely and then made an inventory Of his
effects. ..f ... ....t..,,... .
The robbers had taken from side pocket
his wallet containing $Il0, und quantity
OF papers of no value to any one except him.
self, smother pocket book in which were
lew bills and some papers Of value, aud took
from his pantaloons pocket some silver. the
amount be does not know exactly. The
money in the wallet was in ten dollar hills
with the exception of a $40, on the North.
ern bank OF Kentucky, which had name
across the back. This bill he would recop.
nlze If he saw it. Some bank bills in q
side pocket OF his vest were not taken. ow.
ing probably TO the fact that couple of ci.
gars were in the pocket on the bills. Slr.
Z. had fortunately forgotten to bring with
him valuable watch which he had lett with
friend in Germantown, or it too would have
been taken. '..s'. ~ 3''a- ".
The police were Immediately dispatched
in search OF the robbers on the return of Mr.,
q. on Saturday eve'ng, but we learn that thus
far no clue has been found. This is certain.
ly the boldest highway robbery we have vet
chronicled in this neighborhood. and !,
shows the desperate character of the "leis.
ure men" who have no visible means of sun.
port.-Dayton Empire, Aou. 7.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-11-18
Five Men Poisoned and Ono Dc.
ceased by Drinl6iMg Bittcrs.

On Sunday evening German, Christie.
pher Bunneman, residing in Buckeye street,
was visited by four of his ucquointances, who
expressed desire to drink something. B.
told the men whose names were John Tell.
hoster and - t., his brother, Mapg Tell
and Strongman, that he had some whisky
bitters in the house, which they might try il
they liked. They all expressed a willing.
ness TO test the liquor, which waa broupb,
and tested. Soon after drinking the bilters
they were taken i'll, and one Of them, John
TeIlhoster, much more aIarmingly than The
others. t. was then removed to his resi-.
dence, where in spite of all the efforts of his
physicians, he died, but the rest improved
and were yesterday out of danger. ..
The Coroner held nn inquest, and arrived
at no conclusion, the jury rendering d vcr.
dict that the deceased came to bis death by
means unknown. t...,..
An examination Of the root wns made BY
several npothecaries, who could not te wha,
il was. 1t was finally shown to w. J. Nj.
Gordon, coroner Of Eighth street and West.
ern row, and was pronounced aconite, VOLTS
bane or monks hood, well.known, poison.
ous plant. II appears that Bunneman had
purchased roots of peddIer, who had re.
commended aconite as excellent for bitters,
which B. took for granted, "a .-.. al. 0,'.
Tkis is The first instance of death by AGO.
mite within the, recollection or physiciuns, and
as there are no recorded accounts Of The
same, the case will be.very interesting to the
profession. Drs. VIM. and John Davis At.
tended the deceased during his illness. Il
The fellow no doubt was totally igDoran,
OF the nature and effects Of aconite, mistak.
ing 1t for some harmless root. Cincinnati
Enquirer. ,. 10 sgmlt .tagI.l ss,T.
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A Matter for the Lowvcrs,

ipWm. s. Ray was srrested on .comnls;r,
Of Matthew Bostwick, and brought before
Justice Loomis, on charge Otto employ
the Import OF the 2StA section of the crimi.
nal Enthusiastically keeping an instrumen n,
for the purpose Of counterfeiting any gold
silver, or copper coins, currently passing in
this State. Ray had an instrument for max.
ing three cent pieces. The decision of the
Court was, that three cent pieces were no.
gold, silver or copper coins, and he was dis.
charged because the case did not come with.
IN the meaning, end intention OF the statute.
The statute was passed in 1885, and so The
three cent pieces were not made until some
time aiter ls5O-snd that, therefore, the coin
currently passing In the State at the passage
OF the law, did not include three cent pie ces .
Pc tsesVills Telegraph. ,<lg 'r@G-s
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The New OfleaBs 7yae Delld o. Nov. 5ti
says :-GrsVier street, nearly opposite the
ST. Charles Hotel, was the scene, yesterday
of one Of those dreudful tragedies which d.
sometimes occur, 10 stSr.le and terrily. Prof
R. H. Chiffon, we'll known for bis scicnti'
fic attainments, having been popular lee.
turer on geology st one time, and bui lately
q ship broker, committed suicide early yes
terday morning, at his Office, III GravieI
street.
On entering the back Office very strange
scene met the eye. A candle was burning
on table near the body ofthe deceased
which indicated that he had committed the
act at an eDrly hour In the morning, while
upon the desk on which the deceased rested
a vial OF laudanum nearly drained Of it's con
tents, a bottle Of brandy, and iumbler con
tanning a small portion Of that liquor, wer,
seen. At his side was pocket knife, will
both blades open, covered with blood.
The head OF the deceased rested upon tn,
right arm as easily and naturally as If be hst
fallen asleep in that position. His clothes
were saturated with blood, and on examining
his neck as far as possible great gashes were
tOuuop hc ~ Huus III ulc uSSpeTulC uuu taNu
determination, struck as violently, end cul
as deeply os his strength permitted. On iNe
left side OF his throat, and under the ear, the
wounds we're terrible, while a slight wound
appeared on the jaw, just above, in the effort
TO reach The throat. On the left side deep
wounds were also to be seen. .d -.s.o
Before the deceased was u looking. glass,
in which he must have gazed, in order to see
where and how to cut, SO that there could be
no failure. Both the big and the little blade
OF the knife must have been used, from the
nature Of the wounds. The blade must have
been 6rst plunged into the throat near the
ear, and forced forward.
There were other wounds upon the legs,
and an effort had been made to cut the artery
OF the left foot, but without success. In ud.
dition to the knife used in this self-butchery,
there was a smaller knife before the deceas.
ed, which wos not used, showing that the
deceased had nude careful selection of the
instrument Of destruction. 70 .s--.
The appearance of Prof. Chiffon, aeated
Os he was in his chair and leaning his head
upon his arm, was strangely natural. One
would have thought that the loss of so mnch
blood would make sad work with the fea.
lures; but, on entering the room, had it not
been for the blood upon the body, the be.
no Ider could scarcely believe that death had
fixed it's seal upon the face Of the deceased
-so natural and 80 sleep.like were his fea-
lures. .u-.. '..
The causes which led 10 this ,rugical re.
suit, are thought TO be dissipation, superin.
1uCed by mlstortunes in business life.
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6yAn old citizen, Adam Quinn, died near
Eaton, Ohio, on Tuesday, the 9th inst, sged
80 years. He was a native Of Philadelphia,
but for fify-eisht years hs has resided 10 the
West. When a young man, he Joined .
company Of volunteers, called into service
by the State of Pennsylvania. His compa.
N.Y. when on its march 10 Harrisburg, was
reviewedby General Washington. or those
who served with him on tina. occasion, be
'was the last survivor. @t's,F Z
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GTThe Savannah News gets of the fol.
lowing: The Atlantic telegraph is at pre-.
sent perfectly neutral. As our friend Pat
would ssy, "lts divil word ii has TO .sy on
either side" ".'
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GTTbe deepest coal pit in Great Britain,
and probably in the world. has, after twelve
years. just been completed and opened ut
Dnklnfeld. The shaft of this pit is 6s64
yards deep, and the sinking ofgi. has cost
nearly ilOO,O00. as,a a p 10
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" 1t Is rumored that pardon is to be
given to Francis Meagher. the exiled Irish.
man. Mr.. Meaghsr hes resided 10 this coun.
Try since ls4s, and cares very little shout
pardoR.
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0JA knitting machine. that will knit Z
perfect pair Of stockings. in .less than Eve
minutes, has been inyented BY . New York.
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The President and the Cincinnati
ta PLATFORM.

- The following communication from re.
sPected friend, taking exceptions to some Of
our remarks of last week, we insert with
G pleasurA = .~--
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-12

's'iees a, Albany IN oppose tn essase OF o'
aski?s The Conn pn Council oparchass H. cry7t fssce,
WIZ iAo on the table
IRISH CIVIC socrErrEs.
The fr'sh civic srd military societies v'tsd the ~
mon Co'nc 10 rrVie~ procession on s, Ptrcs t.y,
which i"v'e' i"r accepted
COMMUNICATES TRcxF Il VIDAL IN REPLY NJ C,,Soy'sR
A counnrcaIi'n was received 'rom Frara" ,. wal,
CITY survey "r, 't@tsA n coomnnicafon prc'ttsi ~
d. '9uover, atcrg that there co''h n tni 'fsod
10 assessment 'or -egu'afirg ana aggpP F dr' strea
between Third and Sixth avenues Mr. VIA h'sS mat
MI t"cvers communication was sub.saa.nt ~ at'?a
hav'pg be'u had Oh The subject by the S'srd . Opin"
msn toi which Ccpover could not plead lsno 'apcel
whereby the last aud all previous action tn reon WAS
made null and void rbA communication AZ NJ VITA
clu"ss thu Notwithstanding month hal nearly
elapsed and eighteen days subsequent 20 t1e ac"on VI
y'pT hod r.'eued ~ Mr. Conover, from m"'iVe not
cfa,iy 6ed' 30 III bis compupicatcn make An an ar
rsped alta myself SUI others xhep II IA sell kn
to cit having had experience in the Street that
cerca errors in svor OF and the nts'et Of the
city Davt been made and corrected, en-" tna p'''iss
metp ep' correcting the ana"ahl to 'hs
charges which saic in his communication has
ht 70 make II was LAID on the table
TIE JOURNALS
he Question # publishing the proceedings o The Board
In the various CITY Journals then resolno :,
puhlish the proceedings in the HERALD uuanm,ui!v
adorted The BOARD also selected the JHrriat o. Cyn
msyce and the Ish Amercdn but an eort ~ -eect the
Tribune proved ahorve
THE THIRD AVENUE RAILROAD ooNpASY.
resolution directing the Third Avenue Railroad Com
pspy "a Eighty sixth street often they
to sixty df,h street sdoo'eh. Aiso tn
preprste 1900 for of epecia committee 70
Philadelphia
CITY,
report Of the Con ttee Arts and Sciences n favor
Of chasing 100 conrs of Haywards Of the city Of
New York afopted
PAVING FRANKLIN sorARE
report OF the Committee Streets, In favor of con
frunR cpriract to John y Morrell, for paving the
RoTe,y, betweeu Chatham street and Frausln square,
was adopted
NEW YORK VOLUNTEER ASSOCIATION.
report Of the Committee Finance in favor Of dona-
ting $500 TO the New York Volunteer Association,
adopted.
d ooSovHR's COMMUNICATION
Nr. BRADY moved TO take frC m the tsb'e c,mmnnca
top Of r. Copover IN relation TO frands in the Street
Department and refer II TO the select nitee a'p,iut
ed this evening To shch reference made in Mr vdas
communication.
Mr.. GENET violently opposed any recognition OF the
PAPER pasmuch he declared not to be- the Street
Conmh toper by the Courts the paper conp'
Gated OF faseboods i'm pugpiog the character NJ TO-
noceD parties He maintained that should not he
ceved by tbe Rosrd
Mr. Dunn moved TO lay Mr. Bradys motion on the table,
which carried
The Board then adjourned tin Monday.