The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-10-28
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teams and wsgons, left Nebraska City for
the gold mines the goth ult.
GA Steam Plow was exhibited at the
Illinois State fair, with which prairie sward is
said to work extremely we'll.
FThe Cincinnati Enquirer says thai
the betting on the recent election in tina
city on the county ticket, will not fall shorI
Of $3.50, 1000.
OTTt is said that Queen Vic's daughter
the one that married the Prince Of Prus
siu-is living very unhappily with him, anc
that divorce is on the tapis.
6FSearch for Mr.. Thurston, the missing
eronout, is still progressing, although will
little hope of success. He leaves a daugh
ter eighteen years of age, wholly unprovid.
ed for. ,-.t
rJones' Hotel, on Chestnut ST., Phla
delphia, for many years the most fashionabl
in that city, was closed by the Sheriff OF
Saturday last, and Is now being sold ou
under that functionury.
rThe Union announces that the sp
pointment OF Hon. J. Glsncy Jones as Min
lister to Austria, which was voluntarily ten
dered to him by the President, has been &c.
cepted by that gentleman.
@Piccolomini, the italian prima donna
is creating Juror in New York. She ID
not yet 90 year old, and according to the
Herald, is a handsome brunette, with pet.
tite, plump and symmetrical figure.
OFThe Howard Associations Of New Or
leans inform the country that the prolonged
existence of yellow fever and present NOR.
tality are solely owing to the influx Of strao.
gers, who rapidly fall victims.
0rThe Wheeling correspondent Of the
Baltimore San s-ys: 81 have just read a
letter from Edwin Forrest to gentleman at
the hotel, wherein he says, most emphati.
cal'y, that he will never appear as an actor
again"
GFThe most valuable span Of horses in
the United States is said to be owned by
Commodore Vanderbilt, Of New York
They are motched horses. They cost him
$4,000, and he has been offered $4,000
for them.
@In the case Of Captain Holmes, on
trial OF Portland, Me-, for killing one OF his
crew, the defence Of insanity has been set
up. In the evening, after killing Chadwick,
Ia witness testified that lie was "raving,
swearing, and kicking, and daming every.
thing an inch high aud a minute DID,"
Mrs. Ann Burgess, ga woman neither
young nor handsome" though it was pretty
to cowhide her brother-in. law in his own
store in New York for muligning her fair
fame, but was surprised at sharp reproof
from the Judge and the necessity of bail 10
the amount of $500 for her appearance.
HFThe prisoners in Jail at Bangor, Me.
are very select in their society. Last Sat.
urday low fellow nsmed Webster, was sent
to Jill for lack Of fine of $2.64, and the pris-
oners, disliking his society, cubbed toge,h.
er and paid the fine By selling wooden meat
skewers, of their own make, and got rid Of
him.
RTThe Americans of Victoria, asked per.
mission 10 rear pole, to which they would
put the star spaDeled banner. The request
was instantly denied. "WeIl," said the
crowd" "let's raise pole and stick the flag
of oil nations to it," And so they did what
they said they would do. and pstticoas wav.
ed from the Liberty pole
OrA lady in Cincinnati, one night last
week, dreamed that she had seen her sister,
who lives in Mobile, die. So impressed
was she with the dream, that she could not
sleep, and walked her room in anguish
The next morning, she received a dispatch
announcing her sisters death by yellow
feve.
OTThe remaining Indians in Florida, it
appears, have determined to become citizens.
Fifteen Of them visited Mimmi, Florida, on
the lst inst, and announced their intention
to settle, live in peace, and be governed and
protected by the laws. They are engaged
in clearing land near that town for agricu,-
tural purposes. Three of them could read
and write
FSecretary Hnrnett, Of Utah. who went
to Fillmore to visit the State House and to
make the necessary preparations for the
next session Of the Legislature, could not
discover any trace Of State House. He
found, however, a splendid printing Office
and warehouse, built OF red sandstone -
Upon inquiry he was told that this fine bull.
ding was, indeed the Capitol, but was tenn.
pornrily occupied as the printing Office oftke
Dsser! News.
FJosh was brought before a country
squire for stealing hog, aud three witness
es being examined swore that they saw him
steal it. A wug having volunteered os
counsel for Josh. knowing the scope Of the
squire's brain, arose and addressed him as
follows: "Msy it please your honor, cun
establish this mans honesty beyond the
shadow OF doubt; for have twelve wit.
nesses ready to swear that they did not see
him stoal;t The -nn;,a -o..oJ ~. 49, r..