The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-06-24
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Times, has been appointed Deputy United
States Marshal for Stark county.
eTEx-President Pierce is still Made
ria, where he is being feted by the authori-
ties, and receiving much attention from the
people.
tFHenry N. Rice, one Of the Democra'
tic U. 8. Senators from Minnesota, is only
IS years old, a native of Madison, N. Y, and
printer. .., ..,.., ...,.....
6FThe hog cholera has again nude its
appearance in Kentucky, Indiana, Tennes'
see, and Arkansas, and the animals are dy.
ing by hundreds. s.
0FInsults, says q modern philosopher,
are like counterfeit money; we can't hinder
them being offered, but we are not COMPEL.
ed 10 take them.
0FThe Milwaukee Ne,Os speaks Of the
arrival Of "Hanchett's Theatrical Corpse"
in that city. If he stops long, the manager
will be "laid out"
OERumors Of speedy change in the
Cabinet are rife in Washington. They rest
solely on Republican speculation; and of
course amount to nothing.
OrMrs. Goldsmith (Jenny LindD recent.
y gave birth to twins-one of each sex
Here we have another edition, in two vol.
umes, of &C oldsmith's Animated Nature"
9FWilliam Cullen Bryant, the poet, is
still detained at Naples, by the illness OF
his wife, who, though gradually improving
in health. is not yet we'll enough to travel.
o. The Portsmouth Tribune says that
the Ohio river was higher on Tuesday than
it has been at that point for five years, and
the Scioto higher than it has been for forty
years. N.
" 1t is stated that yellow fever is pre-.
vaiIing to an alarming extent among The un.
acclimated at Havana. IT threatens to put
stop to labor upon the sugar plantations of
the island.
GTPrvate letters from Hon. Robt.
Dale Owen, U. 8. Minister at Naples, writ
ten to his friends at New Harmony, an
nounce the gratifying intelligence that he
has became converted to Christianity.
OF One argument in the British Parlia.
ment in favor Of letting men marry their
deceased wives sisters was good viz: that
by SO doing man has only one mother
in-law instead Of two!
The Mount Vernon Banner says that
a contract for the completion of the Spring
field, Mount Vernon g. Phtsburg Ruil Road
has been entered into with Mitch hell, Davis
& Co., which nsures the completion of the
Road by the lst of November next.
0T-The PennsylvanIan says "Nena Sa-
hb was especially prayed for on Thursday
last, at the Union Meeting in SAMSON st.,
Church, PhiladeIphia.p This was done at
the request OFF, mother, whose son was
murdered by the Sepoys. This is certainly
one of the most sense less instances of the
prostitution of prayer we remember to have
ever "rcad about" ..
Cyan inquest was held in New Orleans,
on the 2Sth ult., in view ofthe body Of james
Dovlns, who it appears from the evidence,
died from the effects OF drink. He made
bet with companion that he would drink
sixteen glasses of liquor within given
space of tilne--to take the drinks in rapid
succession. He took sixteen glasses of gin,
won the bet and laid down and died.
0TSenator Sumner has sailed again to
Europe. His passage is paid by the farmers,
merchants and mechanics of America; while
they will be toiling for their daily bread, he
will be feusted and toasted by the nobility of
the Old World. All the truly great men
that have ever lived have remained at their
posts and died With their armors on. The
Senator has been the hero of splendid and
most profitable farce, but will hereafter be
known only as "dead lion" ~
OE5rA girl is now on exhibition OF Saint
Louis, who is great curio sity, certainly
She is, beyond doubt, the most extraordinary
and wonderful female at present existing, or
of which any account has ever been given,
being a much greater curiosity than the 81.
amese Twins-she having but one body,
though two heads, four arms and four legs;
every feature and limb prepossessng and
perfect, and not even the shadow of deform.
ity in any manner percep!ible about her.
or Birds and toads are among the best
helps in the destruction of insects, and both
should be protected. Robins have fancy
for eating curculios. This is merit in the
robins almost sufficient to cause the fruit
grower to take OF his hat to every robin that
visits his grounds. One hundred and sixty
two curculios were last year taken from the
craw Of one robin. Let the robins live, even
if they do claim share of fruits. Let more
fruits be grown for robins and human kind
GTA letter from Arizona gives horri.
BILE chapter Of robberies and murders com.
mitted by the Apache Indians. The Terri.
tory is in q deplorable condition in more
ways than one. The first crops ever raised
in this country were sold on the faith and
credit Of the Government, and this has prov.
ed, for the first time in twenty years, unre.
liable, and the bad results have been aggra.
vated by the despotic and unjust conduct of
unprincipled officials engaged in the admin