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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-04-29
Waggery.

Some time ago, on a Sabbath day, we
wended our way to one Of our churches, and
instead Of a ser mon heard an address upon
some missionary or other benevolent sub
iect. After the address was concluded tvs
brethren were sent round with baskets for
contributions. Person L-, who vas
one OF the basket bearers taking the side Oh
which we sat. Immediately in our front
and upon the next seat negligently reel'ned
our friend Bill H d gentleman OF in-
finite humor and fun Of dry jokes. Parson
r, extended the basket; and BIZ
slowly shook lis head. !,
dCome; William, give tis someshihg''
said the PaFs6n:
.sCah'ta0 it, fspiisd Bill. t''
"tvby noti Is not the S0uss good
one Z"
ayes: but am not able to give anything. !"
"Pooh! pCoht ! know better, ycn must
give asbetter feason than that. 2 "
daWeil, love too much ri0nsyA-I must
/ Be just bsfors am generous, you know :
aBdt, Williams youowe God q larger deb
lthsn you owe any one slss.''
sTbass true. paraop. but then = -
psahing me lsks ne balaMcs ef No ersaissrs.
Il Ths pstson's face got intO NtsthsE sslrl
louS scnfGsi0n " he passed % !.
NJ ss{ BEfsk S TasassS3 D sfsss ! ~ X ~ x z - "a
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-04-29
Riatl&.
F,,raaa IN ,Nett liz! .lypsyts:,,.

F:rtaA IN ,Nttr iiny lspayts,. ... 81.
Unrevealed to marital eyes, ., ..
Many q 'wer. most sweet aud Graceful,
In its modest beauty lest, p,
Waiting but the charming sun>nn6,
And the equity falling dew,
rs ope it7 thatcnleAs beautits
To the worlds adnirlng views ''
AhH the child, is hidden cracts.
like the bud win folded lc. vr@
l.iugrr hut for smiles all eiinsf me,
Which a friendly face can eiyp,
Ere they burst the clasping petals,
Ere the human bnd EXPANDS ,.
And reveal the N'nhttStis faf0fs
tliydn by Eternal hnni!s. ........
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-04-29
4Gttital,
Past and Present.
ny CARRIE A. CLARK.

Long years ago, by the old hear.hstoneI
Who're now the grandchiId plays
Or stops in It's childish glee, to list
To the tales Of otheI days;-r .......
Long, long ago, by that gray hearthstone,
Sat q mother and her child;
And tho parents eye, like the MONDAY sky,
Look ed down on her babe and smiled.
Aud high was the mothers brow, and pale,
And pale was the gentle face;
Yet hee locks wore dark as the ebon night,
i, By nU ray OF starlight traced; ass r.a
And bar hand was placed on the young child'sb brow,
q, Mid its silksn eurls go bright, g .trasge
Where fancy was weaving Its warp and woof,
A. Il gszed in NE dim arcllght. .e --s.
And It's gentle touch was the angela wing
That dissolved the infant spell,
For the blue-ey dance, us a strange romance
From the lips Of tie young child fell.
Twas the lrst sweet gush of the poe.'s dream
:, And II swept like breath Of air,
Tho Spirit-harp OF the little child,
As Il sat on the bcarthstone there. 5,,
AMI day by day, rs the siren voice tase
!, Came singing its wild refrain, s-
Anl tracing its pictures, gOidun'hue .
through the chambers of its brain. ........- .
The young child sat on the old hearths'one,
Or played round the cottage door, .......
Weaving its mystic lays. and dreams,
And chanting them O'er and o'er.
Time, time has A,wo, anA the chlId Nab grown
70 me Yhaiden's ripper yeurs; '-..s - j..
STllI the siren sings, till the witching tones
Have troubled her EOunt Of tcars; ~- '.
ftll Peopiing the chambers Of her brain,
With her fancics strange and wild,
Stiil dipping her brush in the golden dyes r.
That ,laszlcd ,hH little rSlid;
Fen now, In the weary lapse Of years,
You VA. sometimes smile to see
TINS sHther pale on the ON hearthstonc,
Aud the maiden al Hct kncej
AGA sNr tNys naf haiiti On the maiden's curls,
aiil tell : her in her gentle tone.
Gf the wild, wild tales tAe dreamer %ovs,
As she sat on the old hearthst"ne. 81.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-04-29

6TA farmer who had employed q green
Emeral lder, ordered him to give The mule
some corn in the ear. On his coming III.
the farmer. asked: " @2'@s- 2'
ID "Well, Pat. did you give the corn'"
b, j"To be sure ! did," "suafs4 f .,aaa
"How did you give it," ~ Fa
r"An sure as yez told me, inithe ear.".
"But how much did you givel" @
"Well,o yez see, the acraytur wouldn'
hould still. and switching hia ears about 90
Tcoslan1 gis Gbove a. .6s.full in bold ears" I
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-04-29

,3s The ScRPruREs.--Ths Scriptures are q,
depth thas few can wade far lntoI and none
can wade through; but yet all mayScome 70
thS brook, and refresh themselves with
drinking Of the streams Of its living waters,
and 10 ina little way, according to. their
strength and stature.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-04-29

THE WoRps FALL.---H How eloquent i the
old, homely word, fsllt TheaaowsFs fall IN
the garden. the fruit. isll in the orchards,
The nuts fall in the woods. the stare fall
Lfsem thssSy. the rains fall from the clouds.
shs ,msrcury ssllsin the tubsss the leaves fall
ess YwEsis And man i.lls intosssrnisz ! Y y
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-04-29
A possR .--on Sunday q lady called Il

% A Posbk .4@-0n Sunday . lady called 70
hst iltus boy, WHO wsa tossing marbles on
The side walk. 10 come into the house: 1
nDoht you know scu should not be out
there, my son! Go into the yard IL you
wsntto play marbles. tits Sundsy."
"wsll. yes; but aint Il Sunday % the
back yard. mo,heIp",i "a M tr soa il 40
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-04-29

Or The interest of an old debt y otfen
paid 10 bad languages lrsq hss ylltfeea -
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-03
QUARRELLING OYER THE TRANSIT ROUTE
[trom the New York Herald,l


The Nicaragua transit question seems to have at length
reached point where the practical begins 1t is known
to our readers til those interested in the White and
Scbbns contract hold that that contract is still in force
and not vtia by the failure on their part put the line
in operation within the time prescribed They
gentleman named Fitzgerald to put the Pacific portion
of the land line in operation make the connexion be-
tween the the lake and those the Pacific
The Hermann left for the Pacific six weeks since
and the Washington is to start to open the route next
Saturday. The small lake steamers Cass Yrisarri and
Catherine Frances at last accounts proceeding the
river that the line is to be put in practical operation
Immediately.
But in the mean time this difficulty arises Sehor Je-
rez Nicamguan minister No to Washington, declares
and in that he is backed by the Ncamguan Secretary Of
Foreign Affairs-that the Sebbns aud White grant has
become null by reason Of the failure Of the grantees to
put the line in operation within the time specified Y
srr the contrary who is the regular resident repre-
sentative of Nicaragua in Washington, Derez being
plenipotentiary, sent for specific purpose as he sa
holds that the grant to White and Stcbbins has not lost
its force. Thus Yrisarr and the Stebbins party are
ranged on the one side of this question: and Jerez and
the Nicaraguan government on the other,
Then, to compicate matters further comes Sehov
Jerez and makes grant Of the right OF way with all
the Disclaimers warves roads, bridges and stock Of all
kinds that formerly belonged to the Transit Company
company composed Of J. G Van Dyke, i. B. Wallace
and Frederick Van Dyke, of Philadelphia, in considen
ton of certain sum, OF which they have already pad
the first iDstalment These new grantees, 1t said have
allowed Commodore Vanderbilt 70 come into the az
rangement. and the Commodore IL setting 70 work IN
eaQest His large steamers are Immediately TO be got N
reAainess to ply on the Atlantic and Pacific sides and
small ones are to be sent for the lake navigation no
time is to be lost steamer Is to be despatched forthwith
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-03

The New York Herald makes the following comment
upon the bank statement of that city
q The undrawn deposits stand $s7 306 369 against
$87 l43 l67 last week The loss of specie in spite Of
California arrival of explained by the shipments
of gold to the South caused by the unusually large
ceps of cotton at the seaports As stated in this
ngs Herald the receipts of cotton at the southern ports
are 237 900 bales in advance of last years receipts at
date and the bulk of the southern indebtedness
to New York does not begin to mature for three
four weeks yet the southern banks and merchants are
taking specie from to their early crop 1t is held
in quarters that the drain will continue this week
other authorities think that considering the large
of bullion held by the New Orleans banks the we
have sent forward will suffice for the purpose required
Exchange on New York is quoted at New Orleans at
per cent discount at Charleston at par; at Savannah
at per cent discount There is but opinion in bank
ing circles to the result of loss of five six millions
of specie All bank officers in the opinion that
such depletion would be wholesome 1t is the unu-
sual accumulation of specie in tho banks which drives
them to pile up $l26 900 600 of loans at time of
mercal inactivity it needs very little to dis
that in that amount there must be many loans
which the banks would not make, at any rate Of interest
they in position to pick and choose Twenty mil
lions of gold amply suffice for the trade of New York
when it is actively prosecuted. Half that amount would
suffice at present. and both the bankers and the mer.
chants business would rest on sounder foundation.
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-03
ITEMS or EUROPEAN NEWS.

GREAT BRlTAIN. demonstration against the
introduction of the confessional in the Church of Eng
land had taken place at London Defensive works of a
very formidable nature had been completed Fort Matt
In on the Clyde The London Morning Chronicle SAYS
that the Galway line of will certainly get
government mail subsidy at least equal to that paid the
Cunarders American securities dull with but little
change in rates
FRANcE.-A difficulty has arisen between France and
Brazil in regard to the property of French subjects dying
Brazil The French consul had struck his flag at Per-
nambuco, and appealed to his government The French
ambassador at Rome had 10y direction the Emperor
made strong representation to the Pope against the
cent abduction by the Catholics Of the Jewish child at
Mortam The Paris -four market frmer. Wheat
was dull. The provincial corn market was unchanged
Manufactures well employed but the foreign orders
were not so extensive as in former years slight rise
spirits recorded u reported that the French gov
eminent had refused to permit England either us
arbiter or mceator between France and Portugal
Russia The disturbances in the eastern provinces of
Russia serious than at first represented and
in the southern provinces the Instruction of the peasants
had assumed serious character. Tremendous fires are
reported to have occurred at Orel and five hundred
buildings said to have been destroyed.
MISCELLANEOUS consequence of the earnest repre-
sensations of the British government with reference 10
the abolition of the Stdt dues Hanover has decided 10
send agent London with full powers to negotiate the
affair
telegram from Algers says the reported
of the two European vceconsus believed TO be pure
fiction. On the other hand the Paris journals say the
is confirmed, being certainly the French
vice consul but that it is doubtful whether the other is
English Spanish.
An instruction is reported to have occurred Mt Iiyny
Bosnian town of importance the Servan frontier
no particulars given 4.f
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-03
UNITED STATES COURT OF CLAIMS.

TUESDAY, Nov 2-Ihe court met at ~ o clock m.
all the judges being present
Judge BacKFoRD delivered the opinion Of the court In
the case of Bias +. Alyso The United States. The
petitioner sets forth that he is native of California and
citizen Of the United States and that in july 1916, he
was resident Of California. AT that time on the road
between Sonoma and San Francisco, the American sol
ders took nom him sundry horses mules nc, OF the
value Of about ESQ he deposes that this property
taken for the of the American forces then gathered
and stationed at Sonoma and although he applied to the
commanding officers for return OF tho property or pay
ment therefor the application refused The claim
ant has produced but deposition which does not go
70 the full extent Of proving the claim set up But nd
uniting that the property taken alleged the court
are OF opinion that when the property was taken Col
Fremont was carrying without any authority
from the United States The with Fremont were
part of the army of the United States indeed at that
time there was no part of the army of the Uuted
States in California Fremont was connected with the
corps OF typographical engineers and held rank IN the
army. His military operations upon his own au
thority, and not under orders from the government
But if they had been United States troops who took
the property government cannot be held responsible
for no principle be better settled than that the gov
eminent is not responsible for property taken by its troops
in time of Under all the circumstances, the court
of opinion that the petitioner has legal claim and
report the case to Congress for such action as may be
deemed proper.
Judge soARBuRon delivered the opinion of the court in
the case of Walter r. Johnson's administrators and
Thomas Z. Jones' executors The United States. The
claim is for compensation for services board of ex
aminers to make experiments with view to prevent the
explosion of steam boilers appointed under act OF Con-
gress The court report bill in favor of each of the
petitioners for the amount of 81 250 being the balance
remaining due for the services performed
Judge oRING delivered the opinion of the court in the
case of John PEBBLES The United States The claim is
for services rendered surveyor and the court admit
the claim to the extent of S25 only
The court announced that the case Of Richard W.
Meade administrator The United States, would come
up tomorrow morning for re-argument. johnson and
Bradley for the petitioner and Gillet for the government
The court then adjourned until tomorrow at twelve
o'clock
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-03
NEWS FROM SOUTHERN MEXICO.

BY an arrival ut New Orleans intelligence has been 70
ceived from Tobasco of the southern States oil N
leo, lying upon the Gulf, to the Nth of October
Gov Simon Sarlat, the zuloaga commander OF lotes'l
has proclaimed martial law in his department, owins
the invasion of the constitutonasts from Chiopa As
Corzo the commander of the latter force. :
Gov Sarlat had addressed n note to tie consus y
SPAIN France and the United States in regard TO ihe
duct of the constitutionalists Mt the taking Of Gardens
a small town in the department Of Iobasco, where ~
ced acts Of hostility committed against ioresn
Sr Sarla Of course makes the most of this, and stigma
tises the constitutonasts MS murdcrcrs aud robbers %
holds out promise OF speedy punishment The cepss
addressed make suitable replies with the exception o.
Spanish viceconsu who sczes the subject as p'''
occasion to abuse the whole liberal party.
The zuloaga governor was trying all i'm his power /"
raise sufficient force in Tobasco to oppose the oo
tional troops Notwithstanding the civil war, the s
muse was fiourisling at Tobasco The only dIa~V'''
was the sickness Of some Of the actresses,
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-03
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Mr. G. oscanyan, the eminent srentalist has accepted
several engagements to lecture upon the Social and
Political Affairs Of Turkey aud commences his tour at
New Haven next week.
Gov. j. w. Denver, of Kansas, arrived in Washington
last evening" and is at the Kirkwood House Captain s.
Jones' U. s. Army, is also at the kirkwood House.
Hon. John w. Geary, of Pennsylvania, is at the Ma
tional.
Professor Hart who has for sixteen years been the pn
cipa of the Philadelphia high school, has resigned his
position for the purpose of accepting the edorship of
the publications issued by the American Sunday School
Union.
grand complimentary ball given at Louisville on
Friday night last, to Mr.. Preston, minister to
Spain, and his wife, 1t took place in the Masonic Hail.
and atteded by hundreds of the leading citizens of
that city.
Lord and lady Napier left Richmond on Monday
ing for Shirley, the mansion of Hill Carter, esq,
James rivers and after spending three days there
they will proceed to 'Brandou Mr. Harrisons place,
further down.
Col Matt Ward has notified Governor Runnels of his
acceptance of the appointment of United States Senator
from the State of Texas
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-03

The Memphis Bulletin says President Buchanan owns
900 of stock of the Planters Bank of Tennessee.
This is true, says the Knoxville Citizen, and the man
ner of Mr. Buchanan becoming the owner of this stock
is follows When the books for subscription of stock
in the Planters Bank of Tennessee opened Mr.
Buchanan had ten thousand dollars to invest for
nephews neces for whom he guardian. A friend
in Philadelphia advised him to invest it In the stocks of
this bank which he thought the best he could
make of it, When his wards came of age the stock
at considerable discount from 80 to so per cent Mr.
Buchanan to make everything perfectly fair kept the
stock himself and paid his wards the ten thousand dol
lars with interest This is the way in which Mr. Blu
chanan came to be stakeholder in the Planters Bank Of
Tennessee.
The lions at Baden Baden this have been pretty
equally divided in number between the Russian nobility
and famous musicians and composers Besides prod
gious array of titled pesonages whose utterly
unpronounceabe not to say dreadful the company of the
distinguished guests has included Meyerbeer Berotz
Ernst Sivor Viver Robenstein Billet Herr and host
in addition. Mr.. Meyerbeer who is personally in better
health than usual is travelling for the benefit of in
valid daughter.
staordshre England the greatest seat of the por
celain and pottery manufactures No less than sixty
thousand persons employed in the works. and the
nual value of the porcelain manufactured Of different
kinds amounts to about ten millions of dollars three
fourths of the manufactures being exported.
We learn from the Catholic Standard published in New
Orleans, that Catholic priests have fallen in that city
since the commencement of the epidemic Furthermore,
learn from the that the diocese has lost
less than priests within the short period Of six
months.
The press endures the nicton of dead headism from
the pulpit the bar and the stage, from corporations
cces and individuals 1t is expected to yield its inter
ests required give strength to weak institutions
eyes the blind clothes the Naked and bread to the
hungry it is asked to nrmities hide weakness
and wink at impropreties; it is expected to herald
quacks bolster up dull authors and atter the vain
is in short to be all things all men and if il looks
c,rp nav nj mea md ord
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-03

New York, Nov. 1.-The cotton market is fat--sales
of 800 bales Flour is heavysaes of TO- 900 barrels
State 81 10 81 35 Ohio, IS 80 So 40; southern
SIS 80 SIS 49, Wheat is firmsaes Of 20, 900 bushels ;
western red 81 l4A Kentucky white, 81 As. Corn is
frm-sales of 81 900 bushels mixed, 67 "a 20 cents
Beef is firm at $40 Sll SO for prime Pork is buoy
ant-mess, SIG IS SIT prime, sl3 so Sl3 So. Lard
buoyant at 10 cents. Whiskey steady at ~ cents
Sugar is firm, 81 a cents Spirits Of Turpentine dull
at 81 5l1 cents Rosin dull at 81 60 afoat Rice is
firm at 8 81 cents.
BALTIMORE, Nov. Flour is straightforward street
and Ohio quoted at IS. Wheat is steady-good to
prime reds, 81 Is 81 20; do. white, 81 36a 81 40
Corn is in an improved demand odd white, 68 a rs
cents yellow 10 81 cents WhisLey is dull but steady
at 21s % cents Bacon firm at II 81 cents bulk
meats, Ga 81 cents.
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-03
MASSACHUSETTS.

In the city Of Boston the vote for governor is fol-
lows: Banks republican, ,34S Beach, democrat $685.
Lawrence, American 96 Returns received from hun
dred and ten cities and towns give $4,000 plurality for
Banks
The congressional delegation is entirely republican.
Alexander H. Rice is elected in the fourth district by
100 plurality Burlingame by 200 majority in the 5th
district and John b. Alley in the 9Th.
Hon Caleb Cushing has been elected to the State house
of representatives and Hon B. f. Butler to the State
senate.
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-03

Of Mr.. Buchanan's letter of june 1856, as express
ing doctrine in accordance with his own views
now entertained after the rendition Of and notwith-
standing, the bred Scott decision, the Judge con
fesses at once his own present msoundness of doc
trine and his violation Of party faith.
But enough Of the preposterous attempt to con-
vict Mr.. Buchanan Of the heresy of squatter sove-
reignty. The only evidence adduced is meagre
extract torn from its context in a garbled letter
This attempt to msrepresent the meaning of the
tract is but characteristic of the whole course of
special pleading and prevarication which has been
pursued by Judge Douglas during the canvass and
we dismiss il with the contemptuous Reproduction
which such attempts deserve and always receive.
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-03
WASHINGTON CITY.
business Notice.

the the view Of the proposed
change w terms will be conducted strictly on cash basis all
the Union dscon
Agents alter tni date
ocpa Mr. w. IApcomb authorized 10 make collections
In peIs~Are Maryland, and Virginia.
WAsnSsroS, March %, Is5s--n
foregoing Intended oincude agents coec
heretofore employ In this but
those performed such service In other parts
country. Ap 29-u
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-03

The Commissioner of the General Land Office has trans
mited to the governor of Arkansas patent numbered
A. for swamp and other lands in the district of lands for
sale at Helena enurng to that State under the grant of
September 2S, 1850, and containing 224 53s rs
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-03

Ihe Po'csr Of Medicine ORE Dserc We know OF bet
ter ustton of this fact than the wonderful effects of
the oxygcnated Biters in Graduating from the system
dyspepsia and all functional diseases of the stomach and
restoring impaired digestion Nov 3-DSW&W
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-03
THE ELECTIONS YESTERDAY.

We give below summary view of the returns of the
elections yesterday received at the Union Office by tee
graph up to OF clock this morning
NEW YORK.
Hon. John Kelly has been elected sheriff of the county
of New York by from eight to ten thousand majority
GOVERNORS EIEcrIoN-NEw YORK CITY
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-03
ISIS.

The returns indicate that Gerrit Smith would not
ceive hundred votes in the city of New York
Buffalo city gives Morgan f,025 Parker, 1927 Bur-
rows 2,l49. Broome county gives Morgan 500 plural
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-03

The steamer Quaker City took her departure from New
Orleans on Wednesday last for Mnaan as the pioneer
steamer on the Tehuantepcc route TO California Mr.
La Sere, the president OF the Iehuantcpec company
went with the steamer on her first trip