The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-08-26
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OTCooler-Sending an anonymous note
o an editor, in which you state that you are
indebted to him $500, and threaten to in
ure him in business if he dscOntinues your
paper!
0TGOing Up--our list of advance pay
ing patrons.
6TGoing Down-our list Of never pay.
ing dttos.
6.rA colony of white people has just
been settled in Florida, on the ground de-
serted by Billy BOwlegs.
ETCompluint is made in some parts of
Alabama and Georgia, that the red rust is
seriously injuring The cotton.
OTThe typhoid fever is said to bspre-
vailing among the inhabitants Of the Ohio
Penitentiary. Sixteen patients are now in
the hospital.
0FAn "enterprising" jewelry firm, in
New York, have bought eighty miles Of the
Atlantic cable, for the purpose of manufnc-
turing it into "charms."
0FA man named Stearns, of Muscatine,
lows, committed suicide by cutting his throat
with razor, while the surgeon was absent
for his instruments with which to amputate
the leg of the suicide.
0trA paper called the Sparta (Wis.)
Herald comes to US for an exchange
Can't do it-exchange list full-but should
vacancy occur, we will take an early op-
portunity to let you in, Mr.. Herald.
I 0TAmong the passengers by the Persia,
which sailed from New York on Wednes-
day, for Liverpool, was Col. Thomas Alsop,
who became go notorious in connection with
the late attempt to assassinate Louis Napo-
leon.
GTHarrison county, Ohio, is one of the
greatest wool.growing counties in the Union
The Cadiz Sentinel estimates the crop OF the
county ut four hundred thousand pounds
which will sell for one hundred and seventy.
two thousand dollars.
OECapt. Benjamin Smead, prOctica
printer who had been connected with tht
press for upwards Of 60 years--3o Of which
were spent as an editor and publisher of
newepaper-died at Bath, Steuben county
N. Y, on Sunday last.
0rA gentlemen merchant living in tn
country, thus describes his summers gar
dening operations:-The bugs ate our Gu
cumbers, our chickens ate the bugs, neigh
bors' cats ate chickens, and now we are il
hopes that something will eat the cats"
GFThe Mayor of Boston received let
ter from the Turkish Minister of Foreig
Affairs, thanking the citizens of Boston, il
the name of the Sultan, for the generou
hospitality which they extended to the Rea
Mohammed Pacha, during his late visit t
that city.
GJGerrit Smith seems TO have toler
ably compacent idea Of himself In his re
cent Petersbcro speech, he remarked
"When l ran for Congress, every minste
of religion in my district voted for me-
That ,Oas very creditabls to our clergy, and
have not forgotten it."
05-In Southern and Central Iowa, tn
crops have been nearly ruined by the tire
mendous rains Of July. Wheat is less tina
} half crop, oats nearly total failure, corr
looks weak and backward, but may be two
thirds of q crop, hay not made because {
rains. Hungarian grass not yet ripe, an
y may be full crop. Wheat and flour hay
risen in price one half; corn from Is to 2
,, cents per bushel.
e rOn the receipt of the news in Stocl
bridge, Mass, the father OF Cyrus w. Fiel
having heard the rumor of the despatt
:, which was sent TO his son, Dudley. cou
!. not credit it until he had gone to see the di
e patch for himself This. with Cyrus nan
subscribed, satisfied him. Although near
eighty years old, a score seemed to ha
been lifted off his steps on his return, al
e passing group of boys about the commo
= he exclaimed, "Now, boys, fire away"
GFMr. Thomas Smith, who resides
the immediate vicinity of Richmond, Virt
e mia, has small field of cotton which is CO
: sidered a curiosity by oil who have seen
1t differs but little in appearance from t
h ordinary kind, except in color, which is
e delicately crimson as a maiden's blush.
N Not only is the stock of this of gorgeo
:. hue, but the leaves also, the vividness
E. color fading, however, as it approached
r. margin Of the leaf, into a purplish green.
'e This is not the effect of disease. or of q
SC extraneous circumstance connected with
n. culture, but peculiarly in tha plant itst
US every stock possessing the same rich Q
e, healthful glow, and as thrifty as any cot,
er a in the country.
81, F The following card from M1
g. SPALDING and Gen. E. D. TYLER, in