The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-02-18
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0rThs Duke Of Devsnshirss he richest
ssblsmsn IN Enghnd, is dead. S
0rMilvaukss ssn.siss <t3ls inhsbi.
tants. 49,
'0TThs wife Of Commodore Perry died
Al Newport. = l., on Thursday night.
uThsrs are slrssdy twenty nswsps-
pers published iD Kansas.
erThs election for State officers 10 New
Hampshire, will take place On ths 9th Of
March.
0rA kQht eec6tfet iss. week, between
the students Of Yale College snd the ",owh
boys" in which enc Of the latter was killed.
/, HTOne hundred and thirty seven persons
have bees convicted OF counterfeiting. in
the United States, during the past Ave years.
0TThe ST. Louis papers record the death
of Jesse G. Liadell, en- old citizen. who
leaves fortune Of 81. 500. 600.
0TThe Ohio State JoSrnolsays that new
militia bill, which it will take tseo hours to
read, was introduced into the House on the
morning Of the 29,h ult.
earA Senator from Georgia announces
that unless Congress will admi, Kansas un.
der the Leeomp,on COnttitutiOa, his State
will leave the Confed,rary. All, indeed!
rThs Illinois psPers which suppoyt
Douglas have been deprived Of the eovera.
ment advertising. That is net very .ensi
bic! ... a.-.
OF Mans happiness is said to is"ng on a
thread. This must be the shTesd that is
never on hand 10 sew on the lhirt button
that is always oda --.s '...
rThe Residing tPa.) Gazette says that
= black, NTH in that city made recently one
hundred and twenty horse shoes in single
day. Cua any OF the sons Of Vulcan here
beat it!
0TA thief in Dayton--says the Journal
--stole an ov rcost from a cradle, over
which It hsd been spread to keep the baby
warm, while ths mother was absent from
the room.
0lt iS said that the French enperor f.o
VorO the project Of making tunne! unde r
the Straits Of Dover, connecting England
and France, and tina, the work has been pro.
nounced practicable.
@The year 1859 begins and ends on
Friday. January, April, October and De-
cember, have Eve Fridays each. April and
December end on Friday, and January and
October begins on Friday. There are 81
Fridays in the year.
eTThe Memphis papers state, as 4 cause
Of the hard times with them, taat fully e4,-
e00,ee worth OF cotton which naturally
seeks 4 market in that city, is yet retained
in the hands Of planters. awaiting al appre-
citation in value.
ErThs Detroit Free Press notices IN,
passage through that city Of . man having
in charge rsving maniac, who war sscur
ed in a bcx for safety--on his way from
Minnesota to Maine. The boz was JUS
sufficient to admit Of his turning rosnd in il
but not large enough TO allow Of his harm
ing himself. .a.
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@One of the most fashionable dress
makers in New York turns out to be man!
For several years past he has been fitting
dresses to the charming forms of the New
Yurk ladies, and f ting the ladies' to tn,
charming form OF their dresses. He is sait
to have been extremely popular with tn,
Iadies. and many regret that the discovery o
his sex extended beyond themselves.
@E. Merriam, the curious man wl,
lives at Brooklyn Heights, and keeps
record Of everything that occurs, says tha
City. nine persons were killed, and seventy
nine persons injured-six Of whom were no
expected to recover-by fire resulting In the
use Of eamphens and other burning fluid
Of kindred preparation, during the pas
year. As to the loss Of property resui,inl
from ores cuuset by eamphene. Mr. Merriam
puts the figures At $l25,l75, which are prob
ably too how.