The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-11-11
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l0erGOv. J. w. Denver, Of Kansas, bal
reac bed Washington.
0rIron buildings are rapidly increasing
in the city Of Boston. .
0THenry Ward Beecher's congregation
proposes TO build him new church to cost
sI75,eoo. =" -.
0JThe editor Of the Hardin RepUblir0n
has been presented With a pumpkin tina,
weighed 1919 pounds.
| Ex-senator Douglas was greeted with !
/ brilliant serenade when the news Of his sue.
cess had been received at Chicago.
or The people Of Buffalo are to vote on
the question of granting aid to the interna.
tioual bridge on the third Tuesday in Nov
ember.
| rCol. Mat Ward has notified GoVernof
Runnels Of bis acceptance OF the appoint.
ment Of United States Senator from the
State Of Texas. .,....
G1-A Buffalo lawyer, while defending q
negro for petit larceny recently, had his
pocket picked of his watch and handkerchief
by his colored client.
ErThe number Of persons naturalized 10
New York previous to the last election was
unusually small, being only about 6oo.-
/
The greater portion of these were Germans.
Glti is stated that the Hon. Sherard
Clemens, of Virginia, seriously injured his
wounded limb day or two since, by sudden.
ly turning in bed, when under the influence
Of anodyne.
0TThere was decrease In the taxable
property Of San Francisco for the present
fiscal year as compared with the past, of
considerably more than four millions and
half of dollars. ...
6TThe Bath (Me.) Tribuas reports sc.
rious disasters to the fishing fleet Of Maine
and Massachusetts,, by which over thirty
vessels engaged in the Mackerel fisheries
are supposed to be lost. ..
HAt GAINESVILLE, on Friday evening, du-
ring thunder storm, Miss Mary Edison, step
daughter Of John Swingle, was instantly
killed BY lightning, while child che was
holding in her arms was uninjured.
GTThs sec ond trial of Hiram Cole, now
charged with poisoning his wife, will com.
mence at Jefferson, AshtObula county, on
the 18th of November. Cole is as gey as q
lark and is confident Of beirg acquitted.
GrThe State Of Georgia has over twelve
hundred miles Of railroad built, but more
extraordinary, paid for; which yield to the
stockholders more than in average Of seven
per cent. in yearly dividends. Two hundred
miles of additional roads are to be add ed du
ring the coming season.
0TThe improvements around Frunklin's
grave in Christ's Church-yard, OF the corner
of Fifth and Arch stree t, Philadelphia, have
been completed. The grave of the great
printer can now be seen just us plainly as.
thonsh The spectator were inside the enclo.
sure.
0JA miser, named Merrlma q, died three
Iears since in Upper Sandusky, and as no
leirS were known to his estate some $22,.
200 it ives supposed would escheat to the
State. The Marion Republican says, how.
thot hair hoV boa Il. i a. -
many, and that investigation shows that the
!ame of deceased was Chester, and that he
oh away from Germany for fear of being
convicted Of smuggling.
OIrTo those able bodied young men VIII o
eriousy contemplate adopting prize-fght
g as profession, it may be we'll to state
hat scientific pugilists usually come to
ad end. The father of T. Hyer, who en- I
Dyed the distinguished honor OF participating
n the string fight in America, died Of too
much liquor the Tiptop Slasher died Of too !
much row ; Belcher Kay died of too much
mock in.the.head VIM. Poole died of
90 much bullet; Paudeen died of too much ,
nife, and Yankee Sullivan died OF too much /
'ieilance Committee. So they 60. Any ]
number Of Chickens, Pets, Slashers, etc., /!
ave deceased in various violent and wretch. =
d ways. They almost invariably come to p
bad end, and some of them, we are pleas. P
d to state, have come to a ropes end.
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