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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-03-31

Or On Saturday evening Of week before
last in Chicago, a party of gamblers were
seated around fairy table, when they were
alarmed by loud noise at the door OF the
room. Fearing descent on the part o! the
police, the gamblers turned off the gas and
fed in all directions, several of them leap.
ing from the windows. One man who had
won $780, thought that was enough to pay
any fine that might be imposed upon him
and concluded to "b.de the advent" He
sat calmly awaiting arrest, but no further
disturbance being noticed, he cautiously
opened the door, ard discovered that the
alarm was caused by the stumbling and fall.
ing OF drunken man, who was wandering
about the building. Those who went out
BY the windows, turned up with bruises and
sprajned ankles.
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PunIshnent or Crime.

1
A shreWd observer has remarked Il as 8
fact long since established In sriminal eth.
les, that it is not the severity oil the punish.
ment, but lie certainty and the rapidly Of IL.
execution that deter from crime. There are,
OF course, occasions when no considera tions
could have prevented the offence, such as q
momentary act of vengeance or hate, when
reason was lost in storm Of blood but
generally speaking oil crime is the result Of
deliberate balancing Of the chances, and a
vague hope of escaping the penalty. With
the sole exception of the cases referred TO,
no man, however vile and desperate, would
commit crime II he was assured of cert ain
and rapid punishment. II the murderer felt
sure he would be tried and hanged in a
week, the deadly blow would never be
struck. II the counterfeiter, thief and
swindler knew he would be detected and
punished Immediately, he would be deferred
from his evil deed. 1t is the hope Of escape
that lures them on, and next to that, the de.
lays that now almost always attend the trial
and the execution OF the sentence. In this
respect, we consider the long period allow.
ed to pass between the sentence and its full.
flment as deelerious to the cause of Justice
and as diminishing the terrors of the law
The public lose thot sense of "cause and
effect which never ought to separate evil
deeds from their legal consequences, until
at last the sympathy is enlisted on the side
of the culprit." We are aware that this has
its origin in humane, though mistaken
philosophy, to afford time for the malefactor
to repent; but those who have studied the
character of these unhappy men, as we'll as
those who are most deeply versed in the hu.
man mind, are aware that while there is life
there is hopo for these persons-and while
there is hope there is no chance for remorse,
much less for repentance. Indeed, such ma.
lures can only be acted upon BY terror and
despair; and, therefore, SO far from a pro.
longed time being given them to make their
peace with an offended Maker, having O
beneficial effect upon them, it has the very
reverse, and only hardens into the sullen
bravado heart which under the impulse of
a rapid trial and immediate execution. might
possibly be visited with feelings of softness,
and return of early goodness, calculated
to smooth the passage to the tomb. As it
is, we repeat, procrastinalion brutalizes the
condemned. Besides, the great example of
terror 10 their abandoned associates is lost
and as oil punishment is for the prevention
Of crime, the very end of judicial process is
q silly and cruel sympathy for the offender.
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For tRlC Mines.

Upwards of seven companies left our city
for the mines. Some were we'll provided,
and will have pleasant trip; others had a
moderate outfit, and will probably get through
in safety.
But one company embraced an amount
Of fool.hardiness we are panied to record -
This company consisted of sixteen able.
bodied fellows, with blankets, picks aud
pans strapped to their backs. The entire
stock of provisions consisted Of forty pounds
of crackers and quantity Of salt-the lat
ter being barely sufficient to preserve the
former in case it was not eaten. On being
asked bow they expected to make the trip
of five hundred miles with that outfit, one of
them replied: "I hats easy enough. We
intend to kill game, and sleep in berns."--
LeaUenworLh Times, 18th.
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Singular Effect.

A beer loving Teuton of this city, some
ten days since, was told by his fair Katrina,
to whom he was betrothed, that she loved
another. He pulled his hair, smote bis
bread basket, said "got for TAM" and at
drug store purchased FIVE grains of rsenic,
and committed suicide, first writing q note
to his tickle, but not frail fair one. But the
arsenic didn't work, and the next day he took
ten grains and wrote another letter. That
failed to kill him, and the next day he took
fifteen grains and wrote another letter to
Katrina. But that failed to kill him, and
the next day he took twenty grains. and
wrote another letter and for nine duys, he
aas been taking arsenic, increasing his dose
hve grains day, till be is actually qetlino
t0t on II, notwithstanding the ounter.action
caused by unrequted love, and he swears he
Viii Keep on ill she marries him, or he has
to bake his poison into arsenic ioaves and
eat it in slices There's constancv for
Milwaukee News.
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Crops In TIE West,

A clergyman residing in Iowa, whose con.
nection with benevolent soclety requires
him to travel extensively, writes as follows,
under date Of the 9th inst. Ill have lust re-.
turned from tour in Illinois, where hud
to leave my horse and buggy (on account of
the mud,) and come home BY roilrosd and on
foot. This is the 6rst time that such thing
has happened in my travels over the West,
which have been continued now for nearly
ten years. The last year has been churac.
terized above all others, for its constant rain
and excessively bud travelling, OF course,
our crops last season were nothing, and |
now learn, every where | travel, that the
winter wheat and clover fields lie waste
again, except in some few remarkably favor.
ed spots. Illinois and Iowa are now felt to
be hanging upon the sovereign mercy of
God; for, if He does not favor US with seed
time and harvest this year, we must suffer
for bread"
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o. A slave who has been working near
Columbus, was taken on a warrant under
the fugitive slave law, and brought before
the Commissioner at Cincinnati, who de-.
creed him back to slavery, it being the wish
OF the negro to 60 back. The Gazette says:
The "property" expressed himself per-
fectly satisfied with the arrangement. He
said he had enjoyed two years of freedom,
and had worked most oi the time, and had
not single five cent piece to show for his
services, and could not have any less if he
worked e-time tor hi3 master. "God
bless you. massa," said the darkey, as soon
as the decision was rendered, "I'sc satisfi ID
can rise to no 'stinction in dis country, Ia
gwinc back wild yo to yer old home," and he
went without a murmur.
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NtvT Hampshire Election.

The Concord IN. H.) Patriot of the 9th
inst., thinks the majority for Goodwin IRE.
publican) for Governor, will not exceed
2,5oo. Last year it was about $500. |,
adds:
ave have reduced the majority in the
Legislature in nearly the same proportion.
"We have elected our Senators in the
First, Sixth, Eighth and Twelfth Districts,
AID possibly in the Tenth and Eleventh. -
We had but three last year, and ma7 have
SIX now.
I'VE have probably rcdeemsA the coanties
Of Merrmac, Grafton and Sullivan, and heye
also carried Co.'s, Carroll and Belknap.
"The results OF yesterdays work are not
so favorable to our friends as we hoped, yet
they are such as to afford them encourage.
ment to future effort rather than to discour
age them. 1t is true our opponents have
achieved victory but another like it would
ruin them"
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-03-31

V The extent OF the influence exerted
by the Post Office Department OF the United
States Government may be estimated from
the following, which is taken from O speech
delivered by Senator Hunter on the l4th of
February:
81 fad that there are in the United States
37,977 postmasters, whose entire compen.
sation is $2,355, 900 that $9ls, 900 in the
gross are appropriated to clerks in the post
offices that there are 1000 routes or mail
agents, costing $4,000 23 local agents,
costing $29,959 l,404 mail messengers,
costing $ls4,634; 81 special agents, whose
compensation and other expenses amount to
$7S 1927. The salaries of the Post Office
Department proper cost abou $l7O, 900; so
that we see here is a number of officials,
outnumberiDg either the Army or the Navy,
under the influence of the Postmaster Gen.
eral, who has the power, / may say, to in.
crease them at pleasure.
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MARCH 81, 1850.

MARCH 81, 1850.
In the Senate. yesterday, the following
bills were passed to prevent and punish
fraud In the use Of false brands, labels and
trade marks ; to enable the Commissioners
Of Lucas county to increase the tax levy for
the payment of current expenses OuthOriz'
ing the school directors of school district
No. 8, in Madison township, Butler county,
to sell certain school lot +; to authorize the
city council OF the city Of Hamilton to ap.
point Commissioners to drain Old River and
for other purposes directing the sale Of
lands in Union and Summit counties.
The bill prohibiting members Of the Gen.
sral Assembly from accepting free railrond
passes was indefinitely postponed.
Dir. Vnnstta, tie Senator from the Perry
and Muskingum district, rendered his resig.
nation, but the Senate refused to accept Of
the same.
In the House the following bills were
passed to provide for the renewal and to
regulate the final payment Of the funded debt
Of the State to make the incorporated viii
lage Of jamestown q separate road district
to authorize the Commissioners OF Henry
county to borrow money to pay the county
debt to amend the 9th section of an act TO
authorize the making of real estate indexes
in certain counties, etc.
A communication was received accompa.
MED BY map of the city OF Cincinnati pre-.
scented to the House from the Council OF
that city.
A bill was introduced to repeal the act OF
1856, TO provide Ior the prosecution of the
work Oh The New State House.
The Senate bill providing for geological
survey OF the State, was postponed till Jan.
uary lSt, 1860.
A resolution was adopted providing for
the appointment of Commissioner to ascer-
tain the amount OF damages occas!oned to
the Contractors. by the reputation of the
Canal Contracts.
Mr.. Brocke's bill relative TO Insurance
Companies, wos indefinitely postponed.
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The Cost OF Glory,

Great Britain is now paying twenty sht
million Of pounds sterling, or nearly one
hundred and forty millions of dollars, year
interest on the war debt which she has con-
lracted in times past. In addition she is
paying over one hundred millions of dollars
year to maintain her present defences.-
The glory of Great Britain, therefore, costs
about two hundred and fifty millions of dol
lar' a year. Who will ssy that Joha Bull
has right to boss. Of his military achieve
ments and his glory, when lie pnys SO much
for il!
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Democracy In Pennsylvania.

A few weeks ego, State Convention OF
the Democracy OF Pennsylvania was held, at
which State ofscers were nominated, ard @
resolution adopted sustaining the course Of
James Buchanan, while resolution approv.
Ing OF the administration OF Gov. Packer
was voted down by vote Of SO to 81. Gov.
Packer was opposed to the Presidents views
on the Lecompton question, which, 1t is be-
lieved, is the cause of this indigni,y. This
Is "the head and front OF his ofFending"--
nothing more. Another State Convention
will be held on the 10Th OF April, at which
the people will resent this indigni,y and
sueiain Gov. Packer. The objects CT this
Convention, as get forth 10 the call, are:
"T'o resist the high-banacd attempt of the
Federal Administration 10 dictate political
ereeds to the people;
To protes. against the war Of corsolida
ted Federal despotian upon State sovereign.
ty and Stale rights
To re-sssert the great principle OF Popu.
lar Sovereignty and non-intervention, IS
well in the Territories es in the States
non-interVertlon by Congress- with slavery
in the Territories, and non-intervention by
the Federal Executive with the franchises Of
the people Of the States;
To re.endorse the old-fashioned creed Of
the Democratic party, repudated and tram.
Pied under foot by men claiming TO repre-.
sent the party;
And, finally. to proclaim our unfaltcrIng
confidence in William F. Packer, Governor
OF Pennsylvania, who hos been ussailed and
prescribed because be refused, at the bidding
Of Federal dictation, to betray the trust, de.
sert the principles, and fslsify the pledges Of
the Union States Rights Democracy"
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0FThe Detroit Free Press says the Gct
providing for the trial Of criminals by infor-
nation goes into effect sixty days after the
18th of February, at which time it becomes
law. This law virtually abolshes the
grand jury, which has for so long exercised d
inquisitorial func ctiors, reServing for the cir
cult Judge power to call it into session when,
ever special cases need its aid. All cases
are'to be examined before Justice of the
Peace, and by them committed directly to the
higher courts, instead of indictments as has
previously been done.
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| arrived here on the 10th, after tedious
Tip CT three days. There are hundreds
coming on every train, and hundreds are here
now.
St. Joseph ia a perfect jam, with Peak.
ers" and sharpers "tskin' en- in," horses
mules, oxen, men, women, children, wagons,
! wheelbarrows, hand carts, auctioneers, run.
ners, stool.pjgeons, g:eenhorns, and every
thing else you cun imagine, and thousand
other things your imagination will fail to
conceive. Everything is very high; board
at a "one horse" hotel $500 per day, ond
little rats ut mules $l 50 The folks think
tn whole United States will be here in
lew days Ten day ago man could fit out
a. Il reasonable rate. There are huGircds
s,urtiny rom here, but they are The poorest
o. all cranliOn. | would not have believed
It, but il is q lact, that there are hundreds
now starting on loot. with nothing buta cot.
ton sack and lew pounds Of crackers and
meat, and many wi h handcarts and wheel
b ,rroWs.
Thero ere expresses going out nearly ev
cry day \; but such expresses Four little
mules to one Chicago wagon. They take
one hundred pounds Of baggage apiece for
twelve men, aud charge them $50 apiece for
the privilege OF wading after the wagon and
pulling it out OF the mud.
huye done nothing yet but stand by and
look at the fun. like to be where every
body is going with a rush, not knowing
where nor whit for. That's fun.
II | was at home, with my present cxpe
rience and feelings, think | would stay
there till better satisfied; and you need not
be surprised if should bring this letter my.
self have not yet seen the first thing TO
serve Us an anchor 10 the "hope within"
P. 81 have just seen butter sold at Toe
per pound. That's specimen OF the way
we are gougcd.
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6TMra. Cunningham, Of Burdell no,ori-
ety. was in BIairsviIe (pu) few days ago
She was seeking to place her daughter in
charge Of the principal OF the Female Semi
nary. Several gentlemen who had seen
her during the excitement in her case in
New York, recognized her; she became
aware Of it, and decumped on short notice.
She dresses we'll, travels in a fine equipage,
and has gentleman who accompQ nies her
% agent.
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A Clergyman .&rICSled for COuM-
tcFGeStsMg, while PTCa ching Il
EHMer:st sea mon,


We hod an interview with Mr.. Isaac Rey.
nolds, Of TruHbnlt county, last evening,
who had just returned from Glenwood, Mills
county, Iowu, here hc owns some land
He gave US an item OF interest. On last
Monday uGternuVu, Ms The Rev. VIM. Wat.
son, the pastor or the Methodist Church in
Glenwood, wna preaching funeral sermon,
he was arrested by officers from IN adjoining
county on charge q passing counterfeit
money. The people in attendance at the
funeral were 50 inceDsed at the officers that
they thrust them from the house, and order.
ed them to retire until the obsequies were
concluded. The clergyman did not attend
the procession TO the grave, and the officers
arrested mm. They had previously search.
ed his hnuse, in the cellar of which
they found inks. presses, papers, rolling ma
chimes, and the entire apparatus for the man.
ufa"ture OF counterfeit bank bills. They
also tound about 81 900 in counterfeit bills,
$500 If which were tens on the Forest City
Bank Of this city, and about 5000 in fives on
the Stat" Bank of Ohio. The clergyman
made clean breast of the matter. He be.
came connected with some counterfeiters
about two years ago, and as he had been in
early life an engraver, he had been very
useful and hard working member of the
gang. He has preached in Glenwood about
three years. He is about forty years OF age,
q man Of family, and has been very gener.
ally esteemed and respected by his congre.
CATION and neighbors. He said he Joined
the counterleters to get money "to do good
with" The explanation was not very salis-
factory to his parishioners, however, and
they discarded him at once. He must have
been nice minister. An examination of
his "Study" showed that he was a regular
subscriber to the "Lle In Boston," "Venus'
Miscellany, and other fash papers, and the
shelves OF his bookcase we're adorned with
The yeIlow-covered lives OF nnmerous ceie-
braied highwaymeD, iorgers, &c. He was
taken before Justice of the Peace, and in
default OF heavy bail, was committed Ia the
couBty Jail to await his trial before the
Court OF Common Pleas. The incident
created great sensation in the little town. |
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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MARCH 2oS 1908.
The Senate, yesterday, passed the follow
ing bills to prevent the running at large OF
swine !; requiring Township Clerks to give
bonds; to amend the law for the sale of
school lands and the surrender of permanent
leases thereto; relating to the Lewistown
Reservoir to authorize associations of per
sons for the improvement of mineral lands
or mines in this State, to become bodies
corporate.
The following bills were introduced: TO
amend the act of May lst. 1852, to provide
for the creation and regulation of incorporu.
ted companies to amend the act of May let,
1859, to regulate the manner in which
grand and petit jurors shall be summoned in
Hamilton county.
The Committee Of the Whole was engap.
ed in consideration of the general appropri.
alton bill.
The resolution relative to the manufacture
Of gas in the Ohio Pententiary, was adopt
ed.
In the House the following bills were
passed To amend the 37th section of the
Civi! Code to authorize the Commissioners
OF Hamilton county to contract for the build.
ing of a roadway or bridge for public use
across Mill Creek in said county to repeal
the act for th, protection of fish /; supple
to an act concerning the eIactiop
contest OF election and resignation of Justi.
ces Of the Peace.
The following bills were introduced To
repeal the act of April 10, 1856, in addition
to the several acts in relation to the courts
OF justice, and their powers and duties to
amend section of an act to regulate the
election of State and County officers to re.
peal the act Of APrill2, 1866, supplemental.
" to the act to authorize free banking, pas. !
'ed March 2l, 1851.
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The Canal Contracts.

The House Of Representatives have voted
to restore the Canal Contracts. The Sem
ate have not agreed to the House bill. II
Is to be hoped that the Public Works NAV
soon be put out of tie hands of the State.
They are asorrce OF ccrup;ion--a fountain
head for rsscaIity.
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eTI having been charged that OK Presi-
dent Pierce, now absen, tn Europe. was
anxious to secure the Democratic nomipa.
tion for the next Presidency, he has written
letter to friend in Boston, in which he
declares that, under no possible circumstan.
ces, will he again permit the use of his name
IN connection with any public Office.
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A STATE IN MOURNING. The New Or.
leans Picayune speaks of Louisiana as q
estate OF Mourning" consequent upon the
explosion Of the steamer "Princess." 1t
says' "there is scarcelya community from
which some one of the lost is not missing,
or to it known by his social virtues" The
fatality amoDg prominent classes was re-
markable, and the State may we'll mourn its
loss.
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$3.50. .99474
From this sum should be deducted
the amount of the "Suspended
Debt" go called, reported by
Bresln in his annual report to
November Is, 1855, being the
City Bank ot Cincinnati, w. w.
Cones Il Co., D. Beckel, and
Commercial Bank Of Toledo, in.
debtedness, which is credited to
the Treasurer in escertaining
the defa!cation, June l3, 1857. $2O4, 4,636 IS
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GThere is rumor in Kansas, that Jim
Lane the noted Kansas hero, has got relig.
ion. A wicked editor out there-and thew
have some sharp ones-says, "If that's go,
Jim has got something that dont belong to
him !" jim and Tom Ford should becom q
deacons Of the same church
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9TMr. 0. A. Bowe, one of the editors of
the New York Sun died in that city on Sun.
day. He wasa fellow apprentice of Horace
Greeley. and has been printer, publisher
and editor for thirty years.
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GIimpscs at the Elcphant

A correspondent of the Chicago Press and
Tribune, who at the time Of writing, was on
his way TO the Kansas gold digg'ngs, gives
q graphic accouet OF the rush to Pixies Peak,
ard the effect thereof. We copy as fol.
lows:
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100000 90
S58l,SlIO O.

VoA,Cl1 Ul
"In this statement the whole amount of
the delalcatton, on the 18th OF June, OF $780,.
3l2 81 is accounted for but there was no
positive testimony to determine the precise
amount or extent Of BresIin's interest with
Gibson and Johnson in their investments !;
and whether it is all, at this time in the
hands of these parties, or part of it with
Breslin, we cannot determine. The $780,.
eco invested by Breslin and Gibson in real
estate at the West, ss acknowledged by
Gibson to Governor Ford, or perhaps at this
time invested in some other form, is floating
somewhere between the $7l 900 in the
statements and the 100000 in the control
of BreSlin. 1t may be that the ST. 900 is
included in the $25 900 OF land bonds of Z.
L. Osborn, bearing ten per cent interest,
w. G. Law Trustee, which Gibson had in
New York in July, 1857, and which formed
part of his assets left at the Trust Compa.
ny, and which are returned to him by r.
Willet, the Sheriff of the city and county of
New York, by the aid Of s. Olift, Gibson's
Attorney"
1t will be seen that most of the money
which the State lost was put in the hands of
banks and bankers. Very little of it went
into the hands of Democrats. Strange to
say, the Republicans now oppose the Inde.
pendent Treasury Law, which forbids this
practice OF depositing with banks and bank.
ers, which has proved 90 ruinous to the
State. ,...