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The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-05-18
Fire a: ohskash, Wis,
CHICAGO. "Wednesday, Nav

CHICAGO, "Wednesday, May II 1883
A FIRE o hkosh, Wis, Iisi nigh, destroy
ed seventy 6ye bui ding, including nearly
all the business places on Man street.
Not.a grocery or dry goods store is Ief =
The loss is estimated II 5000 900 to 5000 900
CHICAGO. Wednesday. May li-P NJ.
The fire al Oshkosh last night is supposed
to have been he work Of AN inceniiary. as il
broke ont simultaneously in fwo places The
wind was blowing hriskly at the time and the
buildings which we're mosllv frame bprned So
rapidly that in little more AL an hour sly
blocks were in flames
TIE Oshkos Winnebagn and City Horels
The har,kmy house of Kpllog & Co, ard the
Pos Uffire. were de-'.o ed The heavies,
loses are Hutc insp. & Go harclu. re. $40
600. aud bigger & Hill DIR, gonds S23.00O-
The total lose is probably noi less than baii
million of dollars Very little Of the prop.
erIy ~as ins''red a, it's exposure was so gr-a,
that no reiiahle Compan, would assune risks
upon II except al very high rates Norhing
is lef' OF the business pat OF he own except
one Cluthing store out grocery aud one hotel
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Mas: Convenient

In view Of the inrendng crisis, which rs to ad
m, nish us that LIBERTY L TO BE PRESERVED
BY CEAsELEsS VIGILANCE it is deemed impoi tant
general Mss Conrertan Of the foes of Slavery and
Despoisn, ar d e fzen1s State arI Individual Rights.
at come eonxenien place the Western Reservr
without any unnecessary delay.
We de- therefore. earnestly rfquest our Republican
us thr the said rn Reserve we'll
all Others who are in sypn hy " th rs opposition
to de<potc usurpatinn If po err in council In
the City Of Cleveisud Tuesday ibe 24h dsy OF May
lrtsrr nt eIe, en- O'Clock A. NJ.
c. W. Noble, Ellweii,
H. Brayton, b. Barter,
j Keel-r. H Sp.lman,
| d L W ,ghtman, Juo Grnunis'
1 e.. Psrsons, w NJ rIe
| j s. Grannis, James "hour.
p. SpaIdiDg, John Coon,
ID. X. Til en-, and 5OO o.here-
| A. g. Riddle.
Cleveland, May IL. 1853. aa
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>. M. BooTH INDICTED FOR SEnuorroN.-o
Friday the Grand Jury brought in an indict
uienf e<usnst Sherman M Booth, formerly ed
iior and proprietor of the Free Democrat in
this city. on tbecharge of the seduction Of
Caroline N. Cook. girl little over fourteen
years OF age. The defendant was arrested
Yesterday morning. aud arraigned in the Cir.
culi Court when he waived tte reading of the
Indictment. pleaded not gnilty, and entered in
10 q recognizance in the sum of fifteen hun.
dsea dollars to appear at the next June Term
Of the Circuit Court -.Nil,cavkee Mn. DAD
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Extensivs County Jaiu

The molifed jeffrey sentenced Jadge An.
dTews old Friends to "a hours imprisonment
IN the Cuyaboga County Jail, and the Marshal
carried out the sentence by making jail ol
the whole cityl He told them TO go where
they pleased. They obeyed his mandate. max
i,s tier prison headquarters at the Bennel
H0nse
Was ever Judicial deepotism and Judicial
fl9ca, so blended and SO exempli6ed as by The
Si"vernment Pursuers of the Northern Ohio
District under the Fugitive Law? Posierits
i'll read and marvel what length of ears were
worE by the Federal Court in the tear OF
grace. 1853 = Cteusiand Leader.
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lThe PRISONER and the Court.

Charles q. Laugston yesterday proved him.
teIf worthy of his Anglo Saxon. Native
American, African, and Revolutionary blood!
He stood respectful but unawed in the pres
ence of Federal Court pespotism, and like
Paul of old spoke the words of truth and so
berness Read his manly. his eloquent, his
withering SPEECH. II will live in History
The Children OF the Free will read il in their
school books and viii execrate the memory
of the Court and the Jury who consigned such
man to fine and imprisonment. for crime
go God like = CleUfland Leader sesg
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-05-18
MONEY AND FLOUR MARKET IN NEW YORK.

The shipment of gold to-morrow by the Africa will be
very large, probably million and quarter. nearly all in
coin This large continuous drain of gold cannot but
have sooner later unfavorable nueBre upon The
Money marke although not probably sufficient TO cause
strngency yet sufi lent to enable banks and bank
generally to obtain higher rates Of interest. IncIu
ding the shipment ny tile Africa, have lost IS
OF gold and silver within eighteen days. There
is appearance to day of rmr rates of interest," and
q slightly increased demand for money hut The change
not marked The bu iness of the Tearing House was
S23 238o04. The Metropolitan Fire Insurance Conpa
have this day declared dividend of ? cent, semi
the surplus fund of the Company, which amounts 10
S55 600 after payng the dividend The Artisans ank
has declared 81 y cent, payable the 9th inst The
commi'lee the Tontint Building have declared ivi-
dend of SI45 share the lives surviving The lst
inst payable No 63 Wall street. The character of
foreign avires ha> caused speculative in
and our. Rhe advance within few days has been
marked .r zff. r
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Twenty Five Thousand
GOOD SHTNGNES
TN0R SALE HEAP. Call Iat
II May IS, l5;9.-2welof BAIRD & WAITS
Newton Falls WOOlem Fac
fOEsV

THE subscriber begs resp ey to return his sircere
thanks the Farmers and others for their kind and
liner support he commenced business ut this
place. and soliciting continuation of their patronage
begs Inform them thai he has hand large soIk
Cassmeres Cloths Tweeds, Flannels md Blankets which
he will exchange for Wool the reasonable
He will manufacture any similar 20 the mentioned
goods an SHARES, at the following prices:
Faunels, ls per yard yard wide; Blankets 40 cts
per yard quarters wide; fas nere Fnlled CLOTH from
so cts so cts Gu Spinning, i23 cts per pound;
Carding into rolls cts, per round Cloth dressing done
as usual. All work warranted ALLEN HOYLE.
Newton Falls May IA. 1859. @7Ef8iE1
s.CaIl and examining the goods before you go else.
where. .s myl8.Sm
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Hon. q. p. Rrnun

This gentleman has been suggested by a
eorresr ondent of the Cleveland Leader es a
candidate for Lieutenant Governor We are
authorized by Mr. Brown to say. with all re.
spect for the partial friend who has suggested
his name, that he is not and will not be can
didate for nomination to that Office.
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-05-18
~ The Cleveland Pto;adeoler is euIo

Gr The Cleveland Ptaindealer is euIoeis-
ing and defending Judge ANDREWS from the
criticisms which his surrender of his man.
hood is calling FORTH The learned Judge will
doubtless feel fattered and comforted by the
praise of the Plaindealer
We should think however, he might be LED
to exclaim, with the astonished Ole Dutchman
Mine Cot, what done that mine enemy
should praise me-
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Z" The Impsrdir Crisis ~ Western Reserve Re-
publican Mass Meeting

Z" The Impsrdir z Crisis = Western Reserve Re-
publican Mass Meeting
We insert Today, from the Cleveland Re
publican papers call for Mass meeting to
be held in that city Oh Tnesday of next week.
The call is timely ard important.
We urge the freemen of Portage county.
who love liberty and hate oppression to re-
spond promptly to this patriotic call Eter-
nal uigilance is the price Toe pay for Liberty
and never, since the adoption OF the Federal
Constitution. were the rights The liberties of
the people 10 snch peril and jeopardy as now
and a vigilant cartfulness was never more
important.
The direct and alarming tendency isto con-
solidstlon of all power in the National Gov
|ernment. and thecru hing out of State Rights
and individual freedom.
Men of Portage once again we urge you
to rally, in large numbers to the meeting in
Cleveland next week.
Read the sketches we give to day of the
transactions in the q. S. Court 10 connection
with the Rescue trials. and let the spirit oil
patriotic resistance to the alarming strides of
tyranny and oppression, arouse to instant, de
cisive action. At least, let the prudent and
resolnte men of the Reserve take counse. To-
gether.
60 A day. sn hour of virtuous liberty.
Is worth a whole eternity in bondage
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OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE COUNTY

,baving the E.ARG EST C1A
CUL ATl0N of amy Paper published IN
The County of Portage, render . n a InOst
advantageous and desirable nediuml
for Advertising. Business Men Will
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NEW YoRK CATTLE MARKET.

BULLS HEAD.--The total number of beef cattle
yarded in Forty tourh Tuesday footed up q
332 aud Notwithstanding expected that there oud
he addition to the numbe for Wednesday, the market
decidedly better for dorers than was the We.
prev US; that without ad sBcng Irice per pound
they oh aimed per head; be- tie rket heing
larger proportion OF the stock sold than
on Tu sday of last week The quality stock
week is decidedly ietter than it last week and
should the market holG out ood throughout as it
opened the average of the sales will be about pound
higher than the average of last week very large
portion ofhe cattle sold Tuesday will range lie
pound net and all The best such 6rs-rate still.fed
cate sold l2e pound for the beef and of them
l21zc. The GOODNESS of the weather OF the
made the market eter and the prospect of
oor:h-esst storm, which commenced in the afternoon,
had the effect Of bringing buyers forward Tuesday,
Instead of hodirg off, they did last week. i'll Wednes-
day afternoon, when the sa'e OF the market half
cent better than It in the afternoon of Tuesday,
Several entire doves sold this week the first
day. and very few of any sort sold less than l0c pound
and of only fair quality, reail market heef
eraged &c pound for tho whole drove. here is
large number of distillery fed cattle in market this
week, the of which feel jolly The ket closed
the first day with buoyanI hopes the part of all
ers, of good time generally
REPORT
For The Week ending Wednesday, May II, 1859.
5ii TOTAL RECEIPTS of ALL KINDS Foa THE WEEK.
According the reports from the several Market
places in The city, there have been received this weeks
Sheep &
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Senator tireen is the mediator between
Douglas and Buchanan. and is patching up a
peace and smoothing the way for slide upon
common platform at Charleston.
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-05-18
June Appointments.

0R. DELI .ENBAUGH. respectfully informs the citi
1(zens of Portage Stark and Turmull counties th
surrounding he wil re ain in the following
hronc invited to call for gratuitous consul
CUYAHoGA co o.-At his residence, in East Cleveland
Spa gler- Avenue. between Main anu
Euclid s.. l>t, I'd, Sd, 4 b. 9th.
6th. 7th 9Th, OH. 10th, Ilth, 18th,
18th. 80
Chagrin Falls Eggieston II House. .S0th.
PORTAGE Co:-Garreitsve, Norton House, esth,
Ravenna, Collins House. l6eh,
SUMMIT Co Co-Akron, Empire House, 18th.
STARK CO-Canton City, Sttver House, 18th.
Minerva, Yengling House 2Sd
assr Rei,Si Eos lsS Hsl'0n House
Carroton, Patron House 221.
JEFFERSON -Steuberville, U. s. House, Gath
COLUMBIANA co. Wellsville, Missouri House, 25th.
North Georgetown. 26th-27th.
GEAUGA CO-Cha don, Chase Horel, 29th. ,...-- d.
mr. DeIlenbaugh hatters himself that ne can cure
t,bron;c complaints OF The oldest and most obstinate char
ae.er He uses cura preparations and only med
icines that purly vegetable.
lnte of Georgetown. who successfully
and prescribed 267 QUO patients during 26
years practice in this State. -.-.,....--
Ali diseases pertaining TO Women and children treat
ID with great success by DIR. Dell'nbauch.
Where Dr. ID prescribes for patients hi ebarres will
satisfactory. There one practicing in George
avn on tie Dellenbaurh system.
". B. DR. D. speaks the German language.
About years ago my general health became much i'm
,airet and in a short time there erup ion made
ts appearance face and body assuming the very
worst type of skin disease Is called by the Drs) My
husband -eng phvsciau tried different remedies. but
vail ed nothing then appliedto other eminent physi-
ians, hut got relief BY this time my head ami face
mass of sores Ihesrd of DR.. ps. great success
treating chronic diseases, diseases of the skin ap-
lied him. and in less than three months he had the
ruption removed aud my general health improved un-
er his treatment 40 that now enjoy god nesisn In
onclusiun would those suffering from like disease,
hould apply to Dr Deenbaugh MRs, A. FoGEk
ClsveiAud. April LIST. 1853
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NEW YORK DRY GOODS MARKET


Tie nearby retailers coming in freely and
there is large movement in seasohable goods with the
jebhing houses who supply that trade The eu hern
far Western houses receiving few second
orders with frs hands the movement is very limited,
ohbers stocks of Spring goods being reduced low
as :" neeo mnca M Sus osmano Tor certain
Tie clothing huuses making up the-goods h. reto-
lore purchased and not in market notice
able extent.
DOMESTIC GOODS
We notice no material change in cotton goods The
supply of stout cotons is ati better than that of fine
yarns but he market is not so weak for the former de-
scrption good sales for export have reduced the
cumulaton Th- grea corporations of LOWELL lewiston
Lawrence. &C., under large contracts for st les
ety are ot in Special request Large contraSts could
be made styles for Fall sales at decided con-
TO the comparatively small stock of eoods upon the
ket
t'a cLKvELASD. May i.
The month of April and May usually characterised
by remc duless in lie wool market. We think.
however, there has heen less activity dLrug the
three months Than has gener. ly beei noticed.
Th may be accounted for trem the fact that all large
manufacturers had since January, supplied themselves
with stock sufficient to carry them heyond the incom
ing clip aud Is also in part attributable to the fact that
have prevailed for the last three mon hs Sales Of wool
East for these reasons been limited and there has
The recen. wool sales Europe Indie ate slight adj
in that qu.rer. We have no change to note in
our own market for quotations which in the absence
of sale merely nominal would refer &c
circu
Our receipts been lighter during the ast mouth
than In any corresponding time for the las; ix years
wh.ch is conclusive evidence ( had oiher) of me
limited amount OF wool in the West.
Great activity and fair prices which viii continue to
increase until Fall, may he expected at sheariRg time.
Owing the recent cold and stormy weather Washing
md seane viii he delay ed longer than a,ticpaed
wo weeks which time everything promise Of
IN early Spring.
Very truly, &c., GooDALE & Co
BosToS, Msyi.
RAvENNA No change in business aspects to no.s
his week Breadstuffs still upon the advance
weather auefarm work progresses n good style-fuit
prospects very promising.
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For the Rortoqc County Democrat.
Religious Freedom in the South.

Religious Freedom in the South.
AS it is pretty well known how the freedom
of the Press and the freedom of Speech. ap-
pear 10 the Slave States, case from Texas,
comes before US. which affords au illustration
of Southern Religious Freedom.
THE citizeDs that is. the shareholders of
Fannin, held an assembly on the 18th of
March, whose object it was to drive the
Methodists from tie County. because they
preached .4bofitionisns Tie preachers were
without hesi arioniregardeda as nuisance; not
AZ all as religious, bat as political hodv.-
o., o. i6a orators said that he was astoDish
.e;l9'has al o. ely, which expressed such Abo
llr,on principles, existed in their midst If
oiie of these orthern Methodists shoald ap-
proach. to speak to him on Abolitionisn he
could not avoid beating him to the ground
Another orator declared that the time had
come in which the people must fight for them
selves in rder to prevent the most mournful
of all results The nest must be broken up
In II his way were the debates continued, un-
I'll the nominated cOmmltiee offered the fnI
lowing resolutions, which were soan unani
mousiy accepted. st srsa 7.9s7ss-l go,
Since q secret enemy, known as the North
trn Methodist Church softly creeps around
amongst us, which cheri-hes sentiments. that
are hostile Go.lhe institution of Slavery and,
supported b, their N .rthe II allies have the
manifest design to abolish slave y, AID since
Ihe far her srDwth of this enemy would i'm.
peril the continuance of that Institution in
Texas; Therefore, be il resolved:
: That the organization of a Northern
branch OF the Methodist Church among us
as cloak, behind which The agents of the 80
called AhoIltionist party may conceal them
selvas, is dangerous TO our interests, aud there.
fore mus not he tolerated among US.
2 That the public denuuci ton of the In
sfitution OF s avery, and the declaration of
Priest OF that Church, that Slavery in our
Ian, must be annihilated is gross insult to !
our people. and sho lid be promptly and sum
MARTY punished. !
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DIR. H. TUBES
VIII be al the PrcMtiss House,
uesday. May 81.
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Married.

PEEBLES-JAMES At the Prentiss HIus Ravenna,
May 10Th, ny Rev q. c. Foote, Mr. Hartin PEBBLES
to Miss Catharine W James. both of ClarlesIowu.
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April @, 1855

es SECRETARY OF STATE's orrcE.
Columbus, April I6, 1859.
nereby certify that the foregoing acts are true coues
OF he original rolls on f1e in this Office.
sa A. r. RUSSELL, Secretary of State.
AuDlroRs OsFcE, Portage Co..
gs RavenDa, May Is, 1859.
neTe2y certify, that have compared the foregoing
ar with autheuticaed col les from n. sacrs,ary
State, and End them correct ' "
la8 ALFRED BALDWIN County Apa;to,
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good many of the cattle in the hands of hro-
kers who bought them at Albany here specula.
ton aud of the dstery cattle retaed tbs
owners
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Histo lcal Analosy.

After the Jewish captivity, some five hun
dred yeaIs before Christ Baby ylonian mon
arch set up an image Of GOLD, and decreed
that all men should pay it homage and wor
ship, under penalty, for refusal. Of being cast
into burning furnace of fire, Three young
meni Jewish caplives, who had been Taught
the higher law of the living God refused
obedience to the impious decree of the mon
arch They we're arrested and brought before
the ngry monarch
Now let US suppose at this conjuncture,
,chite their case ,oas pending, Daniel, as couu
sci for ,he prisoners, had appealed to the Su.
preme Court for a writ of hGbeas corpus to
release them from the custody of the Govern
ent a e .if I'll ss-fz-
What would have been the decision Of the
Court Why probably this: a=.sl7 s.
Daniel, t. case of the prisoners for whom
you appear is still pending 1t is, therefore,
nanlfestI. improper that we should interfere
at this stage of the proceeding. lest there
>onld be prodnced conflict Of Jurisdiction !,
| Your application is CLEARLY premature Go
home Dani |, and await th,- decision of the
administrator or of the law of the land. If he
l
condemns the young men and executes the
sentence bv throwing them into the fire, then
the fall and malure tinte for your application
will have arivedi Till then it remains an
open question !! AID as we are moi required in
the present stage of the proceedings to express
any opinion we therefore refrain from inima-
ting an opinion, as to whether the setting up
of the golden image was proper.or whether the
Iedict of the monarch is or is not constitutions
alt or whether the law against iiolatry, under
which the Young Hebrew prisoners professed
| fb net, il or is not founded in reason and com
mon sense ana worthy to be obeyed
By Heavens habeas corps the yenng men
were safely released fromthe burning fiery fur
mace. but what became of the conservative
timidities of that day. after the Hebrew chill
dren' we're delivered from the 6erv furnace
and after Nebuchadn, zzar had been turned
out to grass, the1sacred history does not di,
rectIy inform US. but leaves US to pretty un-
mstakabe differences. --
MoRAL-Put not your trust in Princes
but trust in God, and keep your powder dry
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.REEvEs FROM n1FFERENr STATES.

"A. Allerton & Co., proprietors of the Washington
Dreve Yards, 4h street, report the cattle in market from
the following States: =
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RAvENNA No change in business aspects to note
this week Bre-dstuffs still upon the advance -
weather fue--frm work progresses iu good stylssut
prospects very promising.
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A1te. reauIhg your TF1haFks M last evening :
Herald, in reference to me, deem it due TO
msself to ask yon TO state that l did not in
tend to antbo,ize my ouDsel esterday to
give nv views on government to the Court
and disclaim holding o men9 of the doctrines
expressed by hirh ] simply author,ztd him
TO enter for me The pl a Of noli conien ere,
processing az the same time that am NOT
guilty OF violati' g auv law. and reqniring the
protest to he entered on the seeord~ If The
Court ABNER LOVELAND.
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The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-02-19


WAuINGroN. Feb. lj.-ln the Senate
the consideration Of Mr.. Slidcll's Till for
the acquisition of Cub1, was thcchief sub
icct OF debate.
Nv. Critteudcn addressed the senate in
an eloquent speech Of considerable length.
he was in favor Of the acquisition Of the
Island, but thought with the present state
90 our finances. and from other considera-
tiou- that the present time was not pro-
pitipu- one for the accomplishment Of the
object.
Haaa.-Iu the House to-day the Indian
appropriation bill was under con-idcra-
ton.
A message was received from the Presi-
dent IN response to % resolution OF the
House. asking for the correspondence in
relation 81 the schooner Wandcrer.
The President says that it has been
strictly cnioinod upon the Government Of
iicials at Savannah to prosecute to the full
extent Of the law the eases which have
come before them, in connection with the
schooner Wandorcr. lie saws that special
counsel have been employed, who are in
stuctcd to find the negroes landed by ia,
Wandercr and identify the parties con
noctcd with the transaction, rs also to as
certain othtr lact~ connected win the ~
| fair that may assist IN the execution Of jus
| ticc To- the offenders.
in the Senate yesterday the Ocean Mai
| Steamship Hill was reported. The bill
| proposed to allow So. $40 to the Louisans
rehuantcpec Steamship Company for car
/ ryiug the mails from New Orleans to Sar
Francisco. by way Of the lsthmus Of Te
huautepcc.
The Judiciary Committee reported t,
the Senate declaring that Mcssrs Bright
and Fitch were the legally elected Sena
tors from Indiana. aud fullyscntitlcd {,
the seat they occupy in that body. Tn
report was adopted.-.N -. papTg.