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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-08-03
A. 8. CRAFTS.

A. 3. CRAFTS,
Eclectic Physician and Surgeon. once and resi-
dence on Cedar street. tRaVennG, July 2ls ls59-ly
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lust IN TINE And just received 500
d Palm Leaf Fans Of the very best quality.
MAY 26, 1859. P, H. & CO.
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THE Corn AND PoTATo CRoP-The evil
forebodings INDUCED in by some people ofa
partial failure of the corn and potato crop
have been dspelled by the heavy and re.
ireshing rains with which we have recently
been favored. The corn and potatoes in this,
and some OF the surrounding counties, never
presented more promising aspect, and we
have assurances from those best capable Of
judging, that it will be the heaviest and best
crop ever before realiz d.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-08-03
Legal Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given to Jacob Rith-
lN ler that, the 18th day Of Jay, 1884, Cordelia
Rithlcr, his wife, filed in the Court of Common Pleas
for the County of Portage and State of oho her Pc
tiuon against him, praying for divorce and alimony
on the ground of his three years wilu absence from
her and that, if he does not appear at the next term
of said Court said petition will be taken for confess
sion and decree against him accordingly.
CORDELIA RITHER,
July 81, 1s59-6w. BY Luther Day, her Atty.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-08-03

ATLANTIC MoNTHLY.-The "Ahanttc'
for August has been received and is fully up
to its reputation iu the interest and ability
Of its contents. The article on the Italian
War displays much learning on European
politics, aud will be read by all who desire
a solution Of the problem Of the late war
Those whose curiosity he's been excited
concerning the Zouaves, will find in the
Atlantac an interesting account OF their his
tory, character, discipline and service.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-08-03

PRor. KAREY.--Prol RAREY, the cele-
brated Horse Tame, formed d class on
Tuesday morning, iu this village, Of about
forty members, for the purpose OF teaching
the ort of sutjugatiag and tanning vicious
horses. His system is somewhat different
from the old method OF applying the "gad"
on every occasion, is simple and in harmony
with the laws of nature. Every horseman
should be acquainted with the system of the
Professor.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-08-03

"THE FLOWER QUEEN 1--WE learn that
this beautiful cantatu will be presented to
cur citizens on Friday evening oi mex; eek,
the 18th inst. As the participants are lsdI:s,
who are now undergoing course Of training
by Prof. CHASE, we presume the lovers Of
music will greet them with tulI house.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-01-18

AN AMALGAMATIoN CAsE.-A young lady recently
eloped from Pontiac, Michigan, with negro, and
married him in Canada. The Cleveland Herald says
The. case of the runaway from Pontiac, Mich, Of a
white girl and negro becomes darker and darker
as light is let in upon it. Through private letter
from Pontiac, from party knowing sl the circum-
not yet limited at by the Detroit papers
The negro is not only poor specimen of his race,
but is a % lame nigger" at that We have heard OF
girl going through the matrimonial woods and
taking up with crooked stick at last but in this
case Miss Judson instead of taking what is left has
picked out the most disgusting piece OF humanity ever
clothed in q black skin. ~ ~
But the secret of this strange act is simply this
Her father, who is rich, is one OF the meanest men
above ground. His daughter was engaged to young
man Of entirely unquestionable respectabty but her
father having quarrel with his father about few
apples, broke off the MATCH and the girl in her des.
peraton, or in pet or in both linked herself with
this miserable black man. The blame lies on the stingy
on account Of few apples. She, however, sought
terrible revenge for the chace is commended to her
own lips. Much more sensible would she have been
to have run away with her white lover.
The friends OF the grl-for she is well educated
and refned-believe her to have been driven to dis
traction by the old curmudgeon whom she calls
| father.
A paper Of later date says: ~ Fl
The girl that eloped with the negro from Pontiac,
Michigan, was followed by her father, who persuaded
her to return with him. She declares that the negro
is her first and only love- and that she will live with
him. The father has had his eyes opened, and is
rather inclined to think less of abolition doctrines.
This practical application is distaateful s
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-01-18
WEATHER AND cRors.-The Point Coupee Demo.

WEATHER AND CRoPS.-The Point COupee Demo-
crat Of Saturday last says ) i'.s -9ars' VI.
For the last week we have had incessant rains.
The sugar and cotton planters, through necessity,
being engaged in hauling their crops to market the
roads are in wretched condition. 2H'-7F = =''
With very few exceptions the rolling season is now
over, and from what learn, this years crop is
much larger than that Of the preceding and s per-
haps the largest that ever was made in this parish.
The st. Mary's Banner Of Saturday last has the
following: -u 5i4
Occasionally the sun peeps out day or two and
then hides himself behind msts and clouds. For
weeks the weather has usually been cold, raw and
wet. Mud is everywhere superabundant. In places
the roads have been about as disagreeabe as they
ever become. As soon as little sunshine begins to
give lis short spaces of good roads between mud holes
the rain dashes down and upsets all bright dreams
OF pleasant earth and clear blue skies.
The wretched state of the weather, bad roads, ETC..
have greatly retarded the planters in getting through
harvesting their sugar crops We noticed our way
up from New Orleans q few days ago, that the cane
is yet perfectly green on and in the immediate
vicinity of Berwck's Bay, and the planters in that
neighborhood will not probably finish grinding for
several days to come. We heard also that o number
of planters in various parts Of this as well as the
parish of st. Martini are still employed in taking off
their crops In ten days more the planters will all
have finished. s--s.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-01-18

TIE RECALL OF LORD NAPrER.-Rsgarding the re.
call Of the late British Minister the Washington
respondent of the New York Times specuates in this
wise ~
The recall Of Lord Napier il now attributed in tho
best informed circles, to French influence. The
and dislike and watches with interest every ndica
tion Of growing frendiness Of feeling between us
and England So far political Influences are CON
eerned, he Is perfectly aware that England and the
land and France. His Minister here has long seem
that Lord Napier had done more. by far, than any
other British Minister has ever done to render an
English alliance popular in this country; and be has
been correspondingly anxious for his withdrawal.
This he has at last accomplished. Lord Napierssuc-
cessor is q diplomstist of the red-tspe school.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-01-18

FATAL NEGRO DUEI. IN VIRGINIA. Anon, ira n.
cldents that occurred ia and about the vrnia Sanes
on christmas Day, was q famous negro duel. It Was
rather bnnging affair. The preliminary arfanae-
visions laid down in the Code Of Honor. We do not
understand the parties felt any particular stain upon
their honor which they desired to wine out 81 ina
fashionable appeal to the duelo. The AMIR sees 10
real duel But SO it was they stood al st msssn,sd
distance, and shot at each other with msskets loaded
with blank cartridges In the excitement one 81 the
conbaiants in drawing the ramrod, left tie button
o. mead - the gum and the result was he killed his
opponent BY shooting him through the bresst The
negro shot was free the other was slave. We do
not know that there has been any legal Investigation
into the affair. GCharleston (Va) Rep. 7th.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-01-18

SCENE IN A School RooA.-The Springfield Re-
publican is responsible for the following
Come here, George, wish to examine you in pune
tuaton. What's that? - =.
George-That? that's comma
Mistress-Right; now what's that? mas
short dun kno.
Mistress-George, do not wish you to use auy
slang phrases here. When you are unable to give
replies say so but do not repeat such phrases
that? ".A
George-I dun kno. '7t
Mistress-Don't know what that is? Why that's q
period.
George-L Looking critically at the poipt in ones.
tion) Hal ha! ha! Now I've got you where your
hairs short; that amt nuthin only dy-dirt!
Mistress-( Re.examining critically.) George you
are dismissed.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-01-18


CLERICAL CURIoslT1Es.-D james Muir, Of the
District Of Columbia, wrote all his sermons and re-
cited them naemorifer. But unless the manuscript
was in his pocket he could not preach at ALL though
he never nsed it. One day. having leftit at home he
Was obliged to send for it before he could begin his
recitation. He was buried, at his own request in
grave thirteen feet under his pulpit. -.
In writing sermons, Dr. Muir was ia the habit Of
folding the requisite amount of paper, and then
scattering catch ,eords along the pages after which
he would proceed to fill up the intervals with the
thoughts which be had carefully studied in bis own
mind. 2''7,
Dr. David Porter was q great oddity. A Napoleon
head Joined by short neck upona very portly body,
which stood upon pair of remarkably spindle legs.
cased in small clothes and silk hose was the striking
figure of as uncommon q mind. When fairly under
way in the pulpit bis short dense sentences, erked
out with nod Of the head and stamp of the foot,
or the rap OF his cane, which he sometimes did not
lay aside even in preaching, told like the hitting of
bullets In the lecture room he would not only trav-
erse the PLATFORM but at times descend to the floor,
step over bench to some open space, walk there
awhile step over another bench and get back to the
desk from the opposite SIDE end all the while carry.
ing on the address without break. aSS
DIR. Porter was very absent-minded. Praying with
his eyes open. as was his habit, at "neighboring
meeting" he CHANGED to see friend Just arrived in
the company, when to the surprise OF everybody, be
crossed the room and extended his hand exclaiming
with q voice of pleasure, "Oh how DIDO PINOT
seeming aware at all Of the eccentric movement.
[Spragne's Memoirs.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-01-18

A SUBTERRANEAN AvALANcHE.-A letter from
Madrid says:
We have received news Of q terrible catastrophe.
The rich lead mines of Linares belonging to the State
have fallen in, and it is said buried in their ruins
more than seventy miners of whom upwards of thirty
have been taken out dead. The falling in Of the
earth sattrbuted to the excessive rain for some days
Dast ---7
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-01-18


COLD N UrAH--Kirk Anderson, Of tho Valley
Tan, does not confirm Of the ACCOUNTS ssut 10 m
from Salt Lake. cf how that favored portion q IL,
country enjoys in mid winter the son hsssah q u.
most charming season in Italy. Tbs folownx i IL
description of the Salt Lake climate il ts sdls g.
December: 81 7T s
-! friend OF ours who was reared beneath The axnre
SKIES OF the sunny South p and never unfii iha
present winter. had experienced colder weainsf than
elt at st. Louis, tells tho following storv M a.
noI youeh for which laps over the.stosv ia
BY Kendall, OF the New Orleans Picayune. q asccd
snap IN New York, when it was 60 cold that uron
attempting to enjoy shower bath, be found m
water froze into small globnles similar 10 eot a
tney fel upon him. But to our story sss 4 -
An ambulance, containing three passenrars v.s
found, one day last week, upon the road befveen.
this point and Fort Bridgsr, frozen stif. snn.srs
that the fore feet Of the lead muea were foxe whe
IN the act Of stepping forward and the entire tee
stood IN studied attitude, resembling highly ipahed
bronze statues One Of the paasengers was IN the
act OF pouring some cognac in cup, when the
piercing blast came upon him, freezing him ana the
liquor the latter presenting the appearance ~ Al
iccle from the mouth Of the bottle to the cun "A,
second passenger who had been ENJOYING i mole.
was observed with wreath or smoke foSen Y II ~.
cended upwards. The third had been attempting q,
light bis pipe; he had lit match which had bls5ed
up only to be frozen. Only think Of weather cold
enough to freeze fire
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-01-18

A WIFE MURDER.-A dispatch Of the 10th inst,
from Hamilton, c. W., says: & .gg3i
a man named John Mitchell to day was discovered
in the act of cutting his wife throat The injuries
he inflicted were SO severe that she died almost imme-
dlately. The murderer has been arrested. as7T
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-01-18

The STIR WoRLD.-The cluster OF stars, Of which
our sun is q member, and which includes the milky
way and all the stars that adorn our sky must be Of
enormous extent, since the sun is more than two
hundred thousand times farther from the nearest Of
them than he is from the earth and the other stars
though apparently SO close together, are probably
separated from one another by distances equally great
In the intervals between the stars of our own system
and far in the depths of space many clusters OF stars
may be seen like white clouds or round comets with.
out tails either by unasssted vision or with ordinary
telescopes but, seen with powerful Instruments they
appear like globular space insulated in the heavens
and filled full of stars constituting it were family
or society apart from the rest subject only to its own
internal laws The attempt to count the stars in one
OF these globular clusters, would be vain task but
on rough computation, it appears that many clusters
OF this description must contain ten or twenty thou.
sand stars compacted and wedged together in round
space, whose area is rot more than tenth part Of
that covered by the moon that its CENTER where
the stars are seen projected on each other, s one
blaze Of light If each Of these stars be SUM- and if
they be separated by intervals equal to that which
separates our sun from the nearest fixed star, the
distance which renders the whole cluster just visible
to the naked eye must be great that the existence
OF this splendid assembage can only be known to us
by light which must have left it thousand years
ago at least Occasionally clusters are 80 irregular
and 50 underlined in their outline as merely to suggest
the idea of richer part of the heavens These con
tain fewer stars than the gobuar clusters and
times red star is conspicuous among them.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-01-18

gentleman met half-witted lad in the road, and
placing in one Of his hands sixpence and penny,
asked him which Of the two he would choose. The
lad replied that he wouldn't be greedy-he'd take
the SMALLEST -
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-01-18

On one occasion Dr. Buckland, the geolosist Was
IN danger from the falling stones ss he wis climbing
up the side Of quarry: He was told Of bis danger
n Oy me bystandsrG Never mind, ," says BE-, q The
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-01-18

Embalming is the making Of h-statue-eter.
nalizing corpse-perpetuating the perishable with
more pains than we take to save that which is i'm.
mortal.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-01-18

COLD WEATHER IN NEW YoRK-From the New
York Times Of the llth inst, we extract the follow.
ing:
The cold snap Of yesterday took us all by surprise,
for the change in the weather was not only very sud
den and very great, but the temperature Of the
city in seventy years. At least we have the word of
| the sage of Brooklyn Hghts for the fact and his
Thermometer and weather tables are not to be dspu.
ted. The strongest part Of the phenomena was that
though the sun was shining brightly the intensity of
the cold kept gradually increasing from sunrise until
noon, when the mercury in the thermometer touched
nine below zero. People suddenly began to discover
that their Stoves pipes and registers did not
give any heat, and business men, as they hurried
down, didn't know what to make of the icicles which
hung from their moustaches like the pendants from
glass chandelier. There must have been terrible suf
fering among the poor who were not prepared with
suitable defenses against the unooked.for rgors of
the season and we fear that there will be reports of
great distress board of ships on the coast Several
cases of suffering have already been reported, and
one OF an omnibus driver having been actually frozen
were seen on the bay and rivers where thick cloud
OF steam was seen all day, looking as though
Thousand boilers were letting their steam escape.
The temperature Of the air was so much lower than
that OF the water that the vapor ascended from the
surface though the Gulf stream, with its tepid bill
lows, had suddenly made divergence through Long
Island Sound into our harbor. There was but very
little ice in the river during the day but plenty was
lb Will uOt require many SuCn
days yesterday to put an entire stoppage to the
navigation of the Sound.
The docks along the East and North Rivers were
frozen, making it difficult, and in some cases mposs
BILE, to move vessels lying in them without the aid of
steamtugs. The prospect now is that the steam ice
boats will soon be required to keep the channel open
Among the number of cases in which people were
badly frozen during the day. was that of man named
Webb, who was driving one of the Broadway and
Sixth and Seventh Avenue stages. He was taken
from bis seat on the stage in helpless condition, and
carried to drug store, where stimuants were admin
istered, and he revived. His hands and feet were
badly frozen.-
AT near nightfall q newsboy went on board one Of
the Fulton ferry boats, where he soon became help
less. He was noticed by some passengers, who took
him down to the engineroom and rubbed him until
he recovered. He had frozen his feet, and hands, and
nose. -r-,- sf
In Fulton street, Brooklyn, man who had been
driving his horse rapidly left him standing for time
without blanket, while he made some purchases in
store. When he came out his horse was SO stiiened
by the cold that he could not move until he had been
rubbed for a long time.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-01-18

speaking OF gentleman whose illluck Is proverbial;
and really believe, if be should tall "a hs back,
that he would break his nose.u
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-01-18

There is more meaning and philosophy than at Grst
sight appears in Coleridge's answer to lady when
she asked him whether he believed in ghosts. Oh,
no, madam, | have seen too many to believe in
fheD.n 2t
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-01-18

An editor says. .on our ousside viii be found some
fine suggestions for raising peacher.n We suppose
that on bis inside may be found the peaches them
selves. is..5$ e 4, u
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-01-18

The chap who plucked the feathers from the wing
Of q house, has recently converted his hat into q
brickyard.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-01-18
Il NEGROES FOR SALE.
SLAVE DEPOTS.

z GAR0LINA AND VIRGINIA NEGROES
FOR SALE-The subscriber has just arrived with fine
lot Of Carolina and Virginia Negroes for sale consisting
sot Field hands, Cooks Washers and Ioners also two
No. Seanstresses No. Blacksmith, good
Engineer WIN be receiving fresh during the season
Persons wishing TO buy will find their interest to cali and
see me, before purchasing elsewhere
d22 en- Is perdido street Nav orIssans.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-01-18
x ATHMAN's TROPICAL RoOFING-

n =
Cheaper and superior to sny other used Southern
climate.
Its tested and recognized qualities are
1st. .DURAB1LITY-equal to the best slate roofs
Sd IMPERMEABILITY-superior any other no cracks
or leaks being possible
ID BEAurY.It presents smooth and ganeike surface
4th CHEAPSESSIt costs much than though it Is as
good any slate wood roof and less inferior
composition roofing heretofore offered to the public the
9Th INCOMBUSTIBTLITY-Itw will resist fire better than
slate roof.
9Th CONVENlENCE-I will not soften under the heat Of
this climate and protects the interior of buildings from the
intense heat of summer.
7th s0IDiTY-It becomes harder and smoother from expo
sure can be put upon roofs Of slope ma being of light
weight does not require heavy raers support while is
not liable 10 corosoh and breaking does repairs
The TROPICAL. ROOFING " s a chemical compound Of
substances several of which peculiar alone combined
inthis city.
Testimonials of correctness of the above are in the hand
Of the agent and be verified by any person wishing
before contracting.
All orders left at the Postoaice Box K, No. 2 will be
promptly attended to apply to =
j. G. KATHMAN,
jelb " corner Of Bienyile and Marais Sta.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-01-18

Is gss3e-s SaorPDy. s,ss.s sssss5
The Paris correspondent OF the New yey,x T;u,s.
oves tbe folovino ba,tienI.,z - ta - -
es' = - ~ ene
consest between 'ne cness cnsmp'ons o. tbe Od and
New Worlds which, We learn by later intelligence
wss won By the latter s y 1. ~
y. p.er,. rbur,a.v. D.e. >, ,s.a.
For the last two years ali tte lions OF Paris have
been Americans. Young Morphy, the chessplsyer,
ID the Iast Ia tIe st Te oreat match veen M
gentleman and Professor Arderssep .of Bresau. com
menced on Monday morning At IL O'Clock. N. An
dersen arrived ID Paris Wedpesday previous, but Nj,
horphy uss confined to bed With IN attack OF the
infuenxs. In the meantime. M. Anderssen pIayed
with several gentlemen st the Gaze de l. Reaepce-
among others, with MI. Harrwittz, Five pames were
played between these two geutlemen, two of which
were won by Andersen, one by Harrwitz. and two
were drawn. Mr.. Andersen Also played with N.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-01-18

0NE HUNDRED AND FIFTY TI1OUS AND
~ ~ DOLLARS DOLL M WORTH OF MACHINERY now in store
Eighty Steam Engines With their Boilers and Chmniss
Twenty Five SAW MILLS including Single and Double Cir.
cuar Saw Mills with both Iron and Wooden Frames Of Nor.
cross & Stearns Patents, Fl ~ '' " "
Fifty Straub's Iron Frame CORN AND FLOUR MILLS
Twenty -Four Newelps COTTON SCREWS Of 6 s. o and IL
inches diameter. by IL feet long - : =
One Thousand feet TURNED and POLISHED WROUGHT
IRON SHAFTING, with corresponding pillows blocks, hin.
u inch face.
Ten DOCTOR ENGINES Of different Sizes - -s e. Is (
Six STEAM BATTERIES with tanks pipes cocks 6e 4c
Ameter. - "
Biz DRAINING MACHINES, Of different Sizes
For sale on the most favorable terms
8. H. GILMAN,