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The Portage County oOunterfeiters

s. .
The Ravenna Democrat has the following
account of the late arrests, eounterfeiting ap-
paratus, DC, seized, and character of the per-
sons, in Portage county:
On Thursday last, on the premises of a man
named Price, in Paris, was foand about half
ton of implements, in the way of presses, a
rolling iaill for rolling out the base metal, a
quantity of the gold dollar metal in all stages
Of manufacture, the substitute for silver used
IN the manufacture of quarters" paper for
printing bank notes upon, the ink used in the
printing process, and some other little articles
The articles were found concealed upon the diff
ferent parts of the premises,-up stairs, in the
wood shed, &c. The man Price has borne a
tolerably fair character, although of late some
little suspicion has been directed towards him
No dies or plates could be found on these premi-
ses. Price is still at large.
On Friday, citizen of Edinburgh, named
Robt. Bluff, was arrested and his premises
searched, and couple of hundred dollars in
counterfeit bank notes found under carpet in
one of the rooms of his house. Bluff was ar
rested upon a warrant issued from the United
States Court in Cleveland, and was taken TO
that city on Friday. He is pretty well of,
owns a fine farm, is nearly fifty years old, and
has bad reputation
On Saturday night, Eli Hutson, citizen of
Edinburgh, was arrested upon United States
warrant, for being dealer in bogus coin. He
is understood to have been connected with the
gang in the important capacity of bill signeT.
On Sunday the officers made second search
of the premises of Bluff, and found concealed
upon them large press for printing the notes,
dies for making the bogus quarters . a portion
of bank note plate, and quantity of bogus
quarters that were too imperfect to be put in
eirculaioa Bluff is deep in the gang, and
much of the work upon the bills, it is thought,
has been done at his house.
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Cleveland, March 9, 1859.
Grenr sale of Negroes.

Four hundred and thirty y-six slaves of Pierce
Butler were sold near Savannah, Ga afew days
ago, for the sum of $500, POS, being an average
of little over S7I6 head. Of the number
I26 were under ten yeais ofage, 1872 were over
ten and under thirty-one, SO over thirty and
under fifty, and 40 over fifty years of age
They were sold mostly in families, ranging from
two to eight in family, to the highest bidder
Among them were number of infants, Grip
pies and superanuated.
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Lesisintire summary.

In the House, yesterday, the following bills
were passed; ia
Mr. Quinn's bib, supplementary to the act
entitled ian act TO make it the duty of County
Commissioners to levy taxes for road purposes
in certain cases" passed May /, 1854. This
bill authorizes County Commissioners to sur
render turnpikes, or other roads, to turnpike
companies, whenever said commissioners are
disposed to think such will be for the interest
ofthe county "If the court understand her
self and her think she do" such legislation
may very properly be classed under the head of
abominSble.
Mr. Jackson's bill to compel Railroad com
panies to build culverts and construct outlet
bitches in certain cases
Mr.. Howe's bill to punish trespasses on pub
lie and other lands This bill imprisons worth
less fellows who may be convicted of telling
timber without authority.
A Senate bill, by Mr. Smith, to allow the
county clerks to issue subpenas to the Sheriff of
any county in the State, where the witness may
reside.
Mr.. Days bill to prohibit the carrying ofcOn-
cealed weapons.
Mr.. McEwen's bill concerning records. The
bill authorizes County Commissioners to cause
public records of the county to be inde1ed and
transcribed.
Mr. Schleich's Senate bill regulating the
mode of appeal from Justices Courts to the
Court of Common Pleas, IN certain cases.
The following bills were introduced.
Nj Watson, a bill requiring township clerks
to give bonds.
Mr.. Bagley, bin amending the law author
izfng the erection of Houses Of Refuge.
Mr. Wright, a bill providing for the election
of rosd supervisors, by the people of the road
district
In the Senate, the Cincinnati Police bill was
discussed nearly the whole dvy, and finally pas
sed by party vote.
Mr.. Stafford introduced a resolution proposing
10 submit to vote of the people an amendments
to the constitution prohibiting persons of Afri-
can descent from voting, which was ordered to
be printed.-State JoMr. l0th
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IHPoKTATIoN OF CHINEssE SEEDs--The
Washington Union learns that dispatches have
been received by the Commissioner of Patents
from Mr. Robert Fortune, bearing date at Shan
ghai, as recent as the 9th of December, inclos-
ing bills of landing for large quantities of tea
seeds packed in earth; Yangmae tree and its
seeds; seeds of the Camphor tree, Tung oil tree,
and of the '' 0o-dang." The Yangmae tree is
much esteemed in China for its fruit; the Tung-
oil produces valuable oil largely used by car
penters and varnishers of wood; and the Oo-dang
is highly priced for ornaments. The intIoduc-
ton of the camphor tree into Florida and other
southern States has been contemplated for more
than hundred years, but no direct measures
have been taken before the present that would
seem to warrant success.
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Buffalo Harbor and InternatiOnal Bridge

lis folly 70 DO wise"
siRB HoFsE SHOE ,BsAeoN.-The correspondent Of
the Cleveland Leader reiterates his charge that
the people of Buffalo opposed the building OF
the Horse Shoe Reel Beacon, because they de-
sired to close up the navigation of the Niagara
River. To show how much the writer knows
about the subject it is only necessary to say
that he locates the Beacon IN British waters,
when the fact is that it Is on the hlther side OF
deep water exclusively under American juris-
diotion, and was bailt by Buffalo contractor
aud .Baffao mechanics falO Express, Feb
ruarE l7th -5fi
Z ~ We have been in no hurry to reply to this
gross bIunder as to the location of the Reef
Beacon, being desirous of authority from the
record to pToge il such. friend now gives
us The f1lIowins extract from the Protocol
signed at London by Abbott Lawrence and
Lord Palmerston, on Dec. 9th, 1852.
After reciting the fact of the location Of the
reef n British waters, and the necessity Of the
Iightts enable vessels to run into The river as
harbOr Of refuge. the document proceeds-"tO
cede to the United States such portion of the
Horse Shoe Reef as may be found requisite
81, for the intended light house, provided the Gov
eminent of the United States will engage to
erect such light house, and to maintain light
therein, and provided 10 fOrtihcation be erected
on the said reef"
The flashing light was erected under this
a9apgment, on what is generally known as
? SI8orrsee Shoe ReeG''' from its shape. But it
-li will be seen IA the War Department Charts il
is named ;'Niddls Reef while on the same
charts the name "Horse Shoe" is given to that
reef which is in American waters; nearer than
any other to the mouth of Buftllo Creek But
the confusion about the names is not material,
The REEF Beacon" is in British waters
which shows how unreliable the Express is for
correct local information. The Protocol refer
red to Is in the nature of contract between the
British and United States Governments, and
its acceptance by our Government seals the
compact that they agree to keep mp the Beacon
to enable the vessels of both nations to seek
refuge in the river-and it is hardly supPos
able that the General Government will, in Op
position to the protests of the several States
bJrdering on the great lakes, allow this safe and
spacious natural harbor to be obstructed by a
bridge for the benefit ofany locality, especially
while the great State of New York is a suppl
cant TO Congress to pay for Harbor improve
ments at the instigaton of a clique who are
interested in large expenditures of public money |
in and about Buffalo Creek, which are needless,
If Niagara River is kept free and open to nsv- |
cation. si3laalf l4uD !
We are glad to see that the Legislature OF
New York has placed this Bridge question in |
the hands of an honest and intelligent commit
tee, with strong prospect of repeal of the
charter taAllist i AUFs
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DIED,

In Elyria, March 4th MARY F., daughter of Abel and
Lucy Perry aged Il years and IL months.
In Deerfeld, Feb. 22l, Mrs. MARIA OSWALD, wife
of MIR. Jonathan oswald, aged 60 years.
M,Ich sth, Of Pulmonary Consumption, JAMES GAGE
of Madison, uged IS years.
Suddenly. in Randolph, March 81. JAS COLLINS.
Esq, aged 5s years.
In Vienna, Feb. 18th, MILES 8 wILMoFT, Esq,
aged So years.
In Charleston, Feb I7th, Mrs. JULIA A ROOD wife
of W. Rood, Jr., aged 81 years.
In Elyna, March 9Th, OF Scarlet Fever, LUCY, only
child oil Clayton and Jane L. Johnson bged ears.
In Wellington March 4th. of laryngitis EDWARD c.,
son Of Chares E. and Mary Afaso aged years and
month.
ln Windham, Feb: l6.h ABIGAIL, daughter Of iona
than and Slba Kingsley, aged 81 years.
AT Newark. N. J., March 3D.. HENRY P DoUGAL,
Esq, OF Columbia, C., aged SO years.
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SAD AccIDENT-On last Saturday night as
party of ladies and gentlemen were returning
home through the woods, from singing school
in East Palestine, tree, broken by the storm.
fell on lady and gentleman who were together
and engaged to be married, fracturing the lady 8
skull and left arm. When we last heard from
them they were still living, Lut no hopes enter
tained Of their recovery. The rest of the party
escaped unhurt We did not learn the names
of either party-Salem Republican.
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G.KRorrSe AND ROBB1Se.--Last night, about
O o'clock. as Mr.. Farren, miller IN the "Corn
-citv Mills was returning home out OF Monroe
street, and Just after be had crossed the Canal
Bridge, he was seized, gartoted and robbed of
twenfy-nine dollars in money, and hls watch. =
The business was not SO successfully done as 20
prevent his pursuing the robbers Down Monroe .oi
Street and up the Market SPace-but wltnoe.
oyertakinp them hepolics had not made any
arreats a noon o-day Toledo Bldds.
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SUDDEN DsATH OF VALUABLE CIrzEN.-On
Wednesday of last week, James Collins, Esq {,
Of Randolph, fell in his sugar camp, in an apo
plectic fit His son-in' law, who had been abb
sent from him about fifteen minutes, on his re-
tarn, found him lying on the ground in state
of insensibiIity He breathed his last shortly
after, nsTer having recovered consciousness =
Mr. Collins was prominent, useful, and much
respected citizen of Randolph, and bis sudden
demise is universally deplOred. d.-RaDeRna Dem.
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mIDsIGHT DHIRsF.

johannes Granz Won P Krouples writes poetry
for the New York Pic. His Midnight Dhirst, ~
to der dune sHohenlinten" is grand effort:
In New York. ven der price vas low.
At Thinking bier vashnt slow,
Un wasn't ash lightning wash ter Wow
0flager rolling rapitly.
Put New York saw anoder sight,
Ven welt dhirsty 10 der night,
Tn vor mine lager spharklng pright
sl Vent TO der nearest groggery.
Ven dere, get gask of bier
Dat trink Yich is TO Ysrm4ns tear,
Un efery Weller vot shtoot near,
Longed vor to choin mine refelry.
Nit songs sung der house did shake,
Un efery liddIe vile I'd dake
Some lager bier mine dhirst TO slake
Vile singing songs so sholhly.
I'm louter yet dose songs III rosT,
Much iouter more dan e'er pefore,
I'm vaster yet shall pc der pour
Of lager rolling rapidly.
Der bier gask had embdied nigh;
Nit efery shvig welt more try,
I'm ash dOught, heated a sigh,
Dat mine dhirst CANT satisfy.
Oh, vare's der trink dat gan combete
Nit lager bier-sO goot un shveetl
Oh, no. Dere's nix trink it giant peat
On dis site Of Olt Yarmany.
Not Won shout bart ware many meet,
Nor shout Vriend snoder greet
Mitout his always shtanting dreat
To lager bier exclusively.
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T.o Nv po.,ma.rer General.

Mr.. Hoh is nOt widely known as politician,
but has the reputation of being very able
man. The appointment of Commissioner OF
Patents was urged upon him on account of his
business qualifications. he is from Kentucky,
and is on terms Of great friendship with the
President, who has, it Is stated on more than
one occasion, called for his judgment under
e,;t;eaI circumstances.
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A Real OLp Folks CoNcEkT.-0ne of these
came off at Columbus, Wednesday evening,
with great eclat The Journal says ian old
lady, better than ninety, sang an old piece of
music, in real good style"
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MARRIED,

In Boston Mass, March ID. Capt. EDWARD WEEKS
of Ravenna, to Mrs. PATIENCE P. BRAYTON. of New
Bedford.
SON and Miss MARY G. ROOD, both of Rzvenna.
In Freedom, Feb 2sd, Mr.. ALBERT F. BISHOP of
Freedom, and Miss AUGUSTA DYKE of ShalersVIlie.
In Freedom, Feb. oath, Mr.. DATUS f. CHAMBER
LAIN OF Freedom, to Miss CLARISSA BOWLES OF
CharlestOWn
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DEATH OF LOCAL PREAcHER.-Rev. Hiram
Scoville, Local Preacher of the M E. Church,
died at his residence, in Freedom last week
Mr.. Scoville's disease was consumption. Dur
ing the year past he had lost his voice entirely
being enabled to speak only in q whisper. He
was man ofexeellent spirit and devoted piety,
and had been useful is his day and generation.
-Rare1nd Dem.
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rrs- sles1s., TsIl.tL..--A 5wa.hington di..

THs sIokLEs' TKrttA-A Washington dis
pasehof the 9th says: aAtAaiU
siekles' trial will no. commence before next
week The feeling here has much subsided.-
The proceedings before the Grand Jury will be
Voluntarily ez parte. The Petit pannsl Is com.
boseJ offespccsable and fair men. sickles'
irue condition NAV be best appreciated BY the
fact that 70 escape conviction Of murder i Is m
dispensibIe for him to establish his wlies dls-
honor, and &c brand the brow Of his child with
shame. What penalty Of law is equal to that
neeessitYl
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REPoRr CALLED FoR.-The House has adOp-
tsd resolution directing the Treasurer of State
to lay before that body as early as practicable,
the report of the Receiver of the Canal Bank of
Cleveland 80 : 1--''
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SoRELY AFFLIcTED.-A fourth child of the
Hon. Stanley Matthews, of Cincinnati. has fall
en- victim to the scarlet fever. The last de-
ceased was promising lad eight years cid.
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STATE OF NEW YORK, I 90
l. City Z County of New York, ! %


City Z County of New York
William A. Thompson, President, and John Baker,
Secretary Of the Mercantile Fire Insurance Company be-
seyeray sworH depose and that the foregoing
full true and correct statement the Affairs the said
Company-thet the said Insurance Company the bona
de owner of at least One Hundred Th1usand Dollars Of
actual cash cspi al invested Stocks and Bonds or in
Mortgages on Real Etae worth double the smount for
which the same is mortgage thai the above described
investments, any thereof made for the benefit
OF individual exercising authority the
Of said Company, either President Secretary Treas-
Director otherwise; that the mortgages above
scrbed have not been assigned any released
ofmpared by said Company; and that thev the above
described officers Of said Insurance Company.
ISisnedl WIN. A. THOMPSON, PreSt.
lSignedJ JOHN BAKER, Secretary.
Subscribed and swo before me- this 18th day Of Janua-
~, 1859 z. g. DRAKE, Com. of Deeds
AUDIToR OF STATES OFFICE, OHIO
COLUMBUS, March !, 1859.
I, FRANCIS NJ. WRIGHT, Auditor Of State for Ohio,
do hereby certify that the ogOing copy the
Statement of CondOn of The Mercantile Fire Insurance
Company, Of New York, made this ONCE for the year
le59 and now on file herein. A
Witness my hand and seal officially.
jTS( +. NJ. WRIGHT.
lAS} i1lE... Auditor of State.
mar1llW2u D..
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The Post once Appropriation Bill.

The PostOfice Appropriation bill, defeated on
the last day of the session by Mason, TOOmbs
AMI Bayard, who talked away the time till IL
O'Clock, amounted to S20,474, 600, as follows
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Steam Engine and Machinery for Sale
THE SUBSCRIBERS OFFER FOR

Il sale upon the most reasonable terms, The Ehgine
Blowing Cylinder, ShsDg and ether fixtures low ia use
IN heir Foundry The Engine OF 10 horse pOwe-, boiler
new, and everything in gOOd working or err They will
buildings suitable for The = of the same
They have also for sale: IRON PLANER, 10 feet
inches wide
IRON LATHE I75S feet length Of bed, viii swing %
inches and urn Il ,eet long. 80
1 HANGING PRESS DRILL, with movable table.
Large heavy treble geared CRANES with superior
chains and fixtures complete.
The 81 named machinery is new and in perfect order
and of the very best constructions.
Also, Crane snd Shank Ladies, variety Of Tools
and Patterns i0r the manufacture of heavy water pipe
-It W0oLSoN, HITCHCOCK s CAFES.
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New advertisements.
dor SALE OR RENT A NEy

Il A New Brick House Farm, Fruit, and i've acres Of
aHd mites miles, and 65lO0 acres miles the
Euclid Plank Road Inquire OF e. j. Keeler, - Sene-
ST., or q Erie St. or Of John Handey former place
marll. .---- -
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HARTFORD, CONN.
CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,

OF HARTFORD, CONN.
Paid in Capital S25O.OOO
surplus aS5231
Assets, January LIST, 1859 S3OS,23I
This Company has complied with the laws Of the
the several States in which it is doing business.
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Wfnfral NOtiffs.
Notice Of Dissolution

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
In that the firm Of Gates, Rouse Bnits Is this day
dissolved by mutual consent.
r. NJ Gates md Benz Rouss rsnring fon the firm The
Coal Business vii be continued At the dock and once
BY F. BUTTS co. GArES
BENZ. ROUSE.
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HALL FOR RENT


= AM HALL, also room second floor q feet hv "a
"a 9e new on Ontario street. are for rent Appl
:. L.o- ~ OI-aIlO street. i-aI .-ls jansR6
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\, ,sa ,ssaa ACRES OF LAND. 6 MILES

IOO from The Public Square, on the NoF1l se I M
~, Eoei1a ~ anz Aoad hne Building spot erapss Peach
aud Cherry Trees, &c. CnnFeFienf ts Public snd FIeh
schools Inquire Of C. J. KELLER. No q Sensrs 81
u w. . LIE - iaue9 -
Litchfield enquirer., 1859-11-18

The St Louis Neps publishes an important Pa
per purporting to be an authentic exposition of
the position of Edward Bates on the Slavery
question, which has been extensively copied in
to the leading Republican journals Though the
article appears editorially in the News it evi-
IDENTIFY has the sanction of Mr. Bates, and re-
eGts a not and 9nE c bis HeWs b5 R Il the
States tits concisely written, and for it's man.
ly and dignifed tone, and its frank avowals, does
great credit to Mr.. Bates and those who
sustain him in the Slave communities. He
says, in unmistakable language, that Slavery is
evil and only evil, and should not be extended
and, excepting an endorsement of the Fugitive
Slave Law, his entire exposition" will meet
the hearty approval Of the Republicans of the
Northern States.
Mr. Bates is prominent candidate for the
nomination of the Opposition for the Presi-
dency, and while we have an irrepressible" pre-
ference for certain straight Republican" we
can most cordially unite in the support of so pure
enlightened, and independent Statesman as
Edward Bates, if on the whole his nomination
shall be thought most polite.
Litchfield enquirer., 1859-11-18
The Naugatuck Route.

Mr.. EDITOR: Permit me through your paper
to enquire if all the Rail Road Folks arc ig-
norant of the fact, that there is route by
which the Iron horse" can come within one
mile of your village, which is not only perfectly
practicable, but has many advantages which nei-
ther Of the routes heretofore proposed can claim.
If any doubt this let me propose that they look
at the map of this Town, and follow the brook
beginning near the house of Willis Law which
runs in nearly straight course until it joins the
West Branch, so called, near the house of L.
johnson, about four miles south of said Laws
then take stand on either Chestnut or Jefferson
hill and the eye can sweep the entire distance
or that they begin at the Branch afore-named
(which is at point below the Objectionable part
Of the proposed route from Plymouth to the
South mills in Litchfeld) and follow it up to the
source, and report through your paper their opin-
ion respecting it.
Litchfeld November Is, 1852
Litchfield enquirer., 1859-11-18
Personal and Political.

p9|The Election in New York appears to
have terminated favorably to the State Republi-
can ticket, with the exception of Secretary of
State, which the Democrats and Americans have
carried by small majority.
D1-The National Republican Committee will
meet at the Astor House, New York, Deem
Der 2lst, to fix the time for the National Presi-
dental Convention. The last of May, and a
Western city, either Chicago, Cincinnati, or St.
Louis, is likely to be the result of their delibera-
ton. St. Louis we hope.
Ra|H appears that Frederick P. Stanton has
fully identified himself with the Republicans Of
Kansas. He was, it will be remembered, a Dem
ocratic member of Congress from Tennessee,
and was sent to Kansas by Mr.. Buchanan as
Governor Walkers Secretary, and for some time
acted as Governor.
The NEXT PREsIDENcY-The following is the
Republican calculation of their strength to elect
an opposition candidate.