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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-04-07
Love, CCquctry and Insanity.

A sad case OF insanity has recently occur.
rcd in this city through the influence of a
little widow with pretty face and lunguish-
ing eyes.
At n watering place she made tho &C.
quaintance OF Dr. A. F. Noyes of this city.
The docter was made captive und drawn into
the net which the widow threw with such
skill, and for a while he was
happy under the impression that Emma, the
fascinating widow, would soon consent to
change her name. In this hope he was sad,
ly disappointed, for when he proposed, the
widow wiped her eyes, and said that she
would always esteem him os friend, buI
she couldn't think of marriage. All hope
was given up, and he tried to Danish the i'm
age OF the widow, but she determined not Ia
stay banished. She wanted more amnse
ment at his expense, and che had it.
She re.opened correspondence, visited
him at his office, talked with him, laughed
with him, firted with him, and second time
refused him. Then reason began to totter
flickered for while like an expiring lamp
and on Wednesday the last ray of intelli
gence left his brain. He became a ravn&
maniac, fierce and cruel, and not able u
contain his rage ut the sight of female
face. His first attack was upon lady visi
tor at the house. He tore her clothes of
and trampled them under foot. The fright
ened domestics rushed to the rescue, but tht
doctor demolished all who approached him
He dashed his fists through mirrors--swep
vases and clocks from the mante'pieces-
twisted off gas pipes-broke chairs and ia
bes-dashed through partition, and wa
only prevented from doing further violence
by the arrival OF two officers from the sec
ond station, who removed him from tn
house and kept him locked up, until hi
friends sent him to an insane asy um, wher
he is now confined. and considered incurable
The feelings of Mrs. Emma have not bee
nscertained, but it is certain that she can
boast much over her triumph. Boston Jour
nal, March 2lst.
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MARCH 81,

MARCH 81.
In the Senate yesterday the following
bills were passed: to authorize the Commits
sioners Of Belmont county to loan certain
moneys; to amend section s, 9 and 10 of the
act to relieve the District Courts and to give
greater efficiency to the Judicial system Of
the State the general appropriation bill /;
supplementary to the Penitentiary act of
last winter, making appropriations for re-
pairs on the Public Works for the year 1859
and the first quarter Of 1850 to amend Sec
tion of the act of April 13, 1859, for the
assessment and taxation Of property.
The bill repeating the Library clause Of
the School Law was 80 amended as to sus-
pend the operation of suid clause for one
year, and in this form ordered to be engross-
cd for a third reading to-day.
The Senate concurred in House amend
ment to the bill to provide for the renewal
and regulate the final payment OF the funded
debt Of the State.
The bill TO provide for the election Of road
supervisors by road districts was defeated.
In the House, the following bills were
passed to change q portion of the line be.
tween the counties Of Clermont and War.
rem to repeal the act of April 8, 1867,
supplementary to the act for the organiza-
ton OF cities and incorporated villages to
amend the act chartering the Franklin and
Warren railroad company; extending the
operation Of the act of April IL, 1858, de.
fining the jurisdiction Of Probate Courts in
certain counties, 80 as to make the same ap.
ply to the counties Of Meigs, Mercer, Au.
glaize, Lawrence, Harrison, Henry and
Licking the Senate bill amendatory Of the
temperance law !; the bill to repeal the act
for the appointment Of State House Com.
missioners to amend section 7 OF the act
to provide for the election Of State ant
! County officers to amend section 4 OF the
J act OF March 26, 1859, relative to the public
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The Acquisition OF Cubn.

That The sentiment Of tho country Is over.
whelmingly in favor Of the acquisition Of
Cuba, cannot be doubted. Six Democratic
State Conventions have already expressed
themselves favorable 10 the measure, and
others will follow. In one year from this
time, the tide now setting in that direction
will be irresistible, snd our Government
will be forced to take decided step toward
carrying out the wishes Of the people.
Aside from the necessity OF snnexing
Cuba to our Union for reasons OF policy and
safety, the long continued aggrossions and
outrages on the part Of Spain call loudly for
redress. The Cincinnati Enquirer thus
refers 10 this eubject:
"It appears from q report, which has been
made on the subject, that the United States
claims on Spain are quite immense, and ore
mostly for loss and damage accruinQ from
the capture and condemnation OF merchant
vessels. Some Of those claims reach back
as far as 1914. And although the principle
that indemnify should be made under certain
conditions, establishing the fairness Of each
claim OF this class, has been repeatedly con.
ceded, thus far no payment has been made,
owing in part, snys The document, to the
frequent changes in the Spanish Ministry
nnd colonial government, and some other
causes. These claims amount, in the sg.
gregate, to upward Of 100000. Besides
these, there are claims for the seizure of the
Black Warrior, $540, 900, part of which has
been paid; ofJohn =. Thrusher for $3.50 900,
who involved 10 political questions in Cuba,
was imprisoned, condemned and sent to
Spain. Mr.. 1'hrasher was released by the
Qaeen Of Spain soon after his arrival. The
United States Mail Company claim S79, ,Oou
for damages TO ste amer Crescent, ordered to
leave, without landing mails or passenger 8,
because William Smith, obnoxious to the
Cubsn Government, was on board and the
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
present claim for damages which they have
sustained in their property, in consequence
of a proclamation that religious worship other
than that accordant with the Roman Catholic
faith and rites would not be tolerated under
,be Spanish Government.
sit 10 time these claims were settled after
the fashion Of General Jackson's negotia
tions with France ia 1886"
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OF Miss Vincent, known as the "Horn
Medium, ,"has for some time past been aston
ishing the Sanduskians :(Ohio) with her
spiritual manifestations Gin the dark) on
horns, tin pane, drums, &c., &c. On Sa-
turday evening last, her performances were
brought to a sudden close, however, by the
sudden production, at a given signal, of nu.
merous lights, revealing the lady with the
horn in her mouth, in the act Of delivering
an oracuIar communication. She subsded
at once, nor have the combined efforts OF
herself and friends been able to call up a
single ghost since. The facts as stnted, are
sworn to by several reliable witnesses.
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CETThe United States having failed 10
come to any definite understanding regard
Ing the right OF seach or vsit-our govern.
ment declining to yield any point, and the
English government refusing to submit any
new plan-the French government has
stepped in and submitted projet to the Eng
lish government which our government has
adopted. and which will probably settle the
vexed question. II has rot yet been made
public,
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February 5, 1859.

No. II. AN ACT
Requiring Township Assessors to ascertain
The number of Sheep killed and injured by
Dogs.
Section l. Be ii enacted by The General
Assembly of the Stale Of Ohio, That it shall
be the duty Of each township assessor in this
state, ut the time of taking lists of chatteI
property for taxation, in each year, to require
each person in their several townships 10
make statement specifying the number OF
sheep killed by dogs, and also the number
of sheep injured by dogs, in his district DUR
ing the preceding year, together with the
value of the sheep killed, and the estimate
of the injury done ard the said assessors
are required to make return Of the aforesaid
statement to the county auditor of their res
pective counties at the time OF returning the
lists Of chattel property for taxation.
Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty of the
auditor of each county to furnish TO the as.
SCISSORS Of their respective counties such
blanks as may be necessary for taking the
aforesaid statements and sold county audit
or shall, as soon as possible after the afore'
said statements are returned to him, make
UuL Hlu IUt w dIu w luO uuAitOi VI ELulo
statement showing the number Of sheep sc
killed and injured as aforesaid, and the ag
gregate loss sustained thereby in each town
ship in their respective counties. ,..
Sec. 8. That it shall be the duty of tht
auditor of state, on receipt Of the statement!
aforesaid, to make out and furnish to thu
secretary Of the state board Of agriculture
to be by him published in the annual repor
OF said board, a statement showing the mum
Der Of sheep killed and the number injured
respectively, as aforesaid, in each county
and the aggregate loss in each county sus
tanned thereby. .'..7
Sec. A. This oct to take effect from ant
after it's passage. ...f. .,..,.. .....
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House of Represent tatives
! b goa MARTIN WELKER,
| 5,s.sis, President Of the Senate
February B, 1859, ,..-..-.,. ....,.,,
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or II has been announced by telegraph
that Cornelius Wendell, Esq, had sold
the Washington Union to Gen. George
w. Bowmon, the superintendent Of Public
Printing.
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GA cot got into an organ in Plymouth
Mass, on Sunday Of last week, during reli.
gious services, and set up solo in opposi.
tion to the sacred harmony. A beautiful Sc.
ries of discord ensued, the choir went into
Mysteries, and general confusion followed.
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OYThe Cincinnati Gazette states that the
number OF Pixies Peak udventurers who
have passed through that city, by river alone,
thus far, is $3.50. The Gazette has no
means of ascertaining the number who have
gone by railroad.
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CHThey have lussS nature at Cincinna-
Il, in the shape an Irish child seventeen
months old, who never cries or talks, but
whistles instead. He doesn't whistle tunes,
Of course, but his whistle is as clear as an
adults. A young locomotive, probably.
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schools of the city of Cleveland ! relating
to the Lewistown Reservoir.
A resolution was offered to provide for the
purchase of Powers original bust Of Gen.
eraI Andrew Jackson; and was laid on the
table under the rule for discussion.
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tTSolouque. the follen Emperor Of Hay.
ii, intends to pass the remainder of his days
in France-some say in Paris, some Bor-
deaux,
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Or No less than ten persons are TO DO
executed in the United States for murder be-
tween this and the first week OF Msy.
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MARCH so.

MARCH 50.
In the Senate yesterday the following
bills were passed: Concerning the Board
of Public Works and other officers of State;
to extend the privileges Of gas companies !;
prescribing the duties Of County Auditors !;
10 amend section OF the act to relieve the
District Courts and to give greater efficiency
to the Judicial system Of the State; 10 author.
ize the Commissioners OF Delaware County
to borrow money to meet the deficiency in
the County treasury; to authorize the Town
Council OF the town OF Calais to levy tax
for certain purpose defining the jurisdic.
ton Of the Probate Courts in Pike, Portage
and Clermont Counties ; 10 amend the road
law.
The bill for the sale Of the Public Works
OF the State, und the House bill repeating
the oct for the protection of fish, were inde'
fnitely postponed.
Resolutions were adopted calling on the
Governor for the report Of w. y. Collins,
Esq, specal examiner of the Treasury, and
which has been heretofore suppressed also
for q statement as to whether he has in his
possession official knowledge of a fraud to
the amount OF ten thousand and six hundred
dollars In the stocks reported in the State
Treasury for the pretended security Of the
circulating notes Of the Saudusky City Bank.
In the House, the following bills were
passed to protect literary societies the
Senate bill for the semi. annual collection OF
taxes ; relative to the regulation Of schools
in district No. 2, in Hamilton township
Warren county to authorize the Commits
sioners of Pike county TO borrow money fol
bridge purposes to SO amend the election
laws as TO prevent blacks and mulattoes from
voting.
The bill to amend the oct to provide
against the evils resulting from the sale of in
to1icating liquors, was deleated--a motor
to reconsider prevailed, and the bill was lait
on the table. The bill authorizing marriet
women to trade in their own names ant
the Senate bill relative to insurance compa
nies was lost.
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Legislative Summary.
MARCH 90.

81 MARCH, ~,
The Senate, yesterday, passed the follow
Ing bills to amend section s74 of the civil
code to provide for the enlargement Of the
Ohio Penitentiaryj to amend the act for the
organization OF cities and incorporated villa.
ges to provide for the sale of Ashbury
Seminary at Chagrin Falls; authorizing the
commissioners Of Hamilton and Clermont
counties to build a bridge across the Little
Miami at Symmestown; to amend section 90
Of the act for the organization Of cities and
incorporated villages providing for making
q general index for the clerks Office for the
Court of Common Pleas of Gallia County.
A bill was introduced supplementary to
the Psnitenliury bill Of April IL, 1858; also
bill for the relief of George Reinhart.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
settlement with the Ohio Life Insurance and
Trust Company.
A communication was received from the
Governor enclosing resolutions Of the re.
spective Legislatures of Vermont, New
Hampshire, and Massachusetts relative TO
the Dred Scott decision.
In the House. the following bills were
passed: To extend the privileges Of gas
companies to amend section 8, 8 and 10 of
the act of April IL, 1858, to relieve the Dis
trict Courts and give greater efficiency TO the
Judicisl system Of the State 10 limit the
operation of the act to repeal the Ten per
cent law to amend the act for the organi.
cation OF cities and incorporated villages
concerning The places Of burial /; supple.
mentary to the civil code to anne nd section
81 of the Justices act; to authorize the Ma.
sonic Lodge in the city Of Portsmouth to
borrow money.
A resolution was adopted directing the
county treasurers and canal collectors Of the
State to receive the bills Of the Canal Bank
of Cleveland and Seneca County at par for
State dues.
The House indefinitely postponed Mr..
Schlech's Senate bill comforting certain
powers on, and prescribing certain duties of
the Board of Public Works.
A bill was introduced to repeal the acts
of 1857 and specified section of the prior
law relative to the appointment Of officers
In the Ohio Penitentiary.
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APRIL APPOINTMENTS.
DIR. II. TUBES.

NfT. Q RI attendance as follows:
RAVENNA, Prentss Aodso, Wcdncsday, April 6.
Akron, Empire Ilou &c, Tuesday. Apfil 5th.
Clcvelanti American House, Thursday an0 Friday,
For con.alsasion con- upoi all eseascs OF the Throat,
sp spss
ness, Debility Dyspepsia, FemRle Diseases, Ague anyt
Fever Fits Impurities OF Tie Blood, EruptioHs, Cam
complaints, both extcrna and internal.
For somo ten years Dr.T. has cevoted his entirc
time to chronic diseases, treating thousands annual.
ly, many of whom had exhausted every othet re.
source within reach. In no tass are otA.
er poisons emptOved, nor does he make sicktO hdk6
NELL, or tear down to build UP again. The medicines
can bo taken with safety by the most delicate, and
patients may remain al home, and continue with
prudence their ordinary diet and exercise. Hundreds
have recovered under tho treatment after friends ana
physicians had given up all hope, the indlsbutablo
evidence of which can always be furnished, IntaI
lids howe yer reduced despairing, are invited 10
CALL and may be assured that no encouragement wilt
be given or expense incurred, without correspond.
Ing prospect of recovery.
THTHISIC OR ASTHMA. "i
The statement given this month Will DO read with
deep interest BY all who have endured tho inexpress
BILE horrors OF Asthma. Especially does II commend
tselfto those who have believed that treatment may
i, lloLMEs IT,, Crawford Co., Ohio, July, 1857.
Dr.. TuBBs-Sir: Since chnhood have been af-
fcted with Phthisie or Asthma. My mother before
me suffered with the same sense. As grew older
It became worse, the paroxisms occurred Oener and
moro protraced and severe. especially during the
winter AT all times little more than Ordin.
ary exeriion csusod violent cough, and great op-
preston in breathing. 0.
While the paroxisms lasted, there was distressing
cough, and constant asonizing struggle for BREATH
being at times apparently upon the verge Of sunoca
tion. Verv little sleep could be obtained at such
times, and that little while sitting in my chair. Two
years ago / was induced by the statement OF lady
whom you cured of Asthma, to make more trial.
had little faith ut that time, partly because had
often been disa pointed and partly because others
said could not get we'll. The treatment was pur-
sued under stances most unfavorable, having
tho care Of sick friends, yet have not only been
lieved OF all symptoms of Asthma, but Of other afec
tions accompanying. have no cough now, breathe
freely, rest we'll, ald have good strength.
Yours, truly, SUSAHA W. QUAITTACE.
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AN ACT

mo. 141 AN ACT
10 provide for Plating and Recording Frac
tons of Land.
WHEREAS, Sundry sections Of land in this
state have become divided into euch small
parcels and fractions os to render the des-
cription of the same on the tax duplicate in
defate and doubtful, therefore,
Section l. BE IL enacted By the General
Assembly Of The Stale Of Ohio, That in such
eases, the assessors of real property in their
several districts, may and they are hereby
required when appraising ony such section
80 sub divided us aforesaid, to cause the said
section or such parts thereof, as may be
necessary, to be accurately plated and laid
out into such sub divisions as the different
titles to the land in the same may require,
and to number the said fraction or sub div
sions as fractions or b-divisions Of said
section, or such parts thereof as may be sub
divided, and shall deliver the said plat so num-
bered to the recorder of the county, who
shall accurately record the same, and from
and after such record shall have been made,
the number go given 10 said sub. divisions or
fractions, shall be deemed in law sufficient
description of the land SO plated, numbered
and recorded, for all purposes OF taxation
and conveyancing.
Sec. Q. That the recorder shall receive
for his services under this act, the same fees
as he is allowed for recording town pats, to
be paid out of the county treasury, on the or
der of the auditor, and allowance Of the com.
missioners.
Sec. 8. This act to take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate
| Nnhrnnru ( 1870
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TUST RECEIVED, very nice article Of
u FRENCH PRUNES, just the thing for sauce, al
the present time, when Dried Apples and Peaches
are so scarce. PRENTlSS, HOPKINS & co.
March %, 1850.
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