The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-06-02

@The Editor of the Erie Dispatch, and
other G.sris-dls, went on balloon excursion
the other day, fell into the lake, and were
picked up by boat when nearly drowned.
"Their feathers vet they fly no more"
0crDr. Odenhelmer. Rector Of 81. Peters,
Philadelphia, has been elected Bishop of
New Jersey by the Episcopal Convention at
Burlington, in the room Of the late Bishop
Doane. -..I F.r- ''.-..F
TWe learn from Washington that the
War Department has ordered an armed es.
cort to protect the trains with army supplies
from spprehended attacks by the returning
Pixies Peakes, information having been
received Of the necessity Of such protection.
6rIt is estimated that there are now en-
route for Europe, no less than eight and a
half millions Of dollars in specie, nearly all
of which has gone to pay for the silks, sat.
ins, furbelows, ,laces and other extravagances
Of women.
or AT the recent fire in Oshkosh, loco
motive ran from Fond du Lac with two fire
companies and their engines, twenty miles,
in nineteen minutes +! Just think of dash.
ing along a railroad track at night at the
rate of mile in less than minute.
6TNine cases Of tea.seed from Hong
Kong are expected at Washington this
month for the Agricultural Bureau of the
Patent Office. ..
0TThe anniversary Of the birthday Of
Stephen Girord was publicly celebrated at
Girard College, Philadelphia, last week.
@In Essex county, Mass, the value of
wild pigeons annually captured is $4,000.
In some towns 5000 dozen were taken every
year. They bring about dollar dozen in
the Boston market.
0rA writer in the Examiner states that
The American and Forsign Bible Society last
year incurred an expense of sixteen thousand
dollars in collecting and appropriating e,gh.
'een thousand dollars for the benevolent work
Of the organization
GTThere are upwards of one thousand
six hundred vessels navigating the north.
western lakes, the aggregate burden of which
is near million tons. 1t requires over thir.
een thousand seamen to navigate this fleet
which traverses upwards .of FIVE thousand
miles of lake and river coast, Transporting
property valued ut six hundred millions of
dollars.
GTThe returns from the Virginia Elec.
ion would indicate that Letcher has been
elected Governor by handsome majority.
GrThe news from Europe is unimportant,
In regard to the war, nothing decisive has
been done.
RTMiss Josephine Bunkley, who made
quite sensation in the days of Know Moth
ngism by publishing book entitled "The
Escaped Num-" has recently acknowledged
hat her disclosures were false.
@ Horace Greeley has turned up in Kan
'as. In his first letter to the Tribune, he
gives an account of his journey. Speaking
If the Hannibal & st. Joseph R. R., he says
l ride over it affords more exercise to the
nile than any other railroad he ever Travelled
ver. The directors ought to vote him
rec pass.
0TIt is said that Eugenie, Empress of
rance, wore, on recent occasion, a bon.
ct of white Grape, with small humming
ird placed on spray Of lilac!
0TThe house of MIR. Oswut, a farmer
esiding near Garfield, was entered one day
ast week, and money to the amount of 5000
AIKEN.
Or Golden weddings are all the rage
throughout the county. We see that Rob.
rt Russell und,wife, celebrated their fiitieth
'eddng anniversary at their residence in
'ustntown, Muhoning CO., recently. On
his occasion, the happy couple were per.
litted to greet oil their children, (nine in
rmber) and thirty.two grandchildren.
GTThe Eleventh Anniversary of the
ierman "Saengerbund" Association will
AXE place in Cleveland, on the l4th, 18th,
9th and l7th inst. The exercises are
D consist of Oratiops, Concerts, Banquets,
'ic.nics. accompanied with "ein glas Lag
r und tswei pretzel."
" The heaviest reward ever offered for
he detection of crime in this country is that
nnounced by the Insurance Companies of
'oston, for the arrest and conviction of the
ncendiary who set fire to the mechanical
akery in that city some time since. They
ave offered $4,000 for detecting the mis-.
reant. -.-
0TMasters Of American vessels are en-.
'ined by recent circular issued by the Sec.
etary of the Treasury to display their ma.
onul colors on meeting an armed cruis er
t any nation. so as to avoid search and 9th.
r annoyances.
0TThe ;igid Sabbatorans in Massachu.
etts have gone go for as to recommend
hat funerals be not held on the Sabbath!
heir next move will be to prohibit persons
rom dying On Sunday.
GTPhiIlips, arrested for forging Judge
Douglass frahk, is at large again. Senator
Douglas exonerated him from all blame,
nd so stated to the Grand Jury. How the
Pgal point was settled we are not informed.