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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-11-30

FINES OF HOLDING COURTS in
l. the Aiuth judicial District Of Ohio. tor The year,
A. D., lsGo, fixed aud "fee,eG by thAc Judges OF tho
Court Of OmnOn Pleas.
Be it ixcA and ordered that the District Courts for
the 0h Judicial District OF ohio shall be held lor the
year lst0, in the several counties i'll said pstrcI, be-
ginning 1T thH Times following. 10 wit:
In the county of STARR, ucs'.ay, May 1st.
IN the county Of CoIunIbinna, Tuesday, May 10th.
In the county OF arroti, Wednesday, May iGt".
IN the c1unty Of Portage, iuos'iay september 4Lh.
In the county vi Lahe MOnday, september 10th.
In the county Of uo"nea, Mednead J, Sept 18th.
In the county of Ashtnbuia, MonHa!, Sept. iith.
In the county OF rrumbuil, Saturday, SEPT. ed.
In the county of Muh0ning, " eduesday, Oct. Sd.
And that the Courts of Common n as Shalt be- held
IN said counes for the year A. d. 1860, Dusuning ut
the times following. to wit:
In the county OF Carroll, February l2th, May 2lst
and October 10Th.
In the comfy of STARK, February 21th, June 9TH
and October @GL.
In the county Of Mahoniag, February 18Th, May 2lss
and October 10Th.
In the county Of Col1mb.ana, March 5:h, June 4th
ana Oct OGf 2J.h.
In the county of Portage, February 18th, May aist
and OctohCr lUth.
In the county Of Trumbull March 5th, June 4th and
October 29Lh.
la the county Of Lake, February 18Th, May l4th and
Octuber l=t.
liz the county OF Gcauga, March 9TH, May @eih and
Ocl0btr 23d.
In the county of Ashtabula, March Goth, June 1lth
and November 18th.
The Clerks Of sad Courts of said several counties
are ordered to enter these times aud this order oh tho
journal Of district ANA omIHon Pleas Courts, and
publish Inc same as required by law enacted Apfl
9Th. 1859
Fixed and ordered by us at Garfield, Mahoning
count, October 5tb, 1853, as witness our hands.
b. +. .ItIFFMAN, JUDGES Of THO Courts
l.. W. POTTER, OF CummoA Pleas for
JOHN W. CHURCH, the OH JudicIal Uis-
HORACE VI lLDER, J trict Of Ohio.
hereby certify that the foregoing is truly taken
and copied from the original older now Oh nle IN tho
Clerk = oe!cc. l.. BOaTWlCK,
November 60, 1SjG-4w Clerk.
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GFThe family of Ossawatomie Brown is
likely to make something out of the old
mans HnrPer's Ferry foray. A movement
is making in New England to raise money
for their use and benefit, and it is said the
thing takes better than usual Il Brown had
been as busy in come useful employment as
he was in planning abolition instruction
schemes, he might to day have had com.
peteace for himself and his family and beeo
living happily with them.
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THE FARMERS GUIDE

SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE.
By HEERv STEVENS, F. X. s., of Edinburgh, and the
late J. P. NoRToN, Professor of Scientific Agricul:
ture in Yale College, New Haven. vols. Royal
Octave. 1904 pages, and numerous EngraviDgs.
This is, confessedy, the most complete work on
Agriculture ever published and in order To give it
duce the price to
FIVE DOLLARS FOR THE TWO VOLUMES ~
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Oregon the price will be ga: To every other part OF
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Remittances for any OF the above publications
should always be addressed, postpaid, to the Pub
'-'' No. 81 Gold Street, Kew York.
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We are rejciced to find 'h't the renowned
Chemist OF New England, Door. AVER, has
at length turned his attention to the disorder
which hangs like blight on our c"mmuni
". Our section is as healthy Us any other,
with cne single exception, and that is the
Fever snd Aeue. which haunts us on every
side. But bis remedy does cure, as we shou i'd
know il must, if he made it. Cast out this
buletul detemper from among Us, AID ours
is one OF the loveliest spots in the vest
Stntinel Fairfield. ICicG.
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. : Cen + 8
Administrators snae Of Real
RIS1:EEE.

ny VIRTUE, of an order of opprusem mt
~ aad sale. issued from III: Probate Court If Port
age cGunty, ohio On Tie /. III day Of SeptcnGcF, a.
ID. 1859 John RGo cnbaugh administrator Of Pc
kh0ion0nugh, deceased, will sell at public sale, on
the premises, on
IhurSdoy, the 22d Of December, A. D. 1859,
between the hours of and four O'Clock p. M. of
said day. the following rea! estate situate in tho town
ship Of franklin, county of Portage, and State OF
ChV: egihuiOS ai a post Standing in the ,uth
lie OF lot No. "2 ten chains east Of he south cas-:
corner Of Earber Cark's land, III said lot; thence
north ono degree west Is chains and 81 links TO u
po,t thence north S5i degree. east ch1ims and ca
LINKS to post; thence nOth5 grceS3 80 mi utes west
10 chais75 links to post; thence north g degrees
ChAls 81 hnHs 10 posi-; thence south degrees east
81 ctnins 81 LAX post in tho south line of said ot
th9ncC south de 30 minutes west ~ chains AZ
Iks along the soHlA line Of SAID lot, coatuiuiug "a
acres aud 81 hundrcGths Of acre Of ianl, he tno
same more or less. Said and to be sold subject T.
the dover estate of Betsy hh jdcnbaugh.
JOHN RH0DEA bAUGH, Admit" istrator, etc.
Il! Ntruwdor d EarL, his Attorneys.
November 90, lc5O.4w.
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0T' General Houston will III dUubiedly be
returned to the next U3ited States Senate if
he desires it. TNe new legislature is said to
be unanimously in his favor.
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LARGE CRcPs CT OATs.-We are inform.
cd by our agricultural friends that the yield
Of oats in this county, the past season, has
been unusually large. Dir. R. E. OsGoop.
of Streetsborough, had 81 bushels to the
acre, which weighed SO Ibs to the bushel
Mr. SHEPHERD, Of Freedom, had Sc bushels
to the acre, weighing 81 lbs. t. the bushel.
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To THE SIcK.-Remember, Dr.. DELLEN
BAueH will be at his rooms, Revenna, Col.
lins House, December 10Th ; GarrettsviIe.
Norton House, 30th. 2w.
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hats AND DCAPS.-The gentleman that
IL writes such EXQUISITE stories, (the Ledger man
tells us we have the best stock Of Hats ana caps In
the county and ere selling them very low
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Rev, Sir The very sympathy with John
Brown, go general, So fanaticai, so regard
less of soriaI safety. and SO irrfverent of the
reign Of lew, demands his execution, if sen
tenced by the courts. The laws he iosulted
and outraged are now protecting all his
rights Of de eDce aud all his claim TO mercy.
Tru'y yours, HENRY A. WISE.
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SHAWIS.
IEOOLEN GOODS.

overcOatings, Ky je MS. Kennel C, fancy plaid
90, check, plain and mixsl tweeds. Hxford, Cadet,
Union, stripe side band, cheek nj I'll lin cassineres
plain and mixed twilied coating, eurdarny, plain,
plaid striped, blue black snd grey sinetts. in fact
everything in w0olcas dcirabe We always keep
the iggcst pile Of them 20 be found anywhere and
offer this year superior Inducements to anything
heretofore. Black doesSin aud fancy cassmeres.
ed we are able t. produce II most satiS cory prices
Persons who buy these goods of re- already fully
inced that they make from Ii to 90 per cent by
50 doing. In addtioa will find full st0eks OF
queenSwa-e hardware, Yankee notions: perfuGery +,
fIncy baskets oil CLOTHS, goats trayeing Ua&-, dye
stuHs paints, oils. patient medicines books and sta.
ti0nery, nal!s, iron aud glass. Also, glassware OF
EILcl YLes It aur.ArisiLL.rlN Inv nrinns.
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PRcr. GARDSER.-Wc are informed that
Prof. GARDNER, tie "Yunkee Sop Man."
will nay cur village visit in few weeks ot
which time he will deliver Il lecture calcua
ted to instruct and omuse his audience. The
Prof has established for himse!f high rep
u,ation as o lecturer, and as the lecture will
be free, We presume be will be greeted with
an ovcrAvwng house.
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MARRIED.,

MA RRlED,
In Windhsm, On the 24'h inst, by Bra
nOrd Se'by, j., E>q OF Paris, MIR. jobs
MITCHELL, Of Wln4nam and Miss MARGA
RET J. MOORE, OF Hiram.
At the same time and place, By the same
Mr.. HIRAM SELBv and Mss MARY J
Mil CHELL, both Ut Windham.
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DIED..

DIED,
In this township, on the 23h inst, Mrs.
Dorothy $. WELLS, wife OF John F. Wetls,
aud daughter oil the late Hon. Ira Seiby, Ogcd
81 yeas.
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JOHN HARMON, Pres't.
JAMES w. SoMERyILLE, Sec'y.

FATAL AcclpEST.-In our duty os j'urn-
ais, we are called upon this week to record
the death of SAMUEL HARDING, butcher in
this village, from the effects Of Intoxicating
liqucr. 1t appears that Mr.. H., who resides
in the vicinity Of the BLACK Horse Tavern"
was on his way hume cn horseback and in u
state of inlcxicaton, und it is supposed ha
must have fallen or been th:o~n from the
horse, as he was found lying in the road, a
short distance eest OF the Foed-r Bridge,
with his neck broken. He was an English.
man by birth.
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PORTAGE SENTINEL
Local. AND PERSONAL.

81 LOCAL AND PERSONAL
DEMocRATrc MEETIEG.-Pursuan to pub.
iished notice, the Democratic voters Of Rs.
VIENNA Township. met at the Office Of the
Portage Sentinel, on Saturday evening, the
26th' inst, for the purpose of eleeting three
delegates to represent said township in the
District Convention to be held at Akron, on
the Let of December, and also TO eject thir.
teen delegates to represent the township in
the County Convention to be held on the
10th Of December. The meeting was or.
ganized BY the appointment Of JOHN HAR-
MON. Esq, as President, and JAMES w. SON.
ERvILLE, as Secretary.
SAMUEL D. HARRIS, Jr., stated to the
Convention that he desired to be can didate
from this District to the National Conven.
tion ct Charleston; that he was favorsble to
the nomination Of STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS for
the Presidency, and that, if elected to the
position he sought, he should use oil honor.
able means TO secure his nomination. Mr.
HARRIS closed his remarks by presenting
the names of. H. C. RANNEY, ]. T. GREEN,
and D. c. GOLDMAN, as gentleman who wodld
advance bis wishes before the District Con.
Vention.
DR.. J. G. Willis stated that EBEEEzER
SPALDIEG was also a candidate for delegate
to the Nationsl Conventions; that he was fa
vorable TO the nomination of STEPHEN A.
DOUGLAS forthe Presidency, and should use
all honorable means to secure his nomina.
tion. if sent us delegate by the District
ConVe ntion. The names of the following
gentlemen were presented as delegates fG.
vorsble to the election of Mr.. Spading -
B. S. HOPKINS, J. G. WILLIS and GEORGE
HERRlFF.
The CONVENTION then proceeded to ballot
for the several candidates, With the follow.
ing result:
H. C. Rnnncy, 4S
J. +. Green, 4S
D. e. Goodman, Al
JIG. Willis, At
B. 8. Hopkins, As
George Heriff, 46
Nessrs. GOLDMAN and Willis having re
ceived the same number of votes, a second
ballot was had, which resulted as follows:
d. G. Goldman, IS
JIG. Willis, 80
Scattering, l
HENRY C. RASNEY, JACKSON T. GREEN
ond DEWITT c. CocLMAN, having severaIIy
received m'j9riy OF oil the votes cast
were duly decl 'rad the delegates to rep-e-
sent the Democracy Of Ravenna township in
the District Convention.
The following gentlemen were then elect
ed delegates to the County Convention ::
ANDREW JACKSON, WILLIAM ALcoRN, AL.
pHoNso HART, DANIEL LADU, CHARLES 5.
CoTTER, JOHN Fl. GILLIs, Isaac WEaroN,
8. D. STEDBIEs, ERAsTUs CARTER, Jr
ALBERT A. Ross, JIM G. MCBRIDE, JoHS
Harmon, ZENAs JUDD.
WILLIAM CoclMAN md JcHN HARMnN
Eeqrs., were placed in nomination by the
ting, as candidates for Justices OF the
Peace.
Or motion, the meeting adjourned sine
die.
JOHN HARMON, Pres't.
JAMES w. SoMERvILLE, Sec'y.
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THE subscribers give notice to all persons
indebted to them either by note or sceOani TO cali
and settle Immediately with Jackson T. Green, No.
Ph9Rix Block, who s their authorized agent. By 90
doing they will save expense 10 themselves.
F. "A. CURTIS & CO.
Ravenna, Nov. 80, les9-3m.
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CARPETINGS.-A good stock at low
u 6rures. oil Cloths of different patterns-4'4,
6.4-cheaper than ever.
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no Hope for 5Ohn Brown

The following letter Gov. Wise was re.
ceived by Rev: William c. Whilcomb o.
Lynbfield, Mass, in answer to an earnest
appeal that the lie of John Beown maybe
snarnh
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SOLE LEATHER.

In fact everything to make up tn largest cheapest
and best as3Orted stock of gOod offered in Por
tage county. We Keep constantly on hand prime
article Of family -four. scllag 1T the lowest m4rke
rates,
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RAVENNA MAkKET-NoyEMBE 90.

DIRECTED WEEKLY ny JOHN wnIrTLEsEY, RAYEYx.
SUMMIT MILL.
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BOOTS AND SHOES-Men's, women's,
ID boys, girls aud children's.any quantity, any
sixe and any price. We have few cases of men .
thick Boots, which We will warrant to any custom
made.
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BOOTS AND SHOES.


OF quality whch cam, b1 beaten. Ne particularly
call attention to them, and wish inspection. Men'a
heavy double soled boots mems balf soied boots,
men boots. only S3 IS; meas half double soled
kip boots boys half double soled kip boots youths
half double soIed kip boots; women's work, both
sewed and pegged, in full vari ; extra Japan eath
er enameel boots, only 81 10; Ave cases more Of
those extraordinary six shilling gditers; w0men's
lasting and farmers sutin, pa and figured on2ress
CATERS; heeled aLd spring heerd gsters misses,
chilI's and womens calf Kip. goat enameled aud kid
heeled and spring heeled shoes, of all styles and
prices. Our regular trade know that we alWayskeep
god assortment: All we have to say is the assOrt-
It Is better than before, and ut prices that
will do you good, and give us pleasure to nam6.
Groceries, as ever, superior in price, quaI'y md
quantity. Prime rice, only cts: PRIME rio coffee,
only - cents; prime layer Taisins, only 10 cents:
prime Zants currants, only 10 cents; ptime s!rups,
only IS cents; prime molasses, only SO cents; primo
brown sugar, only II cents; prime coffee sugar only
III cents; prime crushed do. "uly '3k cents.
Plug at 90. 2j 32 80, a. and Ga certs rer
pound, all ofqulity ahead OF an! thing yUd can buy
at these price,.
Soda biscuit G o. Bank cod fish. And now to the
most delicate poit OF su, Ject Being BASH
full and poor tulkers. the cny way We have 10 bring
tntO notice
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HOOP SKIRTS.-A terrific pile--white
IL AM coiored-cheaper than ever-aud at all
prices, We do BRAG on selling the MOST, cheapest
and tue best for tue least money Meseil cap t4I
SKIRT for 81. Also, new skirt supporter ana ouste
for % cents the Dest thing Of the Kind lii
us0.
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Our Fifty Cent Tea,

Is 10 advertise fifty cent tea, and y that our ny
cent tea Is superior fifty cent lea, which is atead
OF any Atty cent tea offered at fifty cent In MS
or any other county. Call for supply.
Nails, iron and glass. Also, glassware OF fancy
styles, at surprisingly low pric 5. Everything we
offer is way down in price, without ging o. sq9ir'
ming. Remember we make no variations in price.
We cordial invite the people, the whole peopIesto
make US call.
DANIEL w. GosS & BRO.
Edinburgh, September 49, 1859.
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THE RAVENNA BOOK 81 RE has Willow Cabs,
Willow Work Stands, Willow Chalrs-all and
pretty, and prices low.
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THE RAVENNA BOOK STORE is now receiving
very desirable stock of Bnskets, of all kinds Cap
Work, Fancy, Travelling, School, Dinner, Market,
Picnic, Toy Baskets.
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THE RAYEySA BOOK STORE has II nice lot O.
Bird ages, bought cheap, aud for sale cheap, also.
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The Auditor of State.

Mr.. WRIGHT, the Republican State
Auditor, is clever, good-hearted and
wsll-meaning man; but Mr.. WR1aHT is
not q suitable man for State Auditor,
The Auditor of this County did not re-
ceive the blank form for the Assessors
until after they should have been at work
.: least week. He did not receive the
laws and instructions until some days
later; and now the time has arrived when
the assessors are required by law to make
their returns, and their books have just
to-day arrived.
Certainly vigilant aad efficient cfice,
would not suffer such repeated and unfor
tunate delays. -.-....-..r.- s..
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Great Fire. :

CHICAGO, May ] l.7A ere st Oshkosh,
Wisconsin, last night destroyed seventy
Eve bulldogs. The wind was blowing
briskly and the buildings, being mostly
frame, burned so rapidly that in q little
more than7an hour sixlhloeks were in
flames. The Oshkosh. sWinnebsgo and
City hotels, the banking house of Kel.
logg l. Co., and the post Office were de-
stroyed. Heaviest losers were Hutchs-
son 4 Co., hardware. $4,000; Bigger l.
Hill. dry goods, $25, 900; totaa loss half
million. Very little property was insur-
cd, as tho exposure was so great no relis-
tls company would assume, risks, except
at very high rates. Nothing is left Of
the business portion Of the toxn, except
one grocsry. one clothing stors and one
MOTEL. .yuis o. pras sssorgl!g = kzys
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Massachusetts Constitutional Amend
ment--Republlcans Degrading For
elgn-born Citizens. s..-.,-,
The Republican Legislature of Mas
sachusetts passed resolution authorizing
q vote on an amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the State prohibiting persons Of
foreign birth from holding Office or voting
for two years sitter being naturalized.-
On Monday, the 9th inst, the people
voted on this amendment, and it was car.
ried. 1t reads as follows 80
mo person of foreign birth shall be
entitled to vote, or shall be eligible to
Office, unless he shall have resided within
the jurisdiction Of the United States for
two years subsequent to his naturalization,
aud shall be otherwise qualified, and ac-
cording to the Constitution and laws of
this Commonwealth; proUidsd, that this
amendment shall not affect the rights
which any person of foreign birth pos
sessed at the time of adoption thereof; and
proyided further, that it shall not affect
the rights Of any child of the United