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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-04-28
JAMES W. soMERvILLE, Editor.
RAvENNA, OHIO.
Thursday, April 28, 1859.
Tie Convention in nInH.

The Democratic State Convention, to be
held in Columbus on the 26th proximo. will
have the work Of forming State ticket en-
trusted to it-a work of importance which
should be we'll performed. Upon the action
Of this Convention will depend, in a great
degree, the success or failure of the Demo.
cratic ticket next fall /; and, indeed, the
dominOncy of the Democracy in Ohio for
years TO come, in all probability. That we
have stated this point truly, will be acknowI.
edged by those who have closely observed
political events for the last twenty years |;
and knowing the grea. Importance of the
work to be performed in May, it becomes
the imperative duty Of Democrats to observe
such line of policy, as will, without doubt,
secure fair expression of the Democratic
sentiment OF the State in that Convention, ,
and an undoubted representation OF the
sound, active and reliable element Of the
party.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-04-28
Natl to the Pacific.

The Washington Constitution Of Tuesday,
says 1t understands that, in answer TO in
quries from parties proposing to bid for the
temporary service TO California, the Depart
ment has replied that proposals will be re.
ceived for the service between New York
ard San Francisco separated ly from those for
the mail from New Orleans and San Fran.
csco-the point of connection of the two
routes being left 10 the choice of the bidder;
but that, in any case, the proposition must
include the service across the Isthmus, by
whatever route selected. Unless necessary
for the New Orleans mails, the contractor
will be required to touch at any port between
Panama and Son Francisco. No bids are
invited Tor service above San Fr0ncisco, as
the coast wise line from that city t. Olym-
pio, which 10 under contract ill 30th June,
1861, will furnish all the necessary supply
to Humboldt, Astoria, and other intervening
Offices.
1t is the intention TO decide upon the bids
offered as soon as practicable after the 30th
OF this month. The proposals invited, it will
be recolected, ure for service from lst of
October next, when the contracts by way Of
the IOthmu', all expire, till the 3oh of June
loIIowing."
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-04-28
Pixies Peak.

A SET. BAcx-The St. Joseph Gazette
of the 9th inst, gives some unfayorubIe in
formation from the mines. james Camp
bell, OF Holt Co., Missouri, who has been il
the mines the past six months, relates hi
personal observation. He says that no dig
gings hsve yet been discovered that will pay
and is surprised at the rush in that direclian.
He thinks, nevertheless, that there may be
gold in abundance in the mountains, and
that rich discoveries may yet be made. He
did not see sny man with 800 in gold in
the mines.-EE.
We have always been fearful that there
was much more humtug than reality about
the gold mines in the Pixies Peak region.
We ore satisfied. from examining the differ
ent Kansas and Nebraska papers, that the
excitement was created more for the purpose
OF enabling western spectators TO bleed
greedy ndventurers than anything else. All
the prominent towns In both Kansas and
Nebraska have agents travelling on The dit
ferent Rail Roads leading west, drumming
adVenlurers to tske the route to the mines
that leads from or through their towns -
They then sell them provisions, OK m, hors.
es, supplies, &C., at most exorbitent rates,
and many poor fellows will reach the tabled
region divested of their all, and find that
their money has been thrown way, their time
and physical energies wasted. Then will
como hardships, and to many, death! One
half of these letters in regard to the gold
regions are written in Kansas,-manufac-
tured out of whole cloth for the eastern mar.
ket-just as were the "horrid oulrages" on
the Stree State" men, by the Fremont party
In 1866, for political effect. We udvise that
man who is doing we'll at home to stay there,
instead Of deserving it's comforts to endure
privatons on the plains, to have his hopes
turned to ashes on his lips in searching amid
the sterile rocks OF the Pixies Peck country
for gold. II you are doing we'll, "let well
enough Alone" Remember the inscription
upon tomb stone. II was we'll wanted
to be better /; took medicine here ami"
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-04-28
The Foreign News.

The eteamship Arabia has arrived at Hall.
fax, with Liverpool dates to the 9th inst -
The news indicate war! France is pre-.
pairing for war on q large scale. Great
bodies of Austrian troops ure also on the
move to Italy. $4,000 French troops are
on the way to reinforce Lyons. Orders
have been sent to Toulon for sixty.eight
vessels TO be ready at days notice, and
eight vessels ofwar have been ordered from
Brest to Toulon. All the Marseiles vessels
in the Adriatic are fastening home. II the
European nations drift into war now il will
be very bloody one, undoubtedly.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-04-28
Gov. MCdary.

Gov. Medary arrived at Columbus OF
Thursday last, and was heartily welcomed
by his numerous friends. We fully coin
eide with the Statesman in its opinion of hiG
administration Of affairs in Kansas, which
has been eminently successful and benefic
ial to the interests Of the people. 1t has beer
marked by wisdom, moderation and firm.
ness; and has entitled him to the respec
and esteem of men ofall parties in that ter
ritory. More especially is it calculated tc
command the admiration of the Democracy,
for it bids fair to bring about the assured pre-.
dominance Of our party in Kansas at an
early day.
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Remarkable SNic;de-Murdcr Of
IL Victim OF the Brcs!in-Gibs0n


On Wednesday night last, Achillis Tul.
ler brother OF gentlemen Of that name re.
siding at Dablin and Worthington in this
county, committed suicide at his residence
in Mount Vernon, Ind, by blowing his
brains out with pistol. The Case OF Tul-
ler is rather singular one, aud we regret
that the crowded state of our columns to-day
renders it necessary that we should merely
state the fact. He was formerly resident
(weaIthy and resprcted) OF Tiffin, Ohio, hay
ing in preceding years amused a Competen-
cy in the broker ,ge business. lie married
t fine emiabe lady in Stark county, and no
person seemed TO enjoy life more than he
did. His first trouble commenced about the
time that Breslin's term as State Treasurer
was expiring, and when the combined cf-
forts of Democracy and Republicanism were
put forth 10 secure the nomination on the
Republican ticket Of VIM. H. G bison. The
wealth, ,sagdcity and influence Of Wuller were
needed, and what was then the germ of the
great dc .atcaton by which Onio was almost
forced to bankruptcy, was broached to him
and hi influence and cooperation solicited.
Tuler objected, refused, and during the can.
Vtss left no stone unturned by which he
might be en- bled 10 defeat the swindle by
defeating the nomination and election OF eli
ther Breslin or Gibson. 1t is said that let.
lers written by Tuller predicting the sad
results which must ensue, are still in exist
fnce. For this course he was subjected to
persecution and hatred of the most malig.
nant form himself and family troduced and
cd fhrnH
pelled to leave the community. Thence he
removed to Pittsburgh; still the malicious
ISLANDERS OF his enemies followed him, and
he was looked upon with scorn, until he
could bear 1t no longer, and again with his
family he removed to Ohio, settling in this
county. His residence was soon discovered,
and for the third time it became necessary
for his own aa(ety that he should emigrate.
He did 60, and without even telling his most
intimate friends of his whereabouts, took I'd
his residence at Mt. Vernon, Ind, and hod.
ing intercourse or communication with no
ole in relation to his unfortunate past, living
in the strictest seclusion and under an as.
sumed name, away from his own and his
wife's friends. At the stated times during
the sessions Of Common Pleas Court in this
county, when the trial of Gibson would
probably occur, Tuller would be here daily
visitor at the Court house, with the avowed
intention of giving testimony against him.
But the cases were invariably continued, and
Tuller would return to his family and seclu.
sion, refusing to inform his friends here Of
his determination, except in answer to their
repeated inquiries, replying: IL am going
home." The cause Of this lest, fatal act on
the part of the unfortunate man may proba.
bly be traced in some manner TO the secrets
and intrigues of Ohio politicians. The
brothers Of the deceased have been notified
OF the suicide, and the remains accompanied
by the bereaved widow; ares expected TO
reach here o-morrow.- Columbus City Fact
Of the l2M.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-04-28
Disastrous Fire in Portsmouth,

A fire broke this morning about two o'clock
in the foundry of Mr.. Henry Davis, on Mill
St., at the upper grade. The firemen were
on the ground as soon as possible [; but the
distance was so great from the enginerhou-
ses as to cause q sufficient lapse of time for
the flames to get under full headwny and
the building, with most of the contents, was
entirely destroyed. The building was O
large frame, and contained all the patterns
used in the business. Mr.. Davis informed
us that there was no insurance on the found.
ry. He believes the fire to have been the
work OF an incendiary. He says there was
but small fire in the furnace, and that was
so secured as TO preclude the possibility of
contact with the building. When he first
discovered the flames, they we're bursting
from the weather boarding at point remov.
ed from the furnoce. --.n
1t may possibly have been the work of On
incendiary but we hope no one was so lost
to all decency as to attempt the ruin Of a
hard working, worthy man like Mr.. Davis.
The night was calm and the moon shone
brightly, which would seem rather unfayor.
able for an attempt to fire the building. Mr..
Davis is q frst.class draughtsman and ma.
chinist. He has been struggling against
poverty and embarrassment for several wears
in the effort to establish himself in bis busi-
ness. He had just begun to see bis way
clear, when he is overwhelmed by this CO.
lamity. He 10 entitled 10 the sympathy OF
our citizens and we hope an effort will be
made to reinstate him in business. His ma.
chiDe.shop' containing the eegines. and 9th,
er valuable mschinery, was saved without
injury. 8N''H tR'
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-04-28
The Expenses Of the @ government

A number of Republican journals have
been, for some time past, industriously cir.
culating AZ fact, that under the present
Democratic Administration, the expenses OF
the Federal Government has been largely
increased over that Of any previous rule
A close examination Of the facts and figures
shows the contrary to be the truth. The
Washington StGtes recently published an ar
ticle on this subject, from which we con.
dense the following statements.
The total payments out Of the treasury
during the year ls67-s were Ssl, ,5s5 ,667 rs,
Of which over nine millions were paid In re.
dempiion of the public debt, and seven or
eight millions were appropriated to pay the
deficiencies Of previous years.
The appropriations for 1869, which will
end on the 3oth Of June next were sixty
eight millions, from which must be deducted
Ss,o25,774 appropriated in 1878 and not
paid, which will leave as the expenses of the
year S59,s74226. The expenditures for
l859-6o which will commence on the first
Of July next are estimated at $4,000, 900.
We thus see, that by Republican House
OF Representatives in 1878 the expenses
were run up to nearly S72,ooo,ooO and that
under Democracy they were reduced in
1889 to less than 90, ,OOO,Oo0 and that for
lS69-6o they will be not more than $54,-
100000. The Republicans are representing
the expenses of the government to be one
hundred millions Of dollars, while they do
not 60 much over one half that sum-about
as near the truth as that party ever gets.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-04-28
ExtlngUlsllmcNt of the DemOc.
raCyn

Because Cleveland, Chicago, Cincinnati,
and few other cities, at the recent Spring
election, went adverse to the Democracy,
some Of the Republican papers have the sill.
illness to announce the result as an" ex,in.
guishmcnt Of the Democracy" P.haw !!
Democracy can no more be " ex,inguished'
than cnn truth, light, and honesty. ltsyearS
are eternal. 1t may occasionally be dis.
mayed, trodden down or defeated by all
kinds of unrighteous combinations; but,
though crushed to earth, 1t will rise again
put Oh new strength, and gloriously triumph
oyer "the world, the flesh and the devil"
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-04-28
Items.

0TAntioch College was sold last week
in pursuance of q decree of foreclosure, tC
Mr.. M. Cum mings, OF New York, for S40,'
600. .
0TDr. Horace A. Ackley, we'll known
throughout the State as an eminent surgeon
died in Cleveland on Sunday last, of typhoid
pneumonia.
0rAdam Overraugh, Postmaster at Don
uldsOnville, Highland county, has been ar
rested and held to bail on a charge of rob
bing the mail.
OF A justice in Troy, N. Y, has actual
ly sentenced man to twenty-five days i'm
prisOnment for stealing an umbrella. What
Is the world coming tol
rAn American dental writer estimates
the quantity of gold used in mouth. plOteI
and filling decoyed teeth, at two and hal
millions of dollars annually.
OFThe Newark Advocate urges the nomi
nation OF Col. G. w. M'Cook for Governor
He is man of ability, firm Democrat, anc
possessed of irreproachable morals.
6FThe CLEVELAND Plain Dealer annoucel
positively, that Henry B. Payne will no
allow his name to be used before the mex
Democratic Convention, as candidate fol
Governor.
FT The Steubenvile Herald snys tina
on Tuesday last, young man named Davit
Noble, living near WelIsvlle, hanged him
self because u young lady with whom he
was in love, welded another. Poor fool.
E From Kansas we learn that the officia
majority in favor of calling State Consttu
tionsl Convention, was 1881. The con
vention will assemble in June, and Gov
Medary has issued his proclamation to thai
effect.
GA man by the name Of Robbins, in
diced for bigGmy, has been tried at Raleigh
N. e., and convicted. He WAS branded on
The right cheek with the letter B, in open
court-the brand leaving mark that he will
Gerry TO his grave.
0~A writer in the Baltimore American
says that the oyster beds in the Maryland
waters are in danger OF being destroyed by
the pernicious practice Of dragging them al
all seasons of the year, including the sum
mer months, during which it is imperative
that the oysters should have time TO gener.
ate.
0J The rOpid growth Of Leavenwortl
City, Kansas, is astonishing Although only
four years old, it contains q population oi
10 47O, with on assessed valuation OF 49,
S7l .375. 1t has nine churches, ten schools,
four daily and four weekly papers, seven job
printing Offices, eighty nine lawyers and for.
ty doctors.
OTA Lad named Amos Douglas, nged
fourteen years, was playing with some other
boys in the country near Milwaukee, and
went into stable and placing a strap around
his neck, pretended playluIy That he was
going to hang himself. Sure enough, he
became cntangled and fell, and hung him.
self fatally.
0ETA poor man in the vicinity Of Will
mantle, Conn.,, recently lost a ccw. "A
neighbor, who protested great sympathy,
circulated subscription paper to buy him
another COW. No sooner had the benevo-
lent friend collected the amount than he be-
hought himself that his poor neighbor owed
him just that sum--so he gave him receipt
and put the cash in his own pocket. He
should be jibbetted for his meanness.
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@ A remarkable story 10 told in the
Providence Press about man in Mapleville,
the wheel OF whoselwagon, sustaining load
Of sixty hundred, is said to have passed di.
rectly over his head without seriously harm.
ing him? A man with such head may
consider himself tolerably safe.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-04-28
The Paraguay Expedition

To-day we reprint an article from the
Washington Constitution In regard 10 the
Paraguay Expedition. 1t is succinct bis.
tory Of our troubles with that Government.
We therefore commend it to the special at /.
tentien of the reader.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-04-28

0T An American prima donna ola Guer
rabella." has made her debut In Paris. She
treads the boards, like an old actress, and
has face and form OF classical symmetry.
So soy the letter writer's.
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FIRsT CIRCUIT.


Fuller county, Tuesday May >.
preolo county, Tuesday, May 10.
DaTkc county, Friday, May l3.
Miami county, Tue, day, May u.
Montgomery county, Mond~!, May 23.
Champaign county, Monday, M1y 50.
Clark county, Thursday, June .,
Green county, Monday, June &.
Warren county, Thursday, june o.
clinton county, Tuesday. June "a.
Shelby county, Monday, June 20.
Auglaize county, hursday June %.
Aercer county. saturday, June 25.
Allen county, Monday, jane 27.
van Vert county. " { dntsday, Juno 90.
Hardin county. Friday, July j.
Logan county, Tuesd5y, July 5.
1larion county, Friday, July 8.
Union county, 1ut sday, July ~.
Fulton county, Friday, July Is.
Williams county, Nonday, July IL.
nehance county, Thursday, July 81.
htlauio'ng tlaurl % county, Saturday, Jaly 23.
Wood county, Tuesday, July 90.
Eeneca county. onday, AugustI.
hancock county, Friday, August s.
futDam county, Monday, August 3.
Wyandot county, Thursday, August II.
Crawford county, Monday, August Is.
SECOND CIRCUIT.
Lucas county, Tuesday, May 3,
'ttawa county, Friday, May 10.
Sandusky county. Monday, May 16.
Erie county, Friday, May 90.
Huron county, Friday, May q.
Lorain county, Tuesday, September 8.
Medina county, Friday, September Q.
Summit county, Tuesday, September l3.
Cnyahoga county, Monday, September 10.
Knox county, Friday, June3.
Richland county. Friday. June II.
ashland county, Thursday, June 90,
Wayne county, Monday, June 81.
Holmes county, Tuesday, Juiy5.
Coehocton county. Thursday, July7.
Licking county, Wednesday, July 10.
Morrow county, Monday, July rs.
Delaware county, Monday, August ].
@ THIRD CIRCUIT.
Washington county, Monday, AprilII.
Meigs county, Friday, April is.
Gallia county, Monday. April ls.
Seioto county, Thursday, April 81.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-04-28
ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN
RAIL ROAD!

VIII it be built 1t may, and it may not.
w There is still some little Goub: about the mat
ter; Int we think there be no doubt in the minds
ofany, (unles it is few who have goods 10 selD
that we are now receiving the LARGEST. AND
CHEAPEST stock of Goods that has come TO our
county this fall. We cordially invite those In want
of Goods, to call and examine our full and varied
assortment. lfn is any object to have LARGE and
FULL assortment to select iromif 1t is desirable AS
MATTER OF ECONOMY, TO buy GOOD GOODS, those that
are intrinsicaly worth what youpay for them, then
we are qnilc sure you will give us a call.
Oct. I, 1858. PRENTlSS, H0PKINS& & co.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-04-28
April 4, 1885
AN ACT
mo. ELL

mo. el.l ACT
TO Ok the time and provide for tto holding # the
Terms OF ihe District Cont aud CoHrt Of Common
Pleas in the several counties Vi the several
Districts of tie State OF Ohio.
section !. BE IL enacted By the General y7ssenGiy
Of the State of Ohio, Inat o tcrus of na district
COURT in ana for the several equities of the state of
ONO, shall, in the Year OF Lord, one thou sand
eight hundred ind Lfty -hine, te koid as follows to
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AUDIIoR's OTTICE, RAvENEA,


hereby certify that the foregoing laws correctly
printed from the authorized copy certified to by tht
Secretary Of State. ALFRED BALDWIN,
Auditor.
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SECRETARY OF STATE's OrTIcE,l
Columbus, April 10, 1859. !
hereby certify the foregoing acts to be true copies
OF the original roll OIL file IN this Office.
A. p. RUSSELL, Secretary of State.
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Conrad LOesCh's EstSl
Ravenna Summit Grist MiIl.

FINE dbd cheap Jeweiry u SiI' styles
K Plated waes, Cutlery ,6e, Wholesale and retail q
Dec. 30, 1853. BAIRD & WAITL
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-07

~; CANDIDATES ELECTED. sd
.aaH rl pr MAYOR. ,F4e ves r. .s
Fernando Wood, democrat.
CORPORATION COUNSEL.
Greene c. Bronson, democrat
.t ALMsH0UsE GOVERNORS. sfaa s
James Lynch, democrat +, f. 81. rYst ts.,.e, -.
Wm T. Pinckney, republican, by appointment Of tn
Mayor.
Din. r 4 i o.
Richard Barry, Mozart Hall.
LJames Bagley, Mozart Hall.
6-Michael Tuomey Union democrat.
8-John Russell, Mozart Hall. II
10-Charles 6. Cornell, Union democrat.
12-F. ]. A. Bo0le, Union democrat
14-GilDert N. Platt, Tammany.
l6-Terence Farley, Union democrat
COUNOTLkEN.
Dist
4-John Hogan, Mozart Hall.
John Baulch, Mozart Hall. ~ et1tIsr. 0.s.
Thomas McManus, Mozart Hail.
Thomas Smith, Mozart Hail. e.
Harris Bogert, Mozart Hall. ys...t
James Burns, Mozart Hall.
5.-John Van Tine. Mmmany
Edward c. Costello, Union democrat h
3 T. 7. Murphy, Mozart Hail. 81.
Andrew Aullgan, Mozart Hall.
James Riley.
Michael Dalton. N.a
6-Alexander l. Shaw, Union democrat.
Cornelius w. Campbell, Union democrat
"a Lawrence n Van Wart, Union democrat
Pierre c. Kane, Union democrat
Samuel 7. Munson, Union democrat.
John Baker, Union democrat
Charles N. Decker, Know Nothing.
Ira A. Allen, republican.
Jonathan J. Trottcr, republican.
y Charles McCarty, republican.
t4 Daniel B. Townsend, republican.
y Charles O. Pnckney, republican.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-07

The election is over. After one Of the most
spirited contests ever witnessed in this city,
the election yesterday resulted in the choice Of
Fernando Wood for Mayor by plurality Of
1892 over William F. Havemeyer, the Tam
many Hall candidate, and 8,207 over George
Opdyke, the republican candidate.
Annexed are the returns by districts and
wards, giving the full details Of the election.