The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-08-24

PORTAGE SENTINEL.
p, LOCAL AND Personal.
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DAlLY-Going North via Railroad.
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Arrive every Monday and Friday by 1o, NJ. De-
part same days att, 90, P. M. Mail closes at 49,
kESi.WERKLY-Chardon. -
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PosT OFFIcR AT RAvENNA-
OPEN at TO, A. NJ. CLOSE at Y. NJ. Daily
Sundays excepted. RIA. GILLETTE, p M
t.rWe will take all kinds Of country
produce in payment for debts due us on sub.
scription. Also, in exchange for quantity
Of notes and due bills.
A FORMER RESIDENT OF PORTAGE CoUN'
RI BRurALLY MURDERED.-We learn from
our western exchanges that Hon. WIN. Den.
klsoN, lawyer Of high standing in Lacrosse,
Wis., and who was formerly resident OF
Freedom, in this county, was recently mur-
r 1ered under the following cowardly circum-
stances:
. MT. Dennison left Lacrosse on huntinC
and fishing excursion. about Is miles in the
country, his brother.in. law accompanying
him. While at the stream fishing, two men,
three women, and three dogs attacked him.
One OF the women approached him behind,
and hit him with club, while man struck k
him with pitchfork, and the other man set
the dogs upon him. The brother. in. law had
crossed the brook, but seeing what was 90
ing on, tried to get to his assistance. The
murderers declared that if he did SO they
would kill him; he was not TO be intimida-
ted, and when he got near enough, they
seized him, and attempted to drown him. -
They kept him there till he was insensible,
and then left him. Alter time he revived
saw the condition OF Mr.. DennisoD, put him
in the buggy and drove him mile.
There he employed three men to attend
upon him, and fastened to convey the
dreadful tidings TO his family at Lacrosse,
and get assistance. On his return Mr.. Den.
nison was dead, not having recovered his
consciousness. The murderers were pur.
sued, and arrested without much trouble. all
OF them having been found in bed. This
dastaldly murder was committed in copse-
quence OF some old grudge-One of the mur-
derers declaring, after his arrest, that he had
for long time intended to kill him.
i DEMOCRATIC MEETING.-A meeting of the
Democracy OF Ravenna township was held
at the office OF the "Portnge Sentinel" on
Saturday evening, the Goth inst, for the pur
pose Of selecting delegates to represent suid
township in the Democratic Nominating
Convention to be held on Saturday next
The meeting was organized by the appoint
ment Of WILLIAM GOLDMAN, ESQ.,, Chair
man, and JAMES w. SoMERvILLE, Secretary
after which the following named gentlemen
were chosen, by ballot, MS delegates.
+. SPALDING, WV. GOODMAN, S. D. HAIR.
RIs. Jr., DAVID JENNINGS, s. D. SrEBB:Ns,
H. c. RANEEY, E. A. BADcocK, JACOB
SrouGH, Jr., B. S. HorkINs, VIM. ALcoRN,
Z. ID. THOMPSON, S. J. TERRY, A. HART.
The following resolutions were passed
unanimously:
ResolUtd, That The delegates be empow-
ed to fill vacancies in their own delegation {
from Democratic citizens of Ruvenna. {
RssOlUrd, That delegates from Ravenna
cast their vote for Senator OF this District. q
On motion, the meeting adjourned sine die. :
RAILROAD Acc1DENT.-The night freight :.
rain on the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Rail. +
Dad met with an accident on Thursday night @
'hen between franklin and Steubenville. o
he tain was mostly made up of fit cars, "
,me empty and some loaded with railro I'D -
60. 1t is supposed '.at some of the ties t,
't displaced on the cars, as traces of their "
'ratching the ground were visible for some u
stance from the scene of the accilent.- :. -
IN reaching small bridge, the engine and "
rec cars crossed in safety. but the project. n
6 ties in the after portion of the train L
ruck one corner Of the bridge with such VI VI
pience as to tip it Off the obutments and fe
row it partially into the stream, twelve or W
teen feet below. Nine cars were thrown in
wn the gap. striking one side of the fallen III III
idge and shatteriug portion Of it. A in
akeman, named George Stevens was ulso of
rown down, but escaped with few sigh, w
uises. The bridge had been examined On
" days previously and found to be perfect. ~ ~.
sound. .... ..,. ..... en-
Or Attention is dire cted to the advertise. m
ent Of DR.. E. L. MUNGER in another col alb
IN. fol
sh
SENATORIAL NoMlNAT1oN.-Th Republi- -
ne Of Portage and Summit counties met 18
Convention at franklin Mills, yesterday, r.
! nominated J. A. GARFIELD, ofHiram, Us n
'ir candidate for State Senator for this
strict.
The Roll of Honor. c
rhe following is a list OF all the revolu. X
nary soldiers in Ohio who are pensioners, G
b their ages in 1859 - N
Amariah Crandall, Lake county. 9s years; +
mr.