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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-07-14
LAWS OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
mo. 7o.l AN ACT

mo. 70.l AN ACT
To amend Section % Of an act passed
March z, 1891, entitled Gan Act direct.
ing the mode of trial in Criminal Cases''
SECTION l. BE ii enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That section
twenty two of an act entitled "an act direct
ing the mode of trial in criminal cases, I"
be and the asme is hereby amended so as to
read as follows Section %. In all prose-
cutions for crimes and offences, it shall be
the duty of the clerk, upon o pTacipe being
filed therefor, to issue writs of subpoena for
any person in this State whose testimony
may be deemed material on the trial, and
may direct the same to the sheriff or corner
of the county of which he is clerk, or of any
county of this State, where said witness
may reside or be found, vino shall serve
and return said writ as in other cases, OF
such officers, by writing endorsed on said
writ, may depute any dsintcrested person
to serve and return the same.
Sec. 2. That Section % of the above
recited act be and the same is hereby repeal.
ed.
Sec. 8. This act shall be in force from
and after its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker ofthe House of Representatives.
E. BASSETT LANGDON,
President pro tenn. of the Senate
March n, 1859.
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WHOLE NUMBER 5SS.
Section i. Bsit enocted bv NE C,n.r,,

Section /. BE IL enacted by The General
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That section
one OF the act entitled San act to amend
section siXty-six OF an act entitled 'an act to
provide for the creation and regulation Of in
corporated companies in the State of Ohio
passed March 4, 1858, be, and the same is
hereby so amended as TO read as follows =
Sec. /. That from and after the passage of
this act it shall be lawful for any religions
sect, denomination or association, FIRE COM
pony, or any literary, scientific or benevolent
association, other than colleges, universities,
academies or seminaries, within this state to :
elect at meeting of a majority of any or
ganized synod, presbytery, church, parish or
other religious or ministerial association,
tire company, literary, scientific, benevolent
association aforesaid. any number of their
members not less than three to serve as
trustees or directors, and one member as
clerk, who shall hold their office during the
pleasure OF The society or association, provi-
ded that where by the laws or regulations of
any such synod, presbytery, church, parish
or other associations aforesaid, now or here
after organized, any members thereof less
than three have charge of the property or
concerns thereof, such members and their
successors shall be invested with the powers.
privileges and immunities granted to trus-
tees and directors, of religious and other So
cIeties, by the provisions of the act entitled
an act to provide for the creation and regu.
latlon of incorporated Companies in the
State OF Ohio. passed May !, 1852, and the
acts amendatory thereof, upon their being
recorded by the recorder of the county in
which such synod, presbytery, church. parish
or other association shall be located, a pro.
per certificate of the election Of such mem
bers and the corporate name adopted by
such synod, presbytcry, church, parish, or
other association, to be made by the clerk,
secretary or other like officer, which certif-
cate shall be recorded by such recorder in
the manner provided in section sixty.seven
of the act entitled can act to provide for the
creation and regulation of incorporated COM
p'nies in the State of Ohio," passed May i,
1862.
Sec. Q. That the act entitled san act to
amend section sixty.six of an act to provide
for the creation end regulation of incorpora.
ted companies in the State of Ohio passed
March 4, 1853, be, and the same is hereby
repealed provided that all rights, powers end
immunltes acquired hereunder shall not be
effected thereby, and that this act shall take
effect from and after its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Z. BASSETT LANGDON,
President pro tenn. of the Senate .
March IA, 1859.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-07-14
A Cheese Story.

One night in autumn, two travellers whose
homes were among the green hills of Ver-
mont, stopped at small country tavern in
New Hampshire. During the evening, one
Of them got to talking with farmer of the
place upon farming matters generally, and
the relative agricultural advantages of Yer.
mont and New Hampshire particularly
The farmer, as might be supposed, maintain
ed the superiority of his own State, New
Hampshire; and to prove it, told how much
butter and cheese his wife had made that
season. Not SO much to show the excellent
laboring capacity of his wife, he added, by
way of explanation, didhe make this state.
ment, as to prove how much greater in guam.
tity, was the milk of cows fed on New
Hampshire grass, that that of those grazed
elsewhere.
"Well," said the traveller, "that's nothing
to what they do in Vermont. Why one
man up there made thirty tons of cheese last
summer, and he was a small farmer, too"
81 guess you have set that a little high"
said the farmer, unwilling to conceed that
there was better farmer in Vermont than
himself.
"Didn't Jim Maynard make thirty tons Of
cheese last summer, Tom :" asked the trav.
eler of his companion.
~ don't know how much cheese he made,"
replied the other, with gravity, shut re-
member that he run two sawmills with the
whey ~
The farmer "caved," and acknowledged
that such farming as that couldn't be ex-
celled.
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AN ACT

[ No. 76. AN ACT
To amend the second section of can act to
provide for the uniform government and
better regulation of the Lunatic Asylums
OF the state, and the care of Idiots and the
Insane"
Section l. BE ii enacted by the General
Assembly Of tie State of Ohio, That the sec.
ond (2d) section of can act to provide for the
uniform government and better regulation of
the lunatic asylums of the state, and the care
OF idiots and the insane," passed April 7,
1856, be 30 amended as to read as follows
Sec. 2: The following counties shall com.
pose the northern district, which shall be A..
tached to the northern lunatic asylum, loca.
ted at Newburgh, to wit Williams, Fulton.
Seneca, Wood. Ottowa, Sandusky, Lucas.
Erie, Huron, Lorain, Medina, Cuyahops.
Summit, Lake, Geauga, Portage, Ashtabuia.
1rumbuil, Mahoning and Columbiana.
The following counties shall compose the
central district, and be attached to the cen.
trail lunatic asylum, located at Columbus, to
wit: Stark, Wayne, Fayette. Madison, I'm.
ion, Marion, Hardin, Wyandot, Crawford.
Morrow, Delaware, franklin, Pickawav.
Ross, Pike, Jackson, Vinton, Hooking, Fair.
field, Lawrence, Licking, Knox, Richlaud.
Ashland, Holmes, Coshocton, Muskinguuo.
Perry. Morgan, Athens, Meigs, Gallia,
Washington, Noble, Guernsey, Tuscarawas,
CArroil, Harrison, Jefferson, Belmont, Han
cock and Monroe.
The following counties shall compose the
southern district, and be attached to the
southern lunatic asylum, located at Dayton,
to wit : Scio,a, Adams, Brown, Clermont,
Clinton, Green, Clark, Warren, Montgom.
cry, Miami, Butler, Preble. Darke, Mercer,
Shelby, Auglaize, Allen, Van Vert, High.
land Champaign, Logan, Paulding, Putnam,
Defiance and Henry.
IT, at any time, either OF said asylums can
not accommodate the patients of the district
to which it is attached, said patients may bo
transferred to the asylum of either of the
other districts which may at the time have
room for said patients, said transfer to be
made with the consent of the resident trus-
tees of the two asy lums.
Sec. 2. Said original section two is here.
by repealed. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after the certificate re
qared by the first section of the act entitled
'an act to constitute the county of Hamilton
a separate district for lunatic asylum purpo.
ses, and provided for the erection and gov.
eminent of an asy lum therein, passed March
10, 1857 shall have been filed by the com.
missioners of Hamilton county with the Sec
retary OF state.
:. WILLIAM B. WOODS,
+ Speaker of the House of Represe natives.
Z. BASSETT LANGDON,
President pro tenn. of the Senate.
March IA, 1859.
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SflMtellaueous.

OF The other day we saw several Irish
luborers trying to decipher q notice headed
"public sale" The notice although tolera'
bly, plain, could not be read by the Emerald
cra, and they requested US to read it for the M
which Of course we did. At the conclusion
one of them turned to bis companions and
remarked in a verp impressive manner
"Well, be jabers, I'll never buy Of mon
who's go nsgardIy tina, he won't get his ad.
vertisements printed; he chOted the printer
and he'd chate me-"
They oil acquiesced in hi, decision.
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Gran accident occurred on one of our
railroudes recently. caused by the axel oi
the tender giving way, defining the train
several hours. A lady enqnired Of gen.
tleman passenger why he was so delayed :
he gravely replied, "Mudom, it was occa-
STONED by what is often followed by danger
GUS consequences-th sudden breaking off
of slender attachment" The lady look.
ed serious, and was silent.
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4odital,
The Rainbow.
BY AMELIA.


sometimes have thoughts 10 my lonelisst hours,
That lie on my heart like the dew on the flowers,
or ramble took one bright afternoon,
When my heart was as light as blossom in June |;
The green earth was moist with the late fallen
showers,
The breeze nuttered down and blew open the now.
erS,
While single white cloud, 70 its haven of rest
On the white wing Of peace, noated of in the west.
As threw back my tresses to catch the cool breeze,
That scattered the raindrops and dimpled the seas
Far up the blue sky fair rainbow unrolled
Its soft tinted pinions Of purple and goldi
Twas born in q moment, yet, quick as its birth,
II had stretched to the uttermos ends Of the earth,
And, fair as an angel, II hoated all free,
With wing on the earth and wing on the sea.
How calm was the ocean how gentle its swell!
Like q woman's soft bosom It rose and it fell,
While its light sparkling waves, stealing laughingly
o'er,
When they saw the fair rainbow knelt down to the
shore:
No sweet hymn ascended, no murmur Of prayer,
Yet felt that the spirit of worship was there,
And bent my young head In devotion and love,
Meath the form of the angel that hoated above.
How wide was the sweep Of itS beautiful wings!
How boundless Its circle, how radiant its rings
II looked on the sky, twas suspended in air,
II looked on the ocean, the rainbow was there;
Thus forming girdle as brilliant and whole
A the thoughts Of the rainbow that circled my soul
Like the wing Of the Deity, calmly unfurled,
II bent from the cloud, and encircled the world.
There are moments, think, when the spirit re-
ceiVes
Whole volumes Of thought on its unwritten leaves
When the folds of the heart in u moment unclose,
Like the inuermost leaves from the heart Of rose
And thus, when the rainbow had passed from the
sky,
The thoughts It awoke were too deep to pass by;
1t left my full soul like the wing of dove,
And nutterng with pleasure, and Autering with love
know that each moment of rapture or pain
But shorten. the links in life's mystical chain;
l know that my form, like that bow from the wave
Must pass from tho earth and lie cold In the grave
Yet o! when deaths shadows my bosom ehcloud,
When l shrink from the thought of the coffin an'
shroud,
May Hope, like the rainbow, my spirit enfold
In her beautiful pinions of purple and gold.
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[ No. 7S |
AN ACT

To provide for distrcting any county in the
State, where the Commissioners of said
county have failed to district in accordancs
with the provisions of an act to amend an
act, passed April l3, 1862, entitled San
act for the Assessment and Taxation of
all property in this State, and for levying
taxes thereon, according to its true value
in Money" passed April IL, 1869.
Section /. Be it enacted By the General
Assembly Of The State of Ohio, That in any
county Of this state, where the county com.
missioners have failed to district their coun.
ty, at their june session in 1853 in accord.
ance with the provisions Of section thirty
three of an act for the assessment and taxa
ton Of all property in this state, and for le.
vying taxes thereon, according to its true
value in money, it shall be lawful for them
and they are hereby directed to district said
county at any subsequent meeting Of said
commissioners, prior to the first Monday in
April, 1859.
Sec. Q. This act shall be in force from
and after its passage.
WILLIAM B, WOODS,
Speaker OF the House Of Representative.
E. BASSETT, LANGDON.
~ President pro tenn. Of the sens,es:
MarCh IA, 1859, yfsP
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ora theoretically benevolent man on
being sskedb by a friend 70 lend him sov.
ereign. answered brisE1y, "WitH pleasure;"
but suddenly added, "Dear ME, how uhfdr.
tunate. I,ve only one lending sovereign,
and Il 10 out"
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tTA runaway thief having applied to a
blacksmith for work, the latter showed him
some handcuffs, and asked if he understood
snch kind Of work. "Why, yes, SIR" said
the other, II guess I've had hand in 'em
afOPe.O .l ..
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Or Distressed Father-"I am sure l
don't know what to do with my boy Tom
He has acquired such an inveterate habit Of
lying" "
Sympathizing Neighbor-"Make lawyer
Of him, sir, and his fortune is made"
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QUESTION FOR DEBATING ScocIETy-A
pickerel was caught the other day, with o
squirrel in his stomach. Query--Did the
squirrel 60 into the water after the pickerel,
or the pickerel 60 up tree after the squir.
rel!
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AN ACT

[73. AN ACT
To authorize the sale of surplus copies OF
the laws, journals and executive docu:
ments.
Section /. Be IL enacted By The General
Assembly of the Stale Of Ohio, That when
ever, in any county in this State, the laws,
journals and executive docume nts ordered
by law to be distributed have accumulated,
or shall accumulate beyond the number re-
qured for immediate distribution, and for the
probable future wants of such county, the
county commissioners shall authorize the
clerk OF the court of common pleas of said
county to dispose of, gratuitously to all pub.
lie Libraries, within the county as may be de-
sired by them for library purposes, and TO
sell such surplus copies at public sale, at
such time and place and upon such previous
notice as they may require. The clerk shall
pay all moneys arising from such sales into
the county treasury, and all such moneys
shall be considered part Of the general re.
venue Of the county. This act shall take
effect upon its passage. ...--.,. 81.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
E. BASSETT LANGDON,
President pro tenn. OF the Senate.
March IA, 1859.
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GT"Why, George, what are you hoeing
in the garden for at this time O. night ?"-
"Well, 1 was awful dry, mother, and don't
the Bible say 'Ho every one that thirst
eth!!" The old lady drew her head in,
closed the window and collapsed.
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GA juryman having applied to the
Recorder to be excused from serving, on
account OF deafness, the latter asked, "Could
you not hear the charge to the grand jury,
sir !"-"Yes l heard every word of it," was
the reply, "but couldn't make any sense
OF it,"
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Or Amissionary in New Zealand was
lost in the bush. Those who went in search
of him met troop Of savages, of whom they
inquired if they had anywhere seen the mis-
sionary.-" II / had found him, "replied
one Of them, II should have eaten him !"
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or There was a strife in congreg CATION
about the location of new church, and a
good old lady said that the upper part Of the
congregation conquered, and so named it
Concord. @ E%... ..
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OTAt hotel table one day, one boa. der
remarked to his neighbOr :-"This must be
avery healthy place for chickens" "Why"
asked the other. "Because never see any
dead ones about"
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or A western man, after listening pa.
tienlly to hifalutin description OF new.
tangled sewing machine, had only strength
enough left to exclaim, "It IL only ss.O.se'U!''
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AN ACT
+ No. TAI

TO amend section one OF the act entitled "an
act to amend section 66 Of an act entitled
an act to provide for the creation and reg.
ulation Of incorporated Companies in the
State of Ohio" passed March 4, 1858,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-11-12
SALgH, O., Nov. /,

SALEx, o., Nov. 1, 1859.
Every body is anxieHs te lsasn all pnssihle
particulars relative to the participants in the
Harper's Ferry affair, and am willing to
contribute my mite Of information.
The young man Edwin Coppic Improperly
printed Coppes) 10 . native Of this place,
where he resided until some seven years ago,
when he went to Iowa. He was left an or
phan at an early age, and was provided with
homo in the family Of benevolent Qua
ker, friend Of the Coppic family, who were
also Quakers. He remained at this place
some two or three years, exhibiting during
that time such evidence of deprayed and
vicious nature that his benefactor did NOS feel
il his duty to befriend him further, and turned
him loose. After few years more spent in
various places, he at last went to Iowa, where
he remained until the commencement OF
troubles in Kansas, when he emigrated to
that Territory, returning again to Iowa after
peace Was restored. One who knew him in
Iowa after he had attained to manhood in
forms me that he enjoyed the reputation Of
reckless, daredevil fellow, possessing much
more physical courage and fortitude than
principle. After the cessation Of troubles in
Kansas be was engaged with Brown in run
ming of slaves from Missouri. Some few
months since he passed through this place on
his way East, 40 he said, and spent several
days here with his former acquaintances.
1t is probable that he was then on his way to
join Brown.
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ALBANY, Nov. 9.
Thurlow Weed claims the election OF E..
w. Lsavenworth, the Republican, candidate
for Secretary Of State, over jones, the DEM
ocratic and Utica nominee, By 5000 majority,
and Of Robert Denniston, the Republican and
Utica candidate for Comptroller, by 25, 900
majority.
NKw YoRK, Nov. 9.-This city elects one
Republican Senator, which 10 Democratic
loss. The Mozart Hall Democratic nomi-
nees fall very far behind the Tammany cam
didates.
The Tribune figures out the result OF the
election in the State yesterday - follows -
The Ave State officers on the American and
Republican tickets are certainly elected. This
includes Comptroller, Attorney General,
State Treasurer, Judge and Clerk Of the Cour,
Of Appeals. The other four officers on the
State ticket remain in doubt, but the Repub.
licans are probably elected.
The new Senate 10 undoubtedly Republi.
can, probably by an increased majority, and
the Assembly 10 also strongly Republican.
The County cfhcers elected are three.
fourths Republican.
| The vote in New York city 10 only $4,000
over 46, 900 less than registered. The Dem
ocratic majority in the CITY for Comptrollel
is l2,776; for Secretary Of State, 1901.
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Governor Wise said st Richmond
"Brown was not mad, but he Was misin-
formed % to the temper and disposition Of
our slaves. He ought to have known that
all the slaves on our northern border are held !,
as it were, by su6erancs--their own suffer
ance-that they can run to liberators in
Pennsylvania easier than liberators can come
TO their emancipation. He was ignorant, il
seems, of the patriarchal relations in which
our slaves are everywhere held by their mas
ters, and what bonds OF affection and com-
mon interest exist between them and their
masters.0
Patriarohal relations il good Patterns!
and fraternal relations in very many cases!
Here 10 specimen Of the way one OF the
poor relations regarded the patrisrchal rela-
tion:
"a friend who recently passed down the
Mississippi on So. Louis boat, writes that :
gang Of about 80 chattels were ON board
They were ironed while the boat stopped a
Cairo, and, though closely watched BY their
owner, when some distance below that port
| a stalwart fellow bid his comrades in slavery
"good-bye," and lesped into the Mississippi
II was dark, and be was not seen afterward
He may have reached shore, but most proba.
bly, secured freedom through watery grave
The slave-treder swore terribly over hie
81 500 loss, and still more vigilantly guard.
ed the balance Of his human chattels, who
might also prefer death toia life Of slavery il
cotton or sugar fields, IL opportunity TO max,
| the desperate CHOICE should be given them
| (Cleveland Leader, 22d.
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PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 9.-The Germsns cel-
ebrated the centennial anniversary Of Schil.
ler's birth with procession, in which all
German volunteers, singing societies, turn
era and benevolent societies participated
each man carried torch, and displayed nu.
merous devices and transparencies, including
a large bill printing press in operation
Many houses were illuminated along the way
There was brilliant display Of FIRE works
SAlutss were fired during the march. Or
reaching Broad street, the torches were
thrown into heap and consumed. Ate,
listening W an appropriate address, tn.
crowd dispersed.