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Il Miss Martha HaiAss Bdtt, "A. M, of
,Norfolk, Va, has in prsss, sudwill soon pub.
lish, new w0fk named L<;Sxss. Moments. The
suecsss Of thsprsyipus writings Of this accom-
plished writer Is o guaranty Of thslsxcellencs
Of the forthcoming volume.
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w 19-Ssyefsl public bodies and societies oon-
rnected with the Highlands have memorislired
the Scotch Universities Commissioners 10 tske
the pscsfsaty stops for inatitiiiing and sndow-
ing Celtic professorshlps in some or all Of the
Enntch IIniuarsikiAa 7. .T1rtYrr Irrlr,al h.
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ENASHIONABLE. BOOT AND SHOE
~ MANUFACT URER, No. a3 Wsst Fourth street,
has nov tp store large and complete retail stock OF
4xtent and variety, IL not surpassed west OF New
York; Also, Gentlemep's, Ladies', Misses and
hildren's Boots, Shoes, Caters, &c., of his own
Manufacture, at Wholesale. "YJ'4 u. i! NJ dels
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~ A. subscription hiss been commenced II
Manchester in aid of the Jews who have fed
from Morocco, In consequence Of tie impend-
ing war in that country and soughtrefuge and
protection In, Gibraltar, where they ere now
the greatest priyatiOns, sfr5d
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DEN oVAhs..Eso y0sM0ND,oM. D.,
~ Dentist, has removed to 272 Vine near
Seventh, opposite ths Gas Once. pc2H I'm
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Mr.. Hectic, an old Bachelor .DAyidge
mrs Carney Mrs. Place
n N, preparation for the Holidays, grand Fairy
Spectacle. -"Sl'e9d hlsN ,'f'ir'' '5eiinds s'f'
1tPaIoEs or ApAIssioS, PsrQpette Circle, Parquete
and Balcony, so cents; Aniphithsatsr. 20 cents l.
pOoSs epsn 1t 81
= Box Of1ce opsn from 10 A. NJ until p. ~, where
seats can be secured. ]. y. HERBERr, Treas'r.
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,4f N5g-A raft; descending the Cumberland,
near Nashville, Tenn, the other day; ran on
to the pier Of the lower bridge, sinking 1t inn
mediately, whereby some four or five Of the
hand were drowned, re- Ss1ibHn et4
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-10-19
The Premium Babies.

On the last day Of the National Fair at
Chicago, nvvel ceremony took place in the
award of premiums. A German woman
presented 10 the President basket with
three bouncing boys in it, triplets, as enti-
tied to q premium under the class of live
stock Of that description. Whereupon Gen.
eral Tilghman, 10 his peculiarly hsppy style
addressed the crowd around the stand as fol.
lows:
Fellow Citizens of the United States of
America, ladies and gentlemen, married and
single; we appear before you on this occa-
sion to award premium OF most interest
ing character. No country can be great
without population; and how can any coun.
try be 80 great as this, where We improve
upon the old fashioned principle Of one at
time. Your speaker. after having served
his country by addition of eight in single
number, concluded bis labor with two at a
time. He is proud to welcome oil who have
done likewise. But, although, in agricultu
raj psrlance, we have generally considered
ourselves some pumpkins, we are small potd'
toes compared with Mrs. Teresa Onderstroch.
the mother of these triplets.
II there hos been any doubt about this be-
ing the greatest agricultural fair ever held
in the country, this settles the question:
Never was there an occasion like this before
where three living and heathiul babies were
presented TO the audience by a member of
the official board. might descant any
length of time upon such a prolific theme;
but will conclude by awarding, upon behalf
of the United St-;os Agricultural Society,
three spoons to John, Joseph and William
Onderstroch, the infant brothers in the bas.
ket before you.
The applause which followed was deafen
ing, and amid shouts Of laughter and cheers
from the boys, the band struck up Yankee
Doodle. The parents of the children were
poor and on taking the basket around among
the throng of spectators there was perfect
shower of dollars, dimes, and quarters in The
basket, so that in addition to the silver spoor
for each Of the babies, the parents received
between 5000 and $500.
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WOmaM'S DeVOtlOn-A Strange
Scene.

Ten years ago two young men in Mentor
Lake county, got into an offray while under
the influence OF liquor. A. stabbed B. with
a knife. The wound was DANCE rous one
and for several weeks the merest thread
bound B. to earth. A. was arrested, tried
and sentenced to the Pententiary at Coum-
bus for ten years. B. recovered in the course
OF time and made every effort to secure A's
pardon, but was unsuccessful. The young
men had been warm friends up to the night
OF the afray. They were farmers and near
neighbors, and both were married. This
morning when A. arrived he found, awaiting
him ct the depot, his wife, who, through all
the dreary yeurs OF his ignomiuious absence,
had been as true as steel, and B. ODd his
wife. A. had not seen his wife since he re.
ceived his sentence. Their meeting was af.
fecting in the extreme. Our informant, who
knows the parties we'll, says he never saw
so tonohiDg scene and may never expect
to see its like again. The two farmers met
each other with great cordiality and resolved
that the demon drink should never again
cause them misery. - Cleveland Plain Dea!er.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-10-19

A few days since. in digging a we'll on
the furm of Peter White, in Cass township,
about three miles and half southeast o! the
village of Plymouth, after getting about thir-
ty feet in depth it became necessary to bore
to obtaip water. In doing SO, q vein Of
gas was reached, which, in taking out the
auger rushed out in strong current. The
two men in the we'll were overpowered by
it, and became insensible. After they had
lain there some time a man was at last
found who would 60 to their relief, and by
having rope fastened around his waist, he
went down in the we'll, and succeeded in
rescuing them, after one had been in the
we'll over two hours, and the other three
Upon reaching fresh alr they were soon
restored to consciousness. The gus still
continuing to rueh ont. Mr. White threw
down come lighted shavings, when it at once
igned, and ever since has burned steadily.
The fame is couple of feet across, and is
Of exceeding briIIiancy and purity. .-Maas-
field Herald.
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The Elections.

We think it hardly necessary TO encum'
ber our columns with details of the recent
elections. They ore not productive of that
calm and serene state OF mind which our
readers should endeavor to cultivate.
In Pennsylvapio, the Opposition have
elected their State Ticket bv about eighteen
,housand majority, and hnve large mojorities
10 both branches OF the Legislature.
From Iowa, the accounts are scanty and
indecisive. Kifkwood, Republican, is pro-
baby elected Governor by small majority
In Indiana, the election was mainly for
county tffcers, aud from the incomplete
returns received, We should judge that the
success Of both parties is equal.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-10-19
A Cincinnati Carpet Dealer Flscs
from the City ANA nis Creditors.

Henry Falls. an extensive carpet dealer liz
Cincinnati, has "goue up'' and "put out"
The facts of the ulflir seem to be these :
Falls, whose credit has not been good for
some months, and whose name, attached to
various papers, designed to raise money, has
become very familiar in Third street, made
an assignment privately to Messrs. Hall,
Carroll s. Co., on the 9Th inst, and on the
d,y following left for the East. for the os
tensible purpose of purchasing goods.
Before quitting the city, he converted all
his bills receivable into cash, obtained what
discounts and borrowed what money he
could, and disposed OF as much OF his stock
as was possible withou! exciting suspicion,
thus raising, it is supposed, about s25 900
in ready money.
Recent developments have induced the
belief that Falls has lett the county. T.. H..
Higgins & Co., of New York, who have a
claim against him for $4,000, having made
affidavit to that effect Thursday before their
attorneys, Thompson & Nesmith His Ia'
biities, there and in the East, are said to be
over 100000, one house in the city, on ouc-
ton firm, having loaned him more than
$4,000.
Falls has been in business there for ten
or twelve years, and until within twelve or
fifteen months past was regarded as sue
cessful merchant; his apparently cautious
and economical habits tending to create that
impression. Recently he hos been, as is
said in Third street, "hard up" and been q
borrower under all the various forms known
to parties financially embarrassed, and, con.
sequently, his failure was not unexpected.
His honesty, however, SO far as is known
was net doubted, and his absconding, there.
fore, created no little surprise.
1t is said he has been living extravagantly
having wife and two or three children, tina
he has had a mistress, whose house, in Gov
inglon. was richly and expensive Iy furnish
ed, and whose large outlay has done mucf
to embarrass him. A day or two before b.
left, the furniture of that establishment wa
disposed of at auction, but whether the frai
fair one accompanied or followed him in hi
fight is unknown. He was, it is said, muc
attached to her-foolshly fond, indeed-an
gratified her every wish, and that this gener
osity proved expensive those familiar witt
such things need not be told.
Falls stock OF goods will realize fai
sum, no doubt, but he bad disposed Of goo
deal of it, and the amount of unsatisfe
claims will still be large, probably $4,000
tis supposed that the defaulting and abscond
ing merchant has sailed for Europe, intend
0 ing to enjoy on the Continent the frui.s c
!. bis iIl.gotten gains.-Pittsburg Post.
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John Bryant, Esq, of Amherst. called at
our office last Monday, and gave US des.
crption of calf on his farm, now nearly u
week old, which hes remarkable ma form.
otion. 1t is finely formed animal in every
respect, with this slight difference. 1t has
four fore legs. The two on which it stands
are perfect, but on the left shouI there
are two more legs perfectly formed, with the
exception OF one hoo', which does not di,
vide. They are perfectly articuIated at the
shoulder Joint, and lay over OIL the left side
OF the animal. 1t is fine healthy calf, anc
somebody can make fortune in Showing
it around. ."--Elyria Democrat.
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Gas Manufactured CrosN Water.

1t has teen mentioned that success rul
trial Of gas manufactured from water, took
place at Wilmington, Delaware, on Sltur.
day evening. A number OF scentiic men j,
and several persons connected with the Phi
IadeIphia gas works were present. Accord
ing to the North American, the experiment
was so successful--the new gas so much
more brilliant than that made from coal
that the Northern Liberties G4a Company
has determined to substitute this rev pro
cess for the one it has been hitherto using.
The cost of the new gas II is stated, will be
from thirty to fly cents per thousand feet
and will save nine-tenths OF the labor rnd
expense of erecting coal gas works. The
theory OF the process is ead to be Us follows :
Water, as stepm, is decomposrd by being
passed over red-hot charcoal, and the result
ing gases (nydrogeD, cArbonic oxide and
light carburfetted hydrogen are chemically
combined wi heavy carbnrretted HYDROGEN
or light giving g,s, by The decomposition OF
rosin or coal vapor, Simultaneously with, and
in the presence OF, the decomposition OF the
vapor OF water. At the Wilmington Gas
Works are now three water-gps rrtorts, az
greg ting only one-twenty seventh Of the
cnbical area Of their coal gas re,orts, yet
more productive than the whole of their
present coal gas apparatus, making from one
thousand two hundred to one thousand eigh,
hundred feet per hour. The gas manufac.
tured is superior in color and strength OF
flame to that produced from coal. Rosin is
used as the cnrbonizing element, requiring
from twenty-five to forty pounds for every
thousand feet Of gas, which is free from sui
phur or nitrogen, and has an odor rather
agreeable than otherwise.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-10-19

THE CorrER ToEp SHoE.-The copper.
toed boots and shoes, which are nd vertised
in this days paper, will really do what is
there claimed for them that is, they will
wear three times as long as the old sty OF
shoes. We have seen them tried, and know
that one pair lasted hearty, robust young
sier over six months, and they were worn
every day during that time. We have nc
doubt that the shoe bills Of every family
where there are children, can be reduced a
least one.haf by using the copper toed shoes
For farmers and laboring men the copper
toed boots will effect like saving. W.
advise our readers who are in tavUr o! "eCon
omy and reform" in their shoe bills, to try
the copper.toed shoes. Boston Journal.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-10-19
InsurreciEon at HarpeT's Ferry.

The telegraph brings US intelligence Of a
desperate attempt made ty body of men,
composed Of bites ard blacks, to take pcs.
session OF the United Stfres Arsenal at Har.
per's Ferry, Va. The military were called
out to qneI the disturbance, and at the last
ecccurrs sixteen persons he'd been killed
II appears ,hot the ipsurrection wos concoct-
ed some time ago by John Brown, who has
already obtained great noforiety os q Kansas
ruffisn. He vas known as "Ossuwattamie
Brown, the Kansas Horse Thief He got
up the mcb, by the cid Of ;bcut fifteen or
twenty Kindred sFiri's. with most of ~hom
he hes been ccrrettct in KarsGe, which
wts 6esienedto ex' lie an irsurrection omona
tie slsvee, to crm them with the muntions
of var, srd then 10 take the chances Of es
CPpe from tteir M strrs or d the laws. The
plot seems to have been carried On secretly
ard with determination, prd only the prompt
action OF the outhorities has suppressed it.
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A Cold Winter PrcdicGed-TEigra
tiOM Of the SQUIRRELS.

The ST. Louis Erpress says: About ten
days ogo tremendous drove of gray squir.
rels, numbering hundreds of thousands, sud.
denly made their appearance on the Meri.
mac, covering the trees and water like q
pail. Thousands of them were Afterwards
found dead in the river aad on the ground
They crossed the river at that point and
worked their way down the river, until on
Wednesday they reached Cape Girardenu,
crossing the river at that point in countless
myriads. The citizens turned out en- masse
and killed them by hundreds. Every tree
and bush in that vicinity swarmed with the m
until night, when they oil disappeared, and
have not been heard of since. Their route
was marked as by devastating Storm
Trees were girdled and fields Destroyed
Old French settlers predict very severe
winter, as it was noticed in 1884 end 1862
that immense droves OF squirrels suddenly
made their appearance, followed by intense.
ly severe weather.
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tinez. AT the latter place he experienced
some difficulty in getting ferried across to
Benicia. The flags in botR places were
then suspended at half mast, caused by the
false report Of Mr.. Broderick's death. He
was able to speak during the afternoon; but
owing to the wounding of the lungs, the or.
ticulation was generally unintslligible.--
The internal bleeding caused intense pain
and q suffocating sensation. No hopes were
entertained of his recovery, and at o'clock
on the morning of the 10th he expired.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-10-19

FAILURE OF JOHN A. WAsHINGToN.-We
see by the Chicago Democrat OF Friday, that
John A. Washington has "suspended." 1t
was stated some time since that he had in.
vested $l75.OOO of the money he received
tor the bones OF his great ancestor, and the
canes taken from the estate after it had been
sold to the American ladies'. in corner lots
in Chicago. The presumption was that be
had paid over the cash for them. But il
seems he gave his notes, and the Democrat
atates that they have gone to protest in thai
city Toledo Times.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-10-19
The Senator from South Caro.sna

The SCNaGOr frOm S0sstn SHfOEtHH.
The State of South Carolina was for ma
ny years regarded as the most ultra of all
the Southern St.tes, in everything that per.
tsned to the slavery question. A change
eppeers to have been wrought in the minds
of the statesmen of that cd commonwealth,
indicating feeling of conservatism which
is not only highly gratifying, but worthy Of
all imitation. II the public men OF Msssa-
chuse,ts were to exhibit the same patriotic
epirit that now seems to prevail among the
prominent men OF South Carolina, We might
we'll hope to see and realize q speedy return
to that froternal feeling which originally
existed among the members of the con'ed
eracy.
Our readers, we presume, have not forgot.
ten the views expressed BY Gov. Hammond
within the past veor in opposition to the ul-
tra doctrines advanced by some Southern
poliiiciane, and we now have those of his
colleague in the u. S. Senate, from the
same State, Mr.. Chesnut, on the re.opening
of the African slave trade ard slave code
for the Territories. He sgrees with what
Gov. Hammond said last year. Mr.. Ches-
nut WIS recently complimerted by a dinner
given him by his friends ot Camden, s. c.,
st which he made a speech. The following
brief extract from il will define his position
on the questions referred to, in a way not to
be misunderstood byknny person:
~ am persuaded there are no fundamental
differences which ought TO divide the slave.
holding States. They have equal inleIIi.
gence, patriotism and spirit.
H,viny common interest, they ought to
h,ve common purposes. know they have
been divided in some measure by recent is
sues in the Democratic party. They ought
to be especially wary at such a time how
they allow themselves to be tempted, like
boys, to display their agility by catching at
every apple of dscord which the adversary
may throw among them. Thy should &C.
cept no sues which are cunningly devils d
only to distract. OF such IA character is the
pretended issue Of O alave-codp by Congress
for the territories. Wnen did the South ev
er ask tor such code? We do not want it,
II is The last thing that should be usked Of
Congress. II rendered, we should accept
the GIT OF no such Ian horse.
The proposition to re open the Africen
slave trade has not yet atttined strength
enough to divide the South. regret, how.
ever, to see it Introduced. With great de'-
ereuce to the distinguished gentleman who
urges il. it seems to the rs another PaEdora's s
bcx, without even hope at the bottom. As
a measure OF public policy, it il altoge eher
impracticable at this time. The States gave
the power TO Congress to prohibit il; Con.
gress has done 50. Until the obligation j.
cancelled, South Carolina will not put in thr
plea 0 non est fdctam to her own band. Il
urged as a political issue in the South, j,
will divide the States Rights party from the
Sabine to the Potomac-irom the Atlantic
to the Mississippi. 1t becomes our wisdom,
therefore, in the present condition OF affairs
TO Jet II Sleep"
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-10-19

A HIpEoUs PARAGRAH.-Mr. Samuel
Hawkins, living in Crawford, Rockingham
county,, Va, shot an enormous bull.snake, q
lew days ago, about q mile from Mt. Crsw-
ford, in what il known as Cedar Ridge
The snake, says the Register, was eleven
feet in length, and it's body was over foot
in circumference. 1t we in pursuit of a
younger brother OF MIR. Hawkins, m9king a
kind of believing noise, peculiar to this
serpent, when it wac shot. Its teeth are an
inch long. ~a ssers 80. @a
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-10-19

or Elijah Bowen, the reverend horse thief,
who for the last half century has furnished
matter for newspaper talk and comment,
died at frederick. Md. on Sunday week.
He had been confined in halt the prisons in
Pennsylvania, and finally died in one at the
advanced age OF seventy.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-10-19

OEThe Madison (Ind.) Times announces
that "qvilted mans saddle" was exhibited
at the Johnson County Fair, in that State.
A quilted man is new. He must have been
troubled with more than one "stitch in the
side."
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-10-19

HThe fate Of LaMountain does not in
the least dampen the ardor Of Prof. Lowe.
who expects to be able to start his mammoth
balloon for Europe in the course OF three
weeks. a-a o..
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OF The famous horses, "Princess," and
"Fiora Temple" are expected to trot against
each other for purse Ot $1,000, at the Fair
of the Lake Erie Horse Breeders Associu.
ton ito be held at Cleveland, on Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday OF this week.
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The Ohio legislature.

The Republicans will have msjority Of
twelve or thirteen in the Senate, and TWEEN
ty two in the House of Representatives, in
the next Legislature.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-10-19

r Hon. L. w. Potter, Judge Of the
Court of Common Pleas for the first sub
division of the ninth Judicial District, has
resigned that position. Jacob A. Amber,
Esq, has been appointed by Gov. Chase to
fill the vacancy.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-10-19
The Majority Om the State Ticket

From the official returns and the reported
votes supposed TO approximate the actual
result, we do not think the Republican ma.
iority in the State will exceed twelve thou
sand. Last year their majority was over
twenty thousand.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-10-19

The RIGHT THING IN THE WRove PLACE.
"A few nights since, at one Of the New
York theatres, middIe.aged lady arose in
the centre of the parquette, and cried out,
"Glory to God | want to serve God--not
man Join in, brothers aud sisters, and
come to Jesus !" The brothers and sisters
did not, however, join in; but the feminine
monoman1c was unceremoniousIy toted out.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-10-19

rThe President has given it ae bis opin.
ion that the public lands Of Kansas and Ne.
braska cannot be held from private entry
after The close OF public sales.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-10-19

OHA boy in st. Louie, named john Durk,
committed suicide BY hanging, on Friday.
Cause-his parents wouldn't let him 90 to
church.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-10-19

GE5-A man named Stearns killed himself
in Chicago few days since by over ex
er'ion in gymnasium. There can be too
much of good thing.
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n llrSCry. .

TfE attention Of the public is called 10
l. the fact that we prepared to ll all orders for
Fruit and Ornamental Trees,
shrubs Roses, lowers, Green House and Building
Gut Plants, which we have commenced cuitva.
non OIL both at Cleveland and on our farm at Ro.ts.
II7Particu lar attention given t. marpinr ont and
ofnaInenting Fair Grounds, Parks, Cemeteries, Av-
ehues, Lawns, Public Grounds, etc., etc.
X. H. CLARK g. SON.
RootstoWn. October 49, ls5g-3w