The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-06-09
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o. Death has recently abducted the las t
slave in New Jersey. I'll M
o. The present floating debt OF Chicago
is said to be 100000.
o. Green, the reformed gambler, is lee.
turing in Cleveland, to crowded houses.
OF The Louisiana Democracy have nom'
mated Hon. Thomas Moore as their candi'
date for Governor.
OF The Opposition in Virginia ran can
didates for Congress in only two Of the thir-
/ teen districts of the State.
F The Freemnsons of Canton intend
celebrating st, Johns Day. the Gath inst,
by appropriate ceremonies. ......
6FSince the lst Of January last, 24,so9
emigrants have arrived at New York, 3,4So
of whom arrived last week. -.
o. Hon. Cyrus SPHINX, member Of Con.
gress elect from the l4th District Of Ohio,
died on Mondly evening Of last week.
OTThe Troy papers are discussing the
question :-"Does a policeman take care
ofthe city, or does the city take care of him. "
OF 1t is thought to be quite creditable to
the disciples of Faust that there is not
printer in the New Jersey penitentiary, and
only one in the Legislature.
o. The Mayor of Washington has issued
his proclamation directing that all places
where liquor is sold shall be closed during
the entire day of the next annual election.
OJA general convention OF colored vot-
ers of New England has been called to meet
in Boston on the lst of August, to take ac-
tou in reference to the Presidential cam.
paign of 1860.
| CYAN Australian. fr~N the number of
murders committe4&jn that aurferous region,
thinks that Melbourne must be that place
Shakespeare speaks of when hA says "the
bourne from which no traveller returns"
6F On Friday last, Goth ult. q lad aged
about Is years, son of Mr.. Jacob Lane, of
Perry township, Muskingum CO., was in
stantly killed by limb from tree falling
upon him, which he was at the time telling.
GFOne night last week, two negro men
at Oberln undertook 10 murder respecta.
Bile citizen of that town named Mr.. N. A.
Wood, who was one Of the witnesses for the
prosecution in the late rescue trial. Is this
to be attributed to the teachings OF Gid.
dings!
OrRobert Morrison, q we'll known citi.
zen Of West Troy, N. Y, and sheriff of AL.
bany county, was murdereda at late hour on
Friday night, and robbed, and his body
thrown into the cana basin, from which it
was recoved on S Saturday.
0JOn Thursday last, two hod carriers, at
the new custom house, at Portsmouth, N. H..
bantered each other on their relative strength.
To test it, they increased the contents OF the
hods by degrees. until each bore the weight
of 335 pounds, and ascended ladder 20 feet
with their burdens.
0ITThe latest bit of romance is the re.
ported marriage of Mr.. Heenan, the "Be.
nca Boy" 10 beautiful young lady of Gin.
cinnali. The fair admirer Of the champion
of the ring is said to be an authoress Of some
local repute, and the possessor of several
OF "spondulics."
" The cities of Dubuque, Davenport
and Keokuk, in Iowa, have dispensed with
the use of gas for lighting the streets. Keo.
kuk has also abolished its police force, and
Dubuque has reduced the number of police.
men to half dozen. The object is to econ.
omize, in order to pay their debts.
Cyan inventive Yankee has produced
al apparatus which he claims is cure for
snoring. 1t fastens upon the mouth a gutta-
percha tube leading to the tympanum OF
the eOr. When the snorers. he himself
receives the first impression, finds how
diSogreeable it is, and, of course, reforms.
0FThirty-three stars must be on the ma.
tional flag from and after the 4th of July
next. This is in compliance with the act
of Congress, passed April, 1913, which de
clares that on the admission of every new
state one star shall be added, ana that such
addition shall take place on the All Of July
next succeeding its admission.
@Secretary Cass, in reply 10 letter
from naturalized French citizen of Mem
phis, Tenn, says it is understood that the
French government claims military service
from all natives of France who may be found
within its jurisdiction. Naturaliz tion in
this country will not exempt n party from
that claim should he voluntarily repair to
France.
.HTRev. Henry Ward Beecher sometimes
makes centre shot in his sermons. The
annexed is one of his best:
There are sitting before me in this con.
gregation now two hundred men, who stuff
their Sundays full of what they call their
religion, and then 60 out on Mondays to
catch their brother by the throat saying -
Pay me that thou owest; it's Monday now,
and you needn't think that because we sat
crying together yesterday, over our Saviours
suferings and love, that | am going 10 let
you off from that debt, if it does ruin you to
pay it now."
GThe' appended "nolice" which ap.
pears among the advertisements in the James