The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-04-14
News of the Week.


OF Gen. Geo. P. Morris has declined the
appointment of Consul at Havre.
CFThe people of Holmes county rejected
a proposition submitted to them to build a
county in6rmary at recent election.
OTOn Saturday, the 4th inst, Deluge
Fire Co. No. l, of Mansfield, was presented
with beautiful banner by the ladies of that
city. The ceremony took place in the Park
in the afternoon.
0FA new marvel has been discovered ut
North Fairfield, Ohio, in the shup of a living
colt or Ccntaur, having the body of horse
|but head resembling that of human being.
or On Thursday night, the Treasurer of
Smith township, Belmont county, Mr.. Geo.
w. Miligun, was robbed of $500. His
house was entered by means ladder raised
to the second story. He had fortunately the
day previous deposited 81 900 in the vault of
the county Treasury.
| 0JThe Boston Traveller says horse rail-
roads are extended in every direction from
that city, and, as general thing, they are
quite successful.
0FNearly eight hundred thousand dol.
lars, principally in American gold, were tax.
en- from the the Emperor Souloque, as he
was on the point of EN- barking for Kingston.
0TA letter from Kentucky says the
growing crops of small grain have come on
wonderfully, and the prospect of an abund.
ant yield of wheat highly flattering.
01rMr. R, K. Wright, Conneaut, Ash
tabula county, has "grade" Durham and
Devon calf, pure red and well porportioned,
which, when one year old, weighed 92O
pounds.
GFThe Prosecuting Attorney of Galia
county, Mr.. Joshua Lewis Esq, died at his
residence in Gallapolis, on Saturday the Cd
inst. A meeting of the bar was held, and
resolutions of respect were adopted.
CIT he indiana newspapers speak in very
encouraging terms of the wheat crop. I'll
has not had any serious set back. and never
looked better.
0FAn eagle was caught in Walnut street,
below Sixth, day or two ago, almost within
the shadow Of Independence Hall, Philadel-
phia.
0IFThe human remains found in soap
box at Albany some days since have been
examined BY physicians, and are pronounced
to be those Of an old woman who had been
dead several years, and had been doubtless
packed and shipped for Indiana as a medical
subject II any reliance can be placed on
he science and experience of medical men
he remains cannot, of course, be those of
he missing Mrs. Brennan, as she was only
bout twen'y.six years of age.
G3' The Clergymen of Trenton, N. j.,
'ave published card to say that they have
unanimously agreed to begin funeral services
at the appointed hour, to avoid
he Inconvenience arising from ordinary dc.
ays. The signatures of eleven ministers
re appended. 1t is also suggested that
unerals be not appointed for Sunday.
" The Wabash Gndiana) Ltelliqencer
0yS that man named VIM. Joy, was last II
saturday convicted at that place of burning t
is own child to death, and sentenced to 0
ghtecn years confinement in the Penitcn. n
ory. The principal witness against him i
as his own little daughter. j
WA young married lady in New York s
ghteea years of age, who had been desert. [
by her husband, a fast youth, attempted v
commit suicide on Monday night by swal- T
wing laudanum. Fortunately her design !
as discovered in time, and her life was
'Ved by strong emetic. On the physician
attendance expressing surprise that no
od came from her stomach with the lauda.
lm' the poor creature acknowledged that
10 had eat nothing for four days. Her hus n
md was sent for, and showed the greatest
when informed of what had N
ken place, while the woman's only desire
live sprung from the hope that she would o
yain possess her husbands love, A