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The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-09-28
General Scott.

q Gen. Winfield Scott sailed on Tuesday the
2Oh inst, for Aspinwall. per the steamer
North Star. The noble old hero is on his way
to the far distant P-ciic coast, and the scene
of of,iifiiculties between this country and Great
Britain relative TO the Island of San Juan in
Puget's Sound. The willingness and prompt
itude with which he has gone once more
as pnci6cator on this journey of ,hous
ands of miles at bis advanced age, entities him
to more regard than if he had been ten times
President. His biographer may truthfuily say
of WindGeld Scott. thai he was never deaf TO
bis countrys call for wise counsel in peace, or
courage and bravery in war and who SO sue
ce sful as he has always been!
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-09-28
REpuBLlcAM STATE TICKET.

~. For Governor, 4
WILLIAM .DENNISON, JR.
Of Franklin County.
For Lieutenant Governor,
ROBERT G.. KIRK,
Of Ksos County. aass f58sz
For Auditor of State.
ROBERT w. TAYLER,
of Aahoaing obunty.
For Secretary Of state, fH57 si
DDISON p. RUSSELL, II
of 0linton County. s,-..t :,
For Treasurer of State,
ALFRED P. STONE,
Of Fraakiin County. i1s ~ D
tsesF.s r For Supreme Judge, o ,ras... n.
WILLIAM Y GHOLS SON,
of Han,iitoa County.
For Member Board of Public Works,
JOHN REGOR
mn OF Scioto Coknfy - ~ -raag
o4 For School Commissioner, 5if n, d
-; ANSO ,SMYT,H,
of Franklin County.
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-09-28
MASSACHUSETTS, Republican Nominations.

. The Republican State Convention met at
Fitehburg, Cd the 10Th inst, and nominated
Hon, N. P. B anks for Governor, without oppo.
sition. 4o-,r7,ts 44.5 f.s...-... ........s..
E. Mr.. Banks received 627 of The votes on the
hrst ballot. and The vote was made unanimous.
All the other incumbents were also nominal
e, en' VIZ for Lieu,enant.G Governor, Eiphalet
=, ,rask Secretary Of State, Oliver Warren
IRE treasurer. Moses Tenney Attorney General
stephen ID Phillips; Auditor Chas White
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-09-28

during the absence of General Scott. Gen
eral Wool. as senior fficer will be the act
ing Conmauder.in Chief.
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-09-28

A nMINIsrR ATOR,S NOTICE. - NOTICE
is hereby given that the undersigned has been APP
pointed Administrator the estate OF Amasa Chapel,
late of Portage County, deceased: .,
Oharlestown, Sept. 10, 1859. ssl2l-3~s
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-09-28

"a sl-fH PRICE, OF nEEF. CATTLE ~ N
No. reported for this market at Forty fourth street $50
The prices reported as follows:
First quality SS1eo.
Medium S@SSc.
Ordinary - safe.
Some extra good Bceves may be quoted at -6SlOsc.
The general average of the market at -6Sc.
The most eff the sales range from - fadRe.
Total number of Beeses received in tho city this
week a-1- 5,QS6.
This SIS heal less than las. week. andl SIS lead
than the average of last The average number
at each Wednesday last year was s2 bead while
the number to dy, being $3.50. shows ISs head
than the average aud 7oS head less than this day week.
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-09-28

Letters from Senator tilingnan, of North
Carolina, who was npon. the Rhine at latest
dates. state that be will arrive at Washington
few days prior to the meeting of Congress
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-09-28
NEW YoRk CATTLE MARKEr.

BULLS HEAD.-The report of the cattle market in
another column shows condition of things for
g"ud deal harder than indicated by the item pub
lshed yese day nuswiths aadin tue resha owg which
that of hard market. As that staed the pro
port. of cattle sold on Tuesday not large as
usual ard the weather being unfrnrable yesterday
bned with the supply and the Jver-much anxiety
OF drover not to have their cattle lett unsod gave
buyers opportunity to their terms for the
poorest and medium grades of bnllocks vast number
OF them selling al 6@sr. pound, aud sill there
very strong prob>Oly O'clock that ali could not
be sold.
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-09-28
RETAIL M ARK e t
Per Bushel.
Per Pound.
REVIEW OF THE WEEK.

It said that the Secretary Treasury on revis
his estimates of for the fiscal year 1860
ending June 30h claims tint his Customs will ield
S62 4O 000 instead of SIS 0C0 00 heretofore
estimated. and that with other he will be able
10 reimburse purchase the Punc Debt to the ex
of 81 900 without reducing his orkng balance
millions at the end of the He has already de-
termined that Treasury bills falling due after 30ih
amount then sui .cL to renewal then less than fse
lions since then the Sub Treasurer in New York aud
other parties for the Government have dsosed of
two millions. His revised budget Tor 1850 thus pre-
sented: .s t=.H 's. ss--H' 77t ss.''f.:
To provide for all wants OF year. $63 32l 600
with ca sh balance June 80, SO -.SI.339 600
Treasury Bills. .............. 1858 600
Loan Of January 81. 1,3sO,ooo
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-09-28

From all parts of the Southern growing regions
we have the promise of another large CROP larger
than that Of the closing 3ist August, which yielded
1851, 4Sl bales the weaT in nearly all sections of le
cou"try is favorable, and appearances indicate
yield exceeding four millions of bales which at fifty doh
lars bale average. will yield two hundred millions os
doirs. The increase of consumption seems outrun
the large increase of production large fall in price
is nnticipated. - .E77 - 4-.a
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-09-28

7s 7'r BEEvEs FROM DETERRENT STATES. + E-F
A. NJ. Aierton s Co, proprietors of the Washington
Drove Yards Forty fourth street, report the cattle in
ct from the inlluXyng statas:
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-09-28

HOOP SKIRTS, Terrific pile,-white
BRAG on selling the most cheapest and best for the
least money We sell a capital skirt for ONE Dollar
also skirt supporter and hustle combined for 25c
the best thing Of the kind in use. -
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-09-28

w WEBsTER's PICTORIAL DICTIONARY, Ur
RAvENNA BOOK STORE
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-09-28

Those suffering from Chronic Disease,
OF any description be assured hat their cases VIII
be treated fairly and candlv and they will MOI oe en-
couraged to take medicine without eorrespondlng pos
pect benefit. Dr. W. has visited Cleveland ana other
places In Ohio and New York. regularly for the Ast two
years aud furnish patients with my amount o. ey,
dence In regard to his skill and qualification tie Will
Wait ,e above plac In Ave SIX weeks for one
year thus giving who consult him. opportunity 10
Continue t cuted which have been treated
nv others md ucurable, are requested 10
call Ii will cost you uohng to have your csse exan'in
iny nrrson sending correct statement of their symp
.om. nd enclosing S. will have medicine adapted to
their case sufficient tn last mouth live weeks,sent
chem by express. Address iItA ta. . .t'i
s"'" - II W. wApswoRTH, NJ d.
20 Batavia, N. Y.
Teeth extracted without pain, by Galyanisnl. .tr E.
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-09-28

A RNoLD's lNK-A new supply just received at the
u gtrIa-' RAVENNA B000K STORE
September 27th 1859
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-09-28
PROVE all THLNGS. 'o @r@
1859. October Appointments. 1859.
DIR. II. w. WADSWORTH,
Eclectic Physician and Surgeon, ].

NO CHARGE FOR CONSULTATION OR ADVICE
The Mode of Examination
Pursued by DIR. wADSwnRTH Is very simpl,, and
entirely new and by disease of of the internal vita
organs is in very few minutes detected with facility and
certainty and without asking the patient question, OF
having the least previous knowledge of flie case.
Among the Diseases treated successfully are gaaS
rD, ScrOfula, q.
And ali diseases of SCI ofnlous orSin Ulcers, Tumors
Enlarged Glands or Joints, Hip Diseases Swelled Neck
or Goitre Scrofulous Eyes, Seald Head Erupons
on the face other parts Cancer Fstuls, Spinal Dis.
cases. Dyspepsia Gravel Impotence, Stcturo ST. Vitus
Dance. Epilepsy Rheumatism, Dropsy, etc., etc.
All diseases peculiar to Fetnales, and all chronic dis
eases Of The Brain Eyes, Throa' Lungs, Heart Somach
Liver, Kidneys, Spleen, Skin, or other organs
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-11-03
Printing Office MObbed.

The office of the Newport Wy.)
Free South paper, of Republican proc
Invites, was mobbed on Friday night
last by mob of about 30 men, who
pied considerable Quantity of type,
broke one of the presses, and carried
off the forms,' on which the outside
of the paper was being printed. There
were no persons in the Office at the
time, except Mr.. Bailey and his family.
His four daughters, who set type, and
Mrs. Bailey, were present, and begged
without avail that their property might
be spared. The press would probably
have been entirely destroyed, but those
who undertook the job found it dirty
work, the ink spelling their hands and
clothes. Mr.. Bailey was warned that
he must leave town, and quit attempt
ing to publish paper there, or that he
would be roughly used and all his pro-
perty demolished. When the mob first
appeared, they informed Mr.. Bailey
that they proposed to abolish this in
cendiary sheet. They considered the
community unsafe where such a paper
was tolerated, and so forth. Mr.. Bal
ley's daughters were not exempt from
insult during the transaction, as all
manner of foul and indecent language
was addressed to them. We do not
learn that the President sent an army
to quell "the disturbance"
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-11-03
Terrible Railroad Accident.

The E.rcursion Train on the Chicago
d. Northeastern r. II. Ihr0acra of
the track.-Eleven Persons Killed
and 7icenty-eight scounded.
WATERTowN, Wis.,, Nov. IA ter.
rible accident occurred. seven miles
south of this city at about IL o'clock
A. NJ. The train contained the excur.
sionists for Chicago, to celebrate the
opening of the Chicago & Northwest
ern Railway. There were twelve pas.
senger cars and one baggage car
drawn by the locomotive Perry H
Smith.
The smash-up was caused by the en-.
CINE striking an OK which ran on the
track directly ahead of the train, toe
late for the engineer to give any warn
ing. The locomotive is q complete
wreck. The engineer, fireman and one
other person on the engine escaped
The baggage car was thrown complete
ly off the track, into the ditch, and the
first passenger car directly on it. The
baggage was demolished and FIVE pas
senger cars smashed up.
The dead at present are as follows
Mr.. ]. Thomas, q. S. Marshal, Mil
waukee; Jerome Mason, Telegraph
Operator, Fond du Lac; J. Snow, j
Boardman, ]. L. Gillett, do; Johr
Lund, G. F. Emerson, c. Petersilia, L
Sherwood, Oshkosh; DR.. s. Miner
WATERFOWL,
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-11-03

Who IS RESPONSIBLE ?-The New
York Herald, which attributes the
conduct of Ossawattomie Brown to
the spread of Black Republican prin-
ciples, gives biography of him, from
which the following is an extract:
One of his sons, who was elected
to the Legislature in February, 1850,
was seized and taken from Ossawatto-
ME to Lecompton in chains, distance
of thirty miles. His feet and hands
were chained together with a large
heavy chain, the size of that used upon
OK teens. He was compelled to walk
the whole distance beneath burning
sun. The irons wore the flesh fro q
his ankles; he was attacked with brain
fever, was neglected, and died in two
or three days. Another son of Capt.
Brown was shot at Ossaw atomic by a
marauding party from Missouri. AT
ter the death-of his first son occasion
ed.by the fortunes and fatigue of his
forced march, Brown swore vengence
upon the pro-slavery party, and it was
frequently observed by the more pru
dent of the free State men that he was
evidently insane on the subject. He
was always considered BY them dan
gerous man, was never taken into their
councils, and never eonsnisea by them
with reference either to their policy OIL
movements"
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-11-03
Proving too Mnch.

The locofoco press, in their fierce
desire to connect the Republican party
with the Virginia insurrcction, prove
too much. Brown himself distinctly
says that no party at the North had
promised him any aid, and that he did
not look. for aid there. The only aid
at all spoken of is that coming from
Southern States and Canada where the
Republican party does not operate.
But the locofoco organs care nothing
about the facts, and so they charge
that g it was not mad impulse, but
was designed as far back as June, 1856
and in August last, Secretary Floyd
was informed of the whole plan"
Well now, assuming this to be true, we
submit that, as in all this time only sew
enteen whites have been induced to Join
in it, and two of them Browns sons,
one Virginia school teacher, and most
of the remainder men from Kansas, and
as the total Republican vote reaches
about one and half millions-in view
of these facts we submit, We say, that
the Republicans have not given Capt.
Brown very great assistance, the more
especially as it is not shown that any
one of his followers was Republican.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-11-03

Brown insisted, with sotne warmth.
that the Marines fred first
An Of1icer-Why did you not sur.
render before the attack?
B.-1 did not think it was INV duty
or interest to do 80. We assured our
prisoners that we did not wish to harm
them, and that they should be set at
liberty. | exercised my best jndg.
ment not believing the people would
wantonly sacrifice their own fellow-cit-
liens. When we offered to let them
go upon condition of being allowed to
change our position about quarter of
. mile, the prisoners agreed by vote
among themselves to pass across the
bridge with US. We wanted them on
ly IS sort Of guarantee for our own
safety, that we should not be fired into.
We took them in the first place, as
hostages, to keep them from doing any
harm. We did kill some when defend
ing ourselves, but saw no one fire,
except directly in selfdefense. Orders
were strict not to harm any one not in
arms against Us.
Brown, suppose you had any negroes
in the the free States, what would you
do with them?
Brown, in loud tone and with en-
phasis-set them free sir.
Your intention was to carry them off
and free them?
Brown-Not at all,
,Bystander-To set them free Would
sacrifice the life of every ff,sh in this
community.
Brown-I d0not think so.
Bystander-1 know that. / think
you are fanatical.
Brown-And I think you are fanat-
ical. "Whom the Gods would destroy
they first make mad"
Was your only object to free the ne
groes i?
Brown-Absolutely, our only object.
Bystander-But you went and took
Col Woshington's silver and watch.
Brown-Oh, yes; we intended freely
to have appropriated the property of
Shareholders to carry out our object
1t was for that, and only that. We
had no design to enrich ourselves with
any plumber whatever.
Bystander-Did you know Sherod
in Kansas? / understand you killed
him.
B.-I killed no man, except in fair
fight. ] fought at Black Jack and at
Ossawottomie, and if l killed anybody,
it was at one of those PLACES.
The Surgeon having at this time ar
rived to look after his charges, and the
dinner bell having rung, the visitors
left him and his companion to that
gentleman's care. b.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-11-03
Guardian Sale.

NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue of
~ license granted by Clifford Shanahan, Judge
of Probate in and for the County of Cass, in the
State of Michigan, l shall offer for sale at public
Auction: The undivided one-ifth part of the
following described real estate to wit: The east
half of the north west quarter of section one,
in township eight south of range sixteen west the
half Of the south west quarter of said section
one and the east half of the south west quarter of
section two, in town and range above all in Cass
County Michigan, subject to the right of Dover
of the widow OF Oliver Drew, deceased, on Satur-
tween the hour of nine o'clock in the forenoon and
the setting of the sun the same day, the premi-
above described, as the property of Cornelia
A. Drew, a minor child of Oliver Drew, deceased.
HORACE THOMSON, Guardian.
October 20. 1859. nov3-2sw6
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-11-03
The Catechism of cold Brown, and
what they made by it.


We give in another column, from
the Cincinnati Gazette, the most inter
esting and important part of dia-
logue which took place between Com
mander-in- Chief Brown on the one
side, and a doughface Representative
of Congress from Ohio, named Vallan-
digham, Senator Mason, of Virginia,
and various other Locofocos on the
other. So far as the catechism was
conducted on the part Of all the gen.
tlemen who took part in it, except
Vallandigham, there is no fault to find.
But We agree with the Cincinnati
Commercial, an independent paper,
that of all the partisan pettifogging
that ever was exhibited, the effort of
this demagogue to pump old Brawn's
secrets out of him, in hopes of making
political capital out of them, "was the
meanest and most disgraceful." This
man, as soon as he heard that the out
break had been quelled, and Brown
taken prisoner and badly wounded, so
that he had no personal danger to ap-
prehend started for Harper's Ferry on
his indecent mission. How much he
made by the operation, and whether he
or Brown appears to the best advan-
tage, will be seen by the dialogue.
There lay the brave misguided old
man, with eleven wounds, all an front,
weltering in his own blood. There
stood "the popinjay lawyer" as Val
landigham is termed by the CONNER
cial, playing the despicable role of a
political jockey, while even Senator
Mason had the decency and manliness
to use none but kind and considerate
words. He played the mean pettifog-
ger to perfection, in putting leading
questions, designed to worry him into
some indiscreet word, and especially
to identify with the movement per-
sons on the Western Reserve. The
Commercial thinks that he made moth
ing by his disgraceful efforts, though
the witness was willing, so far as he
himself was concerned, but the prying
curiosity of Vallandigham, so far as
respected others, met with the repulse
which it deserved. The steady manli-
ness and open honesty of the old man
afforded highly creditable contrast to
the sneaking arts of the demagogue
who went probing among his wounds,
for the materials out of which to manu-
facture political capital.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-11-03
MORTGAGE SALE,

HEFAULT having been made in the condition
IL of "a certain indenture of Mortgage. BEARING.
date on the twenty first day of September. in the.
year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and.
ffty-eight, executed by Dennis Pond and MayiIla.
Pond his wife, to Samuel Smith, and recorded i'm
the Office of the Register of Deeds for the County
of Cass and State of Michigan, on the twenty.
eighth day of September, in the year one thous.
and eight hundred and fty-eight, in Liber of
Mortgages, on pages ninety -four and ninety-fve.
on which said Mortgage there is claimed to be due
at the date OF this notice. the sum of five hundred
and fty-four dollars and sixty-seven cents and no
suit or proceedings ut law for the recover thereof
having been instituted. Notice is therefore hereby
given, that By virtue of power of sale cont aimed
IN said Mortgage now become operative, the premi-
ses described therein to wit The west half Of
the north west quarter Of section twenty-eieh$
l2sl in township five 90. south of range fifteen
l5) west Except about twenty COY acres off from
the north end of said land decided to Samuel r.
Henderson by Henry Geo. in the County OF Cas-
and State of Michigan, will be sold at hubble ven
due, at the Court House in Cassapolis- in said
County of Cass. on the twenty-ssventh day Of
January next, al the hour of one O'clock Ia the
afternoon, to satisfy the amount then due en- said
Mortgage and costs.
SAMUEL SMITH, Mortgage.
n. B. HoLLIsrER, Attorney. IS
Dated, October 3lst 1859. noys-2sv1s
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-11-03

Chambersburg, Pa, Oct. 26.-Capt.
John E. Cook was arrested yesterday
by Messrs. Danl. Logan and Claggett
Fitzhngh, at Montalto, Franklin Co.,
fourteen miles from this place.
There is no doubt of this being the
man. His printed commission, filed
mp and signed by Gen. Brown. and
marked No. 4, was found upon his
person, also memorandum written on
parchment of the pistol presented to
Washington by Lafayette and be-
bueathed to Lewis w. Washington in
1884. The pistol, he says, is in car
pet bag, which he left on the mountains.
He was well armed and made despe-
rate resistance, he came out of the
mountains into the settlement to obtain
provisions. He was much faticued,
and almost starved. He was brought
to this place at s o'clock last night.
After an examination bsfore Justice
Rusher aud being fully Unidentified by
one of our citizens who formerly knew
him, he was committed to Jail to await
a requisition from Gov. Wise. He
acknowledged having three others with
him on the mountains-one of them
was seen and conversed with. He,had
blue blanket over his shoulders, and
carried Sharpe's rifle and double
barreled gun. He said it belonged to
his partner who had gone for provis-
ions. Parties will go in search of the
others to-day.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-11-03
u.nr,,, E,n,v w

HARPER'L FERRY-WHERE 1T IS
This place, made notorious by the riot,
is situated at the junction of the Shen-
andoah river with the Potomac river,
where the rivers pass through the Blue
Ridge. 1t is in the State of Virginia,
and just across the river from the
Maryland line. 1t is beautifully pic.
turesque spot, and the Railroad bridge,
720 feet in length, with the public bull.
dings, adds to its appearance. The
public structures include an iron fur
mace and an armory where $3.50 small
arms were Gin 1850 yearly manufac
tured, and 24O hands were employed
In the armory $4,000 or 10000 stand
of arms are usually kept. The popula
ton in 1850 was 1747, and including
the suburbs, 5000.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-11-03
The First and Last Duel in Illinois.

The First and Last Duel in Illinois.
In moralizing upon the codo duello,
the Chicago Press Dc Tribune informs
us how the law became dead letter in
Illinois, by reviving the history of the
first and only duel ever fought in that
State. In the year 1920, Alphonso
Stewart and William Bennett fought
with rifles in St. Clair county, and Stew
art fell MORALLY wounded on tho first
fire. Bennett made his escape into
Arkansas, where he remained two
wears. His whereabouts was discovered
he was arrested, brought back, indicted
tried, concicted Of murder, and erecu-
ted Gov. Bond was beseiged days
and weeks by the barbarian disciples
of the code, clamoring for the wretch's
pardon. But he closed his door against
petition and entreaty, and VIM. Ben
nett dangled at ropes end in the
presence of some thousands of specta-
tors, who took in a great moral lesson.
This was the first and last duel ever
fought on the soil of Illinois, and it eff
fectually crushed out all respect for the
bloody code in that State.