The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-07-14

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CHARLES LANGsToN IN RAyENNA One
OF the Oberlin- w ellington Rescuers, CHAs.
LANGsToN, has been entertaining the Re-
pubIicans Of this county for the past week,
with a recital of the wrongs done him and
his "three millions of prosecuted brudders in
chains" BY the Fugitive Slave Act. Lungs.
ton is an orange.colored negro, looks as
though he would make an exec llent waiter
In first class hotel, wears blue clothes, and
speaks with Difference that shows he deems
hinself an inferior, Notwithstanding the pro-
fessions of friendship made him, just now, by
the Abolitionists. He spoke in the Town
Hall in Ravenna, on Friday evening of last
week, before respectable audience, and it
is said by his admirers that he was logical,
argnm entative and convincing We are
Naable to understand how they make this
out, as we were present short time during
LnngstoE's speech, and certainly he did not
present anything more than you would ex-
pect from negro. From his speech, as
published in the Cleveland Herald, made be.
fore the Court, we were led to expect some.
thing more than common, but it was the
same old tune that has been ground On the
Abolition hurdy. .gurdy for the past six
months. AS there were two FremoDts dur.
lag the last Presidential campaign, there
must be two Langstons-one who made q
speech before the U. 8. Court, and another
who held forth in Portage county.
THE RAvENNA FIRE CoMPANY.--In our
notice of the proceedings on the Fourth, we
inadvertently neglected to state that trial
Of ofskillwas had on the afternoon of that day
on the Public Square, between the members
Of the PhGaix Fire Company and the Hud-
son Fire Company. TIE engine of the Hud.
son Company, being comparatively new, was
unable to throw water to the height which
the engine of the Phenix Company attained
and the members Of The HUDSON not posses.
sing the muscle, kRaCk. or something else
with which the members of the Phoenix are
endowed, did not throw water from the PLG
nix as high as the members of the PEGniN
threw water from the Hudson engine. This
is quite aGeaGaer in the cap of the "Ptenix,
No. j." aad we are pleased to know that
they swear their honors blushingy and with
meekness." The trial of skill and Of en-
gines was conducted with the most marked
gosd feeling on both sides, and both parties
retired with the intention Of doing better
next time.
ATLANTIC and GREAT WESTERN RAIL.
aoAD.-The stockholders of the Atlantic &
Great Western Railroad met at their general
Office in Ravenna, on Tuesday, the 18th
inst., and elected the following Z fficers for
the ensuing year;
James s. Huber, Phladelphio; George
Wright, New York; William Reynolds,
Pa; Gaylord Church, Pa; John Dick, Pa;
Seth Hayes, Burgh Hill, o.; Marvin Kent,
franklin Mills; B. B. Clark, Ashland; J.
Fl. Chamberlin, Akron; james Al. Coffinbu-
ry, Cleveland; Pelia Thatcher, Cleveland;
F. w. Seymour, Ruvennn; e. B. Taylor,
Ravenna.
In the evening Of the same day, the new
NEGLECTED Directors held a meeting and
elected MARVIN KENT, President Of the
Road, and appointed F. w. SEYMOUR. Sec
retary, and E. P. BRAINERD, Treasurer.
The members OF the Executive Commit
tee are Marvin Kent, Gaylord Church,
William Reynolds, J. II. Chamterlin, and
E. B. Taylor.
.kTWe learn that our friend, r. V. SU1H
ERLANp, who has been Employed for the past
year as teller in the Portage County Branch
Bank, has accepted similar situation in the
Banking House of WARD g. CRITTENDEN,
Of Cleveland, and will enter uponhis duties
Immediately.
THE Corn CRop.-The present warm
weather has had the effect of starting the
growth of the corn, and our agricultural
friends inform US that it is progressing fine
ly.r;AlI things are working together for
good, and we are happy to soy that the pros.
pect Of failure Of tho pork and corn dodger
crop is without foundation. ,
WARM WEATHER.-Those who have been
wishing for warm weather, are being favored,
Just now, with specimen Of caloric calcu.
lated tn 0pat;fv tho most torrid desire II