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BOOTS g. SHOES j.!

We have them In full varieties, and very large
stock. Ladies'I No. enamelled boots, only 81 90.
Ladies' black laced CATERS, only 75c. Mems sim
calf boots only SO IS. All other grades propor-
tionate rates. Childrens cheap fancy brOnzed shoes
Children's do CATERS. Misses and girls' do CATERS
and bronzed shoes. Ladies' black, lace and con.
gress, spring and Eheelcds CATERS. Ladies' patent
tipped and bronzed top boots and buskins. Ladies'
and mems calf goat, kip and enamelled brogans.-
Cents calf, enameled aad patent leather congress
CATERS. Gents do Oxford ties. In fact everything
buy bsfOre calling
Bonnets, ribbons, rusches and flowers, we have all
ways beat the world these, for assortment, style
and low prices. We have only to say that we have
this time gone beyond our powers Of description, aad
eloquence will fail to portray the beauty OF our
stock. Approach them and you will be convinceG
that the prices will suit, we'll as the goods. All
down. Full hands.
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Home for IKvaIidS.

sHALERsvGLLE, PORTAGE COUNTY, OHIO.
NOTO THE HOME FOR INVALIDS,
u II you have a Chronic disease.
!. You will have your kindly, carefully and
scientifically examined, and your disease truth
fully pointed out.
9. You will have treatment instituted that will
meet the conditions of your
3. You will be subjected to wild extremes and
experiments In medical treatment.
4. You will not be received patient, without
there is a prospect of relief or cure, and in
of failure, after fair trial, the money you have
paid will he refunded to you.
S, You will receive water and chemical bath treat
ment not surpassed al any establishment In tho
State.
6. You will receive medical and hygienic treat
ment from an experienced physician, not based
upon one idea or a false dogma.
l. You will receive daily and hourly attention Of
physician, If needed, and :attentively looked
after by an intelligent and experienced nurse,
that while you remain at the Home it shall truly
be home to you.
For further particulars send for circulars L..
April 81. lS5g-3m J. HAYES, NJ. D.
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rAn "Anti. Cursing Club" has been
formed at Grass Valley, Cal, the members
Of which are fined twenty Eve cents for
every oath, the money to be appropriated
to some worthy purpose from time to time.
At last accounts, the club had cursed
enough to buy pew, and there was bal
ance on hand.
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5oGf-Tea.

customers express their utmost delight at the high
quality of our fifty cept tea. All the old ladies say
those Goss boys the incest young men in the coun
try for they keep such good SO cent tea lyou want
good, strong, sweet scented, highly favored, extra
wnking, no blinking, no favors to customer not
given to another-goods all marked-no deviation
from price, oeTesEIag done On the squas our
price, and ready pay" Fully conscious of, and ap.
precating the favors we have received, and hoping
by forward aud strict attention to business
TO merit continuance of the same, we remain, re-
specially, DANIEL w. GoSS d BROS.
Edinburgh, April 81, 1859.
M rket nrice for DrOduce,
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VERY J0WsS9 PR3G3So
SHAWIS.

Black chantilly lace mantllas, embroidered collars,
underseeye goods. Black broadcloth and cashmere
very low. Plain and fancy cassimeres, way down.!
Summer goods, cottonades, all grades. and white
checks marseilles. MotIled and fancy nank GEMS
Linens. plain ard drilled, farmers and mecha mics
goId medal cassmeres, only 35c. Farmers double
cashmere, only CSC. Queensware, clo'btng, drugs,
paints, oils, ha rdware, notionG, hosiery, gloves,
sive notice. We have full varieties of wall paper
from DC. to Bic. Common and velvet bordering at
ready pay prices. Paraeos, all shades and prices.
Hosiery and gloves, everything desirable. Queens
ware, our customers all say sell from Is to 20 per
cent lower than our mpetitors. We can voueh foE
and woolen goods at prices to please ali. We fre-
quently goods bought elsewhere at from 25 TO 80
per cent. advance of our prices. Shilling denims,
only 9c. Bleached, and fac unbleached cottons, We
can beat the manufacturers on these, as we have
full stock, bought last FALL at mnch lower rates than
| tllNh hnnn nnA nj
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JOHN C. HART,
J. A. DRAKE.
L. D. WOODWORTH.
Wild Horses from South America

Capt. Thomas, of the schooner Burdett
Hart, from the River Platte, has brought
with him FIVE horses and four ponies. They
are beautiful specimens of the wild horse OF
that country. Capt. T. spent some time and
travelled considerable distance to procure
the finest and best that could be obtained
und these are selections from droyes exceed
ing 10000 in number. They are indeed
noble sight, and although they have been on
board for 45 days. they are in as good condi'
ton as though just taken from a stable
Their coats shine and look in every way as
though they had been under the management
of q first rate groom, and received os much
attention as a man who thinks as much oil
his horse as his wife, could bestow. The
vessel now lies at the Empire Stores, Brook
lyn, where her living cargo may be seen
and it will be worth the while of any one
who knows anything of the qualities of 1
horse, to 90 and take look at these elegan
and graceful animals.-N. Y. Paper.
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Legal Notice.
MOSES GARFIELD of the State OF Wi

MOSES GARFIELD of the State OF Wis.
ul consn, and Selucus Garfield of W Washington Ter.
ritory, William Garfield, Parmelia Garfield and Reu
hen Lord, Administrator of Caleb G. Garfield deceas-
ed will take notice that Sreaor, Daily Co., OF the
County of Portage, on the 18th day Of June, "A. ID.
1859, iled their petition in the Court Of Common
pleas within and for said County and State OF Ohio,
aeo;nst The said Moses Garfield, Selucius Garfield
William Garfield Par%eIia Garaed and Rsuesn BEL,
ting forth that said Caleb Garfield, 10 his lifetime, on
the 3Oth day Of March. a. D. 1858, executed ana de DE-
S23i and interest at ten per cent due one year rom
date that said Garfield has since died, and Reuben
Lord IL lis Administra that said money Is due and
has never been paid, and asking judgment against
said Administrator for the amount due further that
ssid Garfield 10 secure said note, executed his mort
gage deed 70 Plainis 81 In the south
west corner Of lot No Jos IN toTags OF
pc Of ed " The SPisss.o. oS sfOEs
nro ceeds applied thereto, and the said Moses Garfield
ssuas Gs,sf re 1sSSsssd sss z sppssr sne
las o." By sTRAWDER q HART,
Ravenns; June II, tsSs-sw. Their Attorneys
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GROCERIES,!

Last, not least, Prime rice, only 81 c.. do N. o. su
gar, only c., do raisins, only II c., do molasses,
ltc., do rio coffee, only l2t do goldfish, (George's
bank) 81 c. Everything way down. There is moth
ing NOR sure than that you come to the right place
for goods of all kinds when yon come to Tobac-
CO chewers, wa suit you. Having taken especial
pains in the selection of the weed, prepared
to suit any taste. With rapturous and gratifying
oppn oue
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Farm for Sale.

THE subscriber offers for sale his Farm Of
L about ninety acres, situate in Ravenna,
Portage county, Ohio, on the Cleveland and Wells
willie Turnpike and adjoining the corporate limits Of
the village of Ravenna. The farm embraces about
seventy acres Of improved land, under high state of
cultivation, and the balance of valuable timbered
land; the whole pleasantly located, by never
failing streams, suitable for grain stock farm ,
and located within hundred rods of the present
Depot OF the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad, and
few hundred feet of the contemplated Union Depot of
Western Railroads. rhe Dwelling House is large
and commodious, well and conveniently arranged
with well of pure soft water, large orchard of
grated and choice apples, al general variety OF
other frnit trees. There is large and commodious
farm barn, with sheds attached horse and carriage
barn, and other out buildings in good repar-makiDg
it of the most desirable farms in Northern Ohio.
For terms and particulars reference may be had to
H. Y Beebe or H. q. Ranney, by letter otherwise
or to the subscriber. WILLIAM GOODMAN.
Ravenna, April IA, 1859.
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Atlantic g. Great Western Rail
Road.

& Great Western Rail
Road.
THE stockholders of the Atlantic q Great
1 Western Railroad Company are hereby notified
that their annual meeting for election of Directors
will be held at the Office oil the Company In Ravenna,
Portage Go, -: on q, ISes @ oelSsk a NJ
Al this meeting q vote will also be taken for the
acceptance rejection OF the following Act amend
ing the Charter of this Company, passed py the heS's
lature of Ohio, March 3lst, 1859:
To amend the act entitled tan act to Incorporate the
franklin and Warren Railroad Company"
Section l. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of the State of Ohio, That the second section OF e
Warren railroad company,n passed March 10, 1851,
be and the 10 hereby amen led 80 as 10 read as
follows Sec. @ That the capital stock OF tls COM
pany, the of which has been changed 10 that OF
The Atlantic and Great Western railroad company,
shall be four millions of dollars; and me company
shall have full power to construct and maintain rail-
road from the yillage~of Franklin, in the county Of
Portage in an eastery direction through the town
ship Of Warren, in the county Of Trumbuli and FUR,
tber to point the east line OF this state, In said
last mentioned county, at or near the village OF OI
angeylle there to connect with the same gauge with
the road Of the Atlantic and Great esern ralroau
company Of Pennsylvania; also with iuil power 70
cnnstruct and continue said fist mentioned railroad
from said point of beginning at the village OF frank
lin In westerly or south-westery cirecnon 'nrougn
Akron, in the county of Summit, Ashland, 10 the
county Of Ashland, Mansfield, the county Of Rich
land Urbana, in the county of Champaign, and thence
further in the same direction 70 connect WIN an!
other railroad In this state which the directors OF th'
company shall find advisable; provided, however
that nothing herein contained shall In any manner
whatever have the effect to change invahdate or
any wise prejudice the rights OF SAID Atlah9c she
Great Western railroad company already acquired.
Sec. g. That the second section OF the Aforesaid ac
entitled san act TO Incorporate the Franklin an
Warren railroad company" be and tins same Is hereo
repealed. ,..,,4.r 1uoone
Sneakey of the House of Represen tatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President Of the enate.
March 81, 1859.
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THE GREAT WESTERN NURSERIES
SourH SIDE CT RIVER,
TOLEDO, OHIO

Cultivate largely Fruit and ornamentaltrees, Ev-
ergreens, stocks and seedlings, for nurserymsn,
Green House and BeddDg-out Plants. Also, gen
eral assortment OF Nursery Articles.
Orders Solicited and Contracts made 10 Deliver al
any X. r. point In the u s. Packages delivered 10
Forwarders any part OF the City tree Of charge.
G. HIBBARD WArTE, Supt.. F. PRENTICE, Proprie.
tor. S, A. TAYLOR, Agent.
Ravenna, June I6, ls59-Sw.
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Stray Calves,

n LASS WARE.-Just received a very
VI large assortment, consisting of TumblerS, Cob
lets, Spoon. holders, Sauce -dishes, &c., &C. Heavy
futed Tumblers at Ct centsI Call and see them.
June 2, 1889. z. H. q CO.
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MORE WALL PAPER.-And cheaper
Ill than ever Just received another lot, com prs.
ing some new and very handsome patterns.
May %, 1859. p, b. q CO.
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Notice 10 Bridge Builders.

THE Commissioners of Portage County
i will receive at their Office Ravenna, until noon
of Thursday the 7th day of July next, sealed propo
sails for the construction OF Bridges at the following
places to wit
One in the township Of Rootstown, over Breakneck
Creek, near the residence of Joseph Jones. One in
Nelson tow nship, near MOwbry's MILL And one Gull
vertin the ship Of Atwater the town line road
between said township and Deeraeld. near the resi-.
dence of S. l.. Hanes. Contr ctors will make their
propo sails estimating the stone work by the perch OF
twenty feet per perch including In the pr ce per
perch all necessary excavations, and foundation M
BEERS and the wood work bV the foot estimating the
the length of the bridge.
The material and styl Of workmanship to be equal
to that employed OH the best bridges constructed IN
the County within the last four years.
Bonds will be required of contractors for the faith
full performance of their contracts.
The Commissioners will meet at their office In Ra-
VIENNA, Monday, the lth day Of July, for the pur-
pose Of comparing proposals and making contracts.
By order Of the Commissioners.
ALFRED BALDWIN, Auditor.
Auditors Office, kavenna, June llth, le59.-3w
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SECOND INSTALLMENT Just re-
~ ceived another Invoice of Shoes, and among them
few cases more of those splendid CENT CATERS
MAY e6, 1859. r, H. Ss CO.
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STRAW GOODS!

SILK HATS,
SILK HATS,
SILK HATS,
BLACK CASHMERE HATS,
BLACK CASHMERE HATS,
BLACK CASHMERE HATS,
PEARL CASHMERE HATS,
PEARL CASHMERE HATS,
PEARL CASHMERE HATS,
DRAB BEAVER HATS,
DRAB BEAVER HATS,
DRAB BEAVER HATS,
BONNER HATS,
BONNER HATS,
BONNER HATS,
PIKE'S PEAK HATS,
PIXIES PEAK HATS,
PIXIES PEAK HATS,
MORPHY CAPS,
MORPHY CAPS,
MORPHY CAPS.
PICCOLOMINI CAPS,
PICCOLOMINI CAPS
PlCCOLOMINI CAPS
CAPS OF ALL KINDS,
CAPS OF ALL KINDS,
| CAPS OF ALL KINDS,
PALM LEAF HATS
PALM LEAF HATS
PALM LEAF HATS
STRAW HATS,
STRAW HATS,
STRAW HATS,
A GREAT VARIETY
A GREAT VARIETY
A GREAT VARIETY
CHEAP FOR CASH,
CHEAP FOR CASH,
CHEAP FOR CASH,
AT J. T. GREEN'S
AT J. T. GREEN'S
AT J. T. GREEN'S
Ravenna, May 10, 1859.
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STREATOR, DAILY $ COMPANY
Respectfully invite the attention Of all who are
in of good goods cheap, to examine their large
and carefully selected stock of staple and fancy
goods consisting of silks black and fancy, black bro
eade, black MORE antique, lawns, Bingham, cling
ham robes, Chalhes and all kinds of dress goois.
Lace caps, mantas, Grape shawls Elack silk shawls,
stella shawls of all colors sty les and prices.
WHITE GOODS,
collars, drapery muslins, Napkins hosiery, gloves,
parasos hats caps and bonnets, 1t very low prices
PRINTS,
buy by the case, chiefly of the manufacturers, and
sell the best print foI i've aid half cents ever
offered Portage county, colors we warrant. Prints
of the most popular brands, such as
COCHECOS, MERRIMACKS,
Spragues and American, sell at eleven cents per
yard. Good ticking for eleven cents. summer
stufs, brown and bleached sheetngs, denims, sati'
cts, cloths, cassimeres,
READY MADE CLOTHING,
yankee notions, and many other goods that cannot
be enumerated here, will be sold at The loves! poSsi-
BILE rates. New style Queensware and glass ware,
which is certain to please every one that wishes to
purchase,
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stamped enVeiopes new 6lyle' JuSV Oo01'Dg
into use. These envelopes are so prepared
that black lines on the inside Of the back o
the envelope, and invisible from without
becomes patent on the front when the en-
velope is pressed, and serve as ruled lines II
guide the superscription. The additiona
expense Of these envelopes, which are got
ten up 10 superior style, is triaing, and 'hei
convenience has commended them to the at
,ention of the department.
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PIKE's PEAx.-The gold excitement has
had fresh impetus given 1t by recent ac'
counts from Pixies Peak. 1t is said that
immense quantities of the precious ore has
been discovered on the north fork of Vas.
Quez creek, and that miners are making from
$3.50 to $500 per day. These accounts
like those that have preceded them, shoult
be taken with very many grains of allow
ance.
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BARN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. barn
Of Mr.. ANTHONY REED, situated about mile
west Of the centre of Deerteld, was struck
by lightning on Thursday afternoon last
The barn was entirely consumed, together
with eighteen tons of hay and over one hun
dred fleeces of wool. We understand that
portion of Mr., Reeds loss is covered by
insurance.
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TIE FouRTH.-Our readers will be plea g.
ed To observe by an SdVettisementin another
column, that the committee who had in
charge the making of arrangements for the
coming celebration Of this day, have pro.
Sressed finely with the details. The pros
poets are that we will have good old fash
ioned celebration-o in which all our cit.
iEens can take part.
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= Post OFFICE AT RAvENFA-
OPEN at 7,SO, A. NJ. CLOSE at 8. p. M. Daily
Sundays excepted. "A. GILLETTE, p. N.
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Select misteIIan y.
THE GAMBLERS DUEL.

On the evening of the 14th of June, 1s45,
the steamboat "Rob Roy" started from St.
Louis to New Orleans with full crowd of pass
engers. Immediately after getting under "head-
way to adopt favorite backwods phrase
one person attracted universal attention by the
annoying eagerness with which he endeavored
to get up game at cards. Indeed his oft-re-
peated and persevering efforts to that end, be-
came insulting and uncomfortable, and yet his
appearance was such to deter the rest on board
from administering the 6astisement he SO
richly deeeryed. Hewas huge man of mighty
bones and muscles, with swarthy features bear
;no the impression of many scar; piercing
HACK ewes. that seemed to possess the power OF
ylasting the beholder-cold, cleaning, eyes,
such as makes thememory painful; a rank, lux
uriant coal-black hair, immense whiskers and
Ino,,stache. The savage looking figure was
babited in the cestliest clothing and adorned
with profusion of jewelry, while the outline
of several murderous weapons were plainly
distipguishable beneath his gaudy vest and SUI
ner6ne coat. Nor did he need these to make
him an object of terror. A connoisseur in the
science of gymncstics would have confidently
nronounced him match for any five men on
tbe deck. without aid from lead or steel.
At length after many failures, he prevailed
on a wealthy young merchant of Natehez to
ioin him in game of poker. They sat down
hv small table near the bar, and were soon in
the most perilous of all excitements, of which
the two alluring ingredients are vanity and
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ASHLAND. ASHLAND COUNTY OHIO, WEDNESDAY NOR

inseparable smile of strange meaning on his
lips.
81 am ready fire y shouted the gambler in
tones niurderous as death.
The two pistols roared simultaneously
Bowie did not move; though he had barely es-
tapped within his life, for the bullet of his foe
had cut away one of the golden locks of his
yellow hair. The gambler was shot through
the heart, and dropping on the brink of the
deck, almost tumbled into the river
He was buried by the squatters, at the
next wood yard. And thus perished justly the
bastard son of the pirate Laftte. z-.s,lil-'
There never was j67F empanneled in the
west who would have brought in a verdict
against any man for killing him, and more es-
pecially under the circumstances, because pub
lie opinion pronounced that he Sought to be
killedW And such were the desperadoes that
Bowie commonly exterminated. The victor
Immediately proceeded to the ladies' cabin, and
restored the winnings of the gambler to the
young merchant and his beautiful wife, who
both received the boon as gift from heaven
with as much gratitude as joy.
If we should write volume concerning the
exploits of James Bowie, his character would
not be rendered more transparent than it is re-
vealed in the foregoing anecdote. He was
always the same-the friend of the feeble, the
protector of the oppressed, and the sworn enc
my of tyrants. He was brave without fear, and
generous beyond precedent; and though he,
had faults, gigantic ones too, he atoncd for all
the errors of stormy ife by the splendor of
his magnificent death. His tomb is the Alamo,
his epitaph the word ''Texas," and his name
will fill an humble though safe niche in the
temple of freedom through all time. He can
never be forgotten till the bowels of the earth
ceases to furnish metal for the fabrication of
hose bright blades of steel which bears his
mperishable name.
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A NEAPoLITAN DUNGEON.

A Naples correspondent of the London Times
gives the following description of the dungeon
IN which Nlcotera, political prisoner, is con-
hned Nlcotera was sentenced to death for
being concerned in insurrectionary movements,
but as the Neapolitan official organ announced.
the King, in his clemency, spared his life
The letter referred to says:
ellis life was saved only with the view to
make him taste, drop by drop, the pains of a
more horrible death. The executiener would
have relieved him of his snHerrings IN mo-
nlent, but this would have rescued him too
quickly from those who wished to feed upon
his agony and had destined him to be the victim
of protracted death At first he wassshut up,
not in the Ergastolo of St. Stefano, where the
law should properly have kept him, but in the
worst dungeons of the Vicaria, Naples After
time, he was buried in the fearful Colombia,
T of Trifani, and afterwards, at the beginning of
October, in the sepulchral dungeons of st. Cat
erina, in Navignana.
'EIn past times, that fort was reserved for the
punishment of state prisoners, but as civiliza-
tion progressed, it closed now, however, it
has been reopened. In that part of the fort
called the Fossa, just above the top of the gate,
is this inscription, in Italian, "You enter It
living, and leave it dead" By four hundred
steps you then descend below the level of the
sea until you arrive in the internal cavern
where the unfortunate Nicotera is guarded at
night by two sentinels, without seeing the sky,
and with difficulty receiving air from the mar
row holes, which admit a dim light. Here
there is an insufferable humidity, as cannot
otherwise be the case in dungeons under the
ground-humidity which in a few days is sufi-
cient to rot the clothes on the back of the
prisoner"