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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-04-21
Items.

0T The Cslifornia Legislature have sp.
prOpriated 81 900 to the Mt. Vernon fund.
~Telegraphic dispatches announce the
death of Billy Bowlegs, Chief of the Semi
mole Indians, on the llth of March.
ELevi J. North, the circus man, was
thrown from buggy in Chicago, recently,
and fractured his breast bone and three ribs.
rThe Odd Fellows, all over th coun.
try, are making extensive preparations to
to celebrate the National Jubilee OF their
Order on the 26th of April.
Ot'The Calhoun (Miss.) Independent of
the 10th ult., says that many persons have
lately died in the southern portion of CAL
houn county, of disease resembling black
plague.
OF VIM. L. Wilson, editor Of the Wy
undot Pioneer, was recently elected Justice
of the Peace by the Democrats of Upper
Sandusky. OF a verify, the craft is looking
up!
o. A. McGreggor, Esq.,; has purcha sed
ed the Crawford County Forum of Messrs.
J. A. & E. Estill, and will hereafter conduct
that paper. We welcome McGreggor back
to the "Press gang with pleasure.
OF A Russian merchant of Berdinask
announces the sale in his warehouse at
Odessa, Nicolaeff, and Sebastopol of 45l,-
600 pounds, or 1881 tons of iron and cast
iron coming from the projecties picked up
in The Crimea after the war. This will give
on idea of the prodigious consumption OF
shot and shell in The seige at Sebastopol.
OT A letter from Vienna, in the Brussels
Independence, states that the death of the
young Princess Windischgratz was caused
by an excessive use of chloroform to which
the unfortunate lady, while suffering acute
ly from the nervous headache, had recourse.
0T The Republican State ticket has
been elected in Connecticut by reduced
majority. VIM. A. Buckingham is the
Governor elect. The four Republican can
didates for Congress are also elected, and
the Legislature stands very much as it did
last year.
o. 1t is conceded that the Republicans
have elected their entire State ticket in
Rhode Island, headed by Elisha Potter, for
Governor, and their two candidates for Con-
gress, Thomas Davis, in the First District,
and Hon. VIM. B. Broyton, in the Second.
0rF A carriage builder at Concord, N.
H., has received an order for twelve or ff- |
teen wagons, for parties on the coast Of Af'
-ica. With the order came pattern which
is to be initiated in every respect. The J
wagon is used in long caravan journeys,
aud is OF very primitive and substantial
description.
GT New Orleans has been, lately sorcly
fllicted by coLAagrations. On the 3oth ult.,
nd the I'd inst, fire soccurred in that city, !
,ousing destruction Of property in the og. !
,rogete amounting to $450000 On the
'th and 7th inst. fires occurred that DESTROY
ID property amounting in the aggregate
o nearly one million of dollars.
0I5- 1t is reported from Ut,h that Mr.
GimhalI, eldest son Of Heber c., and Jo.
3cph Young, son Of Brigham, has opostacis-
I'd and are about lelving for the States with
heir first wives, leaving their "spiritu1ls"
,ehnd.
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mo. 1871 AN ACT
February 3, 1859.

No 49,. AN ACT
Prescribing the time when the official tern
OF the Judges OF the Court Of Common
Pleas shall begin.
Section l. Be ii enacted W The General
assembly Of The State Of Ohio, That the off.
cial term of all jud ges OF the courts Of COM
mon pleus elected at the election held on
the second Tuesday of October, in the year
eighteen hundred and fiity.eight, and of all
such judges who may be hereafter elected,
Shal begin on the second Monday of Febru.
ary next alter such election. Provided, that
nothing in the [thisl act shall affect the
term of office OF any judge who may have
been or shall hereafter be elected to fill O
vacancy.
Sec. 2. This act ehal take effect on its
passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President Of the Senate.
February 4, 1850.
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IUUT DTUIUET,
A. A. BROOKFIELD,


o. The latest accounts from Utah are
not Of the most pacific character. The
Mormons az Provo were highly indignant
because troops were stationed there during
the session of the Court, and threatened u
collision with the soldiers. The aspect OF
affairs was so serious that Governor Cum.
ming was sent for to quell the disturbance.
1t is reported that Salt Lake City was in.
tested by an organized banditti, several OF
whom have been arrested.
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letters from Pixies Peak.

The following letters from Pixies Peak,
were sent us by our former tOwnsman, JoHN
H. GILLIs, who vouches for the truthfulness
Of Mayor Brookneld's statements. They
may possess interest to those who have"the
fever"
From the Nebraska City Times.
II is with unfeigned pleasure we lay the
following letters before our readers. To
say we are pleased, delighted, expresses not
one half the pleasure we feel. The source
is unquestionable; the facts irresistible.
The question is fully settled that there are
rich placers along the Platte and its tribu-
tares. All doubts are removed. No one
dare question the statements of Mayor
Brookfeld. They are a triumphant vindi.
cation of all we have said and written about
the great interior gold fields of the CONT.
nent. We committed ourself unequivocal-
ly, unmistukably in favor Of the Ell Dorado,
| its extent and richness. Facts sustain US
sustain western editors-remove the mali
cious stigma that it is all o trick of western
editors to get people out here. Sleepy TO-.
gies and dreamy fools can rest quietly in
their oyster shells, and console themselves
with the reflection that while they are play.
ing Rip Van Winkle, Anglo Saxon energy
is carving out from the heart of the Conti-
nent great commonwealth, preparing the
! way and fastening the time when the iron
horse is to carry the wealth of the country
across the great plains, the mountains, TO
the ocean, TO meet the commerce of the In
dies and of eastern Asia. The car Of pro.
gress-the speedy settlement OF the interior
is not to be mpeded by fools and maniacs.
The laborngspoOr are not TO be debarred the
privilege OF digging from the ground an in
dependence and fortune. One hundred
thousand people ere twelve moons roll will
vindicate the truthfulness of these state.
ments, also.
Mayor Brookfeld has, hitherto, written
the most discouraging Of all our correspon-
dents from the mines. He has been eX-
tremely cbutious-more so, perhaps, than
any other man in the mines. His state j..
ments have been implicitly relied upon.
1t was known that Brookield wrote exact
ly as he saw matters at the mines, indulg.
ing in no exagGoration, no speculation. -
No man has given the mines farer trial.
No man is bstter ialifiad to speak of
them. His staten nts cln be fully relied
upon, and we venture the assertion that not
Ooe man am Dg The numcron' acqnaintances
and friends OF Mayor Brooklied can be
found, hereafter, to question or 'ubt the
richness ol the mines. Mr.. Brooki4ld was
formerly highly respected and pectabIe
merchant in this City, and when he left last
September, held the Office Of Mayor. With
these statements we give place to letters
from Mr.. Brook field, first to his wife, sec.
ood to his brohcr.in law. The letters fully
corroborale the st t,temcnt of Capt Bran.
ham.
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Public PlSs1aGer.

One OF our religion exchanges says, and
with too much truth, that the demoraIiza-
ton of the public mind is rapidly progress
sing in spite OF ell efforts of education and
preaching to the contrary. The Mayor of
New York is investigating few of the ca
ses of evident fraud on the city treasury,
though covered up by referees and cunning
officials. The State of Ohio has been plum.
dered by succession of officials, the later
offenders charitubly conceaing the acts of
their predecessors while imitoring them.
In every department of local and State gov
ernment are found instances OF plunderino
and speculation-and what is the cause of
all this! 1t is TO be found in the prevailing
feeling of profound'respect mainlyand almost
only for those who are ostentatious to their
expenditures, and are or appear to be rich.
10 obtain this respect, men involve them
selves in debt and many in crime. Even
where stimulated respect is shown for per.
sons in spending money profusely or 'lber.
ally, it is done in tone and manner of
condescension and as an effort Of charity or
Piety. The current or tide OF feeling it is
difficult for the masses to stem; and so
there is gen neral rush or movement down.
ward. The tendency to fraud and crime is
greater than the contrary tendency. and re-
quires oil SORTS of cheeks to maintain an
honest simple bearing and self restraint.
The admiration of rich men, merely az rich,
is pernicions feeling. "The learned ate
ducks to the golden fool" and degrades
himself, ... ....-. ..... ...
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ment and safe keeping Of the public reve-
nue." passed April l2, 1868.
Sec. 8. At each subsequent election of
comptroller of the treasury, the votes shall
be ascertained at the same time, and declar.
ed in the same manner, as is provided in case
Of other state officers.
Sec. a. This act shall take effect from
and after its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker Of the House of Represe entstives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate.
February 5, 1859.
SECRETARY OF STATES OFFIcE,
COLUMBUS, February %, ls59.S
/ hereby certify that the foregoing ucts
are true copies of the original rolls on file in
this Office.
A. P. RUSSELL,
Secretary OF State.
AUDITORS OFFICE, RAvENNA,(
April 9th, 1859.
hereby certify that the foregoing Laws
are correctly printed from the authorized
copies certified to by the Secretary of State.
ALFRED BALDWIN,
Auditor.
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Ebc SpanisIs.AEI EscpuISsEcs

The condition of the Spanish .Amcrican
Republics is a perpetual satire upon free
institutions, and obuDdantly shows that no
mere Constitutions, forms OF Government, or
prctensions of freedom, can insure real
liberty and prosperity to a country unless
her people are intelligent, vrtuous, ard in
dustrious, and her rulers honest and patriotic
Mexico Is still rent by wnrrng factions, and
the nation left prey to anarchy, confusio n,
and foreign intrigue. Venezuela, which has
only lately emerged from one revolution,
seems threatened with another. Paraguay
is under the iron rule Of dictator, whose
will is as absolute as that of any European
monarch. In Peru, quiet, it is true, now
reigns, but only because the discontented
have NJ leader in whom they can contide
and in the meantime, arrests are frequently
nude of persons charged with conspiracy
gainst the Government. In Be lvia, there
is no party now in arms against the present
President, but n revolutionary correspon-
dence has recently been seized, and no or G
seems to anticipate long continuance of
tranquility. In Chill, two contending parties
nre now in arms against each other, and
their chances for success in the strife thew
are waging are supp osed 10 be equal.
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6TCol. VIM. Bent, of Bent's Fort, urriv.
ed at Westport, Illinois, a few days since
He is Of the opinion that money cannot be
made at Pixies Peak, unless richer veins are
discovered than have yet been found. Bent's
Fort, it will be remembered, is in the midst
Of the reputed gold region.
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0ETA fellow boldly entered house in
Rochester on Tuesday, and demanded of a
lady present vest and shirt. frightened
by his appearance, she gave them to him.
He coolly proceeded to pull off his dirty
Shirt and put on the one he got from her,
and then, after making her get him meal
OF victuals, coolly bade her good day.
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An ACT
[ No. 16.]

10 amend the second section Of an act pass
ed April 18th, 1858, entitled "an act to
amend an act entitled s0n act proyidjno
for the election of coroners and sherifs
and fixing their term of Office" passed
March 8th, 1854.
Section /. BE 1t enacted 6y The Gexeral
Assembly Of Ike STATE Of Ohio, That the sec.
ond section Of Gn act entitled "an act proyi-
ding ior the election of coroners and sheriffs
and liking their term Of Office" passed March
0ih, 1884, be so amended as to read as fol-
lows: Section 2. That the term of Office of
s4ll shetills and coroners elected in the sew
trdl counties in this state, on the second
Tuesday of October, in the wear eighteen
hundred and fty.six, shall expire on the
Hrst Monday OF January in the year eighteen
hundred and filty.nine, and the term 0 t office
of all shcrfs and coroners elected on the
second Tuesday of October, in the vear
eighteen hundred and fifty seven, shall ex.
pire on >he fist Monday Of January in the
year eighteen hundred and sixty, or as soon
thereafter as their respective successors are
elected and qualified.
Sec. 2. That the said original section
two Of said act passed April 18th, 1858, be
and the same is hereby repealed, but the re.
peal thereof shall not impair Ony liability
incurred or act done under the same.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect upon
its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS.
Speaker OF the House of Represe natives,
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate
February 5, 1859.
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LAWS OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
mo. L. AN ACT
Making partial Appropriations for the year
1859.

lsI
Making partial Appropriations for the year
1859.
SECTION l. Be il endcled by The General
Assembly Of the Stale Of Ohio, That the fol.
lowing sums, in addition to former sppropria.
tions, be, and the same are hereby appropria.
ted out Of any money in the treasury for
general revenue purposes for the year 1859.
to wit:
For the per diem pay of the Lieutenant
Governor as President of the Senate the
payment Of members of the General Assem-
bly,, their clerks, assistont clerks, sergeunts.
alarms and their assistants, and messengers,
the sum of fifty thousand dollars.
For the payment of costs OF prosecution,
conviction and transportation of convicts to
the Ohio Pententisry, ten thousand dollars.
For the payment of the salary of the comp
troller of the treasury, eight hundred dol
lars.
For the payment of the salaries of the
clerks in the ccmptrQller's office, twelve
hundred dollars.
For the contipgsa: iund Of the Comptrol.
Ter of the Treasury, three hundred dollars.
For the contingent fund of the Auditor of
State, one thousand dollars.
For the contingent fund Of the Treasurer
Of Stste, fifteen hundred dollars.
For gas for The State House, fifteen hun.
dred dollars.
For books and magazines, and binding
for the State library, three hundred dollars.
For the contingent expenses of the libra.
riun, one hundred and fifty dollars.
For printing, twelve thousand dollars.
For binding, twelve thousand dollars.
For the payment on account OF the salary
Of the Secretary Of the State Commissioner
Of Common Schools, seventy-fve dollars.
To supply deficiency in the appropria-
ton to pay for engravings for report Of State
Board of Agriculture fer 1867, and to pay
for printing said engravings, the sum of five
hundred and one dollars and fifteen cents.
For Martha MLaughlin, in lieu of the ap-
preparation made for her by the act entitled
"an act for the relief of Martha MLaugh-
lin," passed April l2, 1868, one thousand
dollars.
For bedsteais, mattresses, bedding and
repairs for the Deaf and Dumb Asy Jun, two
thousand dollars.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from
and after its passage.
WILLIAM b. WOODS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate.
January IL, 1859.
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poses, to be paid on the order Of the Auditor
OF State, for the year 1859, to wit: For the
sinking Of the artesian well, TO be expended
according to the joint resolution Of the Gen,
eral Assembly, adopted April 9th, 1857, or
in such other manner as the Legislature
may direct, the sum of fifteen hundred dol.
lars.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House OF Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President CT the Senate.
January %, 1859.
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OF John M. Webb, ESQ.,, has disposed
of the Garfield Sentinel establishment to
Mr.. VIM, B. Dawson.
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NEW MILLINERY ESTABLISHMENT
Mrs. BROWN G. Mrs. TROWBRIDGE
Medical Gard.

I'HE SUBSCRIBER WOULD inform the
l. ci'izens of franklin and vicinity that be has re-.
sHmed the practice of Medicine and Surgery, and will
hold htnscf in readiness to serve promptly taose who
may favor him with their patronage
Cats loft at his urug Store will receive prompt
a!,Ghtlon. A. NJ. SHERMAN,
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ST.. FRATN's CREEK K. NJ
SundlY niuhl. Enh. 27. 1870 \

DEAR WlFE:--In thy last letter to you
wrote that our prospects for mining were
much brighter; still feel the same. AM
WELL SATISFIED THAT CAN MAKE At LEAST
EUe dollars per day. am quite OF the opin-
ion that We have just commenced finding
what we cama here for, and our (Nehrlska
City Co.) discoveries are creating much
excitement at all the settlements, and peo.
pie are coming in every day. There are
now here on the creek over one hundred
men: and we hear from numbers more that
viii soon be here. The gold that we find
is o! quite different quality from any that
ba. been found in other places, and what is
called shot gold all that has been
ionod in other places is srUle or holt
god" Before | close this will enclose
lew specimens, Gil do not forget to do
so.) | sent You, sometime since, d, not at
present rcmemb,r where ] washed it.
Hbou'd ony OF my friends come out in the
spring, give thea my compliments, and tell
item, Tor me, to come to Boulder Creek,
though as I've always written, | will ad.
wise no one to come us for me-, | am almost
certnil that We are now where can 1T least
make good wages; and feel almost certain
will make ltr.e ones. had intended wri.
ting positively for you to come on, but on
r. Consider,ton | think it will be mach
? 'easanter th It you, CT you Gomez start Ia.
ter in the season, as then the roads will be
much better, ind also the weather.
A. PRO0K EIFT n
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I No. 20.7
AN ACT

No. 20. AN ACT
To provide for canvassing the votes for
Comptroller of the Treasury.
Section |. Be ii enacted by The General
Assembly of the State of Ohio, That immedi.
ately after the passage of this act, it shall be
the duty OF the governor, auditor and secre.
tary Of state, to canvass the votes cast at
the annual election on the second Tuesday
of October, 1858, for the office of comptroi.
Ter of the treasury, and report the result of
the canvass to each house of the general as.
sembIy; and also to cause the person found
to have received the highest number of legal
votes to be notified of his election forthwith.
Sec. Q. That the person so declared to
be elected, shall within ten days after such
notice, execute his bond, in conformity with
section 90 of "the act to further provide for
the better regulation of the receipt, disburse.
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A. A. BROOKFIELD.


DEAR Bro B0B:-Our prospects for min
ing are looking much better, SO much so
that eur mines are all the talk at Auraria,
and Denver, where most Of the people are
wlnteri g. | have just written letter to
}. Sterling II rtoH; and sent him the best
specimens which had. Enclosed I send
yon my next best, or rather about the aver.
ape o: VIII t we fad; You will doubtless no.
lice It's different appearance from th 1t which
J nave sen from "ther places. The thin,
or Il at pieces are round below the m u'h Of,
the c1non; tie rou!her are lcupd up in the
mountains. Oar gold is o! the " round or
shot" kind, while that which has been found
at other piaccs, so ltr, is OF the "h,at," or
"scoIe kind" I lie old miners here thnk
that all Kill turn out right, aud that our dis
c,varifs will pay. ICd sOsN satisfied in M
Crn mind that l can make fce d0liarS per
d4y, IN our mountain mines, aoiM rocher;
and greater sum by using a tom or sIuicc.
Many OF those nov here think they can
make from ten to forty dollars per day.
hope their expectations may be realized--
for my part until we had made these discov.
cries, | was rather discouraged, but made
up my mind that if we found nothing,
should stay and prospect until about the
first Of July.
Your Brother,
A. A. BROOKFIELD.
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THE
And GREAT WESTERN
r ALL ROAD!

WILL it be built 1t may, and it may not.
W There Is still some little doubt about the mat
ter; but we think there can be doubt in the minds
ofany, (untess it is few who have goods to selD
that we are now receiving the LARGEST AND
CHEAPEST stock of Goods that has come to our
county this fall. We cordially invite those in want
of Goods, to call and examine our full and varied
assortment. lfit is any object TO have LARGE and
FULL assortment to select iromif 1t is desirable, AS
MATTER OF ECONOMY, to buy COOL GOODS, those that
are ntrinsically worth what you pay for them then
we are quite sure you will give us call.
Oct. 7, 1858. PRENTISS, HOPKINS & co.
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No. 81 AN ACT

mo. 81 AN ACT
Making partial appropriations for the year
1859.
Section l. BE IL enacted By the General
Assembly Of The Slate of Ohio, That the fol-
lowing sum of money be and the same is
hereby appropriated out of any money in
The State Treasury for general revenue pur.
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WILLIAM B. WOODS,
AN ACT
I No, l2.1

January %, 1859.
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