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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-27
RAVENNA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE q, 1860.

only appealing against a necessary regula
tion. If the convention will adopt some
other plan to regulate the convention, it will
be most acceptable 10 the Chair, for it will
save him from the most arduous and un.
pleasant part Of his duties.
Fisher and Randall rose, but the latter
obtuined the floor, and called upon the con.
vention not to cast any undue reflection up.
on the officers of the convention.
A delegate said that he had been at the
door when Fisher endeavored TO get in, and
got pledged his honor that he was a member
OF the convention, but the officers had re.
fused to admit him, and rudely showed him
back.
Fisher desired to make statement.
The President-The chair reminds the
gentleman that he is not in order.
Fisher-I had the floor and did not vie Id
it.
The Presidential the gentleman did not
yield the floor since he spoke, and one has
made motion to adjourn, which is in orderl
(Lrughter)
Capt. Rynders-I rise to point of order.
The motion to adjourn is not in order, if the
gentleman from Michigan has got the floor.
| l+Duu
The president read letter from the COM
mittee on credentials, stating that the com
mittee would not be ready to report to. night
and begging the convention to continue it'
session during the evening. Loud laugh
ter.
On motion the convention adjourned.
The convention then adjourned till II
O'Clock to.morning.
After the adjournment, the thegtre being
we'll filled, calls were made for segerd
speakers, among others Copt. Rynders, whc
declined speaking, as the gent from Virginia
Mr.. Fisher, plight claim the floor.
An old gent named North, from Miss, moi
delegate, volunteered speech, and tol
some time amused the audience by whmsi
cal remarks. He attributed the present tc
the fact thut no man taking part in the con
vention who had not been for % years de
famer of Gen. Jackson. There was Cush
ing, the President, who had been defamel
and an opponent of the principles OF jack
son until he (Cushing) turned traitor tc
his party. There was Jossh Randall oil
inveterute old sinner against Jackson, I'D
dressing leading speech to the convention
He continued to denounce Douglas an
his supporters until the audience, gettin:
weary, stopped his talk.
No other speaker answering TO the call 0
. the audience the meeting dispersed.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-27
DOetital.
The Pauper's Death Bed.

Tread softly; bow the head
In reverent silence bow;
No passing bell doth toll,
Yet an immortal soul
Is passing now.
Stranger, however great,
With holy reverence bow
There's one in that poor shed,
One by that paltry bed,
Greater than thou.
Beneath that beggar's roof,
Lo! Death doth keep his state,
Enter-.no crowds attend;
Enter-no guards defend,
This palace gate, ."'.
That pavement, damp and cold,
No smiling courtiers tread;
One silent woman stands,
Lifting with meagre hands,
A dying head.
No mingling voices sound
An infant wall alone,
A sob suppressed-again
That short, deep gasp, and then
The parting groan! ..-.
o, change-o, wOnd'rous change!
Burst are the prison bars!
This moment there so low
So agonized-and now
Beyond the stars.
o, change !--stupendous change!
There lies the soulless clod;
The sur. eternal breaks
The new immortal wakes
Wakes with his God.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-27

rTAe following correspondence is said
to have taken place between New Haven
merchant and one OF HE customers:
"Sir-Your account has been standing for
two years, and must have it settled imme.
,diately."
To which the customer replied:
A'Sir-Things usually do settle by stand
ing; I regret that my account is an excep
ton. II it has been standing too long, sup
pose you let it run little while~
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-27

OHTThe famous case of the two mothers
and one baby, which gave Solomon so fne
a chance to show his sagacity, has been re.
peated recently in Rutland, VT. where q
woman charged another with stealing her
cradle. She brought suit for the baby, and
the magistrate after hearing good deal oI
conflicting testimony, decided in favor OF the
woman who cried the most. This was sub
staDtially the judgment Of Solomon in ths
other case, and is probably correct.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-27
FOURTH DAY
BALTIMORE, June. 9

DALIluOhES Juuo.24"
The Theatre this morning was densely
crowded in every part. Three or four hun
dred persons were present. The large at
tendance indicated that deep interest is
felt 10 the proceedings. Prayer was offered
by Rev. Henry Slicer.
Mr.. Dawson, OF Pa, moved to dispense
with the reading of the journal. Agreed to.
AT this point of the proceedings, part OF
the flooring over the orchestra gave way
with loud crash, letting into the orchestra
portions of the delegations from New York
and Pennsylvania.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-27

EGen. William Walker,th "grey.eyed
man Of destiny" has again gone to Central
America, accompanied by few infatuated
persons, calling themselves his officers, who
believe in his military genius and blindly
follow him in his adventures.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-27

A TExT,-"Mya BRETHREN" said a good
old backwoods preacher, "I'm gwine to
preach you plain sarment that even win.
men can understand. You can find my text
in the FIVE verses of the two.eyed chapter Of
the one.eyed john" L was sometime be-.
fore it was perceived that he meant John l.,
chapter 2. ~ t[ @,,.5
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-27

GTwo Irishmen were in prison-one
for stealing COW, and the other for stealing
watch. mike" said the COW thief, one
day, "what o'clock is it," "Och, Pat,
haven't my watch handy, but think i.'a
about milking. time" .s- E.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-27

GA gentleman having musical sister,
being asked what brsnch she sxsslled in,
declared that the piano was her forte.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-27

ga gentleman, praising the generosity
OF his friend, observed: "He spends his
money like water" ''Then, Of coprse, he
liquidates his debts" rejoinsd waQ.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-27

A young wife had busted herself for many
days in preparing pleasant surprise for her
husband. The work was finished OF last,
and now she awaited his return, with heart
full Of warm emotions. A dressing. gown,
and pais OF elegantly embroidered slippers
wrought by her own skilful fingers, were
the gifts with which she meant to delight
him.
What a troop Of pleasant fancies was in
her heart How almost impatiently did she
wait for the coming twilight, which was to
be dawn, not approaching darkness to her.
At last she heard the step OF her husband
10 the passage, and her pulses leaped with
I1uttering delight. Like bird upon the
wing, she almost few down to meet him,
impatient for the kiss that awaited her.
TO meet In the world of business, few
days with their disappointment and per.
plexities--it is mems business to bear this
in a manly spirit. They form but portion
Of life's discipline, and should make them
stronger, braver, and more enduring. Un-
wisely, and we may soy, unjustly too, many
nen faii to leave their business cares and
troubles in their stores, workshops, or count.
ing g.roo ms, at the days decline. They wrap
them 10 bundles and ca rry them and shadow
their household. ...... <.... &c..
It was so with the young husband on this
particular occasion. The stream Of business
had taken an eddyiDg whirl and thrown hi'
vessel backwards, instead of onwards, for ,
brief space, end though it was still in thu
current, and gliding safely onward sgains
it, the jar and disappointment had fretted hi
mind severely. There was no heart in th'
kiss he gave his wife, aud because he hat
let care overshadow love. He drew bis arm
around her !; but she was conscious of di
minished pressure in that embracing arm.
care you not we'll :" ,'
With what tender concern was this ques
tion asked .at.
}, "Very WELL" ''"
He might be In body, but not in mind
that was plain for his voice was far frOu
being cheerful. aa.
She played and sang his favorite pieces
hoping to restore by the charm Of music
brightness to his spirit. But she was con
scious Of only partial success. There wa
still . gravity in his manner never perceiye'
before. At tea.time, she smiled upon hin
30 swsetly across the table, and talked Il
him on sdch attractive themes, that the RICH
expression returned to his countenance an
: he looked - happy as she could desire.
From the tea.table they returned to the
lPleaeah. PariOr. And now the fine h'
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-27

GThs young queen Of Portugal lately
asked her husband at dinner what wine he
preferred, sport. you.gal !" was the reply.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-27
NEW SERIES. ---V0L. 6, NO. 46.
The Shadows We Cast.
By T. 8. ARTHUR.

A child was playing with some building
blocks, and as the mimic castle rose before
his eyes 10 graceful proportions, new
pleasure swelIed in his heart. He felt him
to be the creator of "thing of beauty" and
was conscious Of new born power. Arch,
wall, buttress, gateway, drawbridge, lofty
tower and battlement, were all the work of
his hands. He was in wonder at his skill
in thus creating, from an unseemly pile, q
structure Of such rare design. ~. ....
Silently be stood and guzed upon bis cas-.
tie with something Of the pride Of an archi,
tsct who sees, after months und years Of
skillfully applied labor, some grand conceP'
ton in bis art embodied in the imperishable
stone. Then he moved around, viewing il
on every side. II did not seem to him q toy
reaching only few inches in height, and
covering but a square foot Of ground, but
real castle, towering hundreds Of feetu tupwnrc
to the blue sky, and spreading wide upon the
earth its ample foundations. AS the ide,
grew more and more perfect, his strange
pleasure increased. Now he stood will
folded arms, wrapped in the oyermosterins
illusion--now walked slowly around, view
ing the STRUCTURE on all sides, and noting
every minute particular. and now sat down
and bent oyer it with the iondness of mo
ther bending over her child. Again h
arose, purposing 10 obtain another and NOR
distinctive view Of his work. But his foo
struck against one Of the buttresses an
instantly with crash, wall, tower and bat
element fell in hopeless ruin.
In the room, with the boy, sat his father
reading. The crash disturbed him and h
uttered sharp, angry rebuke glanciDg 70
moment towards the startled child, an
then returning his eyes to the attractive pa
ges before him, unconscious Of the shade,
he had cast upon the heart of his child.-
Tears came into those fair blue orbs, dane
ing in light o moment before. From tn
frowning face of bis father, to which hi
glance was suddenly turned, the child look
ed back to the shapeless ruins of bis castle
is it any wonder that he bowed his face i
silence upon them and wet them with hi
tears
For more than five minutes he sat still, o
if sleeping then in mournful kind Of
way, yet almost noiseless, he commence
restoring to the btx, from which he had t,
ken them, the many shaped pieces that, fitI
joined together, had grown into nobl
building. After The boy was filled he RI
placed the cover, and id it carefully upo
shelf in the closet.
Poor child That shadow was dee
one, and long in passing away. His mott
er found him hall an hour afterwards, oslee
on the floor with cheeks flushed to an vi
usual brightness. She knew nothing of tn
troubled passage in his young life aud Il
father bad forgotten, in the attraction Of Il
book he had reud, the momentary annoyant
expressed in the words and tone, with pov
er in them to shadow the heart of his chill
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-02-06

awhv art thou cast down, o my soul,
why art thou disquieted within mel!
hope thou in God" She lifted her he art
to God for hope and strength, but could
do nothing more for her husband, and
her heart turned to God ard rested on
him a. on rock.
There was q great shout. "He' 8 safe,
mother he's sale! cried Tom. "Thou
hast saved my life, my Mary" said her
husband, folding her sn his arms.
''But what aiIs you! thou seemest
more sorry than glad about it." But
Mary could not speak, and if the strong
arm of her husband had not held her up
she would have fallen to the ground
the sudden JOY after such fear had over
come her. TON let thy mother lean
on thy shoulder" sa,d his father, and
we will take her home" And in the
happy home they poured forth thank.
to God for his great goodness, and their
happy life together felt dearer and no.
lier for the peril it had been in, and the
nearness Of danger had brought them
unto God. And the holiday next day
was it not indeed . thanksgiving
day.!
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-02-06

In Wisconsin an election for Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court 10 to take place in April
In the Massachusetts, House Of Represen.
tstives. on Friday last, the bill passed by the
Senate, permitting Atheists to testify. was lost
by q vote Of "a against 90.
"A gentleman asked his friend the other
day, "How do you like your new minister? 7"
lie replied. First rate-never NEEDLES with
politics or religion"
In some towns they have got to holding
what they call 1--we cent sociables" being An
indirect way Of promoting benevolence by
connecting it with the pleasures Of social in
tercourse, every conner donating FIVE cents to
charity.
So great is the pressure to obtain divorces
in England. that before long additional judges
must be appointed to the court Il is stated
that there il now an arresr Of six hundred di
vorcs cases.
Mr.. jenkins, will it suit you to settle that
old account Of yours 7"
mo. sir. you are mistaken in the man, am
not one Of the old settlers"
1t 10 seldom that mother and daughter
having the same Christian name are dlstin
guished otherwise than - Mrs. and Miss but q
single instance of the daughters being called
junior has come to my knowledge Among the
grantees in the charter of lrasburg, VT, app ar
the names Of Jsrushs Enos and Jsrusha Enos,
jr.. well known to be the wife and daughter of
one Of the early ssttlers.-Historieal Magazine
AT late fire in Leav enworth. Kansas, says
the Times of that city, . large number of Ia
dies turned out to the assistance of the fire.
men, So we'll did they work that the flames
were finally subdued, preventing . large and
disastrous confsgration. The people Of Leav-
enwerth are loud in their praises Of the in
trepidity, perseverance and skill Of the ladies,
aud think that on future occasions, should such
unhappily occur. they can rely upon this new
fire brigade"
"A bill has been introduced into the New
York Assembly by Mr.. Powell. proposing to
modify somewhat the system of capital pun
ishment. 1t is substantially the statute Of the
State Of Maine on the same subject. 1t pro-
vides that no person convicted Of . capital
offense shall be executed until the expiration
Of one year from the time Of such CON- lotion.
and not then until the Governor shall issue his
warrant ordering such execution. In the mean.
time the convict il to be subjected to solitary
confinement and hard labor until the day Of
his execution
The imports Of dry goods at New York,
for the last four weeks. were larger by upwards
Of 81 900 900, than the aggregate for any pres
vious January in the hi-to.y Of the trade.
The last previous total was in January. 1856
The total for the four weeks amounts to &ll,-
77e,OO5 against $lO,576.6O7. The Jou, nal Of
Commerce Gays there 10 no overlook Of goods
as might be inferred from this statement mas
much as the Withdrawals from warehouse au-
ring the month, have exceeded the entries,
proving that the imports are needed for imne-
date consumption.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-02-06
A Thrilling Story.

INTERFERING TO LADY CkATERS.
"lt is Just twenty years ago yester.
day." said our narrator, "that q party OF
us felers went up the river en- a skating
match. The weather was colder than
ten icebergs all stuck together, but the
ice was as smooth as glass, and we made
up our minds to have a heap of fun
Bill Berry was the leader of the crowd
He was = tall, six-footer, full of pIuck,
and the best skater in all creation. Give
Bill Berry a good pair of skates, and
good sailing, and he could make the trip
to Baffins Bay and back in twenty -four
hours, only stopping long enough to
take drink at Halifax. Well, we got
to the river and fastened our skates on
and after taking horn from Jno. Turn
ers's flask, started off in good style, Bill
Berry in the lead. AS was telIn yc, it
was gol dogoned cold day, and SO We
had to skate fast, to keep the blood up
There WAS little breath holes in the ice,
aud every now and then We would come
near goin' into 'en. My skate. got
loose, and l stopped to fas.en 'cm. just
as had finished backing the straps !
heard noise. looked around and saw
something shooting along the ice like
Iightnin'. 1t was Bill Bcrry's head -
He had been going it like creased cleo
tricity, and before he knew it went Into
one of them cussed holes. The force
was 50 great as to cut his head of
against the sharp corners of the ice. "It
is all day with Bill Berry," said L.
"And all light too" said Joe Turner
Just as he had got these words out Of
his mouth, l looked at Bill's head. which
had been goin' on the ice, aud all to ouct
it dropped into another hole. We run
to it, and heard Bill Berry say, "fol
Gods sake, boys, pull me out !" look
ed into the hole, and there. as true ~
am a sinner, was Bill Berry's body
which had skooted along under the ice
and met the head at the hole in the ice
1t was so thunderin' cold that the head
had froze fast to the body, and wo pull.
ed Billy out as good as new. He felt q
little numb At first, but after skating a
while he was as brisk as the rest of US,
and laughin' over the joke, we went
home about dark, all satisfied with the
days sport. About nine o'clock in the
evening, somebody knocked at the door
and said l was wanted over to Bill
Berry'e. put on my coat and wen,
over. There lay Bills body in On,
place and his head 10 another. His VIII,
said that after he came home from ska
ting, be sat down before the fire t
warm himself, and while blowing Iii
nose, he threw his head into the fire.
place
The Coroner was called that night
and the verdict Of the jury was, that s'Bil
Berry came 10 his death by skating to-
fast"
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-02-06

The Warrington States says that not ma ~
ysa.s ego one Of the .Slavsholding States re-
gsraed the clock peddling traffic within her
"@l's % crying evil and enacted tax 90
snoEmoos upon every clock that should be
neteenee sold within hsr limits, a. to amount
% virtual prohibition; but tbs Yankee was
- sSew y originating plan for lie pusssnial
sssaos. ns lsa:sd the household commodity
- period q ninety -nlns ysars 4
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-02-06

HkN. WASHINGTON AND Mr.. IRVING.
Mr.. Irving himself saw Gen. Wash
iogton. He said there was some celebra-
ZION going on in New York, and the
oeneral was there to participate in the
Irving, "a good old Scotch woman Va.
very anxious for me to see him and
held me up in her arms a. he rode No..
This, however, did not satisfy hsr. . :"
the next day, when walking with me IN
Broadway, she espied him in a shon !.
she seized my arm, and darling in ex'
claimed, in her bland Scotch, ssPl.as.
your Excellency, here's . BARN that's
called after ye." General Washington
then turned his benevolent face full up
on me, smiled, laid his hand upon my
head: snd gave his blessing, which, add.
60 Mr: Irving, earnestly, 81 have reason
q believe has attended me through life,
Va bot five years old, vet / can feel
that hand even now" M
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-02-06

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