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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-16

We have the largest and best assorted
stock we ever bought, (being under obligations 70
meet our constantly increasing trade,) making tho
take extra pains in buying and feel confident that
there is not better bought lot anywhere. We mark
at very low proats-our selling rates being ON many
hire 81 200 men to superintend our business and
capital play second fiddle to nobody, are on hand All
live economieally and give the advantage of all these
things 10 our customers, along with many other very
heavy and favorable items which we have neither
time nor space TO melton.
Thankful for past patronage so literally
granted TO us, we hope for q continuation and en-
bansion Of the same. Respectfully, yours,
DANIEL W. G0SS Il BRO,
TPHighest price for produce.
EdinbuTg, April 10, 1860,
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-16

0TOn Sunday a young man by the
name Of Macklem fell into the river at Mia
CARA and was carried over the Falls.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-16

or The house of Mr.. John Bolster in
Wooster, was entered by a burglar on Mon
day night last, and robbed Of $1,000 in bills.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-16

Hon. 8 amuel Beardsley, an ex.member
Of Congress, died at Utica, N. Y, on Sun
day night.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-16

FA municipal election was held at
Atchson. Kansas, on Monday, which result'
ed in a complete triumph of the Democrats.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-16

eTTranquil pleasures last the longest.
We are not fitted to bear long the burden OF
great joys.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-16
Groceries. Fruits. Fish 7

Brown Sugar at cents, extra Tea at so cents, good
Chewing Tobacco at 25 CENTS Rice at ST cents, best
quality fne. cut Smoking Tobacco at 19i cents, MO.
lasses at so cents Syrup at go cents. Coffee, Coffee
soda Biscuit, Nutmegs, 1.-THE best that grow at ctS.
per oz.) Cloves at cents per quarter pound or IS
cents per pound. Everything in the line cheap and
Bunch Rasins at Is CENTS Turkish Prunes at II cts,
Zante Currants at II cents, Figs at Is cents, fresh
Lemons and Oranges. Fruits very nice and fresh.-
Splendid George Bank Goldfish. Sole Leather. 5000
pounds Wool Irvine at IS cents per pound.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-16

Keep off Tan and Freckles.
Our assortment is in part as follows-Plain Pol do
Sol, Gace Borders, Fouards, Frnged Moire An
tque, Green Bordered, Jasper Silk, Satin FriAged.
Figured Centres, Plain Black Fringed, Plain Black
and Brown Large, Black Moire Antique. Poi de Sol,
Brown Fringed, Figured Centres Fringed, Br0cGd Q
Figured Inaid. This is partial list Of our assort-
man ynu daeip oil In ua
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-16
WALL PAPER

HATS, CAPS, BUNNE'TS, FLATS.
Mems and Boys white and colored Palm Hats4-
Mems and Boys white and colored Leghorn, Pearl
and colored Straws. Mems and Boys colored Can.
ton, various and fancy styles. Mems, boys and
Excelsior, Plumo, Washington, Hungarian, Ledger,
Bro Nutra. Black Soft Dress Hats. Black Silk and
black Cashmere Hats, &c.
Bonnets. Black and white Braide Lace, Florence.
Willow, Chip. II Eraid COburg Edge and Pedal. I
Braid Split Straw, Dimd and Satin, &c.
Flats of all kinds and styles.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-16
HOPED SKIRTS.
.PaTa5ol5-

Best Steel Springs, hoops, Sc cents, hoops, 61
cents, hoops, n cents. Those wishing to expand
have fair opportunity.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16

A MURDERER CONVICTED by THE MIC
RoscopE. - The microscope is daily be.
coming a more important aid to legal
investigation An illustration of this
occurred not long ago, in which murder
was brought home to the criminal by
means of this instrument. Much circum-
stantial evidence had been adduced
against him, among which was the fact,
that knife in his possession was smeared
with blood, which had dried on the blade
and on the handle. The prisoner strove
TO turn aside the force of this circumstance
by asserting that he had cut some raw
beef with the knife, and had omitted to
wipe it.
The knife was submitted to an emf
nent professor of microscopy, who imme-
diatelv discovered the following facts =
|. The stain was certainly blood. 2. 1t
was not the blood Of piece of dead flesh,
but that of living body; for it had
coagulated where it was found. g. 1t
was not the blood of an OK, sheep or hog.
4. 1t was human blood Besides these
facts, however, other important ones were
revealed by the same mode of investiga-
ton. s.. Among the blood were found
some vegetable fibres. 6. These were
proved to be cotton Gbres,-agrecing with
those of the murdered mans shirt and
neck .kerchief. Z. There were present
also numerous tessellated epithelial cells.
In order to understand the meaning and
the bearing of this fact, | must explain
that the whole of the internal surface OF
the body is lined with delicate mem
brane IA continuation of the external
skin,) which discharges mucus, and is
hence termed mucus membrane. Now
this is composed of loose cells, which
very easily separate, called epithelial cells;
they are in fact constantly in process OF
being detached lin which state they con-
stitute the mucus,) and Of being replaced
from the tissue beneath. Now microsco.
pial anatomists have learned that these
epithelial scales or cells, which are SO
minute as to be undscernible by the
unaided eye, differ in appearance and
arrangement in different parts of the
body. Thus, those which line the gullct
and the lower part of the throat are
tesselated, or resemble the stones of q
pavement those that cover the tongue
are arranged in cylinders or tall cones,
and are known as cokaawner; while those
that line some Of the viscera Of the
abdomen carry little waving hairs (ciiia)
at their tips, and are known as ciliated
epithelium.
The result of the investigation left no
doubt remaining that with that knife the
throat of hDing human being, which
throat had been protected by some cotton
fabric, had been cut. The accumulation
of evidence was fatal to the prisoner,
who without the microscopic testimony
might have escaped.-Gosses EecningS al
the Microscope.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16

EE The last number OF the Knicker
booker has good anecdotc Of man who
rarely failed to 90 to bed intoxicated ant
disturb his wife during the whole night
Upon his being charged by friend tha
he never went to bed sober, he indignant
ly denied the charge, and gave the Incl
dent of one particular night in proof
"Prctty soon after got into bed, my
wife said, Why, husband, what is the
matter with you? You act strangclyp
"rhcrc's nothing the mater with inc,
said /. "Nothing at ALL"
"I'm sure there is" said she, "yol
don't act natural at all. Shan't l get NJ
and get something for you?"
And up she got, lighted candle, and
came to the bedside to look at me, shad
ing the light with her hand.
81 knew there was something strange
about you," said she, "whyl you ARE so
DER."
"Now this is fact, and my wife will
swear to it, so don't you SANDER me any
more by saying that / haven't been tc
bed sober in six months, cause ! have.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16
"Keep on Dat Heel!"

Isaiah Smith is black enough to pass
for the ace of spades. His body presents
the Ethiopian formation, without blemish
He exhibits the woolly head, the thick
lips, and the long heels. Now, Isaiah is
a peaceable man, and being pcaceable, no
one has right to tramp on his HEELS
Yet some. body did do it, the other night,
down on Race street and Cherry alley,
and beside that gave Isaiah "clue" on
his left cheek. How it happened we do
not know to positive certainty, but we
will let julius Cesar Anderson, woolly-
headed friend of Isaah's, tell the story.
One Joseph Wellenkamp, being charged
with assaulting Isaiah, in the Police
Court this morning, Julius Caesar Ander-
son was called up for a witness.
"Well, you see, hoss," said he, after
being sworn, 81 cooks down on Sixth
street. Well, meets Isaiah, and sez
Isaiah to me, Dat wife mine berry sick,
Julius, an | wants you to gwy long down
an see her. Doesn't care if | does sez
/ to Isaiah, so down dar we goes. Well,
Isaiah's wife war berry sick. We guys
into dc house an found her in de bed
'How is you?' sez | to Isaiah's wife,
Dam sick, seq she, 'Jm IHinks If Lsa,ah
go gets me Jolona SassGge / cuts IL and
gets betterI"
This created roar of laughter, which
caused Julius to roll up the whites of his
eyes and exclaim-
Oats so! She want de sassage, so
Isaiah and guys long for de sassage.-
We gets to de street, an Isaiah yells out
Get off dat heelp Sez |, 'Bress de lor',
l amt on yer heel, Isaiah Den he
looks around, and dar stood dat white
man, stan'in' on Isaiah's heel"
Here the laughter drowned the witness
voice. After awhile he continued
"Lor' mighty, | war skcered You
better b'lievc | takes de outside by dc
curb. Den dat white man he get of
Isaiah's heel an he up fist an fotch him
lick right spang in de face. Den se2
|, Legs, do him duty an runs like dc
berry debbel. When dis chicken comes
back he goes de odder way he did"
Such was tho cream of Julius Cpsar's
testimony Both he and Isaiah swore
positively that the accused stood on the
latter's heel On the other side, Wellen-
kamp brough in two witnesses who swore
that he never touched Isaiah, and that
one of them, named Hinton, was the fel.
low who offended Isaiah. The Court
gave julius Cnsar's testimony the pre-.
ference, found Wcllenkamb guilty, and
fined him S5 and costs. There must have
been "tar on dat heel"
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16

GENIUS AND LABoR.-Alexande Ham
ilton once said to an intimate friend =
"Men gave me some credit for genius
All the genius have is just this: When
| have a subject in hand l study it pro
foundly. Day and night it is before me
| explore it in all its bearing. My mind
becomes pervaded with it. Then the
effort which 1 make is what the people
called the fruit of genius. 1t Is the
fruit Of labor and thought.
Mr.. Webster once replied to a gentle.
man who requested him to speak on a
subject Of great Importance: "The subject
interests me deeply, but l have not time
There, sir" pointing to a huge pile Of
letters on the table, "is pile of letters
to which l must reply before the close oi
the session, (which was then three days
off / have not time to master the sub
ject so as to do it Justice"
"But, Mr.. Webster, few words from
you would do so much to awaken public
attention to it,"
off there be so much weight in my
words as you represent, it is because
do not allow myself to speak on any sub
ject till l have imbucd my mind with it.
"Demosthenes was once urged to speal
on great and sudden emergency. 81
am not prepared" said he, and obstinate
ly refused.
The law of labor is equally binding OF
genius and msdiccrity.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16

WHALE FIsuuNG.-A young man who
left Syracuse some months ago, on a
whaling voyage, writes an interesting
letter to the Standard from the Sandwich
Islands, where the ship he was attached
TO was anchored in November. We make
the following extract:
On this voyage, thus far, VIC have ia
ken 13 whales and one stinker, (dead
whale,) and in these captures we have
used the Bomb Gun. This gun is about
feet in length, with bore of / I inches,
made of steel, and weighs 30 lbs. 1t is
stout, solid and compact-carries q lance
Of 20 inches in length. The lance is
round, with one end pointed, and concave
on three sides; on the other end, for about
8 inches, is drilled very fine hole, in
which is placed fuse, leading to the
chamber or the other IL inches of the
lance, which contains an explosive COM
position which in force is sixteen times
that of gunpowder. The lance contains
ounces, thus making the charge equal
to Abs. gunpowder. The gun is first
charged with a small quantity of gun
POWDER and with leather wad, with a
hole in the center. The fuse end of the
lance is then put in, leaving the other end
to cut its was into the whale. When the
gun is discharged the fire catches the fuse
through the hole in the wad, and in three
or four seconds you hear an explosion in
the whale which generally ends his life,
and is always sure if put in vital part.
This lance is generally used after whale
has had his "frst run" or sound. The
boat is hauled close on to him, and as
soon as he shows chance the lance is
fired into him just abaft the shoulder
blade, which is sure to reach his
life. Sometimes whale shows good
chance when going up to "fastcn," and
he is "bomed" at the same time he is
struck. The gun costs sixty dollars, and
each lance SO, and is Yankee invention,
excellent for the saving of life and
limb in the whale business.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16
FORCE OF GUNPOWDER.

The removal of the ruins of old st.
Paurs, in London, formed an instructive
chapter in architecture. We learn from
the NLife of Wren" that the walls, eighty
feet perpendicular, and FIVE feet thick,
and the tower at least two hundred feet
high, through cracked, and swayed, and
tottering, stuck obstinately together, and
their removal, stone by stone, was found
tedious and dangerous. At first men
with picks and levers loosened the stones
above, then canted them over, and labor
ers moved them away below, aud piled
them into heaps. The want of room (for
between the walls of the church and those
Of the houses there lay a street only some
thirty yards wide) made this way slow
and unsafe. Several men lost their lives,
and the pile of stones grew steep and
large. Thus, however, Sir Christopher
Wren proceeded, gaining every day more
room till he came to the middle tower
that bore the steeple. The remains of
the tower being nearly two hundred feet
HIGH the laborers were afraid to work
above; thereupon he concluded to facili-
tate this work by the force of gunpowder.
He dug hole down by the northwest
pillar of the tower, the four pillars Of
which were each about fourteen feet in
diameter When he had dug to the foun-
dation, he then, with crows and tools
made on purpose, wrough hole two feet
square, hard into the centre of the pillar.
There he placed little tin box contain
ing eighteen pounds of powder, and no
more. a case was fixed to the box with
a quick match, as gunners call it, within
the case, which reached from the box to
the ground above, and along the ground
was laid the train of powder with match
After this the mine was carefully closed
up again with stone and mortar to the
top of the ground. He then observed
the effect of the blow. This little quanti-
ty of powder not only lifted up the whole
angle of the tower, with two great arches
which rested upon it, but also two ad
joining arches of the aisles and all above
them. And this it seemed to do some
what leisurely, cracking the walls to the
top, lifting visibly the whole weight above
nine inches, which suddenly jumping
down, made q great heap of ruins in the
place without scattering.
1t was half minute before the heap
opened in two or three places, and emit
ted some smoke. BY thisdescription may
be observed the incredible force of pow
der eighteen pounds of which lifted up
three thousand tons, and saved the work
of thousand laborers. The fall of so
great a weight from height of two hun
dred feet, gave a conclusion to the ground
that the inhabitants around took for an
earthquake. During Wren's absence, his
superintendent made n larger hole, put
in greater charge of gunpowder, and
ncglecting to fortify the mouth Of the
mine, applied the match The explosion
accomplished the object, but one stone
was displaced with such violence that
it flew to the opposite side of the church
yard, smashed in window where some
women were sitting, and alarmed the
whole ncighborhood so that they united
in petitioning that no more powder should
be used.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16

A VALUABLE HoRsE.-On the night of
the 21st ult, Mr.. Thomas Green, Of
Lyons, ILL.,, was thrown from his horse,
and his ankle-bone broken, leaving him
helpless on the road The horse mani
tested great concern for his injured rider,
going four different times to ncighbor-
ing house, and as often returning to him,
smelling Of him and whinnying on the
road, showing so much distrcsss as to in
duce gentleman to follow him to where
Mr.. Green lay on the road, perfectly
helpless, and liable 10 be run over in the
dark.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16

Of the Bancroft House, situated on the
and Washington this city having front OF 100 feet on
hgh built
outside
exceen
appuennces modern first class hotel The fixtures in the
ladies' palor of tapestry the other aor ho
The house
six horse engine located the rear of the building
September already, supervision Mr.
attentive popular landlord has attained reputation not
second toa any hotel in the West
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16

ADULrERArED LIoUoR.-The good peo-
ple of Ohio have an efficient officer in the
person of DIR HIRAM Cox, official in
spector of liquors at Cincinnati. In a
recent report on the subject of adultera-
ton, he relates the following Incident
They must have sharp liquor in Pork
opolis
81 called at grocery store one day,
where liquor also is kept A couple of
Irishmen came in while was there and
called for some whiskey, anc the first
drank, and the moment he drank the
tears flowed freely, while at the same
time he caught his breath like one sulToca-
ted or strangling. When he could speak
he says to his companion, Och, Michael,
but this is warmin to the stomachp-
Michael drank and went through like
contortions, with the remark, 'Wouldn't
it be foine in a cowld frosthy morning?
After they had drank | asked the land
lord to pour me ont little in a tumbler,
in which / dipped slip of litmus paper,
which was no sooner wet than it put on
scarlet hue. I found it had IL per
cent. alcoholic spirits by weight, when il
should have had 40 per cent. to be proof,
and the difference in per centage was
made up by sulphuric acid, red pepper,
pelitory, caustic potassa, and bruclne, one
of the salts of nucis vomice, commonly
called nux vomca. One pint of such
liquor would kill the strongest man."
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16

ET Among the many amusing docu.
ments we have seen in this country; one
which lately came to our hands, among a
file oflast summers applications for do.
nations, is the beater. We give literal
copy.
"In the name of the people of the
State of Michigan, | do solemnly swear
that have not no meal nor bread in my
house so help me God."-- Gratiot. lNe'cs, 3D.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16

An OLD YARN--A yarn has been 60
ing the rounds Of the newspapers to the
effect that the Grand Trunk Railway had
five thousand axes made in England from
pattern, which was so closely initiated
by the mechanic that there were no eyes
in any of them, the pattern itself being
destitute of that requisite. The same
story was told of the Hudson's Bay
Company forty years ago.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16
Graphic Account Of the .sls /.

The local man Of the North American
thus records his experiences Of the "fever
an ague."
"If our local department has been bet
ter for the past few days than before, it
is to be attributed to the absence Of our
Irregular" reporter, who succombed for
forty-eight hours to an attack of what,
in Western parlanee, istermed the "agur"
i'm the vernacular, chils and fever
People who have never enjoyed bout
with this vigorous affection, have missed
series of sensations to which all others
are as pig iron to doubloons. The pri
mary symptoms are feeling of "gone-
ness" in the stomach, the diaphram feel
lug as tho it were an imperfectly inflated
balloon, floating in space, without ballast,
altogether in violation of the physical
unities. At the same time, your head
feels as tho it was bass drum, with four
boys humping at each end. This is for
about two hours, when the chill GENES
on. The chill is an institution that would,
we think, have more sorely tried the pa
tience of job than all the "boilsn in the
universe. 1t commences at the bottom
of the spine, and slowly ascends until it
reaches the brain; its progress being about
an inch in every five minutes-the taller
the man. the livelier the time he has of it.
When we say lively, we mean that the
teeth, for the time being, usurp the func-
tions of the tongue, and chatter as inces-
sanity as bevy of advanced spinsters at
country tea party The only sound that
Can equal it is Pete Morris celebrated
race horse solo on the bones.
The PECULIAR sensation of the chill can.
be faintlv iaitated by suspen'ling cake
of ice down yolr back by set Of pullies
passing over the tors. Draw up the cord
so that the ice asceIds the spinal column
at the rate of an inch lar hour, and you
have pretty good idea OF "the cbill."-
Of course it is understood thu. the exper-
ment is performed when the mercury
stands at zero, and you are standing up
to your knees in a'snow bank.
After lying in this condition, under the
weight of six heavy quilts which impart
no warmth whatever, you have an inter
val or rest. Then comes the fever, and
you pass through the opposite extreme Of
heat You imbibe gallon, more or less,
of lemonade, and then, worn out with the
shake, you fall asleep. If you are in a
cheap boarding house, the landlady may
perhaps send up the servant, with the re-
quest that 'you will please get up and
do your shaking on chair, as the bed
stead isn't accustomed to rough usage"
Such things have been done, and may bo
again. 1t looks rather uufeeling, bnt is
nothing to what is endured upon waking
from that sleep. Then comes the misery
of the ague. The excruciating headache
which still remains is bad enough, but
not worse than the impotency of ones un-
derpinning, the limbs feeling as though
every kneepan had its bottom knocked
out, and every fre-plug one met in the
street was stuffed reception chair, with
extended arms, imploring you to be seat.
ed.
Henceforth we shall never wish our
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16
Selected 9oetru.
THE MODERN MITHRIDATEs.


o bring my breakfast - give to mo
Bread that is snowy and light Of weight
or alum and bone-dust let II be,
Chalk, and ammona's carbonate;
sulphates Of zinc and copper too,
Plaster Of Paris, finely ground,
viii make It evenly white clear through
With the outside nicely Drowned.
Give me butter TO eat with the bread
Colored with saffron aud turmeric
Or orpiment, richer In tint, 'tls said;
Let lard aud sleeps brains make it thick,
Give me tea Of a clear green hue,
Made Of soapstone, willow.leaves,
Arsenite Of copper and Pruzsian blue
Their flavor the palate deceives.
Bring sugar, and sweeten the portion we'll
Sugar Of lead, and iron, and sand
Sweet AS honey of Hydromel
Or the pressure of Mlthridates' handl
Though may be coffee would clear my head
Better than such cup Of tea
Coffee of ochre, Venetian red
And the potent chlcoree,
Then, with my chop, let pickles green
Cool my tongue with flavorous bliss;
Stepped and soaked they must have been
In salts Of copper and verdgris
Most inviting to me they are
When full Of the pungent taste find
In suphuric acid vinegar
condiment just to my mind.
IIal you start you think that /,
Being man of mortal clay,
After my meal will surely die,
For these are deadly poisons, you say;
Poisonsi yesi yet one and all
Are found on every grocer's shelves
Our bills Of mortality are not small
But how can we help ourselves1 G. A