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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-20

BALTIMORE, June l6. The city is ropi dly
filing up.
The Douglas and anti Douglos feeling is
intensified in opposition since the Charles
ton Convention. Several warm con,rover-
sizes, nearly Leading to personal collisions,
have already been had between prominent
men on the several sides
| The Douglas men calculate on an in.
creased vote for him at all events on the Sd
or 4th ballot, and it seems certain they will
hold their own on the earliest ballot.
A notice posted st The hotels stating that
delegations desiring admission to the hall of
the Convention will Apply to Caleb Gushing
tomorrow, renders it absolutely certain that
Mr. Cushing has decided TO take the power
OF issuing cards into his own hands and will
i give admission to the sec' ding delegations.
The Douglas men have l52 votes which
is good majority over all thit will be in
the ConveOion, il Cushing's platform is
carried out, design introducing resolution
binding all the delegates present taking part
in the proceedings to abide by the action OF
the Convention and support its nominee.
II on the adoption OF this resolution the
seeding delegates again retire, such States
ns send new delegations will be admitted.
II the secederS remain in, denying the right
OF the majority to bind their action, then the
contestants from Louisiana, Georgia and
Alabama will apply for hearing and an eff
fort will be made to admit them, the main
difficulty in carrying out the programme ap.
pears now to be the vote Of New York.
MIR. Corning and others are understood to
oppose the resolution binding the action OF
the delegates present and vote in the del.
egation on this point will be very close in.
deed, probably 81 to 33 if it should not be
be Bten.
1t is now evident that not less than 20 900
strangers will be present. The trains on
Monday will bring vast accessions to the
number already here.
1t is confidently expected that whatever
the programme may be, by which the result
is reached, that Douglas will be nominated
and that the greater portion of the SoGth
will put an opposition ticket in the field
Rumor points to the Hon. Caleb Gushing as
the nominee fer the Southern section for
President, with the Hon. JEFF Davis for
Vice President, on the ground that the nom.
lnaIion for the Presidency is immaterial but
thut the Vice President is important in the
event OF the election going TO the Senate.
The Committee will meet at 10 O'Clock
Monday morning.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-20
Douglas and the KSaiI SpIitters.

The Republican newspapers and orators
hove much TO say touching the popularity o
the Raj Splitting candidate. They seem
to think that the people OF the United States
and particularly of Illinois, will regard one
years services at splitting rails as far more
commendatory in candidate for the Presi-
dency than twenty, thirty, or even forty
years tallhiIl services in the councils of the
nation. Hence it is that, with direct in
suit to the intelligence Of the people, they
ignore the question OF Lincoln's capocitv
and fitness tor the high office he seeks, and
hold him up to the man Who worked W hole
winter splitting rails During the canvass
in this State in 1853, not II word was ever
heard OF Lincoln's services as rail splitter.
He then run as u candidite before the people
upon his supposed personal ability and his
tortuous political career. During these five
months OF arxious and excited debates,
when the cry from one end of The State to
the other was Douglas or Lincoln, and when
everything that could be s1id in behuIf OF
Lin coin wss soid, with great additions aud
exnggerations, not one word was breathed
about his having labored as Hat boatman,
or tCiled at splitting rails Those two
events OF his lie were discovered and made
known, for the first time, at Decatur, in
May, 1860.
Tine truth Of the matter is the "Rai Split.
ter" dodge is an old one in Illinois. 1t was
started nearly twenty years ago to beat
Judge Douglas. 1t is not Lincola's inyen-
ton, and unless the exclusive right has cea
sed to exist by lapse Of time, the patent be.
longs the Hon. Mr.. Browning, of Quincy.
When Judge Douglas was nominated for
Congress 10 1874, in the Quincy district, the
Democrats had but little hope of success,
AS the canvass progressed, Douglas was
evidently gaining upon his adversary, and
the friends OF the latter, getting alarmed
discovered that Browning chad devoted the
best energies Of his youth to splitting rals!'
He was called the "Rlil Splitter" and rails
were carried about from meeting to meeting
aid exhibited as the rails made by Brown
ing "wheG he was poor young man, work.
ing hard for living" Douglas, however,
encountered the "Rail Splitter origi.
nal one-and, in three months active can.
vass. changed the politics of the district from
1900 to 1900 Wing, TO 443 Democratic
majority.
So it will be seen that the Grail Splitter
business is an old political dodge in Illinois;
il was played out in this State seventeen
years ago, and the original patentee, though
an accomplished lawyer and excellent gen
tleman, has never in all that time recovered
the standing that he lost in the public esti-
nation Of rail splitting. Douglas in 1850
will beat the second hand Rail Splitter iusv
as he did the original inventor in 1913
We are only surprised that Mr.. Browning
did not admonish Lincoln of the disastrous
consequences that must attend the gross in'
suit which is offered to the public intelligence
by asking an Office on the simple qualifca-
tien OF having split rails Chicago Times
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-20

W Lucus w. Stone, of Northampton
Mass, promised to marry Lydia French, oI
EIIenburg, N. Y, abou, FIVE years ago, and
then, after having written Aer about 400 let
ters, concluded he would not keep his prom.
ise, and offered her $500 as a reparatiOn.-
She considered herself damaged to the
amount OF $40 900, and brought suit for that
amount. The jury last week awarded her
$1,000, which he afterwards compromised
for $l.245. The trial created great excite.
ment, especially among the fair sex ol
Northampton, and much merriment was
caused by Mr.. Stones epistles and testi
mony. J
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-20

GTA man named Johnson was recently
hung at Dubuque, Iowa. who run lightly up
the steps mounting to the scaffold, removed
his shirt collar. adjusted the moose to hia
own satisfaction, proclaimed his innocence,
and died like soldier without struggle.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-20

GFThe Hon. Horatio Seymour declines
being candidate for the Office of President
or Vice President of the United States, and
has requested that his name be withdrawn
by his friends, in case it should be presented
to the Baltimore Convent on,
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-20

the admission Of Texas In le4s, we gained
3lS,0o0 square miles more; and shortly afte =
that, by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
with Mexico, we gained 1900 square
miles more. The last of our acquisitions
wss the Gsdsden purchase, giving US an
additional territory, amounting to $4,000
square miles .-PittSburg Post.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-20

9Fred Douglas has returned to the
United States: He came unannounced, and
had been home several weeks before the
fact was known to the public. He has got
over his "scave." - '@"' ..
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-20
Boots & Shoes.

Mems calf congress Caters at is shngs, mems
enameled congress Caters at IA shillings, mems
pate leather Caters at So So Mems kip, calf and
enameled Brogans. Mems enameled and calf OK
Brogans and Oxford Ties. Boy's and youths patent
leather congress Caters. Children's roans, oTien-
tals kid enameled, brown: check, button, goat and
congress Caters and fine Boots. Kid and enameled
heeled and spring heeled Boots. Womon . heeled
lace and congress ana satin and lasting Gaiters..
and pegged enameled, kid, morocco End goat Boots
and CATERS. Good Caters well made at 80 cents q
pair: No trash. Spring heeled enameled Boots at
4l 90 uer nair. - "
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-20

@Old John Browne widow has received
$40, 900 from her negro friends in Hsyti.-
At this rate treason can be made to pay. ].
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-20
Groceries, Fruits. Fish :

Brown Sugar at cents, extra Tea at so CENTS good
Chewing Tobacco at 25 cents, Rice at 81 cents best
quality hne, cut Smoking Tobacco at l9 cents, Mo.
asses at SO cents, Syrup at so cents. Coffee, Cofoo
Sugar, Crushed Sugar, s. G.. Soda, Pepper, Spi ces,
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
| good. Good Raisins at 8 cents per pound, best
Bunch Rasins at Is cents, Turkish Prunes at II cs.,
Zante Currants at II cents, Figs at is cents, fresh
Lemons and Oranges. Fruits very nice and ffesh.-
Splendid George Bank Goldfish. Sole Leather. 5000
pounds Wool Twine at Is cents per pound.
We have the largest and best assorted
stock we ever bought, (being under obligations 10
! meet our constantly increasing trade,) making the
best stock of goods in this section of country We
take extra pains in buying and feel confident that
there is not better bought lot anywhere. We mark
at very low proatsour selling rates being on many
articles less than our competitors pay for them We
hire no 81 200 men to superintend our business and
capital play second fiddle to nobody, are on hand all
the time, have no house rent to pay, taxes low,
live economically, and give the advantage Of all these
things TO customers, along with many other very
heavy and favorable items which we have ncithe
time nor space to- melton.
Thankful for past patronage so literally
granted to us, we hope for a continuation and ex.
pansion OF the same. Respectfully, yours,
DANIEL W. GosS & BRO.
TPHighest price for p roduce. 90
. Edinburx, April le, 1860.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-09-01

ErcuSes.-While the '.hard times''
harass and pinch portion of the com
munity, they servo as matter of con-
voniencc to another portion. There is
scarcely any kind of meanness, avarice,
or dishonesty for which tho "hard
times" are not made responsible
Young Glib, the billiard player, who
spends enough, in his nightly dissipa-
tons, to support comfortably u small
family, beats down his washerwoman,
and neglects to pay his tailor, in conse--
quencc of tho " financial pressure
For the same cause, Old Mugger the
millionaire, raises his rents, and dis
tresses his poor tenants. Tho other
day, Deacon Closefst was applied to
for assistance, in the case of u widow,
who wished to raise money for tho pur-
pose of reaching her friends in Chicago.
Bless my heart = said tho Deacon
don't talk to mo of such things, these
hard times ~ The Deacon is worth
sixty thousand dollars, and means to be
worth seventy, within tho next six
months.
Thus, at the time when, of all others,
people should be just and charitable,
many make tho hard times an excuse
for bong hard faced and hard hearted.
This they do not only to tho world,
but to thoir own consciences.
On tho other hand, the 'pressure'
affords many II protext for doing what
oil should have moral courage enough
to do, without protoxt. Extravngancies
are curtailed, and nIodless luxuries cut
off. People conclude that the old coat
will do well enough for these hard
times Yet even this personal economy
is sometimes carried TOD, far. Miss
Spinster, who he's accumulated tho
handsome little pile of twenty thousand,
! and has nobody to caro- for but her
| self, sits in the evening and knits with
out light, and with avery scanty fire;
| and Old Mcrccnuiro has stopped his
weekly paper.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-09-01

Discovery Of Gigantic Human Re
mains.-Here is another interesting
field of research for the scientifically
disposed:
Mr.. "A. l.. jerks, of Minnesota, has
been exploring tho interior of somo
mounds near Winona, and in one ofthcm
has discovered, at the depth of five or
six feet, the remains of seven or eight
human skeletons, of very largo size
The under jaw was one inch wider than
that of any other man in that State
(probaly by actual measurement y He
also found clam shells, pieces if ivory
or bone rings, pieces of kettles made
of earth and coarse sand. There were
at the neck of one of the skeletons teeth
two inches in length by one-half to thee
fourths of an inch in diameter, with
holes drilled into tho sides, and the
ends polished, with II groove around it..
Also, an arrow, five inches long by ono
and half wide, stuck through the back
near the backbone and one about eight
inches long stuck into the left breast.
Also, the blade ofa copper hatchot, one
and half inches wide at the edge, and
two inches long. This hatchot was
found stuck in the skull of tho same
SKELETON. Tho mound is about two
hundred feet above the surface of the
Mississippi.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-09-01
The ShEfsirGn's Hour,

Between the dark and the daylight,
When the night is beginning to lower,
Comes.n pause i'll the days occupations
That is known as the Children's Hour.
/ hear in the chamber above mo
The patter of little feet,
The sound Of n door that is opened,
And voices soft and sweet.
From my study I 500 in the lnmplight,
Descending tho broad hall stair,
Grave Alice and laughing Allcgra,
And Edith with Golden hair.
A whisper, then silence:
Yet | know by their merry cyos
They are plotting planning together
To take inc by surprise.
A sudden rush from the stairway,
A sudden raid from the hall
BY three doors left unguardod
They enter my castle wall
They climb up into my turrct
O'er the arms and back Of my chair;
If ! try to escape, they surround me;
They seem to be everywhere.
They almost dcvour me with kisses,
Their arms about me cntwinc,
Till / thinl, Of the Bishop Of Bingcn
IN his Mousc-Towcr on the Rhine
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-09-01

n DcGghLtuL Legcnd--Thoro is II
charming tradition connected with tho
site on which tho Temple of Solomon
was erected. 1t is snid to have boon
occupied in common by two brothcrs,
ono of whom had n family, and the other
had none. On the evening succeeding
the harvest, tho wheat having boon
gathered in separate shocks, tho elder
brother said unto his wife: "My
younger brother is unable TO bear tho
burden and hont Of the day will arise,
take off my shocks and place with his,
without his knowledge" 4
Tho younger brother, being actuated
by tho same benevolent motives, said
within himself: "My elder brother has
family, and have mono; / will arise,
take off my shocks and place with his,
without his knowledge, and contribute
to their support" Judge Of thoir mus-
tual astonishmont whom, on the following
morning, they found thoir rcspoctiyo
shocks undiminishcd. This course of
events transpircd for several SUCCESS
i've nights, and cach resolved in his own
mind to stand guard and solve thaJuy-
stcry. They did so; when on the fol
lowing night, thoy met each other half
way between their respective shocks,
with their arms full.
Upon ground hallowod by such ns-
sociations as this was the Temple of
Solomon ercctcd-so spacious add mng
nificent-thc wonder and admiration
Of the world. Alas in these days, how
many would sooner steal their brothers
whole shock than add to it single
sheaf.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-09-01

England rs. Francc.-Thc Lcndon
correspondent Of The World is inclined
to think that the British Government is
unnecessarily frightenodby the demon
strations and preparations Of" Franco.
He says:
The invasion panic is strong upon
us and Lord Palmcrston, i'll singu-
larly injudicious speech, has asked for
two millions, to be expended during the
ensuing year on the fortification of our
arsenals and dock yards-part of sum
Of nine millions, which is to be raised in
three or four years by means of tcrini-
nablc 0nnuitics extending over period
of thirty years. We are already taxed
to the extent of seventy millions year,
of which by far the larger part is ex-
pended on .armameuts and on the inter
est of our enormous national debt, con-
tracted in the prosecution of many un-
necessary wars, including, among the
chief items, the war which terminated
in the recognition of a crStains pSclara-
tion OF Independence. Wd are now
afteF buving voted twcnty-nino millions
for the army and navy for the year,
and further sum of nearly four mil
lions for the Chinese war-callcd upon
for the first instalment Of nine millions,
Iffn order to ward of u. danger which is
~ the highest degree ifhprobable.
< Our navy aBf8upts to fifty Sships of
Ithe line, besideh.. cloud of 5maIleTSes-
sells and gunboats, motto speak Of still
fuetk5er ships whick are now in course
L9f rapid Construction. This gigantic
| 1setis manned by $4,000 men and Boys;
whereas France win be obliged to wait
until 1867 before her navy reaches the
narimum Of forty ships Of the line, fixed
three years ago, and not altered since.
Then, on shore, we have to begin with)
10000 men Of the coast guard and vol
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-09-01

a Lay ISermOm.-We believe it was
Johnny Greiner of the Columbus Cat
ette'' who thus ''frees his mind to his
fellow sinncrs,' who go to church to
hear preaching:
"You go to meeting we suppose just
as we do-to get good. Go in season,
be on hand when 'the polls open, or it
will profit you 'naryred." To 90
stamping into church after ''meeting's
begun" shows mournful amount of
hardness of heart, let alone the manners
of the thing. After praycrful medita-
tions on the subject, we have come to
the solemn conclusion that sinner, who
is so. sIowfooted that he cannot 90 to
church in due season, will not make
time in the journey to Paradise. He
will lose his connections, and get
switched off on so some side track, and
not Setfa tin after the door is shut.
,Jordan is"an awful hard road to travel ;
andif you intend to get through by day
light, you must shove your boots right
ahead. Now, be on hand next Sunday
when the gong rings, q we shall make
a motion that you be tuFned out of the
synagogue. =
Another thing: dae'f chew tobacco
in prayer time, and spit the juice ~
over the floor to soil your wife's silks,
Don't you do it. -
Keep awake while the preacher talks
to you about Salvation. 1t is bad
enough not to go at church at all, hut it
is heap worse to 60 there and sleep
away the precious time The other
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-09-01
Romance IN Real LJe. Tho New
York Daily News has the following:

Romance IN Real Life. .---Ishe New
York Daily News has the following:
Seven years ago, bright, intelligent,
good looking boy, about ten years old,
the son of Mr. Harry Eytingf. who
will, no doubt, be remembered as an ac-
tor of considerable abilit5sxah away
from his fathers home, in this city, taxi
ing with him $50, which the boysshad
saved and placed in one Of our nnm err
Gus savings banks.
The father made diligent search, and
used every effort 10 get information OF
the whereabouts Of his son he know
that young Harry was erratic, but, after
using every means, and not finding fIn,
concluded that he had gone eak
Years rolled on, however, and no Il iiSiings
came; the father at last reluctantl and
ssorrowfully gave up all hope of ever
seeing his boy again, and naourned him
as dead.
-. Last week, Mrs. Barney Williams, who
is living at his country seat at Bath,
Long Island, observed young man in
that village, who seemed to have bust
ness there, and who so much resembled
his friend Harry E Eytinge, in looks, man
ners, and voice, that he at once made up
his mind toacquaint Mr.. E. of the facts.
pThe father Immediately repaired to the
hotel at the place mentioned, where he
was overwhelmingly astonished by be-
holding his own son behind the desk in
the office.
Upon inquiry, the young man stated
that he was not particularly pleased
with the manner. in which his stepmother
was conducting things at home, SO, TAX
ing with him his own money, he in the
first place purchased a gun, and went
over near Bellville, N. j., and there in
dulged ia his youthful propensity for
gaming by shooting small birds, at the
same time using mother earth for his
lodging place, and such protection as
the trees in the woods afforded for a
covering. Getting tired of this he
engaged himself to farmer, and tried
that spell; being Of a rowing aispo-
sition, he shipped on board vossetand
went to Havana. ~:
From here he went to different climes,
and engaged in different occupations,
bringing up, as we have stated, at the
Bath Hotel, in the capacity of second
bcok-keeper. Inasmuch as his father
was in the habit of travelling a great
deal, young Eytinge did not know ex-
actly where to apply to learn his where
abouts, but stated that he intended
shortly to make an effort in that direc-
ton. Thus a parent and child are hap
PLY joined again, after seven years of
estrangcmont and anguish.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-09-01
OF PARISH OF JEFFERSON La SATURDAY, SEPTEN

unteer reserve; 100000 professional
troops, in Great Britain and Ireland
alone Is, 200 militia 10000 yeomanry
cavalry and enrolled pensioners and,
at the lowest estimate, $4,000 volun-
teer rifles and artillery. That is to say,
we have at least 80, 900 men on shore
alone, for the defense of the two islands;
and $4,000 sailors, manning Il feet of
immense power and efficiency. Judge,
then, whether the plea that we are de-
fenceless can any longer be maintained
whether there is any warrant for our
being afraid of France.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-09-01

Runa,0ay Snahe FOpnd-The Ana
conda which escaped from the showrnan's
box in the Mansion House, Troy, N Y, >,
some weeks since, has been found in the
kitchen of that hotel, in snug quarters
between the cistern and the heater, max
ing himself known to Il frightened cook by
protruding his head and running out his
stongue at her.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-09-01

~ Douglas Jerrold's grave, at Nor
wood, has had fine slab of marble
placed over it, bearing the following
inscription:
"ToDougias William Jorrold. Di-f
June Z, 1857. An English writer, wnsse
works will keep his memory grcah bet
ter than any epitaph."
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-09-01

EIY' "Nigger, wants to ax you one
of dem thunderums." We'll, Sam
proceed" why am n niggcr, after
eating salt fish, like a celebrated poct!'
'Do'no, less be kasc-" "Wcli, kase
what - "Why, kasc he's Dryden -
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-09-01

Sunday we saw u young man, sitting in
the middle of the house, and fast asleep
all the sermon time. His stupid face
was turned upwards; his ugly mouth
was wide open; and he snorod away
like a one-horse locomotive, blowing off
steam Poor sleepy soul, thought we,
what a time you will have when called
20 give an account for the privileges of
of this blessed sanctuary! There will
be no sleeping then, you miserable sin
;ner
Finally, brethren, may you all have
aaod time next Sunday, and make a
Sabbath days journey heavenward."