The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-02-08
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OF Putrid sore throat prevails to an
alarming extent in the neighborhood ol
Painesville.
o. Since the organization of the House,
business has improved to a great extent in
the eastern cities.
o. The Oberlin Evangelist says that the
negroes OF that place comprise One-tenth
Of the whole population. r.
OF The next Ohio State Fair will be
held at Dayton, on the 95th, 26th, 9th and
2sth days Of September.
OF Judge Gustavus Swan, formerly Pre-.
sident OF the State Bank of Ohio, died at
Columbus on the 9th inst.
o. Hon. Milton s. Lathsm, the present
Democratic Governor Of California, has been
elected by the Legislature of that State,
United States Senator for six years.
o. AdAh Isaacs Menken, the talented
young actress, reports that she is the lawful
wife of the great American pugilist, John
c. Heenan.
OF A new trial has been granted to VIM
H. Gibson, formerly Republican Treasurer
of State, who was recently convicted OF EN-.
bezzlement.
Or The railroads centering in Chicago
have "tabooed" half-fare tickets to clergy
men, and they now have to pay full fare like
other sinners.
az The Sons of Malta in Pittsburgh in
tend giving ball on the 9th inst, the pro-
ceeds of which are to be applied to the
relief of the poor.
OF The Akronians are anxious that the
new penitentiary should be located there
We think it shoud--Akron has q hard name
throughout the State.
OHF The Legislature having been occu-
pied the past few days in determining what
is the proper time for boys to catch fish and
kill woodchucks, we omit their proceedings
OF A bill to provide for the calling of q
Convention to frame State Constitution
has passed both Houses Of the Nebraska
Legislature and has been signed by the Gov
ernoT.
r California would make torty-fvt
States of the size of New Hampshire. The
sea coast extends nearly a thousand miles
and the territory extends into the interior
twelve hundred miles.
OF Some fellow in Connecticut has an.
nounced that next spring he intends to cross
the Sheturket on rope with two men hang
ing to his hair--one on each side. He is
now letting his hair grow for the purpose.
o. The owners OF the Pemberton Mills
huve made claim upon the insurance com,
panies for the entire amount of the insur.
ance, $4l5,Ooe, and have retained legal
in case the claim is resisted.
GA man in Brooklyn, N. Y, lately
made bet that be could hold his mouth
five minutes over an ordinary gas burner,
with the gas turned on but not ignted. He
attempted the feat, and was almost immedi.
oieIy stranged, so that his life was saved
with much difficulty.
GFA couple recently applied to the Ne
braska Legislature and obtained divorce.
They Immediately pre.empted l6O acres of
land apiece, and having proved their title
thereto, were married again the next day,
thus securing 100 acres Of land.
OTThe number of runaway negroes now
in Canada is estimated at $4,000. They are
considered o nuisance there--are
an idle, thieviDg set, and no respectable
whites can live within miles Of them. The
attention Of the Canadian Parliament has
been called to the matter.
O. The Republican State Central Com
mittee has fixed upon the lst day of March
as the time, and Columbus as the place. for
holding a State Convention to elect dele.
gates at large to the Chicago Semi National
Convention. The 22d of February is sug.
gested as good time for electing the district
delegates.
OFA new Sam Patch experiment was
enacted recently at st. Louis. A German
named Fritz Ruhel jumped from the top OF
a three story house into bank of snow
scraped together for the purpose, for awager.
He came down feet foremost into the heap OF
snow, which, being soft, yielded, and he sank
to his armpits.
GFThe New London Star says that Neal
Dow, of Portland, the father of the "Maine
Law" has become enslaved by the terrible
habit which it has been OF late the effort o
his life publicly to reform. If this be 30, il
affords another melancholy example of the
inefficiency Of legal restraints to preserve the
purity or to correct the vicious practices OF
life.
0FIt ia said thst the veritnble sword
which Ethan Allen carried through the per-
lis fmany well fought battles, is now in the
possession of one OF his female descendants
at Grand Haven, Michigan. 1t is the same
staunch blade that he waved -aloft when, "in
the name of Jehovah and the ContinentaI
Congress-" he demanded the surrender o
the stronghold Of Ticonderoga.
GThe Eyria (Ohio) Democrat says thai
Mrs. Charlotte Bisbee Of Grafton, Lorain
nnuntsz ronontl, haa..an nan nsand of throc