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Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-01-03
COMMENSURATE
Masonic Supper.

On me evening nj 81. Johns Day, d.
,rp,nter 97lh, 1851, The "MorranlOwn
Union Lodge, No. 70, Of Anciut Free and
accepted Mumns,n hrll u festival in Their
Lnlse nom In, connection with about
hhty ladies', the wives, daughters, aud
special fliends Of The fraternity. and such
Enf the residsn, Clergy rs ATTENDED upon
invitation. Tile supr't was prepared by
Nj. JAMES CrrnrRs, Gnd was bath nNun'
Urn, and splendid. 80 puins nOr expense
was spdird in rrOcu'ins err'y luxury
within reach, Turkey, pig. l@r'rlgie'
vrnison, oysters. fried aud sicwed--a great
variety Of cakes and confer,ionay-icr.
cream, hat, and fruits Of various kinds
all served up IN the mos, tasty style, made
up the rtpast--tO which ailiaent and pei
,evrrius attention was pOid, in 'hs best
possible hum6r. by the pumernps party III
attendance. Several Masonic olrs were
sung, the ladies engaging with their musi.
cal voices, with Us much sesI as the 'Ore'h'
Ten Of lie mystic ,ie.'
The occasion called forth tho delighted
esercise Of the fOrial principle, aud the
euaing passed Of without the least o.
currencs or expression 10 MAI the hnrmO-
ny Of the social circle. The company, al.
Ter appropriate religious exercises, seps.
rated at an carry hour, as i, was Saturday
evening, LEAVING no OCCASION for headache
or hrun.ache 10 interfere with the due
ub:clvance Of the Sabbath.
Nj. CYPRrRs, in his whole soul:d ap.
pliration To the dutirs Of u caterer Tor a
festive occasion, and his unsrarng liberal.
iry in providing for his employers, is nn
important arqui.i,iun 10 on, town, and
rirhl, merits the public patronage, -
A GUEST.
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rl,c aIIoiidnys."

q. We me- qar- IL luck about these days
1 w wa, ii h".ilay iruslins. Aeoi,I'ry
ts,.bs,,iter r,orihi N splendid TURKEY
AZ. Ch..tnas pIs."nt-"nI "ns oil our
Msr,anrlc ,rrnd. III town TO whom we
81. n;lrhirL Tor many subslsnt'"l Sr'S Of
l.i,,d@..,) sn, u. ''an"hrr al the sam"
sin - tia, hath Christmas and New
vt. u,r l.m,t,L Iurwih this ind'sren'
sab. lnot, If III rNeh
TimrMirl ihtasual 'tinfEr'sOl'owane'
sf CSt,a.a C6sJtdtotmryir"m TIE NUMB
al. rfsauTs tha, have b'cn enacted ""h'
n,Le ll.l lev w"L.r are quite IN con-
uRsl with Painters Pi. alri rf''''''e' 70
,u,. sud il~r inl srPttt'lrs fiat r"a' ",
iui,, the common every day I"FF o. ". y.
,h[t Illus lar 40 SERIOUS consequence
,la,wE vt otlas' foIIoMed this ra''SA
"a y III ~e4tta,at'oraatts.' ena wlfO Know y,
but We ma, YET be able '''rnda"l i ". WI
u. ,uuelrrqn"im;,' as members Of ~"
,,pss .r wont tOd.l "a .n
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-01-03
COMING HOUND.

Democratic TanffMrptings haze hpcb
hrld IN Montgomery and Sehuylkill
counties Pa At whicirrpmlUllons were
passed in iavor Of protecting cur iron
Intervals, A, The Montgomery mrr,ipg
the Hon. Josrph Torraucp,pr, sided, ard
The resolutions nassrd stalls, that while
thu Democracy Of Montgomery county
hayr frn,ly Sustained ihp 16rif'pC 40
and urr prIra,rI still 10. sustain il in ils
general features. yet ,hai ,hr,hn,p nry.
rr regarded i, as being in,rnird asa f.
nal and detailed adjustment. oGihr a.
n,oi,n, If du,y which should be lr,itd
nnon each uri,rlr orirpor,, In, a, onI,
inc cs,ahIi,hurn, of o crnrtal ss,,rn,,
oprn 10 such notifications as experience
may show tina, the revenues oI tie gov.
rrn,urn, and the industrial intrrrns Of
,hr country uoy demand.
Tia, ,o ~, =, SAT- ,ha, p.nnsylyania
has milrr, d greatly from the depression
of ,hp IRON hu,inrss, in.asnruch ss labor
is The principsl item Of oa in lis pro-
duc,lon. and foreigners consequently
are enabled. through thu chrapness Of
their labor, 10 control lhr market, mol,
only ofIhrir own, but also ofrhp coun-
try: that The Importance Of our iron in.
;err,l is such iha, The prrspn, depression
cannot fail.to sff.e, the whole country,
and therefore The resolutions call on
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Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, peesmbel 90, '5l.


'Dtar SirzIlisan cid saying, Ond a ter!
rnrurl one, that II we have nothing !,
.ay, TO Sly n",hug. Aud il, appears the
nrarer We artrourh thu lmlil.ys, lhc less
there l. to hr.sail that ia calculated to ed'
| II, ahy people or udrunre their iiNrrSia'
Washington. AnL sitting i5@a at M!
table, % slaid, LOT II Is mi 0 iubr, trying
to think Of fomtlhing very interesting In
the readers Of The "Mdror' TO wonder
over, n single klra struck me-ihai was
that Il there were any two words IN thu
English language man was compelled I"
he confined to, 70 overcome the woT!d'
The atsh and The icrll with, they would be
pull and push. III the commencement Of
lie, q, lnan has grta, luad 10 pull. In
lie titsl Place, he has to pull himself out
Of the cold embraces Of cold, hearlless
world, and in thus doing encounter olhsIs
whn'e object is the same rs his own.-
lie has ulsoto pull seainsI others who are
pulling against him, whose hnsi'!rss 70 !"
feed ind iut,en oil the weak, or ihoSe who
have not succeeded III attaining their Oh
Jet. Thus You see the great Necessity,
Mr. Editor, Of being good Fa'ifT' And
should he be successful Ond oul'rnlI aII
his adrrrsar'e'' and pull himself ,n'' "
pretty comfortable Posl'lon III NE IT. can
then commence to Pash' THIS Far' Of 'hr
game is less laN0riou' and perlltAing than
the former There IL as great u d'ssilni'
l"ri'y as in riding and walking. l's like
giving q large stone OF The mountain Top
ono single 'H't'' anu on II goes 'rss"'eSs
OF everything IN its path ii'heFe are an!
objects in lis way II g all the 'an'e' lis
course must be made Tree regardless Of
all other Interests When q man arrives n.
al The pinnacle Of the pulling OPERATION II
wv "'o"uS'e Wv NSN e''b" "'
more to frart except the devil who no
doubt will have claims upon him iuf Dep
rotations commiiird III bis descent III me-
upon the helpless aud unfortunate VII"
were unable TO el;ar the WY and who
were consequently crushed Snd ruined
Now, fear, MIR. Editor, some Of your
RAIDERS will be displensed at me for rhilOs'
Ophizins or monlizins or whatever You
may ci!l it, aud say that | meal, some Of
them. But lie, me assure sou and them
that such is far from me. hope, there
fore, that no; one Of Ihrm will make u
per'onaI application oil any thug have
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-01-03
/, n, Las. Mode d cstlt an Intro

I; The Las. Mode ii GetilI an lat'g'
lucllCn.
We met In. Other rs S1s' I'''I ir ''%n
, who ' va. always n" %. ~ .o "",,'"
ness u u, I ~ tras lIAl h1 idjnsI b. en-
'' "Asv did you get &C ''"'''r W.
"9 rob,S isii he, 4" ri d 'n 1.s.';, IN.
,,o mo"' M, Bit to nor ",L p' ,,rs.,
. ,.r ID a.y p S"ish va, oe,s n, ""A
t., tom my ,' S',S,, to S ' yo""s b.
ra'Iy ?n.u'" SOD, VIM usual
~ y n,r n'Is ID lhr front l"w I" Ia'
sd aud rr.ra"r'' ' ~, u" d. ~"
WIN w.! :'',, W "a stronger aud
. ,SF @ until j found NEARLY , dies.
r nst",t. No possible 9pce'sDIr WY y.
IF r, making hi arfu1i ne" could 40. BE-
" 1871 One allrFpn as ] Was pas
'iEsr', sr,l water d ID nnds lying
''ns %, o.r.n.nt in Al oil the door,
on 'nr III Al oner emily suggestive.
;erI, .'S Of IN ,np impu ofthr thought,
and Stepping upon remnant 1,, 90. Of = !
ca,l.iwGy melon, J sprd, lri anu VI
. ,srriblr dislocalion, tainted away
" Win III, strength oil It need no, tell
20 lhl, | was taken othe very hous'
Which contained my Il a, FIRST sight
VI calculated from Iat promises, and
nv anel- kept spp6d until ! wal
nr,,ly well aequai You know
The resi-"
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-01-03

JW0gc 0TttI t'huoH w ON eStT'S'
We must contest has most complete
" demoIishishcd the nunrrous newsPa-
per iru,i.ts on the Law Of treason
which the Chris,iuno affair brought
'forlh,-ia his recent ehtrgr in the Gaze
Of Runaway We do uO, deem Il tie
cenafy 10 publish Il su'ir', ihasmuch as
/, would B, TO ,hetxc!Hsioh Of all the
u,Osl variety IN our eO'"mOs; but We
make the suhs:'inrd extracts, which con.
tain concise exposition of,hF general
ptintiplesIaia down BY The Judges.
The resistance Of ihr execution OF q
law Of the United States, accompanied
with any degree Of force, il ior a pirate
purpose, 10 not treason. To constitute
thai otf; nee the object If the resistance
must be ., . public sna general nature
III. Jury viii observe that The "lesI
wing Of war;" against the United STATES
4 not necessary 10 be judged Of alone
on The hunbefcr array Of troops. Bat
there must be conspiracy to resist BY
fore. and actual resistance by force q
arms or intimidation o. numbers. Tho
conspiracy aud lhr instruction connee'
ted with i must be to the effect some
thing ola public nature, TO overthrow
tn government, or 10 nullity some law
VI thu United States, and totally TO hin
der lis execution and compel its repeal
4 band Of ,mngIrEs may br said TO SET
the laws OF drf4ncr and TO have con-
srired together for tina, purpose, and 10
resist, by armed force, the execution
ofthr re-, rnue laws; they may have bat
liz with ,hr officers Of thu revenue, in
which Numbers may b. killed on both
sidrs, una yet they will no, be guilty
ofurruson, because it is not an insurree.
ton Of q public nature, but merely ios
private lactr or all, :n.ase.
A whole n.ighborhOOd Of debtors may
consprr together 10 resist the Sh"r'tf
and his officers in executing process en-
their proprrty-,hey may perpetraiE
,heii; resistance by force Of arms may
kill the officer and his assistanlS-and
". they will BE- liable only us tefons,
and moi as traitors. The insurrection i
Of a private, not oil a public na.urei,heiI
obirc, Is 10 hinder or remedy a private,
no, a public grievance.
A number Of fugitive slaves may in
fest neiyhborhood, and may be encouF'
aged BY the neighbors in combining tc
resist the capture Of any Of their mum
Der; they may resist with force and arm
their master or the public officer, who
nav com. 10 arrest them; they may
murder and rob them; they are guilty o
felony and liable to punishment, but no
as traitors Their insurrrclion is for
private anil s,nneettd with no publi'
purpose.
], strue Internationally they ma.
be. said 10 rrsia the execution Of tht FL
gitivr slave laws, but in No other sens
than the ShuggIer' resist the rsrrn'i
laws, and the anti.rrntrrs the executive
laws. Thririnsurrrction, their riolrne'
however great thrir numbers may be 81
long as il is mrrrly TO attain some per
sonal Of private end Of thrir own, can
no, h. called I.vyiag ,par. Alrxandr
the Great mayb. elaS.rd with robbers b!
moralisis, hut still the political diAine
ton will remain between war and rob
h.ry. One is pu,lic and national, th'
other private and Personal.
Pitt. Dispatch.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-01-03

The farmer whose pigs were 50 Iran
that il tookrwo OF lhrm to make a s'is",
ow. has been beat by another who had
,.ysraI so thin thai they would eFawl
through the cracks in ihrir pen hr
6naIly stopped that 'lun' by tying Knots
IN their tails.
tell Of a breed Of hogs in Greene County
,ba, were so Thin it was necessity to
soakthem at least three days before 'Hey
would held s%ill,
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-01-03
spcccn OF flames nobb, ESQ.

W. ar indebted 10 our eSteemrd Irirna
NJ. luaS RcoLRs. If tbs Place, fora cup!
,iu SIrrClr delivered IN October last, IN
'G"' entity Of New Orleans, BY JAMES
EorD E:q., well knOwn 10 The ciliz'n'
ri Nm mpsGlia county, as the former
Washer If The Merchants 4 MschAnirs
Bank at Mrr.aRto&m
llr R"bb /. LOW II member Of the Sen.
at, u LOUISIANA, and will have an uppof.
,amily ui rAerIins hs wi earned inadence
ia sd,@sry Of the Internal Improvement
lniiry ~ abl. .el Firth in ~ Address.
Sswal h;nrs in connection with this
Sl",,l are worthy Of nuitte. Mr, n. pre-
smts E,te ms,ance at a man al E~slih
driuns hi, lime. ,uIenIS snd pure to the
"rllarr ui the c"mmnn Is Of which he is
u n-nhr. SguIn. here is qua Of the ex.
i,mrly Hrs instances "f public men tis.
in: superior 10 the rRmmel. aud pmiudI.
rrs ii party, unL going for the greatest
tooA tn ,h' e'ru;est number. We are
hm,bl, ftnGs also. wifi the coincidence
'tar hi, S,roh nrlh,s with Us mu"h
iOre 10 the situaIIOnof jiOrgdntOrR, AMI
Us Surroundings, as 10 the city Of Nttr
Orlcms. lire rs will as there, there
srm. /" be d ruyral disposition OH 'hr
ran uI capitalists, 10 leave matters 10
liNil avn Development, aud supinely
n".l..rI the great sourcr- 1t wealth aud
rn~l~rw. WrrSnrslI, hope the Sperrh
i; q~s:iu vii b. ,s'rfI''ly read. anri
inward, ,liGrS,rtl." not rirrrl, as tom
rTim.nt tosn Ill friend, sut us suggest.
III. MAI, things fr ourrmfii anil adruL.
ta.r III this s-rlion al r"Imtty.
W. mrsl here, aud "Ight bv all means
to have. resilient manufacturing PdpnIa.
-iioa .AEei.l iha,,.A,pls: With rr.h va.
rer power. nnd an St6hdanrv ri ti- b'.i
Gal at "r d'or., AID Ut. quairily oI
rxrlir,i Iron Ore in the mnunlans ron.
.i;uNrs. 'krr |. nothing to prevent The
,s,ahi.hmrni ri Manufactures ii Cation
VOL Piprr. IL n, &c, but the aPpIisa.
tiOp ri capital. aud the employment oI
p-r,nn- qualified I" push ahrad in 'hesr
several LrlarRe:ct Of productive indus.
~.
W. have hrr a brru,ful site for an
tarn.ivr Boar YAE5: and plenty Of aiii'"'
BIZ. il mi sup, rior, iimbsr for ,hr. rur..
peg anL tllele IL u" rrason why steam
l.s.l. NAV nvi BE- bd Il here US well as u,
B,nw.ssllc m Pit,hrrs7 Gait LyHth
la. 'a!rrAdS demonstrated. indeed. by the
tmilii.g 1T tn. Wharf Beat now l,ins
ut piu.bars. ,h4, SINE things eau b.
aum II. well as mhrr..h
LET IN, the SlaeIraier lie rx:sn!ed,a'''
o,lrr tuc,luie. Tor trade and travel be Q
,rn,d. and W. may have at this point
Cnv. Of TO ,maI magnitude; aud thu
;.srkuairr must b. Carried icrwaId uvl:'
o We mean iv shrink imo condition o
drrrnapcy. anL leave the commerce oil tn
y.ll., 81 rhr MrnuugalrlI 10 be turnr'
Snu,h.lbuut b, tie Baltimore aud OH
"a saaNNN -
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-01-03

A pool; industrious woman, living
in a small house on the lake shore o.
Milwaukee. having occasion togo on an
prrand, built large fire 10 The stove,
and locked u. door upon her children,
of two and five years Of age. The hons'
was SION discovered on FIRE, and before
thu children could br reseu"t, the youn.
yes, was burned 10 death, and the other
50 badly burned that it survived but
q few hours.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-01-03

Scorcu wlr.-A meeting Of the el;
drrs Of certain kirk had assembled
for th. purpose Of dr,' rmining abou,
The position Of a stove, which was 10 be
erected for the purpos. Of warming ihr
building .. sundays After a consider,
cradle discussion, an old man who had
hitherto said lu, little, was asked for his
opinion. "In my humble opinion,
he said, .the stove should be PLACED
in thu pulpit, for il is by fartis eau!ds'f
place in a the house"
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-01-03
AlmaSt as Rich.

Cooprr's CIarkshurs Register copies
our article abort the patron who order.
-d.rrd III. -.,-.-'''"s- sG'r'l'zem H's.'
o. taken, odt; and adds 'ht 'Ollowlng;-
We COPY the above from''ht ,Niorg1a :;
town Mirrur. II is almost as "rIeh"
a, case We had once. While publish
ing paper in Pennsylvania, 1t happen
I'd ono. that all Of io,:F hands w'r. sha-
king with tn asus, and We were COM
prIirdt, fmtgo lh- pablietiaa Of thr pa
MIR wr+k.-Two or three days al!rf
III: usual publication day, a man eaIlrd
On II. and "wan,ed to know VIA. was
The reason W. coeid no, have a paper
every wpsk."-Wr gave him stalr'
meni Of lhr case, and he replied; "We
mus, have a paper every week. or we
cam, stand il. Idonf take your paper
bit Pps been in'thr habit Of rsading Il
ryprruASuEpLY for The last trO years
and eaqp do pithOut H."
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u Thrpprr upon whirh the geaieI
TART Of loelay's "Slifmt'i 4. printed Is CON
,ilrmll, smaller than we usually prii,o 90 :.
w. CHAINED it al tniontowr, our SIMPLY
io, having reached Us US ya, The editor
.lusyrnr Ia Pitsbnrs after 10. If PAPER
purchased trfu,e The recent freeze" and
Upon hi rtum We hope to be able to go
ahead NTH accustomed regularity.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-01-03

II was stated recently in the ioreIsn,
news. tina, a society had been lorlnrd
IN l. ,n,ion 10 promote the emigration
ii .,hr Irish 10 Spain. 1t appears ina.
III. Spanish government have Conceded
. -sr,,, oil $50 square miles Of country
IN ,br' LaTks -oiths Guadalqulvsr. IN
~ ~: nroyiucts Of Ahdalusla and E'lf n
md msn5ura. "eontaining more than ioo, !,
ooT' acres of land oil the richeft quaI''y,'"
IN h. coIonizva by Irish 'riIlrr', undrl
Ib+ following condiiinns;-"Exrmp'loh
Tram Iaxl,ion for twenty-five yrars; ad'
mission Tor their furniture, e'o,',nsi
and ai' asriculmfaI impIrmrnis,frre d duty
privilege oil telling timber lor building .I y,
, !" al. ,oyal for SIS: pow'r 10 appoint
lhrir municipal Authorities" Inv Gus
,;;rI in o'r.,ion hiying br"n drpoP%la'
| III hy,,he expulsion 81 tue AIoor'; i T
Mover since br-n Tally occupied 10
,bs ,l,oye adj, an,agrs p!IIttd 10 the lr,'l'
s "" may BIZ ad'atsi' !ls, .i,a' ~ y
r. I,sion is not merely iolrratFs, Gei u
fayoryd and protected by the govern
ment,
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, TEMPERANCE Sv,a..,
From: an IMP 3i:ts4 Dialogue.

G. my;-Frlm"ni.d' ifnnw,re used
to limited rsI"rI in the rIirN arts/
oi the world AlrchOl W. unknowr
until about the seventh er@ty, who!
Il was discovered BY the Atliars.
There is no rvidcnr" I'll distilled
sriri, was even used as rt,rin. Nm.
I'll III" thirteenth century. During that
| p rid, , PHYSICIAN in III" sath Of En-.
ror,,, brlirving h" hal ii'ro'reda uni,
vpral remedy prescribed ii lrrIy. BE-
,id.s curing every IL, /, "asjI'ougla TO
prolong tn vital powers. l'neriI va,
cGlea Abe WATER OF LIrE'
&C. mys--SoNn nl,', il was BE-.
lirvrd that alcohol wouI'l mi only cure
disease, bill pt"vrn, thrm' aid person.
in bsnlih hgan 10 usr ii wi'sou, rs.
ltailt. Fr,m .hn, time thF h'al' rfrcs
continued to extend am"Eg The nations
Of the earth. o.,
Now--Tas etains Of he tnihmiisd.
ara broken, and the intemprote eaptius
is free. e, -,
w. P.-rwin. is a mosk'r, strong
drink i, rigiul, and %hosOsrrr is de.
epived thereby is not wis.,.
Look not upon the rins,. 81 : ,
W. K.-Wou unto them that rise IN
early, and follow strong dri"k--tbas
continue until night, till wine inaams
them.
Al lie last, il basih hks a serpent,
and stiagsih like an adder
W.P.-The Priest and the Prophet,
through wine and strong drink, have
erred IN vision and stumbled in judy.
ment. o..
w.A.-wo unto him tina, givrth his
pcigh6or drink, :hst pu,,rih thu. bottle
10 him, that makeih him drunken.
W. Pho drunkard shall inherit
the kingdom of God.
1 q
CA IabOring man no more need
alcoholic liquors than he needs arsenic,
corrosive sublimatr or opium. g.,
A. C.--Fae,s are abundant II rror'
tina, those who dc. no; ass, ia"t%Y,- az
healthier, and can endure greater bard.
ihips, than those who do.
W. P;-Though . father shouId with.
stand such an appetite, it may entail
misery aid ruin upon his Children, and
bis children's children Tor diseasrs Ori-
sing from drinking intoxicating liquors
are likely to become Hereditary, even
10 the fourth generation.
The stupendOu, evil: Moderate ddAk-
ing.
The remedy: Total glstinenes n0p
Total sbsiintaes torec.r.
Rssp.-7his shall be our ain.
w.P.-As the rain and The snow
comrih down from heaven to water he
Earth, and make i, bud and bring 10Th
seed 10 The sower and bread 10 the eat
l:-.o shall good actions ialI softly up.
on the minds Of m-n, and gently lead
them within The gates OF virtue.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-01-03
Marricu.

On Tuesday evening, The BIB inst a
the rtsihpnes,sis \. fisrFis, Esq o
Rev. S, q, Dawson, Mr.. ROBBERY 4
CHILDERS and Miss MARY JAM 4
HARRIS, al Loi this town.
On Tuesday, ihr 10Th inst, BY the
+ame, Col. JOHN q. NSTRINGER. or
prksrsbnreh, and Mis- CAROLINE [
ADAMS, daughter ofyo,ial Adans
ctsnssSvgj Rss'avs
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-01-03

A lady, who was married in Grrma'
nv, has bFought suit against her hus'
band in New, York, from whom she /
for the recovery b The dowf
which she had brought hilpiSl046, VI
Supreme Court decided thai she is "a
tied to a recovery Of her crson byiI-b
vorce, but no, the money. "a
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FRANCE AND rnR 'siDSAru.--Th.
Minister Of Public WORKS has addtessed
a circular 10 the Projects, rrnrwing
his instruction., Of the 20!h Match, 1913,
that worEmien and laborers employed
by his department shall not work on
Sundays and holidays; and directing that
a clause TO that effect be inserted in all
contracts Tor public works.
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Once more we.heie The pledge renew.
or strict FipEtiTT,
Still 10 our maxims ever true
I'd Love ant PuRrrY! -
No unkind wOrds our lips shall PASS,
No envy sour The mimi;
But each will seek iheeemmOn veal,
The good If all mankind.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-01-03

In the 9th chapter, l7th verse 81 the
Apocalypse, tsurposrd 10 lie prophecies
of things to come is the following rI,.
ion Of the locomotive or "iron hortr :"
.And thus ! saw the horses in the ri'-
ion; and the heads Of the horses we'r a'
hoads Of lions; aud from theft mouths
proceeded FIRE and smoke and brim.
stone" and in the next vrrsr i, is said
that the stalls ofthr horses are like to
srrpen,s." Any, one who has seen q
Locomotive brlching forth It's frs and
sulpherous smoke with train Of cars.
nearly halt a mile long; winding around
thu hiIls,as upon Reading Railro'd' will,
easily see how remarkably opposite IS
this description. O.
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T,,kxct tovENEsr.-our Clergy
-, I'D desSrins a series Of very able
aass loor A,ubIse. Of Temperance
y, ,reIII,;o,s ek,rrhss, during the past
u tHTtrr OF &c, seems to be 10 ava
s%Tl ,5,aas temperance and enlist
hIiortr atdinaaence with the next
T,.I.'sie, |, ,rdrr that tn. pts.eut Ii.
H.. S.,ep my be abolished, anil law
fI,J,bs W efr.rtnalIy prehibi. the
XIX ur,or thin the borders of this
|. ~. irrisArgh Union.
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Ny unknown friend, who through the
Posi- Office. wished me "hePpy Christ
ulps,' and directed my attention 10 ! CORN
th.an,, 9th Oh. aud ilih ", is, with my
hearty Acknowledgements, directed 10 81
Corinthians, 9th ehaner and 9Th anil 9Th
ltf,rs, especially to the last clause Of each
verse. = w.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-01-03

pili.burgF elects a Mayor about !
Isl ofJahuary. Joe Barker is e.,
date. The Democrats will rr.nolpo,,,
The present Mayor, Guthrie, but r., ..
Known who the Wings will no Jaw
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-01-03

A chemist Of New Yqrkcily ~
ed for examination, q few $yi
crystal OF pure salPher. ls22
would give no information
excep, that Il is found n ihP,H
ola nayigaple strram in SOUTH s3f
ca, and iha, hundreds d i0fT
could be got by little dssi9 III
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A grocer Il Northampton, England,
has been fnedl three thousand dollars
for having IL his shop one hundred and
twenty-five pounds Of limitation Tea
leares.
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lIavnau was nrarly burnt 10 Dc /,
n, MS residence in ll"ngary,a hEf :! =
inc broken out in his chamS'r' the We
Of sS inscndiary.
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Military .g,sylum,-The board ,p-
pointed to procure a site in The vicinity
Of Washington city for an asylum TOT
disabled and destitute soldiers, hare
agreed upon terms Of purchase with G.
W. Riggs, Esq, for bis country seat,
which Is about two miles and a hall
from the city, in The northern difec-
ton ~