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Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-09-17

largely into the canvass aud promises
to affect party relations considerably
The Free Soilers will probably gain
the most by the agitation Of this ques'
ton, as they arc the Temperance
Marty mar ercellencc. The ladies, too,
have been holding convention IN
this (Hamil'on) c"uu'y, aud braye'y
encouraged their brothers and nus
bands to support no liquor candidate
What next, ladiesl
The fac, is, IN many Of the counties
Of this State, all the party nom'na-
lions have been made in view OF tho
agitation oflhis question III the next
Legislature. and tho candidates have
been compelled to march up to tho
Temperance standard. Tho "bc'icr
time" is coming right 0'"ag. Let
politicians but see that the wind is
blowing toward tho Maine Law. and
they will he its most ardent support.
crs. lNry wntch Mestr@~s.
OHIO.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-09-17
Pan Handle Railroad.

Tho Wheeling Argus says: We
understand that the Circuit Court ol
Brooke county, has granted a rule,
on mo,ion'ofthe attorney for the COM
monwealih in that county, against the
parties engaged in attempting to con
struct tho pillsburg and Steubenville
Railroad across tho "Pan Handle" Of
Virginia. The rule requi,os the par
ties 10 show cause why u criminal ill.,
formation, shall not he filed against
them by the attorney for the common
wealth, for illegally engaging in tho
construction of the work for the ben.
eft of Railroad Corporation of the
State of Pennsylvania, to which the
Legislature Of this State has denied
the privilege Of constructing it,
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-09-17
The Endemic al New Orleans.

The whole country will rejoice TO
learn tina, the later lrlpgraphic advices
from New Orleans show that the yell
low fever, which has so terribly scouF,
gpd that city, is now decI easing. and
the hope is that ere long will cease.
The admissions Of new cases 10 the
Charity Hospital show very percep'I,,
bic decline oil The epidemic. Total
deaths in the city since the 18Th o!
May, 1877; Of yellow fever, 5,5ll.
The patients in The infrmaries, asy-
lums, Sc, wer. nearly all foreIsnr's'--
One OF the patients in an lnhtmaFS'
who died Of black vomit, named r. 5;
Martin, had resided in the city for ~
years without leaving il once; and a.
mother had been there fifteen years.
In the rear of the hospital No, 4, IN
apartments, devoted as a temporary u
sylum Tor children, there were AZ,
whose parents had died irow yellow ie-
yer. The asylum in Julia street was
next visited. In this there are abou:
! 81 children. Many OF the poor li''ie
things were valnly crying Tor 'helE
mothers. All these orphans, we under
stand, will be taken charge of BY the
society Of St. Vincent de Paul and the
city relieved oil the expense Of lhel'
care and support. The Board Of health
have established all these asylums.
A letter from u member Of the How
ard Association states that up to lh'
l6th'inst they had taken charge Of be-
tween 5000 and 5000 cases Of fever
The expense is SIC or $50 for each
They had also charge Of over lou or
plan children, from three days 10 ter
years old.
The Delta says The fever is prevailing
with even greater severity in Alsler'
and Greina than in New Orleans.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-09-17
LATER FROM EUROPE.

The Collins steamer Atlantic brings
London dates 10 August IL Peace is
still nreserred between Russia and Tur-
kew, and likely 10 be so Tor the present.
The British, Parliament was proroguct
on tae 10th. The address ofihe Queen
ON the occasion, in reference TO the war
question, said, "Iler Majesty had good
reason to hope that an honorable ar.
rangement would he speedily accom-
p!ished."
, Peace was looked npon BY many as
secure; but in the meantime the forces
Of Russia had not received any intina-
ton of withdrawal from the provin-
ces. the agents Of the Emperor were
busy in intrigue and lomrn'ins religious
differences, aud Turkey was likely TO
sink in consequence Of the exhausted
state of her finances resulting from the
necessary PREPARATION Of her military
defencps. There was report Of an in
snrrection in Servia, which II II has 10.
keE place will add 10 the difficulties OF
the Porte cabinet. % ~ " ~
The Austrian government has issued
a sort Of diplomatic protest against the
action Of Capt. lngralam, Of the U, s.
brig Of war St. Louis, in rescuing the
Hungarian, kozta, from On Austrian
vessel at Smyrna. The protest denoun-
cps the acs Of Capt. lnsraham as a Sio-
lalion Of the laws Of nations. kozta,
il twill BIZ recollected, was in this coun-
Try with Kossulh he. had an American
passport. and had declared his intention
OF becoming an American citizen
Austria may grunblp, but Uncle Sam
will take care Of him. .aJ
THE newsirom India represent the
war in Burmah as ended.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Marion LodgssNo G.. ]. 0. of O.
II, Of this place. designs having apub-
lie prncessionyand address, on Thurs
day, the 22d instant. A general in
Iyitation to the lodges of this and the
fnSeighboring States has been given,
and i, is anticipated large number
of brethren will be present. The
Railroad Company, with its usual lib
crafty, has agreed to pass visiting
brethren free Of charge on their re-
lur,l home from this place, by their
procuring certificate from Marion
Lodge, showing that they we're in at
tendance at the procession, and they
will thus ,ouly be charged with fare to
this place. )
Rev. James D. M'Cul,c, of Wheel
ing, Grand Chaplain Of the Grand
Lodge of the United Sta'es,Cis TO des
liver,the oddress.-Fairmoat Repu6.
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Policy of tho Railroad Company.

The rcmarks which follow, copied
from tho Wheeling ArsaS, should
command tho serious attention OF Inc
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad compa-
ny. There is nod"ubt that that COM
pany is entirely Overlooking its way
business in its anxiety TO attract the
trade of the Grcat West. SO short
sighted policy must, in the very ma
lure Of things, make enemies for the
rad where it ought TO have friends.
The Argus says: vs. i
"Thcre pre- two lessons which the
Baltimore aud Ohio railroad compa-
iny must acquire by experience, if they
will not learn them ut cheaper
school. One is, that their work cali
not be sustained unless their charges
/ for transportation arc kept ut the
lowest remunerativc rates; the other
is that their way trade is worth cult
waiting.
"As to the way trade, tho present
policy Of the company is TO tax it as
much ms it will bear, for the support
of the through business. This is
wrong every way, unjust and nn%isc.
1t will render the company "dl"ns III
Virginia. The through trade needs
no support, aud cannot need any. 1t
will support ilselt'ift the tolls are pla-
ced ut tue proper rates. 1t is just to
charge more for way business than
for that which passes over the entire
road; but how much morel Justice
stops withsimple remuneration. Two
cents per mile will pay very well for
way freigh, and travel. AT the low
rate the business will increase. At
present, Northwestern Virginia is
little the better for the railroad. 1t
hus perhaps never Incurred to the
company that the way business along
theE line will belong to them forever,
and if properly taken care of may be
made to support their road of itself
A very respectable nation, capable OF
sustaining more than one such work,
might be seated-as such nalionshavc
been seuted-witlin al area no great
er than that which will in all lime
contribute way business to the Balii-
more and Ohio railroad. In ten years
the amount ofihat business might be
sufficient To pay six per cent. divi-
lends. But, for that purpose, it must
be greatly increased, and that will
not happen under the present charg-
es.
In view of the vast and increasing
railway competition, this company
ought 10 look to the country through
which it passes, and in which it has
no rival, as principal source of its
revenues. The time has passed for
maguiloqncnt essays in the annual re,
ports, about draining the trade from
the slopes of the Rocky Mountains i'll
to the lap Of AN Atlantic city. Every
railway will soon find its rivals at its
very tieshold, aud the road which has
the best way business will make the
most money. We hope the fall bu.
siness will open on tho system OF
cheap TOLL"
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-09-17
FROM CHINA.

The intelligence from China an.
nn,ll,ccs another defeat Of the inre.
rial troops. They had made an eff
fort to relake the city Of Cllingsk eang,
Foo, and were rep,ilsed blythe rev",
lutionis,s. The British orilerin conn'
ell for the better regulation, Of Eng
fish affairs aud tllepnnislims pf Eng
,lisb criminals III China is ves! impor-
tanr, as tie extensive powers given Ia
the 1consals and snperintenaepts To
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS causes Tween
her iMajesly'sisdhje aud Gid eof,he
Emperor will 90 far io'establish u
IA sort of impelisa IN imPcrio upon
the couvnlsed rsFritory.-N lB4dget'
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AWFuE sHIPWRRCK.
Three hundred Iiyes Lest.

The following are The particulars 9
the terrible catastrophe, ahiihertotbp'
list alluded toby telegraph The Mas
rec was an English vessel, 300 tons bur
den, partly manned by a European
crew, and for some years haslbeen ira
ding between Bombay and the various
norris On The coast Of Arabia. Earlyil
April she was chartered 10 convey
number Of pii5 (who@ return.
ing after a heightened pilgrimage thro'
Afabia, to various parts Of lndia> on a
voyage to Bombay. She was fitted ur
accordingly and on taking her depart
ure, had, besides her crew, no fewer
than 400 people or board, also val'la,
Bile cargo. The catastrophe happened
! on the night Of the l7.h ofJatne:-
The evening previous the captain sight
ed Bombay, but soon afterwards the
weather set in thick, with rain and hra-
. wv squalls blowing on the land, amid
which the ship got her ndder-nnship-
ped, and consequence became unman-
aseable. fs-"9 'N1 M,
The passengers ascertaining the peril
Gus position Of the vessel, and that she
was driving ashore, became frantic, and
attempted 10 escape BY the boats. The
attempt, as may be imagined, proved
fatal. A tremendous rush instantly, cap
sized them, and at least 60 perished.-,
The destruction Of the ill-lated vessel
soon followed. Shortly alter midnight
she struck, and the next minute her
masts, with at least one hundred Of the
unhappy creatures clinging TO the rig,
eiinrg, gave way and fell overheard
The occupants were either crushed &c
death or persisted by drowning. In the
course Of few hours the vessel entire
" broke up. and the whole oil the re-
naming passengers and crew werePlun'
grpd in among the breakers. Great sac,
rifce Of life followed. Out Of the 45t
souls who were alive the night previ'
Gus, all, with the exception Of 81, per
ished. The 81 survivors were washed
ashore on fragments Of the wreck. The
spot where The vessel was wrecked was
near Hubshee Junjeera, 50 miles south
OF Bombay. IA
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-09-17
COMMUNICATED
TR.BUTE OF RESPECT.

At a regular meeting Of llononsalln
Division, No. 81, Sons of Temperance. OF
Va held a, its Hall in Morgan,own, on
Thursday evening, September $. 1858, it
having been announced that HENRY L.
SMITH, J. D. G. W. p, had departed this
life, the following resolutions were unan.
imously adopted:
Resolrtd, That we have learned with
deep regret the death of Our brother Smith,
and tina, this Division has been compelled
BY the stern summons Of death TO part
with all active, useful, amiable and loved
brother.
Rcsofrcd, That this Division will, asa
mark Of respect for his memory: wear the
usual badge of mourning for thirty days,
Rcsolred. That we tender to tbs family
Of our deceased brother, and to his father
mother and other relatives our warmcst
sympathy in their bereavement at the
loss Of one SO young and in the midst Of
his usefulness called to try the realities
Of another state Of existence, bu. we On.
terrain the hope that what is our loss is
his gain.
ResOlred, Tia, copy Of these rcsolu.
tons be sen, to the family Of our decess.
cd brother, and to the editors Of the Dir
ror and Republican, in Morgan'own, and
the Southern Era in Richmond, with
re9ues, that they publish the same in tleir
respective papers.
lis. HoUGH, RS.
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Large and Delicious Peaches.

The thanks ofthc senior Editor are
most sincerely rendered to Mrs. r,
Domain, of this place, for basket of
Peaches, such as we have seldom
seen west of Philadelphia, with the
addition of several very fine pears.
Coming to an invalid, just when he is
sufficiently recovered TO enjoy them,
they are thrice welcome, and will DO
duly cared for. .."
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-09-17

~ We have put our paper to
press Il day in advance of tho usual
time this week, To enable MS to look
in nj the loings of the N. w. Baptist
Association, which convcnos here on
tho date of oar paper; us we'll asotl'-
or considerations unnecessary 10 emu
lncratc. .......
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T'hC SIack-Hatcr.

The Navigation Company, which
had pledged itself to go To work ut
once, on the application of our ciii'
zcns, and complete tho locks and dams
to tho Stn,c line, have failed to re.
deem their pledge, and the improve
mont is in about the same state of for
warincss that it has ever becn.-
True, a corps of engineers were put
upon the river TO make the necessary
surveys, and asccndod itas high per-
haps as Greensboro, when sprinkle
of rain about the middle Of July ai-
iardcd the catcrprisi0g Company am
pie prctcxt for Withdrawing the corps
under anticipation efthc Jn@c .aoOdP
True, money has been subscribed;
much talk has been had, aud a great
deal written, to favor and push for
ward the cntcrprisc,-bnt what of all
this, when we see that the Company
grasps at every pretcxt, no matter
how trivial, to delay the work, or 10
evadc the terms of their charter alto
gcthcr. ..
The people above the Slack-wator
begin To see these ihings-begin to
see and despisc the wrelclIed truck
ling which has, for so long time,
deprived them ofrights, guaranteed to
them under the sclfsame charter
which incorporated the 'Monongahela
Navigation Company and which now
gives it the powers aud immunilies
Of Il corporate body. The present
season, when work could be done on
the rivcr,.is passing away, or well
nigh gone by, aud we SEQ the Com
pany making new locks bclow-wi-
dening and charging the improve
ment at every poin,,-bnt for the up
per Monougahela they have nothing!
They eau expend the labor OF sea-
son to enlarge their present bou"da-
ries-to build new locks between
Brownsville and Pilisburg, but let
them begin to ascend tho river, and a
July shower-thc sure precursor Of a
JUNE FLOODw-scares them
clear oil, and another year is added TO
the period of their delay! ..'
There is remedy for this state of
things, and it is to GEORGE them into
the work at which they have been
mincing aud mouthing for now these
several years. This remedy should
be applied, too, aud have sufficient
time to operate cllcc,nally, before an
other .hnc .RoOd shall afford pre'ext
for further delay. "Lct slip tho
dogs ofwar!" !Sackpater to Morgan
t0,cn or clear rircr TO Pittsbars!
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-09-17

The following extracts arc taken
from the correspondence Of the Prun-
tytown Gazette:
WHEELING, August 81, '53.
Mn. SiEGrRIED
Monday we had a
most tremendous explosion. From
the steamer Exchange, there was
landed on our wharf. on Saturday,
some fifty kegs Of powder. There,
with guilty Indifference To human
life, they lay until Monday, when 30
kegs were placed on one dray. with
a balky horse, and were handled ina
careless manner. The powder run.
ming in stream from one kes,-thc
horse kicking to pieces another,-a'd
the drayman madly wlippingthe hors"
when spark, either from the wheel
Of the dray or the shoe of tho horse,
igni,ed the powder, and the whole
mass Of 90 kegs, with one exception,
exploded with n tremendous nolso
that was distinctly heard for Ten
mHrs! The owner of the ,lray was
killed on tho spot, lis brains blown
to a considerable distance from his
body. The drayman was set on ire
badly burnt aud severely injured
The horse was blown nut of the dray
and all the hair burnt from his body,
the dray broken to shivcrs. The hou-
ses OIL, Water street shook To their
base, tho windows were completely
ri,ldlcd, so that from 1000 to 5000
pancs of glass were broken. Tho
whole city was alarmed at the noise
produced by tho explosion, and tho
,o,tering Of tho houses. The steam.
boats at the wharf were injured, and
the lamps and pantry were broken 10
pieces. The Inquest jury have rec
commended the adoption ofsome strin-
gent law in reference to powder, to
our city council. We hupc they will
enact it.
We expect TO have busy stirring
times here soon. Our Agricultural
Fair is expected 10 be grand affair.
! 1t is to come off on the l4th 10Th and
10th proximo. Large preparations
are being made for ii. The grounds
enclosed ind the buildings erected
for i. are large. We expec, the
sights will be worth seeing, and ex-
hibition will greatly promote the
prosperity of North. Western Virgin
ia, by stirring up the various produ-
cling classes to vic with each other in
the best productions.
During tho Fair, the Temperance
people will be busy. They arc 10
have various meetings aud addresses,
and on the 10th a convention to pre-
mote the adoption Of the Maine l,i-
quor Law in Virginia, is to meet
This is an important movement for
this par, of the Old Dominion. We
hope YOU region will second. this en-
,erprise. Come,-sise us yunrpres-
eucc and coun,cnance in this mighty
work.
Our markets are plenty hut bish.-
These are glorious times for farmers
and gardeners. They cannot help
becoming wealthy, ftlIey are only So
ber and Industrious.
J. w.
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Mat @,}soG 8oGGs.
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For October, lisa number Of Pe''''
liar richness. EmbelIishcd with the
Mourncrs,' y Sabbath in tho country
and some half dozen fashion plates
Among tho contents We find highly
interesting article on Ar'esian Wells
illus,ra,ed-thc New Eldorado, do
"a Dollar on the Conscience" one Of
Arthurs best morallcssons--a Lesson
from the GOLDEN Rulc,-vegclabIe
physiology-Iivcs Of illustlious wo'
mcn,-&c., &c.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-09-17

The EPIDEMIC AT NlonlLE.-Ang 81.
The fever is increasing here, bu, the
cases are mild, and The deaths are CON-
paraiively few.
At Mobile, on the 9th, there were
Tour fever deaths.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-09-17
The Circuit Court

Commenced its September session
in this place, on Thursday last the
s,h ins,.-Judgo TnoMrsoS on the
bench. We have not had lime to at.
tend any part offs sit'ings, norto oh
tain synopsis Gifts moro important
proceedings; but anything notewor-
thy that may have transpifcd will be
attended to next week.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-09-17
Correspondence of the I" Mirror
CINCINNATI, Sept. 6, 1858.

DEAR SiI:-
Judge Jacob Finn,
of the Criminal Court, is, at this pres.
On, time, tic great talked q: He has
recently committed an assault upon
an eminent lawyer, in one Of the mar
ket places in broad daylight, for
which Judge Spooner, of the Police
Court, yesterday fined him $50 and
costs, after an exciting trial. Films
Conduct in tho great kissanc forgery
case, and in u fugitive slave case,
more recently, led to apublic meeting
last week, to take into consideration
measures looking to an impeachment
before the next Legislature. The
leader in this movement was the sab.
jcct of tho assault above referred 10,
and though the meeting was some
what Of u f=clc, yet there is settled
conviction in the public mind that
Judge Finn must be got rid of; and
it is probable that the next Lesisla-
ture will abolish the Court and give
the jurisdiction to the Common Pleas.
where it originally belonged, and so
qsictly dispose of the whole matter.
The whole city was thrown into
excitement by cowardly attack
made by Dr.. Ames, upon James Hall,
ex. Postmaster and now President OF
the Ohio and Mississippi r. r. Com.
pany. a difficulty oftwo years stand
ing, existed between the families Of
the respected Parties. Ames attack
cd Hall on the street with n dirk,
cutting his nose aud face badly. lie
then drew pistol and shot Hall, the
ball lodging in the liver. Amos was
Immediately taken into custody, and
three loaded pistols were found upon
his person. His preliminary exami-
nation comes of to-day. Halls re-
covery is extremely doubtful.
The weather, until within few
days past, has been very pleasant
and tho tourists 10 tho North aud
elsewhere, having returned, were con-
graduating themselves, and talked OF
tho cool and delightful brcezes oil
Ohio, as compared TO the heat of New
York. Niagara and Montreal. But
alas the melting conclusion has beer
reached, that having been scorched
now they are to be roasted. In fact
VIC are now having the hottest wealth
or of the season. But during the
whole summer the health Of this city
has been remarkably good; and while
our neighbors below US, have been
terribly scourgcl, we have escaped
without even tho semblance Of an ep'
idcmic. Very many fear the yellow
fever may yet reach us; but no case
has ever occurred here, and the strict
est quarantine regulation will prevent
foreign cases being brought up. }
have not heard Of one case Of Asiatic
cholera.
Though the corn crop suffered from
drought in the curly part oflhe sea,
son, it now bids fair to be u better
crop than last year.
The contest between the various
parties in this State is growing quite
warm. The elections for State and
County officers come of in October,
and there is now pretty general or
yonizat;on and tho candidates are
fairly pi,,cd against each o'her.-
The temperance question is entering
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-09-17

w The western abutmcnt OF the
river Bridge has reached its height
aud the Towers have been commenc'
cd, aud arc progressing finely The
work has bccn pu, together j" very
wmkmaulikc manner
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-09-17

Circui Court Of Marion Coanty.-
This Court will commence its Fall
Session for this County, on Monday
the 10Th instant, aud will continue III
session abou, three weckS-there be-.
ing about 300 cases for triul.-EW.
mont Republican.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-09-17
Preaching.

Rev. JAMES B. TAYLOR, of Rich
mond, will preach in the Baptist
Westinghouse, III this place, on this
friday evening, at the ringing OF
tho bell.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-09-17
Telsgraphea for the Baltimore dmeriedn'
WASHINGTON. Sept, II.

All the rumors ola rupture between
Mr.. Marcy aud the President are III
correct The Cabinet is regarded as
n unit. They had long session to-
day, at which foreign affairs were dis
russed. Capt. lngraham will certain
" bc sustained.
George NJ. Dallas is in town and
may possibly get the mission to CHI
na or TO Franco. -
Tho rumor that Secretary Davis is
about to leave the Cahinet TO run Tor
U. S. Senalor'tfSr Mississippi, is re-
garled US uufopnde1.
Reyerly T,Ieker's paper, the Sc"i IT,,
mel sill not makeii5s appearance I'll!
the 10Th.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-09-17
NlORGANTOWN, Va.
Saturday, September ~, 1853
EASTERN AGENCY.

D-Mr. C. PIERCE. No. &c, South Third ST.,
Philadelphia, is one OF our most oblis'ng and
attentive Agents. :,
f.. W. CARR, Third street, opposite tho ES-
change, Philadelphia, is also our Agcntior that
City. ,,,>,,r,
OTHER AGENTS.
Or. L. PARSONS, Glndy Greek, Barbour CO.
has kindly consented to act as AScn, tor the
Mirror.
b. NJ. ANVIL, Ncs,oryillc, Barbour CO., Va
e. CRESAP, Esq, Kinswood, Preston
county, Va.