Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-03-31
kteass Of Aems, SC.

FrRE.-The dwelling of Mr. Rawly
Amos, residing near the Salt Works it
this county, was destroyed by fire OF
the 25,h ult.. together with nearly al
Of his household furniture. The loss
is heavy blow upon Mr. Amos
Ciarksburg Register.
ELrcr,oN.--On Thursday last there
was special election held in the 5tf
district to elect Magistrate to fill the
place of John NJ. Ogden, Esq, who has
resigned, which resulted in the election
OF Abel T. Shinn.-B.
New TRlAL.- We learn that the
Court Of Appeals has granted a new
trial 10 Jno. Dilworlh, who was convict
ed ofkiling Addison Bumgardner, last
fall. He will. probably, be acquitted at
the next ,rial.-B.
The site Of the post-oifice at'Mc'El.
roy. Dodtlridge county is changed, aud
q NJ. Frum appointed postmaster, vice
Charles F. Mick.-Ib.
Arres,ea-Thc sipseys who stole ST..
3l5 from Mr.. jasper Butcher, in Lewis
county, have been arrested at Piedmont
and 81 ,225 ofthe money recovered.
G Coat BoATs SuSK.-A fleet Of ten
pair Of boats passed our city on Friday
bound 10, potts below, aud we reg greet
TO hear that no less than half ofthem
.were lost between this point and Beay.
er-Pits. Union.
Gcy. Bingham, IF Michigan, has Sc
,ord the General Bank Bill, passed at
the late session of the Legislature Of
that Stale.
The new commission Of General
Scolt bears date March goth, ls47 the
very day on which Vera Cruz was ia.
ken.
Tho Know No,hings who have Ia
ken. charge of the National Washington
Monument, rurpoee to rnise the means
Tor i,s completion by contribution OF 81
stnn each member Of the organization.
It's rumored that Gen. Wool will
ne superseded III the command of the
Pacific Department.
1ir. Billings, Of Breadstown, illinois
ia nav putting up five thousand bb!s. of
,ostsn, covered hams, which are to be
sh;pn.d in the Spring for California.
Two Years Emigration. total nun.
Der OF Immigrants arrived at New York du'
ring the las, two years is said TO be 6o4,ls
of whom more than one.thira were Ger
mans. ,,. .n,,.
a missionary. writing from the cri'
mea, complains of the profanity Of the
army. The British soldier has not i'm
proved siuce lie swore SO terribly in
Flanders.
The Journal and Messenger has in
,ellicence of revivals in Xenia, North
Fairfield, aud Troy, Ohio, and also in
spriogville, and owensboro, la.
During the last month there have
been very general revivals Of religion
in progress in the various Baptist church,
es Of baltimore. i---t"
Fish are caughtin Puget Bay, Oregon
,,b;cb when dried. and lit by the tail,
burn like candle.
1t will no, be extravNgant to estimate
the public charities Of New York and
suburbs at a million Of dollars for the
present cold season. and the number
IF persons whn will have here tasted
tho hleud Of charity, at Nv" hundred
,boosaul-nf whum SC, 900, ifno, prob
ably 100000, never succumbed to that
degradation.
Ths Berlin journals announce the
speedy return to that capital of the
Lutheran missionary, Dr.. Be,telshem,
who for more than eight years has ro-
sided in the archipelago ol Lieoukhie"u,
in the Chinese empire. Am"ng the
different works which he brings with
him, is complete translation Of the
holy Scriptures in the Japanese lan'
puagp, aoi dictionary and grammar
If tie idioms spoken in the islands of
Lieou.khieon.
DR.. Sweet, the original bone'sc'tcr,
whose skill is known from Maine to
Fl,,ila, told the writer of this a few
days since, tha, the Maine Law would
make hi@ receipts three hundred d"llars
less this year, gu account of the dlmi'
nation Of accidents caused by Rum. A
large share of his practice was derived
from the affects Of liquor drinking. Ac.
cid,n,s were constantly occurring. such
MS spruiuud aud broken limbs, bruised
'heua,, swollsu faces, aud di'loca'ed
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