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American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-09-15
A Long Drive.

A paper in Indiana County, Penn
sylVania, chronicles the passage through,
the town of Indiana, Of J. Grinder, of
Armstrong County, with drove of
several hundred head of cattle for the
eastern markets, which he had bought
in Texas, and driven overland a dis
lance of fifteen hundred miles. They
looked remarkably fine considering
they had been on the road since the
first of April, little moro than four
months from the time of being started.
In view of our numerous steamships
and sail vessels plying between New
Orleans and the North, and of the
various lines of railway leading to the
west and south west, it is singular
that these cattle should be taken such
an overland route.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-09-15

preston that came from Wing in our
presence not many days ago, said he:
81 believe in the principles of the a.
merican party, but l have always been
q Whig!" Here again, political pre-
J~2|ce controlled the mans acts and
his vote, while his .iudgment approved
the principles which he opposed in the
only manner in which he could carry
them out! What Inconsistency; and
yet PREJUDICE is the father Of it.
There are thousands of men now in
tho rank and file Of the old parties,
who approve, and who acknowledge
that they approve the principles Of tho
American organization, while at the
same time they vote and act with the
only party in this country that darcs to
proclaim alhiiation with Foreign inlu-
cnce and Papal aggression, as shown to
exist i'll our government, even under
the present Administration. Well, in
deed, might our old friend cxclaim, re-
viewing the former sentiments and pre-
sent acts Of his ncighbors, that he was
not surprised that men should become
Mormons in this country-and that
Democracy is not now what it was in
the days of Jefferson and jackson!
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-09-15
Santa Anna at Havana.

Santa Anna arrived at Havana on the
Gath ult. in the war steamer Iturbide.
accompanied by his family and some
friends who shared his flight He re-
main9d until the Goth ult. when he left
in the steamer Gurerio, with his fami-
ly, for Caracas via ST. Thomas. He
did not go shore, although Gen. Concba
sent an aid.de-camp on board the steam
er to congratulate him on his safe arli.
val and TO invite him TO come on shore,
the state carriage being at tho landing
place 10 receive him. The Iuturbide
would return to Vera Cruz in few
days. Santa Anna was saluted with
twenty.one guns on his arrival and de.
parture. The Havana Correspondent
of the New Orleans Pickayune states
that whilst there, Santa Anna, offered
to loan certain merchants Of Havana
large sums of money, but he demanded
a higher rate of interest than they felt
inclined to pay, and his offer was con-
sequently not accepted Balt. inner.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-09-15
NEWS DEP ARTMENT.
LATER FROM NORFOLK.
NORFOLK, Sept. 4tb. s P. M.

NORFOLK, Sept. 4tb. P. NJ.
Dear Express "A melancholy in
terest is attached to the early fate of
the two Misses Laura and Martha
Mallory, whose deaths we reported
yesterday. Both were taken down
with the fever at the same time. Both
died within few minutes of each 9th
CT, andboth were buried together in
the same rude box, poor apology for a
collin, hastily constructed for that pur-
pose, out of rough common pine -
They were of highly respectable fami-
ly, two aimable young ladies, sisters,
and members of Christ Church.
''They were lovely in life and in death
they were not divided"
The hearses not being sufficient to
carry out the collins for interment, re-
course is had to carts and wagons,
and in several instances we have seen
the dismal shells of mortality, protru-
ding far out from the front of tho cart.
while the driver sitting beside it with
perfect nonchalance, cracking his whip,
and putting away at an abominabie
cheroot! elbow use doth breed a hab-
1t in man."
The negroes hold Divine service in
in their different Churches every day
and incessant praying and singing
may be heard from morning till night.
The whole week seems one continu-
Ell Sunday-and ones brain is crazcd
by the upsetting of the regular rout-
Inc Of the former every day life. We
seem to be in different world, with
nothing to do but to walk about with
ones hands in his pockets, and see bu-
rails burials!
A remarkable circumstance connect
ed with the epidemic, is, that not d bird
is to be seen, within the limits of the
city, and has not ever since the fever
became general. Whether this is ow-
ing to the poisinous density of the at
mosphcre that keeps them away, or
from what other cause we are not able
to say, not being philosophers or orn-
lthologlsts enough to solve the phenom-
enOn.
The poor pigeons have ceased their
Soaring flight" and pearch themselves
on their houses with dropping head and
wing, the very picture of despair, and
as Alexander Selkirk would say Shock
ingly tame
The COWS in despite of the city ordi-
nance, wander about the city seemingly
in search of lost mates, making the
welkin echo with their melancholy low
ing; while gangs Of half furnished dogs
take possession Of the streets after
nightftll and render might hidcous,"
by their incessant yelping and bowling!
Truly the acme Of distress and desola-
ton has fallen upon poor Norfolk!
The number of new cases has slight
ly diminished, but the deaths have in
creased awfully! In the City Hotel
Hospital, from yesterday morning to
this morning, there have been thirty
deaths
The Commandant of the NAVY
Yard has ordered all the carpenters in
the yard to work making boxes and cof-
Inns for our numerous unburicd dead
Many have been laying in their houses
two days rotting and purifying, for
the want of even common boxes to bu-
ry them in! Applications for collins
at the Howard Association are nume-
rous and pressing as applicants for Of
fice at Washington. Truly asad state
OF affairs SPECTATOR.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-09-15
picking out such as will suit the tenants

picking out such as will suit the tenants
they have ready to occupy them.-
Large as the supply of collins has been
from Richmond and Baltimore it has
scarcely equalled the demand which is
incessant at all times, frequently ex-
hausting the supply.
The physicians are by no means a.
bic to protect themselves from the fe-
yer. Almost every hour we hear of
some of those here being attacked with
it, and already agoodly number of them
are among our citizens in the grave
yard. DIR. p. G. Gooch, one Of the
volunteers from Richmond is now very
ill, at the city Hospital, and DR.. Grow
another volunteer, is also down with
the fever at Portsmouth. DR.. Rizer of
Philadelphia is very low. Drs. Walter
and Webster of Baltimore, are still
well and are still laboring with great
energy. DR.. Compass, resident Ho-
mGopathic physician is steadily recov-
ering. The Homeopathic physicians
of whom we have had three, Drs. Com
pas, Hardy and Howe, claim to have
had great success in the treatment of
the disease, having cured nine to every
one they had lost. Drs. Howe and
Compass have both had the fever, and
have rapidly recovered. DR.. Hardy
has as yet escaped.
DR.. Craycoft, of Philadelphia was
taken down on Tuesday and is quite i'll.
DR.. Marshall, of Baltimore, has q Sc
we're attack. DIR. NIillar of Philadel-
phia, left this evening on the boat for
Baltimore with the premonitory symp-
toms on him.
[ saw a man start off for Baltimore
on Monday, carrying in his arms lit
tie girl about two years of age, being
all that was left him out of family con-
sisting of wife, mother, sister and
five children. ....-
We arc still in want of collins and
the very necessaries of life. Our ne
groes spend their time in the churches
the bakers have all run away, or are
dead, and there is great difficulty, even
with those who have the money to pay
for it, to obtain bread.
The expenses of the Howard Associ-
alton for nurses and other necessary
purposes in connexion with the Hospi-
tai, have, Independent of the large
supplies sent to us by our Baltimore
neighbors, exceeded eight hundred dol
lars per day, and regret to say that
their fund is nearly exhausted. IfBal-
timore should forsake us, God only
knows what will become of our appa-
rently God-forsaken people. But no
one doubts for moment on that sub
ject. Baltimore has never faltered in
her philanthrophy, nor failed to 90
through with what she has undertaken.
ga friend in need is a friend indeed"
Yours, &C., X.
p. S. 1t is thought that D. Gooche
of Richmond will die. DR.. Morris, of
Baltimore, is doing good service, and
is represented as very successful in his
treatment of the disease. The deaths
at the hospital, which now has about
100 patients, continue to occur about
one every thirty minutes. The awful
gloom is increasing.
The Richmond Dispatch announces
the death of DR.. P. G. Gooche Of that
city at Norfolk.
DR.. Deon Galbardt died in Peters
burg on Wednesday morning obout 3
o'clock, as was declared by his physic-
ians, of yellow fever.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-09-15

Kansas Legislatye.--The St. Louis
Republican gives full list of the coun-
ty officers elected by the Kansas Lcgis-
laturc, to serve for six years. The
counties are seventeen in number, and
the Legislature chose for each private
Judge, three commissioners and Sher-
lift. The Legislature has also passed
an act dividing the territory into three
judicial districts. The Republican tells
us that Judge Elmore, notwithstanding
his removal, is assigned one district;
Judges Lecompte, and johnson the
others.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-09-15
RUNAWAY.

On Tuesday evening last, an old and
heretofore wcll-behaved horse, belong
ing at Thompson's Pottery, attached to
light carryall, became rcstive from
carelessncss in hitching up and driving,
ran down front street and down the
steep grade on Walnut street; and in
attempting to make the turn round
the pottery, horse and wagon were pre-
clpltated over the cmbankment on to
the wharf-paving below. Strange as
1t may seem, no person was hurt, the
horse not seriously injured, and bro
ken shaft the largest item in the bill of
repairs. If young America shall i'm
prove this lesson as warning against
recklessness, the moral of the incident
Is not without its advantage. The
loss of life or limb in boy and beast,
might have been the penalty of triAing
in that case.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-09-15

g6A- See advertisement of WIN. D..
Smiths valuable property at Ellington,
for sale. The stand for Store is in q
very public situation, where a large
business may be done. The Saw Mill
IS in convenient place for procuring
logs and sending off lumber.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-09-15

Rsa51 " Young America" presented
us few days ago two very large and
beautiful Apples, Fall pippins--thc
largest measures Is inches in circum-
ference and weighs l b., the other less
one inch and lighter IL on.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-09-15

Bsg" A lot of new store-boxes at
the big brick corner is not without its
significance, if you just pass inside the
commodious store-room of Hagans g.
Co., and look at the 'ew goods just be-
ing opened out there.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-09-15

Lost Baggage.--The Cleveland Her.
aid of Friday last contains an adver.
ver,isement Of two hundred trunks, box
es and packages to be sold by the
Cleveland and Toledo Railroad Co., on
the 18th of December next, unless pre-
vioasly claimed and the charges paid
Not one article in ten out of the whole
contains the address Of the owner
Hence the difficulty experienced by the
Company in giving information 40 to
the loss. lfevery traveller would take
the precaution to have his name and res.
idonce distinctly painted on his trunk
or valise, or travelling bag, few losses
would occur Of the kind.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-09-15
Beautiful Apples.

just as we were going to press, our
friend and former neighbor Mr.. Elias
stilwell, brought. in from his splendid
young Orchard, four beautiful large
Apples, which he presented to us, and
which we feel like Dragging on. Two
OF them are of the Beethoven variety,
and measure II and II inches in cir
conference; the other two are Green
Vandlvcrts' and measure II inches.-
They arc magnificent specimens, and
if they can be beat we would like to see
the apples, of their kind, that are o
beat them.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-09-15

B@5" Jas. Y. Horncr, Esq, Of Lum-
berport, Harrison county, will rent an
excellent stand for q House of public
entertainment; also several Farms.
ga1-, The Odd Fellows at Browns
vile, Pa, will have n procession and
grafton by Rev. McCabc, on Wodncs-
day, the 26th inst.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-09-15

BE- Carr, Hanway & Go. are open
ing out their large and splendid stock
of Fall Goods, and invite the attention
of purchasers to the "big window"
and groaniatg counter.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-09-15

-Four men attempted to burn ,bcm-
selves out of tho Lucas Co., Ohio, Jail
the other morning. Just as the hole
had burned large enough to admit
.hoir bodies, the flames got the advan-
tage OF them and they were compelled
to call for help, when tho flames wete
extinguished and tho prisoners secured.
No one escaped and the four men will
have another term to serve for arson.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-09-15

n Generous Firm.--It is stated,
says the Boston Post, tbata dry goods
firm in that city divided five thousand
dollars among the clerks III August, be-
ing the amount Of profits accruing to
that month over and above the per cent
age which the firm has fixed as limit
Of what they wish to make,
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-07-24
: ANON"

WISoN., July 81.
Mw EDIToR.-Thc Republicans held their county
Convention at this place Saturday the 81 inst,
to elect delegates to the Territorial Convention
which is to meet on Wednesday. 1t was held at the
Minnesota Hotel, the largest ard most commodi-
Gus in the city. and notwithstanding the short
ness Of notice given, was the largest and most en-
thusiastic meeting ever held in Southern MINES
oa There being in the house large
Many of them were compelled to take seats out
side. They crowded the porch outside almost TO
suflicatiOn, and climcd upon the windows in order
to take part in the proceedings. 1t was gratify-
ing to see old Democrats and Wings uniting their
voices in one common cause, and sending up en-
thusiassic cheers for the nominee Of the Republic
can Convention who he may be.
The multitude was addressed by several gen
tlemcn, whose speeches were received with thun-
ders of applause, and the greatest unan:mity pre-
vailed, so much so that not dissenting voice
was heard. Nine delegates were elected who viii
all be on hand.
Last Wednesday night the Democracy hell a
prcsnct meeting and nominated three delegates
to the Democratic Convention, there was not more
toan - persons present, they endorsed Rice and
ordered the proceedings to uc published in his Or
gan, which is published by {. L. Emerson, and
edited by VIM. Hollinshead of your city. 1t was
tiszle ND no one took an active part, except the
edcral officers.
Yours &C.. W.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-07-24
Chicago Market.

Friday Evening" July 10.
Flour-Msrkct
s. 80 fine, soar No. superine, for
No. 1 do,7 1913 for fancy. and 8 25as 80 extra.
Wheat-Sprns easier in railroad lots both for store
AMI milbuycrs the la ter being quite
clinng compete with warehotcman winter 81 70
New winter 81 s0i2.
II GO MS for warehouse. and
bic week 75 q Sc board-biyers for shipment
generally restrict offers TO 7ic.
Oats-Dniicr at 46a47c.
Rye-SsIlig in small lots at 81 a90c.
Bariey-Dul and slow 7Oa75c.
Pctatocs-od selling at 81 25-New 81 90.
Grass S,edsNothns sing. Timothy, nominal at So clover
do IS 25a5 80.
Beans-Snal white 81 5oac.
Pork-Mess firm at sIS 5ulI9 Oo--retaIs at $50.
Beef-Mess retaiIs at S5a15
Lard-No. I. firm at zoe.
SusarsN. o. fair, &c fair 10 prime
7crime to choice Tai cclared grades hhds,
7asis and3. Iabb, 50 a91cruhe'. pavcrstd and gram
uated, loc.
M,iass>New pI1tstion, 40Ii2c--Sugar House, 42s4ic-
Syrups--New YORK g5l55c.
nee.,Io 49, AGO G. Java. at f6a16 c--sochs, l6 x
.i,c
Ss-Finr. scarce and firm at S2-GrounI Alum, none in
market-Coarsc 81 % bb-Dary, 1sc Il sacks.
e Lme-sf 25a1 go per Dbl; In bulk. 81.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-07-24

MARKETs.-Wc give this morning undar the
proper head the true state of the ST. Paul mar
kct, but the prices vary somuch. and so rapidly
it is almost impossible to keep truly posted up
There is perhaps no other market in the Union
that varies in the same ratio with ours we make
this statement for the information of our readers
at a distance that they may be acquainted with
the fact and act accordingly.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-07-24

AN ACT

AN ACT
For an Ac, Granting to VIM. Foster the right TO
Establish and Maintain Ferry across the Mn
nese,a River at the City of San FRANCHISES, In Car
yer County. aaz 4 ss ss9sfs
Be enacted by the Legislative Assembly Of the Territory
Of Minnesota: f+s r.s{1
SECTION !. That william Poster, his heirs executors, adj
ilege for the period of years, keeping aiming
ferry The Minnesota Rivers at the above named point,
ana no ferry shall BE- established within o mile of sad ferry
81. sadwil,iam Foster all times keep and
good boat bouts III good sufficient for the acconoda
tion of all wishing said and shall
prompt and ready attendance the crossing
Teams live stock, merchandise other articles, all
and at all hours, both night and days but crossing ut said
ferry after nine O'clock at night may be charged double fare
charged crossing above ferry sa.
exceed the following: t&Vfa
,reacl passenger, 10 cents.
horsc, mar, 'te or ass, WITH or without rider 10
wohorsc. two oS or Two nuc teanr loaded
:. s si, e"G ssssa carriage, e 3
g additional cow horse orox, ID
All freight, n,erehanhze or articles, in teams,
Che rate OF I'VE hundred pounds aud fifty cents
thousand feet lumber. k tt@4Ffs
4. THE sad william Foster shall! within
the board of commissioners OF the county OF Carver
sufficient tir, to be owed by said board in tn penal
Thousand dollars, eondi he viii
the dites that imposed hi in the foron. sccns,
and in case of ile 50 10 d., he shall forfeit all the bc-
that might haze cc'uc To BIN tn passage ts
D. For neglect keeping COED and lent
or failure 10 give due ard said Wm Foster
exceeding twenty dollars.
by civil action competent iuridict
ami shah be liable, like acton, any
person shall sustain ~ reason the neglect Of the
sa; William Foster to fulfil the duties imposed upon him
in this and person who shall sustain injury by the
ggencc default ,l SAID Foster Feryman in his
epoy have BY an action upon the bond required
in this
The Legislature may repeal, alter amend this act at
=. This act Shall take effect and after its
j. ). NORRIS, Speaker of II. of Il.
WM. L. MURRAY, Pres't Couaci
Approved Feb. ., 1855.
W. \. GORMAN.
hereby rfy the to the original
on this Clicc J. TRAVIS ROSSER,
Secretary o Minnesota Territory
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-07-24

SUDDEN CrANcE.-The sudden change of the
weather has brought on a few cases of dyesentery.
Care should be taken to keep the body warm, and
as soon as there are evidences of disease, a ply
stefan should be called.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-07-24

BURNING OF JUDAH TOURO's Old Books AND
CoRREspoNDENCE.-Our attention was called yes
tcray evening to fire in the yard of one of the
buildings belonging to the Touro estate, on canal
street near the corner of Bourbon, which was to
be torn down to make way for several new and
splendid stores. In an old brick we'll in the center
of the yard was pile OF burning faggots mixed
with old account books, in which the details of Mr..
Touro's business have been recorded for the last
forty or fifty years. The process had already con-
tinued two days. and there still cart load left.
Amongst them was volume of his ''correspond-
ence with his frind Shepherd which his friend
might desire to have preserved, unless destroyed,
like the rest, by his positive orders. These nu-
mcrous books, extending over the transactions of
SO many wears, were suggestive of the assiduous
business habits Of the deceased philanthropist.
1t looked somewhat Vanda-lik to see the flames
DESTROYING what cost to him and his clerks such
immense labor They are, however, but the scat
folding over which the fabric of his princelv for
tune was reared, and that fortune only part of
that with and over which the structure of an in
tustrious AMI noble life was built. The books
AMI other instruments of the fortune perish: he
who accumulated it is Wondering in the tomb:
the requests and charities he bestowed will soon
BE- lost in the common mass: hut the example Of
his magnanmty will remain in the memory of
unborn generations.-Nec Orleans Courier, June
Sth
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-07-24

Box BEAT TO DEATH WITH BRICK BATs.-The
Peoria Newso the l2th, says that boy was Kill
led on the day previous in that city, by two lads
named Oakley-bcatns the boy to death with
brick-bats. The murdered boy was from the coun-
try, having been sent into town by his father, to
make few purchases, and while on the way, was
met by two lads, who cmmenced beating him with
brick bats until they killed him: and then taking
his money, amounting to about five dollars.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-07-24

At the wnslew Hous.. on Wednesday noon, of Typhoid
complicated p,rforati3n bowels, Mr.
HAsKEL of OgiensbGrs h. y y. aged IS years.
Mr.. Haskell beet bnt rs. during
that periol, he had n the regard citizens his
ssraight-orward usrisht conduct. his
sickness by kind and faithful friends, and followed the
By those who esteemedhIm for his many virtues.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-07-24


THAT s'NicCER."-The Times of yesterday had
two and half columns devoted to an inquiry
after some ''ngger." which it alleges was short
time ago under our wood-pe but has since es-
capped and taken refuge at Washington. \ friend
suggests that the Times is hard run for voter
for the fall election, and wishes this particular
Mr.. Samho, which it alleges have run OF by
the .:underground railroad to be brought back
for that purpose. in accordance with the negro
suffrage principle, of which the Times is IA cham
pion. Yah, ha!
rS- The above is from the Minncsotian Of
Aug 5th 1854. 1t is somewhat remarkable that
our contemporary is after the same"Samoo" now,
and is quite anxious to become the ''champion''
of the cause. Ii could sheer at us then for ia
king stand he dare not take. but when public
opinion became revoutionized. then ''the negro
suffrage principle" became as dear to HIM, as to
those of the most ultra school. ''Nen change
principles never"
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-07-24

BIBLICAL CURIosTIEs-The twenty first verse
of the seventh chapter Ct Ezra has all the letters
of the alphabet in it, The ninteenth chapter of
the Second Book Of Kings, and the thirty enti.
chapter of Isaiah, arc alike. In The Book of Es-
Their, which has ten chapters neither the i4ord or
God is mentioncd and the twenty-ffth verse of
the eighteenth chapter Of first Corinthians has not
a consonant in it.