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American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-12-15
SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
n Pursuance of u decree Of the Circuit Court
Il OF Monongalia county, rendered at the Sop.
TENDER term, 1894, in the case of William w.
Runner VS.. Mary l.. Runner and others, shall,
as Commissioner appointed for that purpose sell
in front OF the Court house in Morgantown, on
The Fourth Monday in January, 1856,
lit being court day,) at public auction to the
highest bidder, on credit of 6, IL & l9months
the Real Estate in the bill and proceedings mon.
toned, being .
TWO HOUSES AND LOTS
of ground in the Town of Hamilton, in said
county, and also one six acre Lot adjoining said
Town on the South, belonging TO the heirs of
James Runner, decd. The purchaser or pur-
chasers will be required to give bond with ap-
proved security, bearing interest from date, FOX
the purchase money, and Lien will also be re-
tanned for the same, for the property sold, until
the purchase money is paid.
r. L. BERKSHIRE, Commissioner.
December 10, 1906. .
AtRules held in the Clerks Office of the Cir
cut Court OF Preston county for the month o T
December, 1867
John Robinson, DeC,pda,,,
James Rice and Elizabeth Jane Ann .
Rice, his wife, late Elizabeth Jane .....
ann fattcrsoh, ComPlts.
IN CUANCERY. ....
The object Of this suit is to subject to sale n
tract OF 200 acres of Land in Preston county on
haurei Kun, branch of Sandy Creek, fotinorly
owned by Robert Patterson, The father Of said
Elizabeth, for debt of tho father. ...-..
1t appearing by affidavit fled in this cause that
the defendants are no. residents Of this state on
motion OF the complainant, by his counsel, il Is
ordered that they do appear hero within ono
month after due publication of this order and do
what is necessary TO protect their interests in
'h'S cause. ~ cOpy-roste:
JAS. II. CARROLL, Clk.
b' u WILSON, Counsel. Dec. 10, 80 81
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-12-15
SITUATION WANTED.

A Genleman qualified to teach the com.
mon English Branches, Ancient Languages,
Natural Sciences, and Higher Mathematics.
who has had several years experience in HE
best schools Of the East, desires situation
in private or subscription school. -.
" Address Ed. OF Messenger and Rccor.
der, Morgantown Va. Oct, II.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-12-15
PILES 6gRe5 EisgssIf,s.

These and other distressing complaints ca
be ctcctualiy cured lfthe Ointment be welt rub
bed over the parts affected and by. otherwise
following the printed directions around oacf,
pot.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-12-15
Erysipelas, Salt Rhepm & Scorhut:c Hunrrs

No remedy has ever done so much for the
cure Of diseases ofthe Skin whatever form ,hev
may assume, as this Ointment. No case o Sal,
Rhcum, Scurvy, Sore Heads, Scrofula or Frvsip-
elias, can long Withstand its i1hucuce. The liz
ventor has travelled over many parts of hc glohu
visiting the principal hospitals, dispensing this
oin'mcnt, giving advice as to its application,
and has thus been the means orrestaii.r count
lose In NO,
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-12-15
Sore Legs. Sore Breasts. Wonnds and nlcars

ly solely on the use Of this wonderful Ointment,
when having to cope wthc worst cu9cs Of sores,
wounds, ulcers, glandular swcIIings aad tumprs,
Professor Holloway has, by command OF the al
lied Governments, dispatched TO the hospitals OF
the East, large shipments OF this Ointment, 20
be used under the direction OF The Medical Stnff;
~ the worst cases OF wounds. ~ will euro any
ulcer, glandular swelling, Stiffness or contruc-
ton ottEc joints, even for 20 years. standing
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-12-15
A Marvellous Remedy
FOR A MARVELLOUS AGE :
Holloway's Ointment.
THE GRAND EXTERNAL REMEDY !

i, BY the aid Ola microscope, we see millions Of
lltte openings on the surface of our bodice
Through these. this OintmcRt, when rubbed On
the skin, is carried to any organ or inward part.
Diseases OF the Kidneys, disorders OF &c Liver,
affections OF the hctrt, inflammation Of TIC
Lungs, As'hmas, Coughs and Colds, nro BY '.s
meOns ciiectualy cured. Every house sg,fo
knows that salt passes freely through bone or
meat ofany thickness. The healing Ointmcn,
far more readily pcnetyatcs through any bone or
GcShy part Of tho living body, curing t6 ihost
dangerous inward complaints, that canuot he
reached by other mCanE. ---
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06

az The Petersburg Express tells of some
funny doings of the people OF Yorktown, Va.
1t says that a Mr.. Anderson, an old and es-
teenled citizen of Yorktown, having made
arrangements to establish in that place n
steam brick machinery for the manufacture of
bricks, and having associated with him two
or three northern men Of capital, some per-
sons being opposed to the introduction of
"live Yankees" in their midst, repaired few
nights since 10 the wharf upon which the
machines had been landed, and tumbled them
into the river. An indignation meeting was
held by the citizens and the proceedings
strongly condemned. Yorktown, it seems,
is not quite prepared for steam bricks and
Yankees. .....
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06

How 1T WAS DoNE.-We see 1t stated in
our exchanges that Flournoy,the Know Moth.
ing candidate for Governor Of Virginia, re.
ceived 10000 votes, and Wise, the anti Know
Nothing candidate 10000. If this be true,
Virginia has polled an aggregate vote Of
10000 which is forty thousand more
than ever polIed in the State before!-
Dir. Flournoy received 5000 votes more than
the Know Nothings counted for him, md
with the usual votes Of the State would have
been elected by 10000 majority. Our
readers can form their own conjectures as to
where the 10000 excess Of votes which give
Mr.. Wise the election came from!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06

ILLisoIs.-Scnator Douglass, in a recent
speech, says that the election Of John Moore,
in that State, showed a Democratic majority
of 5000 votes in Illinois, but notwithstand.
ing that, their opponents succeeded, by aid
Of Know Nothings, Abolitionsn,, Fanaticism
and all the other isms embraced in Fusion
ism, In defeating some of the democratic
candidates" What does this prove! Why,
that many of the Democratic party Of Illinois
have become Abolitionists and Know Moth.
ings. A party with clear majority of 5000
should have prevented defeat from all comb.
nations,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06

Observation-Disclosures, as we have said,
is the only State in the Union that contains
more foreign born than native born citizens.
It is the only State whose highest judicial
tribunal has pronounced the fugitive slave
law unconstitutional. The nti.American
party taxed about the election of Durkee by
the Legislature Of the State as IL il were mn
&C. Of the Know Nothipgs. But did not the
same Legislature that elected Durkee pass
strong resolutions against the repeal or any
modification Of the naturalization la,Ds, And
Is the American party to be held responsible
for the conduct Of Legislature, which,
elected by foreign born population, sends a
Freesoiler to the Senate and adopts resolu.
tions against the Know Nothing Platform!-
Pray what will the American party's oppo.
nents undertake to hold IL responsible for
next!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06

~ The following which we clip from
the Norfolk (Va.) News of recent date, is
gratifying, since it records the good fortune
Of poor orphan. Our friend Swan seems to
dispense his favors in the right channel.--
Success to him
aAn orphan boy, named Henry Miller, re-.
siding In this city, some time in last March
purchased lottery ticket in the Southern
Military Academy Lottery, at Montgomery,
Ala, Ito which place he sent for it,) for
which he paid 81 50-tho only money he had
in the world. He did not receive the drawing
as soon us ne expected, aud gave up all hope
Of ever receiving any return Tor his invested
capital. Judge OF his surprise, when he re-.
ceived last week a letter from Samuel Swan,
the manager, announcing that his ticket had
drawn $4,000! He hns already como into
possession of his splendid prize, and has
placed it in the Fslls Point Savings Iustiiu.
tion." ....
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06

HIvISG BEEs.-A chap out in Louisiana
recently took notion for bath in an inviting
stream which flowed through a field no was
engaged in plowing, and divesting himself Of
his clothes for that purpose, hung his unmen.
tionables upon the limb of locust tree close
BY. He had luxuriaied for some half hour,
and swan back to his starting point, when he
perceived beyy Of young damsels approach.
ing with their flower baskets. He scampered
up the bank and into his brecches, but alas
unhappy man not soon enotigh, They were
occupied. A small colony of bees were in
possession. lie reports that hs got home;
but how, he knows not. "Thinks he RAM
Knows he hola'd, and is sure the girls laugh.
ed. His friends found in his pantaloons a
number of dead bees, some angry ones, and
the biggest half Of very sore youth.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06

@The editor of New York Ledger has
sued two Of his contemporaries: one, the Phil
adelphia Times, for libel. The grounds of
the suits are tha: these papers said that they
didn't believe the Ledger man paid Fanny
Fern SlOo column for her milk and water
stories. The Herald advises the defendants
to plead guilty us follows:
ave believe that there is a contract be-.
tween the proprietor OF the NewYork Ledger
md Fanny Fern BY which the former agrees
to pay the latter $lOO per column. We re.
sprctfully believe this, but we also entertain
that the editor in question must be like
the man in the play: II id fool to pay 50
much for small beer when gin aud water can
be had 50 much cheaper"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06

~ In 1852, girl near Paris was attack
ed with frequent vomitings. at which times
she cast up spiders, catterpillars, snails, and
other insects, and it was finally discovered
that from some extraordinary inclination. she
had been in the habit Of swallowing those
insects, and that they had remained in her
eight months A poor woman Of Coburg il
reported to have entertained In her stomach
for some time snake half yard long. In
1875, a shoemaker in Europe, who had suffer.
ed for many years with palms in his abdomen,
died, and after his death serpent the length
Of mans arm was found in his voppin.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06
THE POST.
FRIDAY, JULY o, 1895.

PHILADELPHIA PLArFoRM.--Thur. Weeds
papcr-the Albany Evening Journal-says
the pro.slavery Journals Of the South have a
right to rejoice over the Philadelphia plat.
form. It comedies, It says, all they have de
manded. Instead Of "ignoring" the question
of slavery. it repudiates the principle Of Free
dom. Agoes further than any Convention
Of any party has dared to go for many years.
This is Weeds view Of the subject. And yet
says the Wing, the Enquirer and other
Democratic prints affect to consider the
American platform unworthy Of Southern
support. 1t has been repudiated by the entire
Abolition press at the North, with Wilson nt
their head. Such being the case, its merits
and its virtues are indisputable. .. .
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06

PosTAGE ON BACK NuMBERs OF NEwsPA.
PEns The Post Office Department gives no.
tice that back numbers Of newspapers, il nd.
dressed to a regular subscriber, are chargea.
bic with n postage Of one cent each, payable
either at the office of publication or the office
Of delivery; but II sent to person not sub.
scriber, they are considered transient papers,
and as such, are chargeable with one cent e"ch
If prepaid, and with tvo cents If not prepaid.
None but regular subscribers to newspapers
are entitled to the benefit of quarterly or
yearly prepayment.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06
az Postmaster General Campbell wns

EV Postmaster General Campbell was
applied TO recently by the Postmaster ut York,
Pa, TO know whether letter containing, as
was supposed, counterfeit money, could be
opened at the request Of the police authori-
ties, in order that the money contained therein
might be identified as the same US that passed
by thu prisoner and that thus further evidence
might be furnished to aid 10 his conviction
and punishment. The Postmaster General
replied, emphatically. that il could not that
he had no right, nor any officer under him, to
open any letter until Il reached the Dead.
Letter Ofhce, and that this principle must BE-
always aeted upon by those in the employ
ment ofthe Department.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06

The AMERICAN PLATroRM.--COmmenting
upon the platform adopted by the Phiade.
phia Convention, the New Orleans Crescent,
nm independent journal, says: The resolutions
are concise and comprehensive. They com.
mence well. II is true proposition contain.
ed in the first resolution, that the American
party. having risen on the ruins Of the two
old parties, cannot be held responsible for
their sins of omission and commission. 1t is
equally true, rs set forth in the second reso.
luton, shat the systematic agitation of the
slavery question by those partps" has" brought
our institutions into peril" and that it was,
therefore the duty Of the "Anlerican party to
interpose, for the purpose Of giving peace to
the country and TO pcrpetunte the Union."--
No party ever entered upon a nobler or n
holier work. The third resolution declares
that 'the existing laws upon the subject Of
slavery" shall be regarded BY the American
party "as final conclusion and settlement of
that subject in spirit and in substance" This,
and the following resolution, cover most of
the points in controversy between the two
sections Of the Union, for the last fifteen
years; and il adopted, openly announced, and
faithfully defended, will, according to our de-.
liberate judgement, made up from extensive
means ofinformation at our command, I, result
in magnificent triumph Of the American
party; and what is still better, If possible, OF
true national, Ame' ican principles, in Noven,.
Der, 1856.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06
Ex.PREsIpEkr VAN BuREN Avn AM EARTH

Ex.PREsIDEET VAN BUREN AT AN EARTH.
ouAKE.-An American gentleman writes from
Nice. Italy, that during the last season, while
Mr.. Van Buren, was in that city, hearing that
earthquakes were formerly prevalent in pnrt
of the country, but no shock had been felt
for number Of years, told his Italian host
that tor the rarity and novelty OF it, he would
like to have "small shake" happen while he
was there. Sure enough, in few weeks
thereafter, in the dead Of the night, the whole
city and mountains commenced rocking and
the inhabitants, in the greatest CONSERVATION,
fled TO the streets. Among others in the
park, which is near the hotel, was MIR. Van
Buren in primitive costume, and in high
state of excitement. The ex-President and
the citizens passed the balance of the night
IN the streets, and was perfectly satisfied with
the "small shake"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06

Gr Neatness may be carried 10 excess
Mr.. Splasher IL devoted to whitewash. On
taking house in the country he whitewash.
ed the trunks Of all the trees, affirming that
it gave them nicer appearance. He was
next proceeding to improve the hollyhocks
in the same style, when Mrs. s. dragged him
away by the coat tail, declaring that she had
borne a good deal, but c0uld,t stand that
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06

~ Mr. Dunn Brown remarked, the other
day, that II was all very well to say, "never
60 to law" but what was fellow to do when
law came to him! Mr.. Browns observation
was called forth by I'm oblong piece Of paper,
with which an officer of justice had favored
him. There is great deal of force 10 Mr..
Browns way of putting the question.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06

"Mr. Dodson, you said you thought the
defendant was slightly inebriated: what
made you think sol"
"Because he persisted in wearing the knot
Of his cravat under his left ear, and would
have 1t that the brick house on the corner
was trying to jump on his hat"
The court allowed that Simpson had par
taken of stmulants
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06

Venus VIsIBLE AT NooS.DAY.-This brightest
Of the planets. 10 now the evening star IN one
Of its most luminous phases, and for two or
three months to come It will be increasing in
brilliancy, and may be seen every afternoon
East Of and about 45 degrees from the sun.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06

ImMoRALlTy or BAD Fsscss.-The
crowning evil resulting from bud fences is,
that itimpairs and destroys the morality Of
cattle. No matter how well educated they
may have been previously, II subjected to
this temptation, their morality goes over the
fence,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06

GREAr CONSERVATION AMONG THE CATHOLIC
IRIsH.-Great apprehensions are entertained
by the Catholic Irish that the "d-d Ameri.
cans are about to take the country" We
are informed that universal sentiment Of RI.
otous indignation exists among them at the
idea of being governed by the odd Amsri.
cans"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06

A young gentlsman paid his addresses
to young lady by whose mother he was
anfavonbly received. allow hard" said he,
to the young lady, "to ssperaie those
whom love has united" 'vsry hard indeed"
replied she, with great innocence, ut the
same time throwing her armes around his
neck, I" and SO mother will find it,"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06

~ II find. Dick, that you are in the habit
Of taking my jokes and passing them of a.
your own. Do you think that gsntlemanly
conduct"
ITO be sure do, Tom. A true gentleman n
will always take . joke from friend"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06

Bousrr LASDs-The number of applicants
for bounty lsnds under the new law, now
reaches ~, 700. and 6,sO3 warrants have been
issued, Eighteen, Of the applications allowed
are for soldiers who served in the revolution.
widows of revolutionary soldiers
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06
A PICTURE OF HENRY A. WISE.

The Hon. Henry A Wise, lately made a
speech ct Parkersburg, Va. A correspon.
dent Of the McCollvills Enquirer, who heard
him thus writes his impress Of the man.
"1wa disappointed in the personal appssr.
ance Of the man. had expected in Henry A.
Wise to see q man Of commanding stature.
upright bearing, with flashing eyes and noble
forehead but he is no such man. He is the
medium height not more than five feet. seven
or eight inches very spare, would not weigh
more than 1870, probably not that.
There 10 nothing prepossessing about him.
lie is, in fact. positively ugly. Very gentle.
manly and courteous in his bearing towards
others, but in his dress is almost a sloven.
HIS cravat was awry, his linnen was soiled
with tobacco, his chin unshaven and fanked
with stocks of yellew saliva his clothing
rather hung around him than otherwise. I
could see no physical indication of greatness,
low forehead overwhelming pair Of lus.
treless grey eyes, that rolled with q nervous
'nneasinessin their deep sockets high oEeek
bones, and complexion saffron hued from his
inordinate use Of tobacco q STOPPING carriage
and trembling gait did not indicate the great
man..
When first saw Wise on the stand during
the few moments Of his opening remarks, as
he stood before US, his shoulders dropping and
bent forward, his chin and shirt bosom spat.
tered with tobacco juice, those dull eyes roll.
ing expressionless in their deep sockets, his
long grey hair tossed unkempt about temples,
his arms hanging listleasly by his side, look
ing for oil the world like ressurrected mum.
my, 7 thought that he was the msst uncome.
ly specimen OF humanity that ever sow at.
tempt to address an audience. But when,
with voice that rung as clear as the notes
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06

The Observation-Disclosures usually kill
their victims before dressing them. Moth.
ers frequently dress before killing them.-
We noticedan innocent littla girl Of about five
years in the street yesterday, dressed and
pinchend within m inch Of her life. For
health and comfort, she might about as well
have been IN the embraces of young ana.
eonda, it was love ofa pattern, and the
little creature wore a butterly's wing upon
or head, and of course it was all right, and
she was darling. How would one manage
to have gnme Of romps, do you think, with
such an anatomy of silk, laces and ribbons!
One might ns well try to romp with a fancy
show case. They have passed law, and Il
very good one it is, to protect quails., We
want another--n law to protest children. If
they are afraid the race Of quais will be de.
str0yed, what are we to say of children?-
Why, there are places in this land of ours,
where one can see five hundred epitopes of
humanity, without seeing single specimen
OF an old fashioned rosy checked checkered.
apron child.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06

R-An Office holding chap being asked
how he contrived TO hold office under suc-
cessive administrations, replied @that admin.
istrations must be darned smart that could
change oftener than he could"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06

ADMINISTERING CHLOROFoRM.-Edingbu
surgeons says that they are guided in avoid
ing danger TO life from the use of chloroform
in surgical cases, not by its effect on the
pulse, bnt by the state Of the breathing. They
cease the administration of yapor when the
breathing becomes difficult, however favor.
able the pulse may appear 10 be. They al.
SO pay attention to the tongue as point Of
great importance. When the breathing be.
comes difficult, orceases, then open the mouth,
seize the tip OF the tongue with artery forceps
md pull II we'll forward. Dentf, II is said.
would have occurred In some cases but for
the use OF this expedient, which affords Il
external air free access to tho lungs,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06

BAYARD TAYLoR.-This gentleman, in a
recent letter tn the New York Tribune, states
that he first entered Wisconsin on his head.
Having arrived at Beloit, which is located
just on the line deviding Illinois and Wis
consin, he was pitched from his buggy into
the borders OF the latter State.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06

az Surliness is indicative Of small intel
lect. You could not teach bull dog 10 do
trick in four months. II you're looking for
an intelligent man, therefore. never consult .
person who wears frown. or takes to sulki.
mesa
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06

T Hon. r. G. Wickliffe. ex.Postmaster
General, has been nominated by the Demo.
cratic State Convention Of Louisiana for Gov
ernor. and G. II. Mouton for 1t. Governor
Mr.. Wickliffs has accepted the nomination.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06

a. In Boston on Friday. in four casss
tried IN The Municipal Court for violation
OF the new liquor Law, the juriss returned
vsrdicts Of not guilty.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-06

WnAr HEAD.-A barrel Of oats fell from
the third story Of warehouse In Norfolk the
other day. hit negro plumb on the head and
knocked him down, Negro got up, shook his