American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-05-31

iu tuooo ptdtcS, Il TURNER OeCIinS must
take place. As heretofore stated all tho
land Offices in Iowa, except DEBORAH,
have been closed, and the lands with.
drawn from market.
Should the lands If Kansas and Ne.
braska, which are now being SURVEYED,
be brought into market soon favora.
bio reaction would take place. and pr.N
ces might again advance.--W ashing ton
OrgaS.
GREAT CATTLE. - One of tie Larg.
est Stock Farmers in tie World We
copy the following from late number
of the Albany Knickerbocker
Some of the finest cattle we ever
saw were brought intothis city last Sat.
| urday on the Central Railroad. There
We're thiity.four head, with an average
weight Of two thousand four bundled
pounds. They sold for ten cents
pound live weight, which is equal To
1910 each. They we,e grown by B.
+. Harris, of Champaigue, H., who has
one hundred head of tho same weight
! still to bring TO market. MIR. Harris is
one of the largest stock farmers in the
wo Id. His farm contains four ihous
aud acres. Hekeeps usually about 500
head of cattle and 600 head IF hogs
About the fist OF May he turns the cat.
tie on the prairie, and they Craze under
tho control of mounted he,dsmen who
pen them al night BY tho first of AL.
tumn his herd with the wide range of
rich prairie, reach the climax of bovine
perfection aud a more attractive sigh,
cannot be found. Through the winter
those Intended for spring sale are stall.
fed requiring 100 bushels of corn to
feed good sized OK. In the winter Of
1s4s-'49 this gentleman stall.fsd 9S2'
catle, and bought $4,000 bushels Of
cVr". In the year 1853 Mr.. Harris fed
and sold o hundred head of heeves; their
average weight was 1906 pounds
These were the extraordinary lot which
took the premium at the Worlds Fair
at New York. The average Of cattle
herds usually marketed will no, exceed
1,5o0 pounds gross.
| GRAssHoppERs-- Where they Come
From.-The Franklin, Tenn, Review
has the following: n.g
Our young friend, r. Ii. Mudgens,
who resides upon Big Harpesh, six or
seven miles above Franklin, brought
into our Office on Monday an apple 1--WE
don't know what else to call it, grown
upon a hickory tree, in the hollow Of
which were myriads of very small grass
hoppers. He was fishing on the river
and found the balls or apples growing
upon the tree, and on opening one Of
them, he found it inhabited by thou
sands upon thousands of these little
troublesome creatures.
Dong7aSs and Buchaaan. - The Wash.
ington correspondent of the New York
Times. tells the following "A good
story is told Of Douglas aud Buchanan.
Douglas was sitting in private parlor
al Guy'sNationa Hotel the ether night
talking with dozen of Buchanan's
friends, when the latter having been
sent for. came in and Joined the patty.
"My young friend, said Buchanan soon
afterwards, turning patronzirgly to
Douglas, "let mo give you a lille adj
vice" Thank you !" Instantly retort.
ed Douglas. selling him by the hand !;
" expect to choose my Constitutional
advisers soon and am most happy thus
TO receive your acceptance IN advance"
odd Buell. was So confused by ths
turn iakhe conversation that no forgot
the pNorred advice altogether.
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PERSECUTION IN Tuscany - O, 600
Prisons Leaoing tie Church ofRome.--
The corresponding Of the london
Christian Times, says the Protestapis
'of Pomedera, temporarily suspended
through the remoustrances, of Lord
Normandy, has been recommended.
and Is now engaging the attention If
the Ministry Of Justice. Indeed, es.
pionage and persecution gro the uatoral
fruits Of the season, and in Catholic
States you may look for ,heir oppesr.
ance in Lent with as much certainty az
for the first green peas. Vigilance is
unusually stimulated by the notice of
the Government, that no less 10000
persons have left the Catholic Church.
Exactly the same number offoundlings
are at,be present moment supported
by the FouDdliug HospitsI.