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Epidemic among Ersh.-A cmious

Epidemic among FGsh.--A curious
phenomenon has exhibited among tn.
iinny tribe in some OF the risers Of
Michigan. 1t is announced that til,
shores of Grand river have bceistrcw-
ed with deadand dying fish ofdnusual
size. The same epidemic prevails in
Shinaase. This is the second time dur
ing thcprescnt season, that the waters
OF these streams have been thus scoui o.
ed. A few months ago, every form Of
creeping thing known to that country,
was cast, dead upon the banks, in great
numbers. Lizards of enormous size and
offensive appearance, were piled mi
heaps where they We're thrown by the
eddying current. Rats, Snakes, and
almost every species Of scaly and shiny
monster, shared like fate. Now
however, the disease or whatever else
it may be denominated, is confined
to the fish, and is necessarily attracting
much MISUNDERSTANDING men Of science
and others,as to the cause ofsuch extra
ordinary mortality. q a8 dlII
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-01-10
Horrible Murder.

CHARbgsToN, Jan.d from
FLORIDA state that a man named Skife.
with his wife and two children, had been
murdered on Indian river, and their
dwelling consumed. This batbarity is
attributed TO the Indians.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-01-10
KANSAS.

Signs arc unfavorablc for slavery in
Kansas. According to the Boston
atlas, the Democrat and the RepaJR-
can, leading papers in the city Of St.
Louis, and both of which, if we mistake
not, advocated the cause of Buchanan,
have taken a decided stand in favor of
Free Kansas" We quote the follow
ing from the alias: ...
There arc evident symptoms of re-
action in the State of Missouri, in fa-
vor Of allowing the free settlers of Kan
sas to make that a free State, in accor-
dance with the wishes of nine tcnths
Of the legal inhabitants. Tho ST.
Louis Republican, u journal that warm
~ cspouScs the cause Of Buchanan at
the late election, dcvotcs u long leader
to the question ofslavey or freedom in
the Territory Of Kansas. The follow
ing is the concluding paragraph:
ave therefore, say in conclusion,
that it is better for the whole country
better for the West and infinitely bet
ter for Missouri, that Kansas should be
free and in declaring for such an is
sue, We declare for white men and a.
gainst negroes, for free labor against
slave labor, for commerce, industry,
and talent, and for the rights and in
forests Of eight hundred thousand a.
galnst those of twenty-five thousand"
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-01-10
NEW GRANADA.

The intelligence from New Granada
is, interesting. A formidable Brisish
Heet had appeared on both the Atlantic
and Pacific sides Of the ls,hmus. and it
was believed that the throat of blocka-
ding tho New Granadian Ports would
be forthwith carried out.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-01-10
AFRICA,

We have advices fiom the West
Coast Of Africato The 25th Of Novem.
ber The frigate Jamestowa was at
Sierra Leone on The Goth. News had
been received of a battle 10 the interior,
in which four thousand are said to have
been killed. Trade was in very un-
settled state.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-01-10
COSTA RIGA.

The Costa Rican papers say that Wal.
ker was badly beaten in late engage.
ments, and that his men were deserving
in large numbers. Voluntarily eontri-
buttons to carry on the war against the
American filIibusters were being made
very literally Throughout Central A mer.
ica
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-01-10

no. Andrew Jackson was once
making stump speech out west in
small village. Just as he was conclu-
ding, Amos Kendall, who sat behind
him, whispered: "Tip EN- little la
tin, General, they wont be contented
without it," The man Of the iron
will instantly thought upon the few
phrases he knew, and in voice Of thun-
der wound up by oxclaining: az pin.
rj6us Nnum, sjne qua non, nc plus ul-
ira, muitamin paygo." The effect was
tremendous, and the Hoosier's shouts
could be heard for miles.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-01-10
PERU.

We loarn that the revolutionary move.
ment was daily increasing 10 strength,
and that a speedy downfall threatens
the Administration Of President Caslil.
la,
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-01-10

The Parkorsburg Courier says that
the tracklayers on the North Western
(Vs) Railroad ale rapidly approaching
each other AT last dates the eastern
party had reached Hughes river---Dot
more than twenty miles from whore the
western party are at work. They will
meet sometime this month.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-01-10

1t will thus be seen that the total
square miles Of the five States is over
l55, 900, and the total population over
100000. The climate and scenery
are said to be equal to those of any
portion Of the world. ........... ,..'.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-01-10
MoRGAWToWM:
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1857
From the Charlie sion Mercury, Buchanan paper.
TH1 PRoEgEUT DNS'onu US.

election. Instead OF seeing, or pro-
tending to see, in it a great victory,
settling the disputed questions between
the North and South, they have felt it
their duty to warn the people that it
WAS an extremely doubtful conflict,
and that the result is rather to be at
tributed to good fortune and good man
agemcnt than to principles. Mr.. Blu
chanan ,cas saveG by Mr.. Fiilmore.- -
Without the intervention of the party
that supported the latter, he would
have been III II minority in every Nor
thcrn State. In the face Of this de-
m0astration, there are men and press
es in the South who cry out for the
Union, and giorify the Union us having
achieved IL great triumph in the cleo
ton Of Buchanau. But there are al
ways, in every struggle, men why cry
"Peacc Peace" when there is no
peace. Men who insist that VIC shall
fold our arms and 90 to sleep, al the
very moment when, every element Of
mischief and danger is ready to burst,
in its utmost fury, upon us. 1t was so
when the innumcrablc hordcs of Persia
were hanging over devoted Athens; it
WAS so when the feeble Thirteen Colo
MICS nude their first demonstration to
achieve that independence of which VIC
liow talk so proudly; and We need not
hope that there ever will come an
cxigcncy SO calling and provoking as
that there will not be found men who
will urge us to consider it as simply IL
dispensation Of Providence, from which
We may hope to be speedily relieved,
and for which we ousht not to sacrifice
our ease and slunbcr. We may make
this years crop; after that-the Del
age" So, .
We agree with the Mercury in one
OF its propositions, (says the american
Organ), to wit: that the triumph Of
Bslchaaan will prove barren victory
for the South. But we differ widely
from that press in its opinion, that the
Union is likely to be dissolved. The
South has voluntarily and knowingly
adopted "squattcr sovereignty" and
the perfectly obvious consequences Of
this doctrine must be, to limit slavery
to those States where it exists. In
stead Of the principles of the Compro-
mise Of 1850, the South has chosen to
take "squattcr sovereignty" .-.. ..
With what propricty could the South
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-01-10
Wires 70, tie German Legioa --On,

Wioes for tie German Legion. One
hundred and five soldiers OF the British
German legion have arrived at Ham.
burg from London, Some of them are
discharged from the service, but the
greater part have gone over for matri.
monial purposes, Some speculative in.
dividuals have established regular re-.
croitiDg offices for females willing to
accompany the German legion to The
Cape Of Good Hope and settle there, -
One Of them has already engaged moro
than fifty young women, chiefly amongst
the milliners, dressmakers, chop gifs,
aud even those connected with the the
aires. There are in Hamburg 5000
moro females than men.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-01-10

s@s~ The Mason county Gazette,
says there is not town Of twice the
size on the Ohio river that exhibits
as much enterprise and spirit of i'm
provcmcnt as Point Pleasant in that
county From all parts Of the conn
try, strangers are constantly moving in,
until it has become difficult to find hou-
ses to accommodate thcm.-This state
of thigs wilnot, however, last long,
rs the citizens are determined, if poss-
ible to provide for all who come, andarc
putting up houses with the almost
dispatch. In addition to numerous
tenemonts, several fine business houses
are being erected. Contracts for new
buildings arc being made almost daily,
and from present appearances, there
will be more new buildings nextseason
than there has been for ten years past.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-01-10
omcial Returns for PRESIDENT.

The official returns of the vote for Presi.
dent have now come to hand. They are
co,itained in thu following table $50
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-01-10

Itis not our earnings, but our savings
that make os rich--as what we digest
makes US fat.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-01-10

to the fish, and is necessarily attracting
much attentionlamong men of science
and others,as to the cause ofsuch extra
ordinary mortality. z * a8 GlII
Few insects are more than q year in
their perfect state. Their first state is
the egg, then tho caterpillar, then tho
chrysalis or pupis, and finally the pro-
creative form. But in these changes
there are infinite degrees and varieties
of transition, all of which constitute
thopleasing and very instructive study
OF Entomology,
The poor pittance of seventy years
is not worth being villain for. What
matters it if your neighbor lies in IL
splendid tomb? Sleep thou in inno-
cence. aaasa.a 9aA
lLLlNoIs.-A proposition Cor q Con-.
yeption to revise the Constitution was
before the people of Illinois at the late
election. 1t was so hidden. however,
b~the Presidential contest, That it was
lost; only rs votes being given for it.
Virgins what era in tho worlds his.
tory d" you regard with The deepest
horior2' la .- #a
( The Cholera gasped Virgins with
spasmodic shudder. 1waI a"ta a#.
The editors OF South Carolina have ia
contemplation the erection.of monu-
ment To the late w. r. Taber, who was
Iecently killenin duel near Charles
ton. Ee..sI
Never go To bed leaving your wife up
till two with a sick baby; aud look pitch
forks at her at the breakfast table, be-
cause the meal is half an hour too late.
aa Nothing as quickly ruins government
whether in family or a school, as FREE
quent and excessive threats Of absurd
.punshments. H#H -
John Lowery. 100 years of age, one
OF the pioneers of Western Virginia, di-
ed III wyoming county, on the 9th ul,i-
mo.
Domestic T1aSt.--May your coffee
and tho ISLANDERS against you be- ever u
like without grounds.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-01-10

lowa Rsty9cting hy Senators - The
Iowa Senate on the 4th inst. passed the
following resolution:
That tho committee on Federal rela.
tons report a Joint resolution instruct
ing our Senators and requesting our
Representatives 10 Congress TO support
tho admission of Kansas into the Union
with her Topeka free State) Constitu.
ton. r#
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-01-10
NICARAGUA AS TT is.

We have before us a map of Nicara-
qua, which we have examined with,
some attention. 1t shows that while.
that republic is, in the extent of it's,
territory, quito formidable, amounting
in all to something like $4,000 square
miles, Walker has Mt no time been able
to make a Judgement at more than two
or three points. To be sure, these
are near the Lake, and thus are inn
portant in position, if he could have
maintained himself there. Nicaragua
is 200 miles in length, by about 150in
breadth in the widest part, and this
includes both lakes; but not any por-
ton Of the Mosquito Territory. The
level flake Nicaragua above the Pa
citic ocean is 1913 feet, and that of
Lake Managua above the Pacific is 1856
feet. The population is estimated at
26S, 900, and thus divided: a-
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-01-10

The venerable Rev. Daniel Waldo, is
reelected Chaplain, preaching in the
House Of Representatives. wy
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-01-10
The principal cities arc thus inhab-

In this connection, and as possessing
interest, We suhjoin the population of
Central America, which is divided into
five States. as follows. .t..s.ga r'.ia
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-01-10

Vice siings even 10 our pleasure but
sitiue consoles oven in our pains.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-01-10

THE HAND. Look ut the hand
A little organ, but how curiously wrot!
How manifold and necessary are its
functions What an agent has it been
for the wants and designs of man -
How has it moulded and made palpa-
bic the conceptions Of that mind? 1t
wrought the statue Of Memmon, and
hung the braZen gates Of Thebcs; it
fixed the mariners trembling needle
upon its axis; it hcaycd the bar of tho
first printing press; it arranged tho
tubes of Calico it rocfed the topsail
of Columbus it held the sword with
which freedom fought her battles;
poised the axe of the dauntless wood
man; opened the path of civilization.
1t turned the mystic leaves upon which
Milton and Shakespeare inscribed their
burning thoughts, and it signed the
charter Of Englaud's liberty, Who
would not render honor to tho hand?
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-01-10

The ladies Of Texas DO IN tho work
of leap year with y degree of expedition
which would astonish anybody but the
natives. A Southern exchange says
that three girls in Texas, last month,
went out visiting, and returned in
week, each with an Indian husband.
4 Good 1dcd.--The following no.
toe is posted conspicuously in
publication Office down East,-..'Shut
this door, and as soon asyou have done
talking on business, serve your mouth
the same way. III.
Next year general reunioa OF NIL
bodies Of Evangelical Christians thro'-
out the world is to take place at Berlin,
at the call Of the evangelical alliance,
and on the invitation Of the King of
Prussia.
In Pcndleton county, Va, dysentery
and typhoid fever have been very fatal
for some weeks past. COL James
IT, johnson lost his wife, sister, and
young lady residing in his family.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-01-10

The poor pittance of seventy years
is not worth being avillain for. What
matters it if your neighbor lies in
splendid tomb? Sleep thou in inno-
cence. aaa.t ma&
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-01-10

Nothing as quickly ruins government
whether in family or school, as FREE
quent and excessive threats Of absuid
punishments. a H#a" ~
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-01-10

John Lowery, 100 years Of age, one
OF the pioneers of Western Virginia, di-
ed III wyoming county, on the 9th ul,i-
mo.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-01-10

Never go to bed leaving your wife up
I'LL two with sick baby; aud look pitch
forks at her at the breakfast table, be-
cause the meal is half an hour too late.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-03-11
THE AMERICAN COUNCIL.

At a meeting of the American State Council
of Pennsylvania, held at Altoona, on the 4th of
March the following preamble and resolutions
were adopted, viz:
WHEREAS, 1t is manifest that the different
wings of the opposition party in this State are
unable to overcome their common adversary
except by means of a union and concentration
of force; AND WHEREAS, 1t is proper and pru-
dent that there should be such union of these
elements therefore,
Resolved, That the American party is in fa-
vor of and heartily desires union with the
other wings of the Opposition party in the for
nation of State ticket upon any basis which
recognizes the great cardinal features of Amer
icanism.
RESOLVED, That when this Council adjourns,
it adjourns to meet in Altoona, on Wednes-
day, April 18th, 1857.
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DIED-On the 5th inst, Mrs. PIERCE. wife OF
Absalom Pierce, Sr., Of Bradford township,
at an advanced age.
At Grahamton, on Thursday the 9Th inst,
of Scarlet fever, MARTHA ELIZABETH, daugh-
ter of Samuel S. and Mary @. McEwen, aged
years and % days.
Poor little Martha is gone. No more will
we hear her sweet voice on this earth, npr see
her skip over the play grounds with her little
sisters and schoolmates. She has gone to dwell
in the arms of Him who has said, ssSuffer lit
tie children to come unto me and forbid them
not, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven. %
During her brief illness her sufferings were
intense but she is now free from suffering and
pain, and dwells where pain and sorrow never
more can reach her. 1t was hard to part with
her--yes, it was hard to part with poor little
Martha-but it was the will of the Lord, and
We submit. The Lord gave and the Lord has
taken away-blessed be the name of the Lord.
mourning class, a vacant seat,
Tell us that one We loved to meet,
Will Join our youthful throng more,
Till all these changing scenes are Ger.
No more that voice loved to hear,
Shall fill her teachers listening ear;
No more its tones shall join to swell
The songs that of Saviour tell
That welc ONE face that sparkling eyo,
And sprightly form, must buried lie
Deep in the cold and silent gloom
The raylcss night that hlis the TOMB
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