American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-12-04

no demand. Weather unfavorable.--l
Receipts large; one hundred and fifty
car loads arrived over tho Kentucky
Central Railroad this afternoon. Mess
Pork declined to Y, 90; green shoulders
sold at3s. Lards unchanged. Whiskey
closed steady at II. No change in the
river or weather.
WAsnlNeToS, Nov. 3o.--Thc goy.
eminent employees we're on Saturday
and to-day paid nearly altogether in
silver which is at depreciation MS COM
pared with gold,
COLUMBIA, S. C.-Ex-Goy. Ham
mond has been elected by the Lcgisla.
ture, to fill the seat in tho U. S. Sen.
ate, made vacant by the death of Mr..
Butler.
TIE EsTIMATEs.-A letter from
Washington states that the expendi-
lures OF the government, for the first
quarter OF the present year, were TWEEN
ty-thrce millions--that the total amount
appropriations, definite and indefin-
lite, to be called for next year, is beliey.
ed to be about cighty-two millions Of
doilars--and that the aggregate reven,
ne for the same period, is estimated at
about fifty-fiv millions. The Mormon
warwill require, it is said, an additional
appropriation of at least ten millions of
dollars. aa .a.8 ~
INCREASE OF TIE ARMY.-The St.
Louis Republican advocates an increase
OF the army, in consequence of the
threatening aspect of affairs in Utah,
and the Indian difficulties on the Paci-
tic coast. a Washington correspond.
cnt, few days ago, predicted that the
rebellion in Utah, would cost the Gov.
eminent, first and last, four hundred
millions Of dollars. ~ ... r......
Western Hog Traae.-At Chicago,
on the 23d ult.. there was good de.
mand for hogs at 81 and ST. 80 per
cwt. gross. AT Springfield, Illinois,
small sales at So and 49, gross; at
Louisville, 5000 have been killed, and
they are worth about So cash for nett
weight; at Nashville dealers arc offer.
ing from 81 to So; at St. Louis a few
days ago, 200 head brought 81, 40 pei
cwt. and at Madison, sales are making
Mt 81 gross, with II months interest.
u. S. Treasury Estimatcs.--It is
stated that the Treasury estimates Of
appropriation for the fiscal year have
been made up, and despite every effort
to reduce them, the total amount esti.
mated is about SERENITY miiiions. The
estimate for the War Department alone
is t~enfy and a quartz, millions being
largely increased by the anticipated
Mormon war. The total naval esti
mates, including the special service and
the construction of the new steam sloops
OF war, amount to fourteen millions.
According to the Charlottesville Ad-
vocate, much Of the Corn slowed away
by the farmers in that vicinity is spoilt
III the bulk, because it was put away
in an unripe state.
Breach Of Pyomise.--Miss Hester
y. Burgess sued N. L. Wood, in Ka-
nawha county, Va, last week, for dam
ages for breach Of promise. 1t was
| proved in evidence, (says the Valley
Starr that the young lady was flirt,
and the jury awarded her one cent
damages ... ......
! R6as" Ten or twelve of the first at
taching creditors of the Ohio Life and
Trust company, out West, have recent
y obtained their claims in full.
AsgT" The influx of gold since the
bank suspensions has been about twelve !
millions, and there will probably be
several millions more before it ceases. !
1t will go out again, however, as soon |
as business affairs get somewhat settled. |
G&Ap The Legislature of Texas has
elected j. P. Henderson, and j. w.
llenphill, U. S. Senators, from that
State. One is chosen as a successor
to Gen. Houston, whose term expires
on the 4th of March, 1859, and ono to
fill the vacancy occasioned by the death
of Gen. Rusk
SILVER BEDsTEADs. The Paris cor
respondent ofthe Journal Of Commerce
reports that six bed-steads of silver
have been ordered from one orthe large
furniture establishments in that city by
the Pasha Of Egypt, in contemplation
oil the marriage of his son with the pres.
ent Sultans daughter.
Cho!era Comingf from Europe. The
bark Suwa, from Hamburg, arrived t
Quarantine Tuesday morning, with
20 passengers, reports forty-onc
deaths on the passage. The sick
were landed at Quarantine, and we
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