American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-07-24
ITEMS OF NEWS.

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g@2. A post Office is established at
Pennington, Taylor county, on the n.
w. va. Railroad-James ". Bartlett,
Post Master.
The citizens of Knoxville, Tenn. are
making great preparations for the South.
ern Commercial Convention. " hich is
to assemble in that place early in Au.
gust.
The value Of imports Into the POI,
of New Orleans for the fiscal wear eu.
ding 30th June, shows an increase of
40 per cent. over that Of the previous
year.
The Roman Forum is now cow
market, the Tarpeian Rock u CABBAGE.
garden, the Palace Of tho Caesars "a rope
walk, and Ashland the residence Of J
b. Clay. "-Louis0iIe Joarnu.
Providence does not grant force and
faculties at random, but everything is
made for some end. The sun, high as
it is, has its business assigned, and so
have the celestial orbs --ARt0aiuuS.
Tile Right Use Gf INcahh-The re.
ceipts of the different religious aud ben.
evolent societies in London, have, du.,
ring the past year, amounted. in round
numbers, to the large sum of fee mill.
ions IF dollars.
The Railroad accidents in the Uni.
ted States. during the first six months
OF the year, caused the death of 10 per.
sons. and 90 were wounded By steam.
boat accidents, 81 were killed and TWEEN
ty wounded. ...
Humble Virtue Flowers have bloc
med on our prairies, and passed away.
from age TO age, unseen by man, aud
multltudes of virtues have been acted
out IN obscure places, without note or
admiration. The sweetness OF both has
gone up 10 heaven.
Wisconsin, scarcely yet twenty wears
old, contains population of 500, 900.
She has already several Furnishing Cot
leges, and State University at the Cap
itol, with a fond which yields an annual
income Of $4,000.
The English mile is l7G0 yards; the
Russian 1000; the Itaian 1867: The
Irish and Scotch 22OO; the Polish Al
90; tho Spanish 5O2S; the German 5S.
g.. the Swedish and Danish 1888; and
the Hungarian $3.50. The French
measure by the mean league, which is
5000 yards.
England derives an annual revenue
from dnties on tobacco, "a 10000 or
$22, 100000. and France % 600 GOO
francs, or $50, 900, 600; total $4I, 100000,
being more than half the duties levied
by the United States upon the whole
importation from bolh countries,
The National Hotel Eademic.--The
New York Academy Of Medicine have
made report on the singular and dis
ostrous endemic which prevailed at the
National Hotel Washington lastspring.
his report is very emphatic in tracing
the source of the disorder u malaiious
influences
AT the dead letter Office of the Cen
oral POst.oilice Department during tho
quarter which ended 30th June last.
there were 2,202 letters opened, which
contained money to the aggregate sum
* Lad h.,
i've system of that Office nineucnths of
tho amount has already been restored
TO its iightfu! owner.
Enterprise IN Kaasas.-The Leaven.
worth (Kansas) Hcrald states that S.
Manchester & Co, have contracted 10
erect large hotel in that town to cost
$4,000, TO be finished in November
next. The same firm have contracted
to build, for $4,000, bridge override
Kansas river at Tecumsch, by which
the distance to Santa Fe is lcssened by
about seventy-fve miles, very impot-
taDt item 10 travellers. The bridge will
be six hundred feet in length.
NcO Ba@hs.-The Harrisburg papers
contain notices Of applications to be
made to The next Legislature of Penn.
sylvana for the charter Of lhirty-nino
new banks, w;!!; an aggregate capital
OF about nine millions, and eight appli.
cations tor an increase Of capital, ma.
king tho whole addition TO tho banking
capital OF tho State asking for about ton