American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09
ITEMS OF NEWS.

Arrest ofa Mail Ro6Jer.--Nvilliam
George Williams, son of William VIII
lIams, grocer, under the Mcclure
House, was arrested by United States
Deputy Marshal, Jordan, at Wheeling,
ON Wednesday last, and taken before
Col. James S. Wheat, United States
Commissioner, where full examination
was had. Commissioner Wheat re.
viewed the testimony and stated that
he regarded the identity of the prison
or as the person who took the letters
from Tommy McLain, as clearly prov
ed, and it had also been established
that one of the letters contained money
and checks to the amount of 500. He
should, therefore commit Williams to
Jail for further examination before the
United States District Court for Wes-
tern Virginia, to be held in that city
on the 9th of April, 1858. At the re.
quest of Mr.. Fitzhugh, counsel for the
prisoner, the Commissioner fixed vii.
liams bail at 50, 500, and two sureties
in the sum Of 1000 each. Bail was
not offered. Only an hour or two be-
fore his arrest, he was married to
an interesting and worthy young lady,
daughter of MIR. George Sisson, the
matrimonial service being performed
by the Rev. MIR. Keager, Of the North
Wheeling Methodist Church. 1t is
said that her friends will Immediately
take measures to procure q divorce. -
The South. .... .
WAR IN LouIsIANA.-Thc village of
Floyd, in our sister parish, says the
Franklin La.) Sun, has, we learn,
been the scene Of considerable excite
ment. ltgrew out ola quarrel between
the Gordon and Jones families, that
led the Jones and their friends one
night to attack, with guns and little
! cannon, the store Of one of the Cor
dons, while he and friend were about
retiring. They had candle lit when
the firing unexpectedly commenced,
which they blew out. About two hun
dred shots were then fired into the
store, but one Of which-that struck
Gordon just under the eye, severely
but not dangerously wounding him -
struck them, though many grazcd
them. .
Ten MILE FooT RACE IN Y. York.
The ten mile foot race came off at
Cold Spring, N. York, on Wednesday,
according to programme, except that
Stetson, the white man who was to COM
pete with the Indians, failed to appear,
only the latter started. Six or seven
Indians started, but on the fourth mile
only four were left. Smith, a Cattar-
angus Indian, took the lead at the start
and opened the gap steadily during ten
miles, coming in nearly half mile a.
head of Hill, who was second. The
time made was: Smith Som. 32s., Hill
58m., 22s., Shutdown Com. Ss., Steep
rock Com. 3Ss., Smith being the win.
ner by one minute and fifty seconds.
AFFAIRS IN CUBA.-Four more car
goes of negroes from Africa, have Just
been landed on the Cuban coast, with
i'll half mile Of the country seat of
Governor General Concha. They num-
Der 1888, likely hands, without count.
ing infirm or children, worth in the
aggregate, 81, 060,S00. From this the
reader may calculate the enormous
profits of the slave trade. All these
negroes were obtained on the African
coast at very little cost. Two of tho
vessels which brought these cargocs
were destroyed soon after being dis
charged, but the other two went back
to Africa on fresh venture.
OUR TRADE WITH SWEDEN.-N cor
respondent of the Washington Union,
at Stockholm, under date of August
18th, writes that only four American
vessels visited Swedish ports in the
neighborhood of Stockholm, during the
quarter ending the 30th June. Three
Of theseycsscls were loaded with cotton,
two Of which took on full cargocs of
iron. The value of iron exported from
Stockholm, via Lubbock, to the United
States, during the same period, was
SIT ,G36 80; and Of goods imported
into the Same district, $202,847 20.
Tho crops promise to become very good
in Sweden.
A CURIOUS CAsE.-In the Surro.
gates court of New York, lin the mat
ter of the McLosky estate, a curious
question of fact has arisen, upon one
branch whereof the Surrogate has al
rJady rendered decision. The testa-
tor who died in Paris, left legacy of
$4,000 to his niece, living in Dubuque,
Iowa. 1t turns out that both uncle
and niece, testator and lcgatcc, died on
the snme day; il she died frat. tho loo.