American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-11-13
VIRGINIA MATTERS.

badly continue until the meeting of the
District Court on the 1st of December.
A new post. office has been establish
cd at Brooksville, Calhoun county, and
Benz. +. Webb appointed postmaster;
directly on the route from Writ G. III.
to Elmvillc.
For the Vest The Parkersburg
Gazette states that "more 'cmigrants
passed through that town last week on
their way to the swamps and fevers of
tho West. One wagon attracted con-
siderable attention by carrying tay-
crn sign on both sides" : = W.
Wife KlHng.-Benjamin Woods,
on a charge of killing his wife, had his
trial last week in the Circuit Court of
kanawha county. The jury brought
in verdict of involuntary man
slaughter" lie was sentenced to six
months Imprisonment in the county
Jail, and to pay fine OF 800.
CONNECTED. Michael Rush was tried
in Staunton, last week, for committing
rape on the person Of II white girl
nearly II years of age, and sentenced
to the penitentiary for seventeen years.
Peter Crutchfeld has been convict
ed in lIenrico county Of the murder of
his wife, and sent to the penitentiary
for five years.
Tobacco IN Western TTd.-Thc Pea.
risburg South West says: eve have
seen samples of Tobacco raised in this
county Giles which is as fine as any
raised in the State"
The same paper has the following
paragraph about hogs: eve hear Of
some sales Of pork having been made
at 81, but no certain price has been
settled upon as yet"
The Alexandria & Washington Rail.
road, with locomotives, cars, &c. is ad-
vertiscd to be sold, by virtue of deed
of trust, &c. on the 1st of December.
RELIGIOUS REvIyAL.--The protrac-
ted meeting in the Methodist Church,
at Winchester, Virginia, has resulted
in the conversion of 1G6 persons, SO of
whom have connected themselves with
the Church on probation.
For Liberia.--The Danyille train
brought down seventy negroes on Tues
day, (says the Richmond ,South,) des-
tined for Liberia. They were enamel
pated by the will Of the late j. j. Wat
son, of Prince William county, & will
sail from Norfolk in few days.
An Elopement.--We learn from the
Wheeling Times, that John G.. Perry,
keeper of a hotel at Ncwburg, 8 miles
from Grafton, eloped with the wife of
Thomas Funk, conductor on the Par
kersburg railroad, on Thursday night
week. 1t appears that Perry came up
to Moundsville, where he was met by
Mrs. Funk, and both struck out for
Cincinnati. Mrs. Funk has only been
married some four or five months. Mr..
Perry leaves wife and two children
at Newburg.
Probable Fdnd. The following item
found its way into our columns, says
the Norfolk Argus, few days since,
withnu, our knowledge, and we deem it
our duty to re-pubiish i. with comment:
For Virginia Within The last week
several shoemake;s in Danvers have
made small Investments IN Virginia
lands, purchasing warrants for two hun.
III ed acres at 81 per acre. and paying
for them in shoes. The State Of Vir-
ginia, has il is said, 100000 acres Of
unimproved land, part Of it old and part
oft new, lying west OF the Allegha'
MES. The more northern section ofths
enterprise. The purchasers Of the war.
rants may locate anywhere out. side Of
Thayer's domain. We are informed
that several manufacturers in Haverhiil
and one or two other towns ofthe conn
~. have also bought Salem
Gazette.
The State Of Virginia has no public,
or unimproved land, save some waste,
unappropIialed lands which have cs,
cheated to the commonwealth. Any
person who can find these waste and IN.
appropriated lands may purchase them
by paying into the State Treasury twp
dollars for every hundred acres, aud so
III proportion for a greater or smaller
quantity. The Treasurer gives the pur.
chaser receipt for the money paid,
for which upon delivery to the first 90.
ditor, he receive certificate, stating
the quantity Of land he is entitled to.
These certificates or warrants may be
obtained by paying the requisite amount
without the buyer knowing the location
of any unapproprioted lands. 1t is
probable from the paragI aph taken from
The Salem Gazette that these warrants
which were obtained from the auditor at
ern individuals at 81 per acre, although