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American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09
Governmental Fatuitv,

The London correspondent Of the
Commercial Advertiser states that the
fact has been exposed that the Calcut-
ta Government had absolute warning
of what was to take place months be-
fore the mutiny broke out. Not mere
ly the opinion of Napier, but clear, un-
mistakable announcements, such as
those which preceded the gunpowder
plot in England, and through being at
tended to saved King and Parliament.
In November last Gholab Singh, an
old Sikh chieftuin, wrote to Lord Can
ming, the Governor General at Calcut-
ia, that the Mahommedans intended to
rise, and had offered him the direction
of the projected movement. The Gov
ernment it is said laughed and did not
even reply to the letter. In their self
complacent wisdom they doubtless look
ed upon it as trick of the old man s
to ingratiate himself; but allowing
the probability of that supposition,
what Government with spark of pru-
dence would have sighted the intelli-
gence, and left it without an attempt
at investigation There is nothing
compared with what follows. An Eng.
lish merchant had had his suspicious
excited and converted into certainty,
and upon communicating his informa-
tlon to the government received the
same treatment.
This person is stated to have been
a MIR. Hamilton. He had long carri-
ed on business in Cawnpore and ALA
habad, and had gained the confidence
OF the native dealers. From these he
had received friendly notice to send
away his family in six months. AT
first he refused, but at last he became
convinced that there was some impend
ing peril, and he followed the advice
AT the same time wrote to the Gov
ernment and offered to obtain further
particulars. But the authorities are
too we'll satisfied with their own know.
ledge, and this letter like that from
Gholab Singh, was not even acknow
ledged. 1t is to be admitted that these
statements may require confirmation
but they wear strong appearance Of
truth. Assuming them to be correct
the history of human conceit and ap
athy hardly furnishes a similar instance
of infatuation. Either fact taken sing
ly might have been expected to excite
vigilance, but the two from such total
~ different sources, amounted to hant
writing upon the wall which only ar
official Nehuchadnezzar would have
disregarded. Nothing was done, ant
Delhi, the great arsenal of the country
was left without even a single compa
ny of European troops while the Cal
cutta authorities were busy in framing
a law to extend the native power s(
as to bring the people to perfect polit
ical equality with their rulers, and tx
enable them to sit as judges in the Law
courts.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09
A SefintIiral sum.

Christian readers, here is sum in
addition for you to work out. 1T will
require diligence and care, and admit
of no wasted time
add to your faith, virtue;
And to your virtue, knowledge
And to knowledge, temperance;
And to temperance, patience
And to patience, godlincss
And godliness, brothorly kindness;
And to brotherly kindness, charity,
THE ANswgg.-For if oil these
things be in you and abound, they make
you that ye shall neither be barren nor
upfruitfpl in the knowledge of our Lord
Jesus Christ; 2 Peter /: 5 g. Chris.
han Inacg,
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09
WHOLE NO l2O
"A Michigan 1ed-Bug ssorv,,

| Tho editor Of the Grand River Eapls
has iiirno wh" has been stopping. AN
he alleges, at one of the hotels al Kal.
amaz"o. His story is pretty fairly told.
aud he possesses talent in tho way Of
spinning "a "ya,n," that would du credit
| 10 one who has entertained his mess in
the i"recastle Of II "haler, or relieved
tho 'edium of a watch Oh deck: g.
-" You see went to bed pretty all
fired used up. after hull day on the
road before the plank was laid, calke,-
'a'ln on good snooZe. Waal lust as
The shivers began 10 ease off. kinder
felt suIhlh tyin' to pull Off my shir,.and
dIggin' their feet into the small of nv
back, To get good hold. | wiegled &
twisted, doubled and puckered -rolled
and tumbled--all to no use--,hey kent
a goin' it like all sin. Bime-hy got
up and struck lightto look around n
Speii-tound about peck Of bed.hugs
Scat'er"d around,a and more dropping Of
my shit and runnin down my legs etery
mint. Swept off a place, on The flooi,
shook out quilt, lay down apin and
klrered up for nep. No use--thev
mounted right on me like parcel Of
rats on meal tub, dug a hole in the
kiverlid and crawled through, and give
me fits for tryin' to hide Got 10 a.
gam and went down staiis, got slush
bucket from the wagon, made circle
"t tar on the floor, lay down on the in.
side. and felt comfortable that time auv
how. left the light burnin' aud watch
ed EN-, see 'em get together and have
camp meetin' about it, and they went
Oft in squad, with an old gray'headed
one on top, right up on tho wall an' to
The ceili"' ill they got TO the light SPOT,
then dropped light plump into my face!
Fact by thunder. WAL | swept 'cm
up again, and made circle on the cell.
ing too. Though: had 'em foul this
time; but II! swan to man If they didn't
pull stiaws out Of the bed, aud bull, b
bridge over" Seiug al incre rediblo ex.
preston on our visage, he clenched his
story thus: .........
cit is so. whether yon believe it or not
and some of them walked across on
stills. Bed bugs are cautious critre,s,
and u" m'siake-especia'Iy the X Kalama.
zoo kind"
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09
A Dreadful Disa ster,

The frankfort Journal states that
in the terrible fire which recently raw.
aged Boganown, in Prussian Poland,
many persons pcrishcd in the flames,
and upwards of fifteen bodies have
already been recovered. Some TWEEN
ty persons are still missing, and it is
supposed that they must have been suf-
located in endeavoring to hide their
valuables in the vaults which run under
all the houses. The body of one of
the most wealthy men of the town was
found in vault surrounded by those
of,his wife and children. He held in
his two hands large purse full of
money, and by his side was q bundle
Of bank notes, representing 10000
tbalcrs. 1t is supposed that the fire
was caused by some children playing
with hcifer matches.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09
ELEVATION OF MAcAUL,y-Oftb the

ELEVATION OF MACAULAY.--Of the
various Peerages, says The Presbyteri'
an, which are about to be created, the
public will regard with most interest,
that which elcvates the historian, Tho
mas Darlington Macaulay, to the House
of Lords. 1T is on honor which belongs
peculiarly to the man, and which is a
fitting, if not an adequate return, for
a life spent in the public service, and
devoted to literary labors of the most
dignificd order. it is much, much to
say that he is the most popular author
of the day, but we have to say more.
With a style that compcls attention,
with a calm wisdom that commands as.
sent, he has interpreted English histo-
ry to ourselves and to the world. 10 us
the history which he has indicted is
worth score of charters and u cart
load of laws; it is our Bill of Rights
and our code of political duties. His
title will be Baron Macaulay.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09
The Student and the President,

One of the speakers at the late Com
mencement exercises at Williamstown,
made the statement that the class were
all bachelors, with zone manly excep-
ton" The publicity thus given to the
fact that a member of the class ma
med Manley was a married man, must
be our apology for printing an anec-
dote connected with this marriage,
which is too good to keep. The stu
dent thus distinguished felt himself O.
bliged, in order to establish his posi-
ton as student, to make known the
fact of his marriage to the president. -
This was done in some fear and trcpi-
dation, as he did not know but it might
exclude him from the privileges of the
College. Calling upon President Hop
kins he finally made made out to utter
the words:
II am married"
"Ah!" exclaimed the doctor, benig-
nifty beaming through his spectacles,
$50 am l." This was the whole of it.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09

L=1n "a man stole five dollar bill in
indiaaa. His counsel, special plead.
er from head to heels, tried hs,d ard
last to prove that it was not Sj bill
'nasmuch as the nOto was at discount
And wasn't that a remarkable diskiverv
to be snre7 Well, j, was law-thipk
h thal-tho holiness of law !"
he prosecutor said he knew that the
,h'ei was the mennest man in the State.
out hs did not thiuk he was So all e. ed
mean as not TO be willing to steal lndi.
ana money ut par. .."..a
The cn'P,is was found guiIty-,be
special pleading could not come it that
'lme' Had it been large snm-a res
p"ctab'e kind of theft. and done IN y
g"@'"el way. we won't say villa, the re .
suit might have been. ...
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09

Somethjng as Rare as it is Singu7ur
Mr., McLoskey, gentleman worth
some Si5O,oo0, dying in Paris, left
5000 to niece in Dubuque, Iowa -
Iho niece or legatee died on the same
day as the tes,ator. IF the hour of
her hoa'h preceded his, tho legacy
lapsed; if it succeeded his, the leea.
cy is vested in her. The time of their
decease was so noarly Identical that i, is
supposed it will have to be determip
ed by the difference between solar and
true time.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09
Stick 10 Some one Pursuit.

There cannot be a greater error than
to be frequently changing ones bust
mess. If any man will look around
and notice who have got rich and who
have not, out of those he started in life
with, he will find that the successful
have generally stuck to some one pur-
suit. ..
Two lawyers, for example, begin to
practice at the same time. One de-
votes his whole mind to his profession !;
lays in slowly stock oflegal learning,
and waits patiently, it may be for years
TIL he gains an opportunity to show
his superiority. The other firing of
slow work, dashes into politics. Gen.
orally, at the end of twenty years, The
latter will not be worth q penny, while
the former will have handsome prac-
tice, and count his tens of thousands
in bank stock or in mortgages.
Two clerks attain majority stimuli.
taneously. One remains with his for
mor employer, or at least in the same
line OF trade, at first on a small sala-
ry. The other thinks it beneath him
to fill subordinate position, now that
he has become man, and accordingly
starts in some other business on his own
account, or undertakes a new firm in
the old line of trade. Where does he
end! Often in insolvency, rarely in
riches. 10 this every merchant can
testify.
"A young man is bred merchant.
lie acquires a distaste to his trade
however; thinks it tedious way to ret
ahead, and sets out for the West or
California. But in most cases. the
same restless, discontented, and spec-
ulative spirit which carried him awav
at first, renders continuous application
at any one place irksome to him . and
SO ne goes wandering about the world,
sort of semi-civiized Arab, really a
vagrant in character, and sure to die
Insolyent. Meantime, his fellow an.
prentice, who has stayed at home prac-
tising economy and working steadily
at his trade, has grown comfortable in
his circumstances, and is even perhaps
a citizen of mark.
There ore men of ability, in every
walk oflifc, who are notorious for new,
er getting along. Usually it is because
they never stick to any one business
Just when they have mastered one pur-
suit, and are on the point of making
money, they change it for another that
they do not understand !; and in lie.
gle while what little they are worth is
lost forever. We know scores of sucb
persons. Go where you will, YOU will
generally find that the men who failed
in life are those who never stuck to one
thing long, On the other hand, your
prosperous man, nine times out of ten.
has always stuck to one pursuit.
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a FIRE occurred at Keokuk on the
evening ofthe 11tb inst, which destroy.
ed oycr 100000 wortho Of property.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09
Religion at the Sandwich islands,

The churches at the Sandwich Is
lands will soon sustain themselves in
dependent of the American Board
Tho Honolulu Advertiser remarks:
"rhe Hawaiian Missionary Society
which has existed here for several wears
has recently been chartered by the gov
ernment and is likely hold much NOR
important station than heretofore.
Some change in the relation existing
between the American Board of Mis-.
sions and the Sandwich Islands Mis-
sion, has been sought for years by the
former, but the difficulty of fixing on
any satisfactory mode has as yet pre-.
vented such change. 1t is proposed
now, by the parent society, to make
the Hawaiian Missionary Society its
executive or agent in disbursing the
funds which have hitherto been given
directly to the missionaries. The Ha-
waian Missionary Society will then
become the guardian of the American
Missionaries of this group, as well as
those station in Micronesia and the
Marquesas. The Sandwich Islands
Mission is becoming every year less
dependent for its support on the Amer
ican Society, and will eventually be
disconnected from it. The plan ap-
pears practicable, but will require ef-
ficicnt officers to conduct it with salts
faction"
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09
GIVE HIM A TRADE.

IT Education is the great bnckler and
shield of human liberty, well developed
Industry IS equally the buckIer and
shield of individual independence. As
an unfalling resource through life. give
your son, equal with good education,
a good, honest trade. Better any trade
than n"ne. there is ample field for the
adoption of every inclination in this res.
pect. Learned professions aud spccu-
la'ive employments may fail a man,
bnt an honest, band-craft trade, seldom
or never-ifits possessor choose to ex-
ercise it. Let him feel, too, that hon
est labor crafts arc honorable and noble.
The men Of uados-ihe real creators
Of whatever is most essential TO the ne.
cessIties and welfare Of mankind-can.
not be dispensed with they above all
others. IN whatever repute they may be
held by their fastidiuus fellows. mus,
work at the oar of human progress. on
all Is lost. But few brown handed trade
workers think of this, Or appreciate the
real position and power they compass.
Give your son trade, no mater
what fortune he may have, or seem
likely to inherit. Give him q q ads and
an edncaiion--at any rate n trade. -
with this he can always battle with
temporal want, can always be indie
penoent.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09

The revulSion is upon US; though
long predicted it has come uuoxpectIy
to many, and is sweeping over lh.
land like tornado. One thing is ccr.
tain to result from this state Of things.
and that is to break down the indusfr !
OF the country, making the rich richer
ano the poor poorer. IN New Ymk
we nave secured currency, giving con.
hdencS to the billholder.
Business of all kinds is a, n stand,
and the people feel anxious for the ru.
ture.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09

IpcrmS on Tie Ohio Fruit Treos--
The Dayton journal states that yo.
racious worm, resembling in appearance
the measuring worm, is devastating the
apple orchards, destroying the leaves
on the tees in that vicinity. The raw.
ages OF the worm. in some localities ex.
tend to the pear, cherry, aud occasion.
ally t" the peach. Some of the forcs,
trees DO not escape. the oak. hickory,
elm and linn are seen entirely, stripped
of their foliage.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09
ABOUT OURSELVES.

One of the most disagrecablc duti cs
belonging to the publication of a news
paper, says the Martinsburg Republi-
can, is the occasional necessity (for
printers do not DUN without necessity
of alluding, directly, or indirectly, to
No. L. No one inexperienced in the
business, can have an idea of the little
annoyances which hang around it, and
the expenses which attend its prosecu-
tion. Paper, ink, hands, Office rent,
taxes, insurance, and numberless other
items--small, it is true, separately, but
added together pretty considerable, in
the aggregate-all have to be paid for,
and that too as soon as they are due.
Now, we would ask, how are these ex-
penses to be met, unless the publisher
has the hearty and material co-opera-
ton of those who are regarded as the
patrons of his paper. Some are ready
to say, "Well, he has capital, and
what little l owe will not go far to-
wards paying his Indebtedness, and as
1T is not convenient for me to pay at
present, will defer it for another
year, and then we will square up. -
This style of reasoning is unfair, even
where the capital on the part Of the
publisher is possessed Every dolla
he earns ought to be paid within the
year, or Immediately after its expira-
tlon--but where man is dependent,
entirely, upon his business for sup
port, it is intolerable. We did not
commence this article, however, with
the intention of writing a moral essay
upon the justice of paying editors, or
the propriety Of settling up accounts
once year. Every man possessed OF
reasonable share of integrity is con.
vinced of this, and all we ask is, that
those who owe us, will act upon the
principle that "the laborer is worthy
of his hire" and we are sure that We
would not long have occasion to com
plain of neglect by our patrons. Pro.
pound this question to your conscience
"Do l owe for subscription to the
UNION % and, if, upon reflection, you
find yourself in arrears, relieve yourself
of Indebtedness, and try what eflicien.
cy there is in printers receipt. Then
again, "Do owe for advertising p
and before you hastily dismiss the mat
ter, think whether your business has
not occupied place in his paper, at
some period of the year. Perhaps il
may have been atthe years commence,
ment, but still if it is unpaid, you ought
to know it, and knowing ought to fee
1T, and act as though you still possess.
ed degree of human kindness suffi
clent to prompt you to the discharge
ofyour duty. Come up then, friends
and square your accounts.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09
MORE FIILIBUSTERING.

A despath from Washington on the
18th says: .....
The President is now determined to
enforce the neutrality laws, and to-day
he took the initiatory steps for that
purpose. In addition to information
having been received of the fitting out
of three several expeditions, namely
at New York, New Orleans and Mo-
bile, for the invasion of Nicaragua, un-
der the leadership Of General Walker,
intelligence from an official quarter has
come to hand of another expedition
having its centre if not altogether con-
fined to Texas, for the invasion of Mex.
leo, and it is supposed for the seizure
of the State of Tamaulpas. Gen. Sam
Houston is, by the reports received
implicated as its leader.
To-day the form of instructions was
prepared by executive authority and
copies of which will be despatched to
morrow to the various United States
Marshals and District Attornies on the
sea-board as well as to the officers of
the Army and Navy, to use all lawful
means at their command to prevent
such expeditions from leaving the U.
nited States for the hostile invasion of
any country with which we arc at
peace, in other words cnjoining them
to strictly enforce the neutrality laws.
At present no proclamation will be is
sued.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09

The pecuniary loss oG the Steamer
Central America is as follows Treas
uro on freight from California, 81
1000; in passengers hands, 5000.
900; value Of ship and cargo $25C!000;
total So, 100000. Of this sum sill,
100000 is known to be covered by IN.
sufancc,
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09

SohTruDE, ,-Bayard Taylor says. in
his usual freeucss ofexpressioD, "Tbere
never was greater humbug than the
praise Of solitude: il is the rruitfnl
mother of all evil, and 20 man coyets
1t who has not something bad or morbid
in his nature" and da'es any disciple
OF Zimmerman TO Try the effect Of such
solitude as he was compelled to expe,
rienco the half his time 10 Norway.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09

Mr.. William G. Woodfu, formerly
of Richmond, Va. has beou elected
to the Sanders P,ofessorship in Mer.
cor University, Georgia. This chair
is devoted, for the present, to Roman
Literature aud Modern Languages; and
we are pleased 10 learn that its new
occupant gives promise Of becoming
one Of the ripest scholars Of the South
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09

Iho~gAya1- Vefy.--On tombstone
~ me west is the common inscription
Plepare to follow me - under which
a "ag has written,
" To J2iiow you TH not consent
UntH kaow uhich ,cay YOU ueut .,
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09

Iidera'.--A wealthy old bachelor
ny the name "f Isaac Nelson Robertson.
residing near Red House, Charlotte CO..
Va, died a few days since, leaving ali
his negroes, numbering about | 90, free.
lie also divided his Remaining proper.
ty among them, for their removal 10 LII.
bera OF free State.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09

A ,Shdmc In Patriot, Ind, last
week, tho keeper ofa grocery sold il
q'or TO Albert Driver, boy ten years
old, who got very drunk aud died from
the effects The next day. The man be-
came alarmed at The indignation Of Tho
citizens end dccamped.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09

The Rockingham Register notices a
bottle OF moasees, made from Chinese
sugar cane, by tho simple machinery Of
a cider press. From l2G stalks ho ub.
.taincd gallon uf molasggs,
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09

To cure Whooping. Cough. - Take
Garlic, stew in water to a jelly; then
add some hogs.lard, and stew the wa
ter oil cut, then add turpentine, on 20.
ing to bed rub the soles of the feet and
the palms Of the hands, and under the
arms, and bathe ii in well. Continue
sill cured, which will be but few days
for it acts like charm.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09

Forty native presses are constantly
employed ~ Calcutta In the publication
ef fnatiye books. In 1851, &c, 900 books
were sold 10 the Bengali language. IN
1880 there were 30 books in that Ian.
guage; IN 1852, 400. In the lower dis.
tricts Of Bengal, occupied by the mis-.
sionaries ftbe English Baptist Mission.
ary Society, there ate 81, 1,154 towns aud
villages, with population OF nearly
thirteen million Of souls.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09

President Buchanan, OF late inter.
view with Lord Napier, took occasion
10 express his sympathy for England in
her pfc3eG, troublcs III india.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09
InR AllRlRAM BM1DN.

TERMS...$l.50 In Advance, otherwise $500
No subscription received for shorter period
then six months and no paper discontinued un-
til all arrearages are paid.
ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at usual rates:
One square, three weeks, 100, and 90 cents for
each additional insertion Yearly advertise
per contract. Candidates announcements So.
Printing Office on Front street. corner Of
Court Alley.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09

A NUMEROUS FAMILy.--An ox.
change says: AT Aschnia, Cattaraugus
county, New York, there is family
named Farewell, unsurpassed in num-
bcrs by any one in our knowledge, a.
mong whom the utmost harmony ol
feeling has prevailed for years. Not
long since there was school in their
district composed of twenty.six scho.
lars, all cousins--and the school was
taught by an own aunt to all the chill.
dren.i
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09

tsSS' A brb, though il be killed. and
dead, can sting sometimes Ike dead
wasp.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09

A FIRE occurred at Keokuk on the
evening ofthe 1ttb inst, which destroy.
ed over 100000 worth Of property.