American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-11-20
VIRGINIA MATTERS.


Marion Circuit Court commenced OH
the 9th inst. at Fairmont, and will pro
bably continue until the meeting of the
District Court on the 1st of December.
a new post-ollice has been establish.
ed at Brooksville, Calhoun county, and
BENZ. f. Webb appointed postmaster
directly on the route from Writ c.. II.
to Elmville. ..
For the Wcct. -Thc Parkcrsburr
Gazette states that "more cmigrants
passed through that town last week on
their way to the swamps and fcvcrs of
the West. One wagon attracted con-
siderable attention by carrying tav-
ern sign OH both Sides"
Con0ictca.-NIichacl Rush was tried
in Staunton, last week, for committing
rape on the person Of white girl
nearly II years of age, and sentenced
to the pcnitentiary for seventeen years.
Peter Crutchiield has been convict
cd in uenrico county of tho murder of
his wife, and sent to the pcnitcntiary
for five years.
Zolacco an lVastern Ta.-Thc Pea,
risburg South West says: "Wc 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: "Wo 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-
vcrtiscd to be sold, by virtue of decd
of trust, &c. on the 1st of December.
RELIGIOUS REvIvAI.--Thc protrac
ted meeting in the Methodist Church.
at Winchester, Virginia, has resulted
IN the conversion of 1865 persons, 8S Of
whom have connected themselves with
the Church on probation. ..
The Grand Division of the Sons Of
Temperance Of Virginia assembled in
the Temperance Hall in Lexington last
week. There were about fifty delegates
i'll attendance. The Gazette says that
the order is in more hourishing con-
dlt!on, is more steadily growing both
IN numbers and influence, and is ac-
complshing more good in the temper
ance reformation, than is generally
supposed by those outside Of the or
Ganizaton. A public address Of no
little ability was delivered by Thomas
j. Evans, Esq, of Richmond, in tho
Presbyterian church, before large
and attentive audience, on ThHrsdav.
night. After u very interesting and
harmonious session, the Division ad-
journcd at a late hour on Thursday
night, to meet at Bridecwatcr, Rock
ingham county in April and in Chris
tiansburg, Montgomery county, in Oc-
tober neXt.
The following are the officers chosen
for the ensuing year:
Dir. James Il. Jordan, Of Lexington,
Grand Worthy Patriarch; j. B. I'll
den, Of Lynchburg, G. W. Associate :;
Il. l. White, Of Lexington, G. Conduc-
tor; Thomas j. Evans, Of Richmond,
G. Scribe; John W. Ferguson, Of
Richmond, G. Treasurer; Rev. John
Long, Of hynchburg, G. Chaplain and
a. Hyde, Of Augusta county, 6. Sen
tinol
For JiJcria.-~The Danyillc train
brought down seventy negroes on Tues
day, (says the Richmond ,South,) dcs-
tined for Liberia. They were cmanci-
pated by the will Of the late J. j. Wat
son, of Prince William county, s. will
sail from Norfolk in u few days.
At Wheeling, Va, on Saturday. ffy
cents psr gallon was paid for Chinese
sugar cane syrup.