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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-10-14

~The new rule in the matter of Office
holding, alluded to short time since is, that
but one member of a family shall hold an ap-
pointment under the Government, and that
where there are more than one in Office all two.
shall be dismissed.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-10-14

gWhen man dies, men ask what proper
ty he leavesAangels what good deeds he sent
before him.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-10-14

Ug-If you want to black squall, just
look at negro baby attacked with the cholic'
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-08-21
From Fort Leayenworth.

The St. Louis Republican Of the 9Th
says: The steamer Hssperian, which
arrived from the Missouri River yester-
day, reports having been at I.eaven.
worth city on Sunday nigh, last. When
our informant weft UP into The town,
Vigilance Committee were trying Word
and Knighton, for being connected
with the late murder, and a HbtS large
crowd Of persons were awaiting their
decision. The supposition was that
Word would be hung that night. and
the greatest part of the people were
anxious fur his execution. At about
10! p. M the Mayor, appeared before
the crowd, aud advised them to dispense
with the promise of giving tho prlso.
ners a fair trial on tho succeeding day =.
After his speech small portion Of the
crowd left--the greater part remaining
to hbar HE decision Of the Committee.
In a few, minutes after the committee
appeared, and stated their unwilling.
ness tn hang the men before giving them
a fair and impartial tiial. After this
the crowd dispersed aud guard MAS
placed over the prisoners" .....
LATER The Republican Of the 9Th
has the following additional news
1t appears that after tho men Word
and Kpight"n had passed frofh the
hands Of ,he citizens Of Leavenwnrlh
into the custody Of The Sheriff on Sun.
day night last, portion Of tho crowd
were determined To obtain possession
Of the'h FOR the purpose Of lynching.-
On Monday informing application was
tnade to have them secured al tho Fort,
which %Gs refused. and tboy were &C.
cordingIy locked up in temporary cal.
aboose at Leavenworth, having tho
Sheriff and his posse tor a guard. The
building was a small one, and an
uppe" room was converted into ptis.
on, which was assembled by flight of
rickety wooden stairs.
A large company numbering four or
five hundred, consisting principally of
Germans, surrounded this building on
Monday, and demanded the prisoners of
the Sheriff. The demand was refused,
and the steps being narrow md danger.
Gus, they were kept at bay until dark on
Monday night, when most of thom left
the locality. ....
The Sheriff fearing recurrence Of
the scene on Tuesday, disguised tho
prisoners and took them out. They
were marched to the river where the
steamer Morning Star had laid up for
the night. The yawl Of the boat was
cut loose, and into it the prisoners were
placed, and in a short time landed them
at Delaware City. where they are now
scored and in safe keeping. On tho
following day the Morning Star round
ed to at Delaware, and took possession
Of her yawl.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-08-21
THE INNER MISSION.
Preserre and Regulate, not Destrou


There Is in Germany vas, organizations;
known by the designation of the Inner
Mission," which is without parallel in tho
variety and extent Of its religious Objects
What this organization is TO the spiritual
darkness Of mankind, Professor Holloway's
world embracing system Of medical agencies
is to their bodily infirmites. As the Ger
man Institution disseminates through its IN.
Vulnerable eo'po;eWs religious instruction
and consolation among the people of eyefy
land, so the agents and representatives. of
this indeiatigabe philonthropist. prefer the
means OF cure to tho sick of all repions
His remedies are as potent 10 control dis.
case and preserve and prolong life, as their
tracts and homilies are to check vice and
promote virtue. His, too, is an Inner Mis-.
sion, for there is no internal disorder wbich
does not yield TO that mos, powerful and IN.
falilbIe, yet safest Of all antidotcs, Hollow.
avs Pills. Probably half the mor,al;,v
which annually occurs among civilized ma.
lions, might be traced TO neglected dersnoe.
ments OF the stomach. This delicate, nd
important organ is fearfully abused. Lux.
ury on The one hand and priva,ion ON tho
other disorder its functions and destroy i,s
r'Sor' II is surfeited, starved, s,imulate ted,
para'yzed-in every way misused and from
the chronic dyspepsia and other forms Of
indigestion engendered BY this maltreatmen,
hundreds of terrible maladies, affecting sv>
cry portion of the system, inevitably spring.
Doctors are called in and what is their pre.
scHp'ion z Calome The mischief done
by the disease is consuma.ed By the social.
led remedy Corrosive poison forms no par,
OF ProfessoriIolloway's irresistible cnratiy,s.
His Pills composed exclusively Of hyeean
vegetable substances, reach and neantrslize
the destructive elements Of disease in the
animal fluids With as much CELEBRITY as light
banishes darkness That they should fail 10
produce this oftec, is chemical impossible.
ity. Nor is this all They act as an inyis.
Grant, restoring 10 The stomach it's normal
activity, Strengthening the constitution, and
lnfnsing fresh vitality into every TORPID or.
gan. Equally saIutary affections, anJ those
who rely upon his two great remedies, TO
the exclusion Of all other medical prepara.
lions sill never find hat their con Science
has been misplaced, plymouth "Jomro'.'
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-08-21

SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-
The following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted by meeting Of the
members Of the Second Presbyterian
Church, Lynchburg, held on the 7th
instant:
1. Resolved, That this Church ap,
prove the action Of the Southern Dele.
gates to the late General Assembly, in
Withdrawing from that body, after the
passage Of the Slavery resolutions.
2. That this Church approve of the
appointment Of convention to be held
in Richmond on the 9th August, and
that the following gentlemen be appon-
ted delegates to represent this Church
III that Convention, Tin addition to those
appointed by Hanover Prcsbytery,)
viz: Thomas Ferguson, j. 7, Royal,
Ro. S. Payne, J. Il. Payne, Jno. ii.
Winston, l.. l.. Armstcad, Jno. Gordon,
VIM. NJ. Payne, X. w. Harris, p. w.
Payne, VIM. l.. Bowman, Fayettc
Stcpto, d. A. Langhorn, and any other
male members Of the Church who can
attend.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-08-21
A APPOINTMENT. Henry c.. Flcshnr

APpoINTMENT.--Hen G. Flcsher,
late deputy clerk in the circuit and
county courts of Wheeling, and subsc.
quently a deputy clerk in the circuit
court of Harrison, has been appointed
First Clerk in the Auditors office, under
Mr.. Bennett, the late appointed Audi
tor in place of Mr.. Clutter.
An Encouraging Fact.-A statement
of the number of persons arrested for
drunkenness by the metropolitan pol
ice Of London, from 1881 to 1856 in
elusive, has been published. In the
first mentioned year the number was
81 1858, and in the latter 19,267, al.
though the population Of tho city had
increased about fifty per cent.
An Immense Btast.--A section of
Holyhcad mountain in Wales, $50 feet
in length, 100 in height, and 60 in
breadth, amounting to 100000 tons of
the hardest quartz rock, was was re.
Gently dislodgcd by charge Of 81.
600 pounds Of powder.
RsD~ The New Orleans picayuue is
making northern mouths water by
Smacking its lips over basket Of deli
cious peaches.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-08-21
from IYaShinaton.

TVaslinston. Aug. IA letter 70.
ceived TO. day from the. Snperintenslen
OF Indian Affairs fof.1he North Wes.'
tern SUPPLEMENTARY of Minnesota.
states Nrtiat' the Yonctoh Indians had
driven all the eettlers from g,hs neigh.
borhood of the Big Sioux River. and
that portion of them have expressed
themselves favorable To making u treaty.
The superintendent is inclined to be-
lievo that before all the troubles with
the annuity Of the Siuux can be perma.
nently settled it will DO necessary to
make new treaties with them, holding
them by stipulations "f n strong aud
binding character, to the Observance
OF peaceful relations with tho United
States aud responsible for all depreda.
lions.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-08-21
ESGL AND.

Ia the House of Cummons. the Gov.
ernment was in a Minority of GO in a
division for Inc second reading of tho
Supe' annpqlion bill. The motion for
the second reading having been carried
Lord Palmerston said the Government
wonla offer no further opposition.
Tho Emperor and Empress ofFrance
are expected at tho Isle Of Wight on
The 9Th inst. .... ......
, 1t is rumorcd that Government in.
tends to. send 10000 additional, troops
to ludia.
There wete fortteen horses in tlis
race for the Goodwood cup. The A.
met!csh Horses Priot aud Prioress
We're fifth and sixth in the race. First
Favorite and two other horses fell so,
that the racs can scarcely he called a
criterion. The Bombay Times saws
the rebellion is universal in the Bengal
army, and even the 70lh Native infantry
Which had been publicly thanked ouly
three weeks before for their loyalty have
been d'sarmed. Tho Madras armies
have manifested tho mos, perfec, loyal.
~.
a lis, j. given Of sc regiments or
plat0ons of regiments which mutinied.
While 30 more have been disarmed, and
ono idisbanded. The Bengal army llu,
ceased TO exist.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-08-21
AWFUL DEATH.
Mas Head Splt in I'co Jya Ksot.

A Macs Head Spluia T.eo Iya Knot.
Coroner Jones of Troy, was summons
ed 10 hold an inquest at Kno@lson's
Steam Mill. on the Berlin MIouotsin.
upon the body Of Carl. Hauss. "a Cor,
man who had been employed at the
mill. who had come to,his death In q
remarkable manner on the day previous.
Early in the morning. Hauss was sent
out by Mr.. knowl,on To t ell end stiip
some hemlock trees upon the mountain.
Ho proceeded to the woods and, as was
shown by tho testimony upon the inquest
felled one tree, which he stripped clean.
He then cut down another, which
in falling, lodged Ia the branches Of
sapi!ng. some th!ry.fvs fee, high
This he cut down also, when both fell,
aud lodged IN a still smaller sapling,
standing near tho. trunk which ne had
felled aud stripped. He proceeded to
cut this down also. standing as no did
80 upon the fallen trunk. When the
second sapling was nearly cut through,
1t gave way, from the strain upon it,,
aud ths three trees together came down
upon Hsuss, striking him in the back.
and pr ostra,ing him at full length up.
on the fallen trunk. Upon this, pro.
trudihg for several inches, wa, a sharp
knot, and as Hauss fell. his head struck
upon it, hear The centre Of tho os iron
It's.
So great was the furce with which
he was pressed down, by tho Weight
of the falling trees, that this knot was
thrust through his head, from the FIRE
head back. and such was his velocity.
that he was pushed upon it, untlit had
cut through the head, which it severed
entirely from the scalp to the vertebr &c
ofthe spine-;he neck being disloca.
ted. The head was thus cut into
halves. which lay open on either side;
hanging. at the back only by some frag
meiits Of the scalp and in,esumcnts. -
The brains aud broken scalp; had bes-
psttered the trunk of tho tree; aud the
ground III tho immediate vicinity
There was no semblance of liuma nifty
left in tho features of the. unfortunate
man. SO horribly had he been disfgur.
cd. .'... .-.......,. ..
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-08-21

Look HERE AND READi-The gen.
tlcman who married a higly esteem
ed widow lady, near Pennington, Mo-,
on the 18th day of February past, and
shortly after visited Memphis, but soon
returned, and left again under the pre-
tence of going to Cooks settlement to
purchase horse, or to 60 to Illinois
to obtain a supply of corn, but who
went, as he writes, to New York, and
from there to Evansville, Indiana, on
his way to the South, is hereby mott
fed and warned of the fact, that if he
does not return and make restitution
for injuries done by him to q certain
family, by dissipating their estate, or
send an agent with the means Of salts,
faction, he will be infinitely described
and published in the papers and peri.
odicals from Maine to California, and
that he shall not 60 unwhipped Of JUS
tice. And be it known unto him, that
he is no Melchiscdcek- has faith
er. A hint to the wise is sufficient.
Virginia papers requested to copy.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-08-21
Soutlern Commercial Can;,.r,,ti;on

Knoruisie Aug. ll.--The Southern
Commercial Convention has adopted
RESOLUTIONS urging the Gnvsrnment to
withdraw tho squadron from the coas,
Of Africa aud to fottify the harLors ot
Port Royal, South Carolina. aud Mo.
bile. Resolutions were also offered
and refe,ted to the Cnmmitto. on Blu.
siness, endorsing Dudle Mann's scheme,
advocating Government patronage for
Southern steamers and the repeal of
the Fishery bounties. ''.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-08-21
LATER FROM EUROPE.
49, t.:s
ARRIVAL 3f the. STEAMER CANADA.
Three deys lat,ss1i;' J jei5;5i- ;EVv6v1e.

- - -
, HALIFAX. August 1.-THE Cunsrd
steamer Canada arrived here this after.
noon, with Liverpool dates ' To- he a ),
inst. =,
= The steamer Anglo Saxon had a,.i.
we'd our.
The preparations f;,r laying the Allah.
tic Telegraph cable were comple,e.--
All tue vessels IF the Expedition hai
arrived at COX. and we've To leave for
Va'entia on the 3lst of August, with
the Intention Of cnmme,,cine Operations
at that poiut on tho Sd or 4th inst. A
Geographic dispatch from Mr.. Cyrus
w. Field. dated ut Queenstown, July
3lst. announces the Junction of the two
Portions ofthe telegraph cable. with thu
result OF the first experiment in tho
transmission OF messages through Tho
entire length ofthe twenty-five hundred
miles. The time required for the pas.
saPe OF the electric current through the
cable was less than second This ex.
periihent was regarded as a triumphant
success, ard all parties concerned in IN,
enterprise were in the highest spirits.
The news fiom India. indicat ed a
Troublesome state Of uffiils. Calcutta
was III a ierment. in consequence of th
alleged discovery ofa Conspiracy among
the MussH'men population. The cap
tn'e OF Delhi was fepcr,ed. and that
news had caused. great rjoicings il
England, but no dtfniie ,idings of the
evenl had been received.
lnChina the British fee, had DESTROY:
ed ard captured large number OF war
Jnnks, and active operations were OH
tuot at last ad,ices. .,.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-08-21
From The South.
Counterfeit Bank Notes.

So numerous have Spurious Bank
Notes become of late, and in many Gu.
ses so well executed are they, that too
much caution cannot be used by per,
sons who are in the habit of receiv-
ing considerable amounts of money.
have carefully examined some of
the most dangerous counterfeits now
in circulation, and, with your leave,
will give your readers the benefit of
my study. l mention first, as being
the newest and most dangerous, Is on
the Farmers Bank of North Carolina.
These notes are such close copies of the
genuine, that none but an expert can
detect the difference in them, and the
only safe course is to refuse all cf this
denomination. The signatures, "fill-
ing up and paper, are unexceptiona-
bic; the principal difference being in
the head Of General Taylor, in the left
hand corner, which is coarsely engra-
we'd, while the paper has more wAitish
appearance than the genuine.
COS on the Bank Of Charlotte, ".
C.-Hundreds of these have been cir
culated in Virginia, their general ap.
pearance being 50 plausible that a care.
full examination is necessary to detect
them. In the genuine, the feet of the
horse being tshod, are plain and dis
tinctly seen, while in the counterfeit
they can hardly be distinguished. The
general appearance is lighter and more
blurred thar the genuine; the sigma.
lures are we'll executed and appear to
be engraved.
los Bank Of Cape Besr, " c.
This counterfeit has been widely circu-
lated for nearly ten years; and they
are still generally current, The coun-
terfeit Is a very close copy Of the gen.
uine note. Observe that in the good
notes the right arm of the female Wig
nette, looks round, plump, and like,
while in the counterfeit it looks coarse
and stiff. The Ten in the lower left
hand corner is not in a straight line,
one end being considerably depressed.
By observing these appearances, slight
az they may seem, your readers may
save themselves from loss.
Is Bank Of tile Talley, Viryinta.-
These are nearly all old and worn, but
for this reason the more dangerous. -
In the genuine the features Of the man
on horseback, are tolerably distinct; il.
the counterfeit they cannot be seen.
COS Bank of Virginia, payable at
Charlestown. Although wretchedly
engraved, these notes, from their hay
ing somewhat of the air of Virginia
bank note, might deceive the unwary.
There are others too numerous to
mention, as zoos on the Exchange
Bank; los on Bank of Virginia; los
on Merchants Bank, Lynchburg, and
Merchants Bank, Newbern, n. c.;
but generally they are so badly execu,
ted, that no man with his eyes wide
open, ought to be taken in by them. -
There are others, too, more dangerous,
that | have not mentioned, so, if you
think fit to print this, | propose to give
you q second chapter in a few days. ---
CENTUM.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-08-21
An x,raordinary scene was w;ipc;

An extraoi binary scene was w;tnes
sed a few weeks aince in the palace Of
the Archbishop Of Canterbury, the &C.
clesiaslical Primate Of England. 1t
was tttee,ing of Christians OF various
demo Mutations Chnrchmen, Wesley
ans, Independents, Bsptists, &c. TO
hear the rePor, of a Deputa,ion who
were semi to Berlin. TO aid in making
arrangements, fur the meeting of the 81.
evangelical Alliance To DO held there in
September. 4 meeting of Dissenters
at the Pala'ial scat of The primate of
the Established Church of England
whose exclusive spirit has been by.
word for ages-a meeting there to pro.
mote Christian Union and fellowship,
is hailed as tho indication of the dawn,
ing Of brighter day upon the eccles.
iastical world. a
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-08-21

UNITED STATES SENATORS.
Legislatures Of Tennessee, Virginia,
Texas, Kentucky, and Alabama, are
to elect United States Senators at their
next sessions. Tennessee has to choose
two. Hunter and Wise are the prom
inent candidates in Virginia. Elk
Governor Powell, Hon. Geo. w. John
son, Hon. VIM. Preston, and Hon.
John w. Stevenson, are spoken of in
Kentucky by tho Democrats. General
Mccullough, the Texan Ranger, will
probably be Gen. Rusk's successor from
Texas. ....
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-08-21
Ohio Repubipau State Convention.

Columbus, August l5.--The Repub.
licau State Convention in session a,
this place, has rennmina,ed Salmon p.
Chase, for Governor, and also nomiua.
ted for lieutenant Governor Moses :.
Walker; Supreme Judge, Milton SUIT
life; State Treasurer, A. p. Stone; Sec.
rotary ofState; A. p. RUSSELL; aud Bead
of Public Works, jacob Blickensderfer.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-08-21
NeVolutton IN st. Don,i;nao.

Ne~ York, Aug. l3.7The schooner
Cas;iIlian, from Por, au Plat, re pq,toG
a revelation at Santiago, south side Of
st. Domingo. against President Paez.
A battle had taken place in the interior
during which 100 men were killed
The President had force of 1000 r,cp
before the city of ST. Domingo. 900
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-08-21
Ennliah Miasionnr,l ,Sociefies.--Tt

English Missionary Societies. The
total income Of the different missiona-
ry societies in England during the last
year amounted to G517,937, or more
than two and half millions Of dollars,
being an increase of nearly 5000, 900.
The total number Of missionaries con-
aected with these societies is 1866, of
whom 719are connected with thee Church
Of England.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-08-21
THE CUNNINGHAM CASE.

|. 1'hcr0'lS no new excitement to report
tSdthlNg Mrs: Cunningham. She still
remaited at No.a31 Bond street, Mon.
day morning, much indisposed. 1t is
said to be tho intention Of the district
attorney to indict her rs Mrs. Burdell,
so that to escape the State prison she
will have to prove that she was never
married to Dr. Durdell. Bond street
was crowded on Sunday with the curl.
GUS and the idle, ind the policemen
were kept fully employed to prevent u
complete blockade of the thoroughfare.
The Times of Monday says:
Helen and Georgiana Cunningham
still remain at No. 81. Georsiana is
very sick, and Helen, though wearing
in her features the evident marks Of
care and alarm, hes assumed the man.
agement of the household. She dep
recates her sister Augnsta's conduct
in leaving the house and refusing to
feturn to it, and saysthat she viii new
or desert her parent, in prison or out.
There is something noble in tho poor
girls devotion after all. Mrs. G. ssft
for Augusta ON Sunday, but she refu-
SGD to come near her. a-. .. g. ".
The Cunningham family have rtcei-
, we'd ordere To quit the house in Bond
street, and the tradesmen from whom,
about two weeks ago, the Furniture WAS
obtained, ION credit,} Which was then
moved into it, are preparing to remove
it Immediately, US they do not abtici-
pate much probability of their being
paid for the same. There has been
some talk of a subscription being rails
ed for the children; DIR. Uhl promises
500, and several other gentlemen have
expressed their Willingness to con-
tribute. In few days they will be
without a home.
Judgment has been taken against
Mrs. Cunningham for the sum Of 1898,
due from her to Mr.. Petelee, the con-
fectioncr, who furnished the articles for
the party given by her two weeks be-
fore the murder of DR.. Burdell, and in
which party the Doctor refused to take
any share.
On Saturday afternoon, DR.. Catlin
was removed from the fifteenth ward
station house to the Tombs, where he
was provided with cell in the fourth
corridor. As he is detained las far as
the present charge is conccrned) as q
witness and net as prisoner, he is al.
lowed every liberty consistent with his
position. He walks in the corridor
when he pleases, sits in it, smokes in
it, and makes himself, under the cir
cumstances, as comfortable as can be
expected.
1t is proposed by certain benevolent
people, to get up u testimonial for Mrs.
Anderson's baby. The ladies, especi-
ally, are desirous Of thus demonstra-
ting their sympathy for "the little blue
eyed gin" as they call the infant that
Mrs. Cunningham Rugged to her breast
as her legal baby. And while the Ia
dies are thrusting dollar bills into the
infants tiny fist, Or endo%ing it with
lace caps, and frilled and founced
dresses, Mr.. Greenwood, of Barilum' S
American Museum, has made applica-
ton to obtain it for exhibition. Mr..
District Attorney Hall, however, has
instructed Mr.. DAILY to retain both
Mrs. Anderson and her child in the
Hospital until he Consents to their re-
moval, dS he Wishes to ttse the mother
as d Witness in the approaching trial.
|
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-08-21
The Russian millennium In five

1"e R"ssidn .MiNennium In five
Yeas from the prcseu, date Russia will
have attained The ago Of one thousand
years. an event 10 be celebrated by tho
erec'io" of monument, for which
subscription has been set on foot. The
monument is to be built In Tho civ Of
Novergod, the capitol of the first rnIcr
OF Tie empire, and voluntary con,ribu.
ti"ns in aid Of it's erection will be re-
ce'ved by government officials Til oueh,
out the empire until 1862.