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New-York daily tribune., 1857-08-24
LATER FROM THE PLAINS.

Corre,tordence Of The 81: LSuis Repabuean-
PoRr KEARxY, y. T., Aug. 7, lSoI.
This is becoming decidedly a most lively place. lhe
other day. as YOU have doubtless been infor ned tne
Cheyenne Indian. dropped down upon the beef catte
int nded for the Utah army and made pretty clean
sweep driving of all the cattle, killing ana scaplng
ope Of the heiders. and dangerously wounding an-
other The latter is in the Military Hospital at this
post. rndtr charge Of Dr. Summers. All thl, occurred
within few miles of this post but the Indians could
not be pursued, as there 10 but single company of
Infantry here, the authorities having very wisely
withdrawn all the mounted force. Col SImner is out
after the Cbeyennes but his expedition is also broken
up and his troops tuned over to that an.absorbing
Utah command, which appears 70 swallow up every.
thing its way. The Western prairies are now turned
over to the Iodians and murders and robberies will be
the order of the day.
The Tenth Ipfsntry, commanded 10y Col. Alex,n.
der, and Phelp.s battery of the Utah army reached
here today These troops do not appear TO be very
much delighted with the service on which they are
ordered The season is so late that they anticipate
greet deal Of suffering during the approaching Winter
in the Rocky Mountains, As they will have only their
canvas 10 protect them from IFS rgors. The conse-
ouepce is that the number Of desertons has been un
psIalleled. The Fiith and Tenth Infantry have lost
nearly five hundred mer since they first received cr-
des for Utah. 1t is very difficult to see why thus e1
pedon was not put of until next Spring, Instead OF
being pushed at the eleventh hour al such au I'M
mcnse sacrifice Of men and money
The road is lined between here and the mountains
with contractors trains, loaded Win stores LOT SAt
Lake.
The Mormon emigration this year 10 truly form.
dabe II is confined almost exclusively to the road
along the north Of the Platte. Some Of the trains
contain very nearly a thousand souls.
August 81 add postscript to inform you thatthe
Filth Infantry Col. Wait will be here to morrow.
Capt Van Vliet of the Quartermaster's Department,
L. S. A., arrived here yesterday with a small escort,
on his way TO Salt Lake. lie travels rapidly. aud
exrects. understand, to reach Utah in twenty-five
days. He goes in advance on some important bu,i.
mesa the nature of which cannot ascertain aud will
reach Utah some time before the troops Ii is to be
hoped that Brigham will not make him prisoner and
hold him as d hostage.
New-York daily tribune., 1857-08-24

mere excessively han aDy Erme' .sasoS The .es..s
thus far, tbessh la'e, hes been very ,svo,sere 10
dart Weld. TIE section Of country :hs: has beeo
devastated s comparatively smell. aud the p'?porion
Of crops destroyed in the '',sfecssd d.tr,e;s :.
smaller than i. anticipated il would BE-, a;bough
leave no Indication Of there having been anything
sown on tie ground, and other fields looked like
".iubbe" after harvest The apprebended scarcity
OF feed for cattle has led TO much more careful and
the destruction Of many stacks last Fall by prairie
fires will lead 10 increased cara this seeson. Very
large rumbeIs Of cate have come sui are 'tu coming
10 the rerritciy and probably more viii be wintered
here than ever before.
Forward by to day mail Ssuk Rapids paper con.
frpjne the disappearance Of the grasshoppers. X.
New-York daily tribune., 1857-08-24
A FAMILY MURDERED.

r,o. The Ottawa (canada) Citizen Aug. Is.
On the night of Saturday, the 9Th instant, most
brutal murder was committed unaer very aao.'"u
cireumrtances, on the person Of Alex Ssmpson,
farna, sged i3 living in the Township OF Grattsn
Canrty - Renfrew, on the line OF the Opeongo road
distant IS miles from ReDfrew; upon whose oody an
;rouest was held by George Ross ind John McNao,
esqs, Cororers and large and rerpecteDIe mno
ire ary evidence which would lead TO the apprenen,
,icu ct the murGerers, although large NUMBER OIL
witnesses were examined. =,
Tie murder was committed under the following cold
bloded circumstances II appeared from the eu-
d. nee that the eceased and his wife went TO bed In
sne bedroom that three daughters and Mrs. Bossie
sspt in room at the other end OF the house, WINE
LARGE room opening into the highway interviewed be-
tyten them and the room occupied by the deceased.
One Of tie daughters being awake saw man en.ef
nv The front door and pass toward the room OF the de-
c. ased without boots or shoes his feet, but fancy
rc Il 10 be her father felt alarm, and fell asleep
she and the others were awaked up shortly ettei-
wa,d by screams Of murder proceeding from their
fathers room, when they all arose and sew the ia'ner
make for the front door, by which he either went
was dragged out.
husband scream sud as far as she remsmber, hearo
the sound oi blow struck deceased nesd, VIZ"
Wing bv her eide deceased sprang out oi ood' VI
lowed by ner. On her entering tn fron' foo'n ~
was Frustrated by the blow OF hudgeon on ,n,e ne
head. Two Of the daughters on entering % Ihe 80 =.
spsItnent were also treated in the same maun ,sr O.
also Ms. Bossie. The eldest daughter nJ ont.ie
.scare: the second eldest however, yes i1ur 49, ~,
hy her mother in an insensibe state hs.iUs s bou.e
,allv beaten and, on removing he' ln'y IN mo.t
BE- gan 70 SD; blood eopousy. oas IGonhfal n Size
pr1carious s.ate, it being extremely @'N'
T.s eds.. son lad Of IS yesrs sna hISAia ,Sa
xsya sleeniyg n tie barn ecr-so9's ~ -
sons. sns were arc7-ei ty ms s-'ss'''f '0@' '"'
New-York daily tribune., 1857-08-24

Ink SnsrsE Twins OUrDoyE.-One Of those re-
maIkabe maliorma,ions occasionally met with, both
among the higher and lower orders of the animal
tce OF OF the physicians of this village. II was
child. having two perfectly dietinct heads, developed
equally as regards size and shape, which are united
70 single body, each by It's own neck. The shoul-
Gers are broader than paural but in other respects
the body not unlike that OF other children At birth
j. has but two arms and legs. An internal exami-
ns,ion was made, as II was dead born, which ex-
bibiied most singular arrangement Of the organs
contained in the ehtst and abdomen Two perfect and
entire sppal columns were formed; each had the usu,l
number of ribs-yiz., twenty forty eight
N al The middle internal sets Ct ribs were united
together that the entire chest constituted about
-pge cavity containing four lungs, the middle pairs
neing uniie5 Two wind pipes led 10 The lGug'. Oas
heart enc dated al The blood TO hI. strange body
Two iood pipss led to single stona n, aud, oN,ep;
'bai II lad put ore kdIey the right sho a. lonil.l
sHttIs neTe sbgs, asa DafuTsL
Is.aesies Ier-ll.,n-
New-York daily tribune., 1857-08-24

Barsris, TIE OHIO DErauLrEn.-A gernre!mas1
from this CITY, who was in London, Canada on frosy
last saw Brcsn the fugitive deiaulter, at mat
lie hn, hs wife with him, and they are bearding %
Robiuson's Hail. On the day Our iufe rniant "a nn,
he Participated in the annual picnic of the iS %
to Fo,t STANLEY lie seems to ENJOY nimsen sI,y
much. although suspicious of persons wno ~ tnaw
ouiry for him. as our informant had cau ~ All
1be Ie- Iord with whom he stops evidenIiy N,.,,n
abont his case and favers ms Pnsa.y. y,.sS =. r.
strndirp his immense dsfacsuon, ne ;, %p TSh. w
scart in funds. o. pu.T1r'-Csnk. IAN.
.ha I,;o brownsville, from kuatan the 81 inst,
rem ,a, i,b no three specimens Of sugar cane cue %
las 'e,i :,,rS They measure each full nine feet o.
!na. ssnn tventyfve to thirty In number, and every
J,har wsy are remarkable for IaXuriant growth Ihe
9 10 yery fine and delicate and the juice won
Sfv sweet snd delicious. The three stalks LETT WITH
nc are transmitted through Capt. Laurent, with the
Compliments of the planters Of Raatao, to the planters
of Iouisiana, and may be seen at our office. They
are certainly worth looking at, and tasting TOO
IN. o. PiesJune, August 3,
THE GREAT SOUTHERN MAIL.-Ihe frequency o. nal
failures on the Great Southern mail route has ssnssec
the attention Of Postmaster. General Brown. he nas
directed O special agent TO start mmediteiy over ~
line, and make a report in writing to the depsnM ~
the causes Of the failure and the means lot pIsvx
recurrence. The agent is further ln:tluoea " -
over the ertre route, and report on any mprov msn1
which car be made to mako the maj conne's'"ss
more certain and TO expedite them. q. ],
New oreans r'esysse Aae -
New-York daily tribune., 1857-08-24

A few Of the counterfeit ivcs on the Lee Bank Of
Massachusetts, have been passed in Jersey City.
New-York daily tribune., 1857-08-24

TIE Sort MAPLE-ls 1T A SUGAR TREE l-Th
one ton that heads this article is mporant one
which has been awakened into neS life by dii
cusson among our readers since the pu5icatioa
of the letter advocating the extensive planting
the variety known as the soft MAPLE upon tn
Ground that it is valuable as rproducing tree.
II is true that II is sugar tree, and upon
dry upland. instead of its native swamp, 1t may be
proftaby productive of sacchsrum. Upon this point
an experienced sugarmaker in Vermont gives the oi'
lewDg statement:
"The flow Of sap from this variety OF the maple Is
considerably larger than the variety known as sugar
or rock msple-probaby double in qnantiy. but
does not contain more than half the saccharine qu!
acr gallon contained by the sap Of the other vae'y,
ar often much less than half for there s consIderao,o
variation among different treee. Sugar can be maze
from tie soft maple sap and also from the sap Oh he
yellow birch which flows III still more pleoGtn
smoun,; but the difficulty is that 80 much more iis,
s qured 10 reduce the zap to than required
will that syrvp derived from the sugar maple n ;. It
will not pay the cost. few trees of the soC variety
are ,o De found in almost every sugar orchard, ard
tbtir product is mingled with that OF the others,
and ne difference is not noticed. But Vet is 20 well
lIogp. that no one in Vermont would th0k o: making
sugar from soft NAPLES only. - far from beiag eqda
Ia ihs rock maple, there j. always 10 the prouc,i9n
OF given quantity Of .uger f-ou their sap three tie
Quantity oi water q bs teJed away, sSd ti;en more
New-York daily tribune., 1857-08-24

The Jersey City Continental Guard will go to Cllf.
wood, opposite Keyport, on picnic and ootilhon
excursion on Wednesday, August 26, with the steamer
Washington and the barge Franklin.
New-York daily tribune., 1857-08-24

The Committee of the "yolks Gambrnus Fest
have deposited the sum Of 81 100 in the Mechanics
Bark as the net receipts of the festival for the benefit
of the German Erglish School.
New-York daily tribune., 1857-08-24
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF IHE "n'A''
HOPPERS-GOOD PROSPEClo'

'''''p'H''l'e 'e '' 'o' ~ l. ISoKA, Aug. Is, 1857
Until within ehor time the prospects o. , 'ns pa
Of Minpeso:abave been extremely gloomy tns
in spite ofour charming climate and wall, oTdss Of
soil as one of tbs earliest products was no,uos ~,
hungry srssshoppe,s which ate almost every green
thing that they Encountered msnesGag, cr,t;ya.
decided preference for such crops requSs Ssrsen
generalIy SeI, to these wheat. oats ana p1ta-
toes seemed their favoite food bu. where INC ,.
not tbey took very kindly to maize Or gi" Of
tie most hopeful among US en'erIaIu ;.ts~ ani sone
OF the more ,uid were making lrepara,on.s :"
TO leir former homes in hopes OF csc ~ 80
tb, tey feared would remain here ,3r r siars h
% nose ~ NV A. Inv imsdaely assilta ihsn.elves Vi
+, std stated II Il ar,riss for the SOUTH was,sws
aI they VIII .s what hey can n & sss'in & As s,sSs
jspO.:: which neli spsng VIZ ,h;a sa,s. %sar 49, -'
oar far,ers row Fee. oendlen. iha: al q se, foI
rs..hoppesr next y.sI = pes', and are ' breatAs
New-York daily tribune., 1857-08-24

ERGoT oS GEAss.-A farmer wants to know it
there is any remedy for the poison Of ergo that is un-
usually abupdaut upon grass this season. One man III
Ashtabula County Ohio is reported TO have lost
seven head of CATTLE believed to be poisoned by eTsot
which is found attached TO grass in the same mianer
is upon heads OF rye, which is the pant usually pro-
ducipg this poisonous excrescence 10 greatest aound
ance We cannot give tried remedy bat we recon-
mend ore very simple, that we know will cure the
poson Of wted wild cherry leaves and that is pint
each of melted lard ard molasses, poured down the
animals throat from bottle, like any other drink
New-York daily tribune., 1857-08-24

The NEw.GRAss IN IowA.-Thomas A. Aaskel OF
New-Jersey gives his opinion that the new Hun
gaisn or humbug grass Of Iowa is nothing else taan
the ordinary miet, 10 provewhich be sends us head
which we pronounce mlet of the poorest kind grown
in this country Mr.. ~ thinks the offer to distribute
the seed of this new humb1g has about the same
object as the offer to gratuousy distribute sorghum
seed that is to increase the circulation of agrcu-
tura paper that does not possess merit enough Of it
Own to get up paying circulation.
New-York daily tribune., 1857-08-24

observation-disclosures Scott has resigned his seat ID
the Board Of Aldermen Of the City Of. Hudson.
New-York daily tribune., 1857-08-24

Prof. Mspes will deliver lecture in the Reformed
Dutch Church of Keyport on Wednesday, 96.h inst.
Subject Causes Of Vegetable Organic Growth, in
cludng the Natural and Divine Laws active in the
" Formation and Early History the World"
New-York daily tribune., 1857-08-24

BENEFIT OF THE VKrERAss.-A concert and ball
will be given by the citizens Of Hoboken on Tuesday
evening, September l, the proceeds Of which win be
applied to the necessities Of the Veterans Of the War
of 1912. committee of thirty-iour citizens has tho
matter in charge.
New-York daily tribune., 1857-08-24

SCENE. ~ THs WrsT.-A 'ieod ,.aveEs- a. tss
IVES. give; - rots OF some Q! he icsres tia, q:
.rac,ed bis attention;
4 Hs,..uasi.g Scesc-oa :ae :osi i'su C.at.c-
ra,i IN Seubenyi le we p.ssea TIE izn a the E,9ao
mites Society in nnsaaoS abo-; ME IA lsss'a'
,,.,s yss ho,aay .is.: TIE asy osks-s, oooe.snOs
New-York daily tribune., 1857-08-24

THE RusT IN WEsrERS WHEAT.-Lase accounts
from the great Spring wheat region Of Iadiana and
Illinois are unfavorsb.e The excess OF wet weather
has produced an abundance Of rust upon the wheat
which is unusually backward this year in maturing
owing TO the cold and wet Spring. It is the wort in
central Indiana and parts Of central Illinois.
New-York daily tribune., 1857-08-24

PIcxpocKErs.-Tbis cass Of thieves continue thsa
depredaiions upon passengers upon the jersey cay
II o The caution posted up 80 conspcuously by the
managers Of the ferry and railroads: On Saturday a
Western man had his pocket picked Of wallet con
tanning $3.50 and some papers Of Importance 70 him
On Frdsy two ladies rsacipg in jersey City had hei,
slIIns of money.
New-York daily tribune., 1857-08-24

DESTRUCTION OF wyEviL Is WHrAr.-Fm this
evil The French bsve discovered sn effective chssp
remedy il atesthsuc aget.s, By which al insects and
laIve or the germs Of life in the eggs ore destroyed
Experiments have been made a. Algers on the mos.
extensive scale. II ascertsined thattwo gram ne.
of chlorcfcrrn or sulphuret of csrb9n per neTcsl
quintsl of whoa, sufficient to destroy, In i've
DAYS tiue ali the insects III wheat; with five grames
of sulphuIet Of carbon per erical qaintal the de-
struc,on takes place in t.entyf'ur hoais The .ss
Of g operated on, far frc IN being difficulty,
rather ,luphfes the operation. Experiments were
made on ] 600 hectoiires OF barley q: orce; 100
pounds of the sulphuret Of csrbon wss Used, which
required twenty minutes 10 introduce i,to The mass.
These operations may be made successfully even when
the heap II grain is simply covered with waterproof
cloth, which s closed with ci.y near the ground
every side The grain operated retains s its ger.
nnatmg propeIies. The fet.i oder Of tie su.phure.
of carbon is coon disspated; and after il b.. been
exposed three days 70 the air a,d nOvei oc,s
siopslly with shovel, 70 trscs Of il remains. Tne
grain 50 treated, when ground ard nals int, bead,
csrr o: be distinguished from grain which h.s teen
e,posei 10 the influence Of ane-ths,Io agents L.,
highly IA po-tsnt 10 fsrners . kaow tie sPp s,7l
can be made &c The graic 4 heaps OF the ground.
New-York daily tribune., 1857-08-24

JERSEY PEACHES The Nerork Daily Aareyfiser
Of Aug 22d says that:
From 4,5CO to 5000 baskets Of peaches were sent
10 New York Yesterday from the lower part of the
State The varieties that have made their appsarance
in our market are the Troih early red and the ssriy
York, together with few Rare Ripes, and are not
withstandng the cry raised Of failure In the crop,
unusually fne About the fret Of the ensuing month
the Howard and Malacatoon varieties will DO along,
and in about two weeks after, Wards late hee et0se,
the white free stone Heath late cling stone Heath ana
the yellow Smock,
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-05-02
western virginia conference,

We had copy of the Mound City News
containing lis, Of the appointments of the
Methodist +. Conference, but il was mis-
laid, and we aiecompeled to defer its pub.
LEGATION. except fur this District, until next
week. The following are the appointment
Mnr2anlown District--G. Mo,,in P. f.
Mlorgantown Stition--Jas Dmmmond
Circuit George j. Nixon.
Morgantown--P. Green.
Monong0ia-- M. Wallace.
Ban louvrllr--S King.
Sclby sporI--F. Bail.
Kmgwuod-J J. Deliver, H. Hagans.
Ookland-D o Stuart.
Wes'e ntord--Wm II. Carroll.
Bucksvillc-D II *. Dix
--- Barbour w. l.. ll;ndman, one to be
sn2plicd
Fettcrmun and Grafton - hos ii Tainer.
White Doy--F. Il Beeg'ss
w Hunter, Professor in Allegheny Col
l"ge, aud member of the Quarl,r.y Meeting
Conference o! Morgantown,
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-05-02
Corn-planting and Politics.

The Democracy, patient souls that they
are, are not done with the candidates yet
M. indeed, they are We, TO be enlightened
az public meetings, yet TO be holden, on
great matters OF State policy II is well
enough that our Representatives, tina, are to
I've, should have good practice in speaking
and be prepared TO thunder at the Capitol,
hence it is all right TO give them frequen,
heoriug And then, the Democracy have
not been bothered much this Spring--on'y
three County Conventions at the Court
House, and two Primary Electors in the
Precincts any amount and all yarie.
ties Of public speaking there and al School
houses in the interim--thats all II time
for complaining should be needed Ivy The
so"ereigns, they can work the harder, and
grt al il earlier, and stick at il later, for
The meetings must be attended though the
plough should stand in the unfinished fur
row. We bespeak for the candidates
cgularnominecs Of the people at he Polls
a full and patient hearing Oh the questions
they may select for discussion
The following is the list Of appointments
far Messrs Barbour and Davis, as published
IN the Star OF Thursday:
Cassville, Saturday, May 9-at 8 p. m.
Democrat School honse, on Jake's Run, on
Monday, May ii, at candle-light.
Mc'Cnrdy Tuesday, al candlc.light,
Blacksmith, Wednesday, al candle light,
liawiius S If Thursday, al candlelight,
Smithtown, Saturday, May 80, at p. m.
Morgantown, May 25, (comt-day.)
West Warren, May %, election day
Other intermediate appointments hereaf.
Ter announced.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-05-02
HAVE YoUA DISEASED LIVER,

III This question, though startling, is sufIi-
ciently suggestive when the fact is taken into
consideration that diseases OF the Liver have
become most alerminsly frequent in the United
States. Indeed, there are few formidable dis.
eases that are not in some way uaccablo to q
dernnged state OF that important organ Many
OF the complaints usually classcd under tho
head of Consumption, have their origin,in tho
Liver. Any remedy that would Insure rcgu.
lar'ty aud hcalthful action in the Liver, wonld
be blessing TO mankindn, has been the excla.
nation OF thousands That remedy has been
found II is safe and sure. When fair trial
has been afforded it, 1T has never been known
TO fall.
Reader, have you any disease Of tho Liver,
or disease which you believe proceeds from he
patio derangcmcnti Lose not a moment but
purchase a box Of DR.. M'Lano's Pills, prepared
by Fleming Bros, pi,tsburg, Pa, aud they will
restore you to health. 1t is the only remedy
yet discoyered, in which implicit confidence
may be placed.
w Purchasers will be careful TO ask for bR
MLANE's CELEBRATED LIVER PILLS, man.
uIactured by FLEMING BROS. OF PirrspuRo,
Pa. There are other Pills purporting to be
Liver Pills, now before the public. DIR. M,Lanc,s
genuine Liver Pills, also his cclebra ted Vermi
iuge, can now be had at all respectable drug
stores. None genuine @iih6dt the signature of
la t FLEMING BROS.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-05-02

10 The Comet TO strike the Earth neat
June.--A writer on this subject says: sci.
ence can calculate the orbit Of this extern.
sive comet, no matter how long its period,
and predict unhesita,ingly, that the comet
now approaching will come in contact with
the earth on the morning of the 10Th June,
about 90 minutes after 10 O'clock" aud he
point Of contact will be Morgan,own. The
world should be grateful TO this writer for
the certainty with which he predicts the
collision aud the eXactness with which he
describes the place. But he shou Id not for.
get that just in Morgantown is the very
thing which can avert so awful calamity,
and this is the Young America" Clothing
Store of D. II. Slime, and one garment from
this cheap establishment will prevent al
injury from collision II
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-05-02
Distribution.

05~ Col. WIN, HAMILTON, of Randolph
a ealing oj.line Democrat and prominent
citizen, is candidate for the House of Del.
ega'es in that county, lie has taken the
stump IN favor Of the cminenlly Virginia
policy oil Distribution.
u a very intelligent and independent
Democrat writes communications in Thurs.
daos Star in which he ably argues for the
advantages of Distribution in this trying
period OF Firgihia's history. He more than
matches the Argns eyed editorial Of the Star
IN opposition 10 that measure.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-05-02
,BD8W' W!gDlRlLAME

-AT A MEETING of tho Trustees of The
borough of Morgsntown, held eth day of NAV,
1907, The following Ordinance was adopted,
BIZ 1T 0RDAIKEb, That no person shall suffer
any ieroclous dog TO run At large within the
Borough, without being muzzled and the own
or shall also be liable to fine of Five Dollars
LOT every "a hours such dog is permitted to run
atiargc; and the said dog shall moreover be a.
bated and destroyed as public nuisance.
And Il IS further ordered ana ordained, That
the Town Constable enforce this ordinance by
collecting any fines for its violation ; and that
he remove said dog or dogs, and il necessary ,
SHOOT them, without further notice from this
Board.
This ordinance TO take effect and be in force
from the first day Of May, 1857.
BY order of the Board.
April 30, 1888. VIM. LAZfER, frcsid't.