American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-11-19

soldiers can Gre at such distance rs I,
be entirely cafe. Unless they lear,
tho use of this rifle, the poor Indian
will be exterminnted ty Il.
Arrcmium was awarded at the Efain,
State Fair for calf skin tanned by H.,
use of sweet fern. Thcs skin was tanned
in one, week, and had the appcaranc,
Of the best French, calf skin. Y. Y
The leading men Of Utah eanguinely
expect its admission into the .Unioi.
during the next session Of Congress,
They claim apopula.ion Of one hundred
thousand.
The wife Of we'll known citizen in
CINCINNATI in relating painful histor,
of her domestic troubles to the polio,
judge, stated that not single word Of
conversation had passed between her
and her husband for the past tuenty
gears! They have lived in The same
house together, ana part Of the time
ute at tho Same fable.
A Texas paper says that it is a
common thing there to sec boys from
ten to fourteen years Of age, carrying
about their persons bowie knives and
pistols. e..saR r,s
Thirty-eight thousand seven hundred
and ninety.scven bushels Of potatoes
were received at Boston from British
North America last week. 4nrg
1t is understood that the supreme
court of California will give decision,
fully sustaining Col. Frenont's claim
as the rightful owner Of all the gold on
his territory. This will make Col.
Fremont the possessor of the most
valuable property in the world.
Russiais slowly but gradually awaken
ing to intellectual life. In the course
of last year sixteen new journals wer Q
started and 1,426 original and translat.
ed works were published; in addition,
l,6lS,000 foreign books $50, 900
more thanain the preceding year
were imported.
1t is contemplated in London to
make the 3O0th anniversary Of the &C.
cession of Queen Elizabeth to the
throne of England, which will occur on
the 18th of November, the occasion of
n special celebration commemorative
Of the event in connection with the
cause of Professionalism. ~ agaH
The English are stated to have Sc.
cnred from Ecuador tho vast region at
upper waters of the Amazon, along the
Andes, which they are preparing to &C.
cupy with all the means and men Incl
dent to an extended scheme of coloni.
cation.
a mob of two hundred persons are
said to have broken into the Jail at
Groenburg, KY, and taken out three
men--Thompson, Hunter and Despair
under arrest on the charge on muir
der, and hanged them. A fourth by
the name of Scroggs, implicated in the
same murder, committed suicide. na q
Members Of Congress are already
arriving in Washington, and ordering
rooms at Hotels, and boarding houses
for The winter. a.' 7os'a
A young husband, friend Of ours,
was treated last night, little after
midnight, with tho sweetest serenadc
he ever had in his life. /. was the
voice of his first born, very charming
and artless vocalist, few seconds old.
Prentice.
Fatal n ccident A son Of Mr.. Geo.
W. Hill, Of Marion, Smythe county,
Va, aged between two and three years
while playing with the balls attached
to a washing machine, unfortunately fell
in the tub, head downwards, and drown.
ed. .r0,. ..rt
PASS HIM ROUNDING copy the
following remarkable instance Of libe-
rality from the Petersburg Press:
A pocket book containing $4,000 was