American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-08-27
ITEMS OF NEWS, &c.

her body.
On the 9th of September next there
will be an eclipse Of the sun, in which
astronomers take great interest. 1t
Will not be visible in the United States
except at the extreme southern points,
and 1T Is necessary for astronomers who
desire to witness it, to visit South a.
mcrlca with their instruments, where
it will be central. ... ....
The now Canadian tariff bill, impos-
ing higher rates of duty,h has passed
the Provincial Parliament, and doubt
less become law.
The London Illustrated News saws:
"All Europe is rotten; and France is
its rottenest portion. Why France is
ever again to be sound is for time
to determine"
The Executive Committee of the
American Tract Society at Boston, have
issued an address the past week, stating
that they are prepared to publish "upon
the subject of Slavery, as well as upon
any other subject connected with public
morals and the cvangelization Of our
land" and they invite from all parts
OF the country original and selected
productions "upon this and other topics
proper to be treated by the Society"
WHEN we see weak people striving
for precedence, we always think of the
decision of Charles v, who, when two
ladies applied to him to decide which
should take the precedence of the other,
said: Ict the greatest simpleton go
first. The greatest simpleton in our
day always insists on going first.
NEVER think of friendship with
covetous man; he loves his money bet
ter than his friend.
A foolish girl of 20 married one of
the Sioux chiefs, recently, at Washing
ton. When she reached his princely
wigwam, she found it mud hoyel, oc-
cupied by two other wives
STERNE says in his Koran, 'I ncv-
CT drink; | cannot do it on equal terms
with others. 1t costs them only one
day, but me thrcc-the first in SHINING,
the second in suffering, and the third
in rcpcnting."
Prof. Nicol, in a recent lecture at
Manchester, England, spoke with great
confidence in support of the theory that
this earth has rings similar to those Of
Saturn.
During the old fashioned thunder
storm on Wednesday night, two child.
ren,a boy and girl, LACED 8 and 4 years,
were at play. The little girl became
much frightened, and claspcd hold of the
boy, who, seeing her timidity, cxclaim.
ed, Don't be afraid, sis [ would not
DO afraid if was up there where they
touch it off,
There is said to be considerable cx-
element in Lynn. Mass, in consequ.
ence of notification by the Mayor to
the bakers that they must deliver no
more baked beans and brown bread up.
on the Sabbath, under penalty of pro-
secution under the law against tran
sacting business upon the Lords Day.
The custom of procuring the bowl of
bread and the pot Of beans through the
back door Of bakeries, on Sunday morn
ing carly, is time -honored one in
New England. Hence this rebellion
against the Sunday law.
Nearly all, if not all, of the drinking
saloons in St. Louis, it is said, are fur
nlshed with straws for sucking juleps,
by one man,who sells them for one and a
half or two dollars q thousand from
about two acres Of land, on which he
grows rye annualy,hc sells about TWEEN.
ty-four hundred dollars worth Of straws.
They are packed also in barrels, con.
taining about 10000 straws, and ship.
ped to New Orleans, St. Paul, and tho
intermediate places, and the demand is
increasing.
The Texas Christian Advocdte, re.
ferring to the suicides and other un.
timely deaths Of the several prominon,
men in that State, says "Thc bow
the festive bowl--the flower. wreath
cd bowl--the beauty sanctioned bow
tho customary bowl is the cause oi
all this"
We learn from tho RayenswooC
Chronicle that the County Court o.
jackson County, on Tuesday of lasI
. week, ordered vote to be taken or
: last Saturday in October, on the ques
tion of the adoption Of Free Schools il
that County. The Chronicle We arc
glad to say, fayors the change Park
NcWs.
; The Peoria (Ill.) Transcript, gives
an account of the death, by bydropho