American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-11-12
ITEMS OF NEWS, DC.

has expressed himself as exceedingly
DESTROYS for the success of Douglas in
Illinois. @
An Iowa papes estimates the guam
tity OF Chinese sugar cane grown in
the western part of that State this year
as sufficient to mako million gallons
of syrup. " 81 w &
The New. York Gouldy family are
improving, and hopes are now enter
tanned of the recovery of all the victims
of the terrible assaults of the young
Gouldy.
Death from The bite Of a Rat.--An.
drew Shannon, well known and res
pected citizen of Warren, jefferson CO..
Ohio, died on Tuesday week from the
bite of II rat, which he received a few
days before. The teeth of rate are
very poisonous.
Il Simple Remeay.-It is said that
roasted onion, bound upon the wrist,
on the pulse, will stop the most inyet-
crate toothachc in few minutes. II
may be worth trying.
limiting for a Drink. In Arkansas
when man desires to say that he is
thirsty, he declares that if he had /,
glass of whisky he would throw himself
outside Of it mightc quick.
Important Medical Fact.-A Phil
adelphia paper gives an account of an
attempt to commit suicide few DAYS
ago in that city, and says that though
two ounces and q half of laudanum had
been taken, and nothing had been done
for several hours, the person was saved
and restored rapidly by artificial res
plration.
Hon. James Brooks, Of The n. York
Express, calls the combination OF par
ties in New York the great Smash up
P9rty against executive dictation and
caucus tyranny.
More Ruaasoays.- Six negroes, q
men, woman and her two daughter,)
ran away from Wood county Oh Satnr.
day night. 1t is supposed they went
to Zancsville, where the woman's hus-
band is living.
A runaway negro was overhaulcdin
Texas recently, well equipped for MS
journey to free territory. He had got
possession of surveyors compass a
map of Texas, and a quantity of pro.
visions.
~ PANAcEA-To make people quiet,
just give them what they want. II u
damsel loves, it shows that she wants to
be loved in return-love her. folks
are hungry, give them chops, brown
stout, beef and plum pudding. If they
are blue, flood him with glory, "picter-
books, sunshine, land SIGH like. Make
a note Of this for future reference.
EXTRAORDINARY ANIMALS Mr.. S.
Smith has on exhibition at the Fair
Grounds, Petersburg, Va. IAN OK weigh,
ing 1920 pounds, and measuring eigh.
teen feet from the end of his nose to
the tip of his tail. Mr.. Hungerford
has on exhibition splendid looking
panther, captured in the mountains Of
Virginia.
GAME. The Peru (Ind,) Republican,
reports huge squirrel hunt at that
place, q few days, in which two parties
of six killed exactly three hundred
squirrels each. Thatsort of game must
be abundant up here. Wild turkeys
too are said to be rather numerous.
STEALING A COFFIN. Two mer
have been arrested in Northampton
England, for stealing a coffin. The
coffin was of copper and worth $500
The thieves took out the body, and left
it in the tomb anu sold the coffin fol
old copper.
+ ANOTHER SLAVE STAMPEDE On
Saturday week, six slaves, valued al
81, 500, ran away from the vicinity OIL
Parkersburg, and at last accounts had
not been ca ptured. The NeWs says they
were probably enabled to escape by
"froe negroes, who are fast getting t
be an intolcrablo nuisance"
BGa. The English have introduced
the cultivation Of cotton in Turkey,
and it promises to be very extensive
IA large area Of soil having been found
adapted to it.
THE Cincinnati hog market seems tc
have broken down. 1t is stated that
there arc large numbws in the pens
some Of which arc selling at 81 to 4.2i
gross, (wcighed thcrc,) aud others al
$5.623 nett, for the delivery late in
this month, and at 1915 for December
delivery. The prices show a consider
able decline, and arc below the price
that prevailed here or in the interior
Of the State. The Kentucky feeders
will sec that they will do better to send
their hops to this market, - WheeiiH1