American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-04-02
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Trouble In Michigam. --On the line
of the road now building from Detroit to
Grand Rapids, there is much trouble be-
tween the laborers and tho company The
disanec,ion is principally a, the Western
end of The line. Near The Rapids one of the
depols was burned few days ago, and sew
eraI hundred feet Ut the track were torn up
Almost every man in tina, vicinity is one of
It's creditors. .r..
A Protective Tariff in Canada
Having ador,ed decimal currency, the Ca
nadians, bent upon following our example,
are projecting protective tariff. The In
sRclor General has announced that a plan
will be lntronuced for an adjustment OF The
tariff Uith piec TO the announcement of
home manufactures. This is receding from
the principles OF reciprocity, which they
seem 10 think oueh, to be all in their favor.
a Miss Pellet proposes to forward
to California a consignment OF five thousand
marriageable giils from The New England
States. They ara 10 bs consigned to the
various Dirisions of the Sons OF Temperance
who are tn provide for their wants--hus.
hands included
CHAN1 EABLE.-Last month the res
idents o. San Augustine, Florida, had straw.
berries growu i'll the open air The next
week they had ice in the streams. The
latter luxury was thought TO be- unseasona.
bic and rare. .a Ha
The African Importation ,Scheme.-
The bill authori.ing the Importation in,o
Louisiana OF $500 Africans, after passing
the House OF Delegates with little or 10 Oh.
position, was rejected in the Senate at the
close OF most violent and exciting debate
by majority Of two. The measure is.
therefore, for the present, essentially dead.
u Ard so may it remain Our country
has sins enough TO answer for, without rcvi.
wing the hoTris!e African Slave Trade!
The Tolunteer BM.-The Army
Bill which has just passed The House OF Re.
presentatives, aulhotises the President TO
call out one regiment Of volunteers for the
Texan frontier, and four regiments for EN-.
| pioyment in Utah, il their services shall be
| needed. .' .
The Mayor Of Louisville, KY, has
frustrated the purpose of Travis, tile great
| sportsman, 10 shoot an orange from the head
ota boy, on wager Of 81 1000.
The forgeries lately detected in Bed.
| lord county, Va, will, it is said amount TO
100000. The alleged offender has made
his escape.
PRESIDENT BUcHANAN.--The Wash
| ing,on correspondent of The New York Post
| says -" The President Is almost worn down
WIN anxiety, and said TO u man yesterday
that he Tel, as ,hough;he should not live six
mouths. He locke very much jsded.
The Washington Union gives Mr..
John Van Buren, capital puff, apropos of
his recent speech al Tammsny Hail II
| says that " he is one Of the most electrical
ors,ors IN this or any other country" Judg.
| ing by The shocks he has given the Democra.
tic party, ftom lSds TO the present time, We
think the Union is quite risht.-N. Y. Sun,
BeA- The good man is led in good
way, by good God. 10 he employed in good
things, walking in good company, working
| ny good rule, from a good motive, TO a
good end, and at last arrives at good home.
Divorces. The Legislature of Al.
ALBANIA, az its recent session, divorced osef
fout Hundred couples. The Huhtersvlle
Advocate says that divorces are as readily
obtained in tina, State from Choncery Courts
and the Legislature, 90 if the marriage lie
was only mere trinng circumstances, and
! not the foundation stone Of good society it.
SELF Divorces are becoming one of the cry
Ing evils OF the times, and indicate the NOR.
monistic tendencies Of society. Divorces
for the cause assigned in the Bible ate jus.
tiiable, and not otherwise.
THE CoTToN CRop.---A letter from
New Orleans states that the cotton crop this
| gear is estimated not 10 exceed that OF last
year, While the sugar crop is calculated at
500 600 h0gsheads, sgoins, as 600 las, year,
which was bad season, the cane being des.
ttoJed by the frost. The coming crop 10 re.
gs'ded % about FAR average