American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-05-07

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if they didn't like the board, to leave.
They left.
Green Martin, convicted at the late
term of the Washington, (Ga.) Superb
or Court of whipping little negro boy
so severely that he died from the eff
fects of it, has been sentenced to be
hung on the 7th day of May nezt.
The weather in Cuba has been in
tensely cold, and in several districts
frost has been formed, destroying the
sugar cane extensively. This is quite
novelty in the tropics, but in south
ern Europe they have recently been
visited by something of the same kind.
An English paper says that one of
the best preservatives from the love of
drink is to wash the body frequently
all over; and the cheap baths in large
towns have done a great amount of
good by preserving persons from in
toxication.
The Lynchburg Virginian says:-
"ln looking over the list of members
of the Congress Of 1925 and 1927, as
published in Niles Register of Decem'
ber, 1925, we notice curious circum-
stance. The list contains the full
names Of every member of tho House
of Representatives but one. There
was new member from Tennessee,
whose christian name could not be
found out by the compiler; and SO he
put it down thus: ---- Polk. Twen-
ty years afterwards this obscure gen
tleman, of whose identity there was so
much question in 1925, was elected
President of the United States"
A School Wahout a Master.-In
the annual report of the Massachusett It's
Board of Education, Secretary Bout
we'll gives the following account of
self-governing school:
''ln Chillicothe there is high school
without master. 1t contains about
seventy pupils Of both sexes, whose a.
ges average between fifteen and six
teen years. They assemble together
in hall, where the studies assigned by
the teacher are pursued. The recita.
tions take place in adjoining rooms.
Two rccitations daily are conducted
by the superintendent of public schools
in the city; the others by teachers ap-
pointed for that purpose. / entered
the school-room unobserved, and tho
there was no teacher present, there
was no appearance of disorder or neg
lect of study. The school has been
managed upon this principle for two
years with entire satisfaction to the
public. L had no opportunity to be-
come acquainted with the intellectual
character of the pupils bat a school
in which the power of self-control is so
early and so thoroughly developed, can
not be unworthy of public notice."
Cool CoURAGE.-A correspondent
of the Dover IN. H.) Gazette relates
the following instance of cool courage
exhibited at the burning of the store
OF Parmenter & Co., in Barnstead, a
few weeks ago;
"The proprictors with other citizens,
were Immediately on hand, and on go
ing into the store and upstairs, and sec.
ing the entire attic in Il blaze, Mr.. p.
returned and told his neighbors pres
ent to save the goods, as the store they
could not. In the meantime some had
commenced to stop the fire and others
to remove the goods. Parmenter a.
gain went up, and seeing fire dropping
upon the heads of a couple of kegs of
powder again rstreated, and meeting
Mr.. Nathaniel Il. Smart, cried out,
'for Gods sake don't 20 up, as there
is powder Mr.. Smart pushed him a,
side and went into the chamber, ertin.
gutshing the fire Vhich had caught tie
paper stoPpte Of one Of tie keys with
his Mumb and finger, then tipped them
up and brushed the fire from the heads,
and taking them under each arm, walk,
ed deliberately down and out into the
street thus securing themselves against
further danger from the powder.
A GESlUs..-A correspondent Of the Grcers.
burg Era, Braxton e. H., gives the follow.
ing account Of a very remarkable genius liy.
ing in Braxton county: .
We have, in this county remarkable
mechapical genius, named SkIdmore, who
although unable 10 read or write, withou,
any other than u peDkuifc, constructed a
| clock which not only kept good time but
moved number Of autOmata, made to re.
scmble company Of soldiers and their Of.
ficers, which made thcit appearance at rcgu.
lar intervals, aud performed various military
evoluioDs. He afterwards attempted TO gSl
up subscription to deffay tho expense OF
constructing clock designed TO run one yea,
| without brinp wound i'm The afto,,, -, 4,