American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-05-07
SETTLEMENTS In WESTERN ViRGiNlA.-A
Of The Lewisburg Eta. Writing

SETTLEMENTS In WESTERN ViRciHlA.-A
correspondent, Of The Lewisburg Etc. writing
from Braxton county, Va. ssys:
Some Of Our citizens are about loav;ug IA
to settIo in the new county. Clay. which. 1t
10 said, is TO be- located on the uor,l, aide of
Elk river, opposite the mouth OF Buffalo
Creek, on the land belongi"g TO a com pany
cousiating OF your fellow. ownsm an, Samuel
Price, Esq., Allen I. Csperton. E.q., Mr
Edwards. of New York. aud Major b. w.
Byene Of this place, member oil the House
| Of Delegates. The company, il il said,
own one hundred thousand acres Of land in
the new county, containing immense oman.
titles of camel coal biium0us Goa |, and other
varieties Of that valuable mineral.
Tiny families:: of emigrun,s. number of
whom have already arrived. are about to
settle on lands which they have purchased
OIL the kanawha river, a few miles above
! 'ha Bullstown works. in this county. The
/, ball Is in motion, ard Rnylon will soon 70.
! ceive large accessons to her population.
Minus BoSNEr.-Fa-honabl bonnets
have grown small by degrees and beautiful.
ly less, until many who wear them scarcely
know when they have them on or off, Last
Saturday morning lady. while shopping OH
Broad street, Richmond, acciGently lost her
bonnet from her head, aud walked several
squares before missing il. When apprised
OF her loss, che retraced he steps, but failed
to find the lost article.
PiLING IT ON Pretty Tnlck.-When the
Hon. Edward Everett was received in Char.
lesion on the 10Th, he was addressed by
Mr. Yeadon, as "Mr. Everett, Orator Pat
riot Sage, Cicero Of America, Laudator Of
Washington, Apostle OF Charity, High Prizes,
OF the Union, and Friend Of Mankind |"
Dr.. GoLpsBoRouGH, a practical ply stefan
| of Denton, Md, was stabbed lew days
| since, and died soon afterwards. The quar-
! rel which terminated so sorrowfully, origin
ated about the pronunciation OF word.
THERE is now no prospect of a bankrupt
law passing Congress this session. II for
no other reason, there is not time enough.
A FATHER CAN WILL THE CusropY OF
| His CKiLpREN.--A few days ago in the Dis.
trict Court OF Allegheny county, Pa, Mrs.
Margaretta Hamilton sought to recover tho
guardianship Of three OF her children. aged
respectively 10, Ii and years, who, BY
their ather's will, had been taken from her
| protection and contiied to the relatives Of
the father. The court, howevsr, decided
tina, the father had right TO 'devise the
custody Of any minor child during his or her
minority" 10 any person whatsoever, and as
| 1t was not shown that The children were in
any way restrained of their liberty the moth
er's application was refused.
REDUCTION or RAILROAD EMPLOYEES
The transportation committee Of the Bslti.
more and Ohio Railroad, in Sc sion on Tues
day evening, passed a resolution by which
a considerable reduction Of employees in the
road department will be made on the first
OF May. The number diminished under this
resolution at Mount Clare will be fifty seven.
and proportionate number at the different
workshops along the entire entire line. The
subject OF making vacant the Office Of asis.
tant road master was laid upon the table. as
was also one OF two other questions which
may be noticed hereafter Baltimore Gin.
| per.
| a SOUTHERN SLAyE-The Norfolk IVA. !
papers notice the death Of Jack, slave to
| Mr.. Ward from the disease Of wealth. known
az govt. His funeral was attended by about
1000 colored persons.
The Legislature of Ohio have repealed
| law which gave to trustees the possession
OF Church property. By this act Archbishop
| Purcell becomes The sole owner OF all the
Catholic Chuch property OF Ohio.
On Friday last, firm of ha,ters and fur.
| 80 >''Ne6oI oh'PpCb ioI u IOt
OF eighteen thousand coon skins. The skins
were in sixty compact bales.
+ IT is considered very creditabe to men 10
have hearts of oak, but not half SO credit
| able 10 have wooden heads.
AN exchange paper says, that the girls in
some parts of Pennsylvania, are so lard up
Tor husbands, that they sometimes take up
with printers and lawyers
gentleman having failed in business,
was asked what he intended 10 do, and re-.
Piled 81 shall stay al home while and
get acquainted with my familyw
"BRIDGEryo u must wash your hands before
you mould The brend." ''Sure, nam, Idon't
think it's best to be wasting time on that,
at all. IT'S but bare three weeks since the
day cum TO We, an didn't wash 'em clane
that day; an indade, what have done since
that time, that's nasty wild 'em%
young man at Keokuk, Iowa, lately
married young and pretty woman, and
shortly after opened letter directed TO her,
and found IT from husband in Ohio. He
demanded an expanstion. when she quietly
replied, 81 have q third one in Pennsy lYsna
And what's The odds ~
"Three to one answered the gentleman,
as ne walked off for his ha, and coat.
RACE BETWEEN Horse AND A LocoMo.
TIvE.-A novel race took place at ST. Thomas
on Tuesday last. The horse is decided 10
be very fas, nag and SO is the locomotive,
and both were we'll trained to the track
The arrangements between the betting
parties were, that the horse should be a, his
starting place when the locomotive came up
even, and the word go" should be given,
| when away they went under whip and
| steam. The judges declared the horse the
winner by one half length. The bet was
500 side, and the distance eighty rods
faster than steam.
HE GOLD EXCITEMENT IN Iowa.