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Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-12-14


WEST BEDFORD, CoshOcton Co, May IA, 1857.
Mr. H b Kingsley, Sr:I have been selling the medi-
cine the Graenberg Company for the last years
invariably found them to give good satisfaction
pills have sold to great families regularly
their and coffee and with my trade have become
saple article BIarsbals Uterine CathalicOn is meOI
that done great amount Of good female dseas
One lady sod 1t to told she had received more
benefit from bottle than she did from long OF
medical treatment by the most skillfu physicians
Yours truly, JAMES WILSON.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-12-14
PARIS, January, 1851,

For sale, Wholesale and Retail, by WILLIAM FISKE
No % Superior street, Cleveland, who will supply the
Annie de Femme a the Prnprietor's prices
aulO dGwlve
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-03-19
POLITICAL MOVEMENTS.

The Kansas policy Of the Admins
tration seems likely to divide The Do
mocracy in the Northwestern States
permanently. A great Democratic
mass'meeting was recently hcla at Co.
lumbus, Ohio, to endorse the course Of
Senator Douglas. At St. Louis, por-
ton OF the Democracy have taken steps
to form new party antagonistic to
the Administration, to be called the
"Frce Democracy" The most impor.
tant movement, however, has taken
place in Indiana. On the 23rd ult.,
u mass convention OF The Democrats
of Indiana opposed to the Lccompton
Convention, assembled at Indianapo.
lls. The attendance was large and en-
thuslastic, says the Geographic report,
"and every Congressional district in
the State was represented by the best
men of the State" A letter was read
from Gov. Wise, stating that official
duties prevented his attendance. The
resolutions take ground against the
Lecompton Constitution, and declare,
that Senator Douglas is entitled to
the gratitude of the American Democ.
racy "for his bold and triumphant vim.
dication Of the principles Of self. gov
ernment." They furthermore declare
that the State journal, the leading
party organ in tho State, has betrayed
the faith and placed itself outside Of
the Democratic organization. Thus
it. appears that the "reading OUT is
not done by one side only. Both sides
can play at that game. 1t remains to
be seen which will have the majority,
and so establish its claim to the sole
use of the name Democracy" under
which they have tradcdso long and SC
successfully. The Convention recon-
mended general Convention of the
North and West to assemble at Chica-
go, or some other suitable place.
Stanton Spectator.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-03-19
From Tie ~ Y. Chronicle, March IS.
The Progress of Revival.


The religious interest Of our CITY and i,s
surroundings, as well as in the public "a,
large, is evidently on the increase. There
have probably been admitted to the BAPTIST
churches III this vicinity by baptism during
the mouth about four bundled persons. We
cannot be exact as to the number because
full reports have not reached us. s..
The work seems TO be 10 some extent af-
feeling those classes which most need TO
feel It's influence. and Of whom we had the
least hope, sanctuary -neglecters, Sabbath
desecraters, prize fighters, sea -faring men,
and those who have hitherto cast of fear g.
restrained prayer before God. A celebra ted
teacher and practlcer of prize fighting who
had secured the nickname of Awful Gard.
ner, is said &c. be among the cohsetis. .m
The sailors have shared largely in the
work, and many young converts have EN-.
parked on the deep, leaving their seats TO
be occupied by their tlore recently arrived
fellow 'afs, who in their turn have bowed
TO the scepter Of Emmanuel. ... ~ ,..-
Among the Evangelical Churches the
work is almost universal 1t is not conden.
sed TO any given point, and is remarkably
independent Of all those ihstumen,aIities
on which we have Of late years depended
Tor promoting REVEALS. 1t is q sort of mass
movement in which many minds simulra
neousIy participate, both as subjects and in.
ssruments. 1t is The Spirit OF God moving
on me lace OF The waters TO render them
prolific in The forms of spiritual life. And
hence, no single church has added IFS hun.
dreds, as in some former revivals, while O.
ihcf churches in the same locality added
none; but The converts are distributed in
smaller numbers among ell the churches
Even the Episcopalians have had an unusu-
al number Of combinations.
INDIANA.
hboul,one thousand additions TO the Bsp-
fist churches in this Stale have been report.
ed during the past two months.
MICHIGAN.
A deep religious feeling is prevalent in
Detroit. Morning prayer meetings are held,
which are well attended. The Methodists
have been especially blessed, one hundred
having been lately hopefully converted.
ILLINOIS.
AT Pleasant Vale, Baptist Church was
commenced few weeks ago with but eight
members, has received seventy additions.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-03-19

The Baltimore San says: 1.-The late
VIM. Bodman Of this city dictated q
will, bequeathing over 100000. Whom
the will was opened, it was found that
after providing for his immediate fam
lily to the extent Of $4,000, the tesla
tor had left the balance, SOS, 900, to a
nephew, MIR. Charles Bodman, of Gin
cinuati, who upon learning the contents
of the will Immediately came to Bal
limore, and made over the whole be.
quest 10 two female members Of the
family who had been overlooked by
The tes,ator, reserving only for himself
Gano, the body servant Of his uncle.-
Such acts ofgenei Gus disfntereste dnesS
are seldom met with"
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-03-19
From the Mobile Register March All.
Awful Lost of Life-Steamer Eliza
, a.. Battle Burned,

On Monday morning, 1st inst, be-
tween two and three o'clock, as the Z.
liza Battle Capt. S. G. Stone, was COM
ing down the Tombigbee river on her
way to Mobile, at point about forty
five miles below Demopolis, she was
discovered to be on fire in the after
part. The alarm was Immediately Civ
en-, and every exertion made to arrest
the flames. But in vain, for owing to
high wind and the point at which the
fire caught, it communicated almost in
stantly with the ladies cabin, and cut
off all access to the life boat and yawl.
All on board were driven to the for
ward part of the boat, where they re,
NAMED until the searching flames
drove them into the water. Some were
fortunate enough to get bales of cotton
and some sustained themselves by
cinging to the limbs of trees for scve-
raj hours, until rescued from their per-
llous position after daylight. 1t will
be remembered that Sunday night was
bitterl cold, and of the twenty mine
or thirty-three who persisted, it is more
than probable majority was frozen to
death. The accident occurred, wo
learn at n point where the river was
swollen over it's banks, and spread for
half mile or more into swampy low
land and that when an effort was made
to reach the shore, the boat came in
contact with large tree, which was
broken down by the violence of the
conclusion, and arrested her progress.
There were between fifty and sixty
persons on board, and of these it is sta
ted by some, twenty-ninc, and by 9TH
crs thirty'three were lost. Between
twelve and thirteen hundred bales of
cotton were destroyed, and the boat
burned to the waters edge. ....
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-03-19
Re1ncfi0,l of F1re IN G,I;fo.,,,,

Reduction Of Fare to Ca1tornia.-
In consequence of the establishment of
an opposition line from New York to
California the Old Mail Line via Pan
ANA have made large reduction in
their rates of passage. The old rate
for the first cabin was $500, and the
new rate has not yet been fixed, but
the price of tick let's for the second cab
in has been reduced from 5000 to 800,
and the Storage from $3.50, to $780,
This includes the 25 dollars charged
each passenger for the transit of the
lsthmus, and is certainly bringing the
cost of this journey within very mod
crate compass, considering tho distance
of the voyage. The opposition will
probably follow this reduction, and pos
sibly go beyond 1t, so that it is very
pretty quarrel as it stands.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-03-19
Ftom &c CArisliaa Era.

Among the hopefully converted are those
who were, TO all human appearance, the
least hopeful appearance, the least hopeful
subjects Of grace Of any in the community.
Of them il may well be ssid tina, the strong
men armed kept the palace and il was not
until a stronger .bnn he came upon him and
disormcd him that they were made TO bow
aud plead ior mercy. One instance among
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-03-19

Letter from Robert j. Walker to the
Indiana Anti-Lecompton Meeting.-
Gov. Walker addressed a long letter to
the anti Lecompton Democratic meet
ing held at indianapolis on Tuesday.
1t arrived too late to be read in the
meeting, but made it's appearance in
print, in the Indianapolis Journal of
yesterday. 1t is long, strong and Bit
ter, and disposes of the rumors that he
had become reconciled to the President
and was faltering from the defiant po'-
sition that he was understood to occu.
Ply some weeks since. He says Of the
pledges to see fair play, ard have the
Lecompton constitution submitted as
whole to the whole people of Kan
sas, that the President and all his Cab
met well knew of them at the time
they were made, and that any aban-
donment of them on his part, after the
people had accepted them and acted
upon them, would cover him with infa.
my and dishonor, and that they shall
be redeemed by him if necessary to the
latest hour of his existence, even to the
shedding of the last drop of his blood.
lie says /: Whatever may be the action
Of the wavering, the timid or corrupt,
menaces and prescription have no tor
ror for me" Toward the close of the
letter he says: 'o' .. .".n ... --.1 q.
Is this the sd year of our Indepcn-
dence, or is it the first year of Ameri-
can monarchy, that is now dawning
upon us? Let the people-let the mas
ses composing the true Democracy, a.
rouse from their slumbers. Let them
break the chains which would fetter
their free thought and free opinion, and
assert their blood bought rights, and
especially tho great indefeasable SOW.
ercign right of self.government. We
have fallen upon evil times. The lib
critics of the country are in danger
Let the people in every town, county
and State rise in their majesty to the
rescue. ' .." -" .
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-03-19

Here we catch the fret glimpse of the
Blue watersof Lake Michigan. Ger
tainly this IS a,strange site for city
and thore is very Httle prospect that
il will ever attain to ,any considerable
dimensions, as it is'closely hemmsd in
on three sides by great sand drifts COW
ered with bushes,whils thcLake stretch
es out on the fourth. Here too, dear
old Uncle Sam has expended hundreds
ofthousands of dollars in improving o
harbor for city that has about as
much commerce as Paadyto,On; and
with about as much propriety, as would
be an expenditure of millions in pre-
pairing New Greek, by locks and dams,
to benavlgatedby Collins line ofsteam.
ers. '"N 0~'r .~.'---- - ~.
We continue our Journey via Mich
iigan Central railroad. At Calumet,
IA miles southof Chicago, we interseet
the Illinois central and proceed towards
the city over its track. Three miles
from the citythe road bed leaves terra
trina and is built on piles out in the
Lake few rods from the shore. . We
confess that the idea of taking cold
bath in the water made us SILVER, and
was continually uppermost in, our
minds while passing over this trestlc
work, but few minutes relieved us of
our fears. Amid the hustle and con-
fusion in the central depot in Chicago
on the arrival Of a train, we bid you
good bye, reader. Ourjourney for the
present is terminated; and if our hur-
riedly written "jottings connected
herewith have served to while a.
way the tedium of u single slowly roll
ling hour, we have accomplished our
purpose, and feel amply remunerated.
March 3, 1858. ILLINOIS.
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American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-03-19

The Island Of Caba.-There are SIX
ty seaports in Cuba, and last year
there We're $3.50 coastwise arrivals
and 1863 clearances. This will give
an idea Of the trade of this beautiful
island, which is not more than half rcul-
tivated under the present regime.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-03-19
The Extra Prayer Meetings.

' The prayer meeting held every day at
noon in the Consistory Rooms of the Refor.
med Dutch Church in William street, near
Fulton, has become well known over the
whole country. The meeting was first held
weekly, on Wednesdays, until it became SO
largely attended that general desire was
expressed for daily session. The change
was then made, and after being publicly an
nounced, single room was soon found in.
snti,cIent 10 accommodate the great num-
befs that crowded into it to participate in
the exercises. A second room was then
added, and afterwards a third All three
are now not only filled TO their utmost ca.
pacity, but would be still more largely at.
tended if there were sitting or even stand.
'ng'oom TO be offered 10 the multitude
On Saturday last more than 200 persons
were compelled TO go away, unable to &c,
place in either of the rooms. ..... - ..
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-03-19

oil Springs. "A letter from Writ
Court House, describes the petroleum
sources in that neighborhood. There
were first discovered by an old hunter
named Stokely, on Hughes river, near
it's junction with the Little Kanawha.
The oil is found at a very short dis
lance below the surface of tho ground,
and extends in horizontal bed about
one mile along the river, running west
and back and north and south, for a.
bout 10 miles. 1t lies saturating q
stratum of coarse sand six feet deep,
and from every space of ten square
feet ten barrels Of oil may be secured.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-03-19

A Pamphlet is about to be publish
ed in Paris, in which it will be proved
that the Emperor Napoleon is descend
cd from the royal line of France. The
idea was first encouraged by Napole-
on l., and now, it is said, the pedigree
has been very completely made out.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-03-19

Among a party of Americans tray-
cling in Europe was one, "a Yankee)
who unwilling to admit Of any superior,
ity in Europe over his own country,
would always tell of something to match
whatever he was taken to see. In
Italy they ascendod Vesuvius when
that volcano was much disturbed, and
he remarked, "Well, it is considerable
OF a fire, but VIC have water privilege
in America, (mcaning Niagara) that 1
guess would squirt it out in about FIVE
minutes"
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-03-19

Arrest Of Counterfeiters.-A great
haul of counterfeiters was made in La
fayette, Ind, on Friday no less than
thirteen being captured together
Eight were arrested in coffee house
together and about 81, 900 in counter.
felt bills found upon them.
At Indianapolis on Friday, fellow
named joseph Wood was arrested for
attempting to pass spurious % dollar
pieces. On his person we're found
quantity of p and s dollars spurious
gold coin and several hundred dollars
of counterfeit $40 bills on the State
Bank of Louisiana. United States
Commissioner Rea committed him to
Jail in default Of surety in the sum of
$4,000 to await an examination.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-03-19
WILLARD FILLMORE.

The Democracy of Hancock county
have in public meeting resolved to hold
County Convention during the pres
cnt month, composed Of delegates from
the several precincts and nominate o
true-blue Lecompton Democratic tick
ct, for county officers, We suppose
thore will be an independent or peoples
limo after them with long pole, and
then look out for the "simmon3. -
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-03-19

1t appears that, by bills already re-
ported in the Virginia House of Del
egates, the sum of SIS, 1854, 400 is asked
for works of internal improvement;
besides which, the james River and
Kanawha Company asks to be absolved
from the payment of the $4,000, 900
which it owes the Commonwealth.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-03-19

One evening last week, a passenger
train between Springfield and Jack son,
Michigan, was fred into, the ball lodg-
ing in the door of the car without do
ing further injury. The train was stop
ped, the conductor and passengers pur-
sued the villain, took him and brought
him to Jacksonville, where he was com.
mltted to prison in default Of bail.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-03-19

A correspondent Of the Alexandria
Gazette says that last week a gentle
man living near Gaines Cross Roads,
in Rappahannock county, discoyerned
a panther stealing one of his hogs, and
shot him--The animal measured 5 feet
from tip to tip. .a
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-03-19

Fight in the Penttenttdry-A dcs-
pcrate fight occurred in the State s
prison, on Saturday last, between .
white and negro convict, in the prog
ress of which the negro was literally
chopped into pieces with broad-axe.
The negro, it is said begun the row by
striking the white man with an mallet,
wberoupon thewhite man seized broad
axe, and before he could be restrained,
severed one of his adversary's ears
from his head, and cut one of his arms
in a terrible manner. A a matter of
course Col. Morgan will have the mat
ter investigated and the parties prop
erly dealt with .. n- .r.-..-.
A Virginia paper, in the course of
a complimentary article ON Gov. Sew
ard, describes one Of that gentlemans
peculiaritics; The most elegant, chastc,
and strong passages of Gov. Stewards
speeches, are spoken with his arms
resting on the railing and his fingers
playing with bis spectaclcs as if he
was in easy conversation with some.
body. We never saw or heard Of such
a man in this respect 1t is no troub-
lie to him to talk intelligence, tersenoss,
beauty, elegance, strengthens it all
appears to be in print. III
II costs this country over $1,000 per
n 1. n Il
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-03-19
Democratic Economy,


coipts and expenditures, and appropri-
atoms. of the Federal Government
under the Cons titution, March 18th IT.
80, to the end Of the last fiscal year,
Jupo 30th1S5T. This document shows
an increase Of Government expenses
during the Democratic administration
of the Government since 1851, which
should of itself, be sufficient to crush
out any party that can be proved guilty
Of such appalling extravaganza. . .
The total amount of expenditures
for the whole period included in the
statement was $1,90S, 800, 391 SO, or
nearly two thousand millions of dollars
or an average expenditure, including
the .extravagance Of the last five years
Of about S29, 400, 900 during the whole
sixty-eight years. This average is not
much more than one.half of the aver
age expenditures since tho Inaugural
ton Of President Pierce. The increase
since that time has been enormous, and
demands the attentive consideration of
the people. a cotemporary has made
the comparison CT the details Of the APP
preparations of the fiscal year of 49,
51-52 and those Of tho fiscal year of
1861, an interval Of five years un.
der democratic administrations. Here
is the astounding record:
t..s Y7 1S51-52 1S5G-57
H..r 49,. Appropriations. Approp'ns.
CivilLs,, .. S 3,522,OlO S 7,6l9,275
Military service. S06l, 1856 1864, 59l
Indian Departm't, l,7s4'i79 $50, 704
Naval Estabiishm't 1888 O4o l4,ll7,l3l
Mark the rates Of increase in the
short space of only five years. The
expenses have run up in that time so
as to show an increase in the Naval Es-
Enlistment of nearly 100 per cent,
Civil List 100 per cent, Miscellaneous
l2O per cent, Military Service, 100
per cent, Indian Department IT'S per
cent. .a. ."
That is, the expenses in the short
term of five years, have in the naval
establishments nearly doubled in the
civil list and miscellaneous, more than
doubled; and in the Indian department
nearly trebled. The average increase
taking the whole together, is III per
cent. In 1851-52 the receipts we're
about $oo,oOo, 00o. IN lo3G.57 they
W" anoue % 10 90 inns SHOWS now:
over n tIjyd mora Tbn incroasn ,'' &c
exncnditurcs dur;no tho somo t;mo wos
1917 nor cent show;no tbat Tho n~non
Goa rrr, ohnoJ of tbo roo o 90 r ~.
COM p'' " p0'
.......,.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-03-19
POWERFUL AND EXTENDED RE.
.N VIVAL,

The Christian Chronicle of the 10th inst.
contains an article of between four and Ave
columns under the above head. from which
we make the following extrac,s:--
Such time as the present was never
known since the days Of tho Apostles, for
REVEALS. The pros,ration Of business, the
downsall.of mammon the great god of wor.
ship to the multitudes in this land. both in
and out Of the church, the sinGuness and
vanity of earthly treasure, as the supreme
good, have come home TO the hearts s. con.
sciences Of the millions III our land with a
power that seems irresistible. Revivals now
cover our very land, sweeping all before
them, as on the day Of Pentecost, exciting
the earnest aud Simultaneous cry from thou.
sands, What shall we do TO be saved? They
have taken hold of the community at large
to such an extent tina, now they are tho en-.
crossing theme Of CONVERSATION in ell circles
of society. Ministers seem baptized with
the Holy Ghost and preach with new power
and eSrnesness, bringing The truth home 10
the conscience and lie as rarely before
Meetings are held for prayer. for exhor,a
ton, and for conversation, with the deepes,
interest, aud The most astonishing results
Not only are they held in the church, and
from house to house, bu, in the. great maf,s
OF trade and ce ntres Of Business. Halls are
selected, where men may leave their world.
~ cares for an hour, and by multi,udes
without form or ceremony, drop in, fall or
their knees and pray, with few words Of
eahorta,ion and entreaty, aud then go abou
their usual business.
In New York there is most as,onis h ins
interest in all the churches, seeming as i
that great and populous and depraved cit,
was enreloped inl one conflagration of di
vine Influence. Union prayer NEE tiilgs arr
held in the principal centres, and here thou
sands on thousands gather daily Prayel
and conference meetings are held in retired
rooms connected with large commercia
houses, and with The best effects.
The large cities and towns generally. from
Maine to California, are sharing in the gtea
and glorious work
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-03-19

The Baltimore Clipper Of late date
says:
Threats Of dissolving the Union are
becoming so very common, so much Of
an everyday matter, as to be passed
over in silence, instead Of exciting in.
dignant rebuke. On Thursday last,
Mr.. Shorter, in addressing the House
Of Representatives, on the Kansas ques-
ton, said: ..
call the Southern States we're now
united on the Georgia platform, and
were pledged to resist, even to the dis.
solution of the Union, a refusal Of Con
grcss to admit Kansas, because Of the
existence Of Slavery there
Mr.. Shorter does not speak by the
book in this matter. We answer for
it, that he cannot exhibit any authority
from the State Of Maryland and we
suspect that he has as little right to
speak for any other Southern State.