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Highway Robbery.

1t seems hardly credible that man
should be robbed on a public highway,
in Virginia, at this day. Yet such
crime was committed Oh one of our cit
liens last week, in Marshal county,
while travelling upon State turnpike
road, and within few hundred yards
of Il hotel. Col. Austin Merrill, then
superintendent of the Fairmont and
Wheeling turnpike road, while riding
along that branch of the road which
leads to Moundsvillc, short distance
from where it comes into the main stem,
was stopped by two young men, of
whom one seized his horses bride, and
the other, pistol in hand, demanded his
money. Colonel M. tried to knock the
pistol out of the hand of the latter, when
the former also drew pistol, exclaim-
ing, "shoot the damned rascal" The
colonel, being entirely unarmed, deem
Ell further resistance useless, & pulled
out rag containing some eighteen
dollars, wrapped up just as when he
had received the money from toll
gathcrer, and handed it over to one of
the robbers, at the same time wheeling
his horse to start back to n tavern some
few hundred yards distant. One of
them demanded his watch; but the
Colonel told him he "guessed he would
have to do without that" and the other
robbcr being afraid the watch might
lead to their detection, the Col. rode
away unmolcsted. One Of them told
Colonel NJ. that he never wanted to SEQ
him on that road again.
Colonel Merrill went forthwith to
Moundsville, and thence by railroad to
Wheeling, and put the police officers OF
work; but neither Of the robbers has
yet beer arrested.
Col. NJ. had good deal of money
with him, which the robbers did not
gct.-Ir"e V"yinian. ..
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Fine Cattle.

One Of the most striking evidences
Of dull times, to be met with in this
section of country, is the large number
Of beautiful and wellfatted cattle that
range the extensive pasture fields Of
Taylor, Harrison, Upshur, Lewis, &c.
without being seemingly in demand
Few drovcrs from abroad make their
appearance, and few persons at home
seem ready to drive to market. There
is great deal of money wrapped up
in the hides Of these noble bccvcs. and
when it will be put in circulation is
question Of difficult solution. We hope
that the Fall market will open more
fa%orably.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-07-23
Another Old Rye Speculation.

Can you keep a secret, reader? We
can, without holp; but sometimes, like
make other people, we feel like getting
friend to help us. We are not quite
certain that our secret will keep. We
will, however, bottle it up for future
use, and test its keeping qualities.
We only say, at present, that it relates
to " Ola Monongahcla," and a certain
public functionary whose name has
been mentioned as candidate for q
scat in Congress-!
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HOOFLAND s GERMAN BI7IERS
Witl cure Liver Complaint, Nervous Debilif.,
Dyspepsia, etc., etc..
IJ'READ WHAT Is SAID OF THEM..m
G.. ". BOWEN soyS
ANDERSON, IND. Inn

ANDERSON, ND, Jan. Is, 1857.
"Your Btters give general satisfaction.
know their virtues, and have the first case vet
to hear Of where they do not give entire sstisfao-
ton. could get you hume rous certificates we're
it necessary, but IL this community their virtues
are fully established. ] am positive l sell more
of them than is sold Of my three Patent Medi~
cines in this county. In my own case hare
received more benefit from than in six months
than have received from tho regular physicians
in five years. can therefore recommend them
and do say, that would not be without them in
my family for any amount"
For sale at the Principa Office, 4Is Arch Street
Philadelphia, Pa; and sold by druggists and
storekeePers in every town and village in the
United States, Canadns, West Indies, and South
Amorica, at 10 cents per bottle. l6O-2,.
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Arrival and Departure Of the Mails at
sWOrGN1itO.ras Posi- Office.

Fairmont Mail arrives at l2 to l, p. m. and
leaves at !, daily except Sunday. faS
Uniontown, leaves at 4, a. m. and arrives
at 2, p. m. every other day. han
Brownsvil lie, via Fort Martin, Carmichaels.
&c. arrives at IL and leaves at /, p. M,
every Friday. 80
Waynesburg, via Mount Morris, &c, leaves
on Wednesday al Ga. M, and arrives on
Thursday evening. ....' 'sa
Burton Station, via Cassyille, Blacksvlle.
&C., leaves early on Monday morning, g.
returns on Tuesday evening. c... -
Kingwood, via Clinton and Gladeavle, &c.
leaves on Friday at q. M, and returns
on Saturday at D. m. .ah-l'f
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New Time Table, B. and G. r. r.

PRoF. WooD-Dear Sir IA 1 am not be-
lever in Patent Medicines or Quacks, I oonsid.
or it my duty to let you know what your Res.
torative has done for mo. Amer using n great
many other preparations, all to no effect, US
ed ono bottle Of your Restorative, which has
cured humor of two years standing. 1t also
improves the growth of tho hair, and render, il
son smooth and glossy. l cheerfully recon-
mond it to BIO the best preparation in use,
Yours most respectfully, WALLS.
Louisville, Nov. 4, 1854.
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From tho Boston Courier, July, nth.
ate from the Atlantic Gable Fleet.

Late from the Atlantic Gable Fleet.
Two UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO LAY THE
WIRE-A THIRD EXPERIMENT TO BE
MADE. a,.. ..... . .
The ship Alice Monroe, Captain
Comings, from Liverpool, june -,
arrived at the Boston quarantine yes
tcrday afternoon, with important in
tclligenco from the Atlantic Tele-
graph fleet. He fell in with two of
the ships in mid ocean on Sunday,
June 81, and learned from the lieu
tenant of the Niagara, and Mr.. Cy-
rus w. Field, who boarded his ship,
that two unsuccessful attempts had
been made to submcrge the cable, and
that the fleet were about to enter up
on a third experiment. We give
Capt. Coming's report as follows
cat sea, Sunday, June 81, lat. SO.
05 N, lon. 1915 W., wind west,
light, weather hazy, saw two ships
heading to the eastward; on looking
with a glass, found them to be the
United States steam frigatc Niagara,
and II. B. NJ. steamship Gorgon, Of
the tclcgraphic squadron, and as they
were lying still, | at once tackled ship
and stood toward them. Atl1 A.
NJ. was boarded by Cyrus w. Field,
Esq, and Lieutenant from the Nj
agara, from whom We received let
ter bag, and the following communi-
cation:-
Mr.. FIELD COMMUNICATIONS.
"Thc squadron had experienced
very bad weather since leaving port,
and were sixteen days reaching their
destination; that they had made two
unsuccessful attempts to lay the ca
bic. On the 25th, when they made
the second attempt, they succeeded
in laying upwards of 10 miles, and
we're going along finely, when the
communication suddenly ceased at
2,55, Sunday morning, juno 81.
"The ships then returned to the
starting point according to agree
mcnD, and were waiting for tho Ag-
amcmnon and Vaivrous to return.
As soon as they should do SO, new
splice would be made and another at
tempt made to lay the Cable" . |
owe lost sight of the Niagara at
$50 Z. d., the 9th. The Aga
mcmnon aud Nalorous we're not then
in sight, and as it set in foggy soon
after do not think the squadron
joined before the next day.
"Mr. Field seemed in good spirits
and thought they should set succeed
in laying the cable. No cause could |
be assigned by those on board the
Niagara for the breaking of the ca
bic the second time. The stormy
weather had caused much delay and |
some slight injury to the squadron.
One ship had coal bunker break
loose, and broke tho leg Of one sailor
and the arm Of another. They were
all well on board the Niagara, the !
worked finely, and tho
ship performed well in all respects. !,
Tho weather has been very stor-
my anil unsettled ever since parting
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sometimes blowing q gale from the
westward,
"Ship Alice Monroe,
j. 3. CoMisGs, Muster"
"July 8, 1S55.--I.at. 1870 N,
lon, 47,30 W."
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B5A- Our Book TABLE gets the 20
hy this week, for want Of time. We
will attend 10 it in our next.
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kindly furnished the following sketch
Tor our columns -
Morsantown Female Seminary.
The annual examination, which took
place last week, in this institution, was
highly crcditablc to both teachers and
pupils, cvincing, as it did, the pains
taking faith(ulncss Of the former, ms
well as ability and tact in their voca-
ton and the determination of the lat
ter to improve diligently their literary
advantages. 1t was commenced Oh
Tuesday morning, and was closed on
Wednesday evening.
Glasses were examined in the higher
English branches, Latin, Mathematics,
and the various branches taught in the
Preparatory Department. The pupils
knew not beforehand on what particu-
lar part or parts of their studies they
were to be examined; but they learned
this, as the examination proceeded,
from the questions that were asked
Under such circumstances, a prompt
and correct answer to every question
was not to be expected; but this mode
OF conducting the examination elected
and made apparent the pupils real
knowledge Of every subject on which
questions were asked, and the result
gave general satisfaction. The exam
ination Of the little Misses in the Pre-.
paratory Department, was, to many of
those who were present, exceedingly
interesting, and the very prompt and
correct answers which we're given to
numerous questions touching Primary
Geography Mental Arithmetic, and
the Juvenile History Of the L. States
must have been highly gratifying to all
who heard them. For their encourage.
mcnt permit me to say, their classes
dll well, very well; their answers were
distinctly and quickly given, and they
we're almost invariably correct.
The Address.
On Thursday night, the teachers,
students, and large and respectable
auditory, assembled in the Methodist
J.. Church, where, after prayer by
Rev. Simeon Sicgfried, they were adj
dressed by Rev. j. Nick. Kelley, d.
d., of Pittsburgh. His theme was
- Tile h'aini"g ct tile present contrast
III NTH the training Of the past" The
address WAS throughout able, eloquent,
chaste, and well calculated 10 excite in
the heart Of every hcarex emotions of
profound gratitude for tho superior
ljght and knowledge, which, under a
benign Providence, we are permitted
to enjoy, and for all the rich and in,
valuable blessings and advantages con.
fcrrcd on the youth Of our land by the
" training Of the present.
Thc Exhibition.
On Friday evening the Annual Ex-
addition was witnessed by a "full
house" The exercises were Vocal &
Instrumental Music, Dialogues, thc
reading Of Essays, original and select
ed, and an admirable performance by
seven young ladies, called "Thc Rain
bow," which was pcrvadcd by lofty
moral sentiment, and which aboundcd
with appropriate and impressive quo
tations from the sacred Scriptures. -
The various exercises Of the evening
Notwithstanding the trcpidaton Of some
of the pupils-wcrc generally well per.
formed; the singing and the Acport-
mcnt Of the little girls we're charming;
tho largo and attentive audience was
pleasantly and profitably entertained
and, as is usual in Morgantown, excel
1cnt order prevailed from the begin.
ming to tho end. J. d.
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TNORGANTowN:

Hsas" The ElitgE was prevented, as
mentioned in our last, 10y the pressure
OF business engagements, from attend.
ing the Examination at the Female
Seminary in this place, last wcck-and
in consequence Of absence from town
on Friday evening, was deprived of the
pleasure Of witnessing the Exhibition.
TO the address Of Rev. DIR. Kelley, we
had: however, the privilege of being an
attentive listener, and We checrfully
endorse the cncomium of our esteemed
correspondent, who, at our request,
kindly furnished the following sketch
Tor our columns -
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al HE tap OF the keg.
Everybody likes polite children
Worthy persons pay a,ten.ion TO such speak
well Of their good manners, and entertain
high opinion Of their parents. Children. make
note OF this Yes, and it would be as
well II no, few parents would make a note
OF 1t Likewise. Preside education is the
longest remembered. ....
BURNT TO DEATn.-Mrs. Ann Leckner,
OF Georges :p., who resided with her grand
son, Mr.. James Mackey, was found on Tues
day morning last lying IN The fire place entire
ly dead. She was some so years Of age, and
quite inffm. and it is supposed acciaen,ly
fell on The Goals and her clothes tsking fire,
she was unable to extricote herself from the
flames. Her dead. body presented horrid
spectacle. Mr.. and Mrs. Mackey were both
away at the time - Unioniopn Standard.
SOW University of Virginia. - There
arc among the students at this institu-
tion, the current session, an aggregate
of one hundred and twenty sir profes-
sors Of religion. These are distributed
as follows
Baptists 40, Episcopalians 80, Pres.
bytorians 80, Methodists 10, scatter
ing Is. The whole number of matric-
ulates this season is 633. Daily
prayer-mectings have been held by
the students regularly since LIST May.
Gooa4LAt the 18th of July colcbra-
ton held at Lexington, the following
toast was offered
Hoops and Tight Pants:--The un-
qualified representatives Of financial
extremes. May the charms of tho la
dies be as boundless as their skirts:
and may tho gents never get as tight
as their brooches"
Pardoned.-~Gov. Wise has pardon.
cd man named Thomas Lee, recent
ly sentenced to tho penitcntiary from
Portsmouth,, for being engaged in the
underground railroad operations num-
Der fycars on condition Of his leaving
and never returning to tho slave States.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-28
9laIititaI 3G1lattrrs.
What has been Gained by the
LnIe ElGCliOn!

The Democracy, while defeated il
Ohio and Pennsylvania, have much
cause for congratulation in the fac
that their overthrow was only accom-
plishcd by concessions Of party dec
trines and attachments on the part ot
their opponents, which tend to peace
and harmOhy of both the Northern anC
Southern sections Of the Union. Both
Republicans and Americans lowered
their flag, and adopted, in a manner
the liberal doctrines and sentiments
Of the democracy. The violent and
proscriptiye tenets Of " "Americanism'
were either utterly abandoned OF
much soltencd, and the true Ameri-
canism Of the American Democracy
adopted, which has always been ma
tional in its views and feelings, and
has always kept step to the music OF
the Union. The Republicans, also,
modified or altogether ignored their
creed. They abandoned their doc,
triGe Of no more slave States, and
went in for popular sovereignty in op.
position to Congressional intervention.
All these were concessions to the
broad, liberal, radical and national
views Of the Democracy. The Re-
publicans did not dare to show the
sectional and abolition colors during
the fight; nor did the Americans dare
TO show the colors Of bigotry, pro-
scription and intolerance upon which
they build their "AmericaniSm."
Each erased from their banners
their peculiar and offensive notices,
and substitutedin their places, as far
as they dared, the liberal, enlightened
and patriotic doctrines and sentiments
Of the National Democracy. In no
other way could they have succeeded
If they adhere to their campaign
views, well and good for the country.
Ii they crawiish, their hypocrisy and
double dealing, treachery and POLLOK
ing will be SO manifest to the whole
country that hereafter they will be re
pud!ated with the scorn political trick
sters Geserypdly merit. In either G.
vent, the country will be benefited,
while the democracy will hereafter, as
heretofore, maintain its high, national
and controlling stand as The leading
party Of the country Gin. Eng.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-28
The Tariff on Iron.

In the Iron manufacturing districts
OF Pennsylvania, thousands of people
were induced to believe that the pres
ent stagnation Of business was owing
to the present low duties on iron, the
domestic manufactures being ruined
by foreign competition. To show
how little sense there is in that idea,
the Philadelphia Pennsylvauian says:
ga cotemporary says, 'the total i'm.
ports of Railroad iron from Great
Britain to the United States, for the
first seven months of 1856, compared
with those of a like space for 1857
and 1868, are as follows: '
1865. 1857. - 1858.
S1,0O5 tuns. 105,613 tuns. $3.50 tins.
These figures do not exactly sustain
the assertion of the High Protective
Tanfites, that our iron manufactures
are suffering for want of protection
from ruinous foreign competition
An importation Of only five thousand
tons of railroad iron in seven months
is no competition at all, and proves
that the tariff has nothing to do with
the present hard times. -..
That our manufacturers are suffer.
ing we do not doubt, and 10 one re-
grets it more than we.. But it is from
the depression in all sorts of business,
and more particularly in enterprises
requiring large investments ofcapital,
like railroads, and not from foreign
competition. There is no demand
for iron at this time, and, therefore, il
the duty upon it were entirely remov-
cd tho consumption would not be In
creased.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-28
Manners,

There is but one true, invulnerablc
aristocracy, and that has its founda-
ton in good manners and sound NOR
ais, coupled with Intelligence. Indeed,
where manners and morals are right,
the intelligence is never wanting.--
The best conditions of birth and
wealth are iortuitous--depending for
their continuance upon chance; but
good manners and sound morals can
be swept away by no accident Or mis-
fortune; being self-sustaining and inn
pregnable. Abundant and almost
perpetual instances prove that the best
and noblest Of men may spring from
the lowest temporal ranks, and that
.richss, and titles, and rhonors, may be
acquired by mensof obscurest origin.
What is it, then, that can and may
properly distinguish men in our re-
gard, and lift one above another on
the principle of aristocracy Why,
simply this superiority in manners
and morals. Just so lar as men ex
Gel in this direction, they are better
and noblerthan their fellows. They
are an aristocracy-refusing in the
very nature Of things, to mix or u.s.
with inferior conditions--iust
as oil refuses to mix with water. The
very highest enlightenment is marked
by the signs, and while no ill-manner-
ed, bad-molaledi person can be a gen
tleman, the real foremost gentleman
in all the world is he whose manners
and morals are best. These are the
base, arch and capstone Of the high
est order of men. ..... ~ .,. ...
Taking our position as granted, we
sadly feel for our country's future. To
the Observing there is no other feature
in our national character 80 marked
as our tendency to trife with and
on manners and morals.-
This is particularly true of the younger
ciasses--of our children and youth.--
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-28

valve of the machine to overcome the
ascending power.
On taking a careful survey, which
was near the hour Of ten, he
fonnd he was within a few miles of
Lake Erie, which, in his then condi-
ton, having lost his ballast and sub
stantials, he did not feel like attempt
ing to cross into Canada. He con8e-
quently made preparations for a de-
scent, and landed without any Difficult
.ty in corn-feld at ten o'clock aud
thirty minutes, within three hundred
yards of the lake and about the same
distance from the corporate limits of
Sandusky. On landing he tried by
some good loud yells to find the where.
abouts of somebody, but as he could
not he secured his balloon, made him
self bed of some corn shuclis, wrap
ped himself in his mantle, and laid
himself down to pleasant dreams.
In the morning he found that he had
landed upon the farm of a Mr.. Town
send, who aided him in packing his
balloon and getting it to Sandusky.-
He left in the cars yesterday forenoon,
having shipped his @rial car by Ad.
ans Express, and when about twen-
ty miles this side of Sandusky who
should get upon the cars but GODDARD
with his balloon, who had safely land.
ed in thatnoighborhood. They both
arrived in th9 city last evening. God.
ard 2onceding, we learn, that PROBES
sor Steiner is the champion balloonist
Of America. a.--Cin. Eag. .
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-28
FIew Spriggs was Beaten.

r Mr. Spnggs, (DemOcrat,) is defeat
ed, in the Monroe Congressional Dis
trict by Sc majority. 1t was caused
by the unfortunate and everlasting
dispute about theicountyseat ofNoble
County, which always seems to work
againstthe Democracy. The Monroe
Spirit QfDemocrGcy says: Goa25'o15
,aWeare completely taken by sur
priseiatthis result, as we never for a
moment doubted that 'Spriggs would
beelected. The cause Of mis- defeatis
understood to have, been the county
seat question in Noble County. In
twoior three southern townships he
ran two orthree hundred behind the
State ticket tqthe consequence eflfalse
stories about his being.employed to
obtain another vote"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-28

moment in the daytime.
The result of these observanccs
will be, in all cases where there is not
a serious disease of body or mind,
that the person will, in a few days, go
to sleep promptly, and wake the very
moment that nature has had all the
repose needed. d.-Jograal' Of HcG!@.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-28

LONG JoHN WENTWORTH, the lead
ing Black Republican of Illinois, has
lately been in New Hampshire: and
being asked his opinion of Douglas,
let loose thus-so says the Chicago
Times. .t.. FL. '...-
"My opinion, sirl my opinion of
Douglas is, that he's a ID rascal I:
but he is big one, too, and carries
his points against opposition that any
other man would break down under.
He has got courage, sir, and forces his
way, and people will follow him. He
is a id scoun1rel, sir, but he will be
elected tSenator-and you Buchanan
men down here will have to take him
for Presidenc yet-d--n himl" .oE
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-28
Private Bank Notes void i'm Law.

Judge Perkins, ono Of the Supreme
Court Judges Of Indiana, has decided
in the PusEan Circuit, that private
bank notes intended to circulate as
money are void. The State Sentinel,
which gives the opinion at longth,
says 2'- h.'iD
isThe Judge, in his opinion. ably
reviews the history of banking and
decides that the Issue Of such notes is
not q natural right, and that it is in
conflict with both the common and
statnte'law. The decision is fatal
blow at the whole brood of sbinpIas-
tiers in Indiana" - o-''
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-28
THE MAID OF cUYAHoGA.

BY OUR .sENTIMENTAL POET.
Oh, Maid Of Cuyahogat q. :.
. Whose beauty is divine, .. 70 .,
Here goes glass OF lager
.-.' To theheallh of thee and thme--
| can't afford the wine,. '.t" .
~ For, know you, that il costs one
.. Exactly twice as much
~ To drink your health in English .
,. As it does to drink inDutch, -
i Oh. Maid of CuyahCga. :aai Ta
IF You ure fairest Of the fair, ,f.
And like o two.inch augur,
'.1 In ringlets hangs your hair-D q
a,v Yet your beauty isn't .tbereiga sr
But, know you that it was not
@A Meant for me to tell; '.' .'
HslSo. .I'llleave it for some other, .s..,
Whose writings mine excel.
Oh, Maid Of Cuyahoga, --'''
..l Now far from thee go, .4
I'm off for Nicaragua, t....
-.'. Or New Mexico. '..'' .....
l- Bat, before so, ... l.-.. ..
Oh, Maid of Cuyahoga, '
To thee, thou lovely lass,
OF the beverage called lager,
Illdrink anotherglass. -..r
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-28

OFHall, democrat, is beaten for
Congress in the Ninth District Of this
State by a majority of 76, He runs
about three hundred votes behind the
democratic State ticket, which carries
his district.