American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-07-23
TIE free negroes in Ohio appear not

TIE free negroes in Ohio appear not
to be the best sort Of nrer es. AT least, so
the people If Xehia seem TO ,hinE The
Neps presents most inevitable picture of
the moral, mental and ply sicUl condi,i ion Of
that city. II says they are a loaiiug, thiev.
mg and bowdy set. no go about living upon
and insulting White peop'e. The NetrS
cody proposes emigration!
When to Rest.-It is evident that
Gen. Haney is not Il Sabhu,aran. In the
marching orders issued to the army of Utah,
he commanded that "every eighth day shall
be observed AS day Of rest" ! - w
Actors turned Preachers.--Rey Mr.,
Strickland and Rev. Charles II. Weeks. both
formerly connected with The thestiical pro.
fession, preached in New York Sunday
The former at the Harlem Baptist Church.
and the latter 1T the Fifth Avenue Baptist
church. The attendance at each place was
large. and the sermons quite able and in.
stIuctive. &
4 Question lie Could not Ansyer.-.
An infidel remarked within the hearing of
little girl of Thirteen. that all things came nv
chanceE and that The world like a mush.
room, sprang up in night. 81 should like
TO know, sir" she asked, "where the seed
came FROM" .
Nunneries and Nuns.-Thero are
said 10 be 500 nunneries in Spain, with 90.
903 nuns IN them.
Cotton Bricks.--The Charleston
Courier announces that process has been
discovered by which cotton can be com posed
in solid form, harder than wood, impervious
TO the elements, f1re proof and water proof.
and capable of use for building purposes, at
about one. third the cost of brick
Fate Of a Bank Ro66er.-The st.
Paul Pioneer tells Of the discovery Of a bank
robber.in the river. He had filled his pockets
with $4,000 in gold, and when he attempted
10 escape from his rursuers by swimming,
its weight sunk him to the bottom. = o
Stuttering.-It is said that LADY,
in Europe, named Temple, has discovered
remedy for suffering, Ii is simply the
act of reading in whisper and gradually
nugmen'ing the whisper to louder tone.
Paralysis from Smoking.-A lead.
ing medical practitioner at Brighton. Eug.
land, has lately given list Of sixteen ca SEES
oil paralysis, produced by smoking, which
came under his own knowledge within the
l&st six months.
q private letter from India in the
London Daily News says People a, home
are muci' TOO sanguine of speedy termna-
ton OF the mutiny. We have not force
enough TO do it. 1t is obvious that the mu.
!ineers have MT ye, lost heart, and our work
is not ye. half done. ...... ... ...
Hon. S. A. Douglas arrived at Tol.
edo, Ohio, OH the 9TH inst, and was enthusi-
astcally received by upwards OF three thou
sand clliZens, and escorted lu his hotel amid
me firing OF canons, bands Of music, &C.
lie was addressed on the behalf If the citi-
zens by d. o: Morton, aud responded in a
happy manner. A great display of ire works
concluded The festivities. 1t was one Of the
greatest demonstrations which ever laok
place in the city. ...
The New York Herald is in favor
OF every candidate for the Prpsidentsht
running upon his own hook" wholly re.
CARELESS OF party conventions and declares
tnat III Is The duty Of The people, above al
lhlngs,to repeal and repudiale the absurd and
insulting idea that they, Of any party are not
competent TO choose their own Presidential
ticket, but that il must be thrust upon them
BY the decree ola pack ofirresponsible spois.
men, loafers. and hucksters, in the shape of
National Convention"
The Atlantic Straw Works, at Nam
tucke'. Mass which usually make 100000
hats and 1900 bonnots q year, and employ
two male and two hundred and thirty. seven
female opsratves--have suspended for The
present. Reason, dull times. ..
While the New York City Directory
shows a decrease Of 1000 names this year.
that OF Brooklyn displays large increase,
n Il ~ pio,,, nnn
it has $4,000.
what are the chief ends of man L?
asked a school teacher OF his pupils.
Head and feet was the reply.
Some one commenting Philip of
Macedonia Tor drinking freely
THAT said Demosthenes. lis good quality
IN sponge, but not in king 'a'.
The quicker way to Square the cir
cle' is to put fashionable dressed woman
is an old fashioned pew box. .." H.
A Military officer in Texas boasts
through the papers, that his men would rally
at the tap OF the drum. Prentice says per.
haps they would rally, still more promptly
at The tap Of the keg.
Everybody likes polite children
'V,'hy Pe'sohS pay ATTENTION 10 sncn, speak
wen OF their good manners and entertain a
high opinion of their parents. Children make
note OF this. Yes, and it would be as
we'll il no, few parents would make note
OF it 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 las, lying in the fire place entire
" dead. She was some so years Of age, and
quite inffm. and it is supposed accidently
fell on The Goals and her clothes takinn Ere