American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-09-10
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ed With cotton woods; on tho other
side, tall cotton woods standing upon
immense bottoms.
The New Haven Journal says: a
case of wife poisoning has been discover
cd in Hartford, and hushed up 'on &C.
count cfthe respectability ofheparties.
The husband put arsenic in her coffee,
which she drank, but not enough to
kill her.
The Democrats of Little Rock, Ark.
ansas, carried that city ut the late
election, being the first time in twenty.
three years.
AT one Of the public gardens in Gin
cinnati, where Germans most congre-
gate, six thousand glasses of lager
were sold on recent Sunday. 7as
AN OFFICE. The postmaster at
Glover's Gap, Marion county, Va,
advertiscs the "list of letters remain.
ing in his Office, numbering exactly
Three with the notice, persons inquir.
ing for letters will please say they they
arc advertised" The price allowed
the printer for advertising his list,
amounts exactly TO three cents. ,
The BuAalo Times. says: "John
Van Buren," was sired by the celebrated
Arab presented to President Martin
Van Buren, by the Imaum of Nluscat.
lie was damned by Rather" Kept
at stevcnson's Tattcrsalls; groomed
by Mickey. You must recollcct it is
a racc-horse that is referred TO-.
From the minutes Of the several Con-
ferences in the New England States,
it appears that there are, in round
numbers, 100000 members of the
Methodist Church in New England.
and the increase for the past year is
about 10000, including those on pro-
baton.
lT is said that Mrs. Cyrus w. Field
intends applying to the courts for
legal settlement of the question whether
her husband belongs to the country or
to herself. The good lady need not
take the trouble, for it is we'll known
that Mr.. f. belongs not exclusively to
herself, or to the country, but to the
universal world
The new postmaster at Oswcgo,
n. T., has introduced female clerks into
his Office, apparently with great success.
1t is said gentlemen call for letters
twice day now, where they formerly
called but once.
"lT is curious fact" says some
entomologist, "that it is only tho fe-
male musquito that tormcnts u.s." A
bachelor says it is not a.all "curious."
''There are many troubles which
you cant cure by the Bible and the
hymn book, but which you can cure by
a good Precipitation and breath of
fresh air. :"
1T IS said that common mullen leaves
smoked IN new pipe--one in which
tobacco has not been used--is q sure
and certain cure for bronchitis.
Two Of our most eminent ply
slcians, says the Southside Demsc-
rat, have lately been engaged in
series of experiments, on tho CANNES.
doomed by law to an execution, with
view to ascertain the effects, and, if
possible, the remedies for various POI.
sons. The result has been discovery
that, Tor strychnine, q strong dose of
camphor administered before the spasm
ensues, is q decided antidotc to the
effects Of that subtle poison.
AT a Sunday School exhibition, in
King and Queen county, Va, a few
days since, Virginia r. Henly, twelve
years old, rocited from memory, two
hundred verses of the Bible. Fanny
1. Walker, blind girl, rccited one
hundred and ninety.six verses. Even
Mr.. Gradgrind would consider those
"httle Jars sufficiently full. . .
THE army worm has made its appear.
ance Mt Manchac, Louisiana, where
they arc spreading rapidly, in some
places eating up every thing, at the
rate OF ten acres per day.
There arc said to be sixty members
OF Congress, now sojourning at tho
Greenbriar White Sulphur Springs.
1T is given as an excuse for crinoine,
that the weakest vessels need the most
hopping.
a hunter Of alligators has captured
four hundred in the swamps near New
Orleans since May. He goes in the
swamps at night with pan Of fire, and
shoots them as they crowd around the
light. The skins are sold at rs cents
each and make the very best boots. -