American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1859-01-07
ITEN,S or NE VS., &c.

John Killinger, German apotheea-
ry at Lebanon, Ohio, died few DAYS
ago, leaving it is said, property valued
at $3.50, 900, which by his will is to be
invested and the interest to be devoted
to the education of the German Prot.
estants Of Ohio.
There are now thirty-six coast sur
vey parties in the field and anoat.-
We shall soon have correct maps and
charts of our whole coast, which will in
sure a much greater degree of safety
to our commerce than ever before.
The Vermont Legislature at its late
session amended the Liquor law of that
State, so as to prohibit the furnishing
or giving away any intoxicating liquors
on any occasion Of the assemblage of
persons for the purpose of erecting
any building, or any frame of any
building, or for the purpose of moving
any building. ..0.
The commissioners and contractors
employed in boring the Artesian we'll
in the Ohio State House, have not
outstanding great difficulties, sunk
the we'll to the depth of 1856 feet; and
the boring is going on at about the
rate of seven feet per day.
A writer in the Knckerbocker Mag.
azine endeavors to prove that the
King Of Rome, Napoloon's son, was
sent to Pittsfield about the year 1915,
where he resided for several years, and
finally joined the Shakers at Lebanon,
where he now is.
Mr.. Washington Irving has made
donation of five hundred dollars to the
ladies' fund for the purchase of Mount
Vernon.
Real estate in New York is rapidly
recovering from the effects of the re-
cent depression, and rents have ad-
vanced fully ten per cent. over the low.
est point reached in October, 1857.
A tobacco factory in GAINESVILLE, Va.
gave dinner to their negro hands on
Christmas day, at which 175 were fed
on turkeys, chickens, oysters and other
delicacies.
Counte,Jst Money.-The Washing
ton Examiner learns that a man named
Hays recently found, in the vicinity of
Burgettstown, eighteen hundred dol
lars in counterfeit gold and silver coin.
He was engaged in digging hole for
post when he made the discovery
The coin appeared to have been buried
but short time, and seemed to have
been Of recent manufacture.
Brownslow, of the Knoxville Wing,
refuses to publish the list of letters at
the prico--onc cent each which the
government pays for it. lie says, if
the government will show him that it
is in more INDECENT circumstances than
he is, he will cheerfully do its work on
its own terms.
Gen. Houston, now in his 65th year,
has signifed his intention to retire
from public life, on the 5th of March
next. The General purchased oxten-
siyc lands on Galveston Bay, whittier
ne will remove, to engage extensively
in sheep grazing.
A dry goods merchant in Alexandria
Va, received on Christmas morning,
through the post office, in an envelope,
from "a friend" $500 in bank notes,
as q Christmas gift.
Senator Douglas, it is now said, will
60 to Washington in few days, and
would probably be in his seat at the
close of the holidays.
The Gouldy family have left the
hospital, fully recovered, with the ex-
cepton of one of the servant girls. A
more extraordinary case has nevor
occurred. On the day of tho butchery
the physicians declared that not one
Of the victims could survive twenty
four hours. Now, all are alive and
about, save tho would be parrcide,
who ellis the grave Of suicide.
A Paris writer asserts that the Gar
Of Russia will visit Franco and Eng
land in tho Sprinu.