American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1859-01-01
ITEMS or NEWS, &c.

The extensive brewery vaults of p.
Reinhart, in Buffalo, nearly completed,
caved in on Sunday, entailing loss of
somo ten thousand dollars.
s. j. Ford, liquor merchant in
Louisville, committed suicide on Sun
day by cutting his throat in his store.
. M. Bcrlioz is said to have finished
tho grand opera on the Siege of Troy,
for which he himself has written the
liberttO.
Col. Graham, of Chicago, states that
by a long and carefully conducted
series of observations, he has discover
ed tidal wave on Lake Michigan.
The bridge on the Grand Trunk
Railroad, at Sheerbrooke, Canada,
broke down on Monday morning, while
two engines were crossing it. One
man was killed.
The circulation of the specie paying
free banks of Indiana on tho 31st of
October, was 81, 223, $3.50, being 1926
296 less than there was in circulation
on the 31st of October, 1857.
A sewing machine, invented by Ly.
man X. Blake, of South Abingdon,
stitches the soles and vamps of soles
together, the welt being dispensed with.
1t finishes shoe quicker than it can
be pegged.
Mr. George Vandenhof, the celebra-
ted English Tragedian, was admitted
to practice as an attorney and counsel
Ter in the Courts Of Massachusetts,, en-
the 10th of November.
Senator Crittenden has written a
letter to person who desired to write
his biography, declining the honor
He does not desire to have his life
taken before his death.
Recruiting for the army of the United
States has been SO decided to discon-
tue enlisting at Buffalo, New Haven
and several other important stations in
various States.
Judge Douglas, it is said, will visit
New York, Philadelphia, and probabaly
Cleveland, before he reaches Washing
| ton.
The Harrison Flag, published at
Marshall, Texas, HOSTS the name of
Hon. Millsrd Fillmore, of New York,
for President in 1860.
We observe that several Of the
Canada papers publish the message of
President Buchanan in full.
Mr.. Black, member of the Missis-
sippi Legislature, was killed on the Sd
inst, by the falling of stage from a
bridge.
A shipment of 'smess beef lately
arrived at California from Australia,
proved on examination to be "pickled
kangaroo"
A safe has been invented which locks
on tho inside, and leaves no keyhole
or other operating. A clock work
within opens it at an hour regulated by
being set before the door is shut.
| Mayor Swami has approved the ordi-
nances establishing paid fire depart
! ment, and sent into the Baltimore
| Co2ncil his nominations for Chief
Engineer and Fire Commissioners.
The municipality Of Venice have
set up in their Council room, old palace
of the Doges, marble bust of Ssbas-
tian Cabot. This proceeding has been
suggested by the late statue erected
at Genoa to Columbus, and shows that
the old rivalry between the two Italian
Republics is not extinct.
A young English gentleman from
Oxford, who passed through Chicago,
few days ago gave Volk, tho sculptor,
an order for portrait cameo bracelet,
to contain likeness of six of Americas
great men. The names selected wero
Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Clay,
Webster and Scott.
Without dissenting voice the House
OF Representatives of Georgia has pass
ed bill repeating all laws which
authorized lotteries in that State, and
prescribing certain penalties for all
schemes and sale Of tickets after the
1st of June, 1860.
The Roman Catholic Bishop of the
Diocese ofNesqualy, Washington Terri.
tory, has addressed long letter to
President Buchanan complaining of an
intended encroachment on the part of
the United States Army, stationed in
that Territory, on certain Mission lands
belonging to. the Roman Catholic
Church.
M. Lichtle, Catholic priest Of
Christiana, Norway, has just been con.