The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-02-17


~ Asa sure remedy for tho I" blues" -
shun idleness.
CT The revenue Of the Church OF England
is more than SOS 200, 900 annually.
81 Lucy Stone realized one hundred dol
lars per night above expenses, by her lectures
at Louisville, Ky.
-. 81 Mr.. verigreen says that no should
like to see the vehicle upon which men scar
ry out " their ideas.
u Eggs sold for ~ cents per dozen. yes
terday, IN Quincy Market. hen conven-
ton should be called at once.-Bos,on Bee.
Y Miss Augusta Caskin. very amiablc
young giri, oil bennington, VT, hung herself
in her sleeping room on tbs % inst.
D The steamer Eastern State has been
sold, and is to run the coming season he
tween the Kennebec and Boston, to couls
mence about the FIRST Of March.
nTMr. William p. Drew, of Augusta,
Me-, has been invited TO occupy the Profess
orshp Of Ancient Languages in the new Uni
yersalist college, Somervile.
O. The Ocean Penny Postage project is
being pushed with yigor, and there is reason
to hope that this object will be accomplished
during the present year.
o. A Bill has been introduced into the
Legislature Of Kentucky to prohibit The sale
OF slave children under the ago five years,
separate from their mothers.
The Georgia House Of Representatives
have passed bill removing the seat Of gov.
ornmcnt from Aiilledgtville TO Macon. Tho
Speaker gave the casting vote.
C. The London Times states that dep
utati9n from the Peace Society has Just left
England Tor st.. Petersburg to endeayor TO
induce the Car to come to terms with Tur-
key.
O. The Nashua Telegraph contains n
call for public Wing meeting in that
place, TO demonstrate aud protest against
the Nebraska villainy, signed by largo
number OF the prominent citizens.
u The Madison County Journal says,
that Mrs. Emily G. Judson has been rapid.
ly failing for some weeks past, and that her
physicians have but little hope Of her recov.
cry.
II - woman was fro.en 10 death on Sun
day in passing from the Islands TO Portland
City in boat in company with two men,
The boat got j,mmed in the ice and was de-
tanned.
FIRE AT STEEP FALLS. On Wednesday
morning last about 3 o'clock, fire broke out
Mt Seep Falls, Standish, which destroyed q
saw.mill, grist.mill and knife factory-and
about $3.50 worth of knives aud forks, ready
for market.
TIE CoLD. Week before last the Hudson
river was frozen down to Dobb's Ferry. At
rarrytown teams crossed the river on the
ice. The Niagara River was frozen at Tona-
wanda to Grand Island shore, circumstance
which has not occurred for thirty years.
IT The proposed territorial government
Of Nebraska and Kansas embrace the whole
of the unorganzcd territory Of the Union
The extent Of its boundary is said to be over
three thousand milcs-its area about five
hundred thousand square miles-capable Of
being formed into dozen states, each as large.
as Ohio.
WIG SENATOR IN MAINE We have the
qualification 10 announce the election Of
HON. WILLIAM PITT FESSENDEN, by
both branches of The Maine Legislature, 10
! I'LL the vacan, seat in the United States Sem
ME from tina, Slale.-M Fessenden Is n
gentleman OF talent aud ability, and is one
of the bes, Wings in The Union. - Dorer
Enquirer.
LIABILITY OF RAILROADS. A young lady
who lost her arm on the South Reading Rail
road, Mass. brought SUIT to recover $4,000.
IL was proved that she attempted to get into
the cars after the train had been put In mo-
ton, and the jury very properly returned o
verdict for defendants. The result is war.
ming to railway travellers who are in the hab-
1t OF jumping upon train after il has attain
cd Roadway, that il they lose an arm or
les, they cannot expect remuneration.
BLOWING UP THE .IcE.-Sevcral expert
menls have. been made within the past 3 or
4 days, 10 see whether il may b. praclica.
bic 10 open channel across the river for
The ferry boats, by blowing up the ice with
powder. A two gallon key, filed with
powder, was sunk 10 The depth of - or IA
feet, near the Illinois shore, opposite Pine
street, and il was fred by means of a blast
ing fuse run through copper tube. The
explosion produced no effect excep, crack
ing the ice for some distance around, and
making loud report. Another attempt
was made on this side OF the river, bu,
with little better success.-St. Louis Paper.
ga gas explosion occurred in a board
ing.house at Nashua, N. H., by which five
persons were seriously injured. Three of
che boarders who had returned from con.
cert ut about ii o'clock, discovered an odor
of gas, and knowing that gas was not used
on the premises, one Of them took q light
and opened the cellar door, when terrible
explosion immediately raised the house from
its foundations. and shattered the interior.
One of the boarders who was sleeping In tho
second story, was thrown, bed, bedstead
and clothes, across Canal street, and consid-
erubly bruised. Another was thrown out
ut the end Of the building, and another who
was standing near the cellar door thinks bo
was thrown to the attic. All tho furniture
was scattered and destroyed. The accident
is said to have been caused by the breaking
of gas pipe in front Of the house, which
allowed tho gas to escape into the ccrlar.
The gas pipe crosses the canal under tho
bridge, exposed 20 tho cold, and probably
contracted 60 rs to break.
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