The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-11-17

G. The widow Of Gen. Alexander Ham.
lion, the greatest Of American Statesmen,
died at Washington, on Thursday, aged 81.
NJ .Genius unexeried," says II. w.
Beecher, is no mOre genius than bushel
of acorns in forest OF oaks.
I CusroM.HoUsE OyricERs, [sulkily]-Dont
know. Returns seem all mixed up
B'lievs they cleo, BY general ticket oui
that way"
Ruu.L NruRAsrlIrE. "How is il about
Ohioi The Freesoilers say they have got
all tho Members Of Congress from that
State. Can il be sol" .. .ltl.I
CT One of the banners nj public meet
ing /, Illinois was "Eternal Opposition 10
an administration that gires Millions TO Slnre.
ry and not one Cent TO Commerce"
In Philadelphia, Geo. w. Keyser, convic-
ted of tho seduction OF Sarah Ann Ashton has
been sentenced to pay fne Of $1,000 and be
imprisoned for three years in the Eastern
Peniteniary.
T The Albany Argus, one Of the oldest,
,r,iesi and blueisi Of the democratic jonr.
nails of the country. says Of the present Ma.
,ional Administration, that il is "ihe most
corrupt and iniquilions which ever existed
in The country"
H. Some Of the Wing journals Of Penn.
sylvanla Are so pleased with the success OF
Governor Pollock in the recent canvass, That
they are busily engaged in advocating his
nomination as candidate for The Presiden.
cy.
DR. GRAHAM SENTENCED. Ia New York
on Friday, DR.. Graham was sentenced TO
seven years Imprisonment in The State
Prison for the homicide Of Col. Loring nj
the ST. Nicholas Hotel. This sentence is
the utmost limit allowed W tina law.
FATAL ACCIDENT IN SEARspoRr. We
learn from The Free Press tina, Chas. Z.
Hartman, aged II years, son Of Jas. Har.
riman of Searspou, was accidentally shot
dead by another lad on The "a ins,., while
on a cunning excursion.
CONVICTIONS N SEDUCTION CASES. A suit
was lately brought in Franklin county, Va,
by Elijah Hodges, for the seduction Of his
daughter Julia. by Charles @. Lee. The Jury
found for the planti q, and assessed the DANA
ges ut $4,000, one third Of the defendants es.
late.
T. The St. Louis Democrat, Senator
Benlon's organ, has published several strong
articles 10 prove that il is for The interest Of
Mo. that Kanzas should be free Slaie.-
In prosecuting the argument, the Democrat
is unsparing in its depreciation Of the cx.
is,ence OF slavery.
RloT AT WILLIAMSBURG. A riot occur.
red in Williamsburg, N. j., on Thursday
evening, which resulted in an attack on The
Catholic church, which was not however
much injured. The military were called
out TO preserve order and project the church.
Some twenty arrests were made. The riot
grew out of The brutal murder by the Irish,
of an American named Harrison.
a MODEL PRICE CURRENT. The following
price current,we find in the Fort Des Moines
Uown) Star Of the Is ut. II bears mar.
kcd contrast with prices ruling in Eastern
markets,--Butter l2c per ID; Lard Sc do
Bacon from to l0c do; Sugar ! n l5c do |;
Dried peaches 10 do Coffee IA l8c do;
Wheat 75c per busnel corn 25c do: Oats
25c do; Corn meal 500 do; Potatoes Soc
do.
10 We learn from the Lawrence Courier,
that Henry Shackleton, an Englishman who
lived three miles up the river towards Lowell.
while intoxicated. on Sunday ,39th, procured
a boat and noaled towards Lawrence. When
near the dam he was demonstrated with by
some persons on the bridge, but it was of
no avail. When he had nearly reach ed the
dam, he jumped out Of the boat and was
drowned
SUICIDE Frederick Gedge, acting Presi.
dent of The Covingion and Lexington Rail.
road, committed suicide on The 9Th, by
throwing himself across The track. His
h ,ad was severed from his body. He had
been much distressed in mind since Tho re.
turn from New York Of SONS bills drawn
against The bonds of the company which he
and other directors had endorsed and which
were supposed 10 have been sold in New
York.
PArRIsRcIrAL. A suit that has been pen.
ding for three years in one 6f the South Car.
olina courts, in which one of the chivilric sons
of the Palmetto State claimed girl who was
just dawning into woman hood as his chatel,
was decided on Thursday OF week before last
in favor of the girl mot because she -as girl
nor because she was human. 5ut simply be.
cause sho was an Indian. While the fact that
she was Christian women would not save
her, the fact that she was m Indian woman
did, thus exemplifying tho measnreless SUI
periority of Indianity over Christianity, as
regulated by the patriarchal ode.
TAXING SLAVES TO KASzAs. The Inds.
pendence Dispatch says:-"rweniy emf.
grants were in our city a few days since,
on their way TO Kanzas Territory. The,
hail from Kentucky, and are the best look.
ing men we have seen together for many a
farmer.looking men. We
had the pleasure OF an acquaintance with a
few Of Them, and were informed that they
would take their slaves with them, and that
others would be on aiicr time, who design
bring ing. oil their slave property even the
old, decrepid slave. who loves his master,
now loo feeble for service, will no, be de.
Serted"