The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-04-21

70 Hon. John w. Davis died IN Wor.
Des,er April is,h, Of billion. cholie' |
ADJOURNMENT. Both Branches Of the
Legislature have fixed upon to-day for final
adjournment.
10 We understand thai Daniel I. Gran.
ger, Esq. declines tho appointments q seat
on the Supreme bench. rae ~
BANK FAILURE. TIE cochi,uais Bank,
Boston, suspended. payment on ea'u'd.y
last. I, is believed that i, will ultimately
redeem its bills in circulation. ga uId
70 John Avery Parker, who lately died
in New Bedford, leaving fortune Of over
81 900, 900, was, when young man, warn.
ed on, Of the town Of Wes'por, for fear he
would become cbargeabls 10 the town.
70 The bill to establish Superinten-
den, OF Public Schools at al annual salary
Of 8 2OO,-and making an allowance for ex.
penses Of Teachers Conventions-passed
the House by vote Of 1910 81. I.has also
passed the Senate. ..r.
BowpoIx COLLEGE. The officers and
students of Bowdoiu College now numbers
2i3 students. OF this number 81 are mem
bes Of the medical class, SO are senior
sOphis,ers, Al are junior sophisiers, ~ are
sophomores, and 81 are freshmen.
! 10 Tom Sheridan's father, on one oc
casiou, after giving him pretty smart pa
rental lecture for his numerous indiscrelions
advised him TO take wife. Tom reptile,
with the mos, perfec, calmness, 81 have M
objections sir, whose wife shall I take! J"
rT There is now living in the town o
Corinih, in this State, a woman who has al
tanned the great age Of ll2 years. She is
pauper and on inve,era,e snuff:,aker, usin:
on IN average three boxes full per day will
a prospect Of continuing 10 10 SO ill tn
candle Of her life is snuftd out. r .'
\ u The hotel keepers, merchants ant
others Of N. York have subscribed s73,5i'
towards the 100000 which Mr.. Barnun
wants to pay up The debts Of the Palace ant
enable il 10 60 on vigorously and prospe'
ously. The remaining $4,000 will IN
doub,edly be forthcoming. g
j A DEslpERTUM. One Of our exchange
adver,ises for Gan Editor who can sui
every body, and Foreman who can so Al
range The advertisements that all shall be a
1.-The head Of column" Such character
would certainly be grea, acquisition 70
any printing Office, aud one frequenll.
needed.
School MEETING. AT the annual meeI
ling Of School District No. I, Saco, held al In
Middle Street School House, on Wednes
day William Noyes, E. R. Wiggin an
George Toppan were chosen Agents for III
ensuing year; David Fernnld Dislric, Clerk
II was also voted 10 raise the sum Of SO so
10 pay the debts Of the District, incurred 70
building the new School House on Boon
Road.
The STORM. The storm of Monday wa
a most disastrous one 10 human life alonc
the coas, south Of Massachusetts. a large
number Of vessels were wrecked and ;
great number OF lives lost. A Bath shiI
was wrecked near Egg Haibor, having OF
board 200 emigranis, not one Of whom wa
saved. A Bremsen ship was cas-, away a
Barnegai, having on board three or fou
hundred passengers, all Of whom it is fear
ed have persisted.
ENTERPRISE. A writer in the Bath 'rri
bune says, ,ha, J. G. Evelelh, Esq, former
~ Of New Gloucester, has sold his in,eres
in new kind Of pavement 10 wealthy ant
influential company in New York, for One
Hundred thousand Dollars. Seven years
ago this winter, he was teaching school
winters, in Maine, al thirty dollars month
in order 10 pay, when due, his ,erm.bills il
Bowtoin College. Now skill, shrewdness
perseverance, and integrity have made him
fortune, and causei him 10 be admitted
upon terms Of equality in business with
grey headed men who have devoted Their
lives 10 tho intricate operations Of Wall st.
The WAY TO sroP NEWSPAPER. Call ai
tie Office Of publication, and inquire with
the greatest civility for the bill, pay the
same, say to tho editor or his clerk thai
you do not desire to take it longer, and bid
ding all good day, quietly pass on 10 the
next business Of LIE. If you live at such
distance, us to render personal call incon
venient, send tho amount due by mail, pay
the postage, and ask the editor to send re-
ceipt 10 full, and discontinue from date. L
a subscriber must stop, this is the way. AL
other ways are cheats, and fraud upon the
printer. The meancst thing man can do
next tn robbing the dead, is to allow the
Pos. Master to send back paper regularly
subscribed for. with no orders to discontinue
the same, marked refused" when ,hert
Is balance, small or great, due tho printer
/ Albany ALE.
E. G. Delevan Of Albany, was prosecuted
by John Taylor, a celebrated manufacturer
Of Beer, for saying that +" filthy water wa'
l..ad L., alls.. V IL Ii 40 hail EiS SAQ