The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-03-17


O. The first Saw-Nlill ever erected in
Maine, was built at Brr,ek, in 1888. Ber-
wick was then called Mediterranean.
Ur The Massachusetts, House Of Repre-
sentatives have negatived the attempt to
repeal the law by q majority ofover one nun
dred.
T The express train from Chicago to
Alton ran against hand.car, on Friday
morning last. killing man who was thereon.
The mar had stolen the car, and was running
away with il when killed.
~ The Baltimore Patriot says the amour,
of cuano which will be imported into that
citS the present year will probably reach
CO.OOO tors, costing three millions oil dol
lars.
lF The Augusta House, With all the
out buildings and appurtenances, except the
furniture. has been purchased by Major Ba-
ker, the present landlord Of the Stanley
House, for the sum Of six thousand dol.
lars.
UE The prices ofbreadstuffs will proba.
bly, be at lower figures in few weeks. All
the Western farmers have pressed their grain
to the points for exploration, and as soon as
the Spring shall open, the abundance Of the
West will pour upon us.
n The New York Tribune with much
truth remarks : The great truth which
politicians will learn some OF these days is,
that no man who makes trade OF seeking
for the Presidency ever finds it,
NJ Richard Storrs Willis, in the indie
PENDENT, divides church music at the present
diy into three classes, to which he gives the
following felicitious designations: The senti-
mental, languishing effect, the dance effect,
and the rub-dub effect.
e The Pennington Chronicle has changed
prUprietors. j. F. Sprague, its late publish
err, has. we learn. sold out to Charles j. Tai
bolt, Register of Probate for Franklin COun-
ty, and prominent Morrill, democrat. Mr..
Talbot is man of talent and well fitted
for newspaper life. He will impart new
yigor to the Chronicle.
ANOTHER ELECTION IN SALEM. Mr.. New
comb. who was elected Mayor of Salem as the
+" Citizens candidate has positively de-
clined to accept the office, and new election
must be ordered. Mr.. Ms majority was
eight or nine hundred over Mr.. Huntington.
Boston ChronieIe.
~ The last Skowhegan Clarion contains
an account of the death, by intoxication, ola
man by the name OF VIM. Miller, OF Emden.
The liquor was sold to him by man named
Savage, who keeps tavern in Scion. Miller
was found on Sunday morning OF last week
chilled to death near the house of Mr.. David
Stevens, in Emden.
Progress of steam. In August, 1914, Mr.
Niles, the indefatigable editor ofthe Weekly
Register, made an elaborate calculation tC
show that the grand route from Buililo, in
New York, to New Orleans, distance oI
2,744 miles, might be performed in steam
beat of 500 tons, except between Michigan
and the Illinois river, where there was a
small obstruction (since removed) in thirty
two DAYS and eight hours for the voyage
down, and fOrty'six days Tor the passage
up!
LAND FORCES or THE WORLD. Great Brit
ain has l22 200 men: France has $40, OOO
men, and 81 ,GG7 horses ; Russia has 1000
900, divided into six bodies; Holland has
43 600 men in peace, and 20, 900 in war, and
% 900 militia Turkey has l2i 900 men,
which can be increased to 2lS.0OO by irregu
lar troops; Prussia has l222,S07 men in time
of peace, which can be raised to 553 900 in
war; Austria has 1904 men in time OF
peace, which can be raised to $50, 900 in time
of war TIE U-.;saI State L.s-L-a. II 00n
men in time of peace, her militia is said to
be over . 000, 600, available in war