The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-04-07

!, % Tho wen knoyn Justice Tsliord fsll
|dad of sppOp'csy. wills charging : jury,
70 st.sord England, On che 18th Of March.
.CvJOhu Elliot formerly landlord Of the
ulio, House, Baih, Me-, was recently killed
10 Oregon, by The falling Of q tree. 2.
r MoRrALr1Y ~ PosrlASD.-Ths number
Of deaths 10 the city Of Portland, for the
year ending March 3lst, 1884, was $50
272 males, 242 females; and 38 still born.
The CATHOLIC Pssss.- There are now
fifteen Roman Catholic journals in circula.
ioniin this country whose united .circala1
ton may DO estimated at about 10000.
o. The Warrington Union says:-
Z" The friends Of tho Nebraska bill are not
defeated-nor, indeed, are they even dis
courased." .ti. .es.
O. A returned Californian, Daniel o.
Conner. got & runk in New York, and some
knuves got $4,000 from him. High 6g-
ures for rum. =.
~ Tho Pennington Chronicle Is ngain
under the editorial management Of Mr.. J. s.
Swift, its former proprietor; and Is published
by J. S. Swif & Co. .'.f 90 ..s."' 1h'
10 Rev. SAMUEL CowELL, late Of Bey.
erly, N. j., has been engaged rs Rector Al,
Trinity Church, Saco, aud will enter upon
his duties mex, Sabbath. ~.
CONGRESSIONAL DOCUMENTS. We are
under obligations TO Hon. Z. w. Farley,
Hon. S. p. Benson, and other members OF
the Maine delegation in Congress, for sets
Of Executive Documents. frlf'1.5 =
RHODE ISLAND ELECTION. The returns
from this State, so far as are received, indi.
cate the election Of Hoppin. wing, and that
both branches Of the General Assembly will
be wing.
A BRoADsrpE INTO NEDRAsKA.-Th The
New York Mirror understands that the 3,
$50 New England CIergymen who petilioned
against the Nebraska blll," will all preach
on the subject On the approaching Fast
Day."
EvERErr.-The Bangor Mercury, wo
should surmise, don't mean to 20 for Everett
for the Presidency. That paper says: -
{" His performances In the Nebraska bill and
and the clergymen's memorial, show that
the vcrtebral column in his system is still
no better than so much calfs.loot Jelly"
SHIP BUILDING IN BATH.-The Bath
Mirror states that the aggregate value OF
ships to DO built in Bath for the year 1854,
at $50 per ton-about the present value
will be about tuo million eight hundred and
eighty thousand dollars. Forty at least will
DO built, and we put the probable average
Of each at 1900 tons.
Flour has aguin declined in p,ice in the
New York market, consequent upon the nd.
vices by the last arrival from England. The
New York Express, Of 18th inst, reports
sales of $500 bbls. at $3.50 and $7.G21S for
common brands, and GOO bbls. at S7.75 and
$500. Rye -four and corn meal dull. Sales
of 5000 bushels Rye at 81; and 10000
bushels Corn ut 80 S3cts; Oats at 40 a "a
cts. Id.
KrNNEBuSx Town MEETING. = March
9th: Joseph Titcomb, Moderator: An.
drew Walker, Town Clerk, and Treasurer !:
W. Nj. Bryant, Theodore Thompson, Abel
NJ. Bryant, Selectmen, Assessors and Over.
secrs Of the poor James Smith, Supcrin.
tending School Committee: Jesse Towne,
Henry Jordan, Seth Emmons, Road Com.
missioners. .......... $1,000.
LYMAN Town MEETING. Magness J. Smith,
Moderator Joshua Kimball, Clerk: James
Mason, Esq, King Smith, Joseph W. Han.
son, Selectmen, Assessors and 0vcrseers Of
the Poor: Hiram Waterhousc, Treasurer /:
VIM. Taylor, Town Agent: DR.. Ebcn Hurd,
experimenting School Committee Dimon
Roberts, Esq, Auditor Of Town Accounts.
FIRE AT WArEnvILLE.-- On Wednesday
evening, the ODD ult., tho building occupied
by Mr.. b. F. Wheeler as n shoe-slore. Mr..
d. w. Stilson as a cariagc.shop, and Mr..
Gardner Waters rs dwelling house, was
destroyed by FIRE. Mr.. whceler's loss est.
mated at SO, 0O0-insured $4,000. in Boston.
The other occupants escaped with triaing
loss. Building owned Mr.. Boutelle.
SHEEP KILLINo.-Some evil disposed dogs
destroyed twenty-five Of flock OF twenty.
elk sheep, belonging to Mr.. Charles E. Hicks,
of North Yarmouth, on the night Of the
Goth uIt. The twenty Eve killed were worth
at Least s37. Bad dogs those.
FOUND GurLrr.-Tho brothers Cornelly,
accused Of the murder Of Thomas Quincy,
in q riot ut Gorham's Corner,six months
since, were tried last week in Portland and
convicted Of murder in the second degree.
Tho penalty attached to this offence Is i'm.
prisonment for life. Attorney Gen. Evans
managed the prosecution in behalf Of tho
Stats,-CliGord for tho defence.
LARGE Eccs. John w. Hanson brought
into our Office, ono day last week, two speci.
mems Of hen fruit" which We have not
heard equalled this spring. They weighed
~ ounces each, and were laid, so no In.
forms us, by biddy Of mixed breed, cross
Of the Dorkin and shanghai. We don,i be.