The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-03-31

PARRY Coop. The Cincinnati Colum.
bian saws thai Miss Eliza Pretty was mar.
ried to Mr.. John Good, on Friday last.
|. CT Queer, tina, two Of The best things in
the world. when-p put together shonld I've the
wors.-a Mss and fortune. II you don't
believe il, Try couple years worth.
~ There are now $4,000 barrels oil
flour at Toronto, awaiting the opening oil
the lakes, to be forwarded in bond TO 0swe'
90. and thence by railroad and canal to Now
York, to be shipped to Europe. Z | 5tlI
10 A Washington Clergymen, Sun
day or i@o since, willis, stating delicien.
cy in the collections, remarked that since
tho issue OF three cent pieces the rcvenue
OF his church had decreased nearly one
halt. p. els. Ell. .f.iaaumUG9 ySI.
~ In Stafford, N. H., a boy named
Foss, abou, ten years old, sho, and killed a
daughter OF Jonathan M. futile, aged
years. He did ], desisnedly, pointing The
gun a, her alter she had crep, under the bed
TO avoid him. ,.,l.. II. -. D..
: vacancy IN CoScREss FuLrD. Nathan
iel Taylor, Wing, has been chosen n Repre-
sentative 10 Congress from the First District
in Ohio, in place OF Brookins Campbell,
Democrat, deceased, by majority OF near
ly 600 votes. H...i'
~ The Democratic Convention, in Pen.
sylyania, renominated VIM. BigIer, for Gov.
ernor, on first ballot Us. Black was nom
mated for Judge Of Supreme Court, by ac-
clamation. On second ballot, Henry s.
Mott was nominated for Canal Commission
or.
The TusK or MAsrADoY, or some other
enormous animal Of an extinct species, was
exhumed near Cincinnati few days since.
Il was discovered in sand bed, thirty fee,
below the surface. IT measured six feet
two inches in length, and was in state Of
good preservation.
Sign OF HEALTH. The New York Times,
in speaking Of the cold days of the present
week, remarks: ..
"ll q body has bit Of rheumatism in him
this weather lctches it out, and the joint
that has no twingc in it now may be set
down as sound" a..
TnE GEORGE Law MusKETs. The Her.
AIDS correspondent learns that George Saun-
ders, ex.Consul to London, has effected the
sale of 200, 900 of the U. 5. muskets belong.
ing to George Law. They were purchased
by certain revolutionary capitalist in Lon.
don. IT,
TIE PRIScEroN GONE TO SEA. The U. S.
steamship Princeton, Commander Henry
EAGLE. well armed, well proyisioned. and
we'll differed sailed from New York on Mon
day, with sealed ORDERS and, of course, for
parts unknown. Her destination is sup.
posed to be Cuba, where Commodore NEw.
ToS, of The home squadron, was daily cxpec.
ted at tho date OF the last accounts.
81 In tho Turkish army is q boy, less
than sixteen years old, who raised several
hundred warriors and volunteers from the in
terror of Asia Minor. Ills contrymon look
upon him us born to perform great mission.
There is also woman, called Karan Kas,
1.-THE black GIRL who is the leader OF some
horsemen, whom she inspires with her cour-
age. 600.
ALL IN ONE NIonr. A German in this
city probably experienced greater variety
of important events in one night, last week,
than any other man that ever lived. lie
was cocrced into matrimony, presented with
a son four months old, had the delirium
lrcmens, and paid the great debt of nature
between eight o'clock ut night and five in
the morning, He did not survive lthc great
evcn,s.-Albany paper.
WHAT THEY THINK OF Us. One Of the
Richmond papers terms Northern men in
Congress a 'herd of paltroons, who can be
driven by one brave man with lady's III
ding whip aud the Richmond paper is
more than half right. All the South has TO
do is 10 ask for what she wants, cry out "the
Union is in DANGER and crack her "lady's
riding whip aud dough.iaced democracy
falls imploringly al her feet. ~ - d.
IMPROVEMENT OF KENNEpEc RIVER
From documents accompanying the Pfesi.
dents Message, we learn that a project for
improving the channel Of that river between
the Arsenal wharfai Augusta and Lovejoy's
Narrows, teas, side Swan island is likely
10 be carried into eiTec, By U. S. Engineers
Tor the work commenced) during The com
ing season. Tho cost is estimated al from
$4,000 10 $1,000
IYsoLyEyr LAW IN MAINE. Many Of the
Maine papers are expressing themselves in
favor of the enactment Of u general insolyent
law, similar to that in force in Massachusetts.
The Augusta Age says :-"From the partial
consideration we have been enabled to be-
stow upon The question We are inclined to
concur in the opinion that an insolyenl law,
properly guarded, is demanded by the spirit
Of the others, and would be conducive to
the best interests OF the state" q
HoDBs's LOCK. II was one OF Hobbs's
cheap lill.locks which the foreman Of Mr..
Chubb picked in England, Mr.. Hobbs him-
self explained how this might be picked,
and afterwards added simple protection.
The Messrs. Chubb improved upon The
hint, SO, their foreman at work OH one OF
the old locks, and boasted 10 the world that
they had picked the famous Hobbs lock-
Mr.. Hobbs offered f20O il they would pick
his American lock known as the bank lock,
bul The trial was declined. -agi a,a %
The Neir Cent. We understand that the
proposed nep cent is to be Of white metal,
resembling silver in appearance, with q
round and slightly raised edge. Its about
8.l0ths Of an inch in diameter, larger than
q quarter eagle and less than twenty-five
cen, piece. There is not to BIO any hole in the
coin, as ha, been suggested in some OF the
papers. 1t may DO readily distinguished,
we think, from other coins OF about tho
same size, and will be q very great conyen.
ionce. Bunker Hill aurora. ,s
DISTINGUISHED VisiToR. DR.. Hamel. a
councillor of stale OF TIE Russian Empire,
and prominent member Of the Royal Acad'
envy at ST. pe,crsburgh, Is nj present in this
city. He Is commissioned by the Car 10
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