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PENNSYLVANIA LIQUOR LAW.

The Governor OF Pennsylvania has sigu
ed the bill 10 {" Restrain the Sale CT Inioxi
eating Liquors, and il is now law. Il
provides:
"Thal from and after the frSt dry OF DC.
iober next, IL shall be unlawful 10 keep OF
maintain any house, room or place, where
yinous, spurious, malt or brewed liquors ,OT
any mixture thereof. can be sold or drank.
That NIL persons who violate this section
shall be deemed guilty OF misdemeanor,
aud upon conviction, shall be sentenced iC
pay fine not exceeding MY dollars, and
shall undergo an Imprisonment not exceed.
inc one month. Tha, for a second, or any
subsequent, offence, shall be fine not eX-
ceediug one hundred dollars, and imprison-
meui no, exceeding !hree months. That
il shall be unlawful for any person 10 sell
spurious, NAL, or brewed liquors in less
quantity than one quart, and even then Ii
cen,e must be obtained from the Court OF
Quarter Sessions, aud no license shall be
granted 10 the keeper Of any hotel, inn, tav.
ern, restaurant, eating house, ihealcr, oys-
ter house, or cellar, or other place OF enter
,aiument, amusement or refreshment. That
no license shall be granted without the pay.
ment TO the Receiver OF Taxes, OF three
times the amount now fixed by law, and in
no case shall license be- granted Tor less
sum Than $50. That the license shall be
conspicuously displayed in frame under
glass, nor shall any license authorize a sale
OF spurious, vinous or malt liquors. en- Sun
day; that the provisions OF ne act as 10 APP
praisemeni or license, shall no, exlerd 10
importers, TO commissioned auciioneer,, nor
10 brewers or dislillers, selling in quan,Iies
no, less than Eve gallons. Aud finally that
this act shall not in,eSiere with any persons
holding license heretofore granted, until
the time ior which the same was granted.
shall have expired. Nor shall any license
which may be- granted before the 1st day OF
july next, authorize the sale Of said liquors
or admiyiures after the Is, day OF October
next. In brief, then, after the time just
specified, i, will be illegal, according TO
this new law, 10 sell vinous, spurious or
NAL, liquors, or any admixluIe thereof nj
auy hotel, tavern, restaurant. eating house,
,heaier, or other place OF entertainment,
in any portion Of the State OF Pennsylva'
mia.
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CALIFORNIA NEWS.
Nyw Yong. April I,

NEw York, April Is.
Tho steamship Northern Light arrived
here this afternoon, bringing dates from
San Francisco up to the Oath ult., about so
cabin passengers. and $40, 900 In specie.
Among the passengers is Capt. Brent OF
the q. 3. Army.
We learn from Mr.. Hatch. purscr Of the
Northern Light, that very little Of interest
has tr,nspired In Central America since the
death al Comorro.
Tho democratic army in Leon consists OF
about 1000 soldiers under tho command of
Gen. Munos, who Is an officer Of undoub,ed
bravery. lie 10 expecting an carly attack
by the Legiiimists under tho command of
Gen. Corral, who has On army Of 5000 men
under him.
l, was reported and generally believed
that about $50 Of Col. Walkers emisIants
LETT San Francisco about the middle Of March
10 small vessel, bound to somo port in
Central America. Col. Walker and largo
number Of his followers are actively and in
private preparing to follow. and had charter
Cd two vessels for this purpose. Col: Walk.
or will unite his forces with Gen: Munos,
and Il was thought they would elect somo
important changes in Central America, and
especially In Nicaragua. .T
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MR. KAMlLToN's STORE.

Mr.. B. F. Hamilton, who lost his emile
stock of Dry Goods in the fire which de.
s,royed the Cuts Block, has resumed bust.
ness in the store in Cataract Block, next
door 10 Mr.. Hodsdon's Book Store, as will
be seen bv notices in our advertising col
umns. We know our readers will share
with US in The pleasure we feel in The ficl
thus announced. No one among US has
conducted business in more gen,lemanly
and honorable manner than Mr.. H.; and no
one has larger circle OF friends. Purchas-
ers have always found his stock OF goods
selected with care and good taste, and so
extensive as 10 comprise all ,ha, ladies and
gentlemen expect 10 find in the best OF diy
goods stores in town or city.
Mr.. II. now offers AN entirely new stock
,of goods, and his store mus: ptesenlunusnal
attractions 10 purchasers. We hope his
success in business will now be such that
no will soon forget his former disastrous
losses.
II is also pleasant 10 recognize a, his new
store the familiar faces OF some who assist
ed in the former cne-Mr. J. @. Adams,
his recent partner, land .M'. Masseck,-
Democrat. D..
|, gives us grea, pleasure TO welcome Mr..
Hamilton again 10 the active pursuits Of
business in our midst. There is none
among. us as the Democrat, says "who has
conducted business in more genilemanly
and honorable manner than Mr.. H.; and no
one has larger circleof friends" and we
may add, none in whose success the com.
muniiy will feel a warmer interest. :.
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70, a. Onion and Easssrn Journal.

For ns Onion and Easfsrn Journal
When such talented writers as Conserva'
tor, Hannibal &C., attack US, we'll may wt
exclaimias did Pantheus g5
Our last day is come, and the sure do
struction Of Troy; wo rers Trojans, Troy
tras."
1t is hard to believe that the quondanl
writers Of the illustrious Democrat are true
opponents OF the Democratic party. Such
wrath but Ill becomes thee" II is OK,
pected to grow excited in tho heat Of or
election, but It is certainly bad taste to con
tinue the TRADE. But here it's shot and
heavy" and because men diner rs Poliii.
clans they are enemies as citizens. If such
incompetent" and foolish men are our
governors, instead offrying to throw obsta.
cles in the way Of judicious government,
why not encourages, and when It is wrong
help right it! But that is not il. By way
of introduction we propose to tell Conserva
tor what II is.
Heretofore you have lived in high glee
rum flowed our streets. Irishmcn were
greater then Americans, and you could Gull
the honest people. But things were mp
preaching c,isis, and you saw it. As 9
last resort, you grasped ut the idea of a cit,
to reinstats your clique, but It was no go
the tap ras cut Of, and yon-minus. Oh
what fall was there" You I" fell lik'
Lucifer." You said that one man only wa.
capable of being Mayor ; no is no. Mayor,
"and we still livo."
No matter who might govern, unless he
was Rum and Doughlaccism, ho would b.
cursed by cat and kit Of oil your clique.
Now one word to Pioneer, and we art
done. It's evident you will never grow "
such talents and wit-such perfect indie
pendence, sayors not of earth. We advise
you to put your productions in book s,
all can be benefited by your scratch.
You ye, i've" II was Godsend tC
you that the present Engineer was elect d
else you had died unknown-disbanded 70,
rant Of members.
"When we took action on the insult &c !!
Why was j! an insult! Because he wa
incompetent !" lean tell you why you
did not like the insult lit was because
he was a temperance man. Had he been a
Rummy and DoughCace.-would no have
sanctioned your Liquor Bills and drunken
excursions, he would have been the man
but you knew that another cool thousand
could not be had under his administration
and so-you rsOtred and disbanded. Mr..
Pioneer, please tell us wherein the ChieI
is so incompetent. Till you can show in
what way it is otherwise than what have
mentioned, it must rest on-rum.
"Incompetontw Let Inc get my Diction'
airy. PERcY.
Biddeford, April 18th.
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For the Union and Eastern Journal.

FOR he Union ana Eastern JouTN1t
Mn. EDITOR A communication which
appeared in the Saco Democrat, the -0inst.,
in answer to I" LEoNIDAs" Of the UKloN, re-
minds me OF ON etent that transpired in
1904, during an expedition under Gen.
Wayne, against the Northwest Indians
The Gen. with detachment Of mon, having
arrived within tho neighborhood Of tho hos.
tile foe, and being well posted up in respect
to Indian warfare, caused large FIRE to be
made, around which he placed great num-
Der OF logs covered with blankets, in imita.
ton ola body Of men encamped for the
night. The Gen. now retired with his men
to watch the progress OF events. Soon the
Red men were seen stealthly making their
way towards what they supposed to be The
camp Of the pale faces. When near enough
they opened their fire upon what proved to
be JiReis of GOOD. The Gen. now from an
unseen covert, took advantage Of their con-
dition, advanced, and poured into the In
dams voilcy of lcaden hail, and but few
escaped to tell the story Of their fate. Now
/ suppose from certain innucndoes and im.
plications, that Mr.. X, in answer to :" lie.
onidas," takes it for granted that | was the
author Of that communication but when !
tell him that have neither written q word
or sentence for publication in any paper,
either East or West, since last September,
no will perceive that his scurrious imputa-
tons, SO far as they refer 10 me, are with
out shadow of foundation in truth. Mr..
X, seems 10 have written with pen dipt in
gall bu, like Waync's men I have escaped
unscathed because I happened not to be
there. 1t was only billet Of wood.
II has been my usual custom 10 subscribe
my own proper name or initials 10 all COM
munica,ions designed for publicity. Ishall
do SO in this. Blu, what shall we think Of
him who insiduously libels others, and then
skulls behind fictitious name! what
shall we think Of him who, like an idcendia.
~ or midnight assassin, stabs in the dark !
leave Mr.. X. 10 think, whether in his per.
sonal attack, he has pursued course cal
cula,ed TO give quielude 10 his own con.
science, here or hereafter. W. Nh.
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NUN. oIpAL COURT.

The City authorities have fitted up,for the
use Of the Municipal Court, rooms in the
Washington Block, corner Of Liberty and
Washington Streets, whoro the court for the
trial Of civil cases will DO open. the first and
third Mondays Of each month, and for the
trial of criminal matters, the Court is con-
sidered open every day from 0 A. NJ. to
9 p. NJ, and from 2P. NJ. to P. NJ
Since tho establishment of the court, sufi.
cient time has not elapsed for return day on
the third Monday Of this month, conse-
qusnily the first return day will BIO on tho
first Monday Of next month. We annex q
statement OF matters which have been before
the Court since our last.
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TOBACCO.

We received, a few days since, a letter
from the West enclosed in an envelope, up
on which was printed several telling items
agains, the use of tobacco. AS we neither
- smoke or chew,n we a.e always ready
TO give tobacco is due. So here il goes.
The Ellis of Tobacco. II costs more than
education or religion, the Army or Navy =
II costs England and America, a sum sufii'
Glen, to support So 900 ministers with sal
airy Of 81 900 or more than 100, 900 mission
aries. The students in one college pay
more than Sc 900 for cigars yearly. II tends
TO idleness, poverty, strong drink, and the
whole family OF vices. 1t tends 10 debility,
dyspepsia. palsy, cancers, insanity, deliri-
um ,remens and sudden deaths. II weaves
a winding sheet around 10000, in our land,
every year.
"CSn't ] use Tobacco, Sir, if l plecsep'
o yes, my friend, you can be chewing,
smoking, snufIing, splitting, disgusting NOR
tai, il you please. So can your little SON.
Z" Stand aside my little boy,I want to pass"
" DON'T call me lille boy, Sir, have
smoked and chcwed these two years.
4 smoky ,rorld. this Bishops Doctors,
Lawyers smoke Boys smoke Little
ragged. dinsy, ,hieving, swearing boys
smoke. Father" said an urchin, "ain't
you opposed 10 monopolies ~ "Yes."-
" Then.ge, me box Of Havanas and a
shawl
Remedy. I. Never use !, yourself. 2.
Danish il from your families and premises
3. Purify the church. 4. Rebuke the man.
uiaciute and sale OF il. s. Look afler
schools, ard save the young. G. Sign and
circulate this Pledge: hereby pledge my
self 10 abstain from the use Of Tobacco, in
all forms, totally and forever.
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TnE PORTLAND CrsToN HOUSE. The work
on the Portland Cutom House is to be com
menced at once. under the charge Of Lieut..
franklin, who is appointed by Secretary
Guthrie. II is said that Hon. Moses Nc
Donald is to be appointed disbursing officer
for the same.-Stoh Of Maine.
The above are regarded rs excellent up.
pointments Democrat.
BY whom, can the Democrat tell So tar
as Lieut.. Franklin il concerned the appoint.
ment may DO an excellent one, but probably
not ten men in the Destrict have any knowl-
edge of him. or hs qualifications. As to
Hon. Moses Mcdonald, We should like to
know il this appointment is all the reward
he is to receive Tor selling the interests OF
his constituents and becoming a traitor to
liberty, as he did i, the last Congress. IL
Mr.. Mcdonald has my sense Of shame lcit
he will never take Or hold any Office which
will bring him in contact with the people he
so shamofully misrgressntcd and who show
cd their contempt for him and the princi-
pies he supported, by tn cir votes last fall.
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HORACE WATERS, the great Music Pub
Usher. Manufacturer and Dealer in Piano
Fortes, Of No. 333 Broadway, New York
has sent us the following sheets Of popular
Music, Published by him, with The inform
alton lha, any, person sending him IS, viii
receive the four pieces BY mail, postpaid:
"SpARKLrNG Polka by Thomas Ba,
ker, Price So Cents.
Certainly one of,hc pre,i'est Polkas ii has e,el
b,cn our pleasure to examine or listen 10. Tue
melody is OF that snivenng character happily ex.
pressed by its title. The Ile.pago is embellished
with beautiful illuminated vigne,ie Of the ii,e
rior Of the Publishers Music Establishment.
"LIILY WHITE Shotiiseh Arranged
rom the air Of The Lilly While Song, (as
sung by the Buckleys,l BY James Bellak,
Price 25 Gents.
"Ts Our CHILD IN HEAVEN. "A beau.
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For the Un,on and Journal.

fo' "e C"fo" u"e SoNH"s
Mr.. EDITOR The literary powers Of a
certain ffoihy clique in your city, have been
quite severely taxed of late-on what ac-
count common observer can see at q glance
and II seems, their remarkably interest.
Ing aud stately papers are placed before the
public by the very patriotic Editor Of the
Democrat; without regard to weight, sense.
length, or the icas, regard to their accep.a-
billy to the reading public. Il strikes me
tina. the publishing Of these school needing
flare ups &C., is only one moro Of the Dem.
ocrats blum iers. Who that has common
sense wants to read over from thrco to Eve
columns every week Of the editorial par. Of
our only Dtmocrci'e paper in tho County
to get 50 many columns Of merely local,
personal quarrellins' When take up the
Democrat, rs I have done weekly for con-
siderable time past, always expect and
feel sadly disappointed If do no, receive
editorial comments upon State and National
roliey-comments upon Progress. Reform,
Religion, Morality md all tho weightier
matters Of the day. To have these crowded
GU. by what this, that,or the other said in al
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INDICTMENTS QUAsHED.

THE BURNS CASES. During The argu-
menis, on Tuesday, on the motion 10 quash
the indictments, Judge Curtis minated that
part Of the indictment which charges The
assaulling and resisting U. S. Marshal Free.
man, without stating the process, could moi
be sustained.
Mr. Halleit resumed his argument We'd
nesday morning against the mo,ion 10 quash
the indictment. After Mr.. II. had conc Ind.
ed, Judge Curtis, after consultation with
Judge Sprague, iniimaied 10 Hon. ]. p.
Hale, who was TO make the closing argu.
ment, that as at presen, advised, tho Cour,
did no, consider il needful 10 hear any
reply 10 Mr.. Halleli's argument. II on
further consideration, il should be necessary,
The Court would hear him tomorrow morn
ing. Further proceedings in The case were
therefore adjourned 10 that time.-Boston
Transcript.
In the U. s. Circui, Court, al Boston, on
Thursday, Judges Curtis and Sprague,
quashed The Indictments against Martin
Slowell, for reasonable assault on Marshal
freeman, in the Burns case.
The result is, that The motion 10 quash
the indictment for the cause that il does not
appear therein that any offence was com.
milied, must be allowed.
Whereupou the District Attorney entered
a mol. pros. upon the other cases, viz: OF
Phillips, Parker, Bishop, Higsinson, Proud.
man, Morrison aud Cluer. So end the
treason trials, unless Mr.. Hallel, chooses 10
20 before another Grand Jury. a.
The prisoners were all discharged.
This finishes up all the Barns cases-ex.
cept some indictments in the Municipal
Court, for breaking the Cour, House door.
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BowpoN CoLLrGr. We perceive by a
Catalogue Of this institution sent US by n
young friend. now 10 tie Freshmen class in
the College, that Bildelord and Saco arc
well represented at Brunswick there be.
Ing, from tho two places, pursuing their
studies in tho Institution as follows: in the
Sophomore Class Henry Dame, Hampton
Fairfield, James Tracy Hcwcs and Daniel +.
Smith, Freshmen: Robert Bradley, Simon
G. PhilbroOk, and George B. Towlc and
S. F. Chase. Ifaher places in the State
were proporiinally represented, Old
Bowdoin's Halls would DO moro than FLIED.
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being connected with the order. 1t stands
forth self.vindica,ed, aud calumny aud
falsehOod will be poured upon ii in vain.
In this connection j, is proper ior us 10 say
tina, We are under no obligations 10 defend
the order. Our paper was established long
ago, and has invariably supported the pIin-
ciples Of Temperance and human freedom.
I, is the organ Of no clique or sci Of men |;
never has been, and never will be, SO long
as j, continues under our control. 1t will
as readily and persis,enily oppose Knoir.
nO,hingism should its fruits be Rum and
Eowdyism and their attendant evils, as il
does now the principles and practices OF
men whose shafts are levelled towards
il, because il is found on the side of lem.
perance and humanity. Should this ever
occur those who are now lis opposers will
be found its choicest friends, and the paper
which we conduct will be found, as now in
opposition 10 these men, for il has no SYM
pathy with men whose principles and prac.
tees are at war with the moral sentiment
which alone sus,ains and upholds civil SO.
ciely. and by which public prosperity is
at,ainable, and public peace maintained.
We do not propose 10 follow the subject
further, now, and we have mentioned our
determination no, 10 do so hereafter. That
determination will be adhered 10. We have
said all that is necessary respecting the
matters which have been scrubbed about,
no, discrssed, ia the columns Of the Demo-
Graf, have now, il no, before, spoken plain
~, so iha, its editor may understand our
views Of his correspondents, and no amount
OF ialsehood which may emana,e from their
pens, will be sufficient 10 induce us 10 give
them consequence by future notice.
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The details Of the election in the Terrific
~ Of Kansas, OH The 3oh ull., have no, We
reached US, although the fact tina, pro.slave
ny delegates 10 The Legislature were elected
sha been announced. In point OF fact, srct
a result was fo,cgone conclusion, and fig
ures have nothing 10 do with the result
We are just beginning 10 receive the evi
dences Of the s'upendous iniqui,y by which
The election in Kansas wa, turned into q
farce, and ba'oling changed 10 mockery
A Kansas correspondent, Of the New York
Times, writing the next day afer The cleo.
ton, says: r-
ain sober fact, the outrage Of las, Fall
has been repeated with circumstances OF
fresh a,ryciiy. Funds have been raised in
Missouri, and men hired BY thousands 10
come over into The territory and do all the
voting. Three thousand men are said 10
have been encamped about Lawrence, and
10 have voted without the slightest regard
TO actual residence. Tho same thing, 10
less extent, has been praciiced everywhere.
In the Douglas precinct, The first Missourian
Offering vote refused 10 take The prescribed
OATH and The mob said seriously 10 the
Judges. yield us up the poll-book and le,
us select judges Of our own, or we will in
i've minutes uaTool the house and storm IT,
The Judges saw preparations made 10 do
this, and yielded; but he poll.book was
no, 10 DO found. A; las, il was seized in
possession OF the Clegk, and he compelled,
under The most solemn promises Of being
hung IL he refused, 10 deposit a
Pro. Slavery vote. Instances are Numerous
where candidates have been made, under
penalty OF insian, death, 10 vote a Pro.Slaye-
~ iickei-n some cases 10 make Pro. Slave.
~ speeches Not the slightest regard was
paid 10 The legal requirements; tho polls
were seized and the drunken chorts marched
up and permitted to vote without challenge.
And so great was the preponderence Of
numbers that the Free Sellers saw il was In
vain and would be madness 10 resist; and
80 in many precincts, refused 10 share nj oil
in such shameful mockery.
o! the glory Of tho FREQ elective fran
,hise! tr
Il was though, that an aiiemp, would be
made TO make every voier seem resident:
,ui the approximations Of ihe fre.cn,ers were
90 great for their discrsion. II 10 openly
that Missouri will iurn the BAL
,nce with her heavy hand. Threats are
made against The Yankees. that in civilized
and would oblige tbs makers 10 give bonds
o keep The peace. Ifasked whether they
impose that Gov. Reeder can sanction M
election so acknowledgedIy fraudulent. The
eplv ia, iha, IL he does moi, his life shall pay
he forfeit: he will never see his friends
gain. And j, is understood that. ct This
election, Rev. Mr.. Johnson has balIoied for
and Of course elecied) Governor, and that
10 will grant certificates, and President
FIERCE shall remove Reeder and appoint the
4 dice OF the people! Can bravado go furlh.
~ i
But, though brave men fear for him, the
Governor does no, fear for himself. His
MY is plain, and, At Nil hazards, he will
raik therein. This jest OF an election he
VII probably d.sown, and Immediately car. 4
y his case 10 Washington in psnon, Il, In.
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entered Independence" with bands and
shouts, and banners. Returned emi;ranis
This is substantial and shameless admis-
sion thai swiudlers and suckers went from
Missouri 10 Kansas, siaid just long enough
TO vote, and returned! II, after this evi.
dence, the Governor Of Kansas does not
treat the whole so-called election as farce
and nulli,y, he will prove himself a cow
ard, unworthy Of the place which he occu.
pies.-Boston atlas.
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CITY AFFAIRS.

Meetings of the two Boards were held on
Wednesday evening, at which the followin
order, reported by the Committee on Fl.
nan,e, was passed agreeably to estimates
submitted
Ordered,'' that tho sum ofNineteen Thous-
and Dollars be raised by n Tax. for the sup.
pO.t Of the government Of tho city, the
present Fiscal year, as per report of the
Committee on Finance"