The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-01-26
NEWS ITEMS, ETC.

me last elghlesn months. rs
70 Inthe dead letter office at WASH
ingion, on the ID inst, were 1920 bushels
OF dead letters, which were conveyed 10
the suburbs and burned.
NJ II is estimated that the number Of
mechanics and other laborers now out 81
employment in New York city is not less
than twenty thousand.
70 The Eastern war is decreasing The
immigration from England aud Ireland 10
the United States, rs laborers there are Oh.
tanning better employment than formerly.
10 lu Wal!ham, Mass tho gentleman
are enjoying the luxury Of female Barber.
She is young, pretty, smar:, and Of course
has keen way Of doing business.
THE WISCONSIN FuclrIvE SLAVE CASE
Miliraukis Jan. IS. s. M. Booth has been
found guilty for assisting in the escape Of
the fugitive slave, Glover. t-a-f
90 One young lady in Albany, N. Y,
received $50 calls on New Years day, moi
counting four military companies, one fire
company, and host OF poor relatives.
10 Emma r. Coe has been entered as
student al law in the district court a, Phil
adelp hia. The Ledger says hers will be a
good name 10 20 into partnership with, after
she is admitted 10 practice.
10 A sable fugitive from injustice made
his appearance in Saco last week, and by
the aid Of some wicked anli-slavery men
was forwarded on his way 10 land Of free
dom. .,r. /
U. s. SENATOR FROM New HAMPSHIRE.
A despatch from Concord, dated Saturday,
says that the Hon. John S. Wells has &C.
cepted the appointment 10 the U. S. Senate,
rice Norris, deceased, and that he left for
Washington on Thursday.
~ Several hundred hogs were buried
in the SHOWS of last month, upon Grand
Island, in the Niagara, and persisted. Their
bodies have been found in piles, where they
had huddled together in their nests in the
woods. ~ r.... #..
RESIGNATION or Mr.. SoULE-HIs Success.
soR APPOINTED. Washington Jan. 10
Mr.. Soue has resigned his Office as Minis.
Ter TO Spain, and John c. Breckenridge
has been appointed his successor. He will
be confirmed Tomorrow: ,. .-.
10 The following 10 recommended as
q reading exercise IL saw FIVE brave maids
sitting on five broad beds, braiding broad
braids; | said 10 these five brave maids
sitting on five broad beds braiding broad
braids-Braid broad braids, bravo maids.
IRISH COMPANIES DlsDANDEp. BY order
OF Governor Gardiner Of Massachusetts, all
the volunteer militia companies Of tina, State,
com poseJ OF Irish members, are disbanded.
There were seven panies-four in Bos-
ion, one each in Worcester, Lowell and
Lawrence.
o. decidedly Big Hog, raised by Mr.
Henry Jordan Of Kenuebunk, was brought
10 our market for sale, ON Wednesday last
Said Porker weighed, dressed, 674 lbs,
measuring through the back l21S uctcs,
and when alive he measured round the
middle OF the body seven feet.
WILD MAN OF THE WooDs. NV. Nc
Henri, Of Marlborough, says he found a
"wild man of The male Species" in the
woods near his house. He now has him,
and feeds him with beech nuts. He is
about eighteen inches lligh and has hair
all over with the exception Of his hands,
Where's Barnum!
C. GALENA, Jan. 19.-John j. Taylor
was executed here at 2 o'clock this after
noon, for the murder Of his wife. About
ten thousand persons were present. He
spoke for nearly an hour, protesting his in.
nocense at heart for the crime, blaming Ii.
quor for it all. He expressed a hope and
belief that he was pardoned by his Maker,
and died without struggle.
~ We notice in The lis, of Patents is-
sued from the U. S. Patent Office, during
the week ending Jan. l6, The following 10
our lownsmen:
Edward H. Graham Of Bidderord, Me-,
for improvement, in fire arms.
John II. Allen OF Biddeford, Me-, for i'm
provemeni in temples for looms.
NATURALIZATION IN New JERsEY.-A bill
is before the House of Assembly Of New
Jersey with every prospect of an early
adoption, which proposes to take the power
of making citizens entirely out of the State
courts, and permit it to be done only by
those of the United States. This would
have tendency to suppress the wholesale
manufacture Of voters previous to elections.
0F Mayor Wood has issued his ultima.
tum 10 the liquor sellers Of New York. He
says 10 them, III your shops are open, or
you again sell liquors upon Sunday, shall
resort 10 every legal means at my command
10 close your cs,abl shmenls for the sale Of
liquor, not only upon tina, day, but for every
other DAY in The week." The Mayor talks
rs though he means what he says.
DISASTERS ON WESTERN RIVERS. The
following from the Louisville Courier, shows
the nature aud amount Of the disasters
which occurred in 1854, OIL the Mississippi,
Ohio, Missouri, and tributary rivers:
No. OF steamboats, sunk II
Loss by same Si5lOOo
Loss by Ice to steamboats, and Oats $4,000
No. steamboats, burned -
Loss by same l,oolOOO
Loss I.ssi by same $4,000
No. steamboats, exploded 10
Loss by same 1900 |
Total los Of property by disasters Oh
Western water, in 1854 s2,Slo.ooO
A RAvISG MANIAC FROM SPrRIruALisM.
The Mohawk Courier says that Nathan
German pedler Of jewelry,
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