The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-10-12
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No IMMEDIATE DAsorE. A German a.trono.
mer says, that Ia frsniy millions OF years the
world will be destroyed by comet.
An IMMENSE FORTUNE. solomon Eo''srh"i.
who recently died At Paris lefi 90 Li. ~ % ia.
ews the enormous sum Of 100 900 900 Z. ianc,, or
more Than twenty millions OF dollars.
LOOK Our. II l. a well.asccnaIned fact that
sawdusi. into which oil has been smiled. will
ignite IN few hours, if exposed 10 the sun. rays
Any Kind % cotton goods, saturated with oil and
laid by, viii also soon take FIRE.
IYashiRgfon, Oct. s. ArPoisrxrSrs The
Pfcsideni has appointed James N. Lo.s JuJge Of
the District Court " the United States, In Iowa.
and JOSIAH Piece, Jr, OF Portland, Nc, Sccriary
OF Legation Ut 81. Petersburg.
A PEoPsR REsukE. A Reverend gentleman
In New Yors, few Sundays since, seeing a poo,
woman io,ierng up Que ofihe aisles Of his church
waiting N vain for some Que OF the consr, CATION
to offer her a seat, paused in his sermon, descend.
ell from the pulpit. showed her into Lis own pew,
and quietly returned TO his desk again.
10 Those who wish to rise early enough on
the morning ofthe 18th inst, may have the OPP
pOrunty, should the weather lie pleasant, OF wit.
Messing the total eclipse OF the moon Eclipse
commences about one O'Clock, becomes total at
two, continues obscurcd totally until IL, and
ends at 10. See lit don't
DIsPArun At the recent examination ~ the
students In the military academy nj West Point,
the cadets having been ordered To construct a
bridge from limbers prepared for the purpose, in
- minutes put together bridge $50 feet long, ex.
tending into the Hudson, resting on pOnioons
where the water was deep, that was passable fcr
a IA. -. Il.
up, the timbcrs were taken up, and piled up In an
orderly manner, In exactly nine minutes. The
bridge was the one which was in the Train Of
General Scott, la his march TO the city Of Mex.
leo.
g.r We hear ofnn astonishing conversion in
the political world. The Boston Post, heretofore
Journal Of admantine hardness. Excerpt when IL
n,clied Into coairiion sol,ness,) "hails the Wing
Convention taciaally halls ~ as bright omen,
lor the politics Of the State"
Those hearing Of this astonishing FAC, will be
good enough not TO men,ion IL in Gath, aud by no
means TO publish II in the streets of Ask.lon -
Win said "en,angling alliance i''-Bo,ioH AiLss.
II The new law in Connecticut requires that
every voter shall lie able 10 read the Constitute
Nothing Is said about understanding Il.
QCr Since the commencement OF the war 22G,.
600 men have been shipped from Marscillcs and
Ioulon Tor tho East, aud 5000 IRON Algeria,
Corsica and Italy.
A NEBRASKA ELrcrIos. Purple, who is "ihe
gentleman from Burt couniy" Just at this time,
gives the following accom-, OF the mode Of ecciing
members ofihe legislature In Nebraska He said:
Cummings, the Secn,ay said To INC on, morn.
ing. Purple, we wan, member (rvm Butler
county, SO hamessed up and took nine lel.
lows with me, aud we started for the woods. and
when We thought we had got about Ear enough
for Burt county, we unpacked our ballOl.box aud
held an election, canyasscd the vote, and IL was
astonishing TO observe how great was the unanI.
nifty at The first election ever held in Burt county.
Purple had rsry rOis So Purple was declared
duly elected, and here am"
A STRoSs Kiss. Tennyson, in his poem Of
"Faiima," relates the strongest case u suction
within our knowledge at present. Speaking ola
lovers KISS, he says, or rather she SAYS
Last night when some one spoke his name,
From my swim blood that went and came,
A thousand little shafts Of flamo
Were shivering IN my narrow frame.
q love, q fire! One he dr.r,
Wa OAs long k.,, ny giol. ,oHl through
My lips, as sunlight dnnkelh dew.
PRlcE OF FLoua. The ". Y. Herald Of the 81
inst. says:
"The best family flour, made from new wheat,
cannot be lOughts retail at the present time for
less Than eleven dollars and ify osn'. a barrel,
while ,hc same quality can be- purchased at Chi.
cage aud landed IA this city for the following out.
lay per barrel:
Cost il Chicago, 1925
Freigh, 10 Buffalo, as
From Buffalo to New York, 20
Total cost, tsI0
Retail price in New York, Sll 80
Net Swing, .. 1910
during the month OF September, there sriyed
n,.u .i,,fl.,, Al al. 1t.
flour, l,4sl ,55j bushels corn. by rendering tho
wheat into Hour, u appears that the imports into
Buffalo during the mouth Of September were equal
in amount 10 nearly eight bundled and cishiy.one
thousand barrels
SIZE OF TIE RUSSIAN FLEET DESTROYED AT
SEyAsTOPOI- According 10 the Courisr de, Eats
Chis, the Russian ilag counted at SeyastopoI, In
,he moe,h of September, 1851, seventeen ships,
I'VE % l2l gnas, the remainder of 81 guns four
ings'es OF sky guns Tour cofyciss or briggs;
Twelve steamships; AMI eigh,y.,wo ship. of In.
Icrlof rank IN oil ios ships carrying 300 guns.
This colossal annamcn, was destroyed bv NJ,
Russians themselves 10 present II from ftlling In.
10 the hands Of their enemies
RETRIEVE OF Wilson, THE MURDERER. Jnne,
Wilson, who was TO have been hung In IA. ian
yard to day for the murder Of William Adams a,
the State Prison in Cbaresiowp, In March, 1851.
has receyeia repheve from Gov. Gardner for
sixty days, in compliance with petition presented
10 the Executive last evening. II il said there 4.
further evidence bearlng an the prisoners mental
soundness.-BOJOn Journal.
FATAL ACCIDENT George Small, Of SOih
Berwick, formerly Of Norhwood, was instantly
killed on Thursdsy afternoon, near the Spin.
Marke, in this city. under the following cifcum.
stances:
Mr. Small and Others, were trying their strength
In lifting heavy bars oi iron, in the rtaroi Mcssr.
Spalding * Parrotts store, and after they cot
though, companion, named Charles Henderon,
shouldercd large bar marked 400 lbs. Finding
the bar rather heavy, Henderson told Small aud
another man who had assisted in poising the bar,
to stand aside, while he threw u from his sboul.
der Small did not move quick enough, and the
bar struck him under the ear, pressing him to tho
ground. In his fall his head struck on q plle u
iron, by which his scu!l was fractured, while on
the oiher side his jugnaf vein was severed by The
bar which remained upon his neck He dird in.
stanily.
Ahearn, was held ca tho case byI the Mayor
and Aldermen. who decided that an inquest was
unnecessary.
Mr.. Small leaves a wife In South Berwick
His age was abou, % aud he was employed ia
gondola, as We call the freight boat on this river
or a scow or lighter, as II is termed elsewhere
ChrOnids.
ELECTIONS Georgia has gone for tho Demo.
Gratis. Gov. Johnson Is reelected by about 5000
majority. There are probably three American.
and i've Democrats elected 10 Congress.
haHsds. The one sided election In Kansas Tor
delegate to Congress has resulted Ia an almost
unanimous vote for Gen. Withheld, The pfo-slav.
cry candidate. The opponents Of Whitfield will
have another election 20 choose Gov RseJer
Returns from three counties show heavy vote
Tor Whitfield. The Shawnee Indians supported
the pro-slavery ticket. Tie entire vfe o John.
son county was given for Whitfield. In Lcayens.
worth county, Whitfield had 500 aud Recder 900.
Al Willow Springs 100 votes were polled, all for
pro-slavery candidates. Gov. Shannon voted the
pro.slayery ticket. Therelwas no lighting or Ia.
mutt at the polls, the iree.soilers generally not
voting
OCEAN BANK. Al n meeting the s,ockhold.
cr on Monday Oct. lst., the following persons
were chosen Directors. Joseph Titcomb, Wlism
Lord, yr., Joseph Dane, Jr, Noah Mason, Thomas