The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-06-12
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tanning three persons was upset In Ssoo riv-
er. near the covered bridge, and Jesss W.
Libby, young man Of nineteen years, was
drowned.
EDr. Conyss, Of London, disected .
psrsou who died for love, and found an i'm.
preston Of . lady . face upon his heart.
q Mr.. John Allen Of Tewksbury, late
| II lost thirty or forty hogs BY the hog chol.
era. lie bought lot Of them from drove
Of western hogs, and they infected al bis
own, and be lost his entire stock.
SINGULAR. How singular u 10 that peo-
plc who were never alarmed that whiskey
should poison men, dsnounce the poisoning
of pigs with the grain from the dlstilleries.
and think that the Law should punish the
ofsnoe.-Philadsiphio Tnbsne.
A MIscunvous Trick. The editor Of the
Gospel Banner, at Augusta Me-, complains
that some ono entered that ot6ce, last week,
and disarrsnged the motto Of the editori.
al bead of that paper 30 that 1t read, TN
the name Of our God We will upset our Ban.
nsr."
rThs venerable National Intelligencer
enjoys class Of subscribers which no other
paper can boast, the most Of them being Of
the "old school," John Johnston Of Cln-
cinnsti, who was an officer under Jefsrson's
government, sent in his 6fty.6fth years 70.
| mittanoe last week.
uHumphrsy Marshall has boon renon,-
mated for Congress, in Kentucky, but his
brother A. K, having boon defeated in the
convention, has taken the stump for tho
State Senate, and says that even If that il
not % high an Office Us Congressman he Is
sure of meeting less Odd raseals at Funk
fort than In Washington"
SMALL Business. Counterfeit new cont
pieces are in circulation, intended, no doubt,
to mix with the genuine in large quaint.
ties they will easily deceive persons ut {.
casual glance. but being of pewter, like OIL
that kind Of coin, have greasy feel and
slumpy sound that any boy will recognize.
r. Messrs. Edmonson, Allen & Co.,
Portland, have concluded contract with
the Canadian Government, for weekly line
of steamers to Liverpool, as soon as tho boats
can be built. Those boats are to run from
the st. Lawrence in the summer and from
Portland in the winter.
PowrR OF WIND AND WAVES. There ID .
block OF granite ON Boon Island, about four
teen feet in extreme length, ten fees wide
and from Eve to six feet in height which
was lifted from it, bed in tho ledge, and car
ried up an inclined plane Of from twelve to
fifteen degrees. to distance Of near sixty
feet This occurred duringa N. E. snow
storm In the year 1852.
ga wealthy citizen Of Providence. has
among q large circle Of poor relatives, o half
sister, who IL the mother Of several fine boys
residing in q distant State. One Of the boys,
who Is learning the cabinet making trade.
made handsome rosewood box, and sent 1t
to the old gentleman, who was 50 much
pleased that he Immediately transferred
SIC, 900 of stock in the Fall River Bank to
the credit Of the children of his half sister.
I-An attorney in Dublin having died
exceedingly poor, a shilling subscription was
ct on foot to pay the expense of his funer-
al. Application being made to Toler, after
wards Lord Chief Justice Norbury, to SUBJ
.sribe. he ,aid only shilling' Only q
shilling to bury an attorney! Here is
guinea go and bury one-and.twenty."
1.-Two business men Of Bridgeport,
Conn.,. have contracted fer the construction
Of the Dubuque, Pacific and Ohio Central
Railroads.&c. hundred and ninety miles in
length. The contracts are for cash, and
amount to tho sum Of 500, 100000! These
railroads are richly endowed with lands Of
the FIRST quality, donated to them by the
General Government, in quantity over two
and one million acres. This IL the heaviest
railroad operation ever entered into in this
country.
FRUIT IN CALIFORNIA. The Alto Cahfor.
nia Of May 5th. says:
Peaches, apples, and grapes grow In pro-
fusion all over the State. and requi.e less
careful culture than in the Atlantic States.
Strawberries are already ripe, and our mar.
kets present specimens Of mammoth pro-
portions and OF delicious flavor. Cherries,
too, have nude their appearance. but are
very scarce and high. Early spring vsgeta.
blss are abundant, and green peas, now po-
tltoes, asparagus, lettuce, beans and cauli-
flowers can DO had nice and cheap.
WASHINGTON IrHxs. Maj. McCulloch has
Q ,ain emphatically declined tho Governor.
ship of Utah. A selection will, however,
positively be made in few days, when the
vacant Judgeships in that Territory will 30
filed, and other measures adopted, with q
view to the effective organization Of the ad-
ministrative machinery.
The President has appointed Jos. Wright.
of Indiana, Minister 70 Berlin, vice Mr..
vroom, recalled ut his own request; Henry
IC Murphy, of New York, Minister to the
Netherlands, yice Belmont, recalled at his
own request; VIM. A. Richardson, Of Illi-
nois, Governor Of Nebraska; Miller, Of ILL.,
co.'s. Consul at Bremen Vim. Thompson.
Of New York, Consul at Southampton Ga
briel G. Fleurst, Of New York, Consul 70
Bordeaux.
FRox WARRINGTON Washington June 4.
The 'Ysgers, Of New York, were this Of.
ternoon escorted by their brother 'Yagers'
of Washington to the White House, and re-
oeived by the President in the East Room.
In his brief address to them, he said the ma
htia must ever be the main stay Of the glo-
rious land Of liberty hence he considered