The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-27

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A n.soslI 1ir' Dayton, the Rcpublican
t.sdid,te fav!oe Rrv-idcnt, has been sp-
polu.sd AssSrpE osasral of Now JenSy.
VThs sugar espp II tho United States
bss d,mhisbed.s itoiu AGO 600, 900 lbs. per
snnum 10 LOO. 000, coo lbs.
>-,U- The Chesapeake and OHIO C..aal
Company intend To let the water into their
channel on the lot Of March for the resump-
tion Of business. If the present mild wealth.
er continues Il will not he many days before
the canals Of Pennsylvania will be oil in
workh9otdcr. r WV - clo".'
Sriclpy. ON TRIKkSskIic \. R.-Xs learn =
that a. ,hs Train, was passing through Hal
lowell Oh Monday Last, man was seen
walking towards the train outside Of the
track--but when within Few feet Of tho
cars he suddenly stepped upoo the track,
when no WIS struck by the locomotive and
thrown some fifteen or suen,y feet and al
most Instantly killed.. lie was about 46 ,
years Of age. ~ \ go b 30 40, So. =.
NEW YORK TOWN. RELATIONSHIPS Irccent
town slss.ivns New York, show the fji.-
lowing results, as far Us heard from RE.
publican l2l Democrat 81 American 81.
This shows from last year "A Republican gain
Of GO, . democratic Los VI 70, and nm Amer
loan loss oil 50.
TrKRIBLx FAMINE N NORWAY - HUNDREDS
DYING DAILr.-The English papers say that
owing to the failure Of their crops tho in.
habltants Of L,pland and Finmark, border.
Ing on tue North Cape Of Norway. are in
state Of dreadful misery. Hundreds arc dy-
ing daily Of starvation, and the living IRE
Compelled to subsist rs they bee, can On the
bark Of trees ground and cooked with oats.
In order alleviate thcsc suffering, charita.
Die cOnmi,tccshave been organized on tho
Opposite coasts Of the Gulf vi Dothnia, to
collect contributions in kind, such u, corn,
-four, vegetables, and spirits, which will be
conveyed to Them across the ice IN sledgcs.
As an addition u the saitrings Of these
poor creatures, tho cold is Of a severity rare.
y experienced even in these ice bound coun.
tries. .rH..r ..
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES. Nas York, FEB. 10.
The print works Of Garner L Co. at wapin.
gers Falls, Du,chess Co., were totally de-
stroYed by lirc On Tuesday night, together
with all tho stock and machinery. Loss
about S;lO0, 900 for which amount tho works
were insured in this city.
A destructive Gre occurred a. Toledo, Ohio
on the morning Of tho 18th. Many build.
ings were burnt, including the City iiotel.
Railroad House, fremont House, New En-
gland House and clinton House.
Chicago, Eb. l9m. A FIRE occurred at
Burlington. Iowa, on Saturday last, which
destroyed four stores in tho centre Of the
city. The total los is about $4,000. The
principal losers arc Kimhail Il Coy, Si3.-
GOO, insured Sal 900; r. w. White, stoves,
$4,000, insured 5000; Horton & Co.,
hardware. 5000, fully insured.
Tni usE or B,Br. Tho Chicago Dem
ocratic Press vouchcs Tor the truth of tho
following story: "'rhors was crowd in
tho Office Of The City MARSHAL yesterday,
where the good.nstu, oil official was selling
wood 10 tbs poor. "Stani buck ail Of you,
and let tho woman with baby have q
chance" Tho crowd cJmplisi, and again
and again, woman after woman, each with
u babe in her arms, kept pressing forward
~ the dcsk. The Marshal took itcojlly for
- while, but finally the infant began to as
sumo f,mliar lDok. aud an examination
was had, when II turned out that I'll, mother
Was lending her ba5y 10 hr aofIniaiGnee', To
secure for them tho immunitics which clio
herelf enjoyed. There was . laugh all
ound and fr~h start"
p A lIlSr TO ADVERTISERS. Wirren's ceIe-
bralcd blackins mandatory lias now ceas.
I'd " b.. Tho business ha, Z" died out
simply from resolution taken by the pro.
prietors who succeeded the spirited original
Of tho firm +" I, discontinue, tbc pT,c:ic, Of
advertising in the newspapers asa useless
expense" The consequence might have
been forcscen. The firm or"Warren" has
ceased b exist within ono gencra,ion.--
London Atlas. ..-.
Washington, Feb. 2l.-Thc President
has approved the bill 10 increase the pay OF
the officers of the army.
The Pos, 0iico bill which passed the
House 'o-day, appropriatcs upwards "
$4,000, COO tor operations in the inland
service next year. 80.
The expenses Of tho Corruption Invs-
ii:a,ing COMMITTEES are estimated ut nearly
$4,000.
A Quaker in business In Philadelphia,
ii.iitius the" E'qp, 70 his nams. advised
. Southern correspondent To dircc, his let
.ers to him without any tail, aud received
rply superscribsd "Amos Saith without
my tail, Philadelphia" tr.
The Portland Gas light Company have
lccl,rcd dividend Of per ceni, payable
IN Monjay next. .f... De-
Kossuth still owncs ono thousand acres Of
,n.iris land in the vicinity Of Corpus
lhristi. in TeIas. which wcrs pressnted 20