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SAD uonIcrDE. William Crosby, a
son Of William L. Crosby, Esq- Of Ban
COR. in scufllc with another boy, a son
Of a Mr.. Lowell, of that city, stabbed him
with dirk knife in such a manner n to
cause his death IN ten minutes. The
Young lads are about fourteen year. OF
age, aud their parents among the most
respectable in Bangor. From the ,csti-
mony given before the Municipal Judge,
on the examination OF Crosby, il appears
that young Lowell and some OF his
attacked Crosby with a
view Of cutting of his hair, which sreP-
resented to be very beautiful, ami curling
gracefully on his shoulders; and it ap-
pears also that Crosby, who is said TO be
very sensitive, had been repeatedly an-
moved and vcxcd by his school-fellow''
about his hair. The testimony shows
that young Crosby was seized by Lowell
struck and otherwise assaulted. and that
during the struggle, and after Crosby had
endeayored to get away, the fatal blow
was inflicted. The examination before
the magistrate was most affective, young
Crosby being attended by his father
moth or ard other friends. After the tes'
t;mory hsd been received, all OF which
went 20 mitigate or excuse the offence,
the father said that he was willing, anu
thought proper that the subject should
undergo further legal investigation and
therefore should not object to his sons
being held to answer at higher court
and the Judge bound the lad over to ans
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WAGGism. Brother Pike, of the Age,
SAYS the Democrats have gained twelve
representatives, and od,moi proJJJiy lose
more than one senator. Considering that
the exact number of Democrats in the
senate last year Was one, the msrncr in
which the possibility OF the los j. stated
is decidedly rich. The Democrats have,
however, one senator we think, liobcrt
of Washington, who j. not the worst frl-
low in the world. We hope that the
company he will keep this winter, will i'm
pro : his political principles.
AMERICAN IlousE, BosroY.-It will
b. seen by the advertisement in another
column, that this popular Hotel has adopt
ci the old plan OF management, under
Which it has gained 10 favorable rcpu-
taIion, andthc gcnllcnanly proprietor III
still continue 10 afford every comfort AMI
convenience 10 the travelling pablic.
DIogAMA. Chase and Bartholomew,
great diorama of the Naval battles of tho
United States and the Life of the New
lWk 7 Ircmcn, will he exhibited u, Calri
Hall, commencing on Monday evening,
September 2stll,and continue every even.
ing during the week. The Portland pa-
pens speak very highly Of this exhibition.
FALL ~ PmcE oF Wheat AID ILouE.
Their has been u great fall in the price
OF Hour anl wheat within Few weeks
Br2ad,;u!s viii b. low enough, cycn for
the poorest, in due time. Corn !, now
quoted in New York ut about SO cent.
Ec- Among the list Of passengers on
board the Inflated Central America, and
supposed to be- lost, We notice the name
% Samuel Shrcvc. JcwcllcI, OF 10 ton.
lie was son OF Samuel Gh-cyc, who for
merly resided in Saco: He was coming
to Boston TO be married.
Es"Among our Spccia notices this
week is notice OF Social Festival by
the Unitarian Society. at Town Hall next
week. We invite attention TO il, and
doubt no., that crowds will be pleased 10
participate in the festivities Of the oeca-
sion.
New FALL GOODs. Our friend, II. +.
Hamilton, Saco, is opening u superb and
varied stock of Dry Goods, and has the
shrewdness TO advertise them, thu sure
precursor to largo salcs-scc his adycr-
tiscmcnt.
vt u special meeting OF the City
Council, held on the i,h inst, Rev. Hen.
~ NJ. Blake was elected member Of
tho experimenting School COMMITTEE Of
this city.
ITJ-T'hc York County Show AMI Fair
is 10 b, held at Saco, tn 18th aud Ii,h
Of Octoh,-.
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was not saying that he adopted Atchison,
Douglass i Co. assumptions, !, vas not
declaration that he supposed that the
Missouri Compromise was touched by the
compromise measures. His indignant
protest in the State Convention, only a
short time before, against an approval Of
the repeal, his Legislative vote against the
proposed measure in 1854, were public
declarations Of his positions, and denials
that the compromises Of 1850 affected
the legislation of 1920, which consecra-
ted the territory north of SO 30' to free
dom. When the National Democracy,
IN Convention at Cincinnati, approved Of
that repeal, and of the acts Of Frank
Pierce, no democrat who had denied that
the compromises Of 1850 affected the
Missouri Compromis, was bound longer
in honor to remain with the party. Had
Mr.. Morrill, remained, it would have been
disqualification. While the editor of the
Democrat bowed submissivcly to the in
famous wrong, Mr.. Morrill, and glorious
phalanx of democrats, true to principle,
refused to be sold, and openly took ground
against an organization which had mar
rowed down the principles Of Democracy
so as to make them simply principles to
support the extension OF slavery. This
is true statement OF the case, and can
not be denied. The assumption on which
the Democrat POUNDS its imputations
against Mr.. Morrill,, We nave shown to be
false, and VIC need 60 no further.
The personal matter against ourselves,
and the complaints which are made inrc-
gard to our manner Of conducting our
paper, are not of sufficient consequence
to call for lengthy reply. The Demo
crat knows well enough by this time,
that wo have nothing but contempt for
those who have whincd against the cS-
tension of slavery, and are now found
fighting for it; it knows very well that
we have not confidence in, ana viii lave
as little rs possible TO do with men, who
have and do knowingly misrcprcscn, the
positions, and the principle of the party
we support; it knows equally as well,
that privately and publicly, that it at
tackled us without, cause, allowed the Use
of its columns in 1856 TO malignant and
scurrilous dctamcrs to abuse us, and that
we bore lis righteousness without recrim-
nation until thccxcrcisc ofpaticncc was no
longer virtue. Knowing all this, it i'll
becomes j, to whine ut Us, for defending
ourselves against its attacks,and for carry
ing, as we have, occasionally, the war in
TO Africa.
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STATE AGRICULTURAL FAIR AND Snow
The fla and show OF the State Agricul-
,ural Society which commences on Tues,
DAY CT next week, and continues through
the week, promises to be an interesting
one. Arrangements have been made FOL
the conveyanccs OF persons to and from
the fair with the railroads and steam
boats at half the ualprices. There will
probably be large attendance.
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Latest Foreign News.

~ tie arrival Of the steamer Indian,
4, Qicbcc, on SATURDAY, and Of the An
tcIoPc, a, 81. John, Y. F., We have III.
following items Of foreign intelligence:
I; i said that Spain has suspended
preparations for the expedition against
Mexico, and thu, the difficulty is 10 be
submitted to the arbitration OF France
and England. with Barayia ~ umpire
Preparations are being made cor the meet
ing Of the Emperors Napoleon AMI Al
cxandcr, at some place in Germany in the
latter part OF September. The most per-
feet understanding exists between England
and France on the Chinese question. II
Lord Elgin fails 10 get satisfaction, war
will be simultaneously declared by both
governments. Ii is rimorcd that Mazzi-
nj is organizing another Italian Rcvoiu-
ton. There has already been a move
mcnt at Tunis. The English underwri-
tcrs have settled NIL claims growing ont
Of the loss of the Atlantic Cable. There
was religious riot q; Belfast, ireland, on
Sunday, owing TO street preaching. The
constabula,ly force fired upon the mob,
killing one person, and wOaniins several
Others. Additional troops are under OF
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Es- The vacillation of some of the
politicians in this State whose affections
arc divided between Banks and Gardner,
uncertain to which TO attach themselves,
is frequent subject Of remark. We
hear to-day that II prominent politician
is for Banks. Tomorrow he is for Gard
ncr, and the succeeding day again sees "A
change of purpose.
We have seen much Of this yacilation-
of this adherence TO one candidate to-day
and to another tomorrow; and we could
point to some prominent politicians who
have given both sides to understand that
thcy are with them and of them. Such
dishonesty and double dealing is Justly
ccnsurable, and cannot fail TO defeat the
ambitious purposes Of these political trim
mcrs. \ frank opponent, or one who
holds position Of intlcyiblc indcpcn-
dcncc, will command respect, while the
doublc-dcaling politician will be over
whclmed with the contempt OF both sides.
Boston Journui.
Very well said, Mr.. Journal. Very
well indeed and will YOU now be so good
as to advise the public on which side you
stand! Your "Down East friends have
for two months past regarded you AZ the
organ of the "twaddlcrs" and "straddlcrs,"
and have been waiting with curiosity and
Impotence to see YOU define your posi-
ton. You have unwittingly, we think,
drawn true portrait Of your own politl-
cal attitude in the above paragraph.
"Oh wad some power the ghie gle Us
To see ourselves as Others see Us"
Portland advertiser.
Our ncighbor of the Adrertiser has
made most palpable hit in the above
comment on the Journals remarks. The
hopping and skipping about of the Jour-
nal, trying to suit all sides, is laughablc.
We commend it to the story of the man
and his son, who undertook to carry the
ass. 1t its anxiety TO suit all, it will find
ut least Down East, in diminished cir
culation, that it commands the respect "t
nobody. Better, Mr.. Journal, 90 over nj
once, rs the Traveller appears to have
done, to Gardiner llunkcrism, than to be
forever tvaddling aud straddling.
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THE UNION NND EASTERN JOURNAL.

and he Is the last man who would give up
or abandon his ship. Now, the los Of such
. man Is to be deplored not only by his
friends, but BY his whole country.
As "a Naval Oficer he never shirked nor
avoided Q duty, but Away oourtod dangers
In war, in climate, and on land, % we'll as
on sea. In every quarter Of the globe he has
served his country, and in almost every port
where our National Gag has aoated Tho has
been under IL, and In its service. He leaves
q wife and daughter now in this city, and
among his relatives Is Lieut.. Maury, OF
Washington. If.
NWbtr Of Passengers kno,Vn to be Saped.
BY bark Eloise, at Norfork, so; by brig
Marvine, Of Boston, 46; BY bark Saxony,
ut Savannah, 8. Total, l0l:
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BIDDEFORD, SEPTEMBER gl 1857.

wcr in n case of manslaugltcr. Young
Crosby. is said TO be u singularly molten
sive boy, amiablc in his disposition; and
young Lowell is said also to have been a
very promising boy. 1t is n sad affair,
and the subject Of great regret in Bangor.
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Sr. CRIsPIN oN rnE TuEr.-lhc male
employees of ID. L. SOmcs. ESD OF this
CITY, in the shoe business, to the number
of 30 or 30, turned outon Saturday after
noon of week, bclorclast cnmaS'c, for phys
zeal recreation. in the way OF engaging
in, and witnessing foot race between
some of their number. The races took
place on the London road, on the SacO
side, and was quite an exciting ailair'--
Mr.. Somcs, who was present, made up n
purse of several prizes, for those who
made the best time in running distances
of two miles. one mile, and half OF n
mile. One of the runncr, accomplished
the two miles in u few seconds short Of
fourteen minutes, another ran the mile in
five minutes and forty tree seconds, nnd
the runner of the half mic race accom-.
plishcl il in two minu C, thirty two see
onds. We wosll give the names OF the
winners. we've il moi liza! 20 doing We
should subject the winners to the inpor-
,unities Of the sporting characters, who
would b. anxious to avail themselves Of
their speed AMI bottom" for other pur-
poses than their own recreation. oar
friend Somcs does welt in encouraging
this physical enjoyment among his work.
men, occasionally. such sports are con
duciyc 10 health, AMI indulgcl in orca-
sionally, are promo,iye 81 that elasticity
81 spirits. which tighten the burlcn II
l,i,r
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Governors Vote.

The RenaeJec Journal of this week
publishes the vote of the State, except
Deer Isle, Islandport and Mercer, and
fourteen small plantations. The recapit-
ulation is rs follows:
REHABILITATION.
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dcrs for cmbafkaiion To- India, which will
make total rcin.nf ient from Great
Britain Of 10000 mn. The Liverpool
Cotton market was buoyant: Brcadstn'is
were firm, with an upward tendency;
provisions generally steady and unchans-
cd.
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County Conmissoaer-Cotton Bean, Re.
publican, elected by 400 majority.
County Tfeasurcr-John Iraekett ID. Re-
publican, elected by 81 majority.
Register of Deeds-Simucl Z Adam, Re-
publican, elected by 36l majority.
Thirty six votes were gwen in Alfred, -.
spectively, for Joseph Waterhousc, for Co.
Commissioner, Gilman 5. Bennett for Trgl.
surer. and William Hammond, Register Of
Deeds. and some twenty more scattering
votes, given to different persons in other
towns in the county.
SENATORS-YORK COUNTY.
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Total, $3.50 5llo OI22 5o2S 22i
Nlorril's majority 3sl.

RErREsENrArIvEs.-Onc hundred and
sixteen Republicans, and thirty-.ivc Dem
ocrats, were chosen to orr State Lcgisla.
turp
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~ 900,

YORK COUNTY GOVERNOR VOTE =.
There were some slight inaccuracies in the
returns Of votes given for Governor in this
County, as published by us last week. We
lave corrected the returns by the returns of
the Clerks, and give the vote again. MCr-
rill's actual majority, 3Sl.
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Gsr.IssO. G.r.isSI.

The Journal adds:
The aggregate vote Of 1856 was l2l,lj3
Hamlin, republican, had Go,6d3
Wells, democrat, had 1907
Patten, wing, and scattering. $3.50
IIamlin's majority over all, 1873
In 1857, the aggregate vote OF the
towns reported is o6,5io
Morrill,, republican, has .5i,Oio
Smith, democrat, (who receives the
votes Of the Pattcn wings also,) 1880
Morrill, over Smith. ll,700
The towns and plantations yet TO be re-
ported, in 1856 voted ~ follows: For
lIamln COZ, for Wells ssl, for Pattcn
10. There unrcportcd places include the
French settlements on the ~. John. which
then gave democratic majority OF 400.
They are now reported Ia have elected u
republican representative, aud the proba-
Jiiity therefore is, tia; they have thrown
a corresponding vote for governor, and
made net republican gain o. some 100
votes. We think, therefore, that Mr.. Nor
riII', majority j. little more than
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the l2th. the gale abated, with heavy sea
running. They were encouraged by myself
and Others with the assurance that the ship
would hold out. Every passenger remain
ed cool, and seemed to forget his danger in
the united efforts TO save the vessel. There
was no weeping or exhibition Of despair,
even ON the part of the females.
At eight o'clock, another attempt was
made to raise steam in the donkey boiler to
pump the ship, but without avail. One
proposed 10 box the pumps, but on inquiry
no carpenter or tools could be found, and
the water gained rapidly. The lee shaft was
shrouded in heavy blankets to stop the leak,
but the water burst through.
At two o'clock on Saturday, a sail was
reported to windward, and at halfpast three
she came under the stern. Boats were inn
mc,liately lowered, but two were stove m.
stantly by the sea. Three boats still re-
manned, one in bad condition. At y
o clock the work Of removing the ladies and
children to the deck OF thhe Marine was
commenced. The brig being much lighter
than the ship, had by this time drifted
away 10 leeward.
The distance vas considerable, and the
boats were long in making the trips, and
there being heavy sea, but few could be
carried az a time.
After sending The ladies and children, the
engineer and some flteen.o,hers were I'm.
barked on the brig.
By this time il was dark. The work OF
bailing was still kept on, but the water
gained faster and faster upon the vessel
A the boats SUCCESSFULLY approached the
ship, simultaneous rush was made by the
passengers 20 get ahoard, and u Was appre.
hendcd that the boat. woull be filed and
stove.
About two hours before the sinking OF the
ship, n schooner ran down under her stern.
bat could not rcnder her any assistance Tor
want Of boats. The work of hailing went
on until within an hour Of her going do~n.
Two lights os the abJye u-ssel were nov
seen % EDWARD. Rockets werc fired from
the wheel. but went downward. The I'M
mediate sinking Of the ship followed. Capt.
Hcsadou remained on tho wheel up b the
moment Of her going down, which MAS :
O'Clock on saturday night. MAS stand
ing ON the quarter deck.
Some jumped over AMI put out from the
now rspidly Descending ship, and seired on
whatever they could. No one screamed or
cried, but all stood calm. The captain be-
haved molly and said he would not leave
the ship. promised him would remain
with him, as also did the second officer, Mr..
Frazer. All at once, the ship, rs in the
agony Of death herself, made plunge on an
Il angle Of Is degrees, and with n shriek nom
the engulphed mas, she disappeared and
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The YlahOnsfi Of Utah.

Mr.. brigham 1oungs prospects nre by no
means tlalteriug. His hot bed Of iniamy aud
corruption is at last to be overhauled. The
false pr"pet who, with reckless daring, has bra.
we'd all hints Mt determination, stands uncom-
monty good chance of finding his power sudden
ly vanishing, his followers flying in wild
>trrnnton, and his temples dashed to earth. An
order has recently issued from the Wnr Depart
mrnt withdrawing Gen. lIARNLY from the scene
of the Indian war in Florida, and directing him
10 proceed to Fort Lenvenworth there to await
special instructions The Government has de-
tcrmln"a on "A grand concerted sally on Brig
ham Young and his nest of pollution. Gen. llar-
nry l. the man tor the emergency. lie has Civ
IN convincing proof Of his iron will aud indomlta-
bic energy and hpdnrss, aud is a hon whom
Brigham Young will find it rather dangerous to
beard The immense and feutnl delu>iun of
Mormonsm has spread with rapdiy well cal
oulatrd to awaken most serious apprehensions.
Umh is Il foul blot on the face of eur country, II
rrprouch To our soil. l here is absurd and
tn,Iaeiua- idea embraced by certain persons, TINT
great evils if left to themselves and entirely un-
moestrd. viii ,l,e ont and disappear III time. All
history ii cmIe~ to the contrary. We may not
perceive, far eli from the actual field. the spread
OF the damuing doctrines of the Wild Governor of
Utah; but no less surely and silently are the apos
ties Of this md drlu>Ion sowing the seed which
may expand INTO harvest Of bhghtiug fruit.
We sincerely trust that Cen llamey's instruc-
tons may be of no very pacific character Phi
la. Jour.
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Timer Hunt an Ibenncrnra,

We have received from Mr.. Bunbury, of plan.
tntion Dcvonshire Castle, the following graphic
account Of tiger hunt, which took place in
fr mt of bounty hall on Wedne sday. the Sd inst,
aud in which one of the sportsmen, who
little too preoipltac, very near lost his life, and
still lies IN most dangerous state. In the
afternoon OF that day, while three or four men
were hunting tor guanoes, tho dogs suddenly
came up to n tigress and IA cub, winch they in
s,antly attacked The first dog that came up to-
the tigress was killed by "A blow of her paw, AMI
seizing the dog in her mouth, she Carried him up
"A courida tree which stood by. The cub, which
was pretty lHrgr one, assembled another tree
On the huntsmen coming up til" tigress dropped
the dog. sprang down from tho tree, and made
off. 1hetwo remaining dogs kept under the tree
on which the cnb was; gun having been sent
for, the young tiger was shot 1t measured live
feet from nose to tail. and was about the height
of full grown spaniel. On the cub being shot
the dogs followed the tigress, which had ascend
ed another tree. The man fired again and
wounded her, breaking one of her fore paws; she
fell down, but rose up again and made Tor thu
sea The tide being low. she stopped on The
soft mud, whore she fired at with large shot,
but with no effect
A man named William TAFT, hearing repeated
shots fired. went with his double barrel gun to
the spot. and rs he came up to the tigress,
which was living ON the mud among the young
courda trees, he discharged both barrels, cried
! out, - have shot it," and, without waiting for
the smoke To clear AWAY, TO ascertain the eject
of the discharge, he sprang forward with the in
teniion Of Selling his prey; but the igress turn
ing round. seized him by the leg of his trowsers
threw him down. and bit him over the eye. The
man buried his face in the mud, and the terocious
animal bit him severely on his neck and head.
and tore his scalp nearly off. While this fearful
struggle was going on, the other u'en came up,
and shouted at the tigrcsS. which sprang of the
man, and after going about two rods again laid
down. At length bullets having been procured,
the ferocous animal was killed. 1t about
the height of a Newfoundland dog, and measured
seven feet from to tail. The animals were
skinned aud cut up The skins were sold To
| Mr.. Goulding, OF plantation Fear Not. for SO,
and the fesi, which was very fat, was sold in
| lying Ia very dangerous state, his head being
! swollen to an enormous size, with the scalp lying
| loosely on RoV0i Gu.ette.
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OF all daily toiIf hrcad, the hardest toll is
that If tho brain Whit can be more wearing
10 mind and body. than to be called on, imper-
ou.ly and unspnringly. week and daiy, for n Ger
tain amount Of work. which must be done; but
the doing OF which depends. not upon the will to
do it alone, not upon the muscles OF the body.
the quckuess Of the eye, the cunning of the
hand; but upon the most delicately 'rsanized.
the most nervously susceptible. aud the least
certain part of us-our brsin,-to be obliged to
spin yard. Of that 1elicate wo If. tn order exhnns-
ting energy. health, life Itself, in the process to
know that the bread of wife aud children depenl
upon our faculty TO produce from this loomi-
whether the machinery be right or wrong, IN or
Out Of working trim: even though some # tie
belts be relaxed by sickness, the springs ru>ted,
the screws loo>ening. the cog wheel Jared and
out Of placed Yet, this poor Hood had to do,
weekly. daily! and spite OF sickness and suffering,
he did it braveIy and maniuy, and with cheer
fu heart. 6. TdHdenhoG.