The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-04-17

Az EKxoxnrs STATEMENT. The Maine
Temperance Journal, in recent issue, e1.
pressed ih rxrct that Governor Hamlin
should have furnished his guests, at a par
.y given recently BY him ut the Augusta
House, rs It says. with intoxicating liquors.
The Temperance Journal has been imposed
on by some malicious Slanderer. On the
OCCASION referred to no liquors were furnish.
ed by Governor Iamlin. either spurious or
vinoas. wcspcak what We know. The
Temperance Journal should make haste to
correct It's erroneous statement.
e. The Cumberland Ttipraph says
that volcano has recently shown itself in
Pendleton County, Virginia. The follow.
ing Is the account given oft: 1t Is asa
point on the mountain directly between the
heads Of the dry fork Of Cheat and tho
south branch Of the Potomac rivers, ct o
place known by the name Of the Sinks, 20
called from the dspr,s~ed condition Of the
mountain at that point. These Sinks are :
funnel shaped, and each one embraces a.
much rs IN acre Of ground. On tho nrst
day Of January the reports caused by the
subterranan Ere were heard for distance
Of twenty or thirty miles. Vast eolumns Of
fhmc and smoke issued from the orifccs,
and red no, stones were thrown in the air
several hundred feet above the mouth Of the
crater. Our informant adds that the poo
pie in the vicinity are becoming alarmed at
tho pcrtinacity with which the names are
kept up. and the RID hot masses Of rocks
thrown ont A heavy. rumbling noise like
distan, thunder, is continually reverbcrating
through the deep caverns Of the mountain,
which, ut times, srms to ,remb!c from sum.
init to base"
WE. MERRIAM, the American Clerk Of
the weather. and the correspondent Of the
Journal Of Commerce., and Portsmouth
journal, in letter to the latter paper, ID.
I'd April 3, and written from Albany, says:
Ny room is in the fourth story Of tho
Dclavan House. and my window looks out
upon the beautiful Hudson. which is but
q little distance front. This window Is very
large, and as have never used any FIRE or
hot aii in my room, keep the window wide
open night and day, No that have constant
ly full supply OF fresh air for brcathing-
Nv bod is within lcss than two feet OF the
open window, and sleep sweetly in this
free. fresh atmosphere, taking the precau.
ton Of putting my feet in cold water, and
drinking freely OF iced water before ] retire
to rest. lwish the inhabitants orour earth
sat higher value upon cold and fresh mir.
II they but knew its worth. they would
breathe fresh cold air, m preference 10 that
which is hca ted aud dead.
Merriam wears the same amount Of cloth.
ing, in summer and winter, and says that be
is never uncomfortable, no matter how cold
the weather may be.
C. The St. Louis Election took Place
on Monday the 9Th inst, and we have the
journals Of that city 10 the 9TH. on the evcL.
ing Of which day the Gradual EMANCIPATION
party were 10 have n "Grand Rally" The
call for that meeting is thus displayed in
rho Democrat:
woRKINGMEN'S DEMONSTRATION!
Free LABOR To MAKE MI.souEi the En-
FIRE STATE OF TIE USIoS, AsDSr.
LoUis TUX EMPIRE CRY or InI
WEST.
LeiiSe Masses Turn Ou',
And Battle For Their Cause
WnITE MEs ron Our CRY,
ard
0uR CRY FOR WHITE Mrs.
Free Trarel! Free Rirer,!