The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-07-24


NV YoKx, July 81. judge Ingrahani,
this morning, dissolved the injunction, re-
strainins the payment Of 800 600 oil the
Police fund Of The city, for the Metropolitan
Police.
~ The editor Of The Rural Intelligenc.
or, Augusta has been shown some of the
Sandy River gold, by Oliver Gould, Esq,
of New sharon, q sample Of the value Of
about 50. This gold dust was washed out
Of the sands Of Sandy River, IN that town,
by Mr. q. and boy. sho't time since:
The Rural says II took about three hours Of
their work to obtain that gu nifty.
Durns nv LIGHTNING. The Cleveland
Phindealer SAYS that .'the lightning OF last
week was alarmingly destructive to human
life. Some fifteen deaths have reached Us IN
Ohio alone. A lady in tits county, Mrs.
Ollie, a young man In Geauga county
james Hall In Shelby county. Mr. Ridgeway
o. Washington county. and many other, all
found an untimely end BY this dea,li.dealins
fluid"
Nm Goriard who assembled in balloon
at Philadelphia on the ith. came down near
Wilmington. lett his assistant, and immedi.
ately assembled again with one passenger,
since which nothing has been heard Of them.
OF course they must have persisted. Moth.
| ing has ever been heard Of the aronaut who
assembled at Milan, Erie cOunty,N. Y, last
year, and was last seen passing toward Lake
Erie.
KANSAS OUTRAGE ny PRo SLAVERY orrI.
h.. kas
been on trial at Leavenworth for killing
Lyle, a pro-savery rutlian, who had attack.
ed him with drawn knife, has been CON-
mitted. The justice before whom the exam
nation was made, found that the prisoner
va guilty Of williul murder. and this in the
face Of all the evidence. which, even throw.
ing out that for the defense, would only JUS
tify an indictment for manslaughter.
Tx Harvest. Wheat cutting is now 70.
including Southern Ohio, Indiana and II.
linois, IL having been conn .eted in al the
southern States and up Us far north as
Maryland and Virg 81 far Us gather.
I'd, tho crop exceeds in breadth and quality
that ofany former year. Very little dam
age seems doing by the weevil and no rust
. us yet has appeared. Ohio will raise the
greatest crop of grass and fruit this year she
has ever produced. The farmers faro now
moving IN many parts Of .:the State. Pot
atoes promise Monmouth yield -
new ones begin TO show themselves In mar
, ket -Clereldnd (ohis) Piaindeaier, July
, llM.
u The FREQ State citizens OF Kansas
have repeated their determination to main-
tain their independent organization and 20.
, stion. They make no overt issue with the
, administruti ton, hut stand on the defensive,
{ and wait for the first opportunity which the
. government shall give them 10 exercise fair.
I " the right ofsuffage. They keep up tho
r form of the Topeka State government. but
do not put in operation against the Terrific
= rial government. Marcus Parrott, whom
{ they have nominated and propose TO elect
> ~ their representative 10 Congress. Is bril-
. liant and we'll educated democrat from Ohio
e lie was educated ut Cambridge, and bus
nomination was iayorcl by Gov. Robinson
and other Of the more sagacious Free State
leaders in the territory 1rareiier.
, DAMAGE ny LIGHTNING IN WALrnAN. At
Waltham, Tuesday afternoon. n storm OF
great severity was experienced, during which
several houses were struck by lightning, und
number Of rcrsons narrowly escaped.
~ house situated on the corner of Elm and
Central streets, occupied by Mrs. lee, was
struck by the lightning the huid entered
, the window of room in which Mr.. Charles
Leo was DIRE, sing, Frustrating Mr. Lee, and
/, making circuit oi the apartment, passing
10 room on the lower floor, Frustrating q
lady, the mother of Mrs Lee, and doing cum
siderable damage To the apartment.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Lee son recovered
from the shock The auid struck tree on
e Pond street, from which it passed into the
|. p,rlor Of the residence Of Rev. Mr.. Bickiord,
} IN which Mr.. Il, and his children were
T sitting. The house was badly damaged.
4 4 house on exchange street occupied by
= Mr.. Doyle, was struck. Several children Of
% Mr.. u. were affected by the nued. and the
h house was considerably damaged.
FarGALlrY AxovG THE NEGROES. In tho
!. foundry VI Ga.y, MeCane 4 To-. atSt. LOU
is, among its two hundred and seventy oper.
:. atives ara two negroes. who began life a {
o the establishment 10 1919. Ms slaves. BY
dint Of unlagging industry, in the course OF
time, one Of them bought himself, vile and
! five children, pay ins or himself Z ,lG0,and
on an average Tor wife and children. $500
CT, This negro is now supposed To 10
+, worth in his own right more than $4,000,
4 in rcal estate. in that city. Another negro
i entering the factory about the same time.
!, am ssed sufficient money, by his attention to
duty. to purchase himself at tho price Of
= 81 500. his wife mt $500 and four chlldren,
at 800 each. and Is now worth 5000 In
!. real estate. These negrocs were bought from
: their masters by Mr.. Gray, with the under.
, standing that they should work themselves
!. free, and out OF his own pockets he gave two
, per cent. interest on the deferred payments.
!, The children Of both are now rccelveing al
r excellent education, at the public schools Of
st. Louis.
KILLED ny LIGHTNING. On Monday even
ing we were visited by min storm.
accompanied by considerable lightning. 4
very sharp fash 7 " o clock, struck the
house Of Me-. John Kimball. ofthis city tear
ing large hole through the roof, and in
stantly killing Mr.. X. HIS wife who was
just stepping into the door from tfe,yard was
+ thrown down. but not seriously injured.
, Another fash, abou. the same time, struch
the house OF Mr.. Hiram Ycaton, in Belgrade.
From appearances. IL seems that IL struck
the chimney which II followed, on the out
sidc, to the chamber beneath. then left the
/. chimney, attracted by the hinge Of closet
door. which il melted. passing down through
the floor and following the partition into q
lower room, where Mr.. Yeaton was sitting.
Here. following nail, II left the partition,
striking Mr.. Y. on the head. and following
down his left side and leg, passing out thro'
his boot, which II split, considerably burn.
ing and instantly killing HIM. IL then fol-
VI lowed a sleeper OF the house. passing OF INTO
the ground. His sister. who was In an nd.
Joining room. was struck by what seemed TO
DO potion Of thc:same discharg. and was
, somewhat burned and stunned but 10 recoy.
L..