The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-06-26

tents. Tho society is now united and Grm.
DR.. Chccyer continues to bear testimony
clearly and decidedly against slavery.
Il Father Sawyer, tho venerable cen
tcnarian preacher, is now in Bangor, where
he intends to make his home His health
remains as good as it has been for some
years past, and his bodily AMI mental vigor
does not seem to have nbated since his visi,
Of last year. He has now eight months Of
his lO2d year.
u Atcrrib!c accident happened in the
excavation of the railway tunnel at llauen.
stein in Switzerland, one day the last of
May. The tunnel suddenly fell in, and al.
most the whole of the laborcrs who were at
that moment at work were either crushed
to death or s,lilcd. About fifty arc believed
to have pcrlshed.
CLEnGYuEy EXPELLED. Tho Wesleyan
Methodist Conference, now in session ut Tor.
onto, c. W., has expelled two of his minis.
tcrs,-the Rev. Mr.. Ilaug, for carrying q
pistol to shoot a man who had clopcd with
his daughter, and the Rev. Mr.. Jones, DO.
cause he jlltcd young lady for better
match.
.y-In the New Hampshire Legislature on
Tuesday last, the resolutions condcmna,ory
of the Drcd Scott decision were considered.
Mr. Grcanlcaf, Of Portsmouth, made an cl.
aboratc speech against them. An adjourn.
mcnt was made till evening. There is much
intercs. manifested in tho discussion, and
the galleries and Hobbies were crowded
e The Comet has been seen from vari-
Gus localities. near the ursa MAYOR. 1t pre-
sents round nebclOus mass Of light, slight
ly concentrated, orabout two minutes Of an
arc in diameter. 1t passed the nearest point
to the earth on the Sth inst. Ii was then
about twenty millions Of miles from our
globe. II has since been rcccling.
THUNDER STORMS. Baltimore and its vi.
einity was visited on wednesday Of last
week with asuccession Of thunder storms, the
most terrific which had been expert cnced
there for several years. The house Of DR..
Theogors p. Murdoch was struck by light
ming and badly injured, and the inmates were
stunned. The Eight Milo House was stuck,
and negro man killed, and the house of j.
Bousari, Sterling Thomas, Esq and 9TH
crs, and schooner Kent were injured. The
storm did some damage to vegetation.
u Another member Of the remarkable
Bccchcr family has just published book
which will meet with violent assaults from
its departure from established orthodoxy.
Catherine L. Beccher, in her Common Sense
applied 10 religion, opens new batteries
against those doctrines of total deprayity.
election and DEGREES, which had before been
SO ably attacked by her brother, DR.. DR..
Edward Bcccher. in his Conjiet of Ages.
o. Ina quarrel between John Clay, a
son of tho departed statesman, and horse
trainer named Elgar, in Lexington, KY,
the former shot the latter twice with pis.
toll. One ball entered his mouth and pass.
ed out behind his ear another ball lodged
in his back. Edgar is reported MORALLY
wounded. Clay Immediately left Iexing.
ton, an has not been heard from since. The
Parties have not been on amicable terms
for some time Cincinnati Commercial,
June Is.
Tnr MoRaoS DARN. The guilty and trca-
sonablc oath which the 10000 Mormons
now in the Sal; Lake valley, and many 9th.
ers scattered in all parts of the country, have
taken upon themselves at the hands of Brig
ham Young and his DANTE followers, reads
as follows:
I" You do solcmnly swear in the presence
Of Almighty God, Ills holy angels and these
witnesses, that you will nvensc the blood
of Joseph Smith on this nation, and teach
the same to your children that you will
from this time hcncciorth and forever begin
and carry on hostiliues against the nation,
and to keep the same intent profound
secret, now and forever, 50 help you God"
FIRE II. LOWELL Between five and six on
Sunday evening, two stOrehouscs, filed with
seasoned lumber, together with n car par.
tally filled with tho SINE article, Opposit,
the Wamesit Steam Mills, Lowell, were to
tally destroyed by fire with their contents
The principal lOoscr are Isaac Place, VIM
fiskc, aud George W. Fiske. whose loss will
probably average $1,000 each. without any
insurance. The fire commenced in the car,
which several boys were seen to leave before