The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-12-11
1sms 6atbsrinss, NJ.

The chairs Of the new Hall Of Represen-
tatives at Washington, cost so each, and
the desks 800 each.
There are at present ut the Navy Yard in
Kittery, sci men. The highest number OF
men employed was in the month OF Septem-
Der, when the roll-book contained the names
Of GGl men.
The New York Central railroad company
manufactures its own railroad iron, at less
cost than one-half Of its market value. The
average cost to railroad companies is at pres
emit sixty to sixty.fve dollars per ton, while
the cost TO the manufacturers b stated to be
about thirty dollars.
SHARP PRACTICE. Alta certain knitting
establishment in Troy, the proprietor some
weeks since informed his hands that he should
le obliged to suspend operations, as he had
no demand for his goods. The operators
avoided a suspension. however, by method
"a novel as il was creditable. They ran the
mill on half time, and purchased in the az
tcrnoon the goods which they had manuiac-
tured in the morning, peddling them thro
the city and vicinity. In this way they have
kept themselves in employment ever since,
F,r, DISASTER. On Thanksgiving day.
Mr.. Andrew Emmons, Of Kennebunk, aged
SO years, came to Portsmouth to spend the
day in the family Of his son-in. law, Mr.. 4.
NJ. Snow. Hc was alone, and in stepping
out of the cars Mt the Portsmouth depot, he
sailed on one side, broke his wrist, and in
falling, struck the latch of door into his
temple. lie was carried in a senseless state
TO his daughter, 80 disfgured that she ad-
ministcred TO his wounds for time without
Knowing 1t was her father. He died on Sat
urday eyening.-Porismouih Journal
PENNSYLVANIA COAL TRADE. The Phlla-
delphia papers say that notwithstanding the
depression OF business, this year, the amount
of coal sent to market from the Pennsylya
nia regions east Of the Alleghanies, will
reach ZOO, 900 tons, valued ut the mines at
80 per ton, and from the bituminOus region
west of the mountains, there will be dug out
"A million and u half tons, worth three mil
lions dollars. 81 Pennsylvania gets for her
coal at the mines, this year SlI 900 600, and
il the cost paid for transportation when 1t
reaches market is added, il will make an az
sregate OF 3i,OOO,OOo.
TnE OIL M,RxEr.-The New Bedford
Standard says, six hundred barrels OF sperm
oil have been sold in that market at % cents,
with six months interest added. This Is the
lowest point ye: rcac. cd. Whale Is dull at
90 to 60 cents.
Charles III. Goodwin. engineer in al
blind factory in Greenfield, Mass, goes To-
England in the next steamer TO look after
an estate Of $500 900, left to himself, his
father and aunt, by brother OF his father
and aunt, by brother OF his father lately
deceased in London.
A SHORT SERMON AND GOOD oSE. The
Rev. DIR. B of Philadelphia is noted for
brief, sententious 81 wings in the pulpit and
out of il. AS he was coming down Chest
nut street the other day, gentleman asked
him, "Sir. can you tell me how to find the
Sheriirs officc?" "Yes SIR" was the reply.
"erery time you earn flee dollars spend teR"
Saving this, the Doctor walked on, leaving
his qucstioner gaping ON the sidewalk. lie
was a stranger who had come TO town ON
business, and asked for information; but
the more he pondered the more he was con-
WINGED that his unknown informant had an
swered him wiscly.-N. Y. O6Scrrer, Dec. j.
"CoME DOWN, SAY" The Washington I
Star, the little hand organ OF President Blu
chanan, cracks the whip in the following
style over those democratic papers OF the
,k,t ha t,razuunal tn spssak forms
of condemnation of the Kansas swindlc:
"Many democratic presses which have
taken stand against the action OF the con-
ventiOn, have done it, apparently, upon IN
correct and defective information, or enron.
cous views OF the effect of some OF the pro-
visions Of the constitution and the schedule,
and IL may be supposed that they TiH recon-
aGcr thar judgment Of the matter.
L. 5. SENATOR. TX Governor Hammond
has been elected L. ;. Senator from South
Carolina, in place Of Hon. n. Il. Butler, de-
ceased.
The officer who pulled Gen. Jackson 5 nose
in public, when he was president, has been
appointed by the present administration SUI
perintcndcnt of the Arsenal at Washington
The modern democracy not only insults the
memory OF the old hero by adopting the
principles of his enemies, but by warming
with place the hand that struck him.
THE INEQUALITIES on JUSTIsE VIM. y.
Tuckerman. who stole $780, 900 from the
Eastern Railroad Corporation, while Treas
urer, and 10000 or 81 600 from the L. ).
4 Il. Railroad Co.. and who has recently
been detected in extensive mail rObbcries, has
been at large on hail while Edward llodg-
kins for stealing u canary bird and cage, was
in our Court on Tuesday sentenced 10 two
years imprisonment in the State Prison and
Leonard Allen for breaking and entering the
house of William Blair Of Falmouth, and
stealing therefrom 1926, was sentenced to
hard labor in the State Prison for fee years
Portland Adren iscr.
Old Zachariah Robbins lived in Wood Co.,
Miss. and was called ON TO prove the insan.
ity of young man ON trial for an assault
with intent 10 kill. lie sworc that he had
no doubt whatever but that the prisoner was
an insane man. On his cross examation he
was required to state the reasons for this
opinion.
"Why, bless your LIE, said he, 81 We
known Jimmy alters, and he's allers ben
dimocrat, and when the dimicratic party
put up their man last fall, Jimmy didn't
vote for him. and alters think that dim
ient tina, don't stick to his party amt in
his right mind "
Jimmy was acquitted, for old Zachariah's
opinion prevails very generally in tina, re-
gion, rs we'll Us in this.
Rev. Z. ii Chaplin has nobly devoted the
entire proceeds OF his public lectures for
this winter TO the poor Of New York; Rev.
DIR. vinton Of the same city has also done
the same good thing.
Wup CHERRY, We hear 50 much said of