The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-08-07
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-Oiice seekers make loud complaints
regarding Mr.. Buchanan. They say that
although they once had high expectations
Of him. he don't turn out we'll.
gPIn Kennebunk, on Saturday last, the
residence Of Col VIM. l.. Thompson and Er.
ekiel Wakefield wee, struck by lightning
and considerably damaged.
THE Belfast Age is Informed by an
intelligent gentleman that the apple crop in
Maine this year will be almost u perfect
failure. The severe cold weather Of last
winter had disastrous effect upon the trees.
Suicide or SENATOR Rusk. Nar Orleans.
Aug. 4.-Adyiees from Texas say senator
Rusx committed suicide ut his residence on
the Goth ult., by shooting himself through
the head with rifle. No cause is assigned.
- Oreide Is the name OF new and
cheap combination Of metals, closely rcsem.
hing gnld II Is said a great del OF chcet-
ing will he carried on by its aid. or course
the wooden nutmeg folks have got hold Of it
already.
SrRrcnNIYE WHISKY. The Lebanon
| (0hio) Star records the death Of four men
from drinking whiskey with strychnine in
I. Ii also says that tens Of thousands OF
fsh In the stream below the disiillery have
died. Two tons OF dead 6sh have been Ia
ken cut, u mill race being literally chok.
ed with them.
SUDDEN DEATH A gentleman belonging
in Halifax. by the name Of George Lewis,
died very suddenly Of disease Of the heart, on
Saturday evening in the cars just rs they leit
the Berwick Junction for this city Tie ar
rived in Boston 90 Saturday in the St. John
boat, and was on his way to Quebec, to 81.
fe-t the sale o. cargo Of sugar.-PorfiaHd
Adcerfiier, August 8.
~ A female slave in Anne Arunlel
county, Nd, attempted to cut her throat
, with razor, then made three great gashes
Finding she was not dead, she made a rush
for neishboring str am, but fell exhaust.
ed with loss OF blood. and then tore out her
bowels with her hands till she relapsed into
inssnsibility She was picked up and
{ strange as 1t may seem, the hardy African
: is now IN lair way for recovery.
"A grocer and butcher Of Newark
who visited Jersey City on Friday in his
wagon, put 500 in the brttom Of his h II
bushel measure OF oats or horse feed. for
: safe keeping fearing robbers. At the New
York ferry he stepped out q moment when
the team ran away. and the next morning
: che butcher found his wagon, but the hor,e
; was mi.sing. Tho money had als1 tax n
, , unto itself wings and hJwn away. for the
measure was empty and the oats spilled
: kNba,, la epla Ii. h,,zn la. ill a
get clue IN the men that stole his money.
STORMY. Storms and tempcs,s seem 20 be
: the order of the season. At Albany, n. y,
}. On Saturday terrific storm OF rain made
0 riy,rs Of the streets, swept away pavement
and curbstOne, and filled the Easements with
4 mud and paving stones. At Hartford,
. Conn, on Sunday, n terrible storm and
u food inundated cellars, while the lightning
struck in 3 veral p,acss. In Middlesex Co,
Mass, on Friday, O frightiul tornado level.
i. ed barns and houses and carried trees, men
and horses intp the air. The people were
h drcadfully frightened but nobody was kill.
. ed.
:. SHINING DEAR. The last bear story Is
I, told by the Bangor Journal -
| OHt HlHut Itrt N'fh, ~ tue rhE' lEOH
J. Calais was passing along beyond Aurora,
I, big bear was discovered sitting very COM
p,seily in the middle &c the rOid - and ~
~. he declined to yield the right of way, the
!. ,iriyer and pas myers turned 10 and stoned
him of the track. Brain gr1wled his dis
app obiion Of that mod, Of pfocceJing-
but finally gave way to superior numbers -
- The trial of Miss Madelcinc Smith
IN the high Judicial Court ut Edinburgh,
IN cage Of having poisoned her lover, NJ.
c L'Angclier, has resulted in an acquittal.-
Z, which sailed from Liverpool for New York
q On the | lth inst, lt Is stated that the ey-
idencs adduced IN the case tended to the
. presumption that the deceased took the ar.
senc in small doses, for n long time. IL or
der to improve his complexion, and the grad.
J ual accumulation killed him.
ANOTHER MINISTER DRIVEN OUT or TuE
urH.- Rev. Henry Cherry, formerly
missionary Of the American Bard in India,
= and for seyera, years pastor Of n Presbyts-
rian Church in Georgia, his just returned
8 To Rochester, where he formerly resided,
having been forced TO leave the South ON
u account Of his political sentiments, which
q were on th. side of freedom, and not Of
d slavery. We are informed th he intends
u 10 remove to Michigan. As his pulpit IN
G ,orgia Is now ant, VIZ expect SION 70
x hear a call for volunteers. Some minister
'e who has only SIN Il capital Of the Gospel
= will there find an excellent chance to invest
l. it.
= EycAaPMRyr. The Commanier.in Chief
has ordered the following COMPANIES 10 per.
4 form camp duty. with the troops Of 9Th
: Division, on the l-t, 81 and Sd days Of sep
tcmbsr, in this city:
, !, Company A Of Artillery. OF Biddeford.
!. Company A Of Light Infantry, Of S.co
9 Company B of Light Infantry, Of Kit
:, terry.
Company A of Cavalry, Of Action, in the
> First Division
/, Company A Of Artil erv, OF Paris.
Company Aof Light Iniantry.oi Norway.
in the Sixth Division. -PorfidRd Advertiser.
y SAD OCCURRENCE. Two young lad.
yesterday afternoon, one by the name OF
James McClinchy, aged about 10 years, tho
other, Charles Dehan, aged about ] j. won't
4 over the p. S. a. =. railroad bridgc. for the
purpose Of picking blucberrier. On their
return, about clock, tho McClinchy boy
Tell through the bridge, and the other. for
. the purpose OF rescuing him, immediately
jumped into the wates. and before assistance
, could BE- rendered. both weredrowncd The
body Of young McClinchy has been recover
cl-uni search was being made last night
fcr tie recovery Of the other but at / 1t
.c'C unts, without succcss.-Porfiand id.
cdhI.r.
Tux SOUTHERN RorrE TO THT PAcrrc.-
The st. Louis Democrat Is doing good SER
wee IN exposing the Vaccinations of the
slavery eStensionists. Il shows that the de-
clslon by the present administration in IA