The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-09-18

was soon To DO held nc san jose.
Mr.. Buchanan's letter in reply to
the New Haven memorial, has given great
satisfaction to the extreme South.
- The Louisiana Corrisr asserts that
there is free soil party under the surface,
in New Orleans. The Courier says there are
great many men there who sympathi.ed
with the Fremont party in the last election.
The Richmond Wing says, at is
probable tina, the vacant seat Of Judge Cur
It's will he offered To Rufus Choatc, of Massa-
ehusetts."
Sixty lumbermen left Bangor on Monday
for Missouri to procure lumber for the
bridges, DC, the Hannibal & St. Joseph
railroad.
Col. Benton is lying III a. Washington in
critical condition with constipation Of the
bowels. He Il attended, by Drs. Hall and
May. ~ ....a -r
NEwpArrRs IN INV HAxrsnKE.-The
Manchester ADiercGH gives list OF the
newspapers published in New Hampshire
They number IS, al of which are weeklies !
but three. Is of the political papers are
Republican, and twelve Democratic.
The Shakers ut Enfield have two acres
OF Chinese sugar cane growing, which prom
isc u fine yield Of sweets-eisht stocks hav-
ing been found sufficient to produce a quart
Of molasses.
Mr.. Isaiah Tlodgdon Of Tamworth
was killed by falling down stairs week DO
fore last. lie and his wife went up stairs
and his wife went to bed, but he sat down
at the top of the stairs and ], IS supposed
fell asleep and pitched down, breaking his
neck.
At Concord, n. H.. on Saturday. rs
one Of the stewards at the Asylum was lead.
ing large bull out to drink. he was attack
ed by the animal and thrown down, and his
shoulder dislocated. lie held on to the
chain to proven, infant death and called for
help. While he lay on the ground, with
the bull raying aud tearing over him, as
sistancs arrived and he was rescued. rs
the bull was unmanageable it was necessary
to shoot him to prevent further damage.
- Gen. Mclean, in recent speech in
Kansas, s,id he was in favor OF slavery, be-
cause there must he meniil class in every
society. He wanted a servant to black his
boots. aud he preferred negro to white
man. because he could kicka niger, II he
didn't do il right, with more comPlacency
tn he could kick white man, as he was
more accustomed 10 it.
- la Wrentham, Mass, man named
Lewis shot his wife Caroline through the
neck with fowllng piece, in Wrentham,
and then struck her upon the temple with
the breach of the piece, fracturing the skull
and shiyering the gun stock. The husband
il is said, was led to the deed, rs he states,
by the improper conduct of his wife. d
Por,roEs The Bangor News, of the 18th
inst. has the following article. We believe
potatoes have since sold there for shilling
n bushol:
1.-The steamer Menemon Sanford, for BOs-
ton, Yesterday took us pant OF her freight,
4. Il nd M
have had AS many more If her agents had
not felt compelled To reserve considerable
space for the stopping places down river
4 telegraph irom Rockland alone asked
them 10 save room for 600 barrels. The
boat had probably nearly 5000 bbls. OF Po-
tatoes in all. The anxiety OF dealers to get
their stocks OF their hands has induced them
10 send by railroad to Portland, and thence |
by boat To Bsion, at u larger expense. AS
many ~ 1000 barrels left the city Yesterday.
The hest of jackson potatoes were selling
for from 10 to 10 cents, inferior qualities 80
70 10.
Dts,PrE,R,S y OF WoN,N. Punch thus
expresses his distress at the disappearance
of woman from tho face Of the earth
There ara no women nowadays. In
stead OF women we have towering edihces
of silk. lace and flowers. You SEQ u millin-
er's large advertising van that slides along
with rustlins sound, and you are told that
this il "A wJmIn; bat as You cannot APP
preach within several yards ct the monster
obstruction, You cannot tell what IL Is be-
yond sJmethir: that looks like an entire
shop front put in motion. with all the goods
=. :, Los II. Il hall A
any Snowman would op.n an exhibition,
where one could see woman such as wo-
man were in my young days. slim slender,
graceful. well prOportioned, and everything
that was beautiful, Instead oi the animated
warirobes and unrecogniSible bundles OF
fine clothes as they now are really believe
that an entcrprising Snowman like that
would rapidly make largo fJrtane.
Mr.. ADAMS AND TUE BIBLE. In letter
- his son in ISL, John Quincy Adams
says
have for many years made it n practice
10 read the Bible through once every year.
Nv custom IL 10 read iour or i've chapters
every morning. Immediately alter rising
from my bell IL employs about an hnur OF
my ti,ae. and seems ~ ms the most suitable
manner OF beginning the day. In what
light soeyer we regard the Blblc, whether
with references Ia revelation, To history. OF
To morality, it Is an invaluable and mex
haustibe mine of knowledge and virtue.
OH AND Poor. A writer in the Boston
Courier (GeOrgO II llillard) thus touching
IN expresses great truth
"lt was inrmerly our fortune mot an en-
viable one) to administer the insOlyent law.
An old man, who came under our jurisiic-
ton, once said to US Ii is hard 10 be old
and poor Ia was simple remark; but
the tone and look gave it pAthos and signii-
fc,nce and how sadly, painfully true 10 Is :
The young man can coniront fortune; the
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