The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-08-21

Merchants Powder Magazine. containing
the whole stock Of Halifax, exploded with .
terrific ccncussion, shortly after midnight
last night. One man was killed and fifteen
injured five houses were demolished, and
ten Others partially destroyed.
Tho government magazines and the new
barracks were much shattered, and nearly
all the windows in tho north part Of the city
were broken. Tho damage is estimated ut
800, 900. IL Is supposed to have been the
work Of an incendiary.
The most intense excitement prevailed
throughout the city for hours. Many per-
sons were thrown from their beds, and others,
bewildered, rushed to the streets for safety
imagining an earthquake had occurred.
The New York police, Friday night,
arrested drunken poet with the following
epigram in his hat. He was handed over
to tho District Attorney
A Butt or came tor his measure Of praise,
At the darling public's beck
Some were for g,ying bushel of lays,
And some for only Peck.
But ere the green ehaplet encircled his head,
A parsons daughter fair
Rudely placed II On hers, instead,
Aud len him Nothing to Wear.
The Bangor Wing mentions case OF get
ting married, where the bridegroom came
down to Bangor FROM Carmel and purchas.
ed pair of white silk gloves and two gal
Ions Of New England rum to celebrate the
nuptial ceremonies.
The AMERICAN HoRsTs. Mr.. Tenbroeck's
horses, Pryor and Prioress, have failed in the
run for the Goodwood cup. Recent letters
from Mr.. Tenbroock declared his purpose
il he did not win the Goodwood cup, to
challenge the winner to match ut four
mile heats for so 900. Porter's Spirit oil
the Times states from the same authority
that the American horses are withdrawn
from Ebor Handicap where they were un
fairly weighed, but are entered for several
other races-among them the New Market
Houghton, four mile race, 10th ofOctober
for which Prior and Lecompte are entered
and Prioress is entered for two mile dasl,
ut Lewes, 10th of this month.
The success Of the American horses II
England Is rather problematical. The ami
mails may be affected by climate and othe
circumstances. very uniavorab'y, though !
possible that they may yet achieve marke'
success. The case Is not quite parable
with yachting. The America won her hon
ors in the element which was the same q
her in England and the United States. Sh
wanted only the breeze and the billow to es
tablish her renown past all cavil.-Baifimor
Sun.
The DEMOCRACY OF TIE DAY. Col Ste
phenson, one Of the Kentucky old lin
Wings converted to modern democracy
who has Just been elected by That party 4
Congress, was accused by the h. n sof say
ing that General jackson was "a liar
slanderer and u vindictive old tyrant." BE
ing cornered ut Maysyille the other day a
to his opinion Of jackson, he said that b
had used the expressions concerning the oil
General with which he was charged, an
declared that what he had said icas sractl
ihs opfnion he entertained Of General Jack
son, and under no circumstances would h
retract it. lie said that no dead hon shout
scare him from his opinions, and il peopl,
thought that Gen. jackson could do IL, the
were mistaken. This frank avowsl Of hi
opinions, OF course, did not injure him l
the estimation Of his present supporters
lie was +" good enough democrats 70
them. The democracy o. the present day
compared with that OF Gen Jackson's time
is very much like the boys knife whic
had had two new blades and three new har
dies, and WIS still the identical knife whic
his grandfather had owned half a centur
before.-Dorer Enquirer.
MIS-. CUNNINGHAM" Ii Is among the Gu
riosities Of the law, that Mrs. Cunningham
guilt in legal view requires decision Z
the Surrogate in her favor in regard to be
alleged marriage. II II is decided thai sh
was married to DIR. Burdell, then she CON
mitted a serious offence IN attempting to i'm
Pose a spurious claimant upon his estate
bat IL it shall be decided that she was nc
married. then she has only pretended tina
she gave birth to IN illegitimate child, On
has been guilty Of no crime, in the eye Q
the lew, which, Us our readers have oil bee
informed. is the perfection Of human reason
II Mrs. Cunningham can show that she wa
an imposter in alleging that she Was mai
ried 10 DIR. Burdell, she will escape the con
sequences Of her attempted impo-ture in prs
tending TO have produced an heir to his e.
tate. In other words, her hope OF escapin
the punishment Of one crime, consists IN he
proving that she attempted another for Oh
same great purpose, TO get possession Q
property to which she had no claim. |
may be presumed that, in this way, the Ia
dy has good defence. Ii is intimated, o.
what ground we do not know, that the opiu
ion Of the Surrogate, which will not be a
all affected by this last development. will b
asain.t the Illeged marriage. - Proridenc
Journal.
The MISSOURI ELECTION. The ST. LOU
Republican Of Monday the 10Th, has eles
ton returns from IS counties. many Of ther
Official, all, IL is supposed, reliable. Tho
show Rollins to be leading Stewart, 1850
The St. LOUIS Intelligrncer, August lC
says: I'm the southwest, where Bnchana
received his heaviest majorities, Rollins hs
carried nearly every county tho return
from the remaining counties in that sectio
cannot but be Of the most favorable CON
ple1ion. wehave, also, rumored gains e
Rollins in Cas-, Caldwell, Usage, BATES
Bollinger, Stoddard, and others. Wetbin
the final footing up viii bear US out ]
claiming the State Tor Rollins BY $500 ma
jority. At the time Of making up our b,
BILE, IL is generally conceded on both sides
in st. Louis. that Rollins election il sure b
between 300 and 1000" The st. Loui
Democrat, Aug. 10, foots up Rollins una
jority at 4O25, with thirty COUNTIES yet 3
hear from, which counties. il says. may ~
dues h,s majority 1000. There =, however
no doubt that Rollins is elected, that III
knsll OF Border RuihAnism 10 sounded 1,
Missouri, and that the dawn Of free labo