The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-05-08

VAeeording 70 Brigham Young, the
population Of Utah now numbers ninety.6vs
thousand souls.
A SPECIMEN or VIRGINIA cuwALRY.-In the
Third Congressional District Of Virginia, Mr..
Lipscomt announces himself a. candidate
In an address. He nays he l. o progressive
Democrat" and promises, II elected, to
"oowh,ds the 6rst Northern rascal who
darcs to Insult his constituents by making
an offensive speech on the subject ofslavcry!"
and that "he would like 10 have the pleasure
Of stripping the back Of Burlingame." Hs
promises to "treat the Northern bully wous
than the lAmsntsd Brooks did his colleague
in the Senate, old Samncr!"
HTbo trial Of Mrs. Cunningham for the
murder Of DR.. Burdell was commenced In
New York on Monday. Mrs. Cunningham
was present with her two daughters, all
dressed in deep mourning, but looking very
cheerful. Eckel was also present. The
whole day was spent chiefly in getting . ju.
~. One hundred and ffty jurors were fined
for non.sppeannoc. Mr.. C.s counsel
waived the reading Of the indictment, she
pleading not guilty and dsmandeda trial on
the indictment.
NEW PoLlTIcAL MOVEMENT IN PESSsrL-
vASn. A despatch from Harrisburg 10
ports an important combination as develop
ing In the politics Of that State. The regu.
lar democrats have nominated William J.
Packer for Governor, and the Republicans
and moderate Americans have united on
David wilmot. Now, however, the disaf-
fected Democrat, and tho stnisht-Out Amer.
leans propose to unite upon Governor Gea.
ry, Is an independent third candidate. and
the third despatch says he has agreed to &C.
cept their nomination. Great excitement
prevails among the politicians Of the State.
A SIoS IN Pennsylvania. At recent
Charter Election, in Brownsville, Pa,
whi,h hitherto, has been strongly locofoco,
Seth T. Hurd, Esq Republican, at
gentleman extensively known in this vlcini.
ty, and whose efficient labon In the Rspub.
licaa cause last fall will be well remember.
ed, was elected Mayor by a large Majority,
and the Council, with one exception, are Of
the same political complexion.
Similar political changes have been e1hb.
tied in other late municipal elections in that
State, which. from these indications, will,
no doubt, .ell good tale at the approach.
lns fall election for Governor.-Dopr En-.
qmrr.
SIGNIFICANT. An exchange calls atten.
ton to the remarkable fact that every one
Of the men appointed to Office IN California
by Mr.. Buchanan, Is Southern man-not
single man from free State 10 chosen,
though more than one half Of the population
of California Is from the free States. These
ten appointecs have about three hundred
subordinates to appoint, most Of whom will
be Southern men. Still further, eight CT
the ten have held Office during the whole
term of Pierce's administration. This looks
as though the South had lts eye upon Low
err California. It always has its eye upon
something and its hand too-when 1t can.
ONO LEGISLATURE Cincinnati, April ~.
The OHIO Legislature adjourned on Saturday,
after passing the bill making 1t Penitenti-
AIRY offence to claim or hold slaves in Ohio,
or to attempt to carry away from the State
as slave any pcrson Of color. Resolutions
werc thus adopted declaring 1t to be duty
to use oil power consistent with the nation.
al compact to prevent tho increase, and to mi.
tigate, and finally eradicate slavery from tho
Union and that the ordinance Of 1887, 30
far as it is concerned slavery, should DO
transferred to NIL tho territories Of the Uni
ted Suites; and the Senator'S and Represen-
tatives in Congress from Ohio arc instructed
and requested to vote against the admission
of any new State, unless slavery be excluded
by its constitution.
FULLER, MOORE AND PARRB.-"Perl' y"
writes from Washington to the Boston Jour
nal:
"Mr. Fuller Of Maine 10 ut last in the
Treasury Department (p I predicted no
would be when 'sketching' him some months
ago, taking the place vacated by Mr.. Clay.
ton, wh,, as the schoolmate and townsman
Of Secretary Cobb, was made Assistant Sec
Rotary. Gen. Moore, who commenced Us an
applicant for Cabinet Office, then aimed at
the Boston Custom Honsc, and then looked
toward Portland, was somewhat in Mr.
ler's way for the Second Authorship, but
b been promised better place. IL Is ru-
lnored that Gen. Paris, Virgil Delphini,
We presumed another 'orlginal Buchanan
Maniac Is ~ have Ger. Cushman's place
as commissioner W regulate tho fishery lin-
It's"
MAr.DAY.-That pleasant anniversary
for tho children, and which should not b.
overlooked by their elders, M.y.Day has
once moro made its grateful ~ appearances
IN the style Of the seasons. In the old days
Of "merris Enslan l." this was one vi tho
most chosen and widely celebrated Of all the
Holidays If the year. IL Is yet celebrated
there, with far more spirit than with US, In
these colder latitudes. But in not few
villages To day, even in cold New England
the May pole will b set upin some wood
land dell and the faircst maiden present
crowned Us queen Of the May, while the
merry danes goes on and nm abundance OF
flowers flor there are such things even hsrc)
DO showered down on the festive throng.-
The May.aower, that pilgrim beauty Of the
woods, which grows ~ luIuriously in Plym-
outh, and the dry sands Of the Caps Is now
IN its perfection, and many u raro boquet OF