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The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-10-09

A PIcruRE OF EDITORIAL LIrE. Capt.
Mayatt cvinccd proper appreciation OF
editorial life, when he wrote ut is some
thing like the walking OF n thousand
hours. | have fellow feeling, for ]
know a periodical, will wear down ones
existence. In itself, it appears nothing,
the labor is not manifest; nor is it the
labor: il is the continual attention which
it requires. iour life becomes, as it were
disqualification. Oncday'spapcrisnosoon-
or corrected and printed than ON comes
another. 1t is the stone ofSisyphns aud
endless repetition OF toll, and constant
weight upon the mind, continual wear
ing upon the intellect and spirit, demand
ing ali the cxertions of your faculties, at
the same time that you arc compelled to
do the severest druid gerry. To write for
paper is very well, but to edit one is
condemning yourselfto slavery"
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-10-09
SLAVE CATCHING ~ MARrLAyD, 4
letter dated Washington September 9th

SLAVE CATCHING ~ MARYLAND, y
letter dated Washington September 9th ,
says:
~ few days since, about scvcntcca
slaves, including both sexes. were permit.
ted by their masters, residing in this city
to attend camp meeting toward the
North part Of the State, (Maryland.) AZ
ter getting their spiritual strength rc.
ncwed, they concluded to turn their faces
toward the land of the free, and had al.
most succeeded in reaching place Of
safety, when the stampede became known.
a drovcr in Baltimore offered to catch
the fugi,ives for share of the sale money
to the cotton plantations of the SOUTH
The owners having agreed to his propo-
sition, he went in pursuit and brought
back nine of the party, who were yester-
day put en- route for the cotton fclds.-
The profits to the catcher, ] am told,
amounted to more than $4,000. The
rest Of the party have not yet been cap
turcd."
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-10-09

HARVESTING CARROTS. Grind hoo sharp
and send hand along between the rows TO
cut Oft the tops, while another hand with a
team plOws deep frrrow along side of the
first row, close to the carrots the next fur
row will turn them out. Two boys with a
large basket can follow. dig up the carrots,
and put them in the wagon. When your
carrots are harvested the ground is fall plow'
cd. This VIC believe to be good mode.
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UNION AND EASTERN JOURNAL,

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FRioAr at No. I, Central Block, Opposite The biis,
ford House. rsaas-s3,OO per annum, 0r si,oo "
single eopie. cents.
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only authorised agent Cor this paper In the eles o.
New YORK, Boston. and Philsdeipha, ani ts day Gun
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the sane rates reqalrvdby Ills oinees are Nsw
York, TriSans BaiLiingsl BostoH, seholi-ys balld-
ing PAiLadsLpAia, y. W. corner THIRD a"i 0hss'-
nut street.
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MIR. Ericsson is still working ava

AIR. Ericsson is still working away
with honorable perseverance, upon his
caloric engines. lie will not give up tho
correctness OF his theory. He has built
eight small engines since the failure Of
his steamer, aud has now ahoat on tho
Hudson a boat, about seventy feet long,
which he has succeeded in driving at
good rate by tho combustion Of an al.
most incredibly small quantity Of pine
kindling wood. There are two engines,
horizontal, single actin ', and apparently
about thirty inches stroke. The vessel is
an open boat, or mammoth yawl, and tho
paddle wheels are about ten or twelve
feet in diameter.
cFThc pulling Of embryo cities in
the West by parties interested, Is reduced
to q science (; but writer in the Rich.
mond Wing flogs them all on his "good
word" Cor White Cloud. He ays:-
So rapid is its growth, one Of the frst
settlers Of the place, and resident left
ON business, and was absent only two
weeks; when no came back down the
river, he did not recognize the place, and
proceeded hundred nilcs lower down,
looking for the samc little White Cloud
he had dleA few days before.
The Bath (sis.) Seniisei tells the follow.
ing story:
"Ths story goes that Judge Rice, who,
while an excellent jurist b something Of .
politician, was in Washington looking after
the interests Of soms friends and obsained
repeated assurances from Clifford, In parae-
ulsr cases, only 70 be repeatedly deceived.
lie bad become veil nigh dngusssd WIN is we
oourse Of things, when ono day 20 mes ClI-
ford, who, a. usual, was full OF PROFESSIONS
and Offers of service. Az tho lass favor 90
| intended TO ask, the Judge requested him II
no had any influence, TO sce that smith, We
viiI ali him. wus not removed IRON some
nrstiv oesos In Augusta. Your ffiend nay
10 ~ surs, says the chief Of the board OF
Trads. of retaining his place - the sun
shipes. bold that placs right 10 ny oSn
hapds, and In The NIL not fsil you. A asy
or two psssd, and it vss announcsa snAs
Brovn was appointed 70 The Aforesaid omoe'
vics smith rs:novsd. When nsxt thsy net,
tbs ehief bsean' spologstioslly 70 Ay, :" !
h.ve bssa thinking, Judge. that you muse
] believe mo vcfy dlshouess OF vesy veal.
IuYoa havs his Il sxAotly," interrupted. u:
Jsdes, formally toscbing hh has; good
'MuS' -, ...,.p n. arflrt..di 4
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sg-The editor of the LynchbuIg vir-
rinian recently attended the examination
Sf the first class in dictionary and spell
Iins. Mt the high school ofthat city. . . .
Teacher (to Bob S,nithcr. Spell Ad-
mittancc. .g'i'edisl tsiiiii 'ai mn = "a
) Bob.--A-d.m-i-t-, admit, ,t-a-n-c-c' tance'
adinittance. il- -EE D .r..i .,s1H,s = /.
TeachOr.--Go0d! Give tho deiin',
Bobee5 cents-niggcrs and children
half priceT,frGGt seals seats for lad'esTI i4 - no
smoking allowed wed ,,-t, :. : 'rol,sis.or ,
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figure fe-t 3 beauty, an enjoyment in ths heart
OF man. to be more fully Tealiz d, not many years
hence, laI il as yet known - th, age OF unrest
How any such great end ia TO be gained except
under some powerful Leadership cannO. understand.
j know that some think the days for such guild.
have passed away; that the Newspaper and
the book are DO such work has been done here
tofore by Moses and Hildebrand and Luther and
Whitfield. Til human nature becomes changed
cannot thus believe. Men NAV love abstract IDEAS
when they take form in fact or aoecdote,
they love them still more but when they become IN
Carnate In wonderful being, with the gushing
sensibi,es, the terrible passions, the iron wiz,
the despOtic Intellectual convictions OF Luther,
then il is that men grow mady enthusiastic IN their
love Of them. Then it is that mighty masses can
be concentrated and hurled against the miserable
dsintegraton Of the tenth century, the foul corrup
tiOns OF the fifteenth the infdelty OF the last and
the egonizing unrest of the present Perhaps the
man for the latter era Is preparing now. But do not
envy him. The evils he is to combat he must have
learned of by years Of a long, slow, drop-by -drop
experience Of them; the hopes he ia 10 realize he
must have been grssping at but to miss them through
a like period. Ii is but the history Of his
brethren In great social and ecclesiastical reforma-
tons; Moses grOanng under Egyptian bondage;
Hdebrand oppressed exile; Luther living for
four days at time without eating and three weeks
without sleeping; Whitfield for many fortnight
lying upon his face in an agony uniting him for
lfe's duties Godpity such men But, when needed,
thanks be to the God who in mercy sends them.
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columns and commenced numbering and robbing in
Gieir rear.
The Cheyennes are eneng the bcdest aud most
warlike Indians Western prairies, and IT once
fairly aroused will be difficult 20 subdue. They nun
Der about one thousand WARRIOR and viii doubtless be
5oined by many Sioux braves, with whom they are
closely connected.
As there are a great many emigrants crossing the
Plains this season It is very much to DE feared that
we shall soon hear of other catastrophes similar to that
described below. 49,
Oar Quiet community has just been thrown into con-
siderable excitement by the news that the In5ians,
supposed TO be the Cheyennes, have attacked small
Marty of emigrants about eighty miles west Of Fort
Riley and killed -four men and wounded two men and
one woman. One Of the survivors, Mr.. 4. F. Weaver,
has reached this place and makes the following state
ment:
About 80 miles from the post on the Republican
Fork Of Kansas River my party had iust left camp
the morning Of Saturday the 9Th Of June 1857 about
. o'clock. About $50 Indians mounted charged on
our train and surrounded IT. they commenced firing on
our mem they killed four Of party. After their
guns discharged the Indians retired 10 n creek
close by and continued their fire until left the wag-
ons. Before we bad got out of sight they had emped
the wagons; part OF them pursued us. Our party
consisted Of ten men, eight women and ten children.
eft the party coming down in this direction with two
men and one woman wounded, all on foot and out OF
prOvis One of the four men killed was endeavOr-
t. escape but overtakeD, and the last that was
Seen o. him the Indians dragging him by a lar
riat The Of three Of the men killed are 5. d.
Weaver, NJ. Lewis and Sam Smith. The wounded
are j. Houston, j. Smith, and a woman, name IN
known. Capt. Hendrickson, with two companies OF
fhe Sixth Infantry, who had just arrived from Fort
1eavenworth has gone out to bring in the survivors
~ his command is foot il will be impossible Tor him
f. pursue the Indians who all well mounted
This may be looked upon as the commencement o.
Che Cheyenne war. Col. Sumner has gone after this
tribe, but portion OF his command s on the Arkan
sas and the other on the Platte 200 miles apart 80 tha
1he Indians have fine chanc eOf slipping 10 between
and getting in his rear which il appears they have
done. AS the emigration crossing the Plains this yea
is very large there will be great loss of life and
property unless the Government promptly sends ad
ctana mounted force in that direction II Instead o.
Sending such unnecessarily large number of troops
10 Utah, portion should be sent to chastise the In
dans who numbering aud robbing our citizens at
Cur yery doors.
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BROOKLYN BOARD OF HEALTH

hessTs. Purcels, Walsh, Scholes and Fthan. The
Health Officer reported that he had examined the
cargo of the brig Anna Munson, from Aspinwall with
hides, and found them TO be in good condition. After
some discussion AID Scholes moved that the captain
have permission to land his other cargo except hides
and that the Health Officer report the condition of the
hides at the next meeting Permission denied the brig
Lizzie Ball. from Cardenas to land sugar, the per-
init of the Health Officer was not produced. Also to
the ship Tartar from France with salt. Application
was made for the brig Hope, from Havana, with bal
last to discharge at Atlantic Dock, in consequence Of
the yellow fever being at Havana, and she was or
dered into the stream Immediately.
Permission was granted to the brig Eagle, Bristol
England, to land railroad iron; ship +. Magoon, CAL
lao, guauo; schooner William Phillips, Bucksyille
naval stores. Application made for the bark
Telegraph, Maracaibo, to land coffee, tobacco and
hides. Permission granted to land coffee and to-
bacco, and the hides were referred to the Health
Officer for report. The Board soon after adjourned.
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THE KING THAT Is TO BE.

IFyom ne Lecture on KjaSly Men" BY ts Rev. JOHN D.
WILLARD Of stu Rper, Mass
Ii is snguarly noticeable fact that there is but one
emnently kingly man now concentrating and leading
great or brilliant party in the world. Andrew Jack
Son. Daniel OConnell, Mr.. Calhoun Mr.. Clay, the
Duke of Wellington, Daniel Webster and the Great
Gar. are all gone. Mr.. Mazzni and Gov. Kossuth
can scarcely be ranked as exceptions till they have
more fully proved their kiuglness. am not CARR
sonian, but may not refuse to Mr. Garrison the kngy
rank. The man to whom many gifted followers
look and saw 10 him leader" has gained kingly
place beyond all contraven,On. But there is vacant
chrome at the present time for another OF these mighty
rulers. The coming man has by many been longed
Cor through many years and Tennyson has expressed
o very general wish in these vigorous lines;
"oh God for man with heart, head hand
Like some OF the simple great ones gone
STILL stem man in blatant land.
Arsocrat Democrat, Autocrat-one
Who rule. but who dare not lie"
New ideas and new trials have been for long time
coming upon our era, till-as the official organ Of
great Denomination has ssid-"i is age of discon-
Dent" We therefore naturally looking for Moses
g. lead us into that promised land" where shall
realize that brotherhood that has been long preached
BY Dickens and Tenbyson and Mrs. Child; We are
longing for full enjoyment of the material wealth of
which the time is so proiuse-it merely mocks the
richest Of us yet; we are sick, wcared, hypo-
shOndriac people-muCh in these evils 10 moral and
Ca in its oreinand we hope to be led up from this
"great and waste and terrible wilderness TO land
Of rest where there is less sonowful wearing out and
tie ear Is not panied aud the heart is not
Sick with every days report
0fwTong and outrage with which earth ID filed
am not looking for an immediate millennium; am
net looking for a realization of Fouriers dreams; but
That near an era Of" nobler manners, Purer
laws" believe, in common, think, with many. l
Remember when was little boy in New. York and
used to see the Quakers come 10 Yearly Meeting,
was wont 10 weave TO myself dreams OF their
Lomes as quiet villages OF houses lying AMID green
Lelds and hard by apple orchards from whose leaves
the sunshine glipted and whose brown trunks their
shadows doddered; and thought how sweet
thing ir'nouid be il All the world could be thus
feasah'; 4 nave lived 10 learn that this outward
iorm is but beautiful symbolism; that all men
cannot live In Quaker villages that some must
ewed N crowded cities and some must sail upon great
ssss. But DO stin believe that that symbolism may
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THE TURF.

UNION Course, l.. I.-TRoTTING-Satprd0 June
20, lS57.-Msch s., 900; mile heats best in ), in
harness:
s. Hoaglands g. .. Sarsaparills.. | ]
III. Woodruff ch. 5. Rous ia Boy...........2
Time 2S7i-2:$-2:4e
CyIoY COURSE, l.. I.-TRoTrING-Thu June
Is. lS57.-Match $4,000, mile heats, to saddle:
W Peabody's b. m. Rose of Washing on...... |
w Woodruf's TO & T,cony. .................
Tnie-2:S0-2:Sl.
Sane Day-Purse and state; $3.50 mile heats, best
in 5, 10 harness:
D. Pliers TO- s. Captain Henry. Received forfeit.
Owner (. rad forfeit.
Owner mare. iiirll-
UsIoN COURSE, l.. L-TRorTISG.-Th Thursday, June
is. lS9.-Mstch 500, two miles and repeat, to
wagons:
Mr. Henderson's Dr. gcldng Bill. Received forfeit.
H. Moodrua,s N. Julis. ........... fald forfeit.
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FIRES.
FIRES IL BRO0gLYs.

About IL o'clock on Saturday night fire broke out
in range of frame tenement houses IN fwenty-nrst
street, between Fourth and Ffth avenues The names
were soon e1tinguished. The damage amounted 70
about so BY fire, and almost double the amount oy
water.
Between and O'Clock the same night fire broke
out on the corner of Nassau aud Gold streets. man
named Francis Kennigen who lodged in the house,
was badly burned. He was conveyed to the Hospital
By Officer Phalon Of the Secord District Police
FALSE ALARMS.
There was false alarm of ire in the Eastern Ds
tric, at 10 O'Clock Saturday evening, and another
shortly after O'Clock yesterday morning. While re-
turning home through Grand street, Engine 20 NO.
and Hoe Co. No are said to have assaulted Engae
Co. No. 7. Chief Engineer Talbot has ordered the
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-22

OyE OF THr MUSIcIPAL GUARDTAss FOUND QUITE
CoNFoRTABLE-As ex-offieer A. NJ. c. Smith OF No.
1856 West Thirteenth street. and Mr. Matthew Teller OF
No. 10 Jane street. returning to their respective
homes about II o'clock Saturday night last, their
attention was called by two eolored girls to man
lyirg across the sidewalk in Fifteenth street. Upon
repairing thither they found man dressed in the
Uniform of a Municipal or Wood policeman, aud in
such beasty state Of ntoXeation as to be insensloe
TO their efforts by shaking to arouse him. They then
Invested him Of his star and club and with the latter
endeavored, by rsppng, 10 summon the presence OF
some policeman Of the Ward TO take charge of the
helpless officer, but without success; whereupon
Me.srs Smith and Teller proceeded to the station
House at Jefferson Market and informed Sergest Car
pepter of the fact The latter Immediately dispatched
Officer Clark TO look after the faithful guardian OF the
city, After several Intellectual attempts to arouse the
star Officer Clark with some assistance, succeeded
in getting their subject to the Station-House of the
Ninth Ward Metropolitan Police, where be was de.
tanned for the night and yesterday morning, on being
taken before Justice Flsndreau Of the Second District
Court, be was fined sl0 which he paid and LEFT with
bis indignant companions. He gave his name as Har-
rson BeIlsmy. member Of the Sixteenth Ward Police
Some Of his friends undertook to be very abusive In
Court, but Justice Flandresu soon put stop to theu
jee by ntimstng what they might expect unless 'n'y
should ceasA their abuse.
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THy MissISc WArcsxkS-IIs BoDr REcovfnEs.
The body Of Michael Fitzgerald. wlo wss 80 SUD-
denly and myseiiously missed sbou, O'Clock on the
morning Of last Friday week, from the pier foot 81
Stanton street, +. r. where he was employed by Mr..
Roche TO watch cargo Of iron, has been recovered
from the water 10, far from where he was st work.
TIE bat and club Of deceased viii be remembered,
found on the pier soon after his dissppeaascs.
When taken from the river the deceased had his pis
tol, shot bag ard pOwder-horn with him, az his
clothes were on and in perfect order. DR.. oHsnleo
made a minute examination of the body but cosli
iud no marks Of violence thereon. An inquest was
held by Coroner Gamble, and the Jury rendered Q
verdict Of death BY to them unknown ba. sup
posed TO be by drowning. Fitzgerald Is believed 70
have been sober at the lime Of his disappearance ssd
the most rsons esncluson TO be arrived 3, is tha; he
accidentally fell overheard, and drowned without
his cries being heard by any lie Is years e
age and native Of ireland. His residence WA q
No. 81 Goerck street.
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EXCISE IN wKsrcHEsrER CouSrr-The Comms-
soners of Excise for this County have granted "a
Tavern and "a Store licenses. They have issued an
Address to the People, in which they state that they
have intended to comply strictly with the law aud If
they have licensed any man who does not possess the
character or any other qualification demanded by the
act, their error has grown out of misinforma'ion
They exhort all good citizens to unite in demanding
strict enforcement of the laws repressve provisions
to which end they have appointed J. J. Chambers,
esq, Of Sing Sing their cOunse, and prosecutor.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-22

Police OFFICER BEATES By RowDmS.-Yester
day morning about O'Clock, two stsge-drivep named
Francis Coultmsn and Thomas Burke, entered the
lager beer saloon No. III Centre street. and called for
drinks, with which they were served but refused 70
pay TO- A difficulty hereupon arose between the tive
men and the bar tender, and the loud talk Of the
parties drew a crowd about the door. Officer Quia
attached to the Court Of Sessions, hearing The row.
to the place to see what the difficulty, when, =
ale ged. Coultman and Burke fell upon and beat him
terribly about the head and face. Quin WAS forced
upon the floor. and while in this condition one of the
brutes kicked him under the with his heavy boot.
These cowardly wretches now sought to escape, but
were met at the door by Policeman Sherlock of the
Sixth Ward, and taken into custody. During the
morning the accused were taken before Justice Con-
molly and committed TO prison.
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BEATING WOMAN ~ A TkRRIBLE MANSER--On
Saturday night at late hour two women sf disrepus-
able character named Isabella Doty and Emma levitt
fell in with one John Moore in Broadway, when the
two made arrangements to sleep together in Emma's
room at No 81 Lspenard street. The party had beea
in the house but little time when Moore and Emma
got into an alteration about some trivial mater-the
former became terribly enraged, and jumping uP
seized heavy wash bowl and broke 1t In fragments
over the pssr girls head, nicting dangerous wounds
Not content with this outrage he struck her in the cs
with his fists, cutting and bruising her badly The
brute did not desis until his victim lay helpless upon
the floor and even then is alleged he kicked her
several times. The girl yesterday appeared before
Justice Connolly to make complaint her face being
sadly dis6gured by cuts and bruises. Moore was sp-
pretended by Fifth Ward Policeman and taken be-
fore Justice Connolly, who refused to take bail in tho
case, but committed the prisoner to the TOmbs.
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TrAs.-THE CANTON TEA COMPANY have q
h..d every variety Of TEAs Grocer, Tee Dess, snl -
vste fsni6es-soaeAons. ooens ssA Ycyss NJ. G..
esstssu other QUALITIES equally low 49, so9ss q 60
1r.siy Tea Zoe one dollar Cell end exaniae
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FouSp DRowsEn.-About II o'clock a. m. yester
dsy the body found floating In the East River,
nesr foot Of ThrtyfSt street sgbseqnentiy stated
that the body identified that Of esEpenter ~ the
ann OF Ncfroy who had been missing from home Tor shout
One Of the Coroners notified 10 hold a. inquest 10
the
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fAdyertsemeDt
"TREDRIcKs's TEMPLE or ART."-N0 SIS

Broadway, oppo.iss Metropolitan Hotel.
HaLLoTvPns superior o any made in this city.
PBsToGKAPHs on Pastel and Aqueree, oy FRsosicGss
eorpr II Partisan srtists
PBoToSR APIS 10 InBis ink. Partisan style.
D.cUEplEoTYPgs aud AsBsoTyrgs Ia eolors.
Gallery oyer nom N. 10 10 and rKEE We iasp's
dor Of the tvbie.
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two hrst-uamed Companies to keep their apparatus
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