The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-11-06

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ular majority IN Ohio against Fremont was
5l,6jS. The popular majority in Ohio
against Governor Chase now will not exceed
twenty five hundred or three thousand, be-
Ing Republican gain, in one year, Of over
5000.
- Since the reelection Of Gov. Chase.
the Ohio State bonds have advanced in price
in New York. One of tho lies promulgated
by the Locoiocos during the canvass was
that the BLACK Republican" administnl-
ton had deprecated the value OF Ohio bonds.
and that the election Of Payne would bring
the price up again.
- Simeon Draper has been elected one
of the Police Commissioners of New York
lie was originally appointed TO ,he place by
Gov. King, but afterwards resigned the Of
flee in q pet. Since then the Board has had
about one thousand ballOtings to Gil the W.
cancy, but being equally divided politically
no choice was made uutil last Thursday,
when Mayor Wood caycd in, nominated Mr.
Draper and he was chosen. This gives the
Republicans majority in the Board.
ADDITIONAL IRON KANSAS. A letter from
Lawrence, Kansas, Oct. 2lst, in the ST. Lou
l. Republican, states that the fraudulent re-
turns from Mct'ec county would without
doubt BE- rejected by Governor Walker.-
The Governor had been served with writ
10 appear before Judge Cato, and show cause
for not granting the cortif.ates of election
% the pro-slayery candidates IN johnson
county, hut he took no notice OF the docu-
ment. From theame letter we take the
following items
The store os William Gould, in East
Dixfeld, was burned on Saturday night
last, with all its contents. An adjoining
store. Owncd by Ii. Randall, and occupied
by Mr.. Gould rs n store house for goods
and lumb,r was also consumed. Mr.. G.'s
loss is about $1,000; insured for $1,000
Mr. Y had an insurance on his building.
Tho house, shed and burn Of Lewis Howe,
in Fryburg, were destroyed by FIRE on the
9th ult. The house was y new one, and
the barn was nearly new, filed with hay
and grain, and in the shed chamber
was 100 bushels OF corn. But little insur-
sncc.
Tho last European steamer brought
the intelligence of the death Of Mr.. Cmw-
ford, the distinguished American sculptor,
Mt London on the 10Th instant. Mr.. Craw-
ford was native OF New York. and was
born in March, 1914. Since 1884 he re-
sided mainly at Rome, where all his works
were wrought.
LxxGru OF rus CRISIS. The length of a
crisis is thus stated by a correspondent OF
the y. Y. Express 1.-The tirst great failure
of 1887 was that Of James j. X ). Joseph
4 CO., which occurred March IL; the
banks suspended May 10, ls37-a period OF
ffty-three days elapsing from the srst burst
to the last collapse. The first great f.ilurc
i'm 1857 was that OF the Ohio Life and Trust
Co. which took place August 81, and the
banks suspended Oct. Ia period OF fifty
days intervening. 80 II takes, in n crisis.
about fifty days, from first to last, to begin
and finish It,"
A GREAT ASSEMBLY. Rev. A. X. Spurgc-
on, the celebrated London preacher. recent
addressed at the Crystal Palace. the largest
audience that has assembled in modern times
to listen to the ministry Of the Gospel, near
iy 1000 persons present.
MIR. Caleb Bates Of Kingston. Mass,
has nised several hundred bushels OF sweet
potatoes this season.
AT Hallowell. Me-. ON Friday after.
noon last, tho wife of Thomas NJ. Andrews
was thrown from her carriage, in conse-
quence OF her horse taking fright, and lin
gcrcd till Saturday night, when she died
A daughter and niece who were riding with
her were somewhat injured.
Quo. Official msjorities in seventy eoun-
ties, and reported majoriucs in the remain
der, give Chase the election by a021. The
democrats have the Senate by three msjori-
ty, and tho House by eleven.
Hon. Simeon Draper has concluded
TO accept his re-appointment on the New
York Police Commission.
TRK,sURE TRovE We learn from the
Belfast Me Free Press that Capt. Carver
Of Searsport, turned mp an iron pot while
blowing in his field last week. On opening
IL he found u quantity Of gold and silver
coin amounting 10 $500. The remains OF u
piece OF parchment were also found, upon
which there had been an inscription, but IL
was 10 much decsycd that il could not be
deciphered. Many Of the coins were quite
bright.
- Thirty-one Irishmen LETT Hartford
last week, on their return to Ireland TO live,
thinking their chances Letter IN the old
country than in the new.