The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-08-28

TT -Four criminal cOnvlctS rom Ie'
uobsco, county, were imprisoned at Thorn
aston, last week.
-Upwards Of 400 passengers arrived al
Portland On Monday by the Grand Trunk.
1-The best potatoes are selling at Ban.
gor for Is cents. Hay sells at Belfast for
81 and IS per tom
gSeveril counterfeit IS of the Hamil-
ton Bank, r. l., were passed at Bangor
2lst.
1t is stated that since the ears have
run on the Oldtown Railroad, 81 years, no
passenger has los, his life by accident on tn,
road
| I'll wish YOU would pay little atten-
ton, sir, said u stag manager to careless
actor.
"well, lam paying as little as | can
was the calm reply.
SAvISG or OIL. The Pond Island light, at
the mouth of the Kennebeck river consumes
but a single punt of oil in night. A new
and valuable improvement magu.fes the
slight flame 50 that 1t is seen by the mari
ner at great distance. The keeper OF the
Portland Light, which has Frssnel lens OF
the fourth order, informed us that only one
quart of oil is now consumed where four
used to be.
A SMALL PAIR. Mr.. Samuel Dalton oil
Paramount. has two children, a boy and
girl, six aud eight years old, which weigh
the lirst but IL and the second but l2pounds.
Ehey have grown only about one inch in
height and gained pound in weight since
they were born. The parents are OF Ordi'
nary size.
! GA little girl - months old, fell from
an attic window in Brewer, distance Of .
feet, but was doing well on Friday.
! ry-Mrs. Mary Clark, widow of lehabod
Clark, OF North Hermon, was so years old
in June, is the mother oil twelve children
ten Of whom are now living. She is hearty
and well for one OF her age, does work
enough to support, herself, and walks u
mile or two with ease.
-, p,,,o., Acr,nvxr Wa lesrt
from the Lawrence Courier that q young
man named Graves, freight conductor OF
the B1ston. Concord X Montreal Railroad
was instantly killed by coming in contact
with fridge over the Boston / Maine Rail
: road. near Reading, while standing upor
the Northern freight train, Friday fore
noon.
FAGors FOR IIERErISs The AldgatSchurcI
IN London has a fund bequeithed to II u
the dark days of persecution. It's sPecih
purpose was TO p.rcha.e fagots, not L
warm the cold, OF prepare food Tor the hun
CRY poor, but to burn heretics Some cen
: turles arc now past and the supply has -
Ear exceeded tho demand, that there Is NJ
: more rrom for storing away the abandan
. El.Ots. The trustees ot the fund, II Is said
nOw give away the proceeds, to keep a.iy
: the poor, and comfort and save the yer.
| class that different age had consigned q
: the sr,ke.-N Y. Obsprsr.
Grand Jury of Prince William
County, Va, have found true bill ag,ins
John Underwood, Tor maintaining b. speak
ing, that an "owner has M right of proper
. " IN Slaves &c and he has been held I
bail in the sum Of $500, for his appearanc
at the November court. The Brentsvill
e Journal says: This case has created Oh
; most intense interest and excitement, bein
J, the first cIse OF the kinl that has ever oc
CURED in our country. The fact that NJ,
l. Underwood is u justice Of the peace for tn
lie County, has tended, in no small degree.
add to the excitement, and has called fort
= violent expressions OF feeling in regard
a. the matter.