The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-11-13

Brady, two notorious rogues, hired n
horse and Wagon at Virgins Stable,
and two guns at McKcnney's gun store.
with which they ran away the latter part
Of last week. They were arrested ut
Manchester, n. H., and brought back aud
examined before the Municipal Court, on
two complaints and bound over in the
sums Of 800 and $500 which failing to
obtain, they were committed to Jail on
Tuesday.
lxxSsE CLOTHING Housx. We publish
in another place the advertisement Of J. w.
Smith Il Co., whose place Of business, a. 10
already known to many Of our readers, 10 in
Dock Square, corner Of Elm street, Boston.
The position Of this house, a. frm doing
n large business In an honorable manner, .
among the first In the city. Their stock fer
the retail trade. in quality and reasonable
ness Of price, Is probably not s1cclled in
New England. The advertisement 10 but
just statement Of their business. and we 70.
fer all who may visit Boston, and who wish
to replenish their wardrobe, TO the card Of
this enterprising frm. Gentlemen wanting
TO obtain IN entire 6tout Of choice garments
will find this establishment superior TO any
other in the city. The materials and work
will compare favorably with custom work
at any other place.
CnicAGo NoA. 4. At the county election
yesterday, tho entire Republican ticket was
elected BY about, 100 majority.
WISCONSIN ELECTION Cireiasd, Nor ii.
The election Of the Democratic State ticket
in Wisconsin Is generally conceded. The
Republicans have u majority In both branch.
6 Of the Legislature.
IL was stated that Samuel q. Good.
rich has obtained verdict of 5000 dana.
80, against Publishing firm fbr getting
up books in the name Of Peter Parley-Mr.
Goodrich's nom de plume.
- Simeon Draper has finally concluded
not 10 accept the scat rendered him by tho
New York Board Of Police Commission
err.
In New York. on Friday night, an
honest old Swiss woman named Thercsa,
aged nearly sixty year., was brutality mur-
dered In her bed by two villains.
TDr. An extraordinary course OF tides
Is now prevailing In the Penob~cot River
On Mondsy the water ro.s Is 30 feet of
water from low water mark and on Tues-
day, Is 40 feet.
"A farmer in Piscataqui, county. Lost
eight or ten bushels Of choice apples from
his orchard one night last week. lie tracked
the rascals by means Of peculiar shoe On
their horses foot, and after following them
dozen Or fifteen miles, caught them, and
recovered his fruit.
Bu.Nns STARTING UP. The Rensselaer,
Iron Works will be going again In about
two weeks. They employ three hundred and
fifty men. The Albany Iron Works were
to commence operations this week. Tho
Lodi PRINT works in New Jersey expect to
resume business nest week with from three
TO FIVE hundred hands.-rhc Massachusetts,
and Prescott mills in Lowell, will soon COM
msnce running full time, but with reduced
wages for the operatives. The mills now
run four days in the week.
- The following table. made up from
tho census OF 1850, shows the number OF
slaves in each Of the slave States Virginia,
AZ, 500 South Carolina, 1884, 1884 ; Georgia,
3Sl ,5S2; Alabama, 34l ,Si3 Mississippi,
308, S78 /; North Carolina, 2SS, 5IS; Lou
isiana, "a, 1903; Tennessee, 239, 459; Ken
lucky ,2l0. 9Sl /; Maryland, 0O,33s; Texas,
5S.l6l Missouri, ~, AZ; Arkansas, 49,
100; Florida, 3O,3lO; Delaware, 900.
Some Of tho petty officials in tho ON.
ploy Of the Government, leaves no occasion
untried 10 add insult TO injury. Thomas
Rowland, q respectable citizen oil providence
having resolved TO Try his fortunes In Liberia,
applied, through notary to the State De-
partment ut Washington, for q certificate Of
his nationality. In . few days the follow.
ing insulting rely was received, without
date or signature: "Mr. Martin must Ger
tainly DO aware that passports are not, issued
to persons Of African extraction. Such per-
sons are not deecmed citizens OF the United
States. See tho cases of bred Scott, recent
ly decided by the Supreme Court"
CuRE FOR SrANnERiSo. At every syllable
pronounced, tap ut the same time with tho
finger. BY 30 doing the most inveterate
stammerer will DO surprised to find he can
pronounce quite aucntly, and by long and
constant practice he will pronounce perfect.
ly we'll This may be explained In two ways
either by asympattetic consentaneous action
Of the nerves Of voluntary motion in the 6n-
ger, aud in those Of the tongue, which is the
most probable or II may DO that the move.
ment Of the finger distracts the attention Of
the individual iIom his speech, and allows
free action OF the nerves concerned In artie-
ulation -Sienfifc Amerioqn.
a PRIEST on BENDER. A priest of tho
immaculate church, visiting this city from
Quebec, and stoppingat the Elm House,
having on Saturday "put an enemy in his
mouth 10 steal away his brains, became up.
roarious, prolane and dangerous: and hay
ing broken tho furniture Of his room, set
tho bed clothes on fire knocked down the wait
ers, was delivered to the custody of the 20.
lice for saie keeping Hespent the Sabbath
in Icnitent rcverics within the wall OF tho
jail.-Poriidnd Advertiser.
Tx GOVERNORS or MASSACHUSETTS. The
Boston Transcript says;
MIR. Banks is the twenty-hrst person cleo.
ted. Governor Of this Commonwealth and
the second that has in early life working ut
q trade. The Governors, for moro than two
generations, were members Of the mercbsn.
tile, legal or medical professions Mr..
Briggs was halter and Mr.. Banks ma.
chinest. The latter represents, more near
ly than either ofbls predecessors, the great
middling interest Of society. He has popular
feelings and instincts, and Is, In the full
sense Of tho term, man Of tho people,
lie has moro varied and higher culture than
Is usually supposed"
The st. Johnsbury Cdiedonian gives
the following account ola smarto old couple:
"A couple are now living in Hardwick
VI, whose united ages are ono hundred
and ninety years; the man being ninety
four and the woman ninety.siI. They
have lived together over scyenty wears. their