The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-06
Total :. l,H9, 800 ,403

AIDS TO Tux U0vERN0R. G0v. nANLfN
in his capacity as Conmandcr.in- Chief, hal
appointed NJ. +. Wentworth, Of Kittery
Charles A. Wing, Of Winthrop, Thcophilu
II. Cushing. of Frankfort, and Benjamin
Freeman, of Bethel. to DO his Aids.de Camp
with the rank of Lieut.. Colonel.
Tnx " SEVEN DxvILs." An old hunke,
democrat, who lives some thirty milce Nortt
Of us, was in town last week and being in
quircd of as to the prospects Of the "de
mocracy," the old man replied as follows
sour party is now possessed Of just the
same number Of devils that possessed Mary
Magdalene, and will never have any pros.
poets till them IRE all cast out. "Whe
are they ?" said bystandcr. They arc, >
said the old man, Slavery, Polygamy, Rum
Catholicism, Lii Butterfeld. John s. Well
and Frank Pierce
OrR HARBon. While all the harbors al
far south as the Potomac, portland except
ed,) arc sealed up, It is not publishing our
own shame to speak Of Penobsco. Bay -
On Monday Mr.. bennett of Castine. crossed
to this place on tho ice. Tho memory OF
the Oldest inhabitant runneth not back t.
the time when the bay was 80 completetely
sealed up. a gentleman from Rockland
declares that the open sen is not visible with
q glass from White Head This is rather
tough. A few walruns and white bear
about Monhasan would mako it quito Arc.
tic. Unless there should DO soft westhe,
and southerly gale, navigation will open
late in the spring. The new barque Laura
Russ, which went adrift in the gale and was
brought back, Is in the ice some mile, bslow
the town.-Bangor Journal.
E Merriam wrote from Albany on Saturday
one Of the bittsrest days Of the cold term
81 walked three miles this morning in
the open air before sunrise withoutsny over.
coat and with the same dress wors in July
and August, without feeling cold. In the
early part of next week. If the roads are
passable. I proceed to tho Adirondack and
other mountains, clad in my summer cos
tune. and anticipate no difficulty as to cold"
IfNey was the bravest Oft tho brave, Mrr.
lam is the gayest Of the gay. g,..
GovrsSoR NEwrLL had 10 walk from his
residence, in Allentown, N. j., to Trenton,
D distance Of twelve miles, on foot, ia order
10 reach the capital in time to be inaugunt.
Cd, ~ the weather forbid travelling either
In sleighs or on horseback. He was accom-.
panied on his journey by John vandyke,
IF Now Brunswick, who happened to DO at
his house. Just a. he was about starting,
. man arrived at his house requesting him
he being physician) to visit professional.
y child who was very sick. Though this
obliged him to 60 considerable distance
Tut Of his way, ho promptly consented to do
o. That's the right sort Of stufr Tor Gov.
rnor. ....
Gks. KsoI's MARRIAGE. Somebody writ.
ng TO the Progressive Age incidents In the
ifc Of General Knox, relates tho following
"Thc Generals marriage was somewhat
{ q romantic affair, and Is nid TO have
aPpened somewhat In this wise: As Mis
.ucy Fluker was walking out one day, shc
Nv young Knox, (who was q book-binder
, Boston ut tho timc,) and ~ she isncied |
Is personal appearance. she was smiten |"
nth him. She could not suppress her feel.
,s,, and 90 gave vent to them by writing
i'm note as soon rs she reached her hume,
him to call and SEQ her. Throw
" aside her feminine rcservc, she ut onos
roposcd that he should marry her. The
rodcr was at once accepted. and the poor
,ok-bindc became the husband OF the rich
sires." g' '-r1ie ''if ~ 4