The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-04-17
News Items, &c.

1vWs 4tooar, oS'
rs. A. Boothby Wa, elected Cashier
Of the City Bank, Eitdefo'd. on I. ,sdsy
last, A. Stephenson the former Cahi'er hav-
ing 'esigned.
O. Under the principles Of the bred
Scott decision, Congress can pass no act to
forbid Polysamy in Utah. IL, like Slavery,
10 O domestic institution" and wholly
under the control Of the inhabitants Of the
Territory when forming a State.
...Thc s 100000 in banking capital
in Portland is paying we'll, three Of tho
banks having declared scmi.annusl dividends
Of 4 pOr cent. and three Of per cent.
~ Long John Wentworth, when no en-.
tered upon his duties Us mayor Of Chicago,
found the police were all Irish. lie has
turned them all out and appointed Yankees
in their places.
PUNISHMENT LAW. Al act has passed
10 he ensrossed in both Branches OF the Leg.
islaiuro, re establishing the old law, rsquir.
ing public notice TO be given Of 'in.snion Of
marriage
~ The following notice in extraordinary,
appears in the Nantuckc. Iafuirr:
I the only lawful wife OF JOHN p.
GARDINER. hereby forbid all Clergymcp
or justices Of the Peace from marrying him
until he gets divorce from me.
m30-3w LOUISA L. GARDINER.
~ Judge Roosevelt has granted an order
for PANEL Of five hundred jurors in the case
Of Mrs. Cunningham and Eckcl. charged
with the murder Of DR.. Burlell The trial
has been postponed till the first Monday Of
May.
1--WE understand that tho First Con.
grcsational Society in this City. has extern
led an invitation 10 the Rev Charles Pea.
body, formerly Of WiIliams,own, Mass, to
become their Pastor, md that he has nc.
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The DEMOCRATIC Presses or BosIoS.-The
Boston Atlas passes the following judgment
upon its democratic cotemporarics OF that
city. They, the democratic presses, It says,
are VIGOROUSLY licentious in tone, iniidel in
sentiment, and inycterately hostile alike to
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1.-THE Sico and Dddcford Gas Light
Company. declared n dividend of 6 per cent,
payable ON and after the Goth instant to
Stockholders, ON tho LIST Of April. This Is
the frat dividend declared by tho Comuny
since Il went into opcration. hayin. appro.
priated their earnings for the first eighteen
months to navmcnt Of debts and improve.
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IL The postmaster at ShecPscot Bridge,
in this State, writes to the State Of Name,
that a woman named Mary Grant about ~
years OF age, daughter OF Mrs. Cove, oil
Sheepscot came to Biddeicrd last iail TO
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For kANsAs'-lhe emigration from New
hampshire westward 'h's season. anu c.
peclai'y to MANASSAS unprece'eh'edly large
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