The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-04-10
News Items, &c.

SuoE BUSINESS. We understand that ID.
E. Somes has extensive orders for Women's
Misses, and Children's Dutch and Split
Boots, and Is in need Of some 20 or 80 moro
workuien.
DIR. KANE. A beautiful and life.like ror-
tnit of the late DR.. Kane, may b. seen at
the Dental Iooms Of DR.. Mason, Saco. II
was executed by our friend @. II. GRANGER,
whose card may be found in to-days
paper. Mr.. G. is Gne artist, and VIC com.
mend him to the patronage Of citizens.
ANOTHER VIcrN. - Hon. Samuel Breton,
member Of Congress from Indiana, died o,
his residence in Fvrt Wayne, on Sunday
evening last, from the disease, 1t is alleged,
he had contracted ut the National Hotel in
Washington.
BANK DIVIDENDS. The banks in Bidde.
ford and Saco have declared the following
dividends:
York Bank. Saco-4 per cent.
Manufactures Bank, Saco-i pr cent.
Biddcford Bank. Biddeiord-4 per cent.
City Bank, Biddcford-j per cent.
STORE BaEAxiSG. On MInday night.
last, the Clothing Store Of \. II. Field. vas
entered, and mIney and goods taken there.
from. On Wednesday night the Shoe store
ofG W. Smith was also broken into and
goods stolen. The amount Of property in
either case cannot b. ascertaincd. liacon's
Dye House, Smiths Corner, was also broken
into, as We learn, Wednesday night, damage
not known.
CONCERT ny THE FRENCH FAMILr.-We had
the exquisite pleasure Of listening to some
Of the best vocal music We have heard for n
long time, by company Of singers-all ie-
mulcs-at the Town Hall on Monday even
ing last. Two of them-.Annic and Mar.
garet-sunS with beautiful AMI touching Of.
feet. They possess truly wonderful vocal
powers, and cannot fail TO command success.
We hope to have another visit from them
Greet Falls Advertiser.
We understand that the above family will
give concert ut the Town Hall Saco, on
Thursday (fast evening, April 10Th.
ST. Louis, April I.
The complete returns Of our city election,
yesterday, foot up for Mayor as follows
Winner, emancipation, i3il; Pratt, dem.,
1880; Lane, American, 1926. A large
number Of Americans voted for Winner. whose
majority will DO about 1900, and majority
Of the emancipation ticket is probably elect
cd.
:TPror. Henry denies that man is made
Of dust lie says modern science has cstab.
lished, by wide and careful induction, the
fact that plants and animals principally con.
sist of solidifcd air; the only portions Of IN
earthly character which enter into their CON-
position being the ashes which remain after
combustion. All other parts were original.
ly in the atmosphere.
yThrce nesroes-two likely young men
and an old Won al, the mother Of twenty
children-were hung at Greenvillc, Pitt
county, n. C., for murder. From early
morn till noon, every avenue leading to the
town was crowded with persons. About
nine o'clock, u steamboat arrived from
Washington with five hundred passengers,
The crowd was estimated ut five thousand
persons, Of which at least one thousand were
females.
HEAVY GALE ON L.tAAirculoAS.-caieeyo
Aprl4. A heavy gale yesterday wrecked
six vessels along the shore and Is lives urc
reported lost. The schr. Cygnet, with a
cargo Of wood, was pounded to pieces at
the brcakwatcr. Crew saved. The brig
David Smart went ashore five miles north OF
this place, and all her crew except the mate
were lost. 4 yawl boat Of tho steamer lIu-
ron containing I've persons, in attempting
to rescue them, was capslzed and four oil
those in it were drowned. The schr. lem
perancc was wrecked at Racine.
ANOTHER CASE OF SUSPECTED IlrsnAxr
POISONING. The body Of Nathaniel Sweet.
Ser, who died in Lowell on the Goth Of Feb
ruary, was taken from the tomb on Tuesday
by Coroner Jewett, with q jury Of inquest,
and the stomach and yiscera were removed
by DR.. Spalding, and sealed up for the pur.
pose Of being analysed, by "a Boston chem.
Ist, probably. II is said the usual appear
ances of decomposition were not visible in
the remains.
Alfred Countryman was executed at Rock
ford Illinois, on the 9th ult.. for the muir
der Of the Sheriff Of that county, John F.
Taylor. Fully twenty thousand persons
are said to have witnessed the spectacle, Of
whom about thousand were women, many
Of them wading, with infants in their arms
through mud ankle d cp, to See the show.
SLAVERY ~ 0REcoy. Tho Portland Tor
egon) correspondent Of the New York Her
aid, says the Question Of o State Govern
ment is to b, submitted to the people Of Or.
cson in June, and as they will undoubtedly
vote for 1t, Oregon will be asking for admis-
sion into the Union in less than q year. lie
adds
The question Of Slavery will then be sub
mitted to the people, and the result. is very
doubtful. Unquestionably the pro slavery
party are gaining ground and numbers
The large donation Of land to early settlers
(GiO acrcs,) with the spars, population,
will greatly influence many 10 vote for Il
who otherwise would not