The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-09-04
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y The Missouri election case is officially
Observation-Disclosures rightly or no, Is a ques-
tion-in favor of Stewart, the slavery can
didate. who is declared elected Governor by
about 800 majority,
g-The Missouri Democrat at St. Louis
has more than doubled it, circulation since
it espoused the interests OF fires white labor.
and is more than selfsustained it has
found it, profit in its new course.
ryMr. Meaning. of Orwell, VI, sold
addison" Black Hawk colt Of six years,
to Messrs. Pierce and Penn, OF Bclyillc, H.,
for Eve thousand dollars, on Saturday last.
The Burlington Free Press saws that I've
trots three mlnut, gait with ease, though
not considered fig by Black Hawk brse-
ders.
. A Cow. ycaIs ago the ladies wore
handy sort Of hood, which was called kiss
neil wou.darc" hood. The present style
ofbonnct has "Hiss-mc ii.you. want-to"
look
- The steamer Vanderbilt has reduced
the price of passage from New York to Ea-
rope, from $3.50 to 500 in tue drst cabin,
and in the second cabin from $40 to 80.
According to the recent census OF
Massachusetts, there were in 1855 10 persons
in the. State who were upwards Of 100 years
old.
give understand that an eA1rt is abou:
to be made to increase funds Of wateryilie
College by subscription, and hope it may be
crowned with all the success which its warm.
est friends can desire, convinced rs we are
that il is emlnently deserving.
1.-THE Bangor papers states that there
is to be graf display Of fine horses at the
State Fair, which Is to be holden in that
city on the last of Sept
- IL is rumorei that DR.. Catliu has
made some important disclosures in rcla-
ton to the FIRST husband Of Mrs. Cunning
ham.
- Eli Thayer has purchased Of the Cor
liss Steam En- line Company, seven steam en-
gines, equal $40 horse power to be used for
driving saw and grist mills on lands pur.
chased by him and others, in Western vir-
ginia.
THE WHEAT CEoP. The average OF the
wheat crop throughout the country viii be
an unusually good one. Tho reports from
the great wheat-srowing regions, are on the
whole, very favorable.
GA pleasant, cheerful wife, is rain.
bow Sc, in the sky, when her husbands
mind is dark with storms and tcmpcs,s;
bu: dissatisfied wife, IN the hour Of trou-
bic is like one og those lend, who are ap.
pointed to torture lost spirits.
cyrhe issue of tho London Times each
morning makes pile OF irty feet high
Every four days it would make column as
high as the London Monument. The en-
tire force employed in tho printing depart
ment is three hundred, including reporters
and proof readers.
- Arthur's Home Magazine for S,ptem-
her, has come to hand. 4, has its usual
quantity Of interesting reading matter, plt.
terms, fashions, &c, and is an Interesting
number.
Il The september number OF Pct,rson's
Magazine has been received. Ii is filled VITA
almost everything to please and interest,
combined with the useful and instructive
II is on, Of the most pleasing numbers Of NE
gear.
- Goioy's LAdy's Book Tor September
has arrived, and is very handsome mum.
Der. For interest aud usefulness Cooley
yields the palm to no other Magazine. aud
is deservcdly popular. The September num-
Der Is fully up to the usual standard, which
Shgh.
Iy-GOv. Robinson, on Kansas, has at
last had his trial for usurpation in the mat
ter Of the Topeka government but, though
the jury was madeup OF the "bordsr-ruihau'
party, they were unable 10 convict him
The Judge charged heavily against him aud
the jury were ut lrst divided, but the case
not being proved, they finally broushtin an
aequittal.
lCy-JohnS. Phelps, NJ. C., from Nilsson
ri is at Washington looking after the Speak
ership. \ correspondent Of the ST. Louis
Republican, says that the contest will be
between Phelp. and Orr, and it the question
becomes sectional with the democracy, that
il, If the West should unite and claim the
spcakcrship, Mr.. Phelps il almost certain
OF success. lie is good presiding officer.
~ We have received the August and
September number Of Grlham's Magazine,
under the direction Of its new Editor, Mr.
Charles Leland. This Magazine is one OF
the most interesting of its kind. The s;o-
rics and sketches are very entertaining, and
the Editors Easy Talk is just the thing
for leisure hour. A handsome Fashion
Plate and Engraving alorns each number,
50 this Magazine would be an ornament to
the centre, table, AMI pretty gift for a Ia
dy.
r3-on Sunday evening, Mrs. Parker. re-
gliding on Pond Road, Staten Island, was
burned to death by the explosion of a Gurd
lamp which she was imprudently Filing
while lighted. She was in her niue,y-eishtb
year. In New York, on Tuesday evening
Mrs. Elizabeth Drinkwater was filling O