The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-01-01


Asus 6atberiuss, 1t.
The Belfast Age says that Smart and Dick.
enon are OF to Washington, after the Gus
ton House appointment-each Of them car
rying voluminous files Of their respective
newspapers, for the Presidents inspection.
The age says there will he u Douglas and
Walker paper in Belfast Us soon rs the sp-
pointment 10 made.
Tur Treasury Note Bill, having previous
iy passed tie Senate passed the House on
Tuesday last, lis to 81. All the members
from Maine in both branches Of Couyrsss
voted against It.
The day after Douglas made his speech, .
democrat said to Mr.. Banks. care you Re-
publicans going to take Doug NJ T-
"Yes, sir, replied the Little Iron Man,
will take in all who want u come-the
church Is large and the door Is Wide
VERY we'll, rrjoincd the Democrat, but
are YOU willingto make him your lcAder?'
I'VE arc willing after they get all in" r.
piled Banks, Ito let the smart,st man lead
.he column
PlGs.-Barnsy 9. Hill, Esq., Of Goalds.
buro', last week slaughtered u pig eight
months old, which weighed when dressed,
353 lbs. When il was 81 day. old, 1t only
weighed, alive, 80 lbs. Allowing Ii to
weigh, II dressed at that tune, % lbs, u fair
estimate. he gained $50 lbs in l9l days, 1t
being u traction short Of "a lbs per day.
Can any one tell OLA more rapid growth
than this American.
BE 1T REMEMBERED! That the only reason
offered by the leading organ of Buchanan in
Washington for refusing 20 allow the people
Of Kansas the promised and pledged right to
vote ON the Kan,as Constitution is-SS that
IL 1.-THE Constitution) pouod be roted doWn !"
These are the words, a,d this is the rca-
son, Of the Washington Union, which 10 the
accredited mouth piece 81 james Buchanan
and has Cabinet.
FLOUR IRON THE WET by THE GRAND
Trunk RAILROAD. Since the first Of Noyem-
Der about twenty FIVE thousand barrels Of
aour have reached the Boston market by way
Of the Portland steamboats,, having been
sent from Chicago, Detroit, Kalamazoo and
other Western entrepots by the Grand Trunk
Railway. At least IN equal qu nifty by
the same route has found market IN Maine
or been shipped to Europe from this city.
The Losses or THE CorToS STATES SEND
TOR Darlington, Of South Carolina, estimates
the loss Sustained by the South from the de-
preston oi the makct for cotton, in conse-
quencc of the late commercial crisis, ~ more
than so, 100000.
SAVED IRON DRowSiNG The Manchester.
n. H., Union states that n 20 ny Mis- Of
fourteen summers was indulgIng In the dc.
liehtiul sport OF skating. on u email water
privilege about about one mile out Of the
city, one day last week, and the ice gave
way where the water was twelve feet deep,
and in she went, hut being surrounded by u
most fashionable array Of hoops, which made
n wide ring around her on the neighbOring
Ice, she was saved from sinSing far below
her waist. Another grl Came to her rescue
and she WAS saved Had IL not been tor her
hoops she would probably have been drown
ed.
Tx BEAUTIES or SLAVERY. The Charles
ton, Is. Z Courier clan,ctcrires the act Of
the late u. w. p. GUSTS in providing Tor
the Liberation of his slaves IN "a death. bed fol-
ly; and says the power of nanumission by
will ought to b., taken away. Thus would
slavery deprive men Of the right to do with
their own property Us they please. provided
they please to do right.
Tux estimated cotton crop Of this year Is i.
now laced ut 3 $50 900 bales. Tho prices
continue low, and no advances can DO antci-
pAted until the various mills throughout the
country resume operations. Last year,
about 100000 tales wern taken by the homo
market. Ba, the Iro.pect this year is, that
not half the number will be required.
MAYOR WooD, Of New York, has vetoed
the payment Of u bill due to the Tribune for
advertising In his veto message he denoun-
ces that IaIer US scurr,lous and immoral
Journal Coming from such source, this
is quite complimentary to tho Tribune.
A ki,s, saysa French lady. costs less and
grati6s more than anything else in exist.
ence.
Tux Boots LEconPTos CONSTITUTION, 1t
il now authoritivcly stated, l0ds planned aud
eriiin in Washington, under ,hceye Of Blu
chanan, by his confidential friends, and sent
to the managers OF the LIE compton Conven-
tion Only unimportint changes were made
in II after 1t reached the Convention. Tho
whole scheme Of that outrageous fraud. the
making Of II pro slavery whether the so call.
I'd slavery clause be rejected or not, and tho
refusal to submit tho Constitution to tho
people As promised, was devised and planned
In Washington, and not in Kansas. Il Is
The work oi the administration. the RufiAns