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The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-02-26

RrxKxBAR the meeting Of the {" Union
Debating Club" next "Wednesday evening.
The following is their question Tor dis
cussion -
"WouH T5,rn Government Be more
economical for Lhs place that Guy Govern
menf."
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TOWN EXPENSE FOR 1854.
siS.s7sa

I, has been question with many, whether
town or city form oi government woaid prove TO
be the mote ecoaosn,cal. Above are presented
the co,nmoa expenditures Of the year 1854 and
ls5o, In cOniu.si, thai the comparative costs oi
the iwo years IN the above items, may be seen al
q glance"
Now the years OF 1854 and 1855 were
fair years upon which to predicate COM
parison. The condition OF things in the
two years was similar, and yet We find by
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HorsE.-The House went into COMMITTEES
Of the Whole on the Apr ropriation bill.
Mr.. Burroughs Ut n. Y. indicated the
North irom the charge Of sectipnaiisin pre-.
ferred by southern gentlemen. BY referring
~ the statistical iict. shown by the immcnse
prepondsrsncs VI expsnditurs BY the gov-
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this report the balance in favor Of the
city was s2,227, 20.

this report the balance in favor Of the
city was sa,227, "a.
The Indebtedness Of the city at the
commencement of the city organization,
as presented in the same report, was a..
OOO,sl, to which really should be added
s2,lss,ss, amount paid in 1855, on exc
cutiou, Winkley and wife vs.. City, for per-
sonal damage received in 1853, and the
sum Of sl04,50 award Of referees to Maj.
w. Folsom for horse in 1884, making
the real debt at the commencement Of
the city organization, $2e,244,7s. In
1855, after the city was organized, the
city farm was purchased on credit fol-
$4,000 and sl,5OO,o0 was hired to re-
pair the buildings and stock the farm,
and the city debt was Of course increased
from the sum named to $30,362,97.
The actual expenses Of the City for
1885 were, as appears by the reports Of
lShR-5 ma follow..
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Fra nee.


The Moniteur publishes An Official noti6ca-
tiou Vi the blockade VI Canton river by the
French feet.
IL is said SINE difficulty had arisen b tween
the French government and swIs~ conieder-
alton, on the subject Vi refugees IN the in'e-
riUr.
NJ. Billault, Minister Of the Interior, had
rendered his resignation lie was .ub-e'
quently offered the embassy to Madrid out
declined.
n. Pie,re, Project Of Police. had also re-
On I'm, 9th inst. the Bank Of Francs re-
d,,..J ~. rat. Of discount iroL- b ~ AZ per
ornt. a.. -
,+r,r, has b.rn nominated Minister oi the
In,,r,ur. in place Ut BiIlaalt.
It /. said that additional CommIsaries OF
Polio. are " beappoin,,d 10 watch tho
irvnti-rs
IT,, Moniteur publ,shesa circular BY the
new Minister vi the Interior, stating TIN q
the Emperor had called him to 9TH ., Ia cx-
ec,,,. attentive surveillance over rrv"lui iyn-
lists who ian against the lille Vi ,bc mpe-
TOR. a,
I, wa. considered not improbable that
E,inal.'s appointment would Prove but
temporary.
I, was again reported Ennce would act on
Q largo scale against The Chinese.
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N,l7l,66.

Adding however the amount Of these
special appropriations with the exception
of the Winkley execution, the expenses
Of 1856 were s22,S93,l7. In 1854 $685.
47s,49. Balance in favor Of 1855,
sl,0s5,32.
These figures taken from reports Of
city officers, will enable the tax payers to
form some idea Of the expenses Of the
city when contrasted with those Of the
town. We do not imagine that there is
any thing in the form of city govern
ment that necessarily increases the pub
lie expenses. The experience OF our city
thus far does not show that the adoption
of a city form Of government has been
followed by additional expenses. The
debt, it is true, has increased, but it has
been owing 10 the purchase OF the City
Farm, the rebuilding of Springs Bridge,
and the purchase of a pest house, as will
be seen by the following schedule.
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WARRINGTON, Feb. ID.
SrxATE.--No.h,n4 impSrrln; transactsd
Adj. till Tuesday.
Housl No business transacted. Adj
ill Tuesday.
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The actual expenses Of the town foe
the year 1884. were s25.a'e ~
iNs 'I isi5. We're 2l.25l rs
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Latest from Europe.
PORTLAND Feb. %

PORTLAND Feb. %.
The screw steamer Anglo saxon, Capt.
McMasters. from Liverpool Q 4. ~, ON 10Th
inst, arrived ut thus port a D O'clock this
afternoon, wi q PASSENGERS. She rrporu
being detained Of APE Race IL hours by
ice.
The steamer City Of Washington sailed
nt the sllne time Tor n Y.
The steamer Argo was advertised to
leave Southampton the same day Tor New
York :,
Steamship America, from Boston: arrived
at Liverpool on the morning OF the 9th.
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s35,379 81

The indebtedness Of the city when the
last annual report was as appears by the
report, ss5,O62,OS, s9,l25,ls Of which
was incurred for these permanent matters
before mentioned, deducting this the city
debt is reported about the same as it was
when the city was organized.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-06-04
Satterlee, bell & Co.'s Great American
al Gus,

1t will be seen by the advertisement in
another column, that Messrs SATTERLEE,
BRIL- d Co, are about to astonish Us with
combination Of novelties, that cast in
the shade everything of the kind ever Of
feied to "A discriminating public. They
Ia employed special agents in Europe
to Gull out the leading artists in every de-
partment Of the Circus while they have
picked American companies of their stars,
together with their magnificent outfit,
makes this concern the most expensive
and important Circus concern ever gotten
up in America. \ French Clown, and
an American, a modern Humorist, the
the best Rider, Gymnast, Acrobat and
Voltigeur in Europe, and the Great Trick
Horse, that has turned the heads Of all
the people of London, Paris, New York,
Cincinnati. New Orleans, and the elite of
American circus performers, all concen-
trated into one mammoth show, will PER-
FORM AT PAW PAW, on TUESDAY,
JUNE Sth, and cannot fail to make a SEN
sation unprecedented in the annals Of tray
cling shows
Mile Antoinette of London, Mile Lou
Use, of Paris, Dan Castillo, Thos Neville,
Oliver Bell, John Davenport, the Motley
Brothers, Chas Morrison, John Wcling-
ton, H. Marks, |. w. Tucker, and II host
of Others, said to embrace all the cmbodi-
ment of Talent and IIumor in the Eng
lish, French and American circuses.
Dan Castillo and John j.. Davenport
have inaugurated a new era in Glowing
in the South and have been the great
features of the show world for many years
What could we ask more III one day?
The approach of this mammoth show
will be announced by the arrival of the
splendid band wagon, drawn by the long
est team Of horses ever driven by one man.
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FROM WASHING TON
Special Dispatches to the n. Y. Tribune.
From u Special Corrcspontent.

From a Special Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, May p, 1888.
Mr.. Lewis Cass, jr., has resigned his
mission at Rome, the resignation to take
effect when his successor shall be appoint
ed. The Administration wants applicants,
1t is said that he found the place rather
too hot for him after an occurrence which
has excited much comment.
Mr.. Douglas was authorized by the
Committee on Territories to prepare bills,
with certain conditions, establishing gov
ernments in Arizona and Dacotab, to be
submitted at another meeting. Indian
aggrcssions constitute the reason urged
for reconsidering the former decision.
Bills for improving rivers and harbors
amounting to over Il million passed the
Senate, but will b: resisted by the Democ-
racy generally in the House.
Mr.. Sherman's speech reviewing and
contrasting the expenditures Of Govern
ment though various Administrations and
comparing their relative merits, morally
and intellectually, produced a great i'm
preston on the House, and arrested undi-
yided on both sides. His array of figures
and facts was stating and overwhelming
The speech will excite deeper attention,
being more statesmanlikc, than Mr.. Oglc's
exposure in 1910.
Queen Nictor.a's birthday was celebra-
ted at Lord Napier's house last night by a
ball, where the recent aggrcssions were
forgotten.
The Postmaster-Gcneral attended the
House this morning to watch the progress
of his pet appropriations. That Depart
ment is now costing about six million
yearly, including the ocean service sad
died on the Navy. 1t and the War De
partmcnt absorb nearly the whole of the
Deficiency bill.
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Great Comm Dtion-'i'he Elements stirred
up.

IF our readers would ike to witness the
futile and unaysiling strugglings, with
iD2s, centortions and houuderings of n
man, wien he is convicted Of "swindlng
the people in his official capacity" and OF
prctcrring lying charges against others
and so completely corncrcd and ua1cd To
tie coH that it is impossible for him to
extricatc himself, or do the least thing to
mdigdte his condition, we would recon-
mend to them to read the spasmodic eff
forts of II. c. Clappin the last Free Press.
lie founders and splurgcs through two
columns of that paper in a vain endeavor
to get UP smoke and dust to shield him
self from the indignant gaze of the public,
without saying one word or Offering par
ticlc of proof, to sustain his fuse dcmS OF
the amounts allowed republican shcrifs,
or to vindicate himself from tkc specific
charges of fraud and swindiing which we
u"NC lItlCIICu dpdlnSU Hlln.
Another classical p writer, seeing the
desperate condition of the Doctor, comes
TO the rescue with a choice selection of
the most approved slong for which the
- big guns " who contribute to the col
umns Of the Free Press are so conspicu-
Gus. But, taking the alarm from the un-
fortunate condition of the Doctor, he care
fully conceals his rcol name from the pub
lie and skulks behind the cognomcn of
40; lest his deliuqucnccs also should
be visited upon him which, is the only
evidence of good sense or shrcxdness
manifested in his article.
Had the Doctor, when he came to the
aid Of the editor, TO oxtricato him from
the slough Of falsehood and SANDER, been
as cautious as "Q' is, he might have
saved himself some of the modification
which he must .fcei--shamoless rs he is
noted for being--at having provoked an
investigation Of his own vilainou, frauds
against the county. But he is noted for
rccklcssncss and headlong disregard of
common sense, having more than once
bctoye injured his party as we'll as himself
10y. his want Of discretion. We would adj
wise Mr.. 90" to lay it we'll to heart, and
90 very careful that his real name be not
exposed and no doubt ho knows and
f,ci, the necessity Of giving good heed to
our caution
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that he did not have his warrant witt
him AT that time. He doubtless know,
very well that the rcminescence alluded
to was not that case but his policy is tc
throw dust.
His contemplate lie in asserting that
the Republican party sympathized with
the guilty monster, and intcrposed all OBJ
stacles to his conviction" is worthy of the
source from which it emanates and will
be made to recoil on his own head by the
indignant scorn Of the hundreds of res
pectablo people whom he thus attempts
to 4 gmatize.
The whole forte Of the Free Press, and
its co-adjutors, is to multiply false charges
and false statements against the Rcpubli-
cans, and when driven from one position
to dodge off ON something new, and raise q
dust to cover their retreat, and thus keep
up kind of running fight They know
that their falsehoods will not stand the
test of investigation, and that it would be
perfectly fatal to them to attempt to stand
up to the several positions which they
have taken and undertake to lrore them
correct.
What has become of their forged state
ment Of the amounts allowed TO sheriffs
and deputies in 1856 and 1857 thoirhue
and cry about nominating a man for Pros.
ccutlng Attorney who was not qualified to
hold the Office; their repeated assertions
that the criminal expenses for the county
had been greater for 1856 and 1857 than
for any two years since the county was
organized; and that the amount allowed
sheriff and deputies for 1853 "did no.
come up to the amount allowed sheriff
etc, for 1885," when, in fact, it was {
great deal more? And where are THEN
answers to the charge of swindling by
their sheriff in 1858? Echo answers
where?
Mr.. Clapp threatens the "Court House
Clique" with some awtM disclosures" ii
few weeks ----of which they little dream
and drawn from source which they LITTLE
expect :" o ye Fates Rocks and Noun
tains fall on US.
If it comes from any other source THAI
his "rcfuge Of lies" it will indeed be I'm
expected. We shall wait with patience
the dcvcl-opc-mcnt Of these wonderful
:" disclosures" But We would sugges
to the Doctor that, IN tie mean ti0,e, th(
people will naturally expect from hin
some explanation of the disclosures
about that 500 for taking two prisoners t.
Jackson, and that $50 Excess, in October
1858, over the amount ct umed by him j.
i Cor tL,., ,o.,.e
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BFay" Mr.. Buchanan recently gave an
order to one of his Irish footmcn to wear
livery. Pat replied that "he'd be Id
if he'd make mayer of himself" Accor
dinghy Pat lost his place.
His experience is an important lesson
to the political place throughout the coln-
try Let them all sport the Leccmpton
livery; let them make nagcrs" OF them
s.'vcs, or they will have to walk as unccr-
enormously as poor Pat did.-LomseiNc
journal.
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New Advertis ements.
MORTGAGE SALE.

WHEREAS default has been made in the pay
w mcnt OF certain sums of money, the payment
Of which was secured by indenture of mortgage
dated the first day of June, 1855, executed by
William Ihlmg and Charlotte lhling, his wife 81
Porter Township, Van Buren, County. Michigan
to John Smolk of Antwerp Township, County and
state aforesaid, on the land and premises herein
after dcscribcd. which mortgage was duly record.
eel in the Office Of the REGISTER of Deeds of Van
Burcn County Michigan, on the ninth day 81
August, y. d.: 1919, at one O'clock, i. NJ, in
libcr ~ of Mortgages, on pages lj6 and l57
which mortgage and the debt secured thereby wa,
duly assigned by said john Smolk to Lewis II
Wclldm, by assignment dated july -, 1871 and
recorded in the Registers office aforesaid on the
10Th DAY Of January 4. d., 1873, at five o'clock
u. NJ, in Liher :" q of Mortgages, on page IS
and on which mortgage there i, claimed to be due
and unpaid AT the date Of th. notice, for principal
and interest, tie sum Of five hundred aud eighty
"o dollars and thiry-two cents. ($jS2.32) and nu
proceedings ut law or in chauccry having cen in
stitucd to recover the amount secured by said
mortgage or any part thereof;
Notice Is hereby given, that by virtue Of pow
at sale contained in said morticnar. which power
has become operative 10y the default aforesaid anil
IN pursuance of the statute in such case provided.
the said morg gage will bc iorccloscd Nv sale of tc
m1rtgagcd premises therein described. to-wit :
he following described premises situated in tie
County of Van Buren, and State of Michiran. n,ld
number twcntyo and of the north east quarter
of section twcnty-eight. being ninety acres of
from the west side of said fractional quarter see
tons and bounded as follows west by the ouortcr
line running north apd south through said soc
tons north by the Fake on said seton twenty
one !; south 10y tho Lake ON section tweuty-,,bt
ana east by line parallel with the east line of
sand scctionS-and nineteen chains and sivtvsix
inks distant therctrom leaving one hundred acre,
on the east side of said fractional quarters all i'm
township number four south of range number
thirteen west, which premises will lie sold NJ ,ul-
lie vcnduc to the highest bidder M the court Lnu.c
IN Paw Paw in said County of Van Buren, (tbat
being the place of holding the circuit conf for
SAID county on the twenty eighth day of August
next, y. D., 1898, at ten o'clock in the forenoon.
10y The sheriff of said county or his deputy, or un-
der sheriff, subject to nstalmcn of said m ort-
gage not yet due.
Dated June lst, A. D.. 1853.
LEWIS II. WELLDIN, Assignee.
:. ii. DLAcKMAy, Attorney. Wiz
l6ic.
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DIED

OF Consumption, May 9th, at the residence o
ier parents near this village, MERGELLA j
laughter Of DAVID S. and JULIA o. OLLIE, aged
Is years, 9 months and 10 days.
Beneath the rivers crystal wave,
Buried with Christ her LORI;
She served him in her youthful days,
According to his word.
Saint-likc she stcmod Affections tide
child by Jesus blessed;
And leaning on the crucifcd,
She calmly sank to rest.
And now beneath his watchful care,
She'll slumbcr in the ground;
Till called to meet him in the air,
When Michacl's trump shall sound.
Then joined with all who will prepare,
With Jesus Christ to reign;
She'll walk the new Earths gardens fair,
When Eden blooms again.
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4 about two hours ago, +"
1--WE suddenly became in
and in spite of our

about two hours age"
we suddenly became in
fog; and in spite of our
ION and care, we have run
- hay be against the Ohio
bay be against an island---it is
vc cant tell But be not alarm
Blanche" he hurriedly added ;
shall soon be afoat again
NY eTent, the darkness is suf-
hceal US from the sayages, even
Yin the vicinity"
bow little Of Indians" returned
"but l have always understood
w are somewhat remarkable for
lteness of hearing; aud if such is
there would be no necessity OF
(Deing very near, to be made ac-
lted with our locality, Judging from
loud voices heard few minutes
fear we've been rather imprudent,"
eugene, in deprecating tone; "but
excitement-'
} words were suddenly cut short by
loud voices Of alarm from without,
ed by quick and heavy trampling
IS the deck and The next moment
eth Harper and Dick Winter burst into
the passage, the former exclaiming:
"We've run plum into a red Niger 5
nest, Cap'n, and Tom Harris is already
butch6red and scalped"
And even as he spoke, as if in confirm
alton of his dreadful intelligence, there
arose a series of wild, piercing, demoniacal
ycils, followed by a dead and ominous
silence.
So far we have followed the lovely he
roine and her friends in this adventure ;
tut the foregoing is all that we can pub
ish in our columns. The balance of the
arratiye can only be found in the New
FORK ledger, the great family paper,
'hich can be obtained at all the periodi-
al stores where papers are sold. Remem-
er to ask for the Ledger" dated May
2nd, and in it you will get the continu-
ioh Of the narrative from where it leaves
f here If there are no bookstores or
ews-oflices convenient to where you re-
de, the publisher of the Ledger will send
GU copy by mail, if you will send him
We cents in a letter. Address, Robert
'onncr, Ledger Office, "A Ann street,
lew York This story is entitled, "Pcrils
f the Border" and grows more and more
interesting as it goes on.
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E9y- The Proprictors of the New York
ILLUSTRATED GOLDEN PRIZE announce
that in their issue of May 22d will appear
the first chapters of a historical tale of the
southwest, cntitlcd----Sarah De Vaughan,
a true story of the times of Aaron Burr,
by Miss Ella Southworth. They also an
nouncc, to appear in their issue of May
2gth, the first chapters Of another new
tale. entitled "Nobody's Child" by the
well known author, Charles Burdctt. Any
of our readers who have not seen copy
of this elegant weekly, will do well to
send for Que, as specimen copies are sent
free of charge 10y the publishers, Messrs.
Dean q Slater, No. $50 Broadway, New
York. The subscription price is 50, and
TO clubs of ten or moro 81 so per annum
Each subscriber, besides getting the paper
for year, receives a present, which is
forwarded as soon as the subscription mon
ev is received. For further particulars,
see the advertisement of the Golden Prize
in another column.
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be" Many persons spend so much time
IN crltlclsing and disputing about the Cos.
pei, that they have none left for practicino
1t. as IT two sick men should quarrel
about the phraseology of their phv.ician,a
prescription, and forget I'd take the mod
cine INV ''' i''ei'i-
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Mr.. c. p. SWEET is authorized to re-
ceiye subscriptions, and contract for adj
vertising, for this paper.
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The New York Weekly GOLDEN PRIZE is one
Of the largest and best weekly pa. ers of the day
an Imperial Quarto containing EIGHT FAGES, or
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MARRIED

In Schoolcraft, May 29th, by Rev. II. r. PREM
TICE, Mr.. ID. c. LYLE, to Miss MARY l.. WILL
COX, both Cf Porter, Mich.
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Arrival of the Moses Taylor.

The California news is uuimportant.
The Legislature has adjourned.
The Peoples Ticket was elected in Sac.
ramento by several thousand majority
over the Buchanan ticket.
Col. Fremont was welcomed to Mari
posa by bonGres and cannon.
1t was rumorcd that the Indian tribes
are banded together to make war OH the
whites.
A guano island, containing over million
tons, is said to have been discovered on
the track between the Sandwich and La.
drone Islands. Specimens were received
at San Francisco.
Adyices from Frazer's River, confirm
the recent accounts of the extraordinary
richness of the gold mines, and there is a
tremendous rush from all parts of the
British possession towards the gold regions
the mines extend over great space of
country and reach across the line into
American territory. A steamer loaded
with diggcrs, had also sailed from San
Francisco
Nothing important from Oregon or
Washington Territories.
Adviccs from Guatemala state that
cholera was raging with great violence
III various parts Of the Republic.
Adviccs from Nicaragua state that NJ
Belly, French agent, was negotiating Tor
transit route, for which he saws sixty
million francs arc already subscribed in
France
The British steamer from Greytown re-
ports that on the 18th of April. Col
Kinney made an attempt to capture Grey
town, he having hauled down the Musouiito
and hoistcd the Nicaraguau FLAG and aiken
the Mayor prisoner. The citizens flew
to arms, and also appealed to Capt. Ken
ncdy, of the jamestown, for assistance -
Assistance was granted, and 5 cutters. FL
cd with marines, left the Jamestow Il for the
shore. Kinney and his party finally sur
rendered themselves to Capt. Kennedy.
and was sent to Aspinwall in the British
steamer, Kinney's party consisted of him.
self, Geo; II. Glidden, II. S. Post, Thos.
;. Bell, II. a. p. Dresser.
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EXPENSIVE CANDLEsTIcKs.-AnI,i ,b
"gntlcman' had occasion TO visit tbr
South some months since. When no 20.
turned, he remarked to a friend that tLo
Southern people were very extrayayant
/ pom being asked why so, he rcmqrlcd
that where he staid, they had candle.
stick worth eleven hundred dollars =
" Why, how in the world could Il b,y.
cost that much :" inquired the frien
=" Och, be jabers !! it was nuthin' nor n !,
ing Niger .tctlow holding torch J2y y, \,
ote b." ~ 10 -