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BIDDEFoRD, ME-, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2s, 1856.

ond. action third, action. His power %
an advocate was his fortune. His Feputa-
ton rs an earnest pleader was konwn al
over the county. and caused him TO be re-
tanned for the defence Of some OF the most
desperate criminals. u used 10 be COM
mon remark among criminal lawyers that
to give Corwin the closing speech In de.
fence Of the vilest criminal was to give hin,
the case and was equivalent TO an sequittal.
Criminal trials werc bis fostc, and yet he
was not .trsgic" lawyer. His hurnor
wonld crop out" on the most serious oc-
casious, and often produced, in spite OF the
orator, an anti.clmax which would injurc
his case. An instance Of such Q result to
one Of his grind pathetic appeals occurred
few years ago 10 q Western Court. II
will be remembered that Corwin, In the
Senate In 1874 or 1916, arguing seriously
against the morality Of the projected war
against Mexico. permitted his appreciation
Of broad humor 10 lead him into the ex.
travagant expression, "if were Mexican,
ss am an American, ] would welcome
you with bloody hands to hospitsble graves"
A few years after, when this expression
had been quoted by the newspapers until
Il had become as familiar m household
words, Mr.. Corwin, was retained as council
for man charged with murder, and who
he claimed acted in selfdefence. In his
closing speech to the jury, Corwin pictured
the condition of his client as endeavoring
to avoid the difficulty, portrayed the munler-
ed man forcing il upon him, dogging his
steps, denouncing him as cowarl, and at
last threatening to strike him. aWhat" he
exclaimed. q would you have done IN such
an emergency" "fWhut, sir" turning 10
the prosecuting attorney, "what would
you have done ?' Done" exclaimed the
attorney, with great gravity "done-l
would have welcomed him with bloody
hands to a hospitable gnve." The jury
were convulsed with laughter, and Corwip
lost his case.
Mr.. Corwin was In person about i've feet
eight inches in height, and at the time OF
his death did not look over fifty years Of
age. Tie was solidly and robustly built,
with full round and jovial face. lie was
exceedingly genial and companionable, and
il will be remembered with painful interest
that il was while surrounded by his friends.
engaged in recalling recollections OF his
times, and telling anecdotes Of his cotem.
ponrics, that he was stricken with the dis.
ease which terminated his exis,ence.-N
Y. Herald,
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The GsEAr SroRn.-The storm Of the
30th ult., Is said to have been the most vio.
lent that has raged upon our coast for forty
years A correspondent Of the Portsmouth
Chronicle thus graphically describes some
OF tho scenes AMI accidents which occurred
at kit,ery Point during the prevalence Of
the storm:
"At noon, on that tempest,ious day, the
storm appeared at iis height. The bowling
wind surgcd with demoniac fury around
the shores Of the Point. Fences wete bea.
ten down; trees were uproo,ed and blown
to the ground; boats dnggcd from their
noorings and were driven out TO sea, while
others beat In upon the shores The ocean
presented scene Of snblimity and grand.
eur. As far a. tho cye could reach rose
The white.cApped, swelling waves, threat.
ening to engulph everything that lay in
their path. A hundred vessels lay at an
chor in the harbor, exposed to the huri.
cnne's blast and the angry waves, which,
liko battering rams, rolled In upon them
careening them over until Il seemed a Il
they must founder. Before them tho r,s.
ing ocean, from which they he'd jus fed
behind them Q leo shore and rock. bound
coast, on to which they wero sure TO drive,
were their anchors to give way.
Between two aud three O'Clock, tbs Storm
appeared to ahste. The vessels In the har.
Dor wers sill safe, and L wss hoped they
would rde out the gale, but q about .
clock, tho sorn came on with rodooosso
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-11-23
NUMBER 4S.
EXPLOSION OF BoNBsHELLs.

A few days since bombehell exploded
In some hydraulic works In Brooklyn,
breaking the arm and Otherwise severely
injuring the limbs Of one Of the workmen
who was engaged In breaking It up. Tx.
plosions and accidents Of this nature ART
becoming far too common, nor 10 II over
stating the case when II Is said that scarre-
~ fortnight has elapsed since the war In
which similar cstas,rophes have not occur
red. The shell In question was brought
from Richmond. along with lot Of OH
iron, and Il was evidently supposed that
the length Of time which had elapsed since
It's manufacturc, and the rusty condition ~
which II was found, precluded the posi-
bility of its explosion. Thir, however, BY
no-iaeans follows y.
Some twenty yesn nro Q relic OF
the old French war was picked up at Lake
George, which spoke loudly for itself an'l
told emphaticaIly what Il was made for.
This was bombshell, which was found IN
the lake, near tho shore under Fort VIII.
am Henry, and which was In all probahili
discharged at the fort at the time that
he Marquis do Montcaim bcsciged u IN
1888. This she'll must. therefore, have lain
st tho bottom Of the lake about eighty year
Those who found Il undertook the fool.
hardy experiment Of testing its efficiency,
and applied q fuse to i To their astonish
ment Il exploded. and piece Of Il passed
through the side Of the Lake House (which
Is Of woody and lodged in an attic cham
Der.
Mr.. Sheriff. the proprietor Of the house
st that time, deposited this piece Of the
shell, together with an account Of the trans
action, in tho cabinet OF the Brooklyn i.y.
ceum, where both may be seen. The com
position Of this shell was found to he differ.
ent from those now in use-the iron being
mixed with some brittle and earthy mate.
rial. That which makes this case the more
remarkable II the fact Of the length Of time
which II had lain under wster.-Jovynal Of
Commerce.
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KIrPiso FowLs.-The Woonsockel
Patriot says :-Mr. Albert c. Vase, neat
Manville, pesues what seems to us reas.
enable and profitable course in keeping
fowls. lie has enclosed an ncre and a
quarter Of land with high fence; and Ia
this enclosure he keeps about hundred
aud fGy hens. He informs us that during
niue months Of the year these fowls give
net profit Of two dollars per day, or say
five hundred dollars per year. Is not this
keeping fowls to some purpose In Mr..
Vases enclosure u n running stream and
fruit trees. Thei afford shade, while
their fr,iit.bearing Is improved by the fowls.
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TIE VALUE OF PrAr.-The Montreal Gn.
zette gives an account Of the trial Of peat
on the Grand Trunk Railway. One tender.
load Of peat carried the heaviest passenger
train Of the season distance OF 100 miles.
Il appears that a second Trial was made on
the 18th inst. In which the results obtained
were still more striking than on tho first
occasion. The locomotive OF the express
passenger tmin running from Point 81,
Charles to Kingston was supplied with one
hundred and twenty-eight baskets of peat
The results Of the trial are briefly stated.
as follows:
Total distance run. l77 miles.
Consumption Of fuel, "a tons, loss q
ponnds.
Average consumption Of fuel per mile &
pounds.
Maximum consumption Of fuel between
stations 60 pounds per mile.
Average distance Tor each ton Of ficl,
5OA miles.
Value Of fiel consumed "a tons at %.
SO per ton-el2.25.
How these results compare SAYS West
ern paper. with those obtained from Goa
and wood will be seen from the following
statement derived from experiments on tlr,
l,oston and Worcester Railway since las,
August
Average miles run to one ton Of coal, 59.0l
Average miles run to one cord ofwood, 10 o.
Ayerags miles run with one ton Of Mr..
Hodges peat. $3.50
For the amount Of coal. wood and pea,
required to run locomotive distance of
one hundred and seventy.seven miles tho
costs Is stated as follows:
ist Coal-295 tons at $40, % 80
ID Wood-4.4l cords at 81, 30.s7
Sd Peat-31 tons at $3.50, 1875
The Lewiston Journal has statistics upon
the value Of peat, from which Il deduces
that the cost Of prepared peat Is from % to
o. ton, each ton as good rs ton and
half Of mixed wood, worth, cut, $S per
cord. 30 that . quantity Of peat represented
by 90 worth Of wood would, making lib.
ersl allowance, cost less than S3-a differ.
ence Of over one hundred and fly per
cent In favor Of pest-that one machine
for preparing tho peat cnn be started for
5000, but that capital OF $4,000 will
run six machines and produce from 1000
TO l0. 900 tons Of prepared peat per annum
ut q profit Of $25,000 to $4o,000-a good
business.
Moreover, the peat 10 plentiful every
where In our New England country, and
there II no reason why the people should
be swindled and victiinized by the Outrage
Gus profits demanded by the forwnrler'
and western dealers In coal-worth $3.50
ut the mines, and costing 0l0 here. A
single bog near Lewiston contains 10000
cords Of peat on fifty acres. Bangor Whig.
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~The following appears among q

~The following appears among n,
births :-"At Auburn, on Tuesday the l5
instant. the wife Of Thomas Gross, o'
dsughler,' this i'eing the seventeenth III"
that Mrs Cross has made her hushana
happy father, Mr.. Cros. on this occnsio.
said. "Amelia Jane. Cross Chris
tian name is Amelia Jane-''this Is no,
likely TO bc born! !" "Bui IL Is born. n,y
dear.r said his wife meckly. aDon'i g,l
angry, my love we all have our litls eros,
"A To- bear" Mr.. Thomns Cross groanen
In bitterness Of spirit -"Amelia Jane, thi.
thing has been going on long enough. !;
you have any moro little rrosses to bear.
sha'nt help you to support them.
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.In lftiny the kettis nom the hrs scaldsd my.
self very severely -one hand almost 70 q crisp.
The torture was unbearabls. The Mexican
Mustang Iinlnent relieved tbs pain almost imms-
diAtsly. II healed rapidly, and len very little
scar. 49,
CHAs. PosrsR, 420 Broad 81 +, Phllsda'
This II merely Q sample OF what the Mustang
Liniment will do. IL Is Invaluable Ia all cases OF
wounds, swsllings, sprains. cuts, bruises, spavns,
cts. either upon man or beast.
Beware Of counterfeits. Mono II genuine un-
less wrapped In hnc steel-plate engraving, bear:
the pr,pats stamp OF DKnAs BARSEs q Co., Now
York.
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VBro,her g., in times Of rcvivals AMI
protrHcted meeting, always stepped IN rn'
took charge Of tho meetings. lie WIS very
fond Of that interminsblc song that hgin',
sWbere. o where 10 good old Adam p
and might end with the last man. lie hal
ps.ed through the patiarchs aud Prophets
OF The olden time, and the dsciples ani
blessed women Of tho New Te~tamrnr.
when John tho Baptist occurred to him.
sWbers, O where b John tho Baptist
ssis In tbs prvnissd hnd. lie went ,,p-.'
Hsrs Brotbsr q. was stumbled. Hs trei
Il again. .Hs went up" bu, aili iher.
wss di@euly In fixing the Baptias o..
csnsion. Az Isnysh, with despsnis encrgy,
he put L through. siis went up wi,hous
any hsad ou, saic 10 tie promised land.
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g. ST.-is60.-X-Th amount Of Plantation Bit
ters sold In one year 10 somewhat startling. They
would all Broadway six feet high from the Park Ia
eth street. brakes mandatory 10 one OF the In.
situations of New York. II 10 said that Drake
painted all the rocks In the Eastern states With bis
granny legislators to pass Law "prexenting dis
figuring The face OF nsture,- which gives him mo-
nopoly. We do not know how this 10, but We do
knos the Plantation Bitters SKILL ~ no other ar.
tiels ever did They are used by al classes OF the
community, and are death on Dyspepsia-certain.
They are very invigorating when languid and weak.
and great appetiaer
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wHAs Drp Ir,-A young lady, returning to her
country home after o sojourn OF . lew months In
New York, Was hardly recognized by her friends
In place Of . rustic, hushed face. she had . son
ruby complexion, OF almost marble suoothness
and instead OF o. she really appeared but ". She
told them plainly she used iagan's MAGNOLIA
Balm, and weuld not be without It. Any lady can
improve her personal appearance very much by
gist for only 10 cents.
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In screwing nuts into any part Of ma.
chincry In cold weather, be careful not to
hcat them fiYt with the hands, or they will
contract after being screwed on tight, and
become immovable afterwards.
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All who value q beautiful head ofhair. and Its
preservation ffom premature baldnsss and turning
gray, will not Ail TO use Lyons ccieorsted Ma
thaIrou, II makes the hair rich. son and glossy.
ersdicates dandrufI and causes the hair to grov
with luxuriant hesuty. IL 10 sold everywhere.
Il. TiIOMAS LYON, Chemist, N. Y.
SARATOGA SPRINa WATER sold by all Druggists
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MEDICAL.

AsuA DE- MAGNOLIA. - The prettiest thing the
sweetest thing" and the most Of 10 for the least
money. II overeomes the odor OF persprltion I,
ful perfume ailays headache and Inflammation.
aud 10 . necessary compassion In the sick room, In
the nursery and upon the toilet sidebosrd. 10
can Be obtained everywhere ct one dollar per bot
tie. "F| - "a"
sarassss spri.g Water, sold by all Drusgtsts.
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Duty b the lifts blue sky In every bssrt
and soul -ovsr every llfs-hrSs enough fos
Q sar 70 look between ths clouds, and ior
the sky-lark happiness 10 riss hssvsnward
through, and ding n.
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Iielmstreet's inimitable Hair Coloring has been
steadily growing In favor for over twenty years
II acts upon the ahsorbents at the roots OF the
hair, aud changes IL to Its original color by de-
grees. All instantaneous dyes deadeD aud injure
the hair. llemstreepsi u not dye, but Is certain
In Its results, promotes Its growth. and 10 beau
tiful HAIR DREssISG, Price 10 cents anu Si.oO.
sARAfOGA sPRiNG WATER sold by all Druggists
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Meehanlc,' anil L,scrers' Train siil have Bddehoi
daily, at 400 A. ", AMI sseo al oos, arriving IN r~a@i
at go -.
Es,uruiny, oil lave Portland hr Biidesri and Inter
mediate station. at $50 y. "
Freght Train ~ith Passenger Car htaehet, ON leave
Posand at 10 A. VI, fS Ssco and bhiietf ani return
IN, L.y. pd.lstsi Al $50 and SEQ at $40 A.
Tg Farrs are Gents Lrss When Tekeo are PurehAsed
FRANCIS CHASE.
SuPERIsrESpgSY.
PoRrlASp. Nov. l.t, 1900. cost
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NEW
STE AM LIN e
BIDDEr0RD, SAC0 AND BOSTON

The 6ne A Propeller CENTER.
e.sIS@ PRISE" made her FIRST trip TO
boston Monday evening last.
REGULAR DAYS UNTIL FURTHER Soricx.
From Biddeford & Ssco, From Boston,,
Tuesdays & Fridays Mondays 4 Thursfs.
For freight or passage to Boston. at present.
apply on board to Capt. =. W. Leavett, at ISL
and Wharf
For freight or passage to s,oo or Bhldefori,
apply to Capt. Croker, Agent. Battery Wharf,
Boston.
win take passengers to aud fromsLe Pool on
her regular trips.
Biddeford, July iith, 1866. ~
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Particular Not

e aTC1Cular N OtlC0
no SOLDIERS, ths,f vidovs> minor chi,drsu ana
parsats- A sst v equaliss 6osatse has
passsd. PlsAss sAll On Tie sshssrihss.
M06S ENIRY,
- Liesssef q. 3. cista Lssas.
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A Hnndsome Tnbnte.

A correspondent of the Memphis Aualdnohe
who subscribes himself a Rebel pays the follow
ing noble tribute to the brave McPherson;-
'Tha noble officer lost his life at the siege Of At
lanta, the second IN command o. the vast army OF in
yason which swept like besom OF destruction from
the heights of CHATTANOOGA down upon the city OF
"CenersI MoPherson was model of soldier He
was as gontemanly Chesterfield and as chvalrous
as BaySrd He was TO the Northern army what
Stonewa Jackson was to the Southern army. lie
was the brightest star in the constellation of genius,
whom Grant called about hum In his brilliant career"
AS soldier he was brave, skilfdl, and generous;
as a man he was conscicntous upright, and hu-
name; and long will MCPHERSON be remembered by
his enemies as chva rous soldier aud a gallant foe
TO him are these lines inscribed as q testimony OF
regard BY one who had an opportunity OF Judging of
the knduess OF his heart in the darkest hours OF our
country's sorrOw:-
Haltmast yon proud banner, McPherson's no
The noble, the brave has been laid TO his rest;
He fell meath the flag he so calamity bore,
But there CLEANS not a star IN MS glory tine
less.
Yes, mourn for your chieftaiu; go water the
OF the ohivalrous soldier, the young cavalier,
The pride of your army, the "bravest OF brave ~
Go shed DER the tomb OF Mcpherson a tear.
And as years roll away proudly cherish his
name;
Teach your children to read of the hero who
On the morn OF his glory, the field of his fame;
Beloved by the soldiers who knew him so
we'll
His country will ever remember with pride,
And the vanquished with gratitude ever
respect
Their generous victor, who fearlessly died
In defense of the flag he was sworn to protect.
Then mourn for Mcpherson. Oh! never again
VIII you hail the bold soldier who led you of
yore,
The intrepid warrior, so dauntless, now slain,
But enshrined in the hearts OF the Seventeenth
Corps.
The granite may tower like guard DER the
grave
OF the slumbering chief to designate the spot
But till men cease to honor the true and the
brave,
The name of Mcpherson will ne'er be forgot
GAssYPIA La, 1866.
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for ooks Foo Is the guidwifeH hoop Jeanies
knee ls bettern
are a. weel else but this. Tibbie vOnner was
spealIln' aboot DOCTOR and priggin sair VII me
this mornin' to alloO her TO sem for ane But
of cOorse ye ken my opinions on that subick
that hae nae faith in sic astrologers and sooth-
sayln' hypocrites, wi their hddlem.diddem-
lotions-potions. notions nonsense. But We ken,
Sanners, it's kind o. no respectable-like, ae
thing, and-anither thing, If II should come to
wauT, or end in wsrst (whilk Gude forfend y,
and although 1t wouldna he true neither, fowks
would lay the blame ane cause o. a. agin me. SO
my principal errand here was to see If ye would
do me particular favor in this matter, whilk is
TO gae and ca on Tibbie Just as if ye gaed o.
your ain accord, to spell for Jeanie, and of
coorse Tibbie1l explain it a. and ak your advice,
and speir If she shouldna send for doctor, ana
misoa me, and sio-like. Then ye can TAX up the
string VII her, and tell her seriously 10 get q
doctor (dell tax him y immedantly, and that
yen TAX me in hand aboot it, and stand atween
her and a. consequences. And, Sanners, ven
sattle Wi the doctor, and I'll sattle VII We (but
that's atween oorsells); sac that'll keep things
trig and snod. Ye see dinna want them to ken
that In ink onything o. the accident but Pam
afeard it's no to be ow'r muckle lippened to-"
Tam Shaw went to the market to sell his mare
for the same reason that some people seek to
divorce their other half but instead of acting
the part, of rascally cheating jockey, by repre-
senting his animal to be everything it was not,
Tams object was to do honestly. SO, when
would-be buyers gathered aroun to look at the
beast, guidman Tam cried out, "Haud oot ow'r,
haud DOT owr? ii ye care for life and hale
banes, baud oot ow'rl l hae to put on the har-
ness on her every day vii the pitchfork, y
Spoken very quickly and vehemently); and
thereupon, in way as ifhe did not want people
to see. he began tickling the beast, to prove his
word by occular demonstration. The ruse took.
Some one, thinking the matter was all a joke,
and the man Just queer one, bought the ami
NAL at once Next day. ''the gowkit idiot" as
Tam said, tried TO put back the beast, flor" ="
says he, IA ye said was true" ''And do you
mean to say ye ever dooted my word, sir ?" says
l to him.
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An old lady called one morning on Eneas
Ross at rather an early hour, and, as it proved,
unreasonable hour, for the purpose of paying
her account with the guidman, and, without
much ceremony, tabled the money; whereupon
Eneas, rising, seized "the root of all evil" and
with the greatest disgust, flung it to the other
side Of the room with this reply to his visitor,
"Do you think l am TO do homage to that vile
worldly trash before l bow down before my
Makerl Get thee behind me, Mammon"
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INSURANCE COMPANIES.
INSURE YOUR LIFE
In YOUR OWN HOME COMPANY,
OF PHILADELPHIA,
s. E. Corner of Fourth and Walnut SITS

tee of the CAPITAL STOCK all paid up IN CASH.
which, together with CASH ASSETS, now on hand
amount TO
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RAILROAD LINES.

ORANGE AND ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD
~ On and arer MONDAY, February IL, two daily
trains VIII run between Washington ana LN nchburg
connecting at Gordonsv lie with Virginia Central Rail
road trains to and from Richmond. as tolows;-
MAIL TRAIN.
Lave Washington daily (Sunday excepted, at 6'b
A. M ana arrive at Lynchbu re- at b45 2. M.
Leave Iynchburg at A. M and arrive at Washing
EXPRESS TRAIN.
Leave Washington daily (includng Sunday at 800 P.
NJ, and arrive at LynchbuTg at 800 A NJ.
Leave Lynchburg at 80 +. NJ. and arrive at Washing
ton az 6'l0A. NJ
Both trains making close connections at Lynchburg
for all points South and Southwest and at Washington
for North and Northwest
First-cass sleeping cars WIZ be attached to the night
tIanA
The road 10 attractive. not only for its comfortable
but for the that Il passes the
historic Localities Of Fairfax Bul Run, Manassas bris,
Gofdonsvile, places Of mperishable interest in the
popular mind
NAV be had In Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and
Baltimore and at the offices Of the road IN ngton
80 Alexandria. w. II. MCCAFFERrY,
General Supe intendent.
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The only pain that we make light OLA
window pane.
The lady whose peace of mind was broken,
intends to have it repaired.
What is that which is always invisible and
never out Of sightl The letter L.