The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-04-26
EDITORIAL SUMMARY.
Tornado in Sussex county, New Jersey.
Peace between France and Prussia is dis

\ sUO,OCO more males than ieniaiess
! An Irish colouy'or TWO thousand persons
purpose settling in Virginia.
| North Alabama farmers are planting two-
tbirIs more land in corn than In cotton.
The Great Eastern is no, likely to repeat
her visit to New York.
Counterfeit United Sta,es bank notes are
afoai in greater numbers than ever before.
Heavy fall OF snow in some parts oil
Pennsylvania on Tuesday.
An engineer says that in 1877 Maine will
have 1000, 900 dollars invested in man.
ufacturcs.
Wade Hampton furnished the funds TO
the blacks for the purchase Of the Column
bia South Carolinaian.
The aid to the New Orleans Chief OF
Police has been discharged by Gen. Sher-
ilan for discouraSins negroes from regis
tering.
While crossing fence near the city Of
Louisville a young lady was strangled TO
death by her bonnet strings catching on a
picket
Flour has fallen in price. The supply is
as great Us ever, but spectators combine
to keep up the price.
The election in New York for l60 dele
gates to the Constitutional Convention show
the Republicans to have won on the gene
raj ticket.
wes,6eld, N. Y, is lighted with natural
gns, which is brought in pipes from gas
spring, mile and quarter distant, at a
cost to CONSUMERS Of four dollars per thou.
sand feet.
Il Is doubtful whether John u. Surrat is
tried ut prcseht--if indeed no ever is-as
il is questionable whether there is legal ev.
ilence to convict him.
The Lewiston Journal says Solomon
Nash, Of Jay, has jus, sold to NJ. Pompilly.
Of Auburn, yoke Of oxen for SOS dollars.
Mr. p. bought Of the same gentleman, last
fall, yoke of oxen for which he paid 500
dollars.
Major General f. q. C. Ord, Command.
ing the Fourth Military District, has divid.
ell The same into the sub.lis,rict Of Ar.
kansas, to he commanded by Colonel G. II.
Smith, 18th Infantry, with his headquarters
a, Little Rock.
Some burglars stole 10000 dollars worth
Of jewelry from store in New Orleans.
In taking of their plumber they dropped n
thousand dollars worth Of diamonds on
the floor, but did not think them worth
picking up.
In January last twenty-five persons were
burned to death in Jail ut Kingston, South
Carolina. The Sheriff Of the county, the
keeper Of the jail and his assistant were in
dic,ed for murder, the calamity being charg.
cd to their neglect. On Friday last their
trial was concluded, resulting in a verdict
ofnot guilty.
A reporter OF ono Of the New York pa
pers, in describing Senator Wilson's speech
in Richmond on Monday night, says "the
last occasion that your reported witnessed
public meeting on the samo ground was
exactly six years ago, when the Richmond
secessionists gloried there over the fall Of
Fort Sumter. What n difference between
then and now!'
II has long been known that there Is a
great deal that is artificial about some fash.
ionablc ladies' artificial hair, teeth, breast
works. complexion, &c.. but according to
the N. Y. Home Journal some ladies' wear
false lips, made Of pink India rubber. which
are attached to thin lips in a manner that
defes detection, and which give pretty
pouting appearance to the mouth. The
Journal says "therc Is way to test lips
which may appear doubtful, but many Ia.
dies might object to the operation unless
il were performed ly very near relatives"
An advertisement in the New Y.rk Her
all, the other day, gives clue to ono class
of frauds, and shows that knaves arc nl-
ready a, work preparing for them. The nd.
yer,isement. which was addressed to bank
rup,s generally, sets forth rs "for sale, very
low for cash." stands in all parts Of the
country, also county mortgages, stocks and
other securities, suitable for assets" Worth.
less titles, fictitious values, mortgages and
certificates Of stock not worth the paper
they are printed on, are the commodities
here offered rs "siitable for asssts," and
there can be no doubt there are scoundrels
enough to avail themselves Of so cheap ma.
trrial for the manufacture Of SNOWY but
dishonest balance-sheet.-.N Y Tune.
Orators are sometimes very funny with.
out intending to be. sThs Hartford POST
MASTER" Mr.. Cleveland, hears the nickname
OF Freaylc. He is given to ambitious ora
,orical displays. and Obtained this appclla'
ton by some curious blunders Of articula-
,ion which his tongue anu lips succeeded in
making ut some public gathering. where he
broke out with THE Frcaylc! the frcagle!
the proud bird Of Edom!' In the same
Grafton he also spoke Of "the andor, which
broois its young in tho heart Of the Con.
DIES" Nc. Cleveland, having transferred
himself and his oratory to the Democratic
party is naturally elated at finding himself
still on the winning side. and at jubilation
at Hartford he surpassed himself by saying.
with all the favor OF Senator Doolirle
himself, 81 thank God thar never expect
ell to live to see this day"