The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-11-06

Ind. have uads uovel ~ On the Presidential
slectise. n Grssk, h, sloetod the young man
sDyato Asry - Id, and II Seymour Il
,eessd Tie young hlyS0 marry the gentle
man. The BET 4 q good ons for the young lady.
"Heads I win. tails you LOSE"
The Boston GsSttI sslu VIA. u Tie differ
enos between The 4|mpr,s Eugene, and the de-
posed Queen Of 6peinf One 10 belle on .
thvns, and Ne stbr pabdls'sh.
Attorney General Evarts has accepted an In
vitatiou 70 Q public dinner, tsndered BY his
brethren Of the bsr Of New York. II will take
place next month,
' Thnksgivns In New HampsHirs has bean
6xed for The 18th Of November. A preliminary
celebration win Be held very generally tonight
LArrrNxws ylon On. Lrvrxosroxx-SirR Rod
srick Murchinn announces the receipt Of lstters
ffom the sxpl0rer Livilgstou, written In Octo-
Der and December, 1867, and dated stMaEunga
and Casembe, places lying south and south
westerly Of. Lake Tanganyfka When thess, let
ters were written, Livingstone had been living
for three months with friendly Arabs, waiting
for The Close Of native war before proceeding
on his way 10 Ujji, and he told an Arab mes-
sngcr that after exploring Lake hnganyikA
he intended % return 10 Zanzibar. This d the
frst snnouncsmsnt from himself that he intends
10 quit Africa BY that route. 40 ...F
A horse belonging to Boston steam are-sn-
CINE was removed to another stable 70 mako
room for = new horse. There was IN alarm OF
Are during the night, and the old horse kicked
down the stalls and every thing else his heels
could reach In his anxiety to get out and 90 to
the Are. . W. 1
An Instance Of petrifsction Of human remains
ID recorded by the Troy IN. ~ Pres, The
body Of ) man, buried SIX years ago In Wes-
tern New York, was dianterfcd . few days ago,
when Il was found IN state Of perfect petrifac-
ton, the surface being almost n white and pure
- marble, and II presented the appearance OF .
finely chiscled statue.
A Prussian engineer claims to have invented
remarkable land torpedo, which win blow up
o whole battalion. ... ...,.
Mr.. Belmont thought better Of his proposed
flight TO Europe, and stepped for the funeral Of
the democratic party. o.. .w
The Aston House buys million toOth-picks
year. .' ''
They have had touch Of An earthquake In
Virginia rp s... s '.'r l.- -...a
The best Of New Hampshire apples arc sell
ing at $500 per barrel,
Mr.. Erskine D. Gardner. an overseer In
Messrs. Halls cotton factory In Exeter, N. H.,
was caught In the main belt on Thursday last,
msngled in . shocking manner and instantly
killed.
FAST Tnn-At the Riverside Park, Friday,
the geldng John. Stewart undertook and &C.
complained the unprecedented feat OF trotting
twenty miles to wagon inside an hour. Tho
exact time was 80 minutes % IA seconds.
There was qusdruple marriage In Indiana
the other day. A man married his third step
mother, who had three children by his father,
and three Of his cousins, brothers. married his
wife's sisters. Number ono ID half-brother to
his wife's children.
A clearinghouse keeper In Springfield Is In
the habit, when her boardes neglect to pay
up promptly, Of placing an extra fork by their
plates, a. silent intlmation to "fork over"
Josiah L. Pike, the condemned Hampton IN.
H.) murderer, was taken from Portsmouth on
Saturday by Sheriff Morse and Deputy Sheriff
JOY to Concord, and committed to the State
Prison. where he Ia to remain until his execution
In November, 1869. Pike was accompanied by
Thomas O'Coanor Of Kingston. who was sen.
tenced last week 10 three years imprisonment
for granddaughter In killing Warren Page. OF
Hampton. .... rri.
The number Of Congregational churches in
Maine 10 PAL, Of ministers, l76, ouly 80 Of
whom are pastors, the rest being either stated
preachers or missionaries. Tho present menu
bership Ii 10000, with net increase Of 260
during the year. The average time Of settle
ment Of the 80 pastors over their present
charges Is eight years. .
A number Of the stalwart young men in the
Treasury Department at Washington having No
signed In anticipation Of the reduction In the
force, the New York Tribune congratulates
them after this comforting manner "Young
gentlemen, we congratulate you You are free!
You no longer groan under the burdens Of Of
fee! The free West awaits you! Its boundless
prairies yearn for your coming with the shovel
and the hoe! Better raise dozen ears Of corn
than twist thousand rolls Of red tape Happy
boy 90 and enjoy your freedom, and know the
felicity Of that work which brings the sweat TO
your brows and makes sweet your daily bread"
A pigeon shot csme of at Portsmouth . few
days since. There were nine birds started from
the trap for each man, at twenty-one yards rise
In . boundary Of eight yards. The shooting
was excellent throughout, over two-thiris OF the
birds being killed. The prize was carried OF
by Captain John F. Sides, who killed every
bird, and oil but one fell within the bounds.
Mr.. Joseph L. Locke challenged the fortunate
shot and took the silver cup, the emblem Of;
Wisconsin has tried peat for domestic fuel,
and likes Il. ..,....
New-Orlcans has soap club, democratic. II .
il composed Of the "grcat unwashed."
Conviets In the Richmond, Virginia, peniten- ,
tiary, drink each Sl32 worth Of milk year.
Portsmouth has repeatedly refused to allow !
the Eastern Railroad to have o second track at =
the Vaughan street crossing. On Sunday last i
the citizens Of that neighborhood found at day !
light that force Of sixty men had ripped up
the old track at that point Complaint was
made By some interested individual against the
and Mayor Jones ordered the work
to cease. Superintendent Prescott telegnphcd
from Boston for the work to 60 on, regardless Of
and In the absence Of the mayor
and police force, both tracks were successfully
laid In the afternoon, and yesterday morning
the train passed over Il.