The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-08

Csvslsad. Ohio. Ihs nsms Of IL mn vss
Brsmer, We Isan tAa 10 drnk, On . wager,
six lrgs drinks sfuhisksy nd pi,t Of sock
Gle, 1t attns. With bhins Acs s,d start
ING EYES Be rselsd towards . % IT, In order 70
nsht his pipe, when tie nsxio1 gAs0 isung
RON his mouth vefe instantly sbkR, and tho
P@ witch Wa sosn bang consumed BY IN in
John Brooks, bird and mako nscser, v. BIZ
tsn ny nttienaks In Baltimors, yesterday.
He died within Is minutes.
Roxbury. in Chsiir. county, n. H.. b.s no
doctor, lawyer, clergyman o. psupsr. and euly
ten democrats, among Ia two hmufui And dI-
ty inhabitants, and fd moro than q wear no
death has occurred In Tie tsvn.
Thomas Duls was hanged q staieuire. NC.
for the murder Of Fannie Foster, his Earuneur.
On tho scs6bh hc- t.fkcd politics With tho
crowd; refusing to admit his guilt
Tn Montana oil works, lsnAsd near Pits
burg. Pa. were destroyed BY fire Saturday, to-
eether With 1909 tnrrek Of oil. Loss between
go. 900 and $4,000. Insured far I'll 900.
U. 9. Senator Salisbury, Of Delaware, vas
eowhided recently BY brakeman whom be In
ultsd while tpsy.
AZ saanghas, H., mar Gslesbug, fbutesn
houses were blown down by tornado IN Chics-
~, Nay 4,twv ohwuhD mroof6d, four Persoos
Killed, and forty injured. A number Of those
injured II Is feared vill dc
A duel WINS fought near Mount wcsaIes Con-
vent, Baltimore, May (, between Count de Lat
tum, Of the Prusias Legation, and Gen. A. CAL
latin Lawrence, Of Rhode Island, Bar % kns-
crow, alss OF the Prusian Legation, wss second
Of the former, and W. J. Slidel, Of New York,
for the latter. One shot only wss fired tho
Count shooting high st the word, and Gen. Law
renee, from some cause, did not fire. SatidActo-
~ erplanstian then ensued, and the parties re-
turned Immediately 70 Washisgson. The dim
Guilty Is aid to have sriGAaasd Ut . party In
Washingteu, when Geh. Lawrence, acting un-
der Misrepresentation, resented . remark Of tho
Baron.
The new five-cent coins arc the sise Of tho
present piece; the three-cent and ose-cent pieces
are somewhat smaller. The devices on oil OF
them are alike-on one ids the head u the God
dess Of Liberty, surrounded by the words, "Unit-
Cd States Of America" on the other side are tho
Roman numerals !, III andv v.
The oorouers Of New-York each obtain about
10000 year, but ask to have their fees In
creased to SIS . case. and 81 each for every
juror sworn.
Vanderbilt and Fernando Wood arc said 10
wear the appearance Of Presbyterian dcrUmen.
There are 80 brcweries In 81. Louis which
make annually zoe, 900 barrels Of beer, and tho
Democrat says most Of Il Is consumed In that
city.
Seven men recently entered into . solemn
written agreement to throw the pay train on the
Jacksonville, Ind, Railroad from The track,
murder an the persons In charge Of The tain
and divide the contents Of the Psymaster's Afs,
which Il was expected would amount 10 about
$4,000. They also agreed to kill any sns OF
their number who might Be wounded In The tn
gagement with the men In charge Of the train,
or any one Who might betray them. One Of
their number, however, informed Tho rsilroAd
officials Of the plot, and the oonspirators got
wind Of Il and abandoned their plan. Most OF
them have been arrested, and they certainly do
serve the ssversst Punishment.