The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-12-04

20 puruY 4 Roox.-Set pitphss q wstsr
In 4 ruom, and IN few hours & win have Alb
Drbed an ths Ysspirsd gaso In IL room, the air
Of vhich win become purer, but the water ut
terly 6lthy. The colder the watsr b tho greater
the capscity to contain these gsses. At ordi-
nary temperature pail Of water viii absorb Q
mint Of carbonic acid gas and several pints OF
ammonia. The capacity Is nearly doubled BY
reducing the water to the temperature Of Ice.
Hence. water kept In room awhile u always
un6t for use. For tho Same reason the water
from a pump should always be pumped out In
tbe morning before any Of Il Is used, Impure
water Is more injurious than impure air.
The iron interest Of Chicago employs 1000
men, to whom Il paid the yearly sum OF slZ,-
600 600 for their labor; S16, OO0,O 0o Is inVes-
ted in the mandatory Of iron, which does
business Of about S26, 0O0, 600 per annum.
The number ofiron establishments In the city Is
100.
A sbell drake duck few With great violence
AGAINST one of the plate glass sides Of the Ian
tern on Minot's Ledge Light few nights ago.
broke II all to pieces and-died.
Attorney-General Evarts has given Il a. his
opinion that the Eight-flour law cannot govern
the price to DO paid for days labor, which
must depend entirely on the value OF the work
rendered. The law speaks only OF the hours Of
labor, and il silent on the measure OF Wages'
which Is LEFT wholly to the discretion Of tho en-
plOyer.
The estimated cost Of conveying ton ofmcr-
chandise mile on the ocean Is from half q cent
70 ono and half cents; on the lake two cents
on the rivers two and thrce-fourth cents; on the
canals two to Ave cents; and on railroads from
three cents to three and half cents,
Ninety thousand dollars worth Of securities,
Of which S2i0O are available, were stolen from
the Pequonnock Bank, Bridgeport, Conn.,, last
Monday.
On Friday last man named Engleman, liv.
Ing at Carlinsville, Illinois, cut the throat OF his
divorced wife, nearly severing her head from
the body. Engleman was arrested and lodged
In jail. but on Monday mob Of country people
took him from the jail and hanged him.
One hundred and sixty barrels Of ale-tlic
contents Of vat In Buffalo brewery In which
q man was accidentally drowned n few days
since-were turncd into the gutter, ut o cost Of
about $500 to the prOprietors.
Arizona territory Is proportionately the least
remunerative post Office district In the country.
The expense Of carrying the mails last year was
Sl26,6O7, while the aggregate receipts only
amounted to Sl96s.
New York has twelve clcrgmen who arc
each paid over SIC, 900 o year, and hundred
others who doa't get $1,000 each.
The Hoosac Tunnel project has gone up for
the present. The last Massachusetts, Legsla-
turc authorized the Governor and Council to
contract for It's completion ut an expense Of not
more than $1,000, 900, fparties could be found
to contract and furnish "good and sufficient
guarantees" for fulfilling the contract. The
contractors appeared, but the guarantees came
up missing.
At Mason's Depot, in Upton county, Tenn,
over seven hundred Republicans have made aiii-
dayit that they have cast their ballots for the
Republican candidate for Congress, VIM. j.
Smith, while the entire number returned by the
canvassers was eighty-six.
There Is an old lady in Columbus, Ohio,
eighty years old, who Is cutting her third set
Of teeth.
The down passenger train on the Montreal
Railroad, Friday afternoon, ran through pine
tree which had blown across the track, near
the Canterbury depot, N. II. The train was
going at such speed that II cut the tree open
where II was nearlya foot thick. No damage
was done, however. The wind blew the tree
upon curve In the road.
Fort Lafayette has been destroyed by fire. II
caught from defective chimney. Fortunately
the magazine was protected.
Voters in New York are unlike poets in that
they are made, not born.
A Guaymas letter gives graphic description
Of the storm In Sonora about the middle Of Oct
ober. The United States steamer Lackawanna
lying In the harbor-a very safe one, had to get
up steam to keep from going ashore. The town
Of Soreto In Lower California was destroyed, the
mining works on the Yaqui river were swept OF
and q water spout burst over the city Of Alamo,
destroying the town completely, Seventy dead
bodies had been picked up, according to the OBJ
servator Of Matamoras, Nov. 30th.
An English correspondent thinks that the
three following facts have had something to do
with the negotiations on tho Alabama claims,
viz Mr.. Reverly johnson Is coming with all
speed after the 4th Of next March; and Mr.. jeff
erson Davis is at present staying at Leaning
tom"
The Louisville Democrat has recently chang
cd owners, and Mr.. Harvey, the retiring editor,
says In closing his long term Of service In the
profession: "The worst sin on my conscience Is
helping to make great men out Of very small
material.''
Extensive frauds have been discovered at the
New York Custom House, and IN investigation
Is still In progress.
There are between COCO and 1000 female COM
positors In New York, and their average pay
Is Sl3 per week. They have Union Of some
three weeks standing, which numbers $40
members.
The Cuban instruction Is still in being. The
rebels, 1000 strong, have captured the town Of
Holquin. A despatch says Valmalcda has COM
menccd active operations and describes those
operations by saying he has parloncd Ave hun
dred rebels.