The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-06-19

Il IL On evidence that Mr.. Smytbe, the Co
lector Of the Port, Of New York net emily enter
tained proposition 10 buy United States Zen
stor, but that be ''consulted" Mr.. Weed about
u, ami abaniooed tho hes when that gentleman
Assured him Il was "imprscticsble Yet ms
man % permitted 70 remain In Office, and 70 bold
: oonndental relation 10 the Administration.
me rresident that protects and sistains Henry
a. smyths and ShertiAn Shook cannot expect
70 faithfully execute the laws.
zen ar.nt has recently ordered, In several
instance, The aoppags from the pay Of oommis-
stoned recruiting cthcer, Of such amounts A. had
been advanced 70 recruits Who vers sferv,r,i
rejected IS unit Cor duty.
On Replying III r.nains OF sx.,bsn, A poue-
las a. Chscsgo, VINO died ss,sn ysass sro. n Was
found that % faithfully had the body Ss.n en-
baimed scarely any change hal taien p,sce.
rhts couutensncc was very ncariy the ume N
when entombcd.-Even the clothing w, fr,sb
q when tho body IVES clothed. - \
Considerable damage to property occurred In
Orange Valley, New Jersey, during the last few
days, cauAed BY tho heavy raia and Goods. Sev-
eral families rere obliged 70 lease their houses
formoc elevated ground. The canal above Trrr =
ton, burst Friday and ubmerycd hrge tracts.
but no serious injury to life snsucd.
The st. Paul (Niln) Pres ays that on
Thursday night Of last week. a. severe thun-
der storm, which came up about midnight, WAS
passing away, h noon ssss cut bfishtly, and
. beautiful rainbow, complete In oil 10 parts,
spanned the porthsn horison. The different
colos could be dlsdnguished, and the bow ne
msincfi Or some Tina almost q bright a. many
Of those caused By The direct rays Of the sun.
A bsri-working wcmsn nsmei Mn. Useher
was robbed Of $500 In Chicago, on Sunday, by
some conscienceless thief. The money, the pro-
occds of life Of labor, WAS deposited In trunk
In her sleeping room. 49,, (
A very destructive frc occurred M Marquette
Mich. on Thursday night. Over one hupirci
buildings In the business portion Of the town,
including forty storm, the Unitoi States Land
Office, Custom House, County Trcasurcr's Office,
and MI the records, were Destroyed. The nail
road and other docks were also burned. The
loss Is estinstsf at 81 ,OOO. 900; Insurance very
sunll. ..r. ....
A whole congregation were poisoned at q
Glove feast" In Illinois last Sabbath, somc or
them, II IL fsarsi, fatally. A quantity OF meat
had been cooked IN copper kettle, AMI bcing
allowed to remain all day, the liquid became
oxydircd.
Margaret wclch, the murleress Of Cheney,
the New York policeman. Is to have . new
trial. ~. ,r..,,r sr. s.s.
Cheyenne has bad an Enoch Arden cssc
slightly variel. Mrs. Owen supposed her has
band WAS dead and married Mr.. Hooker. When
Mr.. Owen unexpectedly appeared, both Mr.. and
Mrs. Hooker took poison, and when Sfr. Owen
saw the consequences Of his inconsiderate return
he took poison also, and all three are desd-
Good enough for them.
There Il said TO be o clear majority In Con-
ysss In favor Of completing the tax bIl before
adjournment. 10
The development, IN the q. 8. Court at Rich
mond, Va, has shown fearful frauds on the rev.
enues there by q combination Of Government
officials with whisky distiIlcrs. by which the
formc, wore paid by The httcr $50 900 per
year for the privilege Of smuggling four-6fths
Of their whisky, free Of tax. The Chief Justice
Is trying the culprits.
The collector, inspector, and two assistant In
spectors Of internal revenue In the Fourth Dis
trict Of Virginia, have been convicted Of con-
spirscy 10 defrand tho government. and ChiIf
Justice Chase fncd the collector Sit, 900 and
two years imprisonment; one Of the assistants
the same, and, the other assistant $1,000 and
like confinement.
Peter Mallory, who last spring was The Dem
ocratic candidate for city commissioner Of Troy,
was sentenced to three months In the Albany
penitcntiary for drunkenness. THURSDAY.
Further particulars from the disastrous fire
In Mmqtrtte, Mich, on Lake Superior, state
that every business house In the place, without
. solitary exception, was burned to the ground.
Several very large AMI costly docks were de
,troyel, and as the shipment Of iron orc and tho
carrying tra,le generally was large traffic be-
Ilc blow Is very severe enc.
A man passing through the woods near
Wisconsin. the other day, was at
tractcd by the paving and believing Of q herd
Of cattle on some newly disturbed earth. lie
dug into the place and found the body Of Mrs.
Heury pullman, who had Just been murlered
and buried-by her husband, II Is believed, who
was arrested for the crime.
A Chicago paper says: The recent rapid rise
Of the price Of pork products is something rc-
Fortunes have been both lost and
won. The advance on mess pork within week
Is 90, per barrel, on lard one cent per pound,
on bulk meats two cents per pound. On somo
lays 5000, 900 70 5000, 900 pounds Of meats
have changed hands here, on others between T.
DOC and 5000 barrels Of pork, and about TO-
BOO tierces Of lard. Ofcourse the sellers In the
season can now see where and how they lost
rom go, OO0,to 100000 which others more
fortunate have gaincl. .......
The only investment for money which Is now
It all popular Is the government securities, and
hesc are advancing 30 rapidly In price that tho
premium 10 becoming no small portion Of tho
purchase money. As the government will soon
,our large quantities Of money on the market,
here Is no probability that II will find ready in
'estment nj anything like rcnumerativc rates
Tor that the demand from the South and West
or the movmcnt OF the crops, which win soon
'egin, will create any stringency In the market
r any lack Of supply Of funds.
A cat got into the organ at buffalo Church,
ccently, and when the playing on the instru-
nent commenced, strains Of music issued from
he INSTRUMENT which astonishcd the conHcga-
ion and frightened the fair organist.
The trial Of Silas and Charles 7. James
Or the murder Of Joseph q. Clark In
Worcester has endcl. The defence ofIerei
10 evidence, but argued ably on the inef.
cheney Of the government evidence. The jury
we're cut less than an hour and half, and 70
urncl q verdict Of murder in the first degree a.
,ainst both prisoners. The sentence Of death
vas pronounced upon them, and was received
Without visible motion.
No SnAx.-Two colorcl men recently hsd
'little difficulty, In Savannah; whereupon ono
the other 70 fight; the other accept
III; the two, with their seconds, went into the
State Of South Carolina, and there
me sho, the other after the most approved man.
,er Of "gentlemen.".
The. affair has excited much remark In
and Savannah; which Is not strange,
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