The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-15
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

The only remaining relic Of the "Eric war;
Is the dozen or two Of contempt cases now In the
New York courts. II our young readers shall
be spared to tho age Of three score and ten we
may sometime inform them Of tho result Of
these important trials.
On Wednesday, q cyclone passed over por-
ton of Davidson and Williamson counties, south
Of Nashville. Itspath was half mile wide and
for some ten miles houses, trees, and fencing on
the route were destroyed. Mr.. Chumbly and
one Of his children were killed and his wife and
three other children badly injured. The house
they were In was lifted and carried three hun
dred yards.
The New York Sun, animated by hendish
hatred Of JEFF Davis, proposes that, instead OF
being hanged for his crimes, he shall b con-
demned to take journey over the Erie or the
Long Island Railroad. OF course, such . pun
ishment Is out of the question II Is too shocking
for even the enemies Of Mr.. Davis to contem-
plate.
A tornado at Shanghai, H., destroyed the en-
tire northern portion Of the village. Four per-
sons were killed, and sixteen houses, school,
house and two churches demolished. Forty per-
sons were wounded.
A man holding high position under the gen.
eral government at New York has not been seen
at his Office for several days past. Some Of his
friends hold his checks for various sums, while
he has no bank account. II Is further reported
that the officer In question has recently lost
large sums of money gambling. No proceed
ings have as yet been taken against him.
The health of some parts Of Chicago Is seri-
ously affected by the tides in the lake. A new
system Of that drainage is suggested to remedy
the evil. .,........
There are five hundred vessels from 200 to 20
tons each engaged in supplying New York with
oysters. ...n ir ..
There Is To be submarine walking match In
Boston next Fourth Of July. The number Of
spectators will bc somewhat limited.
Alta New York saw mill recently, stone
weighing a pound was found imbeided In the
centre Of q sound white oak log eighteen inches
in diameter.
The "ALrA VEIA CLAIM" Is gone to guano
island, of the coast of st. Domingo, worth, 1t ID
alleged, near 81 100000. ,.
The President has pardoned John II. Sims,
the leader Of gang Of counterfeters, aHer only
nine months imprisonment ut Auburn, N. Y.
His conviction was secured at great expense to
the government, and the people rejoiccd that
40 dangerous man had been Gagged for long
term Of years. Their qualification was OF short
continuance, however, and Sims Is at liberty Il
renew his rnscalities, thanks to Mr.. Johnson'i
penchant for parloning the corruptors OF TIT
the national currency. OH.
One OF the most important duties and not the
least difficult, which will devolve upon the ten'
en,l Conference Of the NJ. Z. Church now In ses.
sion In Chicago, Is to plan for carrying forwar,
The work Of the church in the south. ''
There IL n house Mt brownsville, r, T., which
WA. buiIt In the year 100, and Is therefore one
huu,lrci airL sixty-eight years old. It original
10 consisted OF one room and has stone chimney
twenty feet wide. II has been somewhat mod
crnizcd but Is still nm object Of interest to trnv-
slsr. srom lin antique appearance. Miles Stand
;.b once owned the land on which II stands.
Dayi, and CLARK, the Pembroke burglars Of
last f,Il. have been found guilty. Their case
GOES over TO the full court on pleas OF jurisdici-
ton, Sc.
Michigan is expecting good wool crop.
some one who has reckoned them all up, in
..t, that there arc only nine biographies Of Gen.
Grant now in preparation. The common i'm
preston Is Of very much larger number.
Two acrcs Of land on the brow Of Putnam
Hill. In Greenwich, rendered memorable by Is
,ael Putnam's famous brcskneck ride when @
Gaping from British troops, werc lately sold for
5000. lil" a"'',tr-f ,r.ur.' p 90 .-
The Massachusetts, legislature may be oousid-
cred perennial. II Il none Of our bread and
butter how long they continue In sesion, but
We are thankful such Legislators don't live down
east q H ". 4f" rii.ir "' i'.-.
An Indiana paper chronicles divorce grant.
Cd 70 lady, who. Il says, wss the sixth wife Of
the defendant, and the third separated from him
by divorce. '' 90. ...i '',, ','
Vim. h Astors income Vas s977.462 Last
year. nad otpm 20 'nJroI. .Iarl
The Bath Sentinel says, ''The Mirror stovs
Polish advertised In our columns b really Q
good article and Ill who love 10 sss brilliant
and bssutifd poliah On their Stove Win ct onos
procure . supply. In usng, Il smis No odor
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