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


GEH1RAL NEWS IrENs. sr
The Arc npu Boon . New Yssk has ben
reduced 70 three dd[lars on the StOsihgtea line,
which isAss Bostsa At eP. NJ. Y ~
A Boston correspondent Of the Springfield Re
publican has the following "a painful CAS-
Of youthful deprsvity has recently occurred here
A girl Of scyentoen, danghtsr GA Esatle@sn
who holds . responsible oficial position In
heavy corporation, has, within few days, dc.
liberstely let her home, where she was loved
and pettod - few daughters Are. and where
hardly wish Of hers remained ungratihcd,-
and become IN inmate Of bagnio. This ID one
Of those cases that tend to convert ono to the
doctrine Of natural depravity; ordinarily some
potent influence makes lovely women stoop To
folly;' but this young girl went with open eyes.
from the light Of happy home to the dreadful
darkness Of Life that 10 worse than death.
The Aston House, New York, when re-opened
d 70 rent for e65, 900 the 81. Nicholas Is rent
ID for 70, 900, the Metropolitan S76, 900. and
tho Fifsh Avenue somewhere near go, 200.
MI: william Wentworth, Of Rochester. has .
calf not yet throe weeks old. which weighs near
iy 200 pounds
Luther A. Ham, fbr many years Deputy Chief
Of Police In Boston, died At his residence In that
city, on Saturday night, after long illness from
cancer. Hewas any three ycsrs ags.
At an election In sturgis, Michigan, . few
weeks ago, the ladies were invited TO tho polls to
yets on tho question Of prohibition. The women
responded BY marching In procession to the polls,
where one hundred and fourteen deposited their
votes In favor Of prohibition. and siI against
A dashing female pedestrian. Mis- Nellie Dc
Mare b reported TO have undertaken to walk
from New York to Philadelphia In 30 hours, for
$1,000. In case she fails 70 perform tho feat,
$3.50 Of the money d TO b given her. The
effort 10 10 be made between the 18th and End
Of May. .l..
An old bachelor In New York offered . young
Lady pony for kiss; she gave him the kiss;
no refused her the pony; she sued him he plead
ID mo consideration" the Court decided that
kiss was legal consideration, and made him
"pony over" -.l ...
Commercial travellers In England are very
indignant ut medical witness who testified In .
recent trial that patient had "a commercial
travellers tongue" meaning that he was an
habitual drunkArd.
An ingenious mode Of torture In British In
dia Is to fasten o bag Of wasps on some portion
Of the victims body, and then stir up the In
sects.
Farmers will be glad TO learn how profitable
Is the breeding Of good animals In England.
Forty-eight animals Of Mr.. Adkins famous
short-horned herd brought above $4,000.
Thirty-one cows averaged $3.50 each, the best OF
the lot having brought about 81700.
A young Indian girl who had euriously
watched the process Of marking barrel hcadsin .
Touring mill In Winons, Minnesota, stole In one
day and taking possession Of the stencils orna-
mented her blanket with the words "Ellsworth's
Choice" and parsded the streets In great dc.
light, but to the disgust Of Mr.. Ellsworth who
Is bachelor and had no such choice.
Rev. E. E. Hae's society in Boston have In
creased HE salary to $4,000, and give their
musician and singers 1900.
In the insane hospital Of Indiana there are
forty-seven women crssed by the brutal conduct
Of drunken husbands.
A Hartford widower Of three months has Just
married widow Of four days.
Lcnt's famous Circus, which, - We said the
other day. Is coming hep by and BY, len New
York on the 18th inst, to be absent till Septcm.
Der next. The entire troupe, which has been
performing in Fourteenth Street during tho
winter, makes up his company, and the per-
formances ut all their exhibitions during the
summer will be OF the same superior order that
has given the establishment Its well-earned rep
utation. The Now York Commercial says that
Lent's Circus has fairly won first-class posi-
ton among the many amusemcns Of that large
city. ..n''
A Western lady connected with the Sanitary
Commission reports that ut q celebration on the
ODD Of February, before the surrender OF Vicks-
burg, whilo all around were drinking toasts In
sparkling champagne, saw General Grant push
aside glass Of wine, and taking up glass Of
Mississippi water, with the remark, ''This suits
the matter In hand" drink TO the toast, "God
gave US Lincoln and Liberty; Let US fight for
both" ,I
Tee Virginia newspapers indicate q movement
on the part Of South Csrolnians and residents
of other Southern States to remove northwarl,
with . view OF escaping negro supremacy. In
Virginia they find the whites already In the As
oendant, and plans are on foot which point TO
large accessions ofpopulation In that state.
Mr.. ]. I. Robinson Of Meredith Village, N. IT,,
has Matched arti6cially this scason hrge num-
Der Of trout, and has now on hand about 40 900
Of tho young fry, which will soon be In condi-
ton 70 put into the lake. II wanted TO stock
other suitable waters In that State, . few thou
sands may be had without charge, ON applica-
ton to Mr.. Robinson, or the Commissioners on
Fisheries. These trout often grow TO the size Of
ten or fifteen pounds.
The steamer Chocorus commenced her regular
trips In Lake Winnepiss'ogcs on Friday. May
LIST.
A Western man has recently been blessed
with twin colts, twin calves, and twin children.
Elder Milo Andrut, living southwest Of
Salt Lake City, IL credited with twenty-five liv-
ing boys, and seventeen girls, Ave boys and
one girl having died, making q total Of forty
Eve.
Il Is related that marriage party was broken
up rather abruptly In Providence, recently, be-
cause the bride Tin prospectivc) put In stipu-
lation that the husband Tin prospective) should
give up smoking. The gentleman should have
used the language Of Mr.. Box to his landlAdy
rather sooner ,-'If detect the slightest effort
to put my pipe opt, Mrs. Bouncer, at once
give you warning that shall give you warning
at once"
Tho new artesian well, drilled In solid rock
by Hon. Thomas Colt Of Pittsfeld, for the use
Of his paper mill, has reached the depth Of 476
feet, and discharges water Of perfect purity to
the amount Of 100 gallons per minute, or 49,
600 gallons every twenty hours, which Is
equal 70 80 gallons day to every inhAbitant Of
the town.
A Massachusetts, soldier who vas wounded in
the retreat from Port Hudson March IA, 1858
and has since been Troubled with . cough and
bleeding at the lungs last week coughed up .
rebel memento In the shape ofs hsttened buck
shot, which Il seems he has carried more than
four years. He 10 thereby wholly relieved from
his disagrossble symptoms.
Three large brcwerics, valued at $500. 900
have been seized at Galveston, and aquantity OF
tobacco and spirits stolen from warehouses In
that city have been recovered.
81