The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-12-10
aENERAL VIEWS IrBxs.


Last week Daniel Mcfarland shot and NOR.
tally wounded A. d. Richardson, the author and
journalist who died in five days. Mrs. Mefar-
land hal len her husband and obtained divorce
from him, and Richarison was about to marry
her. They were married few hours oe,o'e hs
death. There should have been enough decency
and nerve In New York to have hung Me Gr.
land. the assassin, to the first lamp-post. What
New York needs moro than any other things Is
Vigilance COMMITTEES. soy S.asr..
The Morning Star, the organ Of the Freewiu
R,ntist determination. after the frst Of january
nc,t 4 10 he Issued simultaneously Ut Dover N.
m anil New York city. Rev. @. II. Ball is to
no Office eiitor M New York, ard has resigned
his pastorate Of the church at Buffalo, for that
purpose. tHl .. I'D ...'. "..'-.'. y ',.' 70
Rev. T. b. Fairfield, formerly President Of
H;IISiale College. and ex-Lieut. Governor OF
Micbican. ba, Transferred his ecclesiastical con-
pectiOn from the +. BaPtists to the COngresa-
tionalists. -.a..... .a .,f.,. /,
Victor Emanuel, during a late Sickness was
married morganatically for the eight time.
This Is a German custom which IL only legal
way Of recognising q sinful relation. r...a .
Seven hundred snakes OF the"'water" and
"blue" species, averaging seven feet in length,
have been killed in the stone quarries ut Cam
den. Iowa, within fortnight.
There is story in New York OF a new Fenian
movement GU Canada which would be sufficient
" foolish. At this season Of the year, to give the
story some plausbility.
The defence Of the coup Teidt Of 1851 by a
member Of the majority created some animation
in the French Corps Legshtf Tuesday. On
Monday an extraordinary council was held, ut
the close of which all the ministers rendered
their designations to the Emperor. - ~.
Thirteen whiskey stills and "a barrels Of
whiskey were captured by the revenue officials
and military In Brooklyn last week. A large
body Of Irish people interested in the confisca-
ted property followed the property to the navy
yard, where Il was taken, frequently firing
bricks and stones, by which three or four OF
the party were injured. Several thousand bar
rels Of whiskey were let loose from the yats OF
illicits stills, and the contraband manufacture
Of whiskey received the most serious blow ever
given to il in that vicinity. .-..-s .,r-.--
The Viceroy Of Egypt has assured delega
ton from Manchester that he is making prepar-
atoms to increase the cotton crop in Egypt
The destination of the troops stationed at va
rious posts in New York harbor il stated to lie
posts in and around the Mormon Territory.--It
is stated that the attitude Of the Mormans has
recently been Of hostile character and that
they have formed a camp Of $4,000 men.
Gen. Geo. +. shepley of Portland has been
nominated by the President rs Circuit Judge
for Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massa-
chusetts and Rhode Island. .-, 70. ..s,-. A. ...
Miss Annie T. Written Of Boston. the lady
and very eminent vocalist, is dead.
On Tuesday Of last week, In the town Of Au-
gusta, Bracken county Kentucky, young man
named James Asbury, "a member Of one Of the
best families in that section," on slight prov
ocation, shot and wounded a young man named
Reynolds, and when Reynolds father came up,
shot the old gentleman dead. For this deliber.
ate murder and attempt at double murder AS.
bury at once procured bail, and all the language
the newspaper containing the account can usc
TO characterize the atrOcity Is that 1t was ian un-
fortunate difficulty" The murdered man was
prominent merchant Of the place, husband and
the father Of Ave children. u ~ z
Lyman Allen. the miser-mllionairc. who diei
at Jersey City few days ago, leaves a fortune
valued q, $4,000, %. Hchad 50 much wealth
and having no clerk, he neglected in many cases
to collect his interest or dividends. He owned
stock in Boston banks on which he had collected
no dividends for FIVE or six years. though often
requested to do so. His property win be divid-
oil among seventeen heirs ..... -. .