The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-06-04

Ops whsn Pathr rsylor, in pssAchisg = his
audience d seamsa, Aund hlmsslf sssnS'ed
suddenly In thickst Of socumulsfd sIbsss,
he e.tizAsi hinsdf b e1claimins, - have
lost track Of the noninativs ssrb. but my
brethren. one thing know.-I am bound for
the kingdom Of Heaven"
The Conscience fund which ausouuts U $50
1880. has been increased BY contribution Of
S2oOo from gentleman In Boston, who say'
he made improper returns Of his income . few
ycars ago, and defnnded tho Government out Of
the amount returned. lie desired that no men,
ton might be made Of the restitution, and hu-
VIGOROUSLY signs himself"I. NJ. Square,.
Judge Brady, Of New York, has decided that
. gas company has no legal right to threaten
the removal Of meter. or to cut Of the g.s sup
ply ofs house, IA order to enforce the paymcn,
of claim disputed BY the consumer; and tha'
money paid under such threat could be rccor
cred in the courts. The decision Is an inpor
tant one to the gas consumers.
Major Daniel J. Vaughan, recently sppointet
pension agent at Portsmouth. served four year
in the army, participating in twenty-.hree bat
ties In the army Of the Potomac, and was 70
verely wounded at Antietau. 30 -'a'H
Some rebel sympsthi.ers In Washington, de
tcrmined not to be thwarted In their desires Il
honor the "lost cause" visited Mount Olive
Cemetery, last Sabbath. where Mrs. surratt and
Win, the Andersonville jailor, are buried, and
strewed their graves with flowers.
Thomas Naughton. who attempted to sssas'
sinate Police Superintendent Kennedy at the 20
lice headquarters in New York on sasur'
day morning. was an ez.mcmber Of the Metrop'
olitan Police, who was dismissed for intoxication
and neglect OF duty. lie was committed for trial
in default Of bail. His object, II Is said was to
obtain revenge for his dismissal. .
Anna Dickinson Is worth 100000. An e1-
change suggests that this has nothing TODD with
the numerous offers Of marriage she receives.
Iffowls are infested with lice, dampcn the
skin under the feathers with water then sprinkle
little sulphur on the skin. Let the bird b'
covered with insects or parasites, they will al
diappcar in the course Of twelve hours.
Miss Penelope Adkins, daughter Of tho iate
Senator Adkins of Georgia. publishes an appca
for Justice, In which, speaking Of the reports II
relation to her father, she says his enemac
"know and feel It in their hearts that he wa
killed on account Of lis politics alone, solely be
cause he was Republican. The murderers ar
we'll known and can be named, yet no step ha
been taken to bring them to Justice"
There are few who have not been occasional
" puzzled whether to write q or ic In tire word
that represent the sound Of longe. Avery sim
pie rule, says schoolmaster removes oil diff
Guilty. When the dipthong follows o, II Is al
ways ei,-oeiling, conceive. &C.. when II fol
lows any other letter Il Is always ie-grici
friend, niece, &c.
Grace Grcenwood's Little Pilgrim has bee
sold out to the Little Corporal, the popula
youth 's-maga1ine Of Chicago.
In Carver County, KY, woman has bee
indicted rs witch.
Telegraphic communications recently receive
in this county from leading officials In Englant
saw that the bitter feeling which at first cIi.tc
after the receipt Of Mr.. Summers speech Is b
ginning to disappear.
Charles W. Eliot has accepted the Prcsidenc
ofHsrvari College, and resigned his position
the Board Of Oycrsecrs-
The Executive Committee Of the Peace Jubi
lee have invited Madame Harrison Gray OH
and DR.. Lowell Mason to attend as honorar.
guests.
The only break In the harmony Of the Bostol
Anniversaries, Is In tho American Tract Society
The committee 10 nominate officers presented I
majority and minority report Thereupon I
heated debate cnsued. The difficulty appears I,
tc between the Baptists and Congrcgationahsts
the former fearing the latter intend to swallow
up the society. During the bslloting, charges
Of fraud were openly made and some Of The gen
tlcmcn elected officers declined TO serve.
The Cincinnati Chronicle, In Its account Of
the recent tremendous gas explosion there, says
that where only a few minutes Leforc had swung
an immense iron reservoir, sixty or seventy
Ave feet tn diameter, and forty feet high, filled
with $4,000 cubic feet Of gas. nothing remain.
ell but the huge iron columns and the great ba-
sin Of water over which the gas was suspended.
The shcct-iron composing the gasometcr had col.
lapscd, and most Of Il sunk in the basin. The
gas itself had gone OF like fash OF powder.
In an immense flame, reaching, rs scmc who
saw II say, mile toward the heavens. So sud-
den was its consumption and dissipation into
tho atmosphere, that nothing was set on fire,
and strange to say, everything about the prem
iscs remained intact, not house or chimney
being blown down. ---HF ---..
The Newburyport "6rc bug has been held
for bail in the heavy sum Of $4,000.
The Massachusetts, legislature has been In ses-
sion six months! The Boston Post thinks the
members are prolongins the session 80 As to quail
ify themselves TO vote at the next municipal
election.
Albert Tyler, negro who numbered Pauline
Hubbard, ncgrcss. In Richmond (va.) In Feb
ruary last, by poisoning her, was executed In
that city yesterday. lie went to his doom sing
ing praises to Heaven and declaring that .
crown Of glory awaited him. On the scafold
he gave out hymn which some Of the negroes
joined him in singing. When the rope fell his
neck was broken and he died without q strug-
gle In North Carolina three negroes were to
have been hung on Friday, but they were res
pitcl, one Of them carly in the day and the
other two after the ropes were adjusted about
their nccks, and just as the Sheriff was ready