The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-06-11

A trsmendesss storm Of wind, hsil end nj.
visited the large Town Of ShIpman. MI
nois, on Friday evening Of last wei. and
though u lasasd but twenty minutes. ths dam
age caused BY II Is estimated at halle million
ofdollars. Scarcely building In the place e.
capped injury.
A genius In New York recently performed
new feat In the way Of sswindle. Just before
the entertainment given by Marshall o. Roberts
70 Gen. Grant, he went to number Of trades-
men and represented himself ss;authorised TO
make the necessary purchases for the dinner.
Choice game, turkeys, chickens, ducks, meats,
hams just from wetphalia wines, cigars at go
hundred. &C., showered on him, perfectly nc
gardlon Of expense. He told the traders ''that
the General wasA good eater q veil q good
smoker" and that Mr.. Roberts Was DESTROYS Of
making the reception superb. The goods wsrs
sent Is ordered, but Mr.. Roberts never saw
them. The swindlsr Is in Sing Sing. q,
Two newly appointed policemen At Philadsr !
phis have been arrested and held for trial, on
the charge Of entering TIVE houses occupied by
colored persons and breaking ths furniture and
nearly killing the occupants.
A clock which has just been completed for the
Cathedral Of Deauvais contains Ok, 900 wheels,
and indicates. among many other things, the
days Of the week. the month, the year, the signs
Of the zodiac, the equation Of time, the course
Of the planets, the phases Of the moon, and the
time at every capital in the world, the movable
feasts for one hundred years, the saints days. &C.
Rain water caught during May or the first
week in June, viii keep . long time perfectly
pure and sweet. Some caught in 1923 was pro
nounced as sweet as spring water In 1850.
The recent massacre by the Indians in Kansas
was . horrible affair. The dispatches relate
that after tho massacre tho tongues and hearts
were cut out Of the dead bodies, tho calves Of
their legs were slit down and tied under their
shoes pieces Of flesh verc cut from their backsi
pieces Of telegraph wire stuck into them, and
the cars cut of and heads scalped. Further,
that the hcnds boiled the hearts Of their victims
for medicine. Il.
John c., whom everybody In Pike knows,
tells good thing on Judge W., whom every.
body else In Pike knows. II runs thus: Judge
W. had law Office close to q certain Doctors
In fact, they were separated only bya plank
partition with door In Il. Tho Judge was at
his table busy with briefs and bills in chsnccry.
The doctor was writing letter, and, pausins
for . moment called out, "Judsc isn't c-q-u-i,
the way to spell equinopical,' "Ycs, think
ill.," said the Judge but here's Wcbster's die
tionary-I can soon tell you.'. He opens the
book, turns over the leaves repeating aloud,
neutrality-suspicious.. Finding the
proper place, he runs bis ego and finger up and
down the columns two or three times, until he 10
thoroughly satisfied that the word In question Is
not there. Closing the book with slam, the
judge lays his specs on tho table, and rising
slowly. breaks forth: swell, sir, I've always
Dccn Dahici VcS'cr ihah , ohuA 'o'o' Ao'
him for President; but any man that will write
as big dictionary as this, and not put rs COM
mon word as e-quinomical In Il, can't get my
vote for anything hereafter.
In the case Of Miss Amanda Crnig, Of Clncin-
natl, vs.. E. p. sprasue Of Chicago, for breach Of
promise Of marriage. which has been on trial at
Wheaton for several days past, the jury render
cd verdict for plaintiff awarding her $780, OoO
the amount claimed by her for damages. The
counsel for spraguc will apply fora new trial.
Tanners bark Is becoming dear, and better
means Of utili.ing Il are being discovered. The
first great improvement u to reduce II to pow
der, instead Of the coarse grinding that Is usual.
Twenty per cent. moro Of tsnnin Is thus obtain
ed by Teaching II In cold water, driven into the
mass by powerful hydraulic machinery, than by
the old methods. Hot water gives still greater
yield, but Ii also extracts some new element
Injurious to leather.
When q train Of cars, on which there was q
hive Of bees, stopped at Princeton, Canada, one
day last week, II was discovered that the wire
gauze placed over the entrance to the hive to
allow the bees air, and at the Same time to pre-
vent their escaping, had been displaced. The bees
had made tho discovery and began to swarm about
the ears Of the officials. A dozen or more pas
sengers who ran to the spot to learn the excite
mcut, got their eyes stung Us the price Of their
curiosity. The train started; and the refractory
little creatures. belonging to tie hive, were OBJ
served on the wing few rods behind the trains
doing their best to keep up, generally coming in
as the train stopped at different stations in time
to sting the brakeman.
Just rs Mr.. Murdoch commenced tho recital
of "Tho vagabonds," by Trowbridgc, at Ma
nayunk, Pa, one evening last week, stoutly-
built man advanced rapidly to the front. and
sprinsing upon the platform made an attack
upon Mr.. Murdoch, who was OF course UMPIRE
parcd for such treatment. lie soon recovered
himself, and striking at his assailant sent him
rceling into the hands Of q policeman, who took
him to the police station. II was subsequently
ascertaincd that the perpetrator OF the act had
been subject to spasms that ovcrbalanccd his
reason, and as Mr.. Murdoch refused to appear
against him the man was released. Mr.. MUIR
doch soon recovered from the blow, and procccd- |
eli with the reading.
President Grant win attend the opening ccrc-
monies Of the National Peace Jubilee, and be
the guest Of the city the first and second days,
Gov. Claaln has oriercd military escort for
the occasion. The city government will give
President Grant banquet during his stay.
The following ancctotc will be appreciated by
persons WHO know how prominent tho Iseprc-
sentative from the Fourth Maine Congressional