The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-01-29
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Planters Of Georgia are now freely entering
into contracts with freedmen for 1869. Prices
range from IsG5 to sl25 inEnoney and ratIons.
About $50 isthc average. Thesystcm Of plant
ing upon shaIes is less popular than It Was q
year ago. The plan Of paying men according to
their worth is now universally. recognized and
adopted. .,.......r 49,. 49,, .,...,'
The Columbus (0hio) Journal, Of the 10Th.
reports recent attempt at murder in the Ohio
Penitentiary. A convict by the name Of James
English, under sentence for life for murder in
the second degree, lately attacted the foreman or
instructor Of one of the departments, with a
Ratchet. and inflicted two severe wounds. which.
It is feared would prove fatal. The forcman's
name is Matthew ii. Penncll; represented as a
remarkably kindly, sympathetic man, whom the
prisoners generally regarded and respected
The only provocation for this attack is said to
have been reproof Of English for carclessness
in his work. The convict is represented as being
a desperate fellow, who boosts Of having killed
two men and says he don't care for mans life
any more than for dogs. Here is a case for
the anti-capital-punishment people to handle.
Another large fire in Lynn on Saturday, do
stroyed S2OO,OOO worth Of property. -.
Gen. Sheridan is pushing the Indinn war will,
visor. lie reports victory over the Camaches.
He telegraphS that he expects no more trouble
from the Indians in his department. a''e1 o'ni
The Water Valley Eagle. Mississippi paper.
Of the 9th inst, tells this story: IA savage,
bloody and fatal vendetta has been going on IN
the northeastern part Of Lafayette county, Mis-
sissppl, for the last eight or ten months. II
commenced between George Driver and James
Smith, about the renewal Of a promisory note for
s25OO; but gradually several other persons were
drawn into It, as members or friends Of their
respective families, until nearly the whole neigh
borhood for three or four miles around was ar
raycd on one side or the other, in deadly hostil-
ity. Up to this time two or three men have
been killed, and the war II Is said Is not over
yet.
On the 10th instant q partyof forty young
people had assembled at house seven miles
from Aurora, Ohio, and put their horses In tho
stable. When in the midst Of their festiyitie,
the barn took fire, and everything within IL
including ten horses and thirteen COWS, was
consumed. One man, in attempting 10 rescue
his horses nearly lost MS own r,,rnI a,'iI
The Coos IN. H.) Republican says that Rlch'
ard p. Kcnt's marc recently getting loose 10
her stable, the door of which was open, trotted
out through the street to ablacksmth' sshop, c:,.
tcrinr which she trotted up to the anvil block,
at which man was ut work, and held up hei
fore foot. Examination showed that the nail'
were loose, and they were properly fixed. .r !
Jo,eph Crane. brother of Governor Grape OF
Michigan, was lately lost in the woods OF that
Sta!e; anu lor SIX uays was Mii ,I,;us III ,.d
became entsneici in a dense swamp, was taken
sick and only by the greatest sxertiOn eItricated
himself from his periious position reF o.Tr
Chicago has bakery which consumes nearly
forty Thousand barrels OF ncur . year. aus PtS
c,rcnms,ances' - 100 No. ru''
70 IN M;r,eso,, |, I, said every night the skic.
fame with aurorsl lights, and the days are warm
as October. These phenomena excite wonder.
There arc $40 patients in the Maine Insane
ASyi'"' -'i VI ""''" A'' '"o'
a messenger from the oupan re'o'u'on'su
brings encouraging Reports Oh inc progress OF
the movement Tor the emancipation OF tue S'''e'
and an independence wh'ch must hnlly re'ui
III annexation 70 the onted o'a'es' he aS'er.'
'u"' many " "' N"NA n..p' ~ 49, -,
"nd aispoSea 'oJoih inc re'oiu''0niSe' VI wv i''
oon'ch'en' opportunity % n.i. ~ .aw1ai .
p The valuation OF Boston Is h'o hundred mil
lions The factories owned IN pos'on' IN toweii,
Lawrence, Dover Nashua' oaco' D'ddeioru
Lewiston, and scores Of other places In Now
England, are principally taxed in the towns
,hor. thou oro sitpatel. and Tho Traveller
IL l.
says - Ii he value value Oh 'hese Ne'c auucu 7" 'n'
assessment Of Boston, 1t would add scores o.
millions to the lwealth Of Boston" .....r .......
r,.,o :, aid 70 Iva n w;de-s,rcad feeling Of
,,u,.,hv IN Cor,ress for the rcvolution in Gu.
h. hut Il |, helm in check for fear that rocog.
49,, 81 h.,,;u.r.n, r;,hts sor Tho revoutionist,
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will damage our Alabama cia'mS' I.'IrT.
r. There n n lucky farmer ncar Dubuque, Iowa
-. :, 1901, 49,, =, ri, .hoc,
oh "oha"' "'s"' VI '"'S "V.N ~ "'' 'iNs
became the mothers OF seven iamp'' ono prou"o'
ing three and the other four. One Of his cow
had calf; sow had litter Of seventeen pigs
NO. -, ,.,,.,,,od ,i,n Win two houn,;no
aha ms wiz p''''"''N MN VIZ. WV
boys. ''" ''''.'ll aii! OF. .'|la.''.I
George Francis Train has met with the last
reverse that can bofall man of his kind. IIe
.,..s,s.,.. -, =. r., him anil ~,
c'nho' '''" y" "u'''''' " ", INN -
expenses. The Times rccounts his bad luck anu
saysri ildusuu. -u8ls aaLl .u.T. o.
n ..co,..or.,,,v nj. r,o.nect, Of leading Fc-