The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-04-30

/ Adam was made. be was Oh vet clay. and set
i up agin de palings to dry" "Do you say"
said one Of tho congregation, "dat Adam was
made oh wot clay, an set up asin do palinga to
dry" "Yes, sar, do" "who made de
palipgsl" ."sitdovnyar.r aid the preacher
sternly; "such questions as dat would upset any
system Of theology"
\ John p. Hale has written to the correspond
ent Of the New York Times, denying that he
has importd goods illegally. -
Robert D. Randolph, who in 1882 was dis
missed from the navy by Andrew jackson, and
who pulled the Generals nose in retaliation, 10
Gently del, aged IS. erqv q4g vrqow|
| The New York Herald says that yacht is
waiting in New York to carry Gen. Grant to
Cuba, where he proposes to make q short visit
A railway safety stove, just patented, has q
reservoir Of water 90 situated above It as not to
become heated. In case OF an accident, the
shock will throw open couple Of valves, and
the fire be extinguishei. % .un.Hte 4
i Onc.half Of Prince Napoleon's civil list Of two
million francs Is paid, not to him, but 10 his
creditors. The Prince has squandercd the
whole dover Of the Princess Clothilde, who own
ed property worth upward Of Ave million francs
in her own right She was generous enough to
place II at the disposal Of her spendthrift hus-
band. ~. . -. o..
The CONSUMPTION Of $4,000 men in Spain,
against which 50 great an outcry was raised In
many places, and from which serious troubles
weO anticipated, has, afier all. been pcaccably
completed. Only in Avila and Seville disturb
ances occurred, which were, however, soon sup
pressed. 49,, %, y, Ei ,5 IA, 80,
The fire still burns IN the Gold Hill mines. 4,
The village Of "You Bet" CAL, was destroyed
by fire last week. Loss $4,000. srp ~.
The Illinois editors and their ladies are "do-
ing" several Southern cities. .,, 49,, p. ~, ..
A girl thirteen years of ago was ravishci by
0 negro near New Haven, Conn.,, Monday night
The wretch has not yet been found. .
Senator Spraguc has bought the National In
telligcnccr, at Washington. NV ~ m
"0livia" Of the Philadelphia Press has had
nm interview with the SEVENTEEN Mrs. Brigham
Young, who has been sent to Washington in
silk and all sorts Of fnerY rs an advertisement
by the willy prophet Of Salt Lake. "0livia"
doesn't find that the lady knows much, but she
is naughty and reserved enough to make
amends for any deficiencies Of education or re
fnement. hI' M"i
A movement is on foot which looks to the
transfer In body to this country, Of all the un-
employed cotton operatives in Lancashire, Eng
land. ... ...... ....
| At the American House In Keenc, N. H.,
Monday morning, man named Mason, belong
ing in Mortified, Mass, committed suicide by
taking dose Of strychninc. The deceased was
an educatel man, had served In the army, and
visited Kecne in search Of employment. lie
leaves wife and daughter at Mortified.
II Is reported that excellent nutmegs are
found In the Sierra Nevada mountains in Csli-
f6rnia. Connecticut will have to look to her
good name in this relation. ..'1 ''
Rev. L. Tompkins, formerly q Baptist minis
ter at Tivoli, N. Y, has become insane ON &C
count Of excessive religious excitement in his
church the past winter, and has been sent to ]
the Utica Lunatic Asylum. s .r-.s r-.. ~
The cable dispatches repeat rimor curreSt in
Madrid that General Prim is to be the new
Captain-G General Of Cuba. The Paris Press,
deprccatcs the rejection Of tho Alabama claims
treaty by our government.
Seventy thousand acres Of Florida land, rc-
Gently sold at auction. brought from thirty cents
to thirty dollars per acre, according to quail
ity aud location. -........,tf..- ....r...,
"Cra,y Ann" for forty years an inmate Of
the Dewittvill IN. " poorhouse, has lately re-
CAMEL her reason, and remembers nothing since
she was girl of eighteen. All the intervening
time is to her blank and mystery.
Tho body Of Sophia A. Howe, who mysterious
ly disappeared from her home in Springfield,
Mass, last January, was found last Saturday
in the U. s. water shops pond. The body had
no marks Of violence, and 1t is believed that she
committed suicide. ... '.".
The six hundred log school-houscs which Mir
souri, boasted ut the close Of the war, have been
succeeded by FIVE thousand convenient build
ings. .y
The Boston Advertiser says that distinguish |
ell physician of that city recently left for n
brief tour in Europe. "what will your patients
do in your absenccf' inquired q friend. 'tGet
WE'LL" was the prompt reply. ri. -1I'
The people Of Pittsburg heard Of the aurora
borcals by telegraph, but could not see It on
account Of the smoke. ..'Hfu.a' H
The Queen Of Hanover is rnonomaniac on
the subject of SpiritJalism. She declares that
God appears to her on every Friday. nvu
In the Spanish Cortes. on Monday, one Of the
Republican members made speech, In which
he advocated atheistical principals, and alluded
to the Christian religion in terms Of disrcspcct.
He was interrupted by Senior Rivero, President
Of the Cortes, who declared that the deputy
could not be permitted to continue his remarks.
The Republicans, indignant at the decision Of
the President, Withdrew from the Chamber.
They subsequently returned to their seats and
proposed a vote Of ccnsurc against the President.
A stormy debate followed and terminated in q
withdrawal of the resolution. Tho Canon Of
Monterala's amendment to the constitution In
favor Of maintaining the present unity Of the
Catholic religion and worship in Spain was re-
jccted. ..-.r ..ll ~ g .r'.I w.
A pleasant volume for those who love a hunt
cr's life and the haunts Of wild wood and noun
tain is one just published by Fields, Ossood
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