The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-06-25
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

A peddler Of spoon polish belonging In Unity
came near losing his life a few days ago by
drinking some composition which no had pur-
chased for his polish instead Of some rum, which
he had in another bottle. His throat was fear
fully burned, and his wind pipe eaten nearly
through.
Two young women recently fought duel In
Pueblo, to decide their claim to the possession Of
amalc Mexican's love and person. One Of the
combatan's was killed. There seems to be sud-
den and inexplicable revival Of dueling in oil
parts Of the world.
The New York Evening Post mentioned among
the Catholic ofiice-holdcrs Of that city seventeen
of the most prominent, besides all the civil JUS
tees, all the police court clerks three out Of four
coroncrs, two members of Congress, three out Of
five State Senator's, eighteen out Of twcnty-onc
members of Assembly, fourteen-nineteenths Of
the Common Council and eight-tenths Of the
Supervisors.
A writer in Brigham Young's paper recon-
mends to the Saints the practice Of bathing,
which he says, ought to be INDUCED in oftener
than once week, Notwithstanding the prevail
ing opinion that death would follow such haz-
ardous cleanliness.
A home missionary was asked the cause Of his
poverty. principally" said he, with twin
klc Of the eye, "bccauseI have preached 50 much
without notes"
A conscience stricken individual ut Brooklyn,
N. Y, recently sent $500 to the conscience fund
of the Treasury Department and wants II plac-
cd to the credit of the United States, where he
says Il belongs.
The Government snag-boat De Russcy has
recently been taking snags out Of the Missouri
River, between st. Louis and Council Bluffs.
This boat has in front broad butting- bean, into
which has been worked 10 Of the stoutest forest
trees that could be procured, and these are COW
cred by casing Of iron. She has on board IL
engines, run by four steam boilers. On discov-
cring snag, the boat is run up to II, sweep
chain is thrown out and passed under the snag;
the boat is then run up under it until It is
brought over the butting-bcam; then the i'm
mensc chain Is fastened securely around Il, the
engines are drawn into play, and in case Of
emergency power of 100 tons is brought to
bear to bring the ugly customer out Of the wa
ter. It frequently occurs that snag is buried
Is or 20 feet in the sand. In cases OF this kind.
one end Of tits raised up as Ear as Il can be, and
then sawed of TO within three or four feet Of the
top Of the water; the boat Is then backed, and
the butting-beam brought several times with
full force against the obstacle until Il becomes
loosencd, when II is drawn out by the large
engines.
Chief Justice Chase in addressing the Sunday
School of the wcntworth-st NJ. +. Church,
Charleston, week ago, said that the individual
colored man had moro responsibility than the
white man, had more need Of caution, and Of
patience, because errors in him were charged
against his race. II white man embraced the
wrong he was adjudgcd by society simply A. q
citizen; by his own merits or dement's he stood
or fell, with no thought given TO his race but
II colorcd man departed from the paths Of REQ
titudc or Of wisdom, society charged the fault
upon his people. ,1 ~
The dedication Of the monument In the Sol-
dies' National Cemetery at Gettysburg will
take place the FIRST day Of July next.