The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-09-10
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pounosd q ono Of The few female travellers Who
have won celebrity and had been engaged In
The exploration Of Africa as her own expsnss for
several years. She started from Thpoli On the
18th Of January Of the present year. and srriv.
I'd II Moorsook. In Resnn. aftr Journey Of
about two month"; duration. She travslsd lsi-
surely. her caravan oousistins Of more than my
penons and seventy eansls. All her followers.
with one exception, wsre either Arabs o. negroes,
and she herself dressed Ike an Arab lady. She
was looked upon by The Arabs with lie greatest
respect, and they called her "Bent1 Rey,"
thst ID, "ousea's dsashtsr." Her long scjoarn
and travels In the Orient produced total abhor-
renee Of European habits. and she became en-
bittsrsd sgain,t everything European. Before
starting upon her last journey abe determined 70
70 even further In getting rid Of everything not
African about her. and 20 left her own and her
servants' watches In Tripoli, In order to have
nothing Is she expressed Il, "to remind her Of
the hated civilization" Rut she soon found
the need Of something by which 70 know how
time aies, and was compelled TO write to the
Dutch consul at TripolI, requesting him 70 send
her Q timekceper, not European, but an Ara
bian sand clock or hour glass. She was sal
ous collector Of plants. and had . number of
csnes loaded solely with blotting paper and
Immense collections Of plants
senor Lemus, the Cuban Envoy, speaks In
hopeful terms Of the struggle, and docs not doubt
the dnal success Of the rsvolutiouiss. He re-
CARDS the present foreign policy ofths party In
power In Spain as timid. timc-serving, uncertain
and weak, and predicts that In Response 10
whatever overtures Minister sickls may mako
In reference 70 Cuba the Regency will ssk time
and endsavor to protraet negotiations - long -
possible. He holds that the temper Of the Span
ish people on the subject Of the surrender Of
Cuba ID BY no means known, even TO those In
authority, and hence each one Of the rival nc
lions will hesitate 10 take any step which may
have an untowsrd sfeot on Itself In tho politi-
cial contests OF domestic policy and sdmistrs-
tiou. Besides, Spanish politicians arc now, 40
oording to Mr.. Lemus, for moro interested In
Intriguing for the elections Of their svorite can
didates to the supreme control next monte than
they.are In foreign affairs. This do-nothing po-
Icy must, however, come 10 On end within .
very short time, and Mr.. Lcmus thinks that tho
end win be satisfactory TO the rcvoludonists.
Tho brilliancy and power Of the sun for The
past week has been highly favorable to tho
crops In the British Islcs. and large harvest d
now certain. Nowhere In Europe has there
ben suoh fAiiing on m tne price OF eonsols
q In England, and unless greater encourage
ment Il given Il will bc found that foreign i'm
ports will bc on much smaller scale AFTER the
subsidence Of the effects Of the late rise.
Gov. Holden says Of the crop prospects In
North Carolina that they are fully equal 10
those Of 1860. the best ever produced. Tho
wheat crop Is larger. Corn also promises TO 30
much larger than Of any previous year. II
nothing happens to injure tho cotton he thinks
Il may reach 200. 900 bales-the quantity pro-
duccd lS6o-which at present prices viii bring
more than twice ss much money into tho State
as did the crop Of that year.
The gas In an empty oil tank exploded Mon
day night on freight train on the Boston 4 Al
bany Railroad .. Newton. terribly and Il Is fear-
Cd fatally burning Samuel Brstou. the conduct
or, and slightly burning the brakeman. Thecar
was set on FIRE. which was cItinguished By tho
Newton fire engine.
Tennessee advices say Johnson's election TO
the Senate Is now certain. Stokes vote vas
q. 900 against 5000 cast for Gen. Grant.
sentcr's vote wss 65, 900. Candidates are being
announced all over the State for the new Con-
stitutional Convention, which ID to rip up the
Constitution and Brownlow legislation.
Mrs. Park celebrated her l05th birthday
lately at Cleveland, Ohio. She has raised sev-
cnteen children. The last was born when she
was 65 years old. and she now enjoys good
health, attends church regularly. Is active, has
good teeth and improved sight, and her hair Is
turning black.
The emigration commission In New York
seems TO be . success. The commissioners
watch over emigranh from the moment they
land, get their tickets. write letters and send
them to their destination with their means and
morals unimpaircd. ..
One Of tho Georgia editors objects 70 the pro-
poeed editorial convention In that Stste. lie
says that the affair win only DO big drunk.
and I've can get drunk At home on Whiakey
that We arc used to-"
The businss Of canning tho sweet corn has
begun throughout the Btate. Millions Of cans
win be put mp In the State, though The yield Of
corn for the purpose Il much below the average
In amount per aero
A thermometer which has been kept for ssv-
enty-hve years In the vaults Of the Paris OBJ
servsiory, at depth Of ninety-ons feet below
the surface, has not varied more than half de-
gree during the interval.
Ahusband In Davenport. Iowa, took magnssis,
telling his wiis Il was poison. She sicksncd him
Of the Joke by making physician uss ths stom-
aeh pump on him, till nearly dead, In splts Of
his explanation.
Ths United States, MsMsein's. the Atlantic
and American Hotels at Csps May. together
with many stores and cottages, were Destroyed
BY nre Tuesday morning.
W.. sAviIls, The Boston spothecary's clerk
who sold lAadsnum for rhubarb. causing The
death Of Mr.. Morton, Is held 70 bail In The sum
Of $4,000 for manslsughssr.
Tho Virginia papers state that largo numbers
Of Virginia fsmsu, will leave the SsAis 'ns
fall for locations farther South on account ofths
severe drouth Of thh ysar.