The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-09-17

The iron mills and hetods ct Pittsbars. Pa,
which have BEN Idle for The past two months
have mostly resumed operations. and are nov
running fali tiue. Stocks Of all kinds Of nan
ufsctured iron had become reduced. and u win
require some weeks production to Ill the or
ders now on hand.
A hen In West winsted, Ct, has been setting
for several weeks on seven potatoes, which
have sprouted and grown above her head.
The Free Baptist church on Block Island X.
l.. was demolished In the 9Th. II was built In
1867, and cost $500.
Monday Evening Amos p. Wood, an officer In |
the Massachusett state prison was stabbed BY
eonyict named Daniel Burk. Tho wound was
not serious.
The New York papers state that the Gan trade
since September commenced. has been unusuai-
" active. Tho amount Of sales among all
branches Of trade averages thirty per cent be- |
yond tboss Of last fall. and fully any per cent
beyond those Of the spring. As yet they have
been chiefly confined to northern and western
buyers, but southwestern men arc coming In
aud purchasing to the extent Of nearly double
the amunts Of last year. Their action Is based
on the heavy cotton crop, which h. now passed
the usual possibilities Of failure, through
worms and weather, and can be safely calculate
Cd upon.
Il is said In . private letter from Canadian
gentleman that Prince Arthur, moved by the
expressions Of good viii and friendship which
the American newspapers have been pleased to
utter. has resolved upon paying w Walt In
the course Of the winter. This intelligence win
be the occasion Of Q marked stir In fashionable
circles.
Mr.. T. J. Van wyck ofNew York, one Of the
visitors at North Conway. N. H.. has caught 20
far this season three thousand two hundred and
eighty.two trout, and thinks that, during three
seasons he has been there, the whole number he
has caught would amount to about twelve thou
sand.
Recent disclosures indicate that many Of the
English life insurance companies occupy rs per-
ilous o position rs some Of the American COM
pancs. For example. tho Albert Company.
which failed the other day. had 81 ,Oo0, 900 la
bilities and only 81 900, 900 invested assets. (.
Mart. Brown, nm Oregon reporter, thus docs
up the Pacific: This ocean is supposed to be
the largest body Of salt or fresh water on the
Pacific coast, and consequently Is named after
said coast. It Is owned by d. Holiday Co.
George P. Train discovered II in 1869, but did
not take It with him to his palace at Newport by
the sounding sea. Il Is still over there on the
coast, sailed down. and Is called the "briny
deep" As Byron and several other individu-
als have published descriptions Of It In full. We
will say nothing further at this time than to 10
mark that II Is ga big thing"
The cause Of the FIRE At the Avondalc mine -
fruitful source Of comment end contradiction.
It Is said that at the scene Of the disaster the
surmise Of incendiarism Is not received. Relief
Is being literally Afforded the Treasurer Of tho
fund has received over seventeen thousand dol
lars up to yesterday.
A party Of thirty men, supposed to be on
their way to join hlibustcring expedition to Gu.
ba, sailed from New Bedford ON Mouday night,
but were pursued by steamer and captured
yesterday morning, and are now In custody In
New Bedford. -'f
A town In Iowa has had shower Of gravel,
the pebbles Ringing In size from pigeon shot to
hens egg. 49,
Railroads are steadily gaining Importance a.
means Of rapid military movements. Not long
since we noticed the fact that the French gov
eminent proposed to test the power Of . rail-
road to move large number Of soldiers quick
ly to a given point, and also that suspended
chair for the use Of soldiers riding In freight
cars had been ordered to be constructed In large
numbers. Russia, with It's extended area, finds
II worth while to carry improvements still fur
Their. A railroad drill has been invented, so rs
to teach soldiers to enter and come out Of
train with the greatest possible npidity. Special
railway companies are also to be attached TO
each regiment, SO that In case OF nced they can
act In various capacities In running train or
In repairing q break In the line. Tho necessity
Tor such companies was ue''ons'ia'e' au''as
the last fo'isn ihsurres"on' ""en ''n' '. "'
persons employed by railroad corporations
..,c,t.tc,I ..
proved unia''h'ui'
John Bell Of Tennessee, one OF the most
prominent OF Southern politicians OF the last
genera'oh' a'o' NJ "'' 'e'"e"'' ~ 0'"''e''""'
on FRIDAY. lie was ono OF 'no'e men VINO "''o
ruined by the secession war; though nc was not
an "or'glnA' 'eoe','0n'''' OF """ns" ''
'ion''t OF any k'na'