The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-06-18

The verdict In The Chicago cnig-sp.gus
breach Of promise esss seems . hAys ben en-
tirsly sisActory 70 ths iookr,-Oa. We ths
jury took heir stand n ths box : srnber Of
rersous bshipd ths bar quietly ross fssa their
80 snd Mood suxicasiy and eagerly nrvard.
No ana seemed 10 breathe. Tho hir plaintiff,
-ho co,er,d her eyes With handkerchief when
tbe ,uIy entered, looked up wistfally and bent
over .ths arm Of the chair, ssWaiting me nnAA
edict. when The words Of the foreman ieli up,
on the ean Of tho people "We' inc july. NM
for the plaintiff the full amount OF damage,
the hall resounded with cheers, c!aPPing OF
hands, boisteaous laughter, and sucn yens
The plaintiffs head fell on the shoulder OF her
mother. and A grand rush was made from out
side the bar towards the e100, 900 party, the
lady victor, mother, brother. and smiling ooun.
eel, for oougratulation. Hand-shaking, pat
tings Of the shoulder, kises and weeping were
the order OF the ho.r. II h hinted that num-
Der Of the jury In making this extraordinary
verdict were animated BY the Intention Of get
ting divorced from their own wives. and "sOing
for" Amanda. ..-..-
II Is estimated that there arc nfty thousand
drummer In the country, Of whom one-dfth
arc employed BY Boston and New England
houses. 49,, t--.. ---- --r-- ssf
A train composed Of tho Pullman palace cars.
running at tho average rate Of about forty miles
m hour. has arrived at San Francisco over the
Pacific Railway. The road is reported to be
generally In good condition. The Ways and
means committee Of Congress and the Hon. W.
II. Seward have begun the overland journey.
A paper mill at Newton Lower Falls, Mas,
owned by Kendall. Rice B Co., Was destroyed
by hro Monday. Loss 100000. Insured for
$4,000. -.7rFT' 7E't.
The Russian church at Sitka, Alaska Terri
tory, was recently robbed ofs copy Of the Bible
richly studied with valuable stones, crosses, and
other ornaments, altogether said to b worth
$4,000.
A German chemist has discovered that II NOR
phia, which Is sometimes used etScctually to al
lay vomiting, be heated with hydro-chloric acid
II will become the most powerful emetic known.
The effect Is produced by introducing small
quantity under the skin and sometimes by spill
ing Il on the skin, but the vomiting soon sub
sides and leaves no nausea. The discovcrcr
calls the new agent emcmorphia.
At Wilmington, Del. on Monday morning.
about two o'clock, tho wife Of Thomas Keeley
was awakened by hearing man trying to force
his way up stairs. With great courage she wen,
down and stopped his further progress by clos
ing door and holding II. while her HUSBAND
and son got out Of the window and broke opei
the kitchen door. On entering the kitchen tn
man knocked Mr.. Kelley down with chair
and then attacked the son, whom he hit sever
blow on the head with an aI, rendering him
seuscless for time. Meanwhile Mr.. Kccle,
returned to the attack, and while struggling
with the intruder the son recovered, and, with {
gun, knocked the assailant down. With the aid
Of another pcrson the desperate was secured und
the police sent for, who took him into custody
The villain gives his name as DcvIn, and say,
=. $50 ,h,.. v.,r. IN N. army
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mcnt.
Chicago says the f0st Of 'ha' c''y' owes y"
growth 10 inc ral'roadS "h'n o'n'e's' ''e'''
NJ. .;.,oo, -, IL ,,;to that citv and soy.
NOW thirteen RAILROADS. uh''e 'ua' ciy' a"a 'e,-
enteen now arc ouiidins' oil Oh winch point a'-
rcctly to Chicago.
Mr.. Sumner has been invited to visit the Pa
cifc by Senator Nye In the name OF the people.
The number Of sheep in Ohio in 1868 was u
GS9, S45, producing not less than 10000. 900
pounds of wool. The farmers In Ohio In 1856
lost, killed and injured 06,251 sheep by dogs
which were valued at s288, 697 46. The NUM-
Der of dogs in 1866 was l74,900, making the
loss for the two years per dog Sl.62, sum
sufficient to defrny the expenses OF nearly three
hundred families, at IN annual cost OF SlOOO
each. r-
Tho Now York Sun saws that on the arriya,
NJ the steamer Jaya. Of the Cunnrd line, at thai
nort m Wednesday she was boarisi BY n coup,,
Of revenue officers, who among the passenger
found two persons SUSPECTED Of having false bot.
,om, n their trunks, and tho officers went 70,
tb,m, Examination moved their suspicions to
be we'll grounded. and $4,000 worth Of rings,
watches and diamonds changed hands In a
twinkling The feminine detective officers Of
the Custom House were equally alert, and cap
tured on the persons Of two gaily dressed dam
sells on the Same vessel $1,000 worth OF jewelry.
On the d inst. child Of d. p. Quinn Of 81.
Adams, w., two weeks old, apparently died,
and was clothed for the grave, when II revived