The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-01-28
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

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Therp was ons Of the biessst uow storms on
record In Minnosots, week ago Sunday. The
snow Ie,i 70 inc oepen o. twenty inches, ana Va
ionovH ye evere o'ov. when pioa ~ into
driits ana pretty thoroughly blocked up al the
iAiroaas while, 10 crown ALL tne mercury sent
=, 70 t.sn'y aegrses T Ha zero, MONDAY hign..
have in New Euri.nd.
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known thai the river oIus once noved
into the Caspian sea, in'tead Q, the sen OF Arai'
Is 1t now does. II Is proposed oy hus'an en-.
ginecrs to turn tho river back to is original
course, thereby securing means OF water com.
munication from the Caspian SEA into inc neArs
Inc rr,a,e.t military ADVANTAGE 10 Russia.
pended Monday from the effects OF the storm;
The thermometer on Tuesday stood from u ~
degrees below zero.
cavlsd into boiler to clean Il out, but the en-
ginecr, being ignorant Of the fact, closed the
door and hrcd up. The young man became un.
comfortably warm, and TO his horror discovered
the boiler filling with water. His shricks were
unheard, but fortunately, the engineer opened
'ne aoo, an INC h'i'-suh''"3'' prisoner w.
'e'e"' 70
The Pope's infallibility has been put to the
test. He has prayed for and promised q Prince
to tho wife Of the ex-King Of Naples and the TO
suit has been daughter, while his great enemy,
Ve'or hmmanue'' hAs naa s'snu''"'
A schenectady justice lately decided that 4
verbal contract requires . stamp.-A volcanic
eruption In JAM has destroyed whole Villages,
and many lives lost.-The Belknap mills at
LAconia N. II. have resumed operations. May
flowers have appeared In the woods at Sand
wich Mass.-Money In New York Is easy on
cali ~ i'0m 'oo pr 'e"''
A New Jersey paper hears from Washington
good story Of Mr.. Hamlin. II says: The
venerable er.vice president was importuncd by
some friends to frank some of their letters, In
order that they might reach their destination in
Maine. The Senator took the letters. AIMED
postage stamps upon them oil and blandly re-
'urhea 'nem 70 INC parry
A Tennessccan was last week sentenced to
death for horse-stealing, and then, on being
convicted on another Indictment Tor the same
crime was sentenced 10 tWenty-one years IND
on the DAY OF the funeral IN FATE OF Vic.or
Noir, Msrshal Canrobert, the oommander.in.
chief Of the forces about the city, WAS asked
what he would DO In case OF o riot. lie replied
81 shall shoot down 4o,ooo men u necessary
and 1 only ask ivc minutes 70 quiet faris' ,ri
A Toledo German who has been keeping a
beer anon for the accommodation Of printers.
has been Obliged TO suspend. On his books
were found the following named members OF the
cmft :-"Der Lain i,rintcr'; "Der Lectle
Brintcr"; "Dcr Pen Putler Brinter"; t'Der
Teiyel"; '.Der Brintcr init der red hair'; "Dcr
Brinter init hair not shoost 10 rcd.",
slavery now eItensirey preyaiis 10 inc ooutn
american hePuo,,S VI 'en..ue iav ina Nsn
rom uie sulrounuing County, o,hB ''en Snn, wv,
aren in'o ma,sc.oo sua o.ne ,a ps ~, ,sa
'nen e ~ s"V o P nn,. rooJ Ls.i,b~ hov
twelve or fifteen years Of age, will bring about
$40.
Charles y. hcnarus Oh urea' rsii,, ". lie mas
been apPolnted posiai CLERK on INC cos,on snu
Maine ha'iroad. ana mr. oayWau ., Ahrso mas
been transferred TO the rortiand anu rochester
Railroad. ...
tn, "Mon.rcb. !" the latest result Of British
nsr;r,ert In the construction Of iron-clad yes-
sels of war. now in Portland hnrbor, il spoken
~ In Inc most enthusiastic terms by the officers
NJ tbe plymoutb. They praise her sca-poing
Qualities She hardly reeled in the heaviest
Ssa. and NJ steady /, she that she could use her
rnns In anvtbiny abort Of n GALE OF Wind.
S r.n, Maconb of the Plymouth "She
Wv. - ,o,st th,t could mot even exercise nv
vas ~ ,J neS.r saw bsr do anvtbing worse than
% i.owarJ M AN snoie NOT greater than
.uon " a , al che Void moi have done
.n neny u ~ ~, nv, hosn under sail - She
.nai Ia, she 10 ooo ,,;os dav With sai. Alone
sn ss anil stcadines, are two Of her greatest
points. She is, however, inferior to our moni.
tors In her greater draught aud height out OF
water, as she presents thereby greater vulner-
able surface.
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are Of fifty, was known to the Providence Herald
and trusted by that creditable establishment,
was natural Lovelace, and 50 fond Of the arts
that be dceamped with An artists wife, and %
fond Of the family, The husband excepted, that
he took the daughter as well As the mother. lcav.
ing all his legitimate little chickens BY one fell
swoop and railway train.-Bosion Post.
p.;, A-.hrr ..,,od unon IN. President.
rl,nce hs'au n.' 0a I IpoL., IN mon ,hs
monaay, anu M'er" =. 800 o,,,o.. To,Ssv
house anu oe asa. 81 ~ d;n,.r .oot rlsns :,
evening inc nrsI grnnu ai" IT, - Ps $3.50,
minister iho.n'on Is n .@s. Me- AZ. R,.nnh ths