The Union and journal., 1870-01-14

adslphia. MAS burnt SUNDAY. Los. sSp,Y W.
The etug-bOat Jonathan Chase was ,brncd In
New York harbor Sunday morning, Thc'crew
escaped in the boats. -
Dangerous counterfeit so cent fractional cur
rency notes Of the new Lincpnlyiguettc ksue
have Just been put in circulation, The backs
are very good, but the faces u the 'fotes look
rather dark and blurred. John Andcrsonlis
under arrest for passing the notes. a. ,,rr -
1t rather. smacks Of Injustice to lock q man
up in dungeon and feed him on thin cruel Tor
refusing to pay his poll and dog tax, especially
when he was illegally assessed and owned no dog
This was the -hai,l fate. however, ofia person
seyenty-fye years old, in Lyndon. VI As soon
as the poor creature was released, be broughten
action for damages, when il appeared that, In
addition to his other grievances, the papers up.
on which he was committed were informal and
good for nothing, The most remarkable feature
Of the matter was that. after full statement and
proof Of these aggrasating circumstances, the
jury thought $50 ample damages-hayiDg an
eye, we suppose to the cost OF the gruel which
the old man hal consumed ut the expense OF the
county.
The surviving patriots Of the warof 1Sl2
held meeting At st. Louis, Saturday; and
adopted u memorial to Congress asking that all
the surviving soldiers Of the war of 1872 be put
ON the pension list. - q ~ ~
The National Bank at Glen Falls, n. Y. was
broken into early last Friday morning, the safe
blown open aud $40, 900 Acknowledgements
man IIuyler. Of New Jersey lies atthc point Of
death, from injuries received some woeksag,
by drunken felow.-Thc fears Of a general
revolution in Mexico. are daily increasing.-
Harding & Brothers, dry goods dealers Ia Rock
Vile, Indiana had their safe broker open onthc
night of The 9th inst, and $4,000 in currency
stoleu.1 uIYIL DO O -
1t is said the coal operators have re'lucel the
wages of miners so rs to bring about n strife
and thus diminish the supply Of coal. inlorder
to maintain prices. A partial strike has already
resulted and no coal is being shipped, at present
from the Schuylkill region.
The Washington National. ,Iniclligcncer Iis
dcad.-Nine OF the crew OF the -Mjantopomah
deserted in Boston on Saturday. four Of whom
have been arrested-Judgc Richardson, late As
sistant Secretary Of the Treasury, has been
elected President of the Boston. Hartford & Eric
Railroad.-Scversl persons were injured IN a
Catholic church in Cincinnati, on Sunday, in a.
panic caused BY report that the galleries were
ialling.-All the New York roughs attended the
funeral Of James Logan on nSunday.-iThroe boys.
were drowned in pond ON Fiith Avenue. New
York, Sunday, by breaking through the ice.-.
A flial youth in New York Bit his fathers low
er lip of, Sunday. because he demonstrated with.
him for coming homo drunk.--Gcn. Sharnan
has issued an order recounting the. personal
t,fn -rI,a her is
intensely cold mt Richmond, Va.-NavigationI
ON the Hudson is closcd.-A counterfeit fifty
cent fractional currency Of the new lincoln Wig
nette issue has been discovered in New York.
Rev. Mr.. Cook, Of the South Street Methodist
Episcopal Church, of New York, has eloped with
a young and beautiful girl of his Aock. lie
leaves a wife and two chdren.-Therc arescvcn
cases Of small pox in New York daily.-Dreyet
Major General Chas. Smith, commanding the
10Th infantry, has been assigned to the COM
.mand Of the department of Louisiana, vice
Mower deceased.
+ Prince BJnaparte Of Paris, on the 10th inst,
shot Victor Noir of the editorial staff Of the
Marsellaise (Rocheforts Journal) In a quarrel
originating from an article appearing In that
paper, Of a slanderos nature, on the Prince.
The tragedy has created intense excitcment.-
The Leather Board Mill of f. F. Bailey of Ash
land, N. H., was destroyed by fire on the 9th
inst. Loss $4,000; partially insured.-A
tradesman in Portsmouth. n. H., has advertised
in. every issue Of paper Of that city for the
last twenty-five years. lie has grown rich
A Washington ,lctter says that Blder'B. d. Peck
is the recipient Of nice little salary Of SIS 900,
as "Topognpher Of the Water Board" of that
city. d, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
An insurreclon In the Mexican State Of San
Luis Potos, has broken up the Legislature, and
assumed the functions of goyernment.-Alissouri
has correctclits. defective copy Of the fifteenth
Gen. j. s. Mower, once COM
manding the 9th military reconstruction district,
is desd.---The Bepublioau State Conycntion OF
New Hampshire last week, is reported as full
aud enthusiastic. and renominating Governor
Stcrns, for reelection for Governor another year.
"A severe earthquake occurred at Bakersville
Cal on the 81 inst--The Utah Central Railroad
is open to Salt Lake city.-The Cubin reports
are so conflicting that no reliance can be placed
on any, The insurgents are said 10 lie gaining.
Our opinion Is. that one side or the other. will
win. or else there viii be cessation or HOSTILE
tics, otherwise the war wiz continue.-A man
In Denver city shot another for refusing to drink
with him. There IS no danger Of such an oc-
curence In Blddeforl. The rumies here n~er
rcfusc to drink with each othcr.-A man h Lon-
don gets drunk by feigning fits, and has plao-
ard around his neck, "give hot brandy" 10
our country men get drunk without going through
this process.-Rcy Mr.. Barron Of Newport N.
H. !, a Uniycrsslit a preachcr. droppel y,lcad
Wednesday Of last week, at Sutton, where he
had attended funeral that day.