The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-04-08
BlDDEF0RD, MAlNE.
GENERAL - Irnas.

GENERAL xsssrrxzs-
Catherine Brown seslsvsl venan hss .
ocivei $500 nom Ii 'Nashlhgos AlezApsiris
and Georgetown ailrded nur bsins Jspisd fron
their cars several ycars ago.
The Central Pacific Railroad has purchased
the San jose Railroad, the hrst payment OF SS,-
500, ZOO 10 b. made In New York on the lst Of
April.
y Corn Is srIling in Central lows 1t thirty cents
per bushcl, delivered on the railroad. Wheat Is
yery plenty, and Is worth only 6fty cents. The
general complaint there is-too much produce
and too little money.
On The LIST, at Lyme, N. IT,, Mr.. Frank r
Parnsworth was attacked by an immense hog,
which inflicted cash seven inches long and two
deep upon him. Amer most horrible agonies,
the wounded man died on the 7th, ut the age
Of Is.
Poor Hayti has now another revolution, the
late rulers being the present rebels. Il Is said
in recent letters that France and England viii
not recognize the existing government until Il
agrees to pay the debt Of Its predecessor.
A. III. SteWart mas not Ouiy Hiaue faM upon
the dry goods market but has re !uced his rents
from 10 to 80 per cent. and bis example Is being
followed by real estate owners generally In New
York. He means to find the "hard PAN at
once II possible.
The wife Of VIM. Perkins Of Newbury, N. IT,,
committed suicide last Sunday by cutting her
throat with q pair Of shears.-Reynolds, the
murderer, who expressed after his apprehension
that changing was played out In New York."
Ia 10 realize his mistake. Judge Ingraham hav-
ING refused his writ Of error in tile case Friday
last was assigned for his exccution.-N. T.
Stilling's hotel In Bartlett, N. H., was destroyed
by FIRE last Sunday. Loss hcavy.-A lad In
Alexandria, N. H., got hung by leather strap
with which he had been playing horse. lie was
found hung to nail, with his little sister asleep
by his sidc.-Cadctships are not, NJ some sup
pose, a species Of canal boats but are mcn-of.
war crafts.-The current expenses Of the Mcxi-
can government are more than double It's income
There are thirteen thousand five hundred
and seventy -eight vessels engaged in the coast
wise trade Of the United States.
The different rates OF sailors wages paid by
shipmasters Of different nations are rs follows |;
"The monthly pay roll Of an American ship
Of 500 tonsis SSi2.5O that ofa British ship Of
the same dimensions, $685., "a Of n Bremen
shin, $500; an Austrian, 1852; q Norwegian
s3i7; and an Italian, including an allowance
for ratiops, 5000. This shows that the cost Of
labor alone is one-third greater In this country
than in England or in Italy, and more than
twice rs much rs in Germany. For this reason
Il is impossible for American ships 10 carry
frcights as cheap as British or German ships"
An order has been issued in France that sing
Ing Is TO be regularly taught hereafter on board
naval vessels. This is really very singular
order.
Some lay-men gave an Illinois minister eighty
nine dozen Of eggs at recent donation visit.
At Troy. N. Y, rich man named Wander
lcyden WAS murdered on Wednesday. 100000
was offered for the apprehension Of the muir
dcrcr. f. A. Alexander, his son-in-law, has
confessed, and blown his own brains out.-The
Rhode Island House has postponed the prohibi-
tory bill by vote Of 33 to 20.
The current numler Of EVERY SATURDAY Is q
Dickens number. There Is full-page port
rait; there are two views Of Mr. Dickens resi-
dence at Gad's Hill Place; there is the first
chapter OF "The Mystery Of Edwin Drood,"
clifton under the authors supervision, by Mr..
Fields, and finally there Is q supplement en-
titled "Mr. Pickwick's Reception" represent
ing that worthy gentleman reviewing the vast
throng Of personages belonging to Mr.. Dickens
novels. Sam Weller stands behind 'the hem
pcror," and points out Mr.. PecksnG and his
daughters, Mr.. Micawber and the twins, and
Pagin, and the Artful Dodger, and Oliver
Twist, and all tho rest Of the queer delightful
people, while In the background n herald aps
pears marshaling the. shsslowy characters Of the
new story.
General Picasauton tells an amusing Indian
story. lie was once, while stationed on from
tier post, surrounded by threatening bands OF
Cheyennes, with whom he wished TO negotiate
treaty, but they were too suspicious or hostile
to place themselves Ia his power At last he
succeciel In capturing young Indian OF rank,
whom he held as q hostage. One day this cap
tive, sullenly striking about the fort, came up
on soldier who, for want Of better Amusement,
was playing with child's jumping jack. The
savage was transixed with wonder and admira-
ton. He watched the antics Of the little figure
in breathless silence for some minutes, then
turned and ran past the scntincls, lcapcd all
distractions, and escaped from the fort. In
deputation Of ciiefs, who, after spending nm
hour or so in rapt contemplation Of the jumping
Jack, held solemn council and negotiated the
tant condition, that the marvellous little toy
should always remain at the fort.
The New York Legislature have voted 10 at
tend the funeral of Gen. Thomas in n holly
Connecticut has elected English (democrat) for
governor by some 500 majority. The Legisla-
ture will be Republican ty q small maturity
The Municipal election in Cincinnati, Ohio. has
gone Republican by 5000 majority. The new
boarl Of Aldermen will stand Is Rep, Dem. G
and 2 indepcudent-G Hancock reports that
the Picgan Indians have suel for pcacc.--Thc
wheat market at Liverpool Is said to be depressed
by the heavy arrivals of Russian wheat from
the Baltic provinccs.-Thc priesthood Of San
Domingo oppose the anexitiou schcmc.-The
Democrats carried Milwaukee In the election last
Tuesday. Buck, Republican is elected to Con-
gress in the Tolelo, Ohio, by 200 msjority.-l
The legal rate of interest in CALIFORNIA, has been
established ut 10 per ccnt.-0ne thousand chinese
cigar makers are soon to arrive Mt New York
from San Francisco.-About 200 laborers, en-
ploycd In digging down Fort Hill, Boston, have
struck for higher wages
Bailey, the dcfaulting Collector, Of Internal
Revenue In New York, lcft a letter saying that
he was "going into n foreign country to try and
get an honest living" II that had been his
clay" he could have found this country good
field. and not too much competition to distress
him.
A sable sovereign Of Texas, when rcprovcd
for his polygamy, replcl: "why, hi Ihaznt
got but four 'mendmcnts yet, and dc law openly
lows de colorcd man fifteen -
A traveller writes home from Paris "Thc
word have stood most In need Of since my ar
rival here il the French for damn"
President Grant and his Private Secretaries, |
with the Secretary Of War, Gen. Sherman, Adjt-
Gen. Townsend, Secretary Cox, AMI number |
Of other persons cf distinction, will attend the
funeral Of Mai. Gen. Thomas at Troy, N. Y.