The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-01-07

O8LI nICuGuC " W. Aasep
died suddenly fev dAys ago from diseass o. the
heart. Hs Wa yery wealthy, but it y nd Nv.
Cd most abicct snd mlsrrly llfs n % ed and
defective building. % searching the house :
was found void Of anything to cat o. drink ana
without bcdstcad CT bedding. lie usually slept
upon pallet of straw in one corner OF the
hou-e. He len no viii. HE'S said TO have been
worth $4,000.
The Southern people begin to - that corn,
not cotton Is king. The Mobile Register tells
the Southern planters that "oorn u indepen-
dcncc-it Il liz, >" aud urges them to plant corn
a. well As cotton. II hears Of immense prcpar-
alton for cotton and very slim ones for corn.
The Register tells the planters this will not do.
They must raise, and not buy their food. With
heavier grain crops the present year, the South
could have held OK cotton, II necdful, snd
kept the price at any figure Il pleasoi. With
heavy grain crops, . small cotton crop can
be held and made as valuable As large one. n
The night letter-box at Portsmou,h, N. H.,
post ONCE was robbed OF about hundred letters
Sunday night. Az Sunday correspondence does
not usually carry much money with H.. the
rogues were probably ilI-pah for their labor.
On Monday night last one, Mr.. Joseph Hsit
kawp, residing at 997 South FOURTH street., sc
Louis, to all appearances died Of paralyiA Tho
body was properly arayei and preparations for
the funeral inaugcrated, when u was notoed
that the features Of the deceased bad most life-
like appearance. OF oourss thar was suspn-
sion OF preparations Cor burial and nolioal aid
summoned. But up to Friday night tberS ws
no change. Although perfectly inanimate. there
has appeared no signs OF decomposition neither
Was there the least sign Of that deathly hue Or
color peculiar 10 death. His features were nat
ural as in lie fingers timber and he wore the
appearance Of one In deep slumber. On the
other hand, his face and hands and fieah Een-
orally were a cold As Il Is possible for dead
mans to become, although there WAS an entire
absence Of that CLEANLINESS peculiar 70 dead
bodies. Nearly oil the physicians pronounce the
man dead, but there are many who hold that Il
Il case OF suspended animation. In the mean
time the body will be kept above ground until
decomposition shall set In, and thus demonstrate
tho impoSibility Of mistaking deaths counter
felt for death ITSELF
Il was generally supposed when ironclad YES
sells were added to the navics OF the world, that
the discomforts Of living In them would be un-
bearable, but experience with such has been
favorable. Their hcalthiness Is shown to be
greater than that OF any other class Of ships In
the British service.
The Postmaster.G General of the Dominion OF
CsGada has telegrsphed to our Post Office Do
partment proposition to carry our European
Mails from Portland, Maine, ut two cents per
letter. II this be accepted, mails will reach
England one day sooner than mt present, ~ they
can be carried from New York to Portland by
rail. l. o.. u. HIE.I
Counterfeit S50s ON the First National Bank
Of JERSEY City, against which the Comptroller
Of the Currency recently warned the public, arc
again In circulation. rtr.,. I....
Mrs. Rachel Rcmer disi very suddenly In
New Haven, Saturday. ngel eighty-four years.
She was married on Christmas sixty-thrce years
ago, her husband died on Christmas twenty
three years ago, and she had often remarked, 81
wonder II shall die upon Christmas, too"
An Enslishwoman has willed $4,000 to JEFF
fcrson Davis. 49,. .,, trII r.t.. sa
Three young men were bitten by msd dog
In IialdonGeld, Pa. q week or two since. Two
Of tho three are already dead, and the third
must die. nta H'
A Jerseyman In Chicago. terrified at tho
wickcdness he found all about him, determined
upon suicide. lie went down to the lake, and
while standing upon the ice about It's margin,
bidding farewell to earth, large cake broke
off and aoatel out from land, carrying him with
II. As he noated into deep water he shrieked
for help, and at length was rescued by police
man In boat. Once on shore again, he re-
gained his determination to drown, and Was
only prevented by being carried Oft to the sta
ton.
A special from st. Paul, MINI, says positive
information has deem received from perfectly re
liable authority that the United States govern
ment has been notified in manner and from o
source that will be bound TO take notice Of.
Canadian adhennts In the Red River settlement
and Partage Ia Prairit have melted the Sioux
Indians to u raid ON Pcmbina and st. Joseph,
In retaliation, M Is claimed, for alleged aid and
countcnancc given to the Rel River rebellion by
American citizens on this side Of the interna
tional line. Tho information ON which this
notification was based comes from person in
the council Of the Canadian Government and
In the secret Of Governor Nc Dougall's adhe-
rents In tho settlement. .ll
A letter from Pembina, tho day amer Nc
Dongall lcft says there has been no disaiiection
among the patriots or any idea Of giving up the
cause. II Ii q fixed fact that there will DO no
civil war on the Red River rs the people arc al
most unit In the purpose Of keeping Csnsds
out. and they will 30 In for annexation To the
United States before they will submit 70 Canada
The Bulletin says II Senator williams's Chi.
nesc bin proposes nothing more than to prohibit
the immigration Of coolies and prostitutes, Il
will receive the assent Of a large majority Of
the people on this coast. Tho time has fully
come when this kind Of immigration should be
stopped. It ccnsurcs the Pacific Mail Steamship
Comp,ny for the importation Of Chinese pros
titutes in every steamer. and hopes Congress
ionai legislation will secure what.could not be
gained by voluntary concession.
An Omaha dispatch says that the Mormon
schsm IL Increasing rapidly. There are over
1000 spostaic now In Utah, and they are about
to have adaily Newspaper.
Philadelphia has q colorcd man, worth 5000,
000.-More than fly million dollars worth Of
property was destroyed by fire the past year In |
this country.-Ncw Jersey boosts OF an elegant
cock fight on New Years day. One Of the CON-
batants continued 70 fight amer both eyes were |
spurred ont, until he fell dcad.-Sfiss Matte
Betham recently shot her seducer by the name
Of McNish, at Wheeling Va, on his refusing to
marry her. McNash hsd kept company with |
the young lady for some time |; but when she
was about to become mother, he abandoned
her and was about to marry another. She call
ed on him, demanding fulnllment Of his prom
isc to marry her, aud upon his utterly refusing. |
drew pistol and shot him through the bvdy,
20 that he died In two days. The lady surrcn-
derci herself to Justice Of the Peace. The
feeling In her behalf was 10 great. that taIl wns
offered to any amount, even to million OF dol |
lass.-John Andrews, respected citiicn Of
Bradford N. II. was instantly killed last satur-
day, by being struck by lever, while unload
Ing logs-A freight train on the Vermont Cen
trail r. Road, ran into 4 washout twenty feet
deep, last Monday, instantly killing the fireman |