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The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-11-25

Somebody In the Warrington Republican
names Hon. John Lynch VI Portland for Prcsi-
dent BhA'a.-PorismouiA CAronieis.
The Chronicle Is informed that Mr..
Lynch's organ says that,
Il ID result Of the uaboundsd confidence
,eAieA his eossiiissnts place IN Ain that there
n not one Of them Who would for single In
slant entertain the notion that he could be ever
% remotely engaged In any political movement
antagoaisiic 10 the Republican, party, 10 what
ever position such spostacy might raiss him.
They kel as nseA o.fd<aes IN Ais Integrity a.
hey do in Asir ews!
The people Of this State (who know
about tho matter) were conVulsed with
mirth few years since. In reading So
Der printed refusal ola certain gentleman
to allow his name 10 be presented to the
Legislature for high Office! The joke
was thai he had never been thought OF for
tho position by anybody but himself The
correspondent Of the Repuo'ioun. and also
the Press. mean simply tho greatest degree
Of burlcsque in speaking Of tho matter.
but tho Chy0nic,e evidently don't ''take."
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-11-25

CHINESE IN SAN FRAScIscO.-It appears
from the census, says the San Francisco Bullet
In. that there are IL ,8l7 Chinese In San Fran.
cisco Of whom 2,030 are females, mostly Of the
lowest class. l.l48 are under fifteen years ofage
and 800 were born in California. They own but
little property, the returns showing only S74,.
800 Of real estate and sl,l88,08O Of personal
property altogether only 81 ,252,S $50. Thl,
would be less than sllO for each individual
while the remainder Of the ciy's valuation,
S258, 793, 1856, divided between the remainder
Of the population, 1873, ga, would give an aver
age # nearly $1,000 to each person. The
houses the Chinese occupy are nearly oil rented
from our own people, and the small wealth they
return Is less evenly divided than among our
selves and yet, their wants are 20 simple, that
they present fewer examples Of pauperism.
Probably the greater part Of the money they
save goes to China, whittier they oil expect to
return, and thus they seem to be poorer than
they really are.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-11-25

which Is covered By her commerce, only ex-
tends one marine hague non her shores, %
that every vcssl which sails bstwesa he Al
lantic ports and those % ths Gulf actually
passes out from the jurisdiction Of the United
States. This, the President 'ninks' demands
such legislation as viii remedy the evil.
The proposed constitutional amendments In
Missouri are reported to have bean adopted by .
large majority. The hus amendment sbolishes
the district court system; the second abOlishes
the jurors test oath; the third abolishes the
doub,e-lability clause for private corporations;
the fourth abolishes the votsrs', test ostb; the
ff.h sbolishes the disqualihcations for holding
Office on account Of color. -disloyalty. &C.; the
sixth provides that neither the General Assem-
bly, nor any county or city or Other municipal
corporation, ,hall appropriate or Get spart any
public money. land or other property for the
benefit Of any scctsrian school or college.
The Secretary Of the Navy win recommend TO
Congress large increase Of our naval force.
Az General Butler now di'owns the views I'M
puted to him respecting the settlement OF the
Alabama question perhaps the country viii
contemplate this movement without serious
alarm -'',-.' ''''5 y. -. w., ... .l' 70
Senator sprsgus has authorized the statement
that Chief Justice Chase will mot, under any
sN-S<r ma
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-11-25

OH IN PESSsfLvANIA.-It may be interesting
to many who invested In oil stocks and oil terri
tory to know ofa farm recently developed In the
heart Of the oil region Of Pennsylvania which
has, during the past FIVE months, yielded such
large quantities Of oil as to almost revive among
producers and operators an excitement like that
Of 1863-G4. This farm Is owned by Mr..
James McCray, and Is situated on the top Of a
hill, In the town Of Petroleum CeLtre. During
the great oil excitement Mr.. McCny diligently
cultivated his farm, In blissful Ignorance Of the
streams Of wealth lying beneath the well-turned
turf, from out Of which grew splendid crops Of
hay and oats. Last April, however, q well was
sunk on the farm which yielded 400 barrels per
day. Other wells were sunk with nearly equal
success, giving to the fortunate owner an income
which is now $1,000 day-a revenue for n
prince-which must, II II continues q year long
er or more, make him one VI the weilthiest cap
italists in Pennsylvania,
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-11-25

We do not have Mt hand the exact fig
urcs of the Middle and New England
States. and therefore rs whole they viii
not be found In tho above table. No
State in the Union shows decrease OF
population except New Hampshire al
though Maine comes too near to dispute
long oycr 10. 1t Is true that westward
the Star Of Empire takes its way" but 1t
is also true that il has gone south
ward for while during the last decade
everything has been in favor Of the west
and against the south, vet the southern
States foot up u population Of 13.97,s22
against II. 1858, 22i for the west. But the
increase OF the twelve western States has
been 3,677, O36 against l,59S.9l0 in the
fourteen southern States. The largest nc
.ual gain Is that Of Illinois 1926, 265 while
Nevada has made by far the largest rela
tive gain. followed by Nebraska, then
Kansas.
Tho relative order of the States rs to the
population is not materially changed. but
Missouri outstrips Indiana and becomes
the fflh State. Indiana Is the sixth. Mas
sachusetts |, the seventh, and then follow
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia.
Michigan, Iowa. Wisconsin, North Car
olina and Alabama-in all six teen States
which have upwards Of one million inhab-
itants. In 1860 there were but eleven
such. Iowa has made the greatest jump
in rank. She was the nineteenth In 1860.
now she is the thirteenth. North Caro-
lima, on the other hand. stood Twelfth in
1860. and now drops to tho fourteenth
pl,cc, and Alabama now stands rs the
sixteenth, whereas she was the thirteenth
ten years ago.
The empire Of the Pacific cou nts 7o7.-
90s souls (if we give souls to the Chinese)
showing u gain Of 267 ,s45; but this count
makes no allowance for tho population Of
the territories Of the Pacific slope. The
advent of tho Pacific railroad has wrought
within year vast change in the Golden
State, and when the Southern Pacific road
road is completed tho advance will DO
very rapid. and the next ten years will
probably show an increase Of more than
half n m illion. Where will Maine be ten
years from now in the race of States ?
What Is being doncor what will be done
In this State that she may grow and
thrive2 Population follows facilities for
industry; Industries walt upon easy COM
munication and manufactures. The first
which !, one OF the reasons for the rapid
growth Of the west,we cannot. or shall not
likely. have; but the last we can enjoy,
since no State has more or better water
privileges.
The figures given above are moro elo-
qucnt than sermons. Instead Of fish and
woodpecker legislation. it is important
that our Legislature pay more attention
to tho development Of the resources which
VIC have and those In which we can ex-
eel. And II We would keep our popula-
ton and make our State one good to stay
in rather then go from. its policy must be
switched OF from the narrow guage.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-11-25

The whIg says the road bed Of the defunot
Bangor, Oldtown 4 Milford Railroad has ben
smootbed, since the removal Of the rails and
sleepers, and owners q trotters do say It's the
peatcst place in PenObsoot county for a"spin."
In Sweden, Me-, the family Of Mr.. William
Stevens. being called AWAY from home. len their
little girl. bright and interesting child three
ycan Of .Agss In charge Of two older children,
one being about Ave years Of age. Boon aiter
the parents LEFT, the clothes Of the little girl took
6re from spark from the stove, but the fire
was eItinguished by neighbor who happened
ID, and cautioned the children In regard % the
FIRE. Afterwards, the children being len alone.
the clothes Of the little girSAgain took 6re. and
the oldest Of the party ran to the nearest neigh
boris house, three fourths Of niue distant, for
aid. Upon returning the. unfortunate little sui-
fcrer was found sitting on the door step, per-
fectly naked, the clothes having been burned TO
crisp and fallen from her person, and % much
baked was her person, that when the poor child
wss lain In the cradle, the flesh across the breast
broke open with noise resembling that ooca-
noned by the breaking Of burnt crust Of bread.
The agony endured BY the youthful sufferer
may bc imagined, but We have no words In
which to describe It. She lived about two hours
after her clothes took Gre, though she was sp-
parently unconscious most Of the time. . -, 80
The hearing before the. Railroad Commission
ers Of Maine to determine the sufBciency Of the
{, Belfast and Moosehcad Lake railroad under
contract for lease to the Maine Central rail-
road was concluded In Belfast on Tuesday. The
latter corporation objected to the sitting Of Col.
Wildes. He Is engineer Of the Moosehead road
-as also Railroad Commissioner. II was the
opinion OF eminent counsel that as he held both
positions at the time the board was made refer
ees and the contract ratified by the stockholders
he could not withdraw without affecting the le-
gslity Of the decision, thereupon the Maine Cen.
trail board withdrew from the hearing. .
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-11-25
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

The Commissioner Of the General Land 0fic'
has just received returns Of additional surveys
In Western California, extending over an area
Of "a, 900 acres. The land being situated among
the coast mountains, Is very rough and broken
and generally unfit for cultivation. 1t Is, how
ever, very valuable, because OF immense supplies
Of redwood, 6r. pine and oak timber, which u
quite accessible.
The Revenue Commissioner has decided 10
Gently that distillep cannot be allowed TO leach
spirits through peaches, rs material Is impaired
10 the spirits which remains Herewith AFTER
manufacturing. Also that sorghum must b
distilled under the same regulations As other
materials, with the exception Of apples, peaches
grapes, &c. ..
Il appears by official data, that for the eight
months ending August 81. the imports into the
U. 8. exceeded the exports by 89,750,664 ;
while for the same period In 1869, the excess
was $50, AZ, 268. or the total imports for the
eight months, 1914, 538, S3i2 consisted Of mer-
cbandise, ond SIT ,6O4 500 Of gold and silver ;
SIS, 2s3.817 was free and s301 .264'625 dutia-
bic. or the total domestic exports for the same
period, $3.50, 3Ol ,l26 was merchandise, (gold
yaluc,) and go. 979, 240 gold and silver coin
and bullion. or the foreign exports, Gil 800,
695 was merchandise, and 81, IL, 1T gold and
silver. 'ts '.H.
A Montreal dispatch Of the 18th, says that q
serious mutiny occurred on board tho British
ship Orients, ut QUEBEC, owing to tho COM
manding officer Of the 69th Reg. refusing to take
to Bermuda the families Of men who married
In Canada without leave y was quelled after
some slaughter however, and then the women
and children were allowed 10 follow their hus-
bands and fathers, although BY another ship.
Dover. N. H.. has new Temperance paper.
published by the women's temperance commit.
tee, called "a Grain Of Salt" The women
should rccollect that salt Is very apt to make
folks dry. Better call II A Grain Of Mustard
Seed. Ief It
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-11-25

The Cubans continue to successfully resist
the Spanish arus A letter from Havana dated
Nov. 18th says: .....r...
The latest news from Santiago Is Of still an
other disaster In the district to the Spanish arms
tho successful ambuscading by $50 insurgents
Of q Spanish company Of sixty men. Ten Of the
Spaniards were killed, fifteen wounded, and SIX
teen captured and subsequently shot, the COM
mander Of the company, Captain Juan Amor,
being o! the number. This and preceding dis
asters have compelled hundreds Of Spaniar'is
and their followers to abandon the country por-
tons Of the district and seek refuge In Santiago
City. From the other districts of the Eastern
Department there Is nothing to report beyond
the capture and execution Of two Cuban spies,
Isidro Perein and Gregcrio Ramirez, and Of the
disloyal Cuban, Jose nj. Lopez, In the district
Of ManIanillo, and the occurance Of an insig-
ni6cant skirmish near Las Tumas, In which o
Cuban pcrfecto, Of the name Of Fcnseca, was
killed.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-11-25
George Francis Train has been heard from
Punchinello prints his latest despatch:

Down with the Uhlans Up With the black
flag Killed four Uhlsns before breakfast this
morning. Uhlans wear baggy sky-blue brecch.
es. Give 'em sky.blue fits! Bourbaki dinei
with me yesterday. American fare. Gopher
soup, rattlesnake hash; squirrel saute; fricasscd
opossum; pumpkin pie. That's your sort
Blue coat and brass buttons. White Marseilles
waistcoat. France saved by Msrseilles waist
coat Organize earthquake to swallow London.
John Bull trembles. Tours trembles. Italy
trembles. Leaning tower Of Pisa changes base
and slope other way. Tired Of France. Change
base and slope other way. Punohinello for the
throne Of Spain! Down with Aosta ! Down
with effete monarchis Down with reuts |!
Up with @. 2. Train
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-11-25

The thrpaAen GENERAL Eurppean war Is the
--',,. A..
An Important ''P'' " -
officers OF the Army and Navy the p'P'omsuc
corps, and 10 some degree, the politicians. who
-. .,-..dv ,o,,r.,.,s,, a, Washington. Tn
,..-,- a. Co.,. Il,
long oon'ersa'io" inu''A"!' "s"' e"s' ." '''~
that he thought Russia ought 70 have insrss
.,J .,,ss. N m. Blask Sea both with her war
80 -, a.
Vesses anu "e'0"A". ""'.
the Tribune contains the report OF his opinions.
He said:
Va, ..n,, ho,a .,.h ,ov.rf,, nation In
L.. .nd council them m, ever IN r,str;ct
,hsmssi,s. N syo;S ,hs No. ~ inch . bisbvsy
ar s,..;,. os,h. nsr,,.,.i,.. .nd an. en.. -
IN. B,act "a The rovry, Who signed the
,r.a,y a ,s56 .ho,a concs,,. thi.- and TIM,
avoid var Ru..i. ha. hen TOO fast however.
shs shonA h.y. ,.LsI tor ,nd in,;.tri upon
Cansrr., M m. nation, ON the subject. AMI
- \. -. a,,,h, h,,, ,h., rs, ms, demand,
-".,,a -. - .,nss.,sJ A. !, I. th,r, i, No
..n.s Tor mar Their, l. vet . chance for peace.
m however. Russia thinks her chance has come.
AMI Pru..ia /. ont of the v.v. var II inevitable.
.nd !, v;ll be the most terrible and destructive
tbat has ever occurred. One hone there Is al
g.. ~.
hill, Even this consideration may be ignored.
Prussia beipg the ally Of Russia makes little
d;s,rrnce She Il the .lly Of Russia already BY
being engaged With France, and keeping that
uove,faI nation and national enemy Of Russia
In chsck. for certainly France would 10 against
R,..;a m .he verr not engaged with Prussia;
anil even 4, n h. 10 ret .ach powerful allies As
England. Austria. and Italy, and doubtless
snsin. Hollapd. AMI Denmark. the French Gov
.rnmsnt vill also take sides against Russia, and
this will force Prussia 10 become an ally Of Rus
ala
The neutrality Of Belgium viii then, Of course
n. violated and that country. with Luxembourg,
nj, dopb,lesS take side, with France and her
.n,s. ami tbe rcsnlt NAV he that the greatest
h.,,I.. ~ the vor,d will he foupbt within the
r.,, wear an the Prussian. Austrian. and Bel
.;,n Territory The French. English. Turkish,
and Holland Acct, win give the Russian fleets
much trouble. II they do not DESTROY them. The
Rns.;.n army howeyer. combined with the
Germans will he ,lif6cult IN overcome.
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even, ?, nc, sueetss, W TsuPy In ~ Pl,~.
wiz " hA.' n0uah Anp, $3.50, VIZ. J,.;s;nn
au. Sons s', TO p. ,.s;s,.
anu ,, uo.nai " e ..ip;n IL ~ C,nvsn,;on
On r'siesNus rnI pnSs1 a :. az. IT,
or 'onsress - .aleu, L"s anu S, m =. ha.. and
.e' B'o'' MAJ ,,' ws.-Ss, p,,.s;.,,
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~ p,.-N's S's.,..a T,,rr., anJ pr,,ss;s con-
- r. ,sh;.b I,,,:, nrono,;i;o, FOOL,
,,,I,f,,I no,, ,hs Austrian cmnire will be In
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-11-25
- BIDDEFORD, MAINE.

AMns-rhs following table, showing the
length Of mile IN didtzvut nationalties, will
dosbtiea pruys ofi interest to . number Of our
readers during Tho coutest now progressing b.
tween France and Prussia
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-11-25

All Mechanics call for Boach's washing Soap. u
. powerful detergent, and 10 just .h,sthey want
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-11-25
Census of 1870.

The following table Of census returns,
although being incomplete-not embn'c-
ing all the Statcs-will be found m inter-
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-11-25

o... sA.r-..'. Iae.. Of E.-.r... Var.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-11-25

An AocoNNODArING NUNsER. The NUM-
Der 81 has this strange property, that II multi
piled by 3, or any multiple Of 8, up Is high Is
q, II will give In the product three figures eI-
actly alike, and the sum Of these three figures
II added together, will be found to be the num-
Der by which Il was multiplied. Thus,
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-11-25

q wedding Cards printed st sAis saes.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-23
a new narrow Gauge Road.

A number of gentlemen from Reading,
Labanon, Harrisburg, and Allentown, sra
making arrangements TO build two feet
six inch gauge railIoad from Allentown,
via Reading and Lebanon to rieburg,
running along the Tulpehocken and 5wa-
tara creeks, for the purpose of carrying
local freighEs and passenger.
They purpose using the Farley engines
on q marrow track, as the cost of cnnstrue-
ton and equipment is only oDe-tb1fd that
of the wide gauge road of four fee eight
inches The speed of these road. IS from
twenty to twenty-five miles an hour, and
freight can be carried at one cent per ton
per mile, and yield a handsome revenue
upon the investment.
Che roaas are used extensively IL Wales
and many places on the continent, In Aus
tralia, and in CAnadl. In the latter place
they are now building road Of this kind
a distance of one hundred ard twenty
miles. The Pacific Railroad Company are
employed building one distance of ninesy
miles a. q tributary 10 their main road
Lebanon Courier.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-23
an Outrage ia Delaware.

Ga Saturday last. Mrs. Mary Lenderman.
wife of Isaac Grubb Lenderman, residing
in Brandywine Hundred, was made the
victim of most brutal outrage. 1t appears
that three men, named Jackson Ssville,
Jacob Martin and Edward Mousley, are
concerned in the horrible affair, two of
whom have been arrested. They had
hearing before Mayor Valentine on Mon
day, when the former was held Ill $500 and
the latter in s. 600 for their appearance ut
vile, the principal actor in the dreadful
drama, and who alone, it is said, accom-
plished his purpose, has evaded the most
dIligent search of the officers up to the
present time.-BaItimore Gazette,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-23
MARRIAGE GUIDE.

EVERY ONE HIS OWN DOCTOR.
A ,rivate iastructor for MARI ed persons or
r,ose about to be married, both male and femsie'
in everything concerning the physiology and re-
Iations OF our sexual system, and the production
and prevention of offspring, including all the ne"
discoveries never before given in the English lar
guage, by VIM. YOUNG, n. d. This Is really
valuable and interesting work. 1t IS written 10
plain language for the general reader, ana Is II
irst,atad with numerous ergravings. All young
married people. or those contemplating marriage
and having the least impedment to married NE
should read this book. It dixcloses secrets th&'
every one should bo acquainted with; still 1t Is
book that must be locked up and not nc aoou'
the house. It will be Eent to any address on re-
ceiDt Of 80 csnts. Address DR.. VIM 1OONd'
phia. ,co,,
oct 81 "'"-
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-23
DIED.

Near Thoma syilIc Ga, on Monday morning.
Dec 5tb aged % years, Or. ". l.. LEDBErTEk,
few DAYS t0 return to North Carolina to reside.
when. ALREADY in feeble health, he was stricken
down and sank rapidly,
pathway. aud in his terrible march OF conquest
ho demands our costLesL ttlUutea. Our loveilesss
svyectegt fl9wors, our most priceless jewes, our
noblest and Ouc beet, arc the treasures tnat ho
pitnssgiy gathoTG T. himself Not for his icy
fingers are faded garlsnds and the eere
leaves Only OF tho fallen bouBh from the tender
bonds OF the homa circle, from the joys OF the
domestic hearth, from the innermost shrine OF
our heGgis' % trcst, pirc@t love, ho claims tho
most cherish "a OF all We have garnerod in tho
brief Journey Of Ef3. OH how poignant would
be the grief OF the hereayed;Show bitter the
tears OF tho M pura.r, if We were not taught to
believe that thls uolseleas mesesenger comHs-
" not in cruelty, not in wrath" but as an angel
Waiting tho green earth. Thus he bears cur
loved ones back TO Hin who gave thsm, to Him, |,
who hath promised that tho mother shall hnd
her babe upon the b0som OF the saviour, and
that tho trials and changes o. this lie shall avail
not there to sunIer tho loving, t.if i hearts or
And the many TEo, with tho wri c. of this
no,ca havo kn0wn for years the deceased, DR..
| W. l. LedOettsr wh1 have admired his many
| sterIiug uualties bis uObio character and his
| generous heart, must feel With deep and abiding
| grief that Dea, claimed no li.to sacrifice from
| mourning friends and stricEen household.
| hen hs took this ooe ON us. Few men were
| more capable ri approaching and bestowing true,
| uase Il sh frteuttLip. G.ui4 eincere, manly and
| open. no cJaUlutd ali the trai'e OF plessant
companioa, q valued friend and bigh-toned
| gentlem an Nothing that waa not honorable
| ever ob; aimed entrance into his heart or H.
| lied tho Gear current Of his thoughts; in him
| society has lost nan Of high pTinclple. o.
abounding charity and unben!ished Li'esli'y: su
| DeatA has stopped him midway in life fau OF
honor and usefulness; have paid the last
feeble hoaors TO his remains, and VIC shan peg
him no more in tho community "here 10 "an %
much beloved. ~, a:.Io IF HE
| aconaiutauco how d-op should be nnr sympathy
| so4J 4Ia beTeqvtd a ,yif, whJ weapa gJr him How
| 'ender sh yuld be cur conpss-i1n Tor tie Gear
children whoso little feet he cha 10 "a no ar.he
| m The nathav OF ~. Nay God, wh ee MAJ date
"a onened The Dort4.8 cf the TOMB, be y. wer-
fol 10 give consolation may Els hand which has
| oboEer blessings on the widoweu and the
| fatheriess. Fayetteville Presbyterian.