The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-08-12
orxsRxzl NEWS IrExs.

In nootsst, N. r., a nv day ago. Mrs. Rufus
Huller. whfle bee children were IN the yard
about tbe house, heshi thsm scream with alarm,
went Iout, and found . fsttlesnake, which she
killed, measuring four feet seven inches long,
having thirteen rattles.
Gen. Sherman says the sotusl strength ofths-
United States army Is "a 900 men.
II Pie. total 1shipnents Of trAsure from Ban
'frahcisco % New York since The first OF Janu.
AIRY is s2l ,7S5 900.
Herr Albrecht von Crate. the eminent oculist.
Is dead.
} Can ne Be- pDsslble that ellis Holiness" has
"gone back" upon that most faithful son OF the
Church, and has uttered the prayer attributed
to him in wednesday 3 dispatches, May ! never
SEQ French troops again." II 40, u indicates .
very upgratefui disposition on the part OF the
Holy Father toward the men who have for years
kept him IN st. Peters chair. Where would he
have been II Il had not been for French bsyonets
In the hands Of French soldIesi Certainly not
In Rome, and his spiritual pride would not have
been bolstercd up by the comforting Of the empty
honor of infallibiliiy upon him. : At any rate
French troops have other business on their hands
than 10 protect "His Holiness" How long be
will hold his present position without their aid
Is one Of the problems which the future will dis
close, and perhaps speedily. ,lg H.-.sI.
Helmboldt's the Druggists, house at Long
Brunch. was robbed Of Sl8, 900 worth Of dis-
monds night or two since; and guest at one
Of the hotels lost several thousand dollars
worth. .. ....f ..'.r -..f lao .fgrH Il
--.o..o. a. h. ,o.,r~o,t b. hn Pm.
ropcsn government and to meet which loans
must be raised, will postpone indefinitely the
funding Of our own debt. mn .ai J.sIrI5 --H,
Mrs. Lamie. Of Lemont, No., o respectable
lady, and the mother Of four children, len home
more than four months ago TO visit her friends
In the East, sincs which time nothing has been
heard from her until Thursday, when her
20, H., where she was found o helpless idiot,
unable to recognize him. l.g H, a.3W lfu7
At Bangkok, lately, the Consul General Of
Portugal was bathing in the river Menam, when
he accidentally touched On electric eel. sunk and
was drowned. .~." .s.H . H.'!E b. 81.
The development Of the Illinois coal. fields Is
claimed to be due to farmer near Springfield,
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destined by Providence to be without fuel. "The
wood Is nearly gone" said he to himself "and
there must be coal" In this almost whimsical
faith he sunk shaft 100 feet, and then struck
Q vein of bituminous cool, which he Is now
mining to the amount Of S27OO per week. lc
The Springfield Republican, In commenting
upon the use Of jute ",witches'' and chignons,
which contain minute insects, says that In that
city, "several women lie In danger Of death
from these loatbsome insects. and the disease In
its lesser forms Is quite frequent" D" i'H' lI'
II Is reported from Canton, ILL.,. that a terri.
bic pestilence among the fish Is spreading In the
Illinois River, in that vicinity, and for g long
distance the river bank Is covered with thou.
sands of dead fish decaying In the sun, and
that the stream itself Is full Of them. River
men think this mortality Is caused by the burn
ing Of 5000 barrels Of whisky on the river dur
ing the great fire at Peoria. which destroyed
the oxygen so that the fish could not live. The
stencil Is % great that families living on the
river banks have been compelled TO move away.
II Is feared that much sickness will follow.