The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-03-04
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.


alton relative 10 the loss Of the 0neiada. Adpd.
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
John C. Thompson, deputy post master Of
the University Of Virginia, has been sentenced
to ten years in the Albany penitentiary for rob
bling the mails.
The N. Y. Sun calls the attention Of Congress
to the fact that no American man-of-wsr vessel
Is stationed at Havana, and says that within Of.
ty miles Of the American coast, our own vessels
have to be escorted out Of the port Of nation
with which We are supposed to Be at peace, BY q
British man-of.war.
The House territorial committee has all the
facts about the effort to collect taxes from Brig
ham Young. The assessor at Salt Lake City.
having the approval Of the Revenue Bureau.
notified him to make out returns Of the income
Of the church property. which he holds as trus.
tee. Brigham made an insolent reply and de-
clined to furnish the returns. The assessor
thercupon proceeded to do the business himself,
and assessed the church for about Sic, 900. and
the tthcs for nearly s2,oOO,oOO. He says
many Mormons tell him these figures are no
more than reasonable. lie believes the church
leaders will evade the collection Of these taxes
unless the government Is firm In Its purpose.
Officers Of the Revenue Bureau have been to see
Gen. Sherman about Military aid for inforcing
the laws. and he says they shall have all they
need.
A miner In Michigan met an untimely death
not long ago, and one Of his friends interested
himself in obtaining subscriptions for the DO
rcaved widow. lie collected some 5000. and
then, thinking Il might be good thing for him
to marry the three-days widow. proposed, was
accepted. and they were made one that same
evening.
It IL stated that General Butler revised hi,
speech In the Whittemore case, and changed
that part where he proclaimed that he was SUI
perior to newspaper men, making II read In the
Globe thus eff there is one thing on earth that
am superior to. It is the ISLANDERS Of the news
papers,
Mr.. Burlingame's death was caused by con-
gcstion Of the lungs.-The President Of the
Philadelphia Conservatory Of Music Is working
at the music of the stone-hammer on o sentence
Of 10 months for an indecent assault on two lit
lie boys.-Gold is sinking rapidly, and as the
Treasury will save q million q week during
March, II will 60 still lower. II has already
touched ll5.-In Japan waters the U. 8. s.
Oneida collidcd with another vessel and sunk
Immediately with 100 men, nine Of whom are
known be saved. She carried eight guns
Judge Buckley Of Brooklyn has been indicted
for malfeasancc.-Nine persons were killed and
fifteen injured by the burning Of Scarle's hotel
In Montrose, PA rough In Boston assaulted
an officer who shot him, when the rough jumped
into the air and eIclaiming, "Im goner."
fell dead. Poetical last words!
An elopement In Hannibal, No.. was frustrs-
ted the other day by the cruel parent. who dis
ruisci himself and oticiated As hackman to the
pair. driving them homo instead Of to the rail-
road station.-It Is reported that the scheme for
q Pacific Railroad through the British territory
is fsvorably received in England, and there Is
little doubt that the needed capital will be fur
nished.-A schemins mother In New York paid
$50 to have her daughter abducted and safely
married to rich sutton, but the young woman
foiled the scheme by lesping from the bridal
hack and running shrieklng through the
streets.
Alta divorce trial before Judge Sample, in
Municie, Ind. last week. the principals In tho
suit, In relating how loving they used to live
together when 6rst married, became 20 affected
over the recollection Of their lost happiness
that they commenced crying. the Judge follow
ed suit, the audience joined in, and banker
chiefs were in general demand. Judge Sample.
when they had all got through crying. suggest
Cd to the husband and wife the prupriety Of
trying to live happily together once more.
Af,er consultation hey concluded to Try Il
again, and the case was thus ended.
A fearful accident occurred last Friday, on
the Mississippi Central railroad between Hum
boil. and New Orleans. " running OF the track
on Buckner's tressle over ravine forty feet
high. completely smashins every car, killing
seventeen passengers. and voundipg - many
n-.al "a