The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-05-06

Two men entered the house Of MI. La kent,
. farmer. In Guilford. VT. on Tuesday morning.
seized and gagged his housekseper. An elderly
woman, and one Of them held . pistol at her
head, while the other searched the house for
plumber. They carried away % 800 IN govern.
ment bonds belonging TO Sir. Kent, who was at
work on distant part Of his farm, and $500
In bank notes belonging 10 the housskeeper. --
II is estimated at the Treasury Department
that the public debt statement for the present
month will show reduction IN the debt Of not
less than Eve million dollars.
The City Bank In Auburn, N. 7. was on
Tuesday robbed Of S3l 900, two honest looking
men engaging the officer In conversation while Q
third picked up the money, which was not miss
ed for two hours.
Within three months three children Of Mr..
James w. Gross Of Marlborough N. H. have
died. While the corpse Of the third was still In
the house, Mr.. Cross himself died.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has directed
the Assistant Treasurer at New York to sell 0
million in gold each Wednesday In May.
The Richmond papers give the detailed &C.
counts Of the terriable calamity caused by the
falling Of the floor of the Courtroom In that
city, on Wednesday, and the scene Of suffering
and death which ensued. The disaster was
caused by the defective construction Of the floor
and lis joining with the wall, and its weakness
has been for some time apparent enough to have
call the attention TO Il that would have prevent
ed Me disaster. The funerals Of the killed took
place on Thursday and Friday. all the hcarses
and carriages In the city being In use and sew
eral funerals frequently taking place at the
same time In one church. All business was sus-
pended, and the city plunged In the deepest
mourn. A mass meeting Of citizens was held
and steps taken to relieve the distress that pre-
vailed. % r-H l.T,er
Harry Bean, q lad about twelve years Of age,
Of Newport, Vt, was recently riiing on horse
back, when another boy suddenly jumped from
behind fence, frightening the horsc, which
ran and threw his rider. The boys foot caught
In the stirrup, dragging him upon the ground
until the horse kicked him in the head, break
Ing tho cheek bone and destroying the right eye.
There are some hopes Of his recovery. .v 4"
Baltimore has contributed S8042 to the Rich
mond suferer.-The telegraph gives alarming
reports Of short crops in Caliiornia.-The Gu
ban instruction, according to late reports, Is
nearly ended. Cespedes Is said to be roaming
about the coasts. never sleeping twice In the
same place.-The decrease Of the public debt
since March I, 1870 Is sl7,l64,l42.-Mrs.
Charles Kimball was shockingly and probably
fatally injured last Friday In attempting to get
aboard train ut Hsverhill, Mass.--A Hudson
market man nailed the following notice under
the awning Of his market, last Sunday, IAN
loafes will please stand here" He was no lon
ger troubled Helen Brand Of Jacksonville,
N. Y, committed suicide, by taking corrosive
sublimate, because her father fastened her In her
room, to keep her away from her lover.-State
Constable. Samuel Fletcher Of Uxbridge, Mass.
accompanied by an assistant by the name Of
Clark, made search for liquor at house kept
by Patrick Collins. When the object Of their
visit became known. they were attacked by COL
Inns, his wife and three Irishmen. Fletcher was
terribly beaten and several fearful CLASHES were
made by Mrs. Collins, with knife. Clark
made his escape and gave The alarm. A num-
Der of people went to the house, but could find
nothing OF Fletcher. About o'clock he was
found In barn 1 of q mile distant He was
conscious enough to identity them. although II
is not expected that he can survive-A fool.
hardy man named Buckley proposes to cross
from Liverpool to New York in q propeller twen-
ty-one feet long.-A dispatch from Sioux City
SAYS the alarm In the Indian county Is general
and we'll founded, and that II Is thought that II
the Indians are not .Sheridanized'' ut once they
will inaugurate the most extended war the West
has ever experienced.
The directors of the Concord N. H., railroad
have leased their road to the Northern railroad
company. Much dissatisfaction Is said to ex.
list on the part Of many Stockholders OF the
! Concord road. who pronounce the proceeding IL
legal, and mean to resist In every possible way.
The public are we'll pleased, as II will have q
tendency to reduce the price Of freight and fare
from Boston TO the Interior OF NH. and all
points west.-San Francisco Is rejoicing In ripe
strawberries. plot, to take the life Of
the French Emperor, has been discovered.
Part Of the design was to blow up the palace Of
tho Tulleries.-An extensive IRE In Boston last
Saturday on Travers street near the Boston and
Maine railroad depot, rendered about seventy
families houseless. Tho freight depot, caught
fire and was, with much difficulty saved. Two
fremen named Jacobs and Tynes were severely
injured by being thrown from ladder.-ln the
Richmond Va, disaster last week sixty men were
kllleu uUu tuOib tuuii OnC huhuih oiV oS'SaS'y
wounded. The wives Of two Of the unfortunate
men killed, have died Of grief. II Is melan-
| choly affair, and one at which humanity shud-
dcrs.-Henry X. Hoesforl, Grand Master OF the
| Grand Lodged Of Vermont, Of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, died at his residence, al
Pawlet, yesterday.-In tho Supreme Judicial
Court ut Worcester, Mass Ellen G. Walker has
obtained q Judgment for the sum Of $1,000
against John T. Henry for breaking his promise
| to marry her.-Miss Amanda Esty committed sri
eide In Fitchburg on Saturday by hanging herself
| TO bed.post with q piece Of trimming which
she was using about dress. Amanda's mind
had been troubled Of late with some financial
problcm.-Mrs. John Burns heroically rescued
q three year-old child from impending death ~
Il was quietly sitting upon the railroad track at
South Dighton on Saturday morning. The
lady was herself knocked down by the engine.
but fortunately her injuries were slight
Greene's Dleachery end Dry Sheds at River
Point, Il. l., were totally destroyed by fire on
Sunday afternoon. The loss Is estimated ut
100000. A large amount Of merchandise,
manufactured and In process Of manufacture,
WINS also DESTROYED. Two men have been ar
rested on suspicion Of having fired the build
inC.-The steamboat train from Boston ran over
n woman ut East Junction, Saturday evening,
killing her instantly. Simpson lately
stated ut Cleveland, Ohio, that the Mcthodists
throughout the country have dedicated, on IN
average two churches day for the last three
ycars-Collector Bsiley's defalcation Is official
ly ascertained to be $4,000. His sureties
have been notified to make good the amount,
and II Is believed that they will respond with
out waiting for . suit to be brought.-Three
hundred thousand amnesty oaths were taken
under the proclamstions OF Presidents Lincoln
and Johnson.-One hundred and two witnesses
have been examined in the Mcfarland trial, ~
being for the defenoe.-Ilobc,t Morris. 1r., son
of q promint colorcd member OF the Suffolk
Bar, a few days since passed successful exam
inatien and entered at Middle Temple, London,
remaining Mt Stony hurst College, near BLACK,
burne-a Jesuit College He Is being educated
for priest.