The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-07-05
NEWS ITEMS, Sc.

Vwe anticipate the Publication OF our
per one day in order to give all hands In our
Office an opportunity to celebrate inaep's1e
day. The rebels are trying hard 10 'poh i0u''n
Of July, but they viii and they have UNDER
taken more than they can perform
., IT RrprIL, formerly q most efficient
.rd nopul.r clerk In Z. II. Banks Dry Goods
Store In this city. and for some years past q
salesman In the wholesale Dry Goods House Of
Jordan, Marsh & Co. Boston, died quite sud-
denly ut his residence in Boston, on Friday
last, Of typhus fever. Mr.. Bedell was man
OF much promise. and had many friends here.
His mother. Mrs. Bedell. formerly resided here.
but now resides in wes,brook, where the re-
mains Of young Bedel were taken for inter-
ment.
The Firm REGIMENT. ON their passage thro'
New York. had an elegant Flag presented to
them by the sons Of Maine. Our oil friend
Hon. j. VI. Williams, the gentleman who spoke
with such effect here in reply to the Ken,aek-
ian, Marshall. in the canvass last fall-made
the presentation speech, which was truly an elo-
quent one. Col. Dunnell made very neat reply
on accepting the gin.
The regiment reached Washington with
out serious accident, excepting the loss OF one
men. an Irishmsn, belonging to one OF the
Portland Companies. who fell from the train
and was instantly killed. The regiment is now
CHARTERED, or was ~ our last rccounts. ON Penn
sylvanis Avenue.
TUE True DOCTRINE. very handsome
envelope is passing through the PCst-0fice,
with this motto;
"No patehcd-up peace: unconditional
submission to the peoples government; all
needful guarantees afterwards.
That's the talk.-Ndshud Telegraph.
IL is so brother Beard. Nothing shorter
or longer. The people will demand this,
and will get it too.
y The official call for the Democratic State
Convention, signed by the full State Commit
tee, has been issued. The Convention is TO be
held IN winthrop Hall. in Augusta, wednes-
day. August iilh. at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
y Fairfax Station is often eonfOunded with
Fairfax Court House. The former is situated
on the Orange aud Alexandra Railroad, eight
cen miles from Alexandra, and the Court
House. or county seat Of Fairfax county. is
village fourteen miles from Alexandria, on the
wagon road leading to warrenton. And the
same may he sail Of Manassas Gap and Manas.
sis Junction. The latter place is where :hs
rebel soldiers are eneamped. and is about TWEEN
~. seven miles from Alexandria. The Gap is
in the valley Of Virginia, running through the
Blue Ridge Mountains, and about sixty miles
from the Junction.
The Democratic State Committee have ellled
a convention Of the Democracy. So the DEM
oeratic party leaders refuse to suspend party
contest the present year. deeming their party |
interests Of paramount Importance. Of course
IL the Democracy persist in such q course the
Republicans cannot refuse to meet them.
WORDS or PkrRIor. Senator johnson, of
Tennessee. was servnaded in Washington on
Saturday night last. and made = brief speech. |
concluding As follows:
"They may burn our fields, destroy our prop
erty; nay, our best blood may and will be sac
rifced; but East Tennessee cannot he converted
into q land OF slaves! They may confscate the
little property own in Tennessee. Ny life |
may be required 10 lay upon the altar Of my |
country, but let my country be saved! She Is |
right and justice must prevail. while the stars
NTH In Ana NJ
VERMONT REruBLicAS CONVENTION Re
publican State Convention Of Vermont met at
Montpelier on Wednesday, and made the fol-
lowing nominations For Governor. Hon
Frederick Holbrook. Of Brsttleboro'; for Lient.
Governor, Hon. Levi Underwood, Of Burling-
ton; for Treasurer, John ID. Page, OF Rutland.
A resolution commenting the suspension Of old
party lines and uniting in the vigorous support
of the Government in its efforts to put down
rebellion and treason. was adopted. Several
gentlemen addressed the Convention, including
Hon. Paul Dillingham;, prominent Democrat.
- The Philadelphia North American says
there are over one thousand Union gentlemen
now sojourning in that city for safety from the
armed rsbble now dominant In Southern cities.
. The Union majority in Kentucky at the
recent election OF delegates TO the Border Slave
Stste Convention, according to the Louisville
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