The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-08-08
miscellaneous Items.

JAMES T. CLx,vEs, who has worked in this
Office for the past eleven years, the last five
of which he has been foreman, enlisted yes
terday in the company now forming in this
city for the 18th regiment Of this State.
~ Gen. Shepley has received his commits
sion as Brig. General, and Us Military Gov.
ernor of the State Of Louisiana.
DpruERrA.-Thc Skowhegan Clarion says
that in one neighborhood in the town OF Nor
ridgewock, within few weeks, there have
been fifteen deaths by dipthcria.
~ Rev. Mr.. Bradley, secesh clergyman
settled in Augusta, has been generously per-
mitted to pull up stakes and seek hotter
climate. Union clergymen out South are not
treated with quite so much forbearance.-
Leipiston Journal.
II Gen. Towards right arm was shat
tered by bali during the recent battles, and
was amputated above the elbow. While be-
ING borne on litter, he met Gen. Kearncy,
who had lost his left arm in Mexico. III
want to make bargain with you, General, 7"
said Howard, "that hereafter wc buy our
gloves togethcr."-N. Y. Express.
~ A newspaper, in noticing the present.
alton Of silver cup to contemporary, says !:
ale needs no cup. He can drink from any
vessel that contains liquor-whether the neck
of bottle, the mouth Of a demijohn, the
spile of key, or the bunghole Of barrel. !"
e At the great exhibition, among the
articles in general for machinery, America
gets twenty medals for agricultural and hor.
ticultural machines, six for artillery articles,
and one medal each for Colts revolvers and
for naval architecture.
y The first Of September is determined
on as the day on which the internal tax bill
will go into practical operation. Collectors
and assessors will DO appointed before that
date, which is officially proclaimed.
q The Machias Union reports enough
frost IN that vicinity on the night Of July 10
to damage beans and squashcs considerably.
q Messrs. Hamilton. Willis and Booth
by have now recruited about 100 men for the
18th. Of this number, about SO are from
this city. We also learn that recruiting is
very active all over the county.
u We learn that the town of Berwick
has raised its quota.
That of Kittery, 80 in number, went into
camp on Wednesday.
y A patent has been granted to VIM.
ii. Townsend, of Fryburg, assignor to him
self and Otis Warren. af the same place, for
improved apparatus for teaching tan bark
and obtaining extracts.
SINGULAR OccuRREScE.-At Pressure Isle.
Aroostook Co., on Tuesday week, 1t grew
suddenly dark about 6 o'clock A. NJ. so that
lamps were lighted for about an hour. The
clouds looked brassy, there was little thun
der, and some black rain fell, which smclled
"like an old chimney burning" Clothes
that were hung out were covered with fine
black dust.
; = Owing to the unprecedented low state
Of the rivers intersecting tho timber regions
OF Canada, the lumbermen will be unable to
make up their shipments this season. On
the Ottawa and st. Lawrence rivers, large
quantities of timber will be left behind
The Montreal Gazette thinks the superior
qualities will DO in much request this fall.
ACCIDENT AT RrS BrAcu.-As party Of
young ladies wero bathing at Rye Beach re-
Gently, one of their number, Miss Alice Sim
monds. was seized with the cramp. and fell
iainting beneath the waves. She was immc-
diately brought to the shore. but all efforts
to resuscitate her proved unayailing. Miss
Simmonds was 90 years Of age, and belonged
in Warner, n. H., whittier her body was
carried for interment.
The WAY TO Do Ir.-At the recent war
meeting at Newton, a fine active young man
of twenty-five years, a minister of the Meth
odist church, placed his name upon the en-.
listmcnt roll, and then made tho following
effective appeal to the assemblaso "As the
servant Of my Divine Master l do not call
upon you to 90, but | say unto you come"
Corroy CLorus.-The Providence Journal
says "the production. of cloths is now not
one-quartcr Of the production in common
times, and every week it is growing smaller.
Mills are stopping in every direction, and
probably not half Of those now running will
be in operation on the 18th OF August. At
the present price Of cotton, manufacturers
cannot make 64x64 cloths for less than 10 81
cts. actual cost. They will generally stop
their mills rather than take the risk OF cot
ton at high prices, with prospective loss on
goods.
Halleck and Order No. 3.