The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-07-04
miscellaneous Items.

store and entire contents, and two dwelling
houses. The furniture was saved. SuPPos
cd to be the work Of an incendiary.
HIt is said that the 10Th Me. regiment
is being filed with recruits at New Orleans
recruited in that city. The recruits mostly
Irish and Germans.
y Edward ". Packard Of this city de-
livered the poem before the Peneinian Socie'
tyot Bowdoin College at its 55th anniversary
Monday evening June sd.
II The Goth annual convention OF the
Psi Upsilon Fraternity will be held With the
Kappa Chapter Of Bowdoin College. Tues
day Aug. 5th. Rev. j. NJ. Manning Of
Boston will deliver the grafton.
81 DIR. Morse. OF Portland, will be at th'
Biddeford House on Saturday July 9Th, in
stead OF Friday, this week.
- The address before the Phi Beta Zap
pa Society of BOwdoin College, will be de
liverod Thursday Aug. Z, by Judge u. +,
Thomas NJ. c., from Massachusetts,.
y Henry +. Durant, Esq, of Boston
gives the grafton before the "United Literary
Societies." Tuesday Aug. 9th.
II Several members Of th0SOPhOmore
Class in Bowdoin have gone into the compa-
ny Of Rhode Island cavalry which has been
raising in Dartmouth. The company Is
made up entirely Of college students.
PArExrs.-Duripg the week ending June
18th, the following patents were issued to
parties in this State: Jonathan Parker OF
Biddeford. for improvement in churns VIM.
Southworth OF Newcastle, for multiplying
camera: John + Seavey, of KenpebunkpOrt,
assignor to himself and Matthew E. Boch-
ner, Of KcnucbunkpOrt, for improved sail to
mast hoop.
= Alta recent FIRE in Brunswick the la
dies volunteered to help work the engines,
there being scarcity of men. The college
students also worked one Of the engines and
this was the machine, so saith our special re-
porter, that was so popular with the ladies.
y DIR. Wood of the Sandwich Islands
gave $500 instead Of 5000 for the benefit
Of the sick soldiers Of Maine.
y Capt Z. c. Soule, Of FreepOrt, has
presented to the Portland Natural History
Society plank from one Of the mammoth
trees Of California, eleven feet long and six
feet five inches wide.
= There is to be grand celebration Of
the anniversary Of our national independence
at LiyermOre Falls, Gen. o. o. Hownrd is
the orator Of the day.
y A supply Of newspaper envelopes,
stamped and very convenient has been re-
ceived at the Post Office. The price includ-
ing stamps is S for cents, e5 for % cents.
and 100 for Sl,l6. Persons wishing to send
newspapers by mail will find these envelopes
the most convenient Of anything to be had
fOr. the purpose.
~ Gut Sticks" "French leave" "leg
bail, :" "vamose the ranch, "absquatulate, I"
and all kindred expressions, have "Skedad-
died."
y Gen. Pope has been appointed to the
chief command Of the forces under Banks,
Fremont and Mcdowell. In consequence Of
this Gen. Fremont asked to be relieved from
his command, and an order was promptly is
sued FROM the war department complying
with his wishes.
~ Tho S,orthrOy &C.. w Home Guari
relates the following shocking accident which
occurred near that village ON wednesday :;
AT raising in Lobo, at about eight miles
from StrOthroy, quarrel arose between the
men engaged. AS they were lifting bent
one man struck another on the head with an
axe, nearly killing him; the other men, see
ing their comrade thus knocked down, let
their pixies fall, when the opposite bent swung
round and fell to the ground, killing eight
men, who were thus in moment launched
into eternity.
BRIDcE BRoxES DowS.-0n wednesday
last rs the six horse team driven by L. W.
Gerrish. was passing over the bridge over
llamblen's brook, in LimingtOn, stringer
broke. capsiEing the wagon, precipititing
load, wagon. driver. and one pair oi horses.
The driver was seriously injured. but it is
hoped not fatally. Four of the horses had
passed over the bridge when it gave away,
and consequently were uninjured. The pole
horses were badly injured. The load consist
cd Of a variety Of goods, among which was
valuable piano-forte. The goods hoated
down stream in great cOniusion.-Aryns.
y We hear that bodybuilding isquite
lively in Kennebunk and Keunebunkpcrt.-
Messrs. Titccmb Perkins are building a
large steamboat, said to be splendid boat.
Daniel W. Lord is also building ship OF
700 or sOOxons; this ship is nearly done,
and another is to be commenced Immediate
ly, as We learn, by the same gentleman.
Other vessels, We hear, are either now
building or are to be commenced in these two
places, but We have no particulars.
= The 4th Of July in Portsmouth, n.