The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-07-25
Miscellaneous Items.

~ Congress adjourned the 18th inst.
- The exports Of Portland for the week
ending July 10Th were $le,3Ol 81.
y We refer our readers to the article
headed IN ormal Schools" on the first page
Of this weeks paper.
~ Auburn has voted 800 bounty to vol
unteers in addition to State and National
bounties.
81 The Governor Of Pennsylvania, will
call an extra session of the Legislature, to
provide State bounty for volunteers as the
Constitution does not authorize him to as
sumo the responsibility.
II In the engagement Of the U, S. gun
boat Mound City with Fort St. Charles, the
18th ult., George E. Small OF Kennebunk
was scalded and has since died.
~ We tender our acknowledgements to
Hon. Lot NJ. Morrill, for public documents.
~ Charles p. Lord, Of North Berwick,
he's been appointed Cd Lieut.. of Co. F, 9Th
regiment, vice Roberts promoted.
y A balloon for scientific purposes has
been built IN England, by Mr.. Coxwell. 1t
is City feet in diameter and sixty.ninc feet
in length. The builder proposes to ascend
miles for the purpose of making observa.
tions on the temperature and humidity OF
the air at different heights. Hc will use
Professor Thompson's clectromctcr for cleo
trical experiments. Trisonomotrical obscr-
yations are also to be made.
~ The Portland Advertiser says the can
didates for the Republican nomination to
Congress from the LIST District arc Hon. f.
p. Weston Of Gorham, Hon. w. II. Vinton
of Gray, John n. Goodwin, OF South Ber-
wick, John. b. Brown, and John Lynch, Of
Portland.
~ The Boston Journal says great many
good things; and the following is one of its
best ale who takes foreign paper to the
exclusion of his home paper, does not fulfil
his duty as citizen. Such person is I'M
worthy to fll town Office, for he most lacks
local PRIDE"
y General Order No. 90, dated 18th
inst, directs that State bounty OF $40
will be paid to volunteers Tor new regiments,
and $50 for volunteers to gil up tho resi-
ments now in the field.
PATRIOTIC AcrIoN OF SAco.-At q town
meeting held in Saco last Tuesday, It was
unanimously voted to give bounty of 500
to volunteers. We learn that enlistmcnts
are going on quite fast in this town.
Y The Governor Of this State has APP
pointed Hon. John l.. Cutler Of Augusta and
Rev. Richard Woodruff Of Bangor, Trustees
of the Insane Hospital. William Wilson Of
Rockland is appointed Inspector of the State
Prison.
SOLDIERS IN WASHINGTON. association
of the Sons m New Hampshire has been
formed to relieve tho sick and wounded sol.
diers. Senator Hale has been appointed
chairman OF the committee formed to visit
every hospital. A handsome fund has been
already raised for that purpose.
y The Post Office Department is having
postage stamps printed, of denominations
ranging from three to ninety cents, on thick
ungummed paper, to be used for general cir
culation as q substitute for specie.
~ The jackson Missi,sippian calls the
soil of the South sacred" When Moses
stood upon holy ground he was commanded
N nut of his shoes. The rebel soldiers
needn't be required to put of theirs, for they
have got none on.-Prenfice.
SECOND Dsrmcr.-The Congressional Con-
vention Of the Republicans and oil Others
who support the State and National Admin.
is,rations, in this district. will DO held at
Auburn Aug. 9Th.
y Maj. Gen. Hallcck has been ordered
to report to Washington, to take charge Of
all tho armies Of the United States as Com
mander-in.Chief.
~ The Lewiston Journal learns that
Quarternaster d. S. Stinson, Of the 18th
Maine, died at New Orleans on the 9th u
typhoid fever.
u Small change. and, indeed. specie Of
all kinds is very scarce in this city at the
present time. People generally are using
postage stamps to supply its place.
DEyrRnIcr.-Dr. Haley has nice tooth