The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-08-15
miscellaneous Items.

HEAVY koBBERY. ivory Litteneiu' OF
Kennebunk, had his store broken open We'd
uesday afternoon and S27OO in money taken
from the safe, in which tho key had been
left. while the clerk temporarily stepped out
to tho depot Tho thief, an hour afterwards,
was apprchended while in the act Of hiring
horse, with which to decamp. Tho whole
amount Of the money was recovered. The
rogue Is said to belong in Wells.-Press.
UP AND DoNo.-The quickest recruiting
on record was done here at the tent, by
Messrs. Shaw and Crossman. The tent was
raised about O'Clock Tuesday, and by
Wednesday at 3 the Company was full, and
at 6 o'clock in camp. But twenty men
were secured before the tent was raised
Bangor Wig.
e Figures of Mason and Slidcll have
been added to the famous wax collection OF
the late Madame Tussaud in London. The
Saturday Review says that "Mr. President
Lincoln stands scowling at them with an ex-
preston which indicates at once dyspepsia
and icrocity."
vGen. Mcclellan, in letter to Goyor.
nor washburn, of Maine, says -" Now on
listments should DO made to GIL up old rsgi-
ments, rather than to raise new ones. l
would prefer fifty thousand recruits for my
old regiments, to one hundred thousand men
organized in new regiments"
CorroS FROM rnR SOUTHWEST. - Tho re-
ceipts Of cotton at New York overland from
the Southwest, reach from about GOO to 1000
bales per day, and altogether from one to
two hundred thousand bales have been re-
ccived. Some Of It bears tho marks Of FIRE,
having been rescued from tho torch Of the
rebel cotton burners.
ga Notorious Scccssioniss, who resides
in Machias. Me-, and who was member OF
the Legislature eight years ago, when he
gave in his age as twenty-ninc, is now forty
four years and nine months old, as appears
rom tho enlistment roll Of that town. lie
i, supposed to DO a member Of the "tempu'
fugit" association.
LAuNcnED.-A fine coaster and fishing
craft, of some 20 tons, built by Mr.. John
Hut, on Gooch lslaad, passed down our
streets on its way to the river, last wednes.
day, being loaded on wheels and drawn by a
team Of oxen.
VE. W. jackson Of Gorham, known as
an advocate Of temperance, has been CON-
missioned chaplain in the army, and or
dered to duty in the Armory Square Hospi-
tai, Washington.
ywe learn that Stephen Everett, ESQ.,,
Of this city, when going to his bushes yes,
,erday, was attacked bya paralysic shock.
The attack was very severe, but wo under
stand tina. he is recovering.
Murray ArroNrxKsrs. - Andrew s.
S,imson. Kittery, Captain Co. X. 18th regt.
Nahum A. Hersom, Sanford, Surgeon,
Goth rcss.
n The new comet discovered by Mr.. Tut
tie. ut the observatory Of Harvard College,
is rapidly approaching the earth, and will be
visible in the latter part OF August.
Su,cipx.-Charlcs TarboI poisoned himself
at the National Hotel, Bangor, last Friday
afternoon.
s. T,unrrr,, OF Sanford, bs. been appoint
ed by the Governor to look up deserters and
abscn.ess IRON their regiments in this COun-
y.
~ The wool clip of Maine tho present
year, has greatly exceeded that Of any form
err year. is computed thassOmsrsct coun-
ty ha, yielded l5O, 900 pounds, and that the
yield in Franklin county reaches ll5,ooo
pounds.
Irhere is current belief that wolf
Is never more dangerous than whom he feels
shssPish.