The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1863-05-08

The 9th N. Y. regiment is brigadec
with tho Maine 5th, which win account 70,
the news Of our 9th reg. being engaged.
Judge @. W. Walton will hold thu
next term of the Supreme Judicial Court fol
this County, at Alfred, to commence on The
fourth Tuesday Of this month.
Henry NJ. Oliver, Of Bath, was kill
ed BY the bursting Of the boiler Of the steam
tug Ada Hancock, near San Pedro, CAL, or
the 9th ult.
-Dispatches from Murfrccsboro giv'
nothing now in regard to tho supposed movo
ment OF Johnston to attack Rosecrans. II
is doubtful If any attack is really intended.
RE.EsLIsrrYo.-Thc Boston Journal say,
that previous to the departure Of the 10th Me-
Regiment from Virginia, three fifths OF the
men voted to return to service after short
vacation at home.
"A force of rebels at Monticello, KY,
was attacked and defeated on Friday by Gen.
Carter, who crossed the Cumberland, below
Somerset. Tho fight is said to have been
severe.
Mr.. Upper in his gushing" ode in
honor of tho Princess Of Wales, offers exactly
Isl 10000 welcomes and ] ,0O0,O 900 smiles.
There are few persons who could gush 80
much and live 30 long as Martin F. Upper.
Prom tho chirognphy sent US by the
New Bedford Mercury "a tip-top paper, by
the by We should judge they employ in
that Office female to do their mailing. That
is too great luxury for this paper.
Our friends will please not send us
local scrip, for it is good for nothing hero
We now have one of those plastcrs payable
in N. H., "whcn presented in sums of one
dollar" We receive at this Office by way of
change, postal currency and good postage
stamps, but nothing else-not even silver.
Tho lady writing us from "Spruce
Creek" will SEQ by this that her letter was
received with tho money incloscd. She is
right-thc editor is not lady, rs shc sup
posed, nor "gray.haircd like the Ed. p.
Press" She will pardon us for addressing
her as an Esq.
Crispus Attucks, who was killed in
tho Boston massacre March s, ITO, has gen.
orally been supposed to DO negro but Ca
lcb Cushing, whose colorphobia is malignant,
lately stated in the Massachusetts, Legislature
that Attacks was not negro but q Matte
Indian. lilo was held rs slave, and ran
away from Mr.. Brown of birmingham, his
owner, Just before tho massacre.
We arc sorry to learn Of tho death of
Alonzo Berry, son of r. p. Berry, Esq, of
Alfred, we'll known to tho travelling com.
munity. lie was buried Fast Day from tho
Congregational church in that place, and q
large concourso of people from tho neigh
boring towns, who knew tho many alniablc
qualities of tho deceased, attended tho scr.
vices.
Tho Portsmouth Journal gives m nc
count of gross Outrage recently pcrpetratcd
in that city. It seems that two young girls,
ono Is and the other II years ofage, belonging
to respectable families, were kidnapped from
their homes two weeks ago, and carried to
brothel in Rye. After three days search they
were found. Abouta dozen arrests have been
made including the landlord and wife, who
arc in Jail. :
We have some interesting Southern
items by way Of Nowbcrn. Tho rebels arc
keeping up the spirit of their troops by send
ing popular speakers to address tho various
regiments. County meetings are held in
North Carolina. to forward the order about
planting breadstuffs, instead of cotton and
tobacco. One rebel paper states that Union
men in Laurel Co., N. O., have been brutal
ly butchercd hunted by Indians, and scalped,
by consent of Confederate Colonel. The
papers are still complaining of the want Of
subsistence for the rebel army.