The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1863-03-13

current receipts. Payment Of subscription
or other dues to this Office, will, therefore
DO great favor.
FIR IN FRANKFORT. Yesturday mornig nc
about 9 o'clock, fro was discovered In tho l.
part Of the house occupied by Captain Amos
Sprowl IL Frankfort, and tho establishment
was entirely destroyed, together with q por-
ton OF the furniture, and considerable prop
erty in the cellar. Loss about $4,000. lnsu-
red for Sl2O0.-Whig 9Th uit.
II Tho Louisville Journal thinks that
those who pretended to bc for tho Union, but
send up ccaseless bowls over every military
arrest, have moro liberties than they person,
ally deserve.
Ell tho bill for the enrolment Of tho
national militia passes Congress, It Is said
there will DO no CONSUMPTION in New Eng
land until tho delinquent States have fur
nished their full quotas. The first call will
DO made on those States, and New York and
Pennsylvania are deficient $4,000 men.
VThe average salary OF dissenting pas
tors in England is stated, by writer in tho
Weekly Review, to DO ESQ, or $3.50 o year.
y Do not neglect to read tho advetise-
ment headed "How to Mako Five Dollars o
Day."
A FAT HEUER. Tho Farmer states that
Col. Edward Rowe Of Norridgcwock, has .
heller not four years old until next May. that
now girts plump eight feet, and weighs 1000
pounds, She is still gaining rapidly, and
bids fair to become the heaviest animal Of it's
age ever raised in Mainc.
vKennebunkport, Waterboro', Wells
and N. Berwick, have, 80 wo learn, elected
Democratic town officers.
POSTMASTER OF BrppEFoRD. Caroline F.
Cowan, widow Of the late Capt. Cowan, has
been appointed Postmaster Of this City.
This appointment gives universal satisfaction.
LEorsIAruRT.-0n Thursday last the Ma
tional Resolves introduced by Mr.. Lyman Of
and modified by amendments Offer
ed by Mr.. Hathaway Of Skowhcgan, wero
substituted for those presented by Mr.. Kings
bury of Portland, and adopted by vote Of
% to 80. Tho resolutions offered by Mr..
Smith OF Wcstbrook, were rejected by q
unanimous vote.
ALL Hail. BArn.-At the Bath city elect
ion on Monday. three candidates were run for
Mayor: DrI. Putnam, rep Fuller, war dem,
md II. w. Owen, copperhead dem. Owen
was the regular democratic nominee, but tho
loyal democrats refused TO vote for a man who
aid not maintain the war, and therefore voted
Tor Fuller. The result was rs follows
Putnam 645, Fuller ll6, Owen o.. Bath
Is entitled OF the first place.
THE SPRNo ELEcrroSs. -The result Of tho
Spring elections in this State, is most graft.
lying to tho friends Of the Union. The Cop
perbcads have made every effort In their pow
" TO elect town officers OF their own party,
n order thereby to entor into the contest
PREVIOUS to the Sept. election, with the pres
igc Of success. Their plottings have been
Thus far the municipal elections
rave gone moro than two to one, in favor Of
the Administration. .Ht
SAco TowN MErTNo.-The following town
ulcers werc chosen In Saco, last Tuesday:
David Fernald. Moses Lowell and Ivory
lord, Selectmen and Assessors; Joseph MIL
iken, Town Clerk; John @. Bradbury, Trca
urer and Samuel 7. Shannon and others
)verseers of the Poor. Tho names Of tho
,ther officers we have not learned. Tho en-
ire list Is Republican. The majority was
bout $50, about tho same rs last Sept.
BTbere Is q report going the rounds that
there Is q foundry In this city engaged In
as,inr cannon, which employs 200 hands,"
rha. foundry must DO located somewhere
lse. I
HIf our friends will send Us tho result
the elections In the several towns Of this
ounty, for town officers. wo will gladly
ublish the same. arf
Vwe notice no business Of general i'm
ortance in the Legislature. IL Is thought
20 session will adjourn in about week.
AuousrA.-After a most spirited contest,
10 Republicans Of tho State Capital, elected
heir candidate for Mayor, Hon. w. T. john
IN by majority Of ITO. Six Wards arc
.rongly Republican, one barely opposition.
BANGOR. The Republicans Of Bangor
.rried that city, for the cause Of the Union,
the election last Monday, BY . majority
5l4. Tho Republicans carried al the
7 ards but ono. s rfra t.l...i