The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1863-12-25
Miscellaneous Items.

-WatsonS Dipthcrfa Curo Is LOT sale py
our Druggists. See advertisement next week.
We are indebted to Senator Fessenden
for public documents
"a largo part OF the distractions at
Charleston were washed away during the re-
cent heavy rains.
We are pleased to learn Of the conval-
escence Of g. A. Carter, express and telegraph
agent In Saco.
THE President has presented to Senator
Sherman, for Transmission to the Cincinnati
Sanitary Fair, the original DRAFT Of the procla.
nation appended to the late message.
The ID Maine Cavalry regiment Is near
ly full, 1850 men having been mustered into
the service. This regiment will cover Itself
with glory, II It does rs well as the FIRST.
AT the recent session Of the 8 J. Court
for Lincoln County the fines imposed on rum
sellers were more than enough to pay the eI-
penses of the Court, by FIVE hundred dollars.
- The rebel papers acknowledge q loss Of
500 in skirmish which took place sweek ago
at Beans Station, East Tenn.
John C. Heenan has been terribly beaten
in prize fight in England. by = pugilist named
King.
Charles Dunn, belonging In Dover, n.
H., had one Of his feet badly crushed In the
new machine shop at Kittery Navy Yard, last
Wednesday.
by o letter received from the Kittery
Navy Yard last Wednesday We were informed
that the old ship New Hampshire could not DO
got ready for launching yesterday, As announced
by US last week.
Nothing OF importance beyond what we
give in our Congressional Summary, has taken
place in Congress. A select committee with
Judge Spaulding Of Ohio, as Chairman, has
been appointed to report upon the subject Of
Bankrupt Law.
"A speaker ut a war meeting recently
held In Brookline, Mass, said: 81 see before
me some twenty men, who. were there vacan-
cy on any one Of my gravel trains, would rush
to get It but tho chance Of death there Is far
greater than on the battle field, and It Is oil
gravel and no glory"
- the official report Of the battle during
Gen. Meade's advance, we find the names Of
the following officers OF the 18th regiment es-
pecially mentioned for good. conduct: Capt.
Charles p. Mattocks, Co. "A Capt. Z. Is.
Houghton. Co. II P.s. Boothby, Lieut. aud
Act. Adj. Of the regiment Lieut.. W. II. Green.
Co. G, anI Lieut.. G.. A. Whdden, Co. II. Tho
regiment was in line SIS minuaes and used 40
rounds Of cartridge.
AT Shelbyville, Indiana, on Thursday
night, last week, two young boys were arrest
ed for slight misdemeanor and sent to tho
Shelbyvillc Jail. where crazy man was confined
previous to being sent TO the asylum. Next
morning, when the iailor went to give his pris-
oners their breakfast, the boys were found
weltering in blood, their throats cut from ear
to cor.
We get from Richmond papers o story
from Charleston, supposed to BIO Of the date Of
Dec. IS, that "the Tronsde, and three monitors,
while attempting TO pass the distractions, boz
came en,angled. The Ironsides will probably
have to be abandoned. Two of the monitors
were also badly disabled"
In San Francisco they buy $4,000 in
greenbacks with $500 in gold. With tho
greenbacks they buy $40 900 worth OF go0is
IN New York, ship them, aud seN them In San
for $4,000 in gold. Sure thing.