The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1863-05-08
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We are under obligations to jaime
g. Garland, Esq., Of this city for valuabl
files Of recent foreign papers.
Tho State Treasurer is now ready :
pay the State aid to families of volunteers
upon the order Of the various town treasur
ers.
Five persons were received into Rev
Mr.. Hubbard's church, and three person
into Rev. Mr.. Packard's church, on Sunda.
last.
- Our latest foreign advises arc to tn
effect, that tho Poles arc still sticking up TO
themselves.
- The Charleston Mercury admits tina
the federals captured at Grand Lake, La.
1000 prisoners, two rams, four transports ant
three gunboats.
MIR. Durell Mason, of Limington, at
tempted suicide few days since by cutting
his throat. The wound was severe one
and it is doubtful II he RECEIVERS. He hal
been in very responding state for some time
~ There is a proposition before the Ca
madam Parliament to return to the Unitet
States all fugitivcs from the draft who may
foist their cowardly persons upon Canada
1t is said that the act will become law.
The Aroostook Pioneer tells Of little
boy who had been TO church and heard tht
minister discourse from the text-"Ye mus,
DO born again." and came home crying
through fear that If born again, he should b
agal!
The personal staff of Gen. Mcclellan
has at last been disposed of. The volunteer
officers who were upon it are to be immediate
" mustered out of service, and those who
arc officers of the regular army will hc 70
mitted to their rcgimcntal rank, and most Of
them assigned to duty with their regiments
ALTERED GREENBAcKs. Tho two dollar
notes of the United States Government, alter
ed to fifty dollars, and ten dollar notes alter
cd to one hundred dollars, are in circulation
The alteration is done in 30 bungling man
ner that it can easily DO detected upon inspec'
tion.-Boston Trauellar.
-We understand that tho Court Street
Freewill Baptist Society have unanimously
extended an invitation to Rev. A. X. MOul'
ton, late OF Great Falls. to become the pas.
tor of their church and DISQUALIFICATION
Journal.
SLIGHTLY ARDENr.-The Ken. Journal
speaking Of tho rise in tho rivers forgets it.
self and dreams, thus: "The Kennebec river
has had full bosom tho past week."
Is tho Journal longing for "thc far of,
unattaincd, and dim?
Whose fault is it that tho library pro.
sentcd to the city by the York Mechanics
Association. is not opened to tho public?-
Compliments, more forcible than elegant, arc
uttered at the expense of somebody. for this
dead and alive way of doing business.
Some one says Lewiston is the largest
manufacturing city in the state. Nonsense |!
1t isn't to DO mentioned the same year with
Biddeford, If q rum hole is considered q man.
ufactory. Curses on this rum busincss,i it even
affects some of the great democracy
Mayor Ham, of Lewiston, in COM
munication to the City Council, earnestly
recommends taking early measures to secure
the due observance of the approaching ami
versary of our National Independence
There is nothing lost by commencing in sea-
son to make arrangements for such occasion.
Tho court martial ut Cincinnati has
convicted two men of recruiting for the rob-
ole within the Union lines, and they arc to
be shot on tho 18th of May. One man was
found guilty Of publicly declaring sympathy
with the rebellion, and sentenced to lour
months hard labor; two Others were fined
$500 each for aiding desertcrs to escape.
ARruUR's HONE MAoAzrNE.--Wo have re-
ceived this valuable monthly for May, and
have examined it with interest. 1t is edited
by T. S. Arthur and Virginia F. Townsend,
and their names are sufficient guarantee of
its goodness. Terms $500 q year, in i'd
vance; four copies one year, $500.
THE title OF IN article in our last num-
Der was typographical error. Itshould have
read Democratic Tactics, instead of Parties.
1t is of but little consequence, however, rs
anything labeled democracy pass
ess as currency, among small change politi-
clans, whether sense or senseless.
SERVED HIN RIGHr.-The Press says that in
Portland after the return Of the 10th regi-
mcnt noted copper head crawled up to one
of the soldiers, and after few minutes con-
versation commenced abusing tho government
and talking democracy" generally, and
thereupon the soldier charged on secesh and
gave him sound thrashing.
81 Our readers will notice in another col
umn tho new firm of Twambly and Cleavcs.
They have taken tho store formerly occupied
by Shaw and Clark, No. 3, Crystal Arcade,
where they have o new stock Of all goods
usually found in their line. Their patrons
will find them prompt and skilllul in their
business.
Cairo sends us Highly important" in
regard to Grants army. News from MILL
ken's Bend to Sunday evening states that
nearly tho whole Of the army at that place
was in motion. They marched across (across