The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1863-02-13
Miscellaneous Items.

HARD TINES IN TIE CANADIAN BAcKwooDs
The difficulty OF obtaining money in ne'
settlements in Canada may be inferred fror
the following remarkable letter received a
the Office of the Montreal Witness:
"Dear Sir: .
Since the term Of my subscription ran GU
for the Witness, we have been contrivin
different ways to raise the funds to rene,
our subscription, but havo failed until now
We never drank any alcohol, never smokes
any tobacco we have given up tea for tn
last year, SO there was no retrenchment il
that direction, but as It is somewhat OF
mild winter, | thought by keeping my Goa
always buttoned up, might do very wei
without shirt, so please send on your weckl..
Witness to cheer tho fircsido Of o back
woodsman."
NJ. p. BANKs.-Thc editor Of tho Spring
field, (Nlass) Republican says he has q receipt
signed by Nathaniel P. Banks, in 1886, 70
money received by him from Sargent NJ. Da
Wis, of Roxbury, Mass. in whose employ h
then was, as machinest, at Sl,33 per day
The same Nathaniel p. Banks, since tina
time, has been Governor Of Massachusetts,
Speaker of the United States House Of Rep
rescntativcs, and pronounced tho most &C
complsihcd, with single exception (licnry
Clay), that ever held that place-and is nov
Major General in tho United States army
and in command Of the Federal forces at New
Orleans. ... .f..g
VThe Tea Party and Promenade Concert
given by the ladies of tho Soldiers Aid So
ciety, Of this city, at City Hall, last Wedncs'
day eye., for the benefit of the sick and wound.
cd Soldiers, was well attended, and very
successful. 1. r. ...ri a.r.m
The ladies of this society have been untir-
ing in their Efforts to minister to tho wants
Of our sick and wounded soldiers, and on
this occasion they afforded our citizens a
most agreeable meapss of contributing to an
object which has the. first and highest claims
upon the benevolenco Of the citizen. III
The amount taken at tho door was $50
Is, and contributions were received from
various sources which made tho whole
amount about 900. .. r.... ..f. ID
2 REoRoASIzArIcN or THE Army OF THE Pc.
TCMAc. Gen. Hooker has Issued au order
abollshing the three grand divisions and con.
verting the army into one grand whole, with
the old corps organization restored under the
following commanders: ..... ... -dt,l
40 the FRS, Corps is assigned Gen. John
P. Reyolds; to the Second, Major General D..
N. Couch the Third has for It's commander
Brigndier General d. E. sickles temporarily
the Fifth. Major General George g. Meade;
SIKH Major General John sedgwick; Eleven
tn. Major General Franz sigsl; Twelfth. Ma.
jor General II. w. Slocum.' cir. % srii.
The cavalry has been consolidated into one
corp, under command of Brigadier General
Stonenan. ......
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. - Too Soldiers
Drowned.-We learn by the Press that on
Friday night boat containing FIVE soldiers,
in crossing over from Fort Preblo to Fort
Scanned, was 30 washed by heavy sea
prevailing ut that time, that she swamped.
The alarm was given and immediate assistance
was rendered from tho Fort and two Of tho
men, George w. Berry Of York, and William
Nixon of New Brunswick, wero drowned.
Berry leaves wife and FIVE children; Nixon
was a single man. Neither Of the bodies have
been recovered. l.r.l. usr. .rti
wA correspondence the Lewiston Jour
nal has been furnished with list Of the va
rious vocations Of the members Of the House
of Representatives Of this State. Tho whole
number Of members is l52, Of whom 81 are
farmers, 10 lawyers, l editor. 8 physicians,
3 clergymen, IA merchants and IL traders.
The gross weight Of the twelve heaviest mem.
bers Is 2452 pounds. or nm average weight OF
2O4 l 8 per man. Of this number Asa Buck.
man of Eastport is the Lambert. lilo weighs
only 275 pounds.
TIE BIBLE AND SLAVERY IN ESoLASp.-At
tho Liverpool meeting to consider tho
American war and slavery, Mr.. Spence the
secession writer in the London Times, and
Confcdcratca agent, undertook to defend slavery
from the Bible. But that was too much for an
English audience; and tho noise and confusion
were such. that Mr.. Spence thought 1t best
to drop that branch Of hissubject and to make
uso Of other arguments. Ho was cffectaally
used up bya subsequent speaker, and then
voted down. f,,t .ii 4
DErurY SuERrYrs.-Shcrif Burbank has
appointed and qualified the following Depu-
ties a. s,.l.l. ..rrr1 l.i.r
Abijah Tarbox, Diddeford. mf i
Josiah Paul, South Berwick.
Rphraim C. Spinney, Kiltery.
Reuben Small, Cornish.
James Aver, Newheld. '"
James Chadbourn. Alfred. 1 l
Samuel Lord. Sanford. n't o. sml
John Lord. Lebanon. d - 'rsa.aisTs
Washington Junkins, York. ad .Yi.ii'
WEditors are appreciated in Wisconsin.
There will be thirteen Of them 10 tho next