The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1863-04-10
Miscellaneous Items.

For CALIFORNIA desiring to visit
California arc referred to the advertisement
Of Mr.. @. A. Carter in another column.
WooL.-The production Of wool in the
United States, according to the last census,
was GO,5ll ,3i3 pounds; the amount used,
as appears from the same authority, was
something over sc. 900 90, leaving dcfcien-
cy Of about ono third to be supplied by i'm
portation.
gThe following Commissioners have
been appointed by the Governor and Council
under the act providing for the establishment
OF Normal Schools, viz: Hon. Phillip East
man of Saco, Hon. Henry Williamson of
Starks, and Ephraim Flint, Esq. of Dover.
gThc Portland Shovel Manufacturing
Company has been organized by tho choice
of the following officers: President, Samuel
E. Spring; Superintendent, A. d. Brown;
Managing Director, N. o. Cram; Board Of
Directors, Samuel +. Spring, A. d. Brown,
j. Il. McCobb, N. o. Cram and j. B. Coyle.
A SAD CAsE.-Nlrs. Mcdonald OF Rock
port with three daughters came to this city
about q weeksAgo on their way to Join the
husband and father in California, and put up
al the Sagadahoc House. One of the daugh.
tcrs about fourteen of age, was attacked with
tho scarlet fever and c,inker rash. and on
Monday Mt 5 l.2 clock she brcathed her last.
The disconsolate mother and sisters returned
with the body Of the daughter to Rockport.-
Bath Times.
MEDALS OF IIoyoR President is au-
thorized to cause to bs struck from tho dies,
recently prepared ut the United States Mint
for that purpose, medals Of honor additional
to those authorized by the act OF July l2.
1862, and present the same to such officers.
non.commissioncd officers and privates as
have most distinguished or who may hcreaf.
ter most distinguish themselves in action. and
100000 is appropriated to deiray the expcn-
ses of the same.
NICKEL CENTS The daily production OF the
nickel Is kept up with all the power of MA
chinery for that purpose at the United States
Mint, aud is little less than about five mil.
lions of pieces per month. and this rate OF
production has been kept up for nearly
year past.
y Our readers in WATERFORD and vicini.
ty are referred to the advertisement of Alon-
20 Leavitt
gA. +. w. Baptist church has recently
been organized at West Freeman.
gA patent has been granted Prof. Paul
A. Chadbourne Of Bowdoin College, for i'm.
provement in the manufacture Of paper stock
from wood.
H-Thc Portland Argus has tho following
chrushing item:
a correspondent informs us that ut recent
grand levee OF the abolitionists Of North and
West Auburn they had rag negroes standing
ut tho head OF the table holding American
flags, and that at tho close OF tho entertain.
mcnt they sold them at auction.
yTenney OF tho Brunswick telegraph,
has been elected "Fence Viewer and Field
Driver" The joke is that Tenney year or
two ago never permitted an issue of his pa.
per to 90 forth unless IL contained an able
article on the "Cows Of Brunswick" which
arc permitted with utter freedom to roam
through the streets Of that rare town.
FAST DAY IN MAINE is April 3Oih, same
day as the National Fast, and not the 10Th
~ hu been 70 orted. + ~