The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1863-08-14
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
Miuoollaneous Items.

ml3ceiihneous lleNs'
Maj. Con. o. o. Howard Is now in
Augusta on brief furlough.
y. Kerr has abandoned lot
ter writing for stagcacting and gone to CAL
ifornia.
DIR. Haley, the Dentist, has just returned
in the 27ih regiment and has opened On Office
in City Building.
Rev. L. l.. Record viii preach for the
First Universalist society OF saco and Biddeford
in Calcf Hall. saco, next Sabbath.
We learn that Edward N. Packard, son
OF Rev. Charles Packard Of this city. has been
chosen Tutor in Bowdoin College.
The election in Kentucky has resulted IN
o glorious Union victory, wicklIfe, tho copper
head candidate for Governor being defeated by
more than 30, 900 majority.
We notice that the Commencement.
part Of young Haines, son of Augustine
Haincs, Esq. Of this city, isspokcn well Of
by the critics at Brunswick.
The copperheads now claim that the VIC
tory at Gettysburg was owing to the belief that
Mcclellan, or his chest was with the soldiers !!
This is the hardest attempt to resurrect that
saintcd functionary we have seen.
Tho rebels report that JEFF. is very sick
and is very pathetic In his prayers. Without
doubt he is very sick of the prospects Of the
rebellion. but he ought to be cheered to think
he has no many devoted friends here in Name.
WIN. l.. Yancey Of Alabama is dead.
He was one OF The first and prime movers OF
the rebellion, but no lived just long enough
to SEQ the approaching destruction of the
slave holders power on this continent.
The cheated term" has been very severe
all over tho country, as many rs one hundred
cases of sunstroko having been rcportcdin New
York city. most Of which proved fatal. We
have known nothing like the present heat for
many years. vtl 20 -A
The prophetic promise of Gen. Banks,
made to his nine months men when organizing
his expedition in New York, that they should
return by another route than the ocean. has
been fulfilled, for they are now on their way
home by way Of the Mississippi River.
jeff Davis has issued an appeal to
the southern people to be more patriotic and
ill up the shattered armies OF the rebellion.
The document is the weakest emanation ever
put forth by Davis, and bears upon its face
the broken hopes of tho slave oligarchy.
- Antonio Hilarious slabosgewski was
drafted in Hartford and obtained his cxcmp-
ton on account of extensive elongation Of the
index finger. The Post adds that he might,
perhaps, have got off on account of the extensive
elongation of his name.
-Dro Stickncy has commenced the publ
cation of political paper at Pressure Isle,
Aroostook Co., called The Loyal Sunrise. Just
such paper as Bro. s. will make, is needed In
that wide awake and growing county, and we
hope the Sunrise will be largely patronizcd.
In q few Of the first copies of this pa
per last week we were made TO refer to our
County Convention as being held last Saturday
instead of Saturday this week. We take the
occasion Of saying that no one discovers q
error quicker than the editor,
and no one is more chagrined and vexcd AS the
of every printing Office will lugu-
briously testify.
We were completely sold last week BY
bogus news. Just rs our paper was going to
press VIC received In due form m account Of
disaster to our iron-clads at Charleston &C.,
and inserted brief notice Of the same. The
readers of weekly war news viii appreciate the
trouble the press labors under in sitting out the
false fromthc true, and yet keeping them posted
n all matters of telegraphic interest
Owing to issuing this paper last week
,uc day earlier We dill not receive the Cattle
Market Report In season for that number, and
10 it did not appear. We shall aim to make
hesc Reports perfectly reliable. and shall be
pleased to receive from our agricultural friends
my suggestions they may offer, tending TO
make the Journal moro interesting to them
han it now is.
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