The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-10-21
GENERAL SUMMARY.


the 18th says Mosby captured train at Quin.
cy and robbed two Paynasters Of 100000.
The passengers were robbed OF their money
and yaluables. The cars were burnt, and the
engineer, fireman aud baggage master badly
scalded.
Gen Butler becoming convinced that our NO
gro soldiers are put Mt work la rebel entrcnch.
ments, has notified the rebel authorities that he
has also put rebel officers and soldiers at work
on Dutch Gap canal. Tie has also proposed an
exchange OF all naval prisoners, and transmit
ted statements Of our officers that colorcd troops
had been murdered af,er capture by rebel rcgi.
ments In front Of the Army Of the James.
II Is understood that Gen. Augur has ordered
the register Of disloyal citizens in Fauquier
and Alexandria counties for the purpose OF
having detail to accompany the trains on the
Manassas road. to be stationed In prominent
places on the engine and cars, 81 rs to stop
guerrilla outrages on the trains.
Butter Is selling at twenty six cents pound
along railroad lines In Western New York.
II isanlusing to hear the Democrats commend
Ing Geo. ID. Mcclellan rs u statesman o man
who never held u civil office OF 50 much impor.
lance M sclcctman OF q town or justice OF
the peace. and yet he is candidate for Cher
Magistrate, made so by party which was un.
sparing in its abuse Of Gen Taylor, because he
had no experience VI matters In civil life
The Boston Post says that "ffty thousand
Federal soldiers, all Afc Cielian men, languisli
in Southern prisons" Are we to understand
that the only soldiers who surrender or arc cap.
turcd are for Little Mac, while all the Lincoln
Union boys die on the field or fight through and
winP The Post, In its zeal to make n partizan
point, not only violates truth, but casts slur
upon the courage OF men as brave and noble as
ever faced an enemy.
A party of coun.erfeiters of the national
fractional currency was arrested ut Fort jar
Wis, ". Y, on Tuesday, and another party In
New York city on Wednesday.
The Mcclellan journals make n great ado
about the enormous losses Of Gen. Grant during
the present campaign. The National lnteli-
rcncer states them ut GS, 900. But tho Official
reports of Gen. Mcclellan and others show that
he lost in the Peninsuiar campaign, 10 $50 men,
2G35 more than Grant, even according 10 cop
perhead figuring. While McClcllan's sacrifice
of life did us no good, Grant has broken Lees
army, and placed US in grasp OF Richmond
Our thanks arc due the Maj. for late files OF
Baltimore papers and an official copy Of the
new State Constitution.
The official vote Of Aroostook county gives
Collins (Dem.) 1920 votes, and Burleigh (Un.
ion) 1882. The entire Democratic county tick
ct has about $50 majority.
Ills said that Clark Mills, who "busted'' his
reputation on an equesGian statue Oh SacAsou'
has gone to Orange to make q bust of uen: MIC
Clellan. Unseemly competitive haste us ths
purpose of the People to make the biggest bust
of Little Mac in November ever seen ON TINS
hal hat rot
In yetoing the resolution to illuminate the
city in honor of victories, Mayor Gunther says
the victories are not considered Union triumphs
BY the President, hut abolition ones. and he the
Mayor, cannot rejoice over such victories.
Our exchanges state that certain late rail
road defaulter has been appointed Supt. OF the
Portland and Kenncbec railroad. How the
stockholders in that road will regard the mat
ter, we cannot say, but this action will not GER
tainly strengthen any ones good opinion In the
management Of the p. & X. r. r. 1t will be
hard to convince the holders Of that stock that
the Supf. of u railroad who stole $50 900, will
not, as Supt. Of another road, do the same
thing, II opportunity offers.
DR.. Hebbard says grief, like poison corrodcs
body and mind, --entecbes the whole nervous
system. -paralyses the action OF the heart, I'm
pedes the circulation, destroys digestion. and
thus prepares highway for disease, decline,
and death.
Gov. Morton telegraphs rs follows:
We have eight members of Congress, being
n gain of four. The lower house Ut the Legis
lature is decidedly Union. The Senate is tie,
or probably Democratic by one or two majority
Ny majority is not less than 10000, and the
prospect is that it will be n few thousand more.
Private Brown of the Syracuse Journal sug-
gests tina. Fitl Napoleon would be frightened
into rcsigning the coppcrhcad nomination. II
some wooden guns were mounted In the front
yard of the White House. He also says that
the copperheads nominated Little Mac ut Chi
cago, because they judged that he would run
we'll. Fancy their disappointment upon learn
ing that 1t is all matter OF climate. Little
Mac only possesses this extraordinary faculty
when ut the South.
The officers of the gunboat Galena are about
TO publish card Indignantly denying the state
mcnt that their vessel is armed with wooden
guns. The report arose from the fact that Lit
tie Mac marched upon IL so boldly while his de-
serted troops were fighting so desperately Mt
Malvern Hill, three miles oil.
Tho report that Little Mac boarded gun
boat NJ the time the battle OF Malvern Hill was
raging, Is n Lincoln lie. The gunboat boarded
him. and very good board 1t was, too.
An exchange, quoting the declaration Of the
opposition Journals that Gen. Mcclellan has
perfect selfcontrol, remarks: "we never
heard of his losing bis temper but once. and
that was when Col. Metcalf Of Kentucky, told
him that his friend Je,f. Davis was not gem
tleman. That put him in great rage"
The Coppcrhead papers. have suddenly
dropped the expression "Lincoln hirelings."
II Is said to he out Of regard for the feelings OF
General Mcclellan, who still continues to draw
his pay ms major general, though out Of ser.
vice for nearly Two years past,
Dan Rice, the circus clown, was nomina-
ted for State Senator by the Ccpperhcads OF
one of the Pennsylvania districts. Tho mp
proprateness Of the selection will not be do.
MED. Dan can ride two horses rs we'll as
nny other man. and therefore he is just the
chap for tho Copperhcads to vote for.
Gov. Cony has appointed Thursday tho TWEEN
ty.fourih day ofnext month rs aday Of Thanks
giving and Praise. The Republicans will be
likely to enjoy tho day bccomingly, but the JOY
Of the copperheads viii be turned.as "Nasby'
says, into "a doublcd.barrcled VALE"
Alphonso Karr. the malicious Frcnohman.
says "Thc friendship Of two women is always
plot against third" The friendship OF the