The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-05-27
GENERAL SUMMARY.

BY vote Of 100 yeas to 8 nays. tho Gen.
eral Conference OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church has excluded shareholders from mem
bcrship.
Charles Dickens gets 500, 900 for the copy
right of his new work entitled sour Mutual
Friend" half Of which tho publishers ad-
vance on tho appearance Of the first number.
Nathaniel Hawthorne, the well known lit.
crary celebrity. died very suddenly at Ply
mouth, N. H., on tho morning Of the 10Th
inst. He was travelling in company with
Mr.. Franklin Pierce, for the benefit OF his
health
Gen. Hancock Is scyen miles south of Bowl
ing Green, and occupies tho bridge over tho
Mattapony. Our cavalry had good deal Of
lighting, but drove the enemy all the time.
Our position is now deemed important. und
Richmond is in greater danger than ever.
Our cavalry aanked tho rebel position at
Milford Station-Frcnch's battery entertain
ing them in front-which caused the rebels
to beat hasty retreat, leaving behind bat
terry, six officers and sixty men, besides guam
titles Of delicacics, wearing apparel, &C., sent
up from Richmond the day before.
Accounts Of Gen. Sherman's operations
show that the rebels IRE in full retreat. We
have 1000 prisoner and hundreds moro arc
coming in. Gen. Hooker has crossed tho
river near Rcsaca, and Scho6cld near Pelton.
Stoneman with his cavalry, is pursuing john
ston, engaging them with artillery.
At tho last meeting Of tho Alumni Of
Bowdoin College, committee was chosen to
consider measures for erecting monument
to the memory Of Prof. Clcavcland. Tho OBJ
jet is cmincutly worthy one, and each
alumnns Is solicited to contribute one dollar
for that purpose. Direct, A. s. Packard,
Brunswick.
Dispatches from Admiral Porter announce
the escape Of his feet from their Red River
confinement. thanks to the engineering GO
MUS Of Lieut.. Col. Bailey, Acting Engineer,
10Th Army Corps, who raised the water of
the river by tree dam six hundred feet long.
It is not too much to say that tho army and
navy both owe their rescue to this ono officer.
The Syracuse Journal well says that tho
time is close at hand, when to DO ablc to
claim the title Of "War Democrat" will bc
no empty honor. Lot Grant got into Rich
mond, and "War Democrat" will DO thicker
than toads after shower. Tho really pat
riotic men who belong to the class legitimate
ly should DO remombcrcd-let the spurious
ones go to their own place, as Judas went.
Tonncy. of tho Telegraph, is still giving
Brunswick cows fits. No other place except
that "Slcepy Hollow" would allow such row.
ing nuisanccs. They even get 80 ravcnous
as to wander into stables and up flights of
stairs, and eat harnesses, slcigh.bells and even
slcighs, or what is the same thing, Tenncy is
afraid they will do 1t. His aversion to tho
bovinea is such that he will not eat veal.
Perhaps for him to do 80 would look like
cannibalism.
Tho Portland Press will, on tho lst of
June, enlarge tho Daily about twenty fvo +"
per cent, adding one column to each page
besides the length Of tho columns proper
tiohally increased. Owing to tho cost OF pa
per, ink, labor. types, fuel, &c., the publish
crs feel compelled to hereafter charge eight
dollars per year, or seven dollars If paid ac-
tually in advance. At that price II will DO
cheaper than tho Boston Journal, and also
trilc larger.
Tho Louisiana State Convention, after
some debate, adopted by tho decisive vote Of
90 to l6, tho majority report on emaucipa-
ton. Tho first section ds:-(l.) "Sla-
very and involuntary scrvitudc, except asa
punishment for crime, whereof tho party
shall have been duly convicted, aro hereby
forever abolished and prohibited throughout
tho State" (2.) "Tho Legislature sliall
make no law recognizing tho right Of prop
'rty in man." Alack-a.day for tho copper
heads when tho people Of tho slave States
shall themselves abolish slavery. Having
nothing then to sigh for, the party will speed.
ily become cyphcr.
The DRArr.-The Government has ordered