The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-07-29
GENERAL aMqEHiHHeRHeE.
GENERAL SUMMARY.

call is IL 600; that Of this District is 2.472.
A State Normal School will be opened ut
Pennington. Tho notice is published in an.
other column.
Tho Secretary of the Treasury now says
the the revenue Is over one million per day.
Do not lose sight Of this important fact.
The Lawrence (Pa) journal, always q
Democratic newspaper, has hoisted the names
of Lincoln and johnson.
A company of nine hundred Mormons,
most of whom had emigrated from England,
lett New York on "Wednesday for Utah.
Net proit-thirty thousand pigeons wcrc
caught with nets. by u man ncir La Crosse,
Wisconsin, this season.
The quota OF Pennsylvania, under the call
of the President for five hundred thousand
additional men, is sixtyon thousand seven
hundred.
Moses Taylor has been appointed Assistant
Treasurer ut Now York, to succeed Mr.. Cisco,
whose continued i'll health compels him to re-
tire from the Office.
= A New York dispatch says that an explo-
sion took place on Saturday night in Du-
points powder mills, injuring several persons
Loss about sec, 900. The buildings were
totally destroyed.
Tho Trenton True American announces
that Gov. Parker OF New jersey has asscnted
to recruiting negro slaves In the South, to
MD in filling the quota in that State under
the new call for troops.
ExThc Boston newspaper publishers have
held convention and agreed to advance the
rate of subscription to their respective jour
nails, and also the rate Of advertising, from
20 to so per cent, after August 18th.
We have very conflicting reports about the
fight in the Shenandoah Valley. II has been
announced that Hunter had been defeated and
Gen. Aycrill killed, but both statements have
been denied, and then again made. As the
rebels arc said to be near Harper's Ferry, the
report is probably true.
hRebel correspondent Of Tho Atlanta APP
peal, writing from Johnston's army, says
sour boys are in tho most excellent spirits.
The late Northern news regarding Vallan.
digham's return and his enthusiastic recep.
ton Is u subject Of much discussion, and
looked upon Us favorable to our cause"
tits reported that quito number Of reb-
81 cmissaries are now recruiting in Canada.
Toronto seems to DO their headquarters. At
Windsor, Major st. Lawrence, chief in the
business, obtained over fifty recruits in few
days, chiefly from among rebel soldiers who
have escaped from Union prisons.
A Presque Islo correspondent Of the Port.
land Courier says the village of Washburne
in Aroostook County was nearly destroyed
by frc on the Goth inst. Isaac Wilder, Esq,
lost mills, house and barn and their contents;
Mr.. b. Wilder his barn, and many other
have been burned.
Sam. Medary, editor of the Columbus 10y
Crisis, who, in 1860, proposed in his paper
that our Government repudiato the Constitu-
ton of the United States, and adopt that OF
the Confcderacy, which has just been framed
ut Montgomery, Ala, is q delegate to the
Chicago Convention.
A dispatch on Monday from Gen. Sherman
states that his loss in tho battle Of Friday
was lcssthan 1000, whilo that Of tho enemy
cannot DO less than 1000, owing TO the adj
vantage ho took of their effort to turn his
left column. There is no official information
to show that our forces have entered Allan
tn.
The Granger Block, Syracuse, N. Y, was
burned last Sunday morning. The offices OF
tho Journal and the Standard were destroyed.
Journal loes $4,000, insured $4,000.
This is the third time that paper has met
the same fatc. We arc glad to learn that
It's publication will continue without inter-
ruption.
The Lewiston Journal Gays that two old
maids in maniacs-have been
trying to SEQ how many cats could DO multi
piled from ono pair. They began with ono
pair when tho rebellion broke out. and rs
Tho kittens have grown and multiplied, thcir
number now reaches 440 cats and kittens
A destructive FIRE occurred at Springfield,
Mass. early last Sunday morning, consum-
Ing tho elegant and spacious Music Hall
block and five other buildings. Loss Sl22,-
300. Suspicion was so strong against Mr..
Mallcy, merchant doing business In one Of
The buildings consumed, Us having caused tho
fire TO obtain the over-insurancc on his stock,
that he has been arrested.
An accident occurred ut the Phmnix Col
|iery, in Scl,uylkill, Pa, on Saturday even.
ing, which resulted in the instant killing Of
q men. They were on slope car, coming
put Of tho mines from day work, and when
near tho top of the slope the chain broke,
letting tho car run back distance Of 600
feet on slope Of rs degrees, killing oil who
were in tho car.
MAJ.-GEN. McPuERsoS. good news
from Sherman's army will not DO read with
put some feeling of sadness at the loss of the
gallant Mcpherson. This officer was grad.
nate Of West Point, and ut the time OF his
death only thirty.one years of age. At tho
breaking out of the rebellion he was Lieu
tenant nf Engineers, and rose to the position
,f Msjor-Gcncral by his great and valuable
services. He has won rank not Inferior to
that Of our ablest Generals, and his loss is
very, very great.