The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-11-25
GENERAL SUMMARY.

L
consiu. was strangled to death q few days
ago in endeavoring to swallow raw oyster.
The Dayton Empire contains tho card Of
Mr.. vallandigham, announcing that he "has
resumed the practice Of law"
In reference to popular anxieties concern.
ing Hoods invasion OF East Tennessee, It may
be stated that It is not Gen. Sherman's wont
to leave the bars down behind him.
The National Sailors, Fair at Boston has
proved a great success. Up to the present
the receipts amount to 100000. The Fair
will remain open SOME days longer.
The Boston Post referring to the Prcsi-
dents late serenade speech, says "its tone Is
worthy of the Chief Magistrate Of the whole
people,"
We learn from the Florida Union, pa
per published in jacksonville, Fla, that MIR.
N G. D ,nnett, Sup,. for Freedmen ut that
place. was recently knocked down and SC.
riously Injured by some unknown rufli.u.
All tho o,tton mills in Fall river. wi:h
the exception Of tho Poc,sset. have resumed
work within few days The American and
Bay State Print W.rks are starting up. and
the Iron Works ara again in operation.
The Ierald's Hilton Head correspondence
of the 18th says report has just come down
tho river that Sherman was marching on ST.
vannah. and that the inhabitants Of that city
were fleeing in dismay.
One of the Middleton (Ct) clcrgymcn ut
n recent torchlish. display exhibited trans
pirency over his door. with quotation from
Genesis %: l5-"'rhe angel oc the Lord
called unto Abraham out of Heaven u Sec
ond time"
Official returns of the State of Wisconsin
give Lincoln 1000 majority on the home
vote, and with tho bone and soldiers vote
together. about $4,000. Tho Congressman
stand Union. 4; Democrat, /. The Sen.
ate stands Union, %; Democrat, 10. As
scmbly: Union, co; Democrat. 81.
The clcrk of the steamer S.ickney from
New Orleans, on tho evening Of the 10Th,
says he was told by the Quartermaster OF
New Orleans that Gen. Candy died at one
o'clock Sunday, and on the arrival of the
steamer Morganzia the latest kilograms re-
ceved confirmed the statement. vi.
But two Copperheads will represent the
Democracy Of Ohio in the next Congress
Finck from tho Twelfth District, and Ls
Blond from tue Fifth District. Messrs De-
lano and Bingham, were tho only Union
members in doubt, and the soldiers vote has
elected them.
A boy, Is years old. died in Chichester,
New Hampshire. recently. who weighed 1856
pounds 1t took lis l-2 ts.t Of boards to
make his coffin. II was 80 large that 1t
could not be taken into the house. The
corpse was bound upon timbers and carried
to the coffin outside the house.
It is curious fact that Mr.. Lincoln is the
first citizen of the North upon whom the
honor of reelection to tho Presidential Of
ice has ever been conferred. The preceding
two.term Presidents have been Washington,
jefferson, Madison and Munroe-all from
Virginia, jackson, Of Tennessee.
The Now York Herald gives list Of thir.
ty.six railroad accidents. which have occurred
in the United States since the lst Of Septem-
Der, and by which 100 persons have been
killed and 355 wounded Only two acct
dents on New England roads are mentioned,
and only two men lost their lives by them,
and one was wounded.
From Rebel sources, wc learn that the en-
envy (R .bels) evacuated Washington, n. O.,
on Wednesday last. and that the place was
occupied by our troops on the same day.
The Rebels had ais, fallen back from Ply.
mouth to point on the Roanoke River. but
were not appr hendins Union advance in
any other direc ion ut present.
Il is said that our G,vsrn'nont will insist
upon reputation or apology from the Brazil-
ian Governm mt for the net Of firing upon
the United States Dag. weare recognised
nation, at peace will, Brazil, and u our
cruisers were contravcnins her laws, she
knows where to end Us and how to adjudi-
cate her claims; but the act Of opsning Ere
upon our vessels will be rebuked. t.ff.4
Some hopes arc entertained that the War
Democrats in the House Of Representatives
may rclnquish their opposition to the pro-
posed anti slavery amendment to tho Conssi.
tuition. and permit it. passage by the two.
thirds vote necessary TO refer 10 to che States.
Should this not b done there Ia reason to Be.
lisvo that the President will call the Thirty.
ninth Congress together soon after the 4sh Of
March next, when IL term will commence.
Il Is known that more than two-thirds OF the
members Of the House Of the next Congrsss
r. DOR The nr,uosod asucudmou ~ .f..if 4 |