The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-11-18

A Cavalry soldier died recently at 0verton
Hospital, who belonged 10 Missouri regiment
and had been through allthc battles Of the west.
Amer the death Of the veteran was revealed
that the supposed young man was woman.
Il seems that shs entered th, army early 70 the
tered out. During all this time she Was able 70
retain the secret OF her sex.
Il Is claimed In Paris that eleven million dol.
lars worth Of silks have been exported to this
country the last year.
The Boston Courier gives It's estimate Of the
composition 0f our army as follows:
An army made mp. .'in great degree" OF
'.rail bir,ls, foreigners, and vagnbonds." Hes
slams and negroes-men merely hired to do tho
fighting without any special interest in II. eI-
tuie very efficient force.
The list Of suicides at the German gambling
bells Il this year larger than ever. Half OF tho
victims are foreigners. whose friends In most
cases. mover learn the fearful end they come TO.
The French papers arc circulating the story
of Young lady nj Etenne, who Is afflicted
with singular iniirmity. She is entirely blind
In the daytime, but sees perfectly well In tho
darkest night.
Mr.. Charles Windsor, teller OF the Merosn-
tile Bank, New York, for IL years, has disap-
peared, and Is defaulter to the tune Of S207,.
900 In currency snd $4,000 In gold.
In 1910 Judge fancy was 50 feeble that gen.
tleman who had n law suit, refused to give II to
him for fear he would die before the case was
tried This was iitty.four years before the great
jurist died.
W. w. Wade Of the Amoskeag Gun works,
Manchester has peeessted b'eech loading rife
| which throws fourteen bullets without reload
ing. The piece weighs only eight pounds.
General Birney died In the delirium Of fever.
His last words have apoltical value that should
make them Union war cry throughout the 10y.
nj States. Rising suddenly in his bed, his eyes
glazing with the fro that consumed him, no
cried with trumpet voice. "Boys, keep your
eyes on that flag 7" and fell back dead.
A person more ar,lent than discreet boosted
ut Pittsburg on Friday, that he would rather
vote for Jef Davis than Abraham Lincoln for
President. This was too much for one.armed
Union soldier who was standing By, and before
the person knew what was the matter, he Was
soundly thnshed by tho MANNED defender Of
his country.
The John Cinnamon at San Francisco recent.
| liz dedicated an $50. 900 temple The priests,
who conduct what they call worship, shout,
screech, yell, groan. spin around amid tho
| racket Of gongs, drums and fddles, and smoke
opium until they nre quite drunk, when others
relieve them. The hnger-nails OF the chief
priest a,c longer than his fingers, and are twist.
cd up like an augcr.
According to tho report Of the Board Of Ed.
ucation for Freedmen In Louisiana, there are al
ready 10 schools In New Orleans and adjacent
parishes. having over 5000 pupils This report
says the children evnce quickncss Of nbprc-
hension and q general capacity for acquiring
knowledge that Is surprising.
A vote was lately taken on trnin OF tho
Pennsylvania Central Railroad, and the only
vote for Mcclellan was cast by an freshman.
Pat exclaimed "0f coorse these gintlemen
are for Mis.her Lincoln but you jist wait
till tho gravel tram comes along"
!, man was knocked down and robbed In o
street In Manchester. N. H., on Friday evening.
Richmond papers Of Nov. ii urge upon
their readers the necessity of being prepared
for startling news from General Sherman and
II appears evident from the tono Of their edi-
torals that they are already in possession OF
intelligence that they are withholding from
the public.
The Herald's Army OF tho Potomac dis
patch reports that the rebels attacked our
extreme left Sunday forenoon. but were quick
ly sent back within their own lines Gen.
Grant had previously issued orders for extra
vigilance in all our lines.
The steamship Jnra. wrecked fortnight
ago near the mouth OF the Mersey, was tho
ninth vessel lost by tho Canadian line within
the last seven years.
fredericksburg. Va, has become so depop.
uated Il Is estimated that not more than ons
house in ten Is occupied Fuel is so scarce
that tho inhabitants are pulling the vacant
houses down and using them for frewood,
the market price Of tho article being $3.50
cord.
Washington dispatches state that Sec.
Stanton will probably he appointed Chief
Justice. and that Gen. Butler will he called
to the War Department. Gen. McClcllan's
resignation has been accepted, and Maj Con.
Sheridan has been promorcd to the vacancy.
| ----------------=----