The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-03-31
MXINE.
General Summary.

good Union man. -, tefl a.
Gov. Bramlette Of Kentucky has present.
cd each of his slaves with set OF free pa
psrs Ho 10 evidently Progressive. es-.
Owing to the recent foods there Is another
famine 4, the cattle market this week. The
best bullock arc worth 25d5Gc. per pound.
The best possible spirit animates our troops.
and prominent military inen seem to ne well
satisfied with the present aspect OF tho situa'
ton. 49,
The Methodist Episcopal Church in Sacca-
Kappa was destroyed by fire on Monday morn
ing. Probably caught from a defective stove.
Loss e., 600; insured $1,000. i.t
Up to last Wednesday. the Rebels had sue.
ceeded In uniforming, equippng, and placing
In the defenses OF Richmond, 600 negro troops.
II Is reported that the white Rebelsdid not well
como this sable squisition to their ranks.
In sermon lately delivered by the Rev. X.
II. Nesle. D. D., pastor OF the Second Baptist
Church, Boston, that gentleman made On clio.
quent plea IN favor Of open communion, and o
more enlarged conception Of Christian brother
hood.
A man in Boston had the curiosity on Wed.
nesday last TO note the names OF % of the gold
spectators ut accrtain board. and on referring
to the tax list he found two OF them assessed
one on $40 and the other on sl64 income.
The llth corps OF Sherman's army had q
fight with Hardee, ut Aynesboro' on the 10th,
ing all his dead In Gen. Davis's hands, and re-
treating 10 Bentousyille.
Sherman's men who consider him the great
est man In the world, say they intend to have
the bonor Of taking Richmond themselves.
There never was m army 30 proud OF their
leader, or so happy and confident.
President Lincoln has been to tho front and
was locker on at the attack on Fort Stead
man. He Is much In the saddle, and his
health thereby improved since leaving WASH
ington.
John Bell, the traitor, now lives In Ten
nessee, 50 poor that he can ring "nary"
change. oil exhonorates himself for the
crime Of treason by saying his wife (Eve)
tempted him
1t has been ascertained beyond doubt that
"Bill Davidson" heretofore most notorious
and desperate guerrilla leader on the Kentucky
frontier, has died in consequences OF wounds
received during late skir,nish with the Ken.
lucky troops near Clorerport.
Ola population Of %. 900 in Deseret City,
Utah, there are about 600 "Gentiles,' per
SIMS not Mormous. and these people had
public religious services for the first time on
Sunday, Jan. %.
The Lewiston Journal says the last section
of the great dam across the Androscoggin ut
that place Is finished, ready for the gates.
Tho dam IS l65 feet in length to the gates.
Some parts Of It are % feet high. The width
of stone work about the gateway is % feet
high. The work will be completed. proba.
bly,, after the spring freshet. The water
now flows through the gateway.
The grand military movement against Mo.
bile has commenced BY Benton's 81 division,
18th corps, and Col. Beitram's lst brigade.
22d corps. Gen. Vieies and Gen. Stokes
brigades IRE also moving IN the direction ut
Bon Lecour. Gen. Andrewsalso moved from
Borancus with two brigades and took pos.
session of Pensacola. which he now holds.
The rebel guard boat Anna Dale with one
gun was recently captured in Maragorda
Bay.
The tobacco expedition to Fredericksburg.
Virginia, captured Sergeant Shadburne, Of
Wade llampton's cavalry, ono Of the noted
guerrillas of the South, who has killed and
robbed hundreds of our men, lie made
desperate resistance, and offered his two cap
tors three thousand dollars each to DO re.
leased. His capture is considered OF moro
account than all the rest that was done. Ex-
petitions have been repeatedly sent out for
the sole purpose of taking him, but in vain.
The Rockland Gazette says that on the 18th
inst +, Mr.. Daniel Teel OF Cushing found the
body OF an unknown drowned man floating
near his shore. Ii was that Of a stout man
about six feot in height, and apparently
about thirty yearsof ago He had on two
pairs Of woollen socks, blue woollen draws,
striped cotton shirt, and wooden frock. A
truss was found on the body, and the man had
apparently been ruptured on the right side.
a scar was found on the left shoulder. The
body was taken in charge by the S.lcctmon
and buried.
People from all sections OF North Caro-
lima are bringing great pressure upon the
State authorities In favor OF immediate SUBJ
mi-sion and return to the Union. which tho
majority Of the legislature assent to, II Gov.
Vance can be brought over, who now mani
tests disposition TO yield. Raleigh is to be
surrendered by him to Sherman, with this
understanding Mr.. Grundy says the legis.
laturo and people IRE reconciled to tho aban.
Comment Of slavery, and that the FIRST act Of
the legislature will be to ratify tho constitu-
tional amendment abolishins that institu.
ton.
An immense cave, nearly as large as the nam