The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-05-19


IL 10 said that the reason why Spring but.
ter 10 90 high is that the pasture grasses arc
high too. m bgrmuU .urtiH rb5 yu
Tho Treasury Department yesterday paid
over 81 SOC. 900 to the Central Pacific Rail.
road 20. in California. ''-l'' quo
Thomas Martin, a guerrilla, was executed
ut Cincinnati on Thursday. Bowles. Milli-
gan and Hersey, tho "Sons Of Liberty" are
TO be hanged on the 10th inst.
A convention Of tho loyal citizens Of Mis-
sissippi will be held at vicksbure on the 9th
Of June to take steps to restore that State to
the Union. t, -.f. ..,,,.r.,r, ,
Captain j. Myers, the ordinance officer.
states that he has received from Johnston's
army nearly 5000 stand of arms and will
probably receive nearly $50 cannon. la i
A Or Blackburn. Confodcrats agent, Is
charged with having endeavorod to introduce
yellow fever into Northern cities from Ber.
muda. tl sss01Ilus,e.. ff.Ha la'
The commanding generals Of armies and
departments have been ordered to Immediate
ly muster out oil volunteer soldiers Of the
cavalry whose terms Of service expire prior
to October 1st. '.',' " 'f i''-' '.'''
The expense Of repairs upon q homestead,
Il
which the owner him,elf occupies, is deductl-
bic, according to the revenue law. from any
income So also Is insurance money paid
out during the year. - ....'..r
The released Union prisoners from Ander-
ronville, Georgia, state that In and around
the infamous rebel prison pen at that place
there are the graves of over nineteen thou.
sand national soldiers. ..-,.s t...-
It is said that because Of Maximilian's dc.
crees tolerating oil religions in Mexico. and
ordering the sale Of the church property. the
Pope refuses to receive the Mexican ENJOYS
at Rome in any official capacity. Boz. a
Since the recent orders for tho reduction OF
expenses. the Quartermaster's Department
of the army hos effected reduction OF Its
daily expenses Of ocean and coastwise trade
of S35 900 per day, which Is saving more
than SO .OOO. 900 per month. @ a'H 1a'
There is q great increase In live stock In
Michigan. The increase Of cows this year.
as compared with 1860, amounts to 20, 100 I;
the increase In sheep amounts to the onor.
nous figure Of l,555, $50; (; and the increase
| in horses amounts to $500. t.t. .-...g
Near Pittsburg, tho other day, man
caught on railroad bridge. in his fright
hung himself down between the sleepsrs, to
avoid an advancing train, by e'dsping both
arms over the rail. The poor fellow dropped
armlrss into the water below. tr.f-a /
The great naval 2O.inch bore gun, cast Mt
Pi,tsburg some months ago, and named BE
elzebub," was subject to u trial test,one day
last week, Of 100 pounds Of powder and a
hall weighing 1850 pounds, and stood the
trial to the satisfaction Of the engineers.
Dick Turner still remains an inmate Of Lib.
nv prison. and hus got q cell which would
have suited him exactly had he been In COM
mand of the Yankees there, and desired to
confer q little extra irksomensss on ono Of
them. Good enough for him .-.l r'if
Many can remember the time when the I'D.
ministration Of John Quincy Adams was 90.
yerely condemned as shamefully extravagant.
because It required Sl3 3.000, 900 per annum
to dsfray the expenses Of the government.
Now Sl7 900 900 are subscribed in single
day to government loan. a1 1He na..1
Macmillan. on reaching Orizaba, heard Of
the fall Of Richmond and the capitalization OF
Lee, whereupon no FASTENED back to Mexico
and dispatched his Cbiof Of Cabinet, Mr..
Eloen. to tho United States. who arrived at
Havana In time to the Corsica. There are
various reports as to his mission. Dot II
Tho London Times and the tory papers
which feared that there would be no conf.
dence In our government after the death Of
Mr.. Lincoln. will be edited at hearing that
our people are subscribing 60 libsrally to the
government loan--inorc inone week than tho
expenses Of tho government werc during
year onlv n decade ago. .t, -