The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-12-01
THE UNION &c JOURNAL,
EDITORIAL BREYITIEs,

EDITORIAL BREvITIES.
vA project Is on foot in Mississippi to
purchase by subscription ga beautiful home
stead" for Jefferson Davis. If appropriate
things are beautiful, the villain will be pro-
vidci With real estate six feet by three, and
that at tho Governments eSpense.-Gov. Cony
nominated Gen. q. F. Sheplcy to gil tho va.
cancy upon the Supreme Bench, but the Gen.
eral declines the appointment. No new nolni.
nation has been made at this time OF writing
RepdA from Mexico represent the state of af.
fairs there as deplorable. A bearer Of dis.
patches from Juarez to our Government, says
the MeIicans have $4,000 men under arms, and
as soon as the means can he raised, they can
increase that number to lOO, OOO.-All soldier.
imprisoned for desertion are to be released The
store OF Mr.. Carter, at Great Falls, N. H.,
was broken into on Monday night, and fifteen
cloaks and other articles stolen. The village
supports no night Waterman.
g Guyle, Of Ala, the wretch who offered
million dollars for the assassination of Presi
dent Lincoln, has been held for trial in the
sum Of S25,0o0. He is evidently man no,
without guile.-At Eaton, Ohio, vallandig
ham came near being eaten up bya mob, be.
cause they hated Enthusiastically, the
State which, before the war, We thought would
DO the FIRST of tho eleven States to become free
will be the last. Kentuckians think that the
negro enslaved is necessary for their salvation
and that is why they are Democrats.-lt /,
surmised that Hon. Preston King is yet alive
as no traces Of his body have been found
Gen. Grant has been driving Bonuer's fast
tenn. and made mile in ga l.2. lie also
tried to drive Lee, who remained fast as many
years, but he made quick time after Grant got
him in motion.-we hope to get tho Message
in season to publish next week.
y The Belfast Age states that the authorities
OF that city have purchased second hand fire
engine, but thinks II poor economy. II docs GER
,aiuly look like the bunghole economy.-In Stock
ton little daughter Of Mr.. Chase was burned to
death by her clothes taking frc.--The Augusta
Journal don't understand on which side the Gov.
ernor elect Of Alabama bulges. Ills name Is VIM
L Bulgcr.-The Tennessee Legislature, by a vote
of tour TO one, have declared Buchanan aud Breck
the FIRST named, but the cops, may dispute the
lsst.-It is said that Louis Napoleon often trie,
his hand at editing French newspaper. He !,
putting on airs.-Two men are to be hung in Geor,
gia for the murder Of negro, the Presiden, hav.
ing approved the sentencc.-Mrs. Jane Swisshelu
is to start new paper in Washington to be called
the "Reconstructionist" edo no, know wheth
or Jane is a Swiss or not, but she is smart.-Ther,
are SO many candidates for the Mayoralty in New
York that the voters are unable to count them
The most Of them, however, will be counted out
Boston is full Of garrotters, and the citlens
when they go out at night. carry their arms with
them.-The spire of the Rev. DR.. Tyng's church
by FIRE, cost $4,000, q fact Of pointed significance
II A copperhesd paper-very, very doubtful
authorty-says that Senator Pomeroy Of Kansas
remarked. that he would rather help pull dowr
the Capitol, than have the Gulf States admitted
into the Union without negro suffrage. There il
no evidence to show that the Senator said that
but II he did, he out Pickwicked Pickwick in hi,
Pickwickian efiort.-The western members ar,
anxious to reduce the tax on whiskey, because
they reduce the quantity Of the article to such ar
alarming extent, blast their "skins",-Iu Mi.sis
sippi before the war there were fifty newspapers
forty. four died and six were reduced in sire and
printed on halfsheets by the time the war closed
Whisky is Struggled across the Canada border
in tin babies. Thirty-two women were arrested
In one railway train, who held in their arms what
at first appeared to be babies. The officer safely
delivered" the ladies Of their charge. and they
were afterwards delivered to the jailor. They
chad their labor for their pains"