The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-06-16
General Summary.

VicksDurg. ..... .....
The 10Th. 18th and 10Th Maine Regiments
have gone to Savannah.
Ten guerrillas were hanged by citizens Of
Gross County, Ga, u few days since.
It's currently reported ut Augusta, Ga,
that Robert Toon,bs committed suicide while
trying to escape from the Union forces.
Some land has been lately sold in the city
Of London at the modest sum of 500 aIoot.
Michiganis getting up the biggest wheat
crop on record.
A woman 80 years old is in the Rhode Is.
land State prison, for poisoning two hus-
bands.
Gen. Frank Fessendcn. OF Portland, is to
take command of the first brigade, first di-
vision OF Hancock's corps.
Between eighty and ninety thousand dol
lars IN gold was paid for duties on foreign
merchandise in Boston on Friday.
The Worlds dispatch says Chas. 0'Con.
ner has applied to the War Department for
permission to tender JEFF. Davis his PROBES
sional services. and the President has direct
ed the application to be granted.
The IIerald's dispatch says the arrival OF
JEFF. Davis in the Potomac was prematurely
announced, rs the boat grounded. He is,
however, now in the torpedo boat Chico, and
quarters have been prepared for him in the
Old Capitol Prison.
The officers OF one of the Richmond hanks
while on their way to Chattanooga with Its
assets, were attacked by rebels near Wash.
ington, Ga, and robbed Of 100000.
The Tines dispatch says Longstreet's bus.
mess to Washington is to make g. o;ial up
plication to the President for pardon and res
toration to lull civil rights. He has already
taken tho amnesty oath,
Here is pumpkin or squash pie, without
sugar or egg, and pronounced gift Tor u
king Stew and strain the pumpkin or
squash rs usual. add boiling milk till 1t is
left about one third thicker than the ordina-
ry preparation. then thin and swceten with
an equal quantity Of molasses, and bake one
hour in q hot oven.
The evidence already taken in the nssassi.
nation trial is said to cover 1000 pages OF
cap paper.
The State debt of New Hampshire is 49,.
$4,000. She has furnished 38, 427 mon in
the war for the Union, Of whom 5,SlS have
fallen and IL ,030 been permanently disabled.
The shackles were removed from Jefferson
Davis last week. His suit of Rebel gray has
been exchanged for one Of black, and he Is
now permitted more freedom.
The Government requires copies Of oil the
oaths taken under the amnesty proclamations
to be filed in Washington Nearly ten
thousand were received during MIR. Lincoln's
administration. and the number is rapidly in
creasing under President johnson.
The Washington Chronicle states on the
authority OF President johnson and Mr..
Stanton that the latter has had no difference
with the former, and does not intend to re-.
sign. This refutes another OF the New York
specials. amy ifr '... itr
A great Gre occurred at Nashville, Tenn.
on Friday, which resulted in burning the
quartermaster and commissary stores. with
loss to tho Government Of S8,000,00O to
100000 Within the walls Of the
quartermaster's building were stores sufi.
cient to supply an army Of $4,000 men two
years. Thcqusntity OF rope alone consumed
was valued at upward Of 81 ,0000 900. The
building was 800 feat front and 200 feet deep.
Tho loss is doubtless exaggerated. This,
with other fires In that region, Is supposed
to DO the work Of rebel incendiaries. I rs.
Tho New Hampshire Legislature assembled
ut Concord on Wednesday. The House
electedA +, )Pikc, Of Franklin, Speaker. F.
A Straw. OF Manchester, was chosen Presi-
dent of the Senate. Governor Smythos mes
sage mainly relates to local Affairs.
Il stands on the record at West Point that
neither Grant nor Sherman were among the
"good boys" oil the Military Academy. Gen.
Sherman standing No. l2l 10 the order OF
good behavior, and Gen. Grant falling as low
m lat. In scholarship. too. neither Of them
attained place among tho honored fvo.
Sherman. who stood tho 1r,t year at No. o.
did, indeed, graduate at No. 6, but Grant,
beginning with twenty. three above him, rose
only at graduation 10 No.2l. g