The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-07-21
General Summary.

Me-. has been elected ono Of tho Professors
in Antioch College, Ohio. or that College
Hon. Horace Mann was formerly President
IL has recently received an endowment Of
800, 900.
A case has been tried in England which
turned upon the question whether the word
steam" meant wagon and horses, or the
horses only. Il was decided to mean the
latter.
The Chicago Times Of Saturday has two
columns of reports from the great grain
growing countries Of Illinois. Indiana, Mich
igan and Minnesota, all of which encourage
the expectation that tho forthcoming harvest
in all that region will DO one Of the most
bountiful on record.
At the present time Maine has about l5,.
600 men in the field whose term Of service
has not expired. a.
In New Haven, Conn.,. on Friday night
last. an estimable young lady named Green,
moving in the best circles, wasset upon in the
street and brutality outraged by ten rufhans.
She will probably die o! her injuries, and
has become insane from ngonies OF mind.
Madame Kossutli. the wife Of the famous
Hungarian leader, has died ut Genoa, after
a ten years illness.
A skedaddler" has been refused papers
at Machias on the ground that he is not o
citizen of the United States.
The Posts Washington despatch says tho
President has changed the place OF inpris.
on,nent of Or. .Mudd. O'Laughlin, Arnold
and Spnngler, and they were to-day sent to
tho Dry Tortugas. Col. Hamilton Davis,
private Secretary, has been sent to Fort
MclIenry. Prof. Mccullough, the alleged
protector Of fires in New York, to Fort Del.
aware, and Gen. Harris to Libby Prison.
A mischievous fellow, fond Of sleeping
late, stole the tongues from NIL the church
bells in Ellsworth, Me-, on the night before
the Fourth. and the next morning, therefore,
there was no ding. dong to disturb his Stun
bers.
Further accounts of the burning OF the
emigrant ship WIN. Nelson, on the 18th ult /,
nre to tho effect that the fro originated dur.
ing the fumiga,ion oil the vessel. The flames
broke out ut | p. IN, and ut 3p. M. the cap
tain and crew abandoned the 400 passengers
to their fate. Only 30 in oil were saved.
There are no counterieits on tho five dol.
lar bills of National Banks. as reported.
The bill supposed to be counterfeit was print
ed on the first plate made, which was alter
ward altered and shaded 80 rs to make the
difference described.
Tho rccaptured archives of the state OF
Tennessee tell many tale OF rebel v'llany.
Gov. Harris papers arc full OF the secret
history of the rebellion. Among other pa.
pcrs on file, and Endorsed by Harris. is pro-
postion to assassinate Gov. johnson in Nash.
vile.
Tho houses of VIM McGilvcry andof Capt.
Phineas Peddleton in Searsport, six miles
IRON Belfast, were entered on Sunday night,
and silver ware. money, government bonds,
and other valuables to tho amount OF several
thousand dollars taken. No clue to the
burglars has been discovered.
The state authorities Of New Hampshire
are making preparations to receive ut the
State Prison about fifty convcts who hive
been tried and found guilty of offences
against tho General Government. Tho gov
eminent is to pay the state ono dollar per
week for the board Of each prisoner. They
are all to be employed ut labor in the same
manner as the other convicts.
The trial of Mary Harris at Washington,
for killing Burroughs, has resulted in YER
dict Of "not guilty ~
Madam Jumel. second wife Of Aaron
Burr. died in Washington recently.
While the steamer Regulator was on her
trip from Portland to Bangor on last week,
and when abreast OF Llncolnville. two whales
were seen frisking about gaily in their briny
element. Near tho same time large seal
was observed within rifle shot of the steamer,
floating leisurely along with the tide.
The cholera is making sad havoc in Tur.
KEY and Arabia. No less than 10000 OF
the pilgrims ut Mecca have been swept Oh.
and the streets are filed with corpses. Five
thousand OF tho Persian pilgrims have died,
among them sheik, reported to DO saint
A daughter of Jonathan Morrill, Of Ames.
bury, Mass, was burned to death few days
ago by her clothes taking fire from matches
with which she was playing.
The political canvass in KY, Is said to no
waxing warm. and much interest Is icltin the
result. The Democracy are singuine OF the
success of all their Congressional candidates,
and the Republicans arc afraid to accept my
wager upon single candidate.
Gen. Sherman says-"l always travelled
with copy Of the census in my saddle-bags.
I could tell how many inhabitants, how una.
ny cultivated acres, how many head OF cat.
tie and horses, how many bushels OF grain
each county possessed ut that time, and 40,
approximately how many there would be
now. and how long It would subsist my
army" ,... ..... ...r d.
A. T. Dole. Esq, has been rc-appointcd Post
master Of Portland.
On Tuesday week Gen Forrest, Of Fort Pill
low notoriety, had both OF his shoulder bones
broken by nm accident on the railroad near
Senatobia, Miss. Tho car In which Forrest was
seated was thrown down an cmbankment for
n considerable distance. r r's1
The editorial fraternity Of New Hampshire
have been con bender" for several weeks
past. making excursions to the several public
places for tourists there. Besides the necessary
relaxation from care these trips have signif-
canoe for the interests Of that State. We wish
something Of the kind might be started among
us. We arc looking forward with some degree
OF pleasure to the meeting Of the fraternity at
Bangor in September.
With reference TO Emerson Etherijge, the
Louisville Journal states that he was arrested