The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-12-22
EDITORIAL BREv1TIEs.

II is mainly devoted to agriculture, and meet
with q largo and deserved success.--A woolel
mill is to DO started in Prcsque Isls.-Th
Portsmouth Gazette speaks Of Saco County
Maine. Where's that?-A French sdrdn
has discovered that lightning is not apt to ssrik
women. Falling in q group the thunder.bol
will. three out Of four times, select q man OF
which to reek its vengeance. Nice lightning
that.-Hou. John Lynch has our thanks 70
public documents. Prof. Asassiz's expedi
ton has discovered sever hundred unknown
fishes. That's "fish story. "A new pa
per is TO be started in New York called tn
Journal Of Opinion. A favorable opinion o
the Journal is solicited. week we stat
Cd that the Senate Committee had reported il
favor Of universal suffrage. We meant to hav
added, +" in the District Of Columbia. "-Th'
President il down upon the Camden & Ambo!
n. R. monopoly in "Noo Gersey," but
Washington correspondent thinks nothing goot
will result Irom it Us long as Congressman orr
furnished with free pass over the road
The Fenian imhroglio is waxing stronger ant
stronger. At this rate it will never be able Il
wax England, but viii coon come to Its owl
wa1ed end.-Charles Dickens is coming tt
this country next spring. "A man in Ohio
bought forty.two hogs, and in one week thirty
nine Of them were killed-by the cholera.
~ Senator Doolittle, Of Wis, has taken q
very conservative position. II does not seem
that he is doing much In the right direction
AIR. Greeley has FASTENED to Washington
and i.sued card. A very good advertisement,
for his purpose, but his opinions are not worth
ms much as they were ten years sgo.--There
is a Lodge in Portsmouth sporting the high.
sounding name Of "lnefiable Grand Lodge OF
Perfection" Spontaneous Grand Lodge Of
Fiddlesticks The Cabot Man'rg Co., al
Brunswick, are to enlarge their mill in the
spring, by additions Of 20 lee% to the east side,
so on the west side, and two wings on the end.
"A new religious" sect has sprung up in
Prussia whose knowledge ia faith; dignity,
morality worship, life; and religion, their
secret. Too many scots keep their religion a
secrct.-The Mormons are getting insolent
and oppressive to the Gentiles. They sadly
need to be reconstructed.-A paper mill has
been burnt in Vermont. 1t is a happy occa.
sion and pretext to now advance the price Of
paper.-The % Name Cavalry has arrived at
Augusta. ,0OO, 900 in gold is necessary
to pay the January interest Of our debt, or the
amount which accrues in that month.-Sec.
Stanton is on visit North.-Gov. Worth,
of n. c., has been inaugurated. That State
now is blcst with two Governors. ID
project on foot to remove all the ex.slaves
from Virginia 70 Florda.-JeH. Davis is
greatly exercised in mind about his spiritual
affairs. lie believes the story OF the lamp
which holds out to burn. and therefore desires
to so arrange his heart affairs that nothing un.
pleasant shall happen after his lamp has gore
out, and that's right. mH
ga Paris correspondent says that Miss
Sldell, who married Erlanger, has left her
husband and gone back to papa gentle
man informs us that within radius Of twenty
miles Of Providence, R. l., more spindles will
be set in operation in the next eighteen months,
than ure'now running in Lowell! The state.
mcnt seems incredible. Corwin, Of
Ohio, died Of paralysis on Monday. He has
been in the Ohio Legislature, member of Con-
gress in the House, u. 8. Senator, Governor Of
Ohio, Secretary ofthe Treasury under Fillmore,
and Minister to Mcxico.-The French Min
lister is highly displcasej with the attitude Of
Congress upon the Mexican question. sure
sign that Congress is right.-Grn. Grant Is
to soon visit New Orleans and the Rio Grande.
-Garroting in Boston has about como to an
end, owing to the summary justice meted ont
to olienders-ifteen and twenty years in prison
being the lowest award..-The pirate Sem.
mes has been arrested by orders from Washing.
ton.-Tt is again reported that Secretary
Stanton has resigned.-We give on the FRS.
page Mr.. Douglass lecture. but do not wish
thereby to be understood rs endorsing bis re-.
marks in relation to President Johnson
An ce,jam in the river at St. Louis crushed q
large number of steamers and freight boats.
Loss $4,000. The iron sides Of the gun.
boats resisted the dreadful pressure. When
the ice again moves the boats which have thus
Car escaped will probably be destroyed.
escaped Fenian Head Centre, Stephens, has ar.
rived In Paris and is daily expected In this
country.-Ex.Judge Woodbury. Davis has
been appointed and confirmed as Postmaster Of
Portland Colorado has elected two United
States Senators both Of whom are Republicans.
II Georgia and Alabama have been handed
over to themselves, the Provisional Governors
being relieved. The people Of tho nation ai
largo will Justly feel relieved and rejoiced al
every proof that the Presidents plan Of recon.
s,ruction works well.-It looks as though the
President was determined to bring the power
OF the Administration to bear upon Congress "a
admit Representatives from the States OF rebel.
lion. We hope Congress will stand firm and
do nothing hasty except to lesson tho ugly
paper tariif.-California sends Cornelius Cole
Republican, to tho U. s. Senate, to succeed
John A, McDougal, Democrat.-The N. II
House of Representatives, located at Manehes
ter, was destroyed by FIRE on Wedne day.
no J ABOUT A NAME.