The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-09-08
General or Summary.

securities from tho firm vault. Smuggins
calls this . caso Of that xaulting ambition
which o'orlsaps itself. yttaaW 5sn raiiqi1,I
An Arkansas butternut advcrtiyes that
''any gal what has got a conse pot and skill.
let, and who knows how to take care Of chill.
dren," can hear Of situation BY applying
to "the undersigned" ilH' ri q. n7lliE'5
The man about town who Is always boast.
ing that he likes to "go to the bottom Of
things has been recommended to spPly to
the Atlantic Telcgraph Company, who might
employ him to 60 to the bottom after that
cable.
I. is thought that the Pope will not deem
It necessary now to issue any "bull" against
the Atlantic Telegraph Cable. since Il 10 al
ready in state Of recommendation.
A COW attempted to butt train Of q rail-
road track in Canada and succeeded. After
the collision reporter says there was plon.
ty Of beef hut very little COW. ''sr' oi 'r'ia
At Gen. Grants reception at -Galena, mo
Of the arches under which the procession
had to pass bore tho words, General, that
sidewalk is built" .
At Colyton. in the west Of Scotland. a
man has in his possession the uuburied corpse
Of his mother, who died FIVE years ago.
When she died. no had leadcn coffin made.
with glass plate let in. He deposited the
coffin in shed, and from time to time goes
there to look at the face Of his mother.
Tho "buoy" which Is reported to have
been seen near the supposed unfortunate end
Of tho Atlantic cable was doubtless the "oid
Joy.'t to whom tho submarine wire has prob
ably gone. lg -h1,3b rf' f,iT as eidi|
In domestic quarrel u man In New York
tried to set his wife on fire. She was put
out by the police. ,,-,..-.,
There arc $4,000 persons living in cellars
IN Berlin.
The English papers say Mr.. Alfred Mellon
is unfortunate in his performance. That is
ho is molloncholy. ,aamgags 80 GsdW
In Chicago street car. tho other day, q
pale but pretty young woman gave up her
seat to onc-lcgged soldier, and tho gracious
oct lod to the recognition Of the man as her
husband, long mourncd as dead. The scene
closes with each In the others arms. b1a Il
Newport lettor writer's unite in telling US
how democratic the. lady bathers are. They
don't object 10 the embraces of the Serfs.
IIorrid isn't it7 |
Nearly half million (495,592) people
In New York live in tenement houses and cel-
lars. There Is q story Of an inspector who
found tour families living In one room, chalk
lines being drawn across 10 such manner as
to msrk out a quarter Of the floor for each
family. "How do you get along here?" in;
quired the inspector. "very we'll, sir" was
the reply, "only tho man in the father cor.
ner keeps boardcrs.' ''T7.ii1gd mn J 20 Il
o A correspondent speaking Of Gen. shsr!
man says his pictures are like him. ."if bis
whiskers were little reddcr and a greater
hostility to the War Department thrown In.
to the expression Of his face"
The Richmond Wing violently assails the
resolutions of the recent Union Convention
of Pennsylvania. especially the one which
declares that the Presidents policy hos not
been accepted by the South In proper spir
Il, and calls upon Virginia to adopt the an.
ti.slavery amendment tn order TO convince
tho President and the people Of The North
that they accept the issue ot tho war ss In.
al. .E9IIoi sfi 81 no7iaam'di npqp iHa7ofu
b-Au's 'snscdoso is told " sbs Bishop or Ere,
tor, England. y The .ccnsIsx church 10 Tor.
quay; The Bishop is present, bat not oficls.
ting. and ho uits with The congregation. Tho
officiating clergyman ventures to softsn to
ears polite. the phrase ''Est md drink their
own damnation." He roads L s.condcmnss
tion.." "A voice is heard snsrgstically 'e1.
claiming "Damnation ;" The wbols church
is startled. But II is not . proiane epithct
they iliear-it 10 tho. voico Of the Bishop In
rebukc Of tho officiating minister:
"a n 49, - q 49,"
They have found a picco Of pstrihod wood
full 81 nails IN California, and The Colusa
Sun asks who drove those nails in, thai woodl
The indians who inhabit The country have
20 poi idea 'cf of working 10 iron. Perhaps u L
pieco eco d ono Of solomon ships that no sent
d ig tile land Of ophir aiter gold. r,' s..l t."i
Tho people Of Newcomostovn and Port
Washington, Ohio. are greatly excited about
m rspsconda' thirty,6yod feet long and
srso y .'apxordinary stoso-pips, Y rsported
10 b running around looss IN stboss parts.
is escaped froms : panagsris ten ysars nsS,
When young. Al last accopnts gr.ndhsnt
Or him wasin progrss, This y .bs biggest
.snaik story" iold, recently, II iHiss,sssi
nsmusing story is sirosIasioe pfda shod-
II mis who ba.hedjp . mineral spring q
me Of the most oSsmous summer irssorts.
.bs,,iss ~ rNewporseit vas sbs
ion. .hjue, 10 do. Is WI'sa tho drinkers cana
. tho spring 70, iubibe. The sishtc Of bss
10 the water With bsr pet dog
ru.cd some oousternation.3 Va, -oi nsipiI