The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-10-20
General Summary.

England has an army Of $4,000 men in
Ireland, and there is an armed police OF TO-
600.
A returning soldier was killed within sight
Of his own door at Manlius, N. Y, ono day
last week, by falling under tho car from
which no attempted to jump in his eagerncs'
to greet his wife and children.
A colored man on the Shore Line for New
York, was three times refused q glass OF wa.
ter, in accordance with tho regulations OF the
road Barnum ought to procure o photo.
graph Of the directors Of that road.
It has been calculated that in the time OF
Julius Caesar. Spain contained population
of $4,000, 900. 10 1851 the number had
dwindled down to 100000. Since then
the population has steadily increased, and
now numbers about l6 1000, 900.
James L. Orr, candidate for Governor OF
South Carolina, remarked In recent speech ;
81 am tired of South Carolina as she was.
court for her the material prosperity OF New
England. would have her acres TEEN with
life, and vigor. and intelligence, as do those OF
Massachusetts.
A building lot in Chicago lately sold for
Sl,2OS foot.
Ierschel v. johnson has made written
apology to Gen. Gcary for the traitorous
language which provoked that soldier'srepri.
mand at one of the Washington hotels not
long since.
"Buy no goods of that man who does not
advertise: for he sells so little he must always
sell dear. odd Prorerb.
Miss Anna Dickinson receives $500 for
each lecture. Who says VIC arc not gal
liant nation? The Portland Star thinks that
is 'crowding the mournors" and prefers to
drop out Of the procession.
The Wirz trial has already cost 800 900.
The Rockland Gazette says that small
snake with two distinct and well-formed
heads was exhibited at the Fair in that place
last week.
A year ago, q military commission tried
and convicted. ut Fort Smelling, two Sioux
chiefs named Little Six and Medicine Bottle.
Their sentence was not made public till the
25,h inst, when IN order to hang them was
received.
Champ Ferguson, tho noted guerrilla. has
been sentenced to DO hanged on the 2Oth
inst. He received the intelligence with i'm.
purtable composure.
Professor Smith. the Scottish astronomer
Royal is photographing tho chambers OF the
Great Pyramid in Egypt by the aid OF magne.
stun light. Another project is on foot to
photograph the catacombs ut Rome.
For the first time since the war commenc.
ed, passengers reached Washington yester-
day. oil the way from New.Orleans by rail-
road.
Anew York alderman has sued n man for
calling him thief, and claims $40, ZOO dam.
ages
In Chicago a petition signed by q large
number of respectable citizens, setting forth
the danger incurred by allowing females in
the city to carry firearms, has been present.
cd to the police commissioners. with the re-.
quest that they may take action thereon, and
have all females disarmed.
Banks in his Lawrence speech said /
am here to-day, an elder, WISER better,
a purer poorer man than when left you
four years ago." The Providence Journal
suggests that no 60 into the national system
like other banks. Just what he is trying
to do.
Alexander H Stephens. John A Cambell
and other prominent Rebels, are released on
parole, by order Of President johnson.
Last week We made an error in giving n
receipt for curing onion seed to prevent
the worms from destroying them. It should
have read
Dissolve one ounce of saltpetre mot cope.
ras) in water enough to cover.a quarter OF q
pound of the seed let the seed soak from IL
to 10 hours, then spread to dry. Cured In
this way, no difficulty will be experienced
from the worm.
The record Of the testimony in tho Wcrz
trial makes 5000 pages fools cap paper,
divided into seventy parts, and contains DO
tween 800 and 400 objections and rulings OF
the Court. One hundred and sixty witness
es were examined on both sides, several OF
whom were individually on the stand two
days for examination, in chief and cross ex.
animation.
Official returns from AZ counties in Penn
sylyaniu, show Union gain OF 1000.
Thirty.two counties to hear from will prob
ably increase the gains so rs to make the ac-
tual majority 1000 to $4,000.
A man in Aroostook has invented wind.
mill. very simple in its operations. and in
tended to do the saving Of wood, pumping
water, churning, etc., all ut small cost OF
machinery.
Tho Lewiston Journal believes andre.
scoggin county hos greater water power
than any other county in the United States.
The three principal points are ut Liyermore
Falls, Lewiston and Lisbon Falls, each on
the Androscoggin while on the Little An.
droscoggin there Is quite extensive power ut
Mechanic Falls and especially in Danville.
Then there is tho power afforded by the Sa.
battus stream, which is second only to the
power of the Androscooggin. Then there
arc various smaller streams, as in Turner,
Leeds, Auburn, Durham and so forth,
which are capable Of driving small mills.
The water Of the Shbattus and the An.
droscoggin will hold out through any pro.
bable drouth.
Gen. Lee subscribed to the amnesty oath on
the ID inst, and 1t Is now on hle at the State
Department.
In reference to the Mexican question, Mr.. |