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

It has boon nsccrtaincd on inquiry that
tho legal limit Of $500 900 900 OF National
Bank circulation is nearly reached. and
therefore the creation of but comparatively
fcv additional institutions under that sys.
tenn will he authorized. The entire number
will probably reach 600. 81 u
Tho total number Of National banks is
l.44O-36,of which werc established last
week with q capital of nearly $1,000 900,
and nearly 81 100000 Of currency Issued.
Scven-Thirties werc sold on Saturday IN
tho amount Of SlO, 1881, 900.
Tin has been found in the town Of Paris.
Oxford County, to warrant the expense Of
mining. With this object In view a compa.
ny has been Incorporated in New York with
capital stock Of half a million dollars. in
10 900 shares Of SIS each, with the right to
double that amount by the decision OF two.
thirds Of the directors.
At meeting Of the coal dealers held in
Boston on Saturday. a vnte was passed estah-
fishing the price vi coal for the present ut
80 per ton Of 1000 pounds.
Ones altered to iive's on the Harvard Bank,
Cambridge, Mass very neatly executed, are
in circulation.
In compliance with q demand heretofore
made. according to the ruling Of the Com.
missioner of Internal Revenue, the mere
carding Of wool is not regarded rs manulac-
turo and therefore liable to duty.
Eighteen persons have died of injuries
caused by tho tornado at Viroqua, Wiscon.
sin. June 18th, and many Others are still
suffering. Fifty houses were DESTROYED.
The loss Of property was about $3OO.O 900.
The Offices of Navy Agent at San Fran
cisco. Baltimore and Kittery have been abol.
ished, and the business transferred to the ma
val paymaster Of the respective yards.
Two men recently went to the house Of
Mr.. G. Ferguson, living on tho banks OF the
Mississippi, one hundred miles above Mem.
phis, and in cold blood. murdered him, his
wife, and child lew days old. The men
were strangers in that part OF the country,
but were tracked to Memphis and arrested.
They IRE supposed to belong to gang OF
Missouri outlaws.
A few days ngo, one Of the 9th Macs.
was bathing mt Newbern, N. c.. when u
snake coiled itself around one Of his legs,
and before the man could cxtricatc himself
from this ugly customer, he received dead.
" bite, and lived hut about three hours. 1t
was one of tho moccasin species, whose bite
is always sure death.
Latc advices from Wittsburg, Arkansas.
state that terrible epidemic was raging
among the cattle. resembling cramp. The
first appearance was twitching OF tho mus.
cles and cords of tho limbs, killing in IRON
eight to twenty hours. The disease also at
tacks horses. hogs and sheep. Tho farmers
were much alarmed ut the prospect OF losing
all their stock. -H.||,
jaw Cooke has sent to Governor Brown.
low, United States seven.thirties for about
$500. 900 in gold. belonging tn tho treasury
Of the State Of Tcnnessee. When the State
was occupied by tho Union troops Harris
aed taking tho gold with him. II was re-
covered, and Governor Brownlow decid.
cd to convert it into United States bonds.
An Irish correspondent Of the Chicago Tri-
bune having claimed that four.fifths OF the
Union army during tho late war were irish
men, that paper declares that careful in
specton Of tho army rolls will show that
not exceeding $4,000 men Of Irish nativity
fought in the Union ranks. OF the whole
SOC. 900 names on tho rolls, 80 per cent.
are native born.
Hon. B'nj. r. Perry, the now Provisional
Governor Of South Carolina. was formerly
editor of the Greenville Mountainecr. and in
Modification times no firmly supported the
administration of President Jackson. The
nullGers sent a man to challenge him he
protested against settling difficulties in that
manner. but accepted the challenge. and
killed his antagonist at the first shot. lilo
was let alone alter that. lie has always
been leader Of the poor whites In tho war.
fare between them and the slave masters, and
has favored free schools and an extension Oi
the right OF suffrage. .r !
. Geo. W. Buckley. President of the "Gold.
en- Circle" has issued IN executives general
order, dated Fort Warren, june 18th, IN
which lie suspends the labors OF tho "Cir.
clio" until July, 1870 when the congress OF
the order will assemble IN Washington with
open doors.