The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-12-15
NUMBER 81.
- The Worlds Washington despatch saws
Gen. Carl Schurs has been selected WuhIneton
CORRESPONDENT Of tho Tribune. -,

y The Worlds Washington desnatcb ..v,
/ Gen. Carl Schurs has been selected w Wasbiueton
correspondent Of tho Tribune. ~, -"
II - Gen. Fitzpatrick, acting under in,true.
tions from w Washngton. will sail for Valparaiso
on the 2lst inst. from New York. .,rT
81 The indefatissbls energy Of Barnum q
manifested In the fact that no has already o.
tablisbed museum Of over 100 900 curiosities
In quite asplendid building. 'O'' ~
81 A juvenile magazine. similar In chsras.
ter and plan to sour Young Folks" 10 TO b
published in Portland, BY Brown Thunsou.1
a' ~ The Savings Bank Of San Francisco has
; on deposit, $500, ,7Os--tho depositon recsiv.
ing u per cent. in gold. ain sH.1 D. .m.a vi
- The railroads ini Florida did not suffer
much damage during tho wal, in comparison
to other Southern rosds, and most OF them are
In full operation. f,.p ......,,., ms.
y Gen. Hooker has been confined to his
room for several weeks by illness, and bis dis.
ease has assumed q iorm that GAUGES much ap.
prehsnsion to his friends. Or" o. lnn'e
. E Tho Herald's Fortress Monroe corrcspon-
dent Gays samples OF complete variety Of guns.
. used BY our army and tho rebels during the
war arc being shipped Tor use Of tho cadets st
West Point. =. r...,..r.,. ....r
e The Indiana House Of Representatives
ha: passed q resolution inquiring into the e1.
pediency OF licensing locomotive engineers,
making them all pass examination a. to quali-
6cations and moral character. v iN 'Is.l
- The PASSPORT Sentinel says that twenty.
6vo barrels Of picked herriugs were examined
on board the steamer Now Brunwick on Mon.
day Of last week, and q ten gallon keg ol liquor
was found In each Of them.
V Official reports, just published, show
that In Northern and Northwestern Arkansas
there are 100 900 individuals widows, orphans,
decrepid people, old and young) who have
been left entirely destitute BY the war. mn
~ Canadian papers that have been regard.
cd as OF strong secession proclivities declare
that Saunders 10 q "nuisance," that he has cost
Canada more than million of dollars, aud he
ought to have sufficient dcccncy to leave the
country. TrI s' 'a| riE
~ The Bangor Times says that Timothy
Richards, man about 70 years Of age, disap.
pearcd from Prospect last Tuesday morning. lt
Is supposed he drowned himself In Ct OF men,
tai depression, as bis hat and boots wcro found
on the bank near tho water.
~ II Is reported that the contents of tho
papers found on the arrest OF the Penian Head
Centre In Ireland wero tho cause OF tho con.
centration of troops ut Isle aux Noix, Canada,
to Illustrate any attempt at invasion made by
the Fenians by tho way OF Lake Champlain.
g Jacob Barker, !!elccted representative 10
Congress from Louisiana, Is SO years Of age.
He was born In what Is now Perkins, In this
State, otherwise called Swan Island, Dec. ITO.
When boy ho moved to New York, and later
In life 70 New Orleans. --.-..,.,
u Texas. It is reported, 10 not 10 as good
condition as has been supposed. One splendid
farm Of one thousand acres, containing two
tenements, gin houses, &C., &C.. sold for $1,000
cash. No money 10 In circulation. Tho poor.
or people will be In almost state oi destitu.
tion during the next year, until crops mature.
81 The now U. 8 Senators from Alabama
are Provisional Governor Parsons, who was IN
old Whig, o lawyer OF ability, opposed 70 So
cession, but event with his State: and Geo.
s. Houston, for scveril years Democratic
member OF Congress, Of fair talents, strong
partisanship, but much personal popularity.
Both arc about sixty years Of ago. ','. $500. r
- Tho rapidity with which the trade and
former prosperity Of Georgia 10 rsviving Is per.
fectly astonishing. A constant stream of i'm.
ports is passing into every city and town. Tho
railroads destroyed BY the Federal armies. with
the exception Of tho Central, havo loug since
been repaired, and they arc now taxed 70 their
utmost to meet tho demands mado upon them.
gA Philadslphis woman, whose husband
went to the war, and was supposed to DO killed,
had parted with her jewelry and finer clothing
to keep herself from starving. and was upon
the verge Of starvation, when sho lately rc-
ceived letter informing her that her husband
had made 100000 by cotton spcculations In
Mississippi, and bad died leaving her the
money. .... B.. ..ri.rsEr ...f.i .gi.. ..rf