The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-09-15
BIDDEFORD,
General Summary.

General Summary.
A horse.thief committed suicide In Au
gusta, Me.
Il d said that Champ Ferguson ID dying
Well. lot him. II ho viii, d,e Of his own o.
cord. =. 90
A New York paper nays tho railroads hav,
to kill good share Of their customers !,
keep the aggregate within their capacity y
transportation. g h n q N
Chicago papers say their city Is at th'
mercy of rats. Do they refer 10 the pres'n
fashion Of dressing the hair OF the fair sex
medium" in London commences pro
oeedings ut his scances with tho solemn no
quest, "Sperrits 10 requested to rap up loud
COS o. the buses. ...'.t -..i .., r..
The iron.clad rams arc nearly useless in q
storm. A ram can't contend with the weth
4 er. I'll. af
A baby in its cradle was eaten up by pig
in Kilkenny, Ireland. ,,,.- .-~ -.
Unsuccessful spinsters on their way home
from I watering places are called "Our 70.
turning veterans" Saucy!
A darnsd good .invention-the knitting
machine. .r. r...
Tho regular army Is rapidly flling up
with rations.
A man 90 years old, was robbed in New
York Of $50, which he had laid aside to buy
q coffin with. Tho Providence Journal
thinks he will hardly DO able now "to pay
the debt" Of nature. $500
A lady in Philadelphia fell from buggy,
hit the back OF hor head and would have
dashed her bruins out but for her waterfall.
Chief Justice Manhall's granddaughter
has applied Tor food In Richmond to keep
from starving;
Joe Johnston has been appointed Prcsi-
dent Of the Richmond and b.nyillc Rail.
road. ....
The dead bodies of mother and child
were found in nm uttic in New York. The
verdict Of the jury was that the former died
from intcmperancc and the latter lrom star
vstion.
An interesting trial took place in Raven
ma, Ohio, last week, under tho Ohio liquor
law. A returned soldier named Greer. while
in state of intoxication, was robbed of one
hundred and two dollars by some unknown
persons. Ills wife brought suit Tor damages
against the saloon keeper whosold him. the
liquor, and obtained verdict in her favor
Of one hundred and forty dollars.
Col. Shaw. Of Rhode Island, now in com.
mand ut Indianola, Texas. writes home that
the government contracts for excellent beef,
dressed and delivered there, at SIR cents per
pound.
Hc OF the Portsmouth Chronicle has been
ut Wells and at Old Orchard
Beach, in fact "dolng" those places and ev.
cry body that would stand treat; he then
prints in foreign language an account Of
his perambulations.
The boilers In Ohio will be left A. Long
distance behind In the election.
All the camp meetings this year wero very
attended-except Geo. Grants,
some months ugo. .
The election in Wilmington, DEL, on
Tuesday, resulted in the success Of every
Union candidate in every precinct in the city.
A bull got loose in New York last week d
and lirst had u fight with q policeman, who
used up locust club and ak shots OF re-
volver in the contest, and was twice tossed
into the air. Pursuing his way through
street, the animal tossed boy
through second story window, stripped a
crinolinc from young lady, and finally sunk
from the effects Of tho wounds he had 70.
ceived. ....... .....
The French have occupied chihuahua.
Juarez and his cabinet fed To FL Paso, which |
Is at present the headquarters OF the Mexi.
can government. The indications IRE that
Juarez will soon be driven from this last loot |
hold On Mexican soil and become fugitive
within the borders Of the United States.
Internal revenue receipts are getting big. |
Last Monday. they wcro $4,000 900. At
the same rate for year, our annual income |
would be considerably above 81 800, 900 900 |
without counting what is collected ut those
delightful institutions, tho custom houses.
Two years Of such an income would leave Us
almost without debt or taxes.
The Rutland Herald publishes list OF
elected In Vermont, log Of
whom are Republicans and 7 Democrats.
Runyon, the democratic nominee of New |
jersey, says the radicals arc trying TO carry
,ut o diabolical design Of making the black |
man superior to the. white. Wo think tho
project will succeed, IL Runyon be taken a.
! type. ra .Ffrm f#,-.. .1u-rss
The Commissioner OF Freedmen in Missile
'ippi gives most encouraging account. OF
$4,000 freedmen in the State, only 5000
ire subsistcd by tho government. The col.
,red farms are aourishing. ri
English papers think the Encouragement
" the Atlantic Cable Is distinctly proved by
he admission of those on board tho Great
sIstcrn. that they lett IL in charge Of buoys!
About forty persons in Giles c,unty. Ten
,essce, who were declared outlaws by mill.
AIRY authorities, have been shot or hanged
within three weeks. ..... .. ....
Gen. Lee, in accepting tho Presidency Of
Washington College, Lexington. Va, says;
1t IL the duty OF every citizsn In the pres
mt condition Of the country TO do all 10 HE
,ower to aid in the restoration oi prnce and
harmony, and in no way 10 oppose the poll
y of tho state or general government d.
ected to that object" rarhg 1a'u3 81
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