The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-03-03
BIDDEFORD,
General Summary.

Every Dern buu St0fon0uSo IN Belfast me-, ID
packed, solid with hay. not only upon the
tatoes are selling at 90 cents, butter 50, hard
wood ut SO to SO per cord.
Kentucky has refused to ratfy the constitu.
tional amendment by o vote in the Senate Of
- to 81, and in the House. Of 20 to So. As
will be seen this State is still Democratic.
Our legislature has passed the Military. bill
enrolling all between the ages Of 10 and IS, and
creates IN active militia of those under "a.
A dispatch states that Gen. Singleton and
JudgelIughcs. late Of the Court Of Claims, left
Washington for Richmond on Wednesday, the
President havins given them passes through
the object Of their visit Is to impress upon the
Rebel leaders the folly Of protractiug hope
less contest. .....-
Advices from New Orleans state that Kirby
Smiths army still refuses to cruss to tho cast
side of the Mississippi. Two attempts have
been made to move the men, and II Is thought
All the Union prisoners at Camp Ford, Texas,
have been exchanged. ..-
BY steamship Memphis, from Charleston Bar
on the 2ist, We learn the new blockade runner
steamship Deer, with o cargo OF liquors, was
captured In the harbor on the night OF the 18th
inst, while running up towards the city. her
officers being ignorant Of the change OF affairs
there. IrF fs.#.r. f-r. vm '.
Ono Of Duponts powder mills, near vii
mington, Del exploded on the 18th, killing
three Of the employees.
The subscriptions to the Seven Thirty loan
on Saturday amounted to SO, 900 900. Total
for the week, S27 900 900 and since the 1st OF
February, $6s.ooo.oo
From New Orleans We learn that on the 18th
inst. the Legislature ratified the Constitutional
Amendment, only one Senator voting 10 the
negative, and that the draft began on the 18th.
The House Of Representatives has repealed
that clause In the conGscation act which pro-
hibits the forfeiture Of the estate OF rebels be-
yond their natural lives, by majority Of one.
Fort Sumter was found by our forces to
mount nine guns,-four columbiads and Eve
hvwitzers.
Dumas talks constantly Of coming to Amcri-
CO. They say he will deliver lectures or read
his works, and ut the satne time he will publish
a journal of his travels, illustrated profusely.
He will bring six secretaries and six draughts.
men with him. After visiting Eastern North
America, he will 90 to Mexico. Cuba, and Bra
ill. and thence to California, next to the Pacific,
Archipelago, Japan, China, India, and Austria.
LIN. Dumas Is sixty-four years old.
Late English papers announce the arrival ct
Liverpool, aud departure thence for London
and the Continent, of Maj. Gen. Mcclellan
and family.
The votes Of Maine and California were near
~ equal at tho late Presidential election.
Maine pollcd l06.l4 votes, California l05, 073,
excluding several precincts for informality In
tho returns. In Maine the majority for Lin.
coin was II ,3i4, in California, 1880.
A Troy alderman got married the other day
and had q rather thrilling time on his wedding
tour. He was two days In getting to Buffalo
on account Of the snow, was in the American
Hotel in that city when II was burned down,
and on his way to Chicago was thrown over an
embankment twenty feet high by railroad ac-
cident, badly bruising him and his new wife.
The couple are now In Chicago, recovering
from their injuries and getting courage to try
the return trip.
We have been shown by Mr.. j. E. Nc
Kenney of West Danvile some specimens Of
lead taken from hill 2 2 miles from Bry
ants Pond Station on tho g. Il. r. r. The
vein was discovered several years ago in max.
ing a road. It's on @. A. Jackson's land.
The vein on the surface is foot wide. Prob
ably hero is an opportunity to "strike ilo."
Specimens Of the ore may BIO seen OF this Of.
fce. There is large demand now for cold
lead. The most extensive operator is Ulys-
ses S. Grant-the gentleman who for some
time past has been assidously cultivating the
acquaintance OF Richmond Lclc,ston Jour
nal. .......
Tho Herald's James river correspondent
learns that Lee has gone south, leaving john
ston in command ut Richmond. Reports Of
Lees intention to abandon Richmond and
Petersburg are renewed. Dcserters continue
to arrive inlarge numbers.
The President has commissioned rs Surgeon
of volunteers. with the rank OF Major, DR..
Delany, a black nan. He will be ordered to
report TO Gen. Saxon, to organize tho ncdi.
cal department Of the colored recruits.
The President IA authorized to issue proc
lamation to disorders, promising pardon to
those who return to their duty within sixty
days. Those who do not 50 return IRE to be
forever.
The Raleigh IN. O. Progress openly mp |
plauds Sherman, and says that terms Of an
honorable peace woro submitted by President
Lincoln to the rebol peace commissioners.
II Is estimated that the capture Of Charles
ton and Fort Anderson, together with the
certain capture OF Mobile before two weeks
moro will lbsate at least twenty-five thous.
and men from the navy, who can DO organ
zed into corps for offensive operations on
and.
Estimates Of Gen. Lss's strength, made
rom the best authority, prove him to have
rom &C, 900 to $4,000 men, of which, IL is
supposed. he has rent South to Beauregard
rom 10000 to $4,000. f -'ar
"Lons John Abbott" Democratic poll.
ician OF some little notariesy, WAS arrested
n Boston last weak for forging two $500.
,hecks. Some time ago ho haransued his
w-democrats at North Berwick; but the
asst wo heard Of him prior to his arrest, no
vas trying to buy out tho Saco Democrat.
A paper having started tho story tina, Pres
dent Lincoln sent the rebel commissioners q
,asket Of champagne to console them on
i
heir return trip, the Rockland Gazette says
bs .totement would hardly tally with the