The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-02-03
MXINE.
The President has signed the House bill
sbolishing slavery. :.

A largo fro has occurred at Savannah. and
m attempt made to blow up the arsenal
there, containing 80 tons Of powder.
One steamer and three schooners. laden with
conaseated cotton from Savannah, arc hourly
looked for at New York. The greater portion
Of this cotton arriving Il to be stored In Brook
lyn, and ~ soon - one thousand bales srs ~
oeived the sale will DO commenced.
A Savannah letter Of the 10th to the Tunes,
says the last of Gen. Sherman's army would
leave that city on the 10th. Two divisions OF
the 10th corps were ct Branchville, 8. G., when
last heard from.
Tho Canadian Courts have decided to give
up to tho United States Burnley, the Lake Erie
raider. Eel. stoossf. lseNfl
A great Gre in Butf,lo. n Y, list week,
destroyed $3.50 600 worth Of property before
Il could no subdued. Three members of \
hose company were killed by falling wall.
Il Is said that the Commissioners appoint.
ed to locate the Agricultural College have &C.
lected Brunswick "a q suitable place. The
institution will be connected with the College
there. --r, !,
A writer TO the Boston Advertiser says the
has turned the corner 90 far rs the Navy De.
partment is concerned. No more vessels will
be- bought, very few more contracts for build
ing vessels will be made. There are seamcn
enough. Many officers worthy Of important
commands are being ordered home and will
be laid up; Others will soon he ordered TO ft
for foreign service. The European squadron
will be Immediately re.established, and the
Pacific and South American squadron re-or-
ganised and increased. 90
Il is stated that rebel money IL 90 plenti
full in Sherman's camp that the men light
their pipes with fifty dollar bills. and kindle
their fires with Eve thousand dollar Georgia
State bonds. .u ....
On Friday shocking accident happened
on the G. T. X. r. at Mechanic Falls. A
lad 10 years old named Frederick Bonney.
while attempting to get upon train in mo.
ton, fell and was thrown upon tho track,
the car-wheel passing over him and killing
him Instantly. His body was severed almost
In two and his neck Decentralization Jour
nal. M
By applying aquafortis to the surface Of
steel previously frightened, II immediately
produces black spot. IL applied to iron the
metal remains clear. but looks little dull
where the acid touches II. By this test. iron
may be known from steel, rs the smallest
vein OF either will be distinguished BY its 20
culiar sign. r .r..
In Leominster, Canada West, o young
girl who gave birth to three children, Is un.
der arrest for drowning them all in water
pail. ''
An "honest man" in Hartford failing to OBJ
tain work. was unable To supply his family
with food for seven days, and his little five
year old daughter starved to death.
The Herald publishes the rebel army roster
obtained, Il says, from most authentic source
which shows their full strength ut only 1853 900
scattered from James TO Rel river, and from
the Atlantic coast to Indian Territory. II also
shows Lees army TO be their main dependence.
A telegraph from Wilmington reports the
capture oithe steamer Tallahassee at New Inlet
on the 18th.
We are indebted to Messrs Banks. Gould and
Shaw for Legislative documents; also to Vice
President Hamlin for bound volumes Of the
Congressional Globe.
We learn that the effort to establish Gym
nasum in this city, Is likely to Be success, 10
It Is meeting with good encouragement. Bath
Times 20, .. ....
The disappearance Of the Rev. Mr.. Shock.
minister of Lutheran church In New YORK
city, o few daysago, has been partially explained
by a letter which was found among his papers,
addressed to his sister, bequeathing her thou
sand dollars In money asking her not to grievs
for him-and stated that he was "going 70 his
rest" TWAS shocking bad way OF getting
rid Of responsibility.
Ofnll the coast forts seized by the rebels and
which Mr.. Lincoln, In his inaugural. declared
It the duty Of the Government ~ ere possess"
the only one not now In our possession Is Fort
Sumter.
The plan Of the new Town Hall In Auburn
has been drawn by J. c. Bryant Esq, Of Bos::
ton. The building will DO an ornament and
crent to the town. 1t will be 90 feet long by
GO wide-l2 feet longer anil number Of feet
wider than the old hall. Four stores will pro.
badly be built beneath the Hall. The building
will be brick and the stores hre.pr0of The en-
trance to the Hall will probably be on the wes-
tern end.-Lepislon Journal '
The closing up Of Wilmington harbor releas
es n considerable number OF vessels from active
service, and the Wabash AMI Colorado have al.
ready been ordered home, and will be LAID NJ,
temporarily ut least. r...f#,t r.
General Thomas has made the Tennessee Riy-
err southwest VI Nashville the base Of his
future opei ations. We think there Is no truth
in the report that Hood had determined to for
tify Corinth, for the purpose OF going into win
ter quarters there. Tupello, where dispatch
from Beauregard locates Hood, 10 6fty miles
south Of Corinth, on the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad. nIr .t'tu 70 i'
Attention Is invited to the advertisement Of
the State Norm.l School, at Pennington, In
another column. 'I
The Smithsonian Institute at Washington Was
nearly destroyed by Hre on Tuesday. Much
valuable and rirc property was consumed.
The New York detective policemen, acting
under order from General Dix, have spprehen-
ded four rebel spies. ono OF whom Is known to
have been connected with the recent hotel-burD.
Ing conspiracy. Tho name OF Capt. Bell, one
Of the prisoners has bcen revealed; but Gen.
Dix thinks Il prudent to disclose no other name
until other arrests shall have been made. The
prisoners have been incaroerated In Fort La
fayetts,. there to be tried by court-martial I'm.
medately. .i.'..lt
General Butler meeting Judge Kelley the
day after Fisl stabbed him. said he regarded
the assault as an earnest desire TO restore the
Union as It was. fetie .:e u
The Richmond Sentinel OF the 18th states
that Breckenridge has been appointed Score
tary Of War. Hoods farewell address to his
army Is published. Dick Taylor succeeds