The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-07-14
For editorial 800 iirst page.

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The White Mountain Bank, Lancaster, N.
H., has suspended. Counterfcits on tho
Lynn Mechanics Bank are In circulation.
Beware Of them. n
The Portland Pres appears in beautiful
new dress. We are glad Of this evidence Of
prosperity on the part Of our ablecontempo-
rary.
The Louisville Journal pcrtinently asks,
"What is the use Of being against abolition
when abolition is fact? Why advocate u
dogs lie when tho dog is dead?" u
Tho Chronicle brands as ridiculously false
the statement that Secretary Seward has
placed his resignation OF the disposal Of the
President. y t. tftIH fllfttfE
WIN. Hutchins Of Penobscot, tho only TO.
naming veteran OF the Revolution In New
England. participated in the celebration
OF the Fourth Of July at Bangor. His mind
remains clear, and his health is good. But
three other Revolutionary patriots remain to
welcome the return OF our national anniver-
sary, viz: Samuel Cook Of Clarendon. New
York, whose agcis unknown Samuel Down.
ing of Ednburg. Saratoga County. N. Y,
aged 100 years, James Bashen Of Missouri,
aged lO2. TH.. .. E'a
james McGrath was murdered on Central
Bridge. Bangor, on the night Of the Bird inst
Tho next morning james Williams. q colorcd
barber, gave himself up rs the perpetrator of
deed. alleging that II was done in selfdefoncc.
lie was committed for trial.
In Chicago they have q killing machine.
An enormous hand, with five terrible claws.
hooks out the unsuspecting pigs from their
pens, hoists them to II gibbbct near by; where
thcy are slain without benefit of clergy, and
then plunged by the same means into scald-
ing water. This porcine guillotine "iinish-
es' fifty pissan hour. T. ....
About 500, 900 of the 500 900 to cndow
Waterville College has been subscribed.
When the sum is securh, it makes good
$4,000. conditionally subscribed. ..
At meeting Of the Directors of the E,gle
Hill Mutual Coal Company, in Boston, IL
was voted to make tho price of coal for the
ensuing month 800 per ton of 224O lbs.
At Petersburg. just before tho evacuation,
many cannon were buried, and head boards
put up at each end, to resemble soldiers
graves The negroes, always loyal to the
North, Immediately revealed tho trick, and
upwards Of 100 feld-pieces have been ex.
humed.
1t is q somewhat singular circumstance
that the owner of the farm upon which the
first battle of they Bull Run) was fought,
is also owner of the house ut Appomattox
Court House. in which the surrender of Lees
army was signed.
An effort is being made to raise tho old
frigato Congress, sunk of Newport News in
the spring Of 1862. .
John T. Ford, the proprietor of tho ia.
nous Ford's Theatre, at Washington, has nd
yertised to open that place OF AMUSEMENT with
the play of the Octoroon. but ut O p. NJ. II
was again taken possession OF by tho War
Department, and strong guards posted at ev-
cry door.
Only 200 rebels have vet been pardoncd
under the terms of the Amnesty Proclama-
ton, but largo number of cases bave been
reported upon Gavorably by Attorney General
Speed, and only await theapproval of the
Executive.
In the Harris case, at Washington, yester-
day. large number OF love letters. dating us
far back IA November, 1856, from the dc.
ceased to the accused, were produced by the
defense to lay the foundation Of o plea Of in.
sanity.