The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-11-10
GENERAL SUMMARY.
n The monster wirz is to be hung,today.

Y The monster Wirz is to be hung,today.
E3-It is now thought that jeff. Davis will
be let OF without trial. tmr.
- Locomotives and cars used on military
railroads have been sold to Southern railroad
companies to the amount of upward Of two
hundred millions Of dollars, on credit.
II The New Workers arc quite frightened at
the cholera, over twenty cases on the German
emigrant ship, now ut quarantine, having ter
minated fatally. Gotham. il wo may believe
its inhabitants is the nastiest city in the world,
and vision OF grim.visaged Death may not be
so mdidpropos, IL Barebones shall be- fought
away with clean broom.
~ We learn that DR.. WIN. w. Green, who
latterly held the position OF lecturer upon sur.
gerry in the Pittsficld Medical School, was last
Friday appointed to the professionally of sur
gerry at Brunswick. DR.. Green is native Of
Waterford, Oxford, Co.
~ Hon. +. Rollins of New Hampshire,
has been appointed Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue in place ofllop. w. NJ. Orion, resign
oil.
Y The Bangor Wing, understands that the
friends Of the Hon. Joseph II Williams, Of
Augusta, will insist upon his becoming candi-
date for Speaker Of the next House Of Rep.
rcsentatiyes Of our State.
- Tie Mississippi Legislature proposes to
set apart twenty-five per cent, of the public
debt rs pay the State debt tax. A tax is to be
levied for the support Of disabled rebel soldiers,
their widows and children. A bill was also in.
trni nat IN NAL th., 20
provide separate cars for negroes and to sus-
State for certain time.
wSt. Croix Courier IL the name of new
neat weekly paper, the first number of which
we have received from st. Stephen, N. B., the
town directly opposite Calais. .. ..H.
81 Joseph Creel, who was two years old
when Washington was born, is still living in
Wisconsin. aged 1870. Hc shews and smokes
to excess, ana the Doctor thinks that IL he
would stop that, no might live to be On old
man. p, '.f rHH WOO .
y On the IA of April, Orsini, Charlotte
Corday, Ravaillac, and Booth committed their
crimes, and William H.. Anne, George l.,
George H., George ILL.,, George w., William
u
Saturday. These IRE strange circumstances in
history. ,.. sr... l.r 10 ... MS
~ An aged lady. rs we learn from the Rock.
land Gazette, Mrs. Eleanor Buckminster, aged 20
years, was burned 10 death in that city last FRI
day. She was alone, her daughter having gone
to spend the day with neighbour. Her clothes
caught FIRE from, the stove, and before she could
extnguish them she was so burned rs to be help
less, and in this shocking manner, died. ri
y An exchange says that Abd-el.K ader bought
his wives while In Paris. Abd.el isn't the man We
took him for. "F' r.. .lFf $500 .'t
y The copperheads Of the 9th District Of
MASSACHUSETTS, nominated Rep. T. ]. Greenwood
rs their candidate for Representative to Congress.
Why don't we hear q howl from the copperhead
press about clergymen interfering with politicsi
. Tom thumb has been sued for an income
tax in England. ....r.s..
IA new daily radical republican paper,
with s5oo, 900 capital, is talked ofat New York.
y The sheep fever in Vermont continues. A
ram lamb was lately sold for $1,000, two year.
lngs for $500 each. and another for $4,000 re
1.-THE currency Of the country Is estimated
at q thousand million dollars.
n Il has been decided In the New York Court
Of Appeals that National bonds held as security
and n basis for negotiations, such as shares In Ma
tional Banks created by Congress, are subject to
State taxation. ....0 -. - 80. - -
~ The watchman, the Orange organ At Tor.
onto, declares that Il has positive Information
OF n contemplated invasion Of the province. that
600 armed men were In Toronto, that mcmbers of
the government are fraterniling with: Fenians.
that the Premier winks at the contemplated AT.
tempt to take the provinces from British con-
netion. The Grand Mastor Of the Orangemen
has issued manifesto declaring that Fcnisns arc
arming, and calling 0raugemen to arms.
~ The lime business in Rockland is yery
prosperous at tho present time; the price d
higher than usual, and tho demand grost.
TThe business men Of South Montyillo and
vicinity are moving to start wooden factory
at that place. ,..... ~. ....,.
= Tho Georgia Convention has como 10 its
senses and repudiatcd the State war debt, by
vote Of 1873 to ll7.-lt 10 said that the French
Minister at Washington asdcmanded bis pass,
ports. lit 10 said that Montgomery Blair, and
old Blair himself, don't understand tho rusul,
Of tho elections.-At the time Of. surrender
Lees army numbered 5000. and Johnson's,
81. 900 -Ssverdhurrican, in theIsland ofCuba,
Rebellion among the blacks 10 Jamaica
Great exciteusnt In Canada on account OF The
fenians. frontier is TO DO garrisoned BY
LAO, 900 troops.