The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-03-17
General Summary.

Jog sold as low as LA. LII
Abraham Lincoln Is the only Northern man
ever reelected President Of the United
States. w. o. ~ -
The Paris Washington dispatch says Rich
mond papers of Monday arc filled with &C.
counts OF Sheridan's exploits in the vicinity
Of Richmond. IIo has evidently created great
CONSERVATION among the rebels.
Information from the Army OF the Poto.
mao. speaking Of Shcrman's success In de.
stroying the Lynchburg Railroad at several
points, INJECTING severe damage on the canal.
g., says he Is on his way to the White
House, and that military officers high IN an.
thority claim this 70 tho must important raid
Of the war. -r .... .,....,
On the morning of the llth scouts from
Sherman's army reached Wilmington with
tho news that Shernan's army had reached
Fayetteville. N. q and were encamped In
the immediate vicinity. quietly resting his
army preparatory to another march north.
ward. 1rsal hr. vi'Tr f 'i"h8ni
Negroes are coming into Newborn in droyes.
frightened by the prospect OF being drawn into
the rebel armies. They say II they must fight
they will fight for the North. auF 80
The Herati's Newbern correspondence says
n number Of our prisoners have reached there,
having escaped while being removed from Flor.
epoe to Salisbury. They state that the PRISON.
ers are guarded By boys from fourteen 70 SIX
teen years Of age. '4rrl aHi .f .r.b /
The Times Washington dispatch says the
government soon expects to hear from Sher.
man via Wilmington. The last heard Of John.
ston was that he Was Laundering In the swamps
near Yalkin River. Beauregsrd Is terrifying
Raleigh and Gollsboro', but Is already terrified
mt the npparition NJ our cooperating column
advancing from Newborn. moo .l'7-.
A rebel Lieutenant, who came into our lines,
reports that fifteen hundred OF the three thou.
sand rebel wounded In the battle Of Hatcher's
Run, frozs to death on the field.
The Russian authorities are building sixteen
monitors. They are built exactly according to
tho American monitors Of the Passaic class,
with the addition OF some Of the latest improve O.
ments tested in this country.
A terrible railway accident occurred on the
Opclousa (La Railroad on Friday last.
train having on board the 33d Illinois, ran OF.
or horse, which threw eleven cars from the
track, instantly killing ten and severely wound.
ing 80, several VI whom will probably not re.
,Oyer.
We are told by Charleston correspondent
that ''The grave Of Calhoun. In st. Philips
churchya ard, Is but tomb made of brick, sur.
mounte by slab of marble, upon which Is
the single word, Calhoun Small bushes
grow around, which had the appearance OF be.
ing lately trimmed. Shells have struck oil
around II, and fragment has taken of por.
ton from the marble slab which covers oil that
remains Of the first secessionist.'
We see II stated that DR.. N. T. True Of Beth
el takes the place Of ths late DIR. Holmes as
senior editor Of the Maine Farmer.
The President has appointed Hon. John P.
Hale as U. s. Minister to Spain, and the Senate
has confirmed the appointment. ur
A movement among the $50, 900 Germans
in New York is on foot to promote AiDcrican
observance Of tho Sabbath.
A guerrilla party, led by nephew OF e1'
Gov, Lotcher Of Va. was attacked and dis
persed with loss of of 10 killed. on Thurs.
day night, on the Upper Potomac. by de-
tuCuIu0HS VI OutON CtNhhy
An eruption of Mount Etna took place dur
ing the night Of Jan. 81, after several earth.
quake shocks. At tho latest dates irom
MIessina tho lava was flowing rapidly, and
several villages were in danger.
The whole amount Of taxes collected in
this District from January /. 1864. to Dec.
IL, 1864, 10 $500, 254,Gl Whole expense
Of collecting, including COLLECTORS commits
sions. pay Of deputies, clerks, stationary.
fuel. lights, rent, and all other expenses OF
tho Office, Is $939l AZ which ia lcss than one
and one twentieth Of one psr cent. on the
amount collected. lt sr #a
The abbrevation generally adopted for the
new State Of Nevada, is" Ma"
On the Fourth OF March two coasters, ".
ing ut Rockland. had their flags run up
Union down. The captains received friend.
ly calls from some Of the patriotic citizens OF
Rockland, and In an amazing short space Of
time the flags were changed. The captains
were tough cases. and their conversation WIS
little less than miraculous. .g.J H
Among the papers found in E.rly's bag
gage was letter from JEFF. Davis In reply to
n petition of the soldiers to have the war
brought to close, Ms they had fought four
years and accomplished nothing Davis re-
ply is simply Characteristic. Ito simply ex.
presses tho hope that It does not represent
the feelings Of u majority OF HE men. ..
A letter from Charleston says that q great
number Of the torpcdoes sunk by tho rebels
in the harbor there were filed with sawdust,
by man who wis employed to load them.
He was Union man Of course. Dogs
List year about 1000 900 gallons OF wine
and 200 900 gallons Of brandy were produc-
ed in California-abo ak gallons Of vino |
and one-third gallon Of brandy to each To-
habitant.
An iron.clad flcct Of fifteen vessels hns Como
up Jnmcs river to attend to tho rebel rams,
who will bc likely to "hnul in their horns"
Hon. james Harlan. U. y. Senator, has
been unanimously confirmed AZ Secretary OF
the Interior, in place Of Judge Usher.
Parson Brownlow was ole ted Governor Of
Tennessee. on the 18th inst. He received In
Memphis 1856 votes, to Ito scattering.
The Lewiston Journal says that on Thurs.
day Boston runner brought three Sweeds
to be enlisted at Auburn. They were exam
ined and passed. On being clothed they
claimed they had been promised they should
enter the Navy. Capt. Morrill, finding they
had been enlisted under false pretenses made
the broker di-gorge 81, 725 and the men paid
back the $500 each, saving S2,625.
The naval appropriation hill which passed.