The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-06-01
EDITORIAL BREv1TIEs.

EA destructive fire occurred at vi "!
Pa. May 9th. One half the business pa
Of the town is said to be in ashes, 80
40 dwelling houses, 8 hotels, churc''' aau
seminnry. are n mass OF ruins; 10 ia'n,'es
are suddenly made homeless. Tho view
S.hooI p,.shv,er;an Assembly in session last
week a, 81. Louis Mo. passed resolutions IN
c,vor Of the Frcedmen's Bureau, endorsing
,be Civil Rights BILL and sustaining Congress
in regulating the Suffrage question declaring
that leading rebels ought to be punished
Piusburg Ia. reports large fire destroying
10 buildings. Loss quite heavy.-Canada
elections show that the confederation scheme
is gaining favor with the peoplc.-Brnzil, it
is said is about to open Up Amazon to the
free navigation Of oil nations.-Fench
troops are said to be leaving Mexico. Max
imillian had better go with them, and thus
end his one horse power Empirc.-A hill
of the meats furnished Jeff. Davis has been
published. Il shows that he fares sumptuous-
ly every day.-New Haven Ct. has voted to
exclude colorcd children from the public
schools. Such places are not deserving of
negroes. is said that man up in Ray
mond has struck coal while ploughing. He
will probably "strikc lie next."-Two gen.
tlemen, long residents Of Richmond Va, who
were on the Grand Jury, which found true
bill against jeff. Davis, deem !, unsafe to re-
main in that city and are closing up their bust.
ness preparatory to leaving, on account of
having become the objects OF bitter persecu-
ton. A pity our soldiers had not other du-
ties, year ago last April, instead Of putting
out the fires Of that contemplate city.
- Congress Hall, Saratoga, was burned
Monday nigh. Loss s2O0, 0O0, insured sil7,-
OOO.--Par Of the French troops have alrea.
dy left Mexico.-A new Freedmen's Blu
reau bill has passed the House by a vote of
96 to 81, and some arc Of the opinion that MIR.
Johnson will sign it.-lt is said that John
l.. Swift Of the Washington Republican is to
he editor of the new Johnson paper to be
started in Boston. The Administration need
be in hurry to secure apolosizers in Massa.
chusetts, for that State is wonderfully unani-
mous.-NIrs. Cobb Is still visitor ut the
White Hotisc.-Florida taxes the negroes
oftha, wretched little State three times where
the whites are taxed once. That is because
the whites IRE aiiaid il the black is not crush
cd by taxation and oppression, he will prove
himself their superior, and they have guessed
right.-Reports from Illinois say the hay
crop Willie light, but the wheat looks fine.
The cops in this State are discussing
whom they shall nominate us their candidate
for Governor; DR.. Buxton of GOrham is men.
toned, also Colonel Johnson Of Belfast. "lt's
of no consequence" and we rather like this
display of forc.ortlained men; besides, it plea
scs them, and don't hurt us.-We mention
ed last week that the "lost art" of hardening
copper had been discovered. We suspect
that the inventor has only discovered harden
eel copperheads.- democratic" candi-
date for Governor in Pennsylvania, Holster City,
mcr, is to be ahisted' and made to resign, be-
cause his politics are SO Questionable to the
President that they despair Of getting the
Mosaics to vote for him, and consequently a
new candidate is to be proclaimed. This con-
cedes the election Of Gen. Geary, and he may
safely go to work upon his inaugural. lea
rose by any other name would smcllas sweet"
conversely rotten party under any other
name would smell as bad, and this changing
leaders won't help the rank and file in the
least "'rhings is working" have as
great dislike to long speeches rs any one Of
our readers can possibly have, and very rare
publish them; but the speech Of Senator Nye
will amply repay careful perusal, and will
more than compensate for the loss Of the us,l-
al variety upon the first page.
~ 1t will cost S26,00QOO0 to repair the
levecs Of the Mississippi river from Cairo to
the Gulc-The prospect for n good apple
crop this year is encouraging.--Thc bill Of
fare to which jeff. Davis is treated is publish
cd. and is more luxurious or luscious than
that of any editor in this State, our own table
not excepted! jeff, poor devil, is doubtless
dyspcptict because he is not able to digest his
situation; but farther than this, he is as well
rs could he expected, and, like old Blair, he
refuses to die and get out Of the way of man.
kind.-The President onlcrs that the pirate
Scmmes shall not he allowed to hold the
office Of Probate Judge TO which he has bccn
elected. lsn't this interfering with State
Rights? II the State Of Alabama has n right
to assume its old political status in the Union,
Johnson is wrong; but Johnson is not wrong
in this, and what then ?-Without doubt
the threatened war in Europe will pcaccably
solve the Mexican imbroylio, by leaving Max.
to settle his difficulty HIMSELF which is equiv
alcnt to settling his "hasl," to short metre
tune. Right, rear, fore and aft Admiral
Semmcs is in Washington petitioning for a
PARTON to enable him to hold office. He will
get il, because the President is determined to
make rebels suffcr.-Ono Of our "Demo'
cratic" exchanges in loud article to the nnk
and file, urges them to ''raise their banners"
That won't do; it it suggestive Of petticoats
and hoop skirts, and is mean fling ut its
patron saint, jeff.