The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-02-09
Che alnion 4 aunrual.
EDITORIAL BREvITIEs.


this country for murder.-SiS empty French
transports have arrived ut Havana, on their
way to Vera Cruz. THIS looks rs though thCy
might be destined to carry hack the French
soldiers The authore--. Frcderika Bremen, |
10 dcad.-Thc authorized circulation Of the
National Banks in this Stata is Si.OOl 500
number Of Banks, GO: amount appor,ioned,
S5,4l5, 0OO:--Tennessee has passed law adj
hitting negro testimony in its Courts, under
restrictions. - Kentucky has again rejected
tho Amendment abollshins slavery, and declar-
I'd that she never will, If she knows herself
ratiiy it. Well, the country knows her, and
charitably considers that she is still member
Of tho Democratic party. That Old Man OF
tho Sea is enough To make anybody not know
h,msclf.-.-FoIsom & Son are to re start tho
manufacture OF oil cloth carpetinc at Roxbury.
Ms~.-An insane man named Ruby has been
arrested for throwing things from the gallery
Of the Senate down on TO the head Of Senator
Wilson. Strange that rs soon as man gets
insane no is 'down" on such men As Wilson,
sumner and Wade, ID is not to be expected
that the jury at the bar Of public opinion will
acquit our coppery brethren on the ground OF
insanity. -Small-pox is raging fearfully at
the South. After war the pestilence.-S2o.,
100 worth Of forged checks were received at
the Boston banks last week.
y The Gardiner Journal says that for the
FIRST time since no kept house his cistern is dry.
That information would DO more valuable, ifI
20 knew how long he had /" kept house"
However wells are low every where in Maine,
and a large portion Of the people are very dry.
The Portland Press says tina, "country pa
Pcrs are to city papers what the veins IN the
human system are to the lungs" and adds,
"about all the metropolitan papers do is to
take up the blood Of the country press, and
supplying il with little educational oxygen,
send il out again" Ia the name OF the pro.
phet, Figs, That educational oxygen" is
rich.-2j0 lives wcrc lo-t last week by the
blowing up Of steamer on the Mississippi riv.
Their and sister, has been sentenced to be hung |
The dostitution and suffering among the
white refugees Of the South is officially report.
ed as much greater than among the freedmen. |
-Garett Davis Of Nv. seems to bc rather
empty in the upper half story. lilo is called
by some Of the irrcyerent, Garrulous Davis,
because he can empty the Senate quicker than
any other man.
- let W believe that God has not brought
us trumphantly through our direrul war, to
leave us now and hand this nation over to thO.c
influences which begat our troubles. In the
Geld the harles. blows and the best burnt pow
der were;ourargumcnts OF reconstruction. Now
the danger is far greater, but right makes
might, and in TINT faith let Nv do our duty
senator Sumner calls the bill from the Joint. |
Reconstruction Committee, ga compromise |
with wrong and has made an able speech a.
gaipst il. While conceding to Mr.. Sumner
pre-eminent ability and distinguished patriot
ism we believe he stands in his own light, and
is injuring the cause for which We all labor.
Admitting for argument sake that the immcli.
ate enfranchisement Of the blacks is desirable
pr Sc, il Is impractcable and can not be direct
ly obtained. Shall We refuse all light because
the sunshine does not come through our parti.
cular pane OF glass iu ono particular window
No matter how il comes, il il bring light and
warmth.-No full moon this month, and
the like will not happen again for nineteen
ycap-Our foreign advices state that the
cattle scourge Is on tho increase. health
Of Gen. Cass is failipg.-Gen. Grant has
given $1,000 to q Methodist church in Wash.
ingtou. The General is a Methodist Of the
church militant, but il is because his method
Of fighting Lee was 80 triumphant.
y Look out for diseased pork. Such pork
contains small animals which can only be kill.
ed by boiling. When taken into the human
stomach they spread through the veins and ar.
teries and cause an excruciating death, to pre-
vent which there is no known remedy. The
disease is called trichine.-Tho President
has recognized the Dominican Republic.
The screw steamship London. from Liverpool,
foundcred in the bay Of Biscay, and 900 souls
went down with her. Sixteen persons, previ- |
ousy to the sinking Of the ship, and who put
or in elk cared boat, wcrc saved.-The U.
s. Steamer Narcissus, bound for New York
from New Orleans, was wrecked of Tampa
Bay on the third ult., and thirty persons GALL
on board) perished.-Some Of our eastern ex
changes have nominated Gen. Chamberlain for
our next Governor. When that nomination is
made we beg to he counted in, but the General
j. young man and can afford to wait, besides,
"Old Bowdoin'' can not dispense with his ser.
vices very we'll.
IOur Southern brethren in Miss. are MUIR
during the Agents Of the Frecdmeu's Bureau.
john q. Sinclair has been nominated by
tho copperheads Of New Hampshire, for Gov
ernor.-ln response to colored delegation
which waited upon tho President on wednes-
day, Mr.. johnson said that IL his past action
did not show his friendship for the black race,
nothing he could say would assure them. lie
repeated, tina, if none other appeared. he
would be their Moses, but he would not lead
them to destruction which would surely await
them, II they were cnfranchi.ed Immediately.
--ruesdayIs Portland Press contained the
valcdie'ory Of J. I. Gilman Esq. its editor.in
chief. lie announces his intention Of ,.,;,;r,
from the profession, and leaving the Stats. Ia
has welded strong and vigorous pen alva,,
in the interest Of Freedom since his connection
-;,h the Press and wa wish him manv ham,,