The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-08-17
GENERAL SUMMARY.

EVA Memphis dispatch Of LIST inst, says
that . white school teacher, arriving there the
night before, and intending to take charge Of
negro school short distance in tho country,
was mobbcd by party Of from twenty to
thirty men, and ordered TO leave the city In.
stantly, Two policemen were among the mob.
The teacher packed up and took boat for
Cairo next morning.
VGenersl ]. NJ. Tuttle, notorious Is .
Copperhead opponent Of Colonel Stone for
Governor OF Iowa. has been nominated 10 the
Fith District Of Iowa for Congress- In his
speech accepting the nomination he said that
the Radicals In Congress were greater traitors
than JEFF. Davis. Who will out.Tuttle futile
VIt Is stated at q recent informal meeting
Of Gen. Grants staff and several prominent OIL
GERS Of the regular army, the subject OF the
Generals new insignia Was discussed, and those
present eoncurred In the opinion that metallic
shield, substituted for the largest star In the
shoulders strap. would be an appropriate de-
vice to indicate the rank Of the chief command
ing officer OF the armies.
GA young girl belonging to . 6rst family
Of Indianapolis, being jealous OF an elder
sister, procured q stick Of nitrate Of silver, and
dissolved u In her sisters wash pitcher. The
result is that the latter has turned black, and
callers are told that she Is III Of contagious
disease. She will grow white again In time.
ITIt !. reported that only one Democratic
paper in West Virginia Is edited by man thai
can vote. The rest are edited by returned reb-
els, who are disftanchlsed, and men who have
recently como into State. '.
~ A Are occurred In Westbrook last Sun.
day evening, consuming stable containing W
tons OF hay belonging to the Eastern Express
Company; also building just acrOss Deerings
bridge, used for the storage Of pottery.
~ The Portsmouth Chronicle speaks Of q
new counterfeit Of the fractional currency, OF
the denomination OF twenty-five cents, which
has made its appearance in New Hampshire.
The head Of Fessenden, which Is otherwise we'll
engraved, has black spot under the eye. In
the lower left hand corner Of the counterfeit the
word assistant has the two last letters trans.
posed. making II Assistant"
| ~1he Pittsburg Leader says that case OF
unusual interest 10 soon to como up before the
courts Of that city, In which very respectable
married lady charges dentist In that city with
committing an outrage upon her while under
the influence Of laughing gas or some other
snasthetio agent. Its urged for the defense
that ladies, when recovered from the influences
Of chloroiorm, are apt to imagine and asser!
that all sorts Of outrages have been committed
on them, and 10 Is the Intention OF the defend
| ant to have the character and extent OF thess
Authorizations fully Investigated, BY the intro
duction Of the most competent and scientific
testimony, for the benefit Of the dental and
medical professions q-.,., ..........
= The Hartford Comm Coursnt OF Thurs
day says that dangerous counterfeit OF the
denomination Of SIS on the LIST National Banh
Of Newburyport, Mass. has made its appear
ance In that city. The face OF the bill. though
cosrssly d we'll done. The fags In the back
ground. are quite faint. as also are the coat Of
arms Of Massachusetts, on the LETT and the eagle
on the right. II can easily he detected BY clos
examination. As yet the detectors make NJ
mention OF the counterfeit.
n Alvah K. Hunter, OF the firm Of Hunter
and Dewey, Boston, who was stopping at Black
Rock, Scarborough, hes been missing since Fri.
day, at 10 p. NJ. lie went out for short roy
In . small boat. No trace was found Of him
until Sunday noon. when boat was seen just
below the houss. stove In. Afterw ard, his haI
and vest were found on the point.
E"E,han Spike has transmitted 10 Pres
iden. johnson the following platform Of III.
Puukinvills democracy to be approved By him
and forwarded 20 Che Maine delegates M Ii,
4 Philadelphia Conventioo IA % u.t.r tgHii
STA Rssolrsd. That We recognise In aou'
Southern becthring the trew Mirsfry' isy
triots and PAytriska That hayr ousfs right,
and ths, We Of the North Is prone to vrSog :
the sparks 70 to go up ehimbly. That slsyer,
4 VS. sos Mp Ia the eovsesnt with AbrNo vhen
be vas caught 10 the hullrushes, and 10 thare-
/ fbfc sacred institootion. Losg may Il wave
GA Rsslret-n aosrs Southsrn Brsthrs1
don't think the hrssoin strong enough. An vii
\ write aout sich Que ~ they wants, veil pass
Iit- Al - ~ viiltse % b 'uabls n nsasss
than Paplialils diFt. u thereby va can .y'
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