The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-01-05
GENERAL SUMMARY.

III An engineer on the Orange and Alcxan
dra Railroad, Va, while his train was in rapi!
motion, saw a hawk sitting upon the tract
ahead, and imagining it to be o broken rail
became 90 frightened that he jumped from tn
engine and was Immediately killed.
~ The town of Chic, in the island Of Scio. ha
been almost wholly overthrown by an earthquake
the two lighthouses in the port only remaining
unipjured.
~ The number of French people on this con
tinent, either native born or by descent, Is esti
mated at 200. 900.
II Colts factory Is TO he rebuilt ut Hartford
rhc building will be one story higher than the old
one.
~ Col. John T. Mosby, the famous guerrilla
who has probably done more mule stealing thar
any man living, is associated with Aylett Nichols
Esl., the prosecuting attorney in the trial of Mr.
Styles. internal revenue collector of the district
Of Prince William County, Va, who Is himself ~
trial charged with mule stealing.
II Prince Alfred. who has the most brains %
any of Queen Vctoriss children, has very it'll,
money, aud one reason given for the PROPOSED
opening Of Parliament by her majesty in person
IL to gain the good will Of that body, 81 that !
may grant him an annuity suitable To his rank.
~ Henry's breech loading rifle. presented b,
Mr.. Winchester. OF the N. u. Arms Company
has carried of the prize offered By the Swiss Fed
etal Government for the best breech loading fir
arms. "The Americans (says tho Swiss papeD
are now the first in war aud the first In peace
because they are determined to lie a free people
II At tho present time Auburn Jail ha
thrce inmates put in prison for horse stealing
three for adultery, one for robbing clothes
line, one Tor stealing q coat, one for riot, on'
for bastarly, one for assault and battery, AM
two boys for disturbing school. All commit
ted their offences in Lewiston, except one.
" The wild cats in Canada would seem {,
be getting rather impudent. The Guelph Al
vertiser states that rs MIR. John Walker, lar
mer, was driving along the road near OsPrlnS'
last week, with load OF pork, one OF thes
feline monsters was discovered gnawing ut on
OF the hogs.
- The temperance people Of Cincinnati hav
opened n coffee room for workingmen, where NJ
all hours ofthe day and till late Mt night, hct COT
fee and crackers or plate OF soup may be hat
for the small sum of 3 cents. Connected with the
coffee room Is reading room. supplied with tn
leading newspapers and periodicals Ut this coun
try AMI Great britain; and this is free to all
This is the most practical temperance measure
yet adopted.
~. A poor blacksmith in Ohio recently invest
ell n few dollars in two acres Of oil land. out
which in few months, he made $4,000.
~ A birmingham, England, hricklayer''
wife gave birth to q child with two heads, three
arms and three legs.
- a young lady in westboro' Mass. wa
married on Thanksgiving day to n returned sol
der whom she had never seen before, the court
shin having been conducted by letter. On tn
following morning she put on her cloak and bon
net and ran away, and has not since returned
" We see II stated that our friend N. k Saw
yer, Esq, of the Ellsworth American, has beef
appointed Collector Of the District Of French
mans Bay, vice Thomas removed. We hope 'hi
is true, for Sawyer is true man in every respec
aud ifany persons should receive public recogni
ton for their services, 1t is those who have labor
ell honestly and zealously by means ofthc news
paper. And yet the claims Of these persons arr
too often discarded, and mere political trimmer'
and schemers receive official positions. - Bat
Times.
- The Erening Post correspondent says tho
judiciary committee Of the House Of Representa-
tivcs have agreed to report, ut an early day, NJ
amendment to the Constitution providing that
the number Of voters In the States shall form TIT
basis OF representation in Congress.
~ The White Mountain Bank at Lancaster
N. IT,, is in the hands Of assignees, closing up
bills not current
II Counterfeit three dollar bills on the Clare.
mont Bank, Claremont, N. H., are reported II
circulation. They are said to be an imitation u
the genuine note.
n Washington correspondents say that the
Appropriation Committee will report bill pro
wiling for the assumption Of the war debt of the
loyal States by the general Government.
~ Measures are in progress looking to the re-
mOyal Of the Methodist Biblical institute from
Concord, N. H., to the vicinity Of Boston.
IA savings bank for colorcl people estab
lishcd only three months ago in Louisville, Ky.
has received in deposits over $50 900. About
$1,000 have been received frum col"re'l soldiers,
originally from Kentucky, hut now on duty In
Texas. This bank Is branch ot u national COM
pany called "The Prce,lmen's Savings and Trust
company" chartered by Congress and approved
by President Lincoln, March 2, 1868, President
johnson highly comInends 1t and has directed the
Secretaries Of the Treasury, War and Navy, Ia
give il all proper facilities.