The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-05-25
MXINE.
GENERAL SUMMARY.

o. II is stated that by the partial falling Of
bridge i'm GAINESVILLE, Tenn, yesterday, a
train was prccipitnted 100 feet into the river,
and seven lives were lost by the disaster.
II Special dispatches from Washington
stnte that the Senate Military Committee have
increased the total pay and emolumcnts IN
the bill creating the grade Of General to near
The Treasury and sub Treasury contains
over sso,0OO,O 600 in specie.
II terrific storm visited the city of
Rochester, N. Y, on Sunday afternoon May
~, wind, rain and hail accompanied with
thunder aud lightning. A large number Of
buildings were unrooied, awnings torn down,
glass broken to the extent Of many thousand
Of punes.
ETThc Portland Transcript says: "Thc
country is threatened with all sorts OF plaques
the choen, the Fenians, and the nitro-giyce-
rine, to say nothing of trichinr and the rrcs'
ident's speeches.
~ There was riot In Chicago the other day
about the laying Of railroad track. MOB TO
peatedly tore up the rails. but the police came up
valiantiy and drove them of. Fires abounded
that night.
~
ton with friend the other day. remarked that
there was actually danger of his literally starving
10 death. "Why, Is not your credit good at the
butche'rs!" asked his friend. "lt's not that, ="
was the reply; "the fact is have no appetite for
breakfast; never have time to 60 to dinner. and
when 20 home to tea am genclally too drunk
to eatw
,aft Is calculated that American families can
travel In Europe for twenty-five per cent. less
than It costs them to stay at home. Beer Is only
six pence sterling n pound In Bremen. Hereto.
fore rich people have gone abroad for pleasure,
but unless prices moderate poor people may even.
tually have to 90 abroad for the sake Of economy.
~ The entire population Of New York City
and its suburbs Is ,i3S,3S3. Of these 800 ,9S0
are natives, and G07, 400 are foreigners. Or the
latter the Irish preponderate, then Germans,
English, Scotch, French, and Swiss.
O. Mr.. Samuel Tyler of Portland recent.
ly made present of n handsome church,
which cost $4,000, TO the people Of Brown.
field. Me-, his native place. lie subsequently
made gift of a parsonage, which Mrs. Iy-
lar furnished.
81 tits amusing to sec the copperhend pa.
pcrs endeayor to cntrcnch themselves behind
the word conservatism" 1t appears TO us
that the present grammatical meaning of the
word is, good will towards traitors, rcproacii
towards patriots, and d-n the niger.
Treason is treason, whether exercised in de-
stroying the government, or preventing the
passage of laws calculated to render treason
odious.- HalioreH Gazette.
81 The Western Christian Advocate says
that more than two thousand loyal MlethOdists
in Kentucky have within three months come
from "the Church South" to the old Meth
odist Episcopal Church, and that if to these
the colored members were added, the number
would be largely increased.
~ The Reconstruction plan of the Com.
mittec on Reconstruction which has passed
the House, is opposed by Fred Douglass and
several of the Colorcd associations. Geo. i.
Downing, President of the Colorcd Delegation
ut Washington, has addressed card to their
friends in Congress against it.
~ MIR. Elliot reported n bill to continue in
force the Frccdmcn's Bureau, the consdern-
ton of which will he resumed Tomorrow. !,
is modification of the bill vetoed by the
President and there is little probability that IL
will become law, although it is ilnperativey
demanded