The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-05-11
EDITORIAL BREvIT1Es.

EDITORIAL bhhVlIlho'
q The former proprietor OF Castle lhuh-
der ut Richmond Va. has commenced repair
ing and fitting up the building to be used
arain for a tobacco ware house. lie has great
confidence in President johnson; and his
principal agent remarked TO visitor short
time since, that President Johnson would
soon order ont 10000 troops to enforce his
reconstruction policy.--Thc u. Senate has
rejected the nomination of Gen. Frank Blair
us Collector of Internal Revenue. II is said
tim, Gen. Grant iavoured the nomination
and expressed much surprise at the rejection.
Tile Senate bill admitting Colorado into
the Union ms a State, has been passed by the
House without amendment by vote Ofyeas
so nays So The bill now only needs the
Presidents signature, to become n law, Int il
is thought quite certain that the President will
veto it.-A disturbance has taken place at
Memphis Tenn, between the white and negro
soldiers, quite number Of the blacks have
been killed and their school houses and dwell.
lings laid in ashes. -Green peas new pota-
toes and other garden vegetables, are said to
I've plenty in Mobile. --William Hutcl,ings,
the last surviving revolutionary soldier IN this
State, died last week IN the town of Pcnol,scot,
Hancock county, aged l02 years. ---Congrrs
has passed, unanimously, joint resolution
congntulating the Emperor Of Russia on cs-
Gaping assassination. The Mctholsts have
decided To hold grand Centennial meeting
IN Boston The first week in June.--Thc PEG.
pie Of East Tennessee have held convention
considering the proprcty Of organizing sepa-
rate State Government, and u Committee aI,-
pointed To bring the subject before the Lcgis-
latum. --t;cn. Lewis ID. Campbell Of Ohio,
who was nominated by President Johnson
several months ago rs Minister to the ltcpub-
lie of Mexico, has been confirmed Ivy the SEN
atc.--Sccctary McCulloch has ordered all
incompetent clerks to he discharged, and their
places supplied will, competent discharged
soldiers. The Internal Revenue for the
week ending May 9Th was SS,3O6,M5.-
The citizens of Augusta have decided To
make the bridge, over the Kcnncbcc river nj
that place free. --During the late riot at
Memphis the Mayor was 80 drunk as to he
entirely incapable Of performing any Of the
duties Of his office. Atlattic House
with the barns and out buildings AMI most Of
the furniture, ut the Isle of Shoals were des-
,roycd by fire last week. Supposed to he the
work of an Iuccndiary.
- lie on your guard against 800 bills on
the First National Bank of Portland, Conn.
There is no such Bank.--Probst, the muir
,lcrcr ofthc Dccring family has confessed his
whole crimc.--Judge Ware, for forty years
Judge Of the u. s. District Court for tho Dis
trict of Maine, has resigned. ---Thc Mctlo-
dists of Connecticut have Union meetings
when they especially pray for the "Ncw la
ven Editors" Heaven send n speedy answer
for their righteous CONVERSION; they need il.
Judge Kent has been rcnOninatcd for
the Supreme Bench of this Statc.-Nlrs.
Jefferson Davis is at Fortress Monroe on
permanent visit to her husband. She intends
to remain until jeff. is parloncd, which will
doubtless be done soon.--Thc Fcnan Pre-
sident O'Mahoncy. has been dcposcd, and the
bursting Of the Fenian bubble shows only n
struggle concerning who should derive Cash
contributed by Want. The Fcnan color is
grceen.-'rhc Maine Annual Conference of
the Methodists commenced its session at Lew
iston on Wednesday, Bishop Amcs presiding.
81 The President has signed the Cuba
Telegraph bill /; also the bill concerning the
the pay corps Of the Navy.-District Attor-
ney.Chandler has prepared an Indictment
against jeff Davis at Norfolk. Thomas
II. Doyle, independent, was elected Mayor of
Providence X. l., by a majority of3l4. The
election turns ON local issues without refer
cncc to political conncciions.-Gen. o. s.
Terry has been unanimously nominated by
the Republican caucus u, New Haven CT. to
I'LL the place of l.. s. Foster in the u. s. Sem
Probst the murderer of the
Dccring family, is to he executed on the 9Th
of June.--Tiic cattle plague is OH the dc.
crease in England aud during the last seven
weeks, the number of eases have been rc,lrc-
cd about iivc-sixll,s.