The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-07-06
GENERAL SUMMARY.


81 The Senate has rejected quite a mum,
Der of nominations for revenue and postal
offices in Tennessee, President Johnson hav.
ing appointed men who sympathizc with the
rebellion, with slavery and with his policy.
81 The charge against Gen. Fitzpatrick, u
8. minister to Chill, is that Of having intro.
duced an abandoned woman into respectable
families in Chill.
GA laborcr in Aubagne, France, has
just died Of hydrophobia in the asylum of St.
Pierre, ut Marseilles. Both he and his wife
were bitten at the same time by n dog, bu,
the woman, more prudent than her husband
consented to have the wound cnuterized i'm.
mediatcly, and she felt no i'll effects from it.
The man, who took no precautions, expired
in great agony.
c. Galignani has this story: "Tho Alb.
be Paradis, sixty. three years of age, principal
chaplain at Bcetrce, was walking in the Rue
Vandummc, the other morning, when no was
nccostcd by gentleman who asked him the
hour. lie replied, 'lialcpast eleven - the
hour Of my death; never mind, am ready
sustain me = And before this latter request
could be complied with he grew pale, tottercd
aud fell to the pavement dead"
u A letter, dated on tho 18th, from tho
Gulf squadron, represents that the Liberals,
who have possession of all the roads leading
to Tampico, arc marching upon that town
with every confidence Of success. Guadala-
jaru is held by Corona with 1000 men, a larg-
or army than the Juarists have been able to
gather for long time, and the limits of the
French occupation are gradually narrowing
toward the capital Of the empire. Unless the
mperialists are speedily re.enforced, and are
able to retrieve their losses Of territory by a
powerful campaign they must inevitably con-
centrate to make good their retreat.
TThe Republicans have rcnominated Hon.
Sidney Perham as Representative to Congress
from the Second District
e The Savannah Herald says freedman,
arrested in Macon for the murler of a woman
in Wilkinson county, was brought back to tho
scene Of the outrage, and after the mutilaton
Of portions Of his body he was bound to q
tree, surrounded by faggots and burned.
81 A special dispatch from Lcavouworh
says the cause assigned for Senator Lane
suicide was the fear of exposure and expul.
sion from the Senate.
~ The radical and conservative Unionsts
Of Kentucky arc very enthusiastic over their
agreement upon common candidate, some
of them predicting his election by 10000
majority.
- BE careful about drinking Ice water these
hot days. The Portland Press says that Miss
Sarah E. Jordan, Of Cape Elizabeth, died In Port
land on Friday morning. very suddenly, Of SO
we're attack OF cholera morbus. It Is stated that
she had suffered greatly from the heat Of the past
few days. and had drank freely Of ice water.
~ Tho New York Times has como up to the
support Of the Constitutional Amendment. SO
says the Bangor Times. The johnson party Is
still-born.
~ The Democratic platform has but one
plank, and that Is "Follow your leaders," The
leaders are Of course "high.toncd" Southern
gentlemen. When they wanted to 60 out Of the
Union. the Democratic press thundered, "Let
them GOT" Now they are anxious to get into
Congress without waiting for the necessary for
malities. the same press shrieks, "Let them come
inr'
~ The Rebel General Magrudsr adds his ties.
timony to that Of many other prominent men
from the Rebel States whose hope In tho lmpcri-
ii Government has been wholly destroyed. Ma
gruder some months ago received an appointment
from Macmillan. but he has now. nevertheless,
come to the conclusion "that the Imperial Gov
eminent has gone to destruction, and that "there
IL NO hope for snythieg moro" In Mexico. The
same feeling - We have had occasion to say, per-
vadss oil classes Of the Mexican people.
81 Henry Clay. In an argument for Protec-
ton, observed that . Free Trader at the South
elenched his argument against the iniquity and
oppression Of Protective Duties, BY addressing .
very humble, oosrssly dressed auditor Is follows:
"My fellow citissn! do you know that that
shirt on your back cost you SIX cents per yard
moro than Il need or should, IN order TO swell
the blosted dividends Of the Yankee factory -own-
snr'
swell, suppose Il did, II You say so," 10
piled the sand.hiller. wrigglng uneasily under
the battery OF eyes 10 suddenly eoncentrated on
him. "I don't know how to read-I don't know
hardly anything. Il Is owing to my ignorance.
I mppose. that I can't 90 how they charge me
dix cents yard on my shirt, when bought II