The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-04-20
GENERAL SUMMARY.

GENERAL SUMMARY.
II A Young American lady. brought M u,
the Christian faith. joined the Jewess church nj
Chicago, few days ago.
c7r Raymond, oi New York, was tho only
Republican RI who voted nay IN the passage
of the Civil Rights hill. Poor Tray
"a, Til. New York Senate has passed q re-
solve iavuriig equal suffrage in the District OF
Columbia by vote OF - u.
~ The President orders the suspension OF
Mayor Alonroc and Alderman Nixon till par
doned. Acting Mayor Clark continues hir
duties.
9Th Common Council OF Philadelphia,
hy vote of 81 to &, laid on the table reSolu'
ton endorsing tho Peace Proclamation Of the
President.
81 The Senator's who voted tOr the Civil
Rights bill wrra tho recipients ol beautiful
flnra gifts from some Of the coorcd people ol
Washington.
CT Another negro school house has been
burned in Eastern Maryland, making IL OF
tleso buildings that have been destroyed hy ne
graduating ruilians.
eyThc death of n Mormon bishop is thus
announced in u Salt Lake paper: "lle was 81
years old, and leaves an interesting family OF
IL wives and II small children to mourn his
death"
To Tho Skowhegan Clarion says that the
axe factory in that town are crowded with
work. 100000 lect Of timber have been haul.
cd to the Western Mill, on the island ut that
place the past winter.
~ Tho President has appointed liver law
son, Of Chicago, Collector Of that port in place
of Luther llavens, deceased. Tho Journal
calls attention to the fact that Mr.. Lawson isa
Republican Of the staunchcst kind.
- There are probably few thinking. men, says
the Nation, who are not not now satisfied that
the whole veto message would have been just as
powerful, logically, ~ IL was, II II had consisted
simply of the senence-"IfI know myself, have
no prcjudices; but do hates niger"
II The Boston letter Of the Round Table an
nounces that "Lowell takes the President
Paper of considerable length and the old pungeni
cy. lie prefxes an argument Us ludicrous ~ the
piece itself"
u Mr.. a. W. Lewis Of Boothbay, Me-, upon
opening his store last Monday morning, was
surprised to find hole in the floor OF the sis
Of the stove, and the stove lying quiet and cool
in the cellar. 1t had burnt directly through
and the flames then went out OF their own &c
cord.
~ II Ia calculated, from data deemed trust
worthy, that in Georgia, Alabama, and Mis-.
sssppi, tho number of negroes ut work IL about
one-tiird OF that in 1860, while there are now
twice as many white lab0rers as then. In those
districts where white labor has heretofore been
used there will DO tolerabc full crops of every
thing.
IT The House Committee on tho Judiciary are
engaged upon the subject OF tho resolution 70.
Gently referred to them, involving the question
Us to whether any additional legislation 10 no
ccssary to procure trial Of Daviss Nojudici
nj proceedings will be instituted pending the
consideration of this matter by Congress.
81 We SEQ that some Of the supporters Of
the Presidents policy speak Of the "uprislng
of the people in its favor. This is oil mis-
take. There has boon nowhere any "upris-
ing" except among the cOpperheads; and the
President had better be "drowncd in tho depths
Of the sen" than to have TINT party ric up in
his favor.
M
has been brought tn that olIi,c, picked up on
the shore of a pond in Belgrade. Tho stone has
been worn evidently by attrition to the per-
feet form of q lady's over shoe or moccason, the
sole OF tho shoe being composed apparently OF u
different material from the uppers, and shaped
to correspond to them.
rJ Washington correspondence states conf
IDENTIFY that the Government will not permit
any combination Of men whatever to entangle
the United States in unnecessary difficulties
with friendly powers; and that President Rob
erts Of the Fenan Brotherhood is in that city,
and is open in his condemnation OF the move
ments on the northeastern frontier, rs, accord.
ing to his views, it will not MD tho cause OF
Irish Independence.
RI Tho Massachusetts Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company, of Springfield, Mass, have
forwarded through their agent, Mr.. Rufus
Small, the sum Of five thousand dollars to NJ.
Clay who'd, being tho amount falling due his
children from that reliable institution. which
Mr.. Wood takes pleasure in recommending to
the confidence and patronage Of the public
Tho benefits to hc derived iIOm investments OF
this kind arc incalculablc.
81 Ex.rebel Vice President Stephens now in
Washington, has been sending his cards to
those whom he once knew there, and To Others
whose acquaintance he would like to have.
lle has had many callers ut his rooms, and Is
lionized to no little extent. On Wednesday he
had very long interview with the President,
and pronounces himself thoroughly satisfied
with the President and his policy. lie expects
to have his seat in the Senate ut an carly day.
n Beverly Tucker, at present in Paris, has
come out for President johnson, in q letter
printed in tho New York News. Tucker was
one of the gentlemen Of the assassination plot,
for whose heads the President offered reward
altogether beyond their worth. Tucker re-
piled in Unknown letter to Mr.. johnson,
beginning, "Your proclamation is q living,
burning lie, known to be such by yourself and
your surroundings" George Sanders will
doubtless, be heard from soon.
II At Providence. r. l., there is o police
station with stone floors. heated from beneath
by a furnace. Recently poor inebrate nam.
ed John Holbrook, who had served four years
in the army. was arrested for intoxication and
locked up in this model police cell. Being
helplessly drunk he splaced on u narrow
iron bedstead and fell therefrom during the
night upon the hot slab, where he was found
insensible the next morning. lie was SO much
injured by the heat that it cleayed of from the
bones ON ono Of his arms. from his thigh, and
one side of his lace, besides the sight OF one eye
was destroyed. Ills recovery is doubtful.