The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-06-28
GENERAL SUMMARY.

spnSe5 from fnemUcBot SonBroe "os ~
fsls warranted in making the prediction
TINT quorum will be present on the Ord OF
Jly.
"a fro in Bangor, Saturday night, DO
sroyed wooden building near the Maine
Central depot. about fory.6ve tons Of hay,
5000 shingles, stationary steam engine,
q quantity Of wood, two Or three cattle
aid several lumber cars on q side track.
Mills, the Fnnconia murderer, 80, out OF
,lp jail a, Huvcrhill, N. H., last Friday.
H dug out s,one five feet long and two
fet wide, raised up a door seven inches,
aui then cruwled under II into space.wny
sothst when they were carrying in his
breakfast he pushed by and rushed out Of
tls yard. He ran about three.quarters Of
nile, was pursued, and gave himself up.
Queen Victoria completed tho 30th year
Of her ruign on Thursday, the Goth. She
Is an old sovereign, but as a woman she
cannot be called old. PM. ., ID. .g,..
arccleys speech Mt Rochester, NY, was
interrupted by inquiries about Jcf.Davis.
Horace will have that bail bond ringing in
his cars at all corners '... 90.
Brigham Young is about to take a cen.
sus Of his family. aI a..af'
All that Victoria viii give towards hos
piial is tho word royal-lmt nary shilling.
The rebel Gen. jeff. Thompson comedies
with Gen. Longstrcet about reconstruction,
M no writes to The Louisville Journal
The bose hall match at Portland on Mon.
day, between the Eons Of that city and tho
Lowels Of Boston, resulted In tho defeat
Of tho former by So to 20.
Bangor Is getting Up a"co-opcrasion''
grocery.
Four hundred thousand nlewives were
caught at Damariscotta, this State, one, day
last week. o..
Tho annual Congregational State Con-
ference mot at Lewiston, on Tuesday last,
for three days session, and organized by
the choice of Rev. A. c. Adams, Of Auburn,
as Moderator. Tho attendance was very
large. -..'. ''." w.. !
But one.fifth Of tho vote OF tho State was
ponod on tho liquor law amendments
The engine companies Of Machias are
taking measures to celebrate the 9TH Of
July. Why could not our fire companies
get up some sort Of an observance Of the
day In Biddeford 7, Such a movement by
Thorn would, be very acceptable to our cit
liens, for we doubt not that II they went In
for celebrating they could get up a right
good time. III. 80. ..ul..
Prices are coming down. Hay Is selling
in tho Bangor market at from sl5 to Sl7
per ton. Potatoes bring about As cents
per busheL In Belfast, potatoes arc IS
cents per bushel butter 20 cents per pound;
eggs 10 cents per dozen. There will he
tho largest crop ofhay IN the State for ma
ny years. We do not wonder that the old
crop is dropping down somewhat In price.
Mr.. 1T. Stewart has boon reduced from
afiluencc to q piitance of two thousand a
day. .ri.hi" - s"r. I'd y. 'y''
Tho Bangor Wing says that hny Is selling
there at sl5 to SIT per ton, and potatoes
bring about As cents per bushel. ..n'
An exchange says that cedar boughs hung
around the heads Of horses in stable, will
eBectually keep off flios. '. .1 ..'
Il Is ascertaincd from Gen. Rousseau, who
Is commander of tho Department of Oregon
and Washington, that our recently acquired
Russian territory Is to be attached to his
military jurisdiction, n, .,. ...-
In New York on Thursday the decline in
flour from tho highest prices in May averag.
cd fully four dollars barrel, and In wheat
one dollar per bushel. Thus has -four fol.
lowed pork and cotton in a great decline
from prices which had been reached In an
ticipation ola deficiency 10 the supplies.
Il is q curious fact that all the fighting
nations of ancient times have died out OF
fallen into remarkable desuetude. They
seeu to have been consumed by their force
internal passions. On tho other hand, the
Chinese, q peaceful people, now numbers
about four hundred million-a number suf.
fcins, II war'like, to sweep rcsistlessly over
all Europe. -
Vallandighnm has written a letter in
which no has tho effrontcry to deny that
the South had his sympathies during tho
rebellion. -. =
Gov. Perry Of South Carolina Is on,
with another lthc fifth, we bolievc) long
letter ngninst a State Convention. o.
The Atlaata N;,O Era, ono Of the leading
papers OF Gsogia, hoists at the head of It's
columns the name Of Gen Grunt for mex,
President Of tho United Suites. .o. ,l.-,.
When the military bill passed Congress
the republican, press in tlie non.construc'ed
States numbered fiiecn small journals,
only four ofwhich woro daiIies. There
are now Gnyusir, Of which fourteen arc
duilies, several arc, tti-wocklics, and tho re.
maipdcr .publishsa weekly. More arc CALI
cd for.nH,m ,ir1rrg s'mou ~. .-n':
!, The asssrisSJlut.l editor Of tho Tribune
'minglcs, philosophy and agriculture 10 his
articles, iniabodt equal proportion. Among
other things he sayS:-"shcep and girls
h-...t..s ill n,