The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-07-12
GENERAL SUMMARY.

HORSE hILLED.-Ou Oaturuuy LVouipB
June Both, two valuable horses belonging to
Mr.. Oliver Haines, were turned into the
road to feed, and during tho night they got
on to the railroad and were run over and
killed by the freight train.
The Rockland Free Press thinks that the
grass crop is so heavy that everybody will
DO able to live on clover next winter.
writer states that as a result Of the Fc-
MAN movement the United States will this
year gain an abundant supply Of the most
valuable emigrant labor from ireland.
Havana will be annexed to the United
States (by tclegraph) In the course OF week
probably. 40 '-...
Tho residence OF Hon. Israel Washburn ut
Livermore was destroyed by Gre on Saturday
of last week. Estimated loss $4,000. t,.
Chicago Is to DO piticd. It has eighty
two cases Of small pox.
Commodore Mutt and Minnie Warren arc
to bc married. Tho bridal outfit Is prepar-
ing.
New Orleans milkmen work tho pump
handles at tho ruts oftwenty cents quart.
Two thousand settlers have invaded Min
nosota within tho past seventy days.' r..i
Horace Greeley says-"I predict that the
child Is born who will walk dry-shod across
what is now tho American fallto Goat 10.
land and hack" The World thinks even
this feat would excite less comment than Mr..
Greelcy's famous performances Of Niagara in
1864. .ncbj.a 49,. .. oto
Ono County in Delaware will yiold $780,
600 baskets Of peaches. . "''' ''''.. .
Congress me, upon the third, but up to
this time It has agrood upon no reconstr,ic-
ton bill. Johnson stands ready with his
impo,ent veto, which can do no injury.
Madame Juarcz has lcft New Orleans for
Mexico. o.. a..,..I... . ~. d.
The House has appointed special Con.
gressional committee to investigate the cir.
cumstances, of the assassination Of Presi.
dent Lincoln. Gen. Butler Is chairman.
The executive committee on the Popham
celebration have made arrangements fot
the commemorntion Of the founding Of the
First English Colony on the shores Of New
England, under Capt. George Popham, In
1907. Tho anniversary will take place on
Thursday the 10Th Of August next, ut tho
mouth Of tho Kennebcc, near the site OF
tho original Fort St. George. -nl b,
Senator Waldo says that the published ro-
ports of his speech in Kansas about d.
vision Of property do him gross injustice
He adds that II there were once mnde an
equitable distribution Of all tho property in
the United Suites to-day, umong,he people,
In Ave years II would again be Ia tho hands
of few men.
Il IL q notable circumstances that oil tho
candidates spoken Of for the next Presidency
uro Western men. 3, Chase, Wade. Colfax,
Grant, oil hail from the other side Of tho
Alleghanics, though on the Other hand, all
Of these, except Grant, were born In the
Eastern Ststes. lll En.r 'U,'"rd %.
Tho treaty with Russia by which tho
United States will obtain llaslsn. although
Of great importance 10 tho Pacific coast
States, 10 collapsed in commercial point Of
Wow by sno.hsr treaty which has been no
ro,;s,od with tho Sandwich Islands. 1t %.
tab,ishcs commercial reciprocity with that
common centre Of tho grca. whaling
grounds Of the Poetic ocean and will In
suro to the Ssacs Of tho Pacific coast sup
plies Of sugar, molasses, coffee, meat, veg.
etables and other articles Of domestic prod.
uco At lower rates. Statistics have been
collected which show the great importance
Of this treaty commercially. Politically, It
ends the contest which has been for some
years carried on through missionaries and
other agencies for the control Of tho sand'
wich Islands BY the United States, France
and Great Bitain. American diplomacy
hes again triumphed. ~