The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-04-26
BIDDEFORD, MAINE.
The Methodist denomination has three
hundred and eighly.one foreign missions:

hundred and eighiy-onc foreign missions:
Alawsuit Of fifty.six years duration has
lust been decided in Kentucky.
A range Of four miles has been attained
in experiments in New York hnrbor with q
1850 pound stot from 2O-ineh gun.
A sample of brandy, analysed in Middle
sex, Mass, has been found TO contain cam
phenc.
Bowdoin College has total Of go stu.
dents, as appears by the spring catalogue
Seniors "a, Juniors -, sophomores 49,
Freshmen 81. Medical Students l02.
A statement Of immigrants arriving al
New York shows that the number since
Jan. lst was 33,l29,-i0,00O les than for
the same period last year.
High authority, says the Tribune, Is CIV
en- for the statement TINT the Japanese am.
bassa,lors have gone to Washington to ne
ro,iale with Mr.. Seward the sale of Japan
There are only three Pit,sburg oil conf
panies whose stock is In request. Two
years ago there were nearly two hundred
companies selling stock at par.
Rev. Henry Ward Bcccher received the
smallest number Of votes OH the Republican
ticket Of Brooklyn at the Constitutional
Convention on Tuesday.
Scion Robinson who Is on Southern
tour says those Southeners who arc calcu'
lating on the vote Of the negro will FIND
themselves disappointed.
1t Is estimated that upwards Of 1900 men
over 1000 boats, and $4,000 traps, and a
least capital Of sl5O,OOO are employed il
lobster catching in the New England States
A mineral oil called ''toccolinn" has beer
discovered in Italy, which affords ninet,
per cent. of material which can be used FOL
illuminating purposes. 1t is said TO be
greatly superior to petroleum.
Reports received from agents Of the
Freedmcn's Bureau represent That beltei
feeling exists between the whites and blacks
in the South, and that growing interest IN
the education of the blacks is felt by their
employers.
Though bitterly opposing the reconstruc
ton act at one time, the Presidents mos,
intimate friends assert that he now desires
the South to reorganize under It. BY doing
so no believes they can secure the colored
vote.
The Chicago Journal says not dry pass.
es but il has to record the fact that several
men, women and children have been more
or less seriously attacked and bitten by NIB
ID dogs. There have been several deaths
in that city recently from hydrophobn.
Governor Ward, Of New Jersey, has We
toed bill for stationary to m.mbers Of Tho
Legislature, amounting to about $4,000,
having been informed that the money was
never expended for the purposes indicated,
but paid direct to individual members.
Since representative men Of the South
cannot 20 to Congress on account Of the
test oath, the Mobile Advertiser recon
mcnds that the "Brick" Ponieroys, Tom
Seymours and Vallandiglams DO invited to
take up their abode in the Southern States
for this purpose.
Parton, in his article on sewing machines
in the last Atlantic Monthly, computes the
whole number OF machines manufactured
up.to the close of last year ut 750. 900 {;
and the present rate Of manufacture ns
about 100000 per annum.
Warren Haynes, negro, has just been
released fronjail in Nashville, where he
has been imprisoned since December, 1865.
Neither the present jailor nor sheriff knew
anything of the cause for which he was
originally imprisoned.
Another huge gun was cast Mt the Fort
Pitt Foundry, Pittshurg, last week. A hun.
drcd and forty thousand pounds Of metal
were used, and the operation took about
halt an hour. The weight Of the piece
will he reduced to 05 600 pounds. Il will
carry ball of 1000 pounds.
Tie average majority for the republican
ticket in Chicgo, on Tuesday, was 1851 Z,
tina, for mayor being 3o33. The Council
stands 81 republican and Sdemocrnts. The
vote cast was less than 10000. l'elleville,
ILL.,. on Tuesday, elected the entire republic
can ticket, being gain of the mayor aud
TWO aldermen over last year.
The recent mass meeting Of the white
and colorcd citizens Of Petersburg, Va, re-
solved "tha, new constitution shall be
framed for Virginia, which shall provide
teat all men, white and black, without ref:
crenco to previous condition Of servnudc,
shall bo perfectly equal before the laws,
both In respect ID political privileges and
power and Of civil rights; and that all laws
creating distinctions or differences Of any
sort between persons Of different races shall
be unconstitutional, null and'void."
Mrs. Daniel Kent, Of East Walfingford,
Vermont, on Saturday evening last, started
to 90 to the place where her husband was
boiling sap, but, becoming bewildcred. lost
her way. Her cries were heard by various
persons, hut wero not recognized as pro-
ceetling from human being. She at last
succeeded in getting within about twenty
rods Of her home, when she fell from ex.
haustion, and was found dead on Sunday
morning.
One of the Presidents private sccrta-
rics states publicly that Mr.. Adams has
lceo instructed IN decline the proDOsition