The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-09-06

The Washington Chronicle says That Sem
aior Cameron Of Pennsylvania had an in.
terview with Gen. Grant on Saturday, dur.
ing which political subjects were discussed
at length, and the latter expressed decided.
ly radical sentiments.
Information received at tho Surgeon
Generals office presents the fact that nine
regular army surgeons have died during the
past three weeks from yellow fever. This ex.
cecds the usual annual mortality in that
branch of the service.
The Pennington Chronicle says that Mrs
Sally Brown of Jay. wns 100 years old the
2sth Of last April. On her tooth birth day
she spun three skeins Of stocking yarn.
She is the mother Of 90 children. Her
memory, hearing and eycsight nro very
good. I IN s.. f. H..
A ST. Louis letter says that several weeks
ago leading Missouri radicals had an inter
view with General Grant and received us
surancc that he was hsirtily in concurrence
with Congress on the subject Of reconstruc.
ton. Their impressions have been strong
ly confirmed of late.
An experiment in Chinese tea culture has
been SO far successful in Georgia. The
seeds were planted eight years ago, and the
shrubs are about seven feet high. AL.
though exposed to all weather, they arc
healthy, anil have full vitality, notwith-
standing they arc literally unlcayed each
season. J, -. *, 90
President johnson q IN the bog Of nsurpa-
ton and reconstruction opposition. up to his
ankles but'hs Is In, IS friend Of the irish
man was, who called for help 20 get him out
The story runs thus. and Is an unquestioned
fact GLOW deep is the gentleman in I" asked
the man solicited to help. 'Up to the ankles"
was the reply. "Then there's plenty OF time.
and we can wait" "No, indade' there's no
time, for he's In head first"
Gen. Sicklcs' friends in New York say
that he has been anxious to retire from Mil
itary District No. for long while past |;
that he had repeatedly urged the President
to accept his resignation, and thnt his rcfls-
nj to do so with the resort now to form
of dismissal, as If to disgrace him, is n pro
cecding which partnkcs Of malice, rather
than desire for the public good.
A Galveston dispatch of Aug. 81 s,ys
There were oil deaths from yellow fever
this week, also 100 deaths at Corpus Christi
up to the 10th inst. About halt Of the cit.
liens are sick or dead; much distress pre-
walls and help is needed" ,,-. r.--e Il.
II Is reported that while Russian war
vessel on the Crctan coast was taking on
board number Of refugees, u Turkish man
Of wnr forbade any further eInbarkntion.
The Russian vessel refused to dcsst, and
both vessels prepared for fight. when
Omar Pasha, commander of the land forces
intcrfcrcd and prevented an engagement.
Senator Wade was rather fcrco against
the Democrats in his speech at Portsmouth,
Ohio, the other day. Said he: ~. b.,
"Now they talk Of taxing United States
bonds. When man talks that way, look in
his lace and you will SEQ a Pcnitentisry bird.
] wouldn't trust such man in my sheep
pasture after dark" ..........
Tho lady portion Of the parties which go
out to fish in the harl,Or meet with special
success. often catching three 10 one ofthcir
male companions. Perhaps they have n
way of putting on halt which the finny
folks cannot resist. A line from the la
dies often does great things.
Pcggeh boots, it is stated, if occasionally
dressed with petroleum between the soles
aud the upper leather, will not rip. &c the
soIcs nrc dressed with petroleum they will
resist wet and wear well. The pegs, it is
snid. are not affected by dryncss after being
well saturated with this liquid.
The Berkshire Courier scnsibly advises
its correspondents us follows:
DoyT People who send us .commu.
nicaiions" for pub'iodtion ARE requested"
not to "Iuoie" aud undrsooe so MUCH.
THIS is aboui the way A good deal Of "mat-
ter" would LOOK if We printed" it Us
WRITTEN.
We understand that Capt. J. Ignaius
Stevens ofGorlam, formerly Of Eden, and
who died suddenly short time since. has
bcQuca,hcd to Wntcrville College thousand
dollars, ont of respect for the memory of
his piolls father who was member of the
Baptist Church in E,len.-Elisrorih Ameri-
can.
A correspondent Of the Bath Times tells
n good story of Campmccting John Allen:
At n social gathering Of ministers Of differ
cnt denominations, Baptist brother made
n display Of objection to the Methodist pol
iiy, bccnusc, rs he said, there was "too
much machinery TO it," "Yes," responded
Bro. Allen, "ilerc is good deal OF ma
chincry, but il doesn't take so much icdtr
to run il us the Baptist does"