The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-07-26
GENERAL SUMMARY.

alton would brighten up Yale commence
ments. .....rs %. ... &c..
Ono thousand dollar confederate bonds
arc used rs newspaper wraPPe" IN Tex
rs -
Lord Nelson's body was preserved In q
cnsk Of whiskey. lie was 10 good spirits q
whole month after his death. 40
Sterling Price, who held Generals
in the Confederate army, 10 now
doing general commission business In St.
Louis. ,,
Four hundred car loads Of material for
The Union Pacific Railroad have arrived ut
Omaha. The road Is now finished four
hundred and three miles from Omaha.
A sensation Washington despatch says
efforts are making for tho President to re-
move Sec. Stanton, Gen. Grant and the
FIVE district commanders. .H.
Owing to the prevalence Of the cholcn,,
which has assumed an epidemic form, all
commerce with Indianapolis. Texas, has
been suspended, und no mails have been
received from there since the 9th inst.
Gen. Pope has ordered tho enforcement Of
General order No. 10, which prohibits civil
officers from using any influence whatever
to deter or diss,,ade people from taking &C.
tive part in tho demonstrating OF tho state
Governments under the military acts, %
Somebody having spite against a man
in Bridgeport, Conn.,, stuck down pciecs OF
wire all over his meadow, 30 that
when he began to NOW tho other day the
scytl,es would require constant grinding.
The black registration in Mobile leads the
white by 1857 names. Pc. .,.. . ..
A swindler Is travelling through Vermont
disposing Of pound packages Of tea-price
$I.l5. It turns out that tho packages
weigh 10 IL ounces, and contains mix
tire Of different varities Of poor ten. -.'
Tho as,one vessels" sunk in Charleston
harbor did no permanent injury. A vessel
from England with railroad iron, entered
last Tuesday, drawing Is ID feet, which y
eighteen inches more than any vessel pre-
viously arrived. ... ...,
A father and two sons were badly pois-
enet in Cumberland short time ago by
getting the blood Of a diseased OK which
they were slaughtering infused into their
flesh. .l.... .r- g. ' -l.'i
Our Minister to Japan, Mr.. Van Valkcn.
bury. has been authorized to conclude q
treaty with tho Tycoon for m additional
article to he added to the treaty Of October,
1864, which will give Our citizens valuable
commercial advantages.
The heirs OF Solomon Ingrnbam arc to
meet in New York, on July 2ilh, to make
final arrangements to get possession OF the
property which they claim In England, that
property being 40 less prize than the land
ON which stands the thriving city Of Leeds.
The property Is valued ut 20,OOoOo0. n
Anmor comes from the national Capt.
tai 10 the effect that a brother Of Napoleon
Abbott, having lately been travelling in
Mexico, has brought. from Juarnz n secret
for the Immediate reduction OF
that country into territory Of the United
States. ..-..,.., ~ ,.,.,t
lobn Browns soul Is marching on. Tho
John Brown song was sung in Paris 10y tho
Americans celebmting.the 4th Of July. it
has also been sung at public meetings IN
England. Of,all our dead lIurpes' John
Brown IL among tho most prominent. rni
A woman was brought before the Police
Court in CLEVELAND, Ohio, q few, days since,
for drunkenness, who wore jewels estimate
I'd 10 10 worth $4,000 ,asu- i
The rnpe for divorces h 20 strong in
Chicago that negro sued for a separation
from a woman with whom he lived, but. to
whom he had never been married. p,.,
AT meeting Of the Union Republican
General Committees at their MONS in New
York City last TGcsday evening, Gen.
Grant was dominated ms the choice Of their
party for tho next Presidency, subject to the
decision Of tho Republican National Con,
vcntion., 49,, ,'. -,
Accounts from the entire State Of Loulsi-
ana, part of Mississippi, AIal'atha and
North. Eastern Texas report that there has
boon too much rain. and that tho cotton
worm was spPearing.'H n''~1 u.r.ah
Gen. ShGrinap's opinion Of Walriss Ia ID
said 10 he: "Givc'cm seven millions more
to take i hack, and be thankful to get Of Of
SO chcap." I'm, ,c ,.,,,,'-., ,,r...r,,n'
Ono af tho editors ofr tho Sandnsky
{ Ohio) Regisier, JIM returned from the Gulf
Statos, speaks Of intsmp erance rs the hane
of tl,, soulh, ~ and IN ining fearfalg. In.
creased since, ,hodeisat Of the cOnfederacy.
Ills stated that the Presidents veto mes.
sagc was approve,i by all tho members OF
the Cabinet except Mr.. Stanton. " w. w.,
A family in England, protesting to, llavo
q cure for hydrophobia, is willing, to, rart
with Il for f50O. Somebody may gci bit.
ten to that extent. ,.,-.'i,. r s.e .u,..I.
Tho second day of July - memorable In
Mississippi for the flns Repul,licah conven'
ton ever held in tie Siam which wax or.
ganized on that day. lo l,nr.u Z
"A hSilstorm IN Csutfnl Kentucky lssi
week destroyed property to the amount Of
SS0OO0.u inF -nii .i'HU-b '7E - 'N i
Tn. President i win soon APRON, mill,
tary Commission Of three persons to estab:
iis6 peace with the Indians. They win as-
scmble ut some point west OF ST. Louis to
decide on u programme Of operations
h 10 reported tina, the Treasury Depart.
meut will In few, weeks issue quantity
Of currency Of tho deno,ninssion Of 6fiser'
cents. .t.tI' '-.'tf nF,t ''.H 'a". 81
A Washington correspondent learns thu,
Il Is the intention Of Secretary Seward not
to scr,;l any minister to MEXICO, a a sort OF
re,al,atbry measure for Tho rejection Of his
message esscsmlng ths life Of Maxlmilian,
and Cor The purpose in the everA Of D 6r'
cign war asaius MaxicD, Of showing the
chiefs Of that boasuL Republic tho full eS.
ten, of their dependence on tho United
StA'cs' g. h1,aGs,h ,uny i''s tur .f',
A man named William Scfugga wss -.
sas.inasd on Saturday nishtabout o'clock,
m H.