The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-08-02
EDY3ORIAL ITEMS.
Somebody, who no doab. speaks from
experience, pbiloSophicslly says: " ~

experience, pbilosophicslH says: y y
By iss aide Of ths wood, IN tSs afternoon sh.d::,
-Ntth ths small of The Iinss and Of The tioh eoii|
and The singing Of the birds and the erioksts viii
b like reading . swest and sorrowfal psalm.
/ Il the sourbofy who wrcse the above
will run" our sanctum this hot weather,
We will gladly Try tho sweetness Of his or
any other mans potato patch, particularly
the afternoon shade. etc. Couldn't be
throw us In dish Of huckIeberies and
cream, bex oe sardises end small psil
Of cool lemonade, in case we should wish
to lay off an hour or two to tnke notes Of
the birds and crickets3 I'a' GO 'i-
A, q reconstruction meeting held near
jacksonville, Miss, July 4, Albert g.
Brown, who was JEFF: Davis's colleague IN
the United States Senate, presided, and
said: "He had spent thirty years In the
public service. He was what had been
called prescribed rsbel tho would hold
no Office IL every man In tho State would
vots ifos him. His locks were whitening
for tho grave. fiewould advise tho hold
ing Of Convention and the acceptance OF
the terms rendered by Congress, without
delay or cavil." ,lius Do. up u. '" -
i It's told or the late Admiral Pearson
that thirty years ago when Lieutenant, he
was invited to take command Of the Turk.
ish feet with the rank Of Admiral and a
salary Of $4,000 premium. He was sd-
vised by superior officer to accept, as bs
would have no idifficuly In obtaining fur.
Tough. But Lieut. Pearson molly answered,
al would not desert, my country and her
flag for the whole Turkish navy asn
The Richmond Wig. says Of the Repub-
lican party: III dominates over the whole
North, It rules every department Of the
government, has the army and navy, and 10
marked by every trait that defines suprem.
acy. How Is Il at tho South. 1t has al
the colored population, all aboriginal men,
and Is hourly gaining accessions from the
ranks" % 20 .. ' '..'
There has been another largo fire in Con.
cord, N. H., destroying property valued at
SIS 900, and another incendiary fire at
Bridge; loss $4,000. Some
one for years has been trying to bum the
Two places. If we had tho handling Of in
,endiaries we would send them where they
would get their I'll Of lighting and lighted
fires.
A new style Of steam carriage APP
reared in Boston a few days ago. II was
, light open buggy, carrying two men, and
had no visible means Of locomotion save q
slight apparatus under the box. The vehi.
lie came along a street on the track just
,chind a horse car; but when the car stop.
,ed the buggy was turned inside and passed
BY the cur, and was guided ~ easily as If
, horse had been attached.
Hon. Schuyler Colfax was to deliver his
popular lec,ure,-'a trip across the Cont
st. Stephens, N. b, last Monday
evening. The Times ths, says Mr.. Colfax has
,een invited to lecture In Bath, but It 10
uncertain whether he will accept or not.
We hope Schuyler will 60 10 Bath, and
then come up this way.
The Providence Journal Is correct in say.
ng tina, the English worship success, and
would have feied jeff. Davis moro bounti-
July, had the Confectionery succeeded, than
hey have Mr.. Garrison. ., ..
ben. Harris, Of Maryland, says the aDe.
nocracy must be rcinstated in power, peace.
IDLY If we can, forcibly If we must" We
rope Ben. will let the Republican party
lown easy, whose worst fault In any per-
onal case Is that they did not hang this
r. congressman for traitor.
The military authorities at Houston, Tex.
IS, lately compelled steamboat captain to
i've the same accommodations to colored
egistrar tho, he did to the white members
# the board Of registration, who wero 60.
ny to Lynchburg on official business.
Admiral Fanagut, on Saturday, was re.
,cived by the Emperor Napoleon at state
Inner especially given In his honor. On
he same day, the Empress visited tho
United States steamer Colorado, where she
vas, Of course, received with all the honor
'cfuing her rank.
The Hartford Press says that "Now Eng.
and is tho best place in the United Suites
or summer vacation. Nowhere else,
With SO little travel, can one find SO much
'aric,y, such beauty and grandeur Of sceno-
y, so accessible"
The Portsmouth IN. Ill., Chronicle says
hat gallant widowcr Of Greenland. a
IRRITABLE Elder oftho Methodist persuasion,
If the ripe age of II years, was married in
hat city few days ago, to fair daughter
# Portsmouth, Of the tender age Of Is.
Greeley is developing genius rs writ
" for children. His contributions to the
Little Corporal arc charming in their way.
he will succeed better as q teacher by ex-
ample in the nursery than In politics.
The New York Commereia learns that
everal New England manufacturers have
United in a project to import some thou
'ands Of coolies 70 do the coarser work Of
he factories. n
The Portland Str has adopted the ad.
rance system in subscription, which 10 the
,nly rational way Of furnishing paper to
subscribers. Tho Str can do that thing
with less risk than stars offs lesser iagni
i,de, since the Portlander that can got
,Iong without taking the SSr with his tea,
s'nt worth trusting for subscription.
A man was cured Of deafness, in Yer
g. l..,. .:c.a bv strolra nf