The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-12-27
Personal.

Commodore Vanderbilt has finally got con-
troll of the New York Central R. r. The peo;;
ple along the route expect better management
than heretofore. ........... .....r.
d. D. Peck, once Free Baptist minister,
then an editor Of . Temperance paper, then
politician, State Treasurer, then peck-ulator
upou the treasury, then defsultsr and . fu-
citiye. il now said to b doing we'll - editor
in-chief Of daily paper in Washington and
IA sober and industrious, surrounded by his
family. and In prosperous circumstances. 4,
Henry Ward Beecher never ss"s theatrical
performance or circus exhibition. and never
.xnects TO; 90 It may 30 doubtful II be ever
..sees the elephant" SO says the Boston Tran
script. ..r...,..
Hon. George Martin. Chief Justice OF Ohio,
died at Cleveland, on Sunday.
DR.. John Mclean has resigned the presidsn'
oy of Princeton College.
Zaccheus Greeley. father Of Horace Greeley.
died q. Wayne, Erie county. n. T., on Wsdnes-
day last.
Roger sherman's old bull's-eys watch.
which marked the hours during bis prepare
ton Of the Declaration Of Independence, 10 to
DO presented to Gen. W. 7. Sherman.
Tho accounts Of the late Isaac Newton
Commissioner Of Agrioulturs. are found 70
have been kept In the most wrstchsd manner;
he expended about s45. 900 more money than
was appropriated to his department. ..
In his testimony before Congressional COM
mi,tee, 8. N. Pike. Of Cincinnati, testified that
he made $500 900 In so days BY the rise 10
whisky.
Gen. Butler announces his determination OF
soon travelling through the South on pol'si-
cal tour. and It Is said movement 10 on foot
for him to take the leadership OF the negro ell
emeut. Since Johnson went into the Moses
business and failed, we havsa distrust OF oil
Moseses.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe denies tho re-
purt that she Is to edit newspaper. soon to be
commenced In Boston, to advocate womans
rights.
H.K. Browne has an order to make S2o,-
600 statne Of Abraham, Lincoln. for the New
York Union League.
Bsyard Taylor was at last accounts quite III
at Florence Of q malarious fever contracted
while visiting Naples.
A married woman. named Sarah Jane Har-
ri., recently eloped from Iowa City, Iowa, with
q man who was blind, hump-backed, and had
q sore leg and no money.
When Andrew johnson was governor OF
Tennessee one Of his friends said to him. "Mr,
johnson, have you any idea who will be the
next PRESIDENT" "No, I have nat." answer
ed Mr.. Johnson; "this thing you call the
Presidency. has got to 'sloshing around 30 10.
Discriminatory Of late that there Is no telling
where Il will strike so much 80, indeed, that
damned III feel safe myself" 1t certainly
"sloshsd around" most fearfully when 1t struck
him. ..
The Nashville Banner asserts that, at IN
early day. President johnson will issue an adj
dress announcing that he Is not . candidate for
reelection. We don't see the need Of such .
disavowal. He couldn't get Is many electoral
votes IS Daniel Pratt, whom be resembles In
some respects.
Gen. F. W. Sweeney. who was sentenced by
court martial to SUSPENSE lon and loss Of pay
for six months, has been restored BY the Pres
ident and ordered to report 10 Gen. Pope.
Senstor Wade 10 - much impressed by the
tone Of Grants letter marked prlvass, asths
New York Tribune. He says that 10 . sufRci
emit guaranty Of the Republicanism Of Ito su-
thor. Other prominent Republicans who have
hitherto been non-commlttal on Grant, now
advocate his nomination.
Gen. Butler, In debate on granting lands
to Southern railroad 9, made good reply to
Chandler Of New York, who tauntingly called
him "ths hero Of New Orleans" The General
replied that be simply desired to say to the
gentleman from New York, and to oil others,
that hs did not claim to be the hero Of New
Orleans; that honor belonged to Farrasut
He did claim, however. to DO the hero Of New
York, for In 1854 he did have fsir election
there. something that the people Of New York
have never had either before or since. This
retort provoked general roar OF laughter.