The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-05-31

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An important witness. In the Surrstt triat.
d missing! $3.50
American capitalists are buying large
quantities Of timber land in Canada. =
A Chicago dry goods firm last year did
business to the amount Of 5000, 900.
Gov. Jenkins urges the people Of Geor,
gia to raise corn and let cotton alone. Z (,
A father in Charlevoix, Mich, cut his
child's heal off while engaged in chopping.
William 7. Plummer has been arrested a. an
accomplish to Rufus L. Larrabee. just convict
Cd Of the Durham horse butohery.
Ills asnin reported tina, $4,000 Fcnians
arc on the Canada war path strewn with
hemp.
twenty-five students have been expelled
from the Academy ut Exeter, N. H., for
absence without leave. ... rf
General Sickles has been brcvetted ma.
jorSenral in the regular army, for gallant
services at Gettysburg.
The question Is being discussed whether
rider mill is not an immoral machine
which ought to be oppressed.
A blacksmith in down cas-, town at a
social meeting, for toast, gave "Success to
forgery"
A thiefin Philadelphia with the detective
on his track threw $4,000 worth Of diamonds
into the river Delaware. -
A correspondent remarks thar the mar
rage contract in Chicago is treated as Of
far less importance and solemniiy than a
note Of hand for $40.
The recently elected Mayor Of city in
New Jersey has written an inaugural, nine
newspaper columns in length. He isa ri.
val Of our cx.Mayor.
Gen. Mcclellan and family will return
from Europe next fall; that is, ii' it is not
too dry, too wet too hot, too cold, or likely
to bring on general engagement.
Over 200 deaths in this country last year
were caused by the explosion Of kerosene,
and upwards Of 5000, 900 worth of proper.
~ was destroyed by the same agency.
Our western exchanges nrc unanimous
in saying that there never was better prom.
ise Of crops than this season SO far presents.
The South sends us similar reports.
The paper bag manufacturing business Is
one which Is carried on to o great extent In
this part Of the country. Last year. Q single
factory, at Trenton, made liz $40 900 paper
bags.
At Buffalo. on last Saturday night. an old
man. ragged, dirty, and half starved. was
found BY the police, lying In IN open lot. $3.50
in greenbseks was discovered on his person.
The trial Of John II Surratt, on motion
Of the Government, is postponed until the
10th Of June, in orler to prepare the at.
tendance Of several important witnesses.
II Is stated tina, there arc about two hum
dred men engaged in the great hay.rako
swindle through which so many Of our
eastern farmers have been victimizsd.
The Livermore Falls Gazette says Mr..
Stinehheld Of Leeds, recently sold horse In
California for the snug little sum Of cas-. 0O0
This horse was raised IN this State and trots q
mile In 2:l5 every time. .. .......
Tho Secretary Of war, Il Is certain. has
drawn up plan providing for the establish
men, Of Military Proiessorships In all the col
leges Of the country, by which army officers
are to teach military science,
Three ice harges for use on the Hudson river
are building at Robbinston. They are Of nov
Of construction. $50 tons. and will be towed all
the way to their destination. says the Bangor
Times.
Count Bismarck suffers terribly from ncrv-
Gus disease which prevents him from sleeping;
10 recover some sleep he gets On horse At one
o'clock Of the night and rides till four O'Clock.
returns home, goes to bed and sleeps Ave hours
Three men urc going to attempt the pas.
sage Of the Atlantic, from New York to
Brcs,, on one Of Pery's monitor RATS,
which is made Of three air.tight cylinders,
and draws only seven inches of water.
Howell Cobb says that the great mistake
Of his life was urging secession In 1850, and
for that reason no considers that modesly
should prevent his now advising the peo
pie. Howell is rare bird.
General Sickles has prohibited distila-
lion from grain in his district, on account
Of the scarcity Of grain for food, the frauds
upon the revenue, practiced by the ,iistillcs,
and for other reasons.
The Belfast Age says that farmers have
only just fairly got to work planting and
sowing. Tho season is unusually late and
backward, the earlier trees and shrubs hut
jus, beginning to show leaves The pros.
pect for an apple crop is good.
Horace Greeley, in letter to the World,
denies that he was Sin one Of the carriages
which conveyed Jefferson Davis to the New
York Hotel" The question naturally arises,
how many carriages J. ID. occupied in this
little journey.
II is limited that what George Peabody
has done for the workmen Of London will
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