The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-04-03
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A. q adjourned meeting e The City Council
OF Portland, lte., Henry ". Hsrssy was elected
City Treasurer, in place Of Henry r. Lord, do
ceased. 81 f-'
A correspondent Of the N. z. Farmer, writ
Ing from New Vineyard, Franklin Co., Maine,
saws laborcrs are scarce In the back country,
and calls upon all such to "march back" and
not continue to infest the great cities, prey
upon charitable societies, and nuisance TO all
We learn from the Lewiston Journal that the
Lincoln Mill, which has been much enlarged, rs
gradually "starting ups" by the frst Of June u
Is hoped that Il will be In full operation. IL
has now a capacity Of 10000 spindles, and VIII
give employment to GOO hands, male and female.
The machinery Is of the very best-.mainly OF
English mnnufacture-and will produce prints
jeans and forty-inch fine goods.
The produce market Of Bangor, according to
the Wig is as follows: Loose hay sells at from
$40 to 10 for the best quality-second quality,
from IL TO II /; pressed 10 to IL; straw to
pressed do. IL; oats 81 barley l.25 potatoes
liz to 1.l5 ;Sebec carlies l.5O, but the demand
for these Is wholly for early planting, and will
soon be over yellow-eyed beans 4.76 to 4.S0
extra pea beans from 800 to 5.25 eggs from %
to 25 cts. butter. but very little coming in
winter, from 40 to AZ cents; nice fall made,
from 48 to 80 cents.
The act under which State pensions were al
lowed the last year expired by limitation Feb.
22, 1868, and all those who were pensioncd un-
der II the last year are no longer 80. But an
other act was passed under which, In addition to
tho classes pensionei last year dependant moth
ers and sisters are included. The act will be
administered by tho Governor and Council.
Those needing aid should make application to
the Selcctmcn of their towns and the Aldermen
of cities.
FINANCES OF MAISE-The civil war brought
upon the State great burdens, and in 1867 the
Legislature appropriated 81 500, 567,67 for the
current expenses Of the war. The amount &C
tually expended, was 81, 620, 02i, 32, drawing
the excess from the $3.50. l95, 40 cash on hand
at the close Of 1866.
The appropriations for 1866 are s858, 1901 ;
against 81 $50, 5G7, 66 In 1867. Still the APP
preparations for 1868 were liberal $4,000
were donated to the Agricultural College, &c.
60 applied to the Reform School, $4,000
to the State Prision, and go, 1886 to the re-
lief Of the insane.
On the whole the finances Of Maine arc in q
most satisfactory condition and Maine bonds
stand A In tho markets Of the country.
In 1865 the appropriations amounted to ST.
800, l70,6G in 1866, to $500, 002,95, and in
1864 to Si,707, 0l6.55.
The Governor and Council have AWARDED the
contract for the State Printing the present year
to Messrs. Stevens s Sayward Of the Kenncbec
Journal.
Arthur Berry, at Gardiner, manufactures
1000 shingles. 100000 clapboarls, CSC. 900
pickets and la,h, and 1900, 900 feet long lum-
Der year, and keeps in constant employment
so Tcn and teams.
The political completion Of Waldo County at
the Spring elections, is 10 Republicans and ii
Democrats.
DIR. Shcparl. late President Of Bangor Theo-
logical Seminary, is dead.
During the last session Of the Legislature
TWENTY-FIVE new manufacturing corporations
with mn aggregate capital Of S4,31o,OOO, were
incorporated in this State.
The Republicans have elected all the town DILL
GERS In Camden except the clerk and third Sc
lectman. l.. X. Smart, well known Democratic
candidate for Governor, undertook to run Tor
selectman but was badly defeated. The people
of Camden do not, it seems, approve OF Repu-
diation.
The men that have been engaged In logging
on Mt. Puzzle, arc about breaking camp, having
landed on the bank of Ellis river nearly u null
ION feet Of very nice spruce lumber, as VIC learn
from the Oxford Democrat,
The Bath Times says Messrs. Goss 8. Sawyer
Of that city launchci u bark of s96 tons on
Tuesday.
Vinalhayen and North Haven had no news
| from the main land for thrcc weeks. The like
was never known even by tls oldest inha'i-
tant."
The Camden correspondent IL the Portland
Star SAYS 1.-The steamer Katahdin visited us
last week for the first time this season, and her
appearance glaldencd the hearts Of the travel
ing public.
Our neishbors in Warren had severe fire on
the evening Of the 18th, which destroyed the
large Wooden Factory in that place, the Factory
boarding house, grist mill and several other
buildings The loss Is estimated at some $50
900.
The Pennington Chronicle says that w. II.
Bickncll, Esq, of Phillips, who jumped over
board from the steamer Forest City, was former
" merchant in Boston, but losing largely by
debts at the South, at the beginning Of the war,
retired to Phillips, where he has since been IN
officer Of the town.
Blowing out the gas In his room at the Walker
House, Portland just before retiring to bed,
will probably cause the death Of young man
named Bridges Of Dover.
The people Of Pesquc Isle are rejoicing In
the sound Of the first church bell heard in that
re ZION.
J. b. Carroll, Esq, has been chosen q Direc-
ter o. the Portland and Rochester Railroad in
place Of Hon. C. Q. Clapp, deceased.
During the term Of the Supreme Court just
closed nj Pennington, Mrs. Sophia A. Burgess
was divorced from her husband, VIM. l.. Bur-
CESS, AMI on the 18th inst, she took Cyrus
burgess for her second husband.
The Anlroscosgin Agricultural Society offer
S75 In premiums for wheat to be grown the
present scason-in two acre, one acre and half
acre lots. The same course will be persued by
other Agricultural Societies, the Legislature hav-
ing directed that one-fourth Of the amount APP
proprsatci to the societies by the State be de-
voted to encouraging the cultivation Of wheat.
A little boy In Brunswick was sitting on
pile of logs when they rolled upon him, crush
Ing in his skull and manSling him In shocking
manner. A correspondent Of the Telegraph
says the boy was chewing gum at the time,
and that when found at the foot Of the ledge
and life almost extinct, he was still chewing gum
as though nothing had happened, and the jaws
continued to work perfectly natural AFTER the
bo.y was removed home. The correspondent
adds that ''when the largo pieces of fractured
skull were removed from the brain, the idea
that was impressed upon his mind, for the hun
drslth part of second perhaps, when he re.l-
lie his danger. shaped itself into words. and he
exclaimed 'cone and save me y the only mean
ing words uttered by him aftcr the accident"
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
A religious newspaper says that "such a re-
yiyal NJ has not been witnessed since 1882 Is