The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-07-31
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
By his fall from stairway In Montreal, tho
other day, jeff Davis was much injured three OF
his ribs being broken. He was doing well how
ever. at last accounts.
Whisky Is recommended by Frank Blair a. q
protection against musketoes. Taken Internal
ly In sufficient quantities Il will cause perfect
inscnsibility 10 their stings." o.,
Seymour, It seems, Is hunting up certificates
Of loyalty, during the war! Where's the razor
strop mani
We can hardly credit the report that the DEM
ocrats are to hold grand ratification meeting
at Andevonvillc, Ga.
Seymour said, 81 should be dishonored II /
accepted your nomination" And this before hc
knew Frank Blair was to 80 on the ticket with
him. ..-
The GAINESVILLE t0hio) Germdnia, the only
German paper published there, AMI which has
hitherto been Democratic, in last weeks issue
rcpudiatcs Seymour and Blair. rs.
Two Democrats recently Get FIRE to church
in Magnolia, Miss. because they Ind hS.n TO
fiisei the use Of Il for political meeting. Five
thousand Democrats once set fire to an Orphan
Asylum in Now York city. because several thou
sand Democrats In gray hal been killed at Vicks-
burg and Gettysburg.
A Connecticut Democratic paper stated that
Gen. F. p. Blair Is graduate Of Yale College,
and the New Haven Journal explains: "Gen-
eral Blair graduated at Yale quito premature
ly. II took him less than year to go through
college"
President johnson ON Saturday vetoed the
bill disseminating the Preclmen's Bureau after
January l, 1869. His message was brief Con-
gress wastci no time in passing tho bill ovef
the veto, 50 that 1t Is now Law. .....
A large fire occurred in Boston on Wednesday
evening, in the 6ve-story nrrble building. No.
AZ Summee street. Loss estimated at 800 900.
Congress has adjourned until September q.
The Republicans have agreed not 70 come
together then. unless notified by Committee.
consisting Of Senator Morgan and Representa-
tive Schenck. that their presence Is deemed
necessary for the welfare Of the country. -,
Boston Is lighted with 1872 gas and 1851
oil lamps, at an annual cost of:.S237,2I2. Tho
price paid Is one and one-fourth cents per hour
for Ave feet ofgas
Professor King. the acronaut, when he made
his latest balloon excursion from Concord N. H.,
unfortunately landed In Hsyerhill, where an
ayar;cious man brought an action OF trespass
against him, and attached his balloon for the
damage done dozen blades Of grass when 1t
dropped into his field. .' ...
The people Of Seymour, Indiana, have hung
three more Of the Adams Express robbers. They
were taken from the civil authorities by mob
Of masked men.
A despatch says that Jefferson Davis will soon
ssil for Europe, to be gone several months, and
that he will be represented In the coming trial
by his counsel.
The Senate passed on Saturday the House
bill 10 amend the bankruptcy act Of March 2,
for discharge by bankrupts not able to ray my
per cent. should be accompanied by the consent
Of q majority Of their creditors In both value
and number. unle,s filed on or before the Sc
ond day OF March. 1867. The bill, which has
now gone to the President, extends this limit
until January !, 1869. ..H
$4,000, 900 worth Of stand ng timber has been
destroyed by fires In the Ottawa, Cam dis
trict, and the woods Arc still burning.
Four more bodies Of victims by the Baltimore
food. have been found. Tbe newspapers Of the
city appeal to the great public for contributions
for the sufferers by this calamity.
The recent great storm caused immense dis
sster In Baltimore; Estimated ct net les than
30 .00O, 900.
A hotsl keeper IN 81. Louis met with singu-
ar accidents few days since. lie was vmoving
! cork from bottle Of mineral water. when tho
bottlc explodci, and . fragment Of the GAS
struck above the right eye. se'ering IN artery.
The unfortunate man almost blei To deAih.'
A difficulty occurred at Augusta, Ca, ycster-
Law between the police and some citisor, In
which two u each side were shot and badly
wounded.
The Alabama Legislature has passed . very
stringent law In reference TO Newspaper SANDERS.
Gov. Smith has vetoci bill fixing the pay u
members 1t eight dollars per day.
This mornings adviccs from g. Louis report
new aspect Of the Indian question. Il Is feared
rom the movements Of the Indians In tho
Of Fort LArncd thu. preparations
nc being made for renewed and extensive hos-
lie operations along the line Of the Pacific rail-
ray. 81.
Al Tamvorth, N. H., . grand celebration wss
.iven on the 4th Inst. by the firing Of hundred
'uns In the morning. and procession OF hor.
iblcs. Also the marching in company. Of Cool
'emplsrs, Of which there h . Lodge In that
lace. followed by the Sabbath School children;
n accompanied BY Brass Band. They hsd .
GOD display Of Ere Works In the evening.
in Han to the Union folks Of New Hsmp-