The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-11-27
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

An important order providing for the winding
M Of the Freedmen's Bureau on Jan. !, 1859,
In all respects save the work Of education and
the payment Of bounties, and also providing
for the organization to continue the work In
these respects, has been issued BY Gen. How
ard, with the approval Of the Secretary Of
War.
A North Carolinian bet ten gallous Of tar that
he could drink quart OF brandy and walk
mile before Il ''slewcd him." He won his tar,
but was shortly after buried.
A sick chap LEFT the hospital at Virginia
(Nev.) recently, after being there only few
hours, giving rs his reason for doing %, that
all Of the other patients had only one leg, and
he didn't mean to be served the same way II he
could helpit
Seven cases Of whipping, for crimes committed
and proved, took place at Newcastle, Delaware,
ON Saturday. Ono Of the parties punished was
man seventy years Of ege. and most Of the
others were mere boys.
Il Il reported form Washington that Minister
Mcmahon, Mr.. washburn's successor in Para
quay, has been instructed to call Mr.. Lopez to
account for his barbarous treatment Of Ameri-
can citircns, and that our South Atlantic squad
ron will add emphasis to the Minister'S do
mands.
Tho latest dispatches from London shows that
437 members Of the House Of Commons have
been elected Of whom 287 arc Liberals and 100
Conservatives.
Mrs. Jenny Perry, who has figured In several
Congressional reports % "the Washington
Woman" and who enjoyed the especial favor
Of Andrew johnson and some Of his friends
now threatens to make revelations. II she
would tell tho whole truth her exposures would
bc interesting. ''
The city marshal and police Of Dover were
summoned, few nights ago, to arrest burglar
supposed to DO trcnohed In the lower story Of
dwelling house. Alter valiant siege he was
captured and proved to be big rat dragging
around trap.
General waddy Thompson, who, In Calhoun's
time, was member to Congress from South
Carolina, and afterwards Minister to Mexico,
died at Tallahassee, Monday afternoon, aged
about 70. ..,....
Gen. Grant owns 100000 house at WASH
ington, and o farm Of thirty-eight acres, worth
$4,000 per acre, within the city limits. His
real estate at st. Louis, Galena and Philsdcl-
phia Is worth 100000 more, and $500, 900 Is
said TO b. fair estimate Of his ''total valus-
tion." He d alsointercsted In business through
other parties, and altogether Is In fair way 70
have comfortable living.
In Arkansas band Of armed Ku-Klux num-
boring 100 men attacked detachment Of o. 8.
troops and werc routed with o los Of nins killed.
many wounded, twenty prisioucu, twenty stand
Of arms and thirty.ars horsss. One soldier was
killed and several wounded. 20 JT. ...F
Tho eruption Of Mount vsuvius Is SIN vsry
imposing and threatening. All the cones Of The
Volcano emit rumbling sounds and eject large
quantities Of lava. The lava has pct . whole
forest Of chestnut trees on hrs, causing immsnse
devastation. Houses, farms and land are over.
vhelmed with ruin, aud the populations OF the
nearer villages arc leaving their houses In great
dsstitutiou.
In Vienna the Disnenbsd has been fitted up
a theatre, at which women only arc ID Per
form. All the male characters arc 70 be person.
sted BY women and even the orchestra u to b
composed exclusively Of female mu'ieiAns
Tho great cupola over the dome Of the Holy
Tomb IN Jerusalem has ct last been completed;
and ths Governor Of Palestine, - vel - The
generals consuls Of France and Russia, have
sirned the. protocol, oouchcd In exactly the same
terms q that drawn up six years ago.
Thers are 100. 900 schoO, ns'sns In The UNI
ted States. .sr.iau,',
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