The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-08-06
GENERAL NEW ITEMS.

4s5.744. Over fourteen millions Of interest
have been paid since the last statement was
made, and the reduction Of the total debt, prin
cipal and interest outstanding. is about ten mill
lions. On the other hand the amount Of coin
and currency in the treasury has diminished by
nearly twenty seven Millions which Is account.
ed for by the increase OF the SINKING 'uha' anu
by new item Of hl'een m''ions IN bonus Pur-
chased and held IN the treasury. ihe reau''
ton Of the debt since the LIST OF March amounts
The Boston journal says IaP'' "o'e' 'a
gent private detective OF TINS e'y, nAS i'en
received gratuia'ory ie"er i'0'h 'ne "u'nO'''''
Of Saco and Biddeford, Me.' ior 'he blessings
they now enjoy since his arrest Of the incendlary
of those cities last spring The last hre that
occurred in either place was on the night Oh the
Oath Of April last, prior to which time hres oc-
CURED in both places nearly every week Tor
period Of two years"
The degree Of doctor Of Laws has been con-
ferred upon Mr.. Henry W. Longfellow by Ok
ford University.
The newest thing under the sun in an agri-
cultural way is grating potatoes, which is done
by cutting the eyes out Of one and inserting
those of another in their place.
r.., pr;d,v s5o 600 were deposited in safe
T. ,.u G .r.o,aI AZ pbiladelpbia. and Satur-
! o-,;,, ., onening the safe so. 900 of II
III d;.anrsarcd There were no IN arks on the
safe and the building was well guarded.
.H -,
FROM recent o"on, u -,
tha' "sea' pr''a'" III io'' "'' 90, .-,,.
ooa's Oh ah ass'esa'' 'O"'e 80 A., .o,n
'o-'hy 'no 'i'n.",' So nc, M, ,or.
Wy '"o"'" .' ,O,s . a.. pr,,,., CARRYING
-. :. 49, 1on. hv .,.am vessels.
c.,.,t, .oropt named Cameron has
,r,,od Ird;, nv the affirmation that a race Of
tailed men anil women are TO be found in the
s,,,.,. % Romeo Uo s,vs that hi, information
.omo. from s,rowak traders. who state that this
4. missing link race live in the trees, have bows
and arrows and other rude implements, and sub.
sist entirely by hunting.
:, o,..;o, ,r;r,.r. wor. m,;lsl
-, ,o.;o, ..,om,,-
n;od ,ho s,,m,ina NJ the letter. If such n
,,,c,ce ia continued. the post- office clerks had
latter ho ra;led
NJ Vol r.,or,. s,,r .,i,;i,. between Sat.
IL ond ,rond,v ,norn;n, and the mania IL
o,,ord;r, IN This drcct;op Mr. T. II. Drake Of
Syracuse, N. Y. cut his throat with rasor at
the Appedorc House, Isle Of Shoals, on satur-
day. He has inherited fortune which he has
been spending layishy Of late, and was laboring
under tempory insanity at the time. Hcisthirty
years of age. The wound is serious one, but
will not result fatally.
r.. man who threw the frat stone in the
.,,oo,. % p,,,;nore nj the old Massachusetts,
si,,h Il living IN LAFAYETTE. Ind. in straiCbten-
81 circumstances. where his neck ought to have
becn long avo.
p,, u,, o,J.-,,, ma, fall ovor
..,,.,,.on, >, N;or,u Fall. r.,r Table
D., On Nond,y EVENING distance Of 1870
600, ia was INSTANTLY killed his body being
- =, d..,do,, morror
-. :, ,on, ,huo,,rh ,,0 nails
by postal money orders is increasing about one
hundred per cent. annually. This year the az.
grcgate foots up thirty million dollars, against
sixteen millions last year, aud II is estimated
that the amount will again double next year.
c...ou., v II s,,rr,,v n;,h, n fro brole
.,, - ~. ho0r anil .,.,;onorv .,orc Of = G.
p r..,,,,n g ~ on Main street which r,pidlv
-, - ..,ar,, ,roodon hr;,di,cs o,oirirr To-
al, do.,rov;n, several stores occupied by Jas.
Ba,leton dry goods aud millinery; L. C. East
man & Co.. books, pictures and picture frames;
Miss Taggart, confectionery; Z. N. Shepard,
variety store; George II. Batcbeldcr. bcot-maker;
James Davis, tailor; Prescott Brothers. piano
stools; II. wiggin, power press. A shoemaker
uamcl Patrick Mara, was burncd to death. lie
was forty years Of age, and leaves wife and
several children Rumford block was consider
ably damaged. W. &J.H Stewart, tailors. and
Churchill & Kilburn. dry goods, removed their
stocks in damaged condition. The loss on stock
and buildings will probably amount to siO,ooo
NJ, , :. wcll-kpovp as one Of those malignant
c,-;.,;.n. who a. Hood saws "thipk thcy'r
- r., ,,,.,,ro only billions - and who fur.
p,Va. ., -" .,;i,,.o os ,.,;r;or no NOR.
ms" , n 't.N,..,,n. !, % o,hor noon,s a. ~
= .s,,.,. ,hov ,s;.r 10 di.ro.s Of 70 k.en
" !" vas - - ~ as. n, o,,,ho aid,n,
II nv" , .doo,,, n,or.u ..ye. - .aid
. :, 'nv "a - a. a., nor., ,ouH
pfO"n' ~ p ~,
sec aAy ''''' 49,,
Atrain was going from M "'.'''' :" i''' ""u
at a way ssa'lon' maze up Oh . 'A'0n mouse
little larger than shelter 'en'' small u'ngy
looking tavern and diminutive store. the train