Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-07-31

AhSiS uhS WV oui aotiS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. COh-
nected with this affair-one is. that 80 large a
sum Of money should be found in the possess
sion Of auy member ofsthe crsft.- snd the other.
that member of the craft should ever be ac-
cused of such an act. .v'h si.
A. MERRILL, Esq, conducted the prosecu-
ton, and C. r. PORTER, Esq, appeared in the
defence. t-.e
DEATHS ny LIGHTNING. A shower came
upsuddenly Friday evening, with very heavy
thunder and vivid. lightning. one fash Of
which struck house on Adams street, near
Munjoy. occupied and owned by Mr.. Lib
hy and Mr.. Wadleigh-and sad to relate, as
we are informed, young man residing in
The house, by the name Of james Skillnes
formerly Of Succarappa) was killed. The
house was very much Shattered; the light
ring apparently entered by the chimney, and
shattered the glass and everything in the
kitchen TO pieces. It then passed into the
sitting room. and went out Of the front door,
leaving marks of its exit. One or two Of
the occupants OF the house also were injured,
but not essentially so. The deceased was in
tue employ of the Portland Company. We
learn that his body was not SCARED, but one
of his boots was ripped off. The fash that
struck the house was the only heavy one
ev"lyed by the cloud.-Argas. i @
The second death, was that of Mr.. BEN
JAMIN RACkLEFF, house joiner formerly Of
this city. m old and worthy citizen, who lived
in House No. 40, Adams street, the next one
TO that in which Young SkiIlings was killed
by the same FASH rWhen the Storm arose,
he was in Mr.. Charles Averil's shop, lndin
street, and hurried nome to close his win
dows. l, is supposed he passed at once into
the attic, TO shut the window, or change his
oihes, which were soakiug wet-as his coat
was of, when found. An hour or two after,
some member of the house, on going up
stairs. was Mortified TO find him living on his
face, dead! A puncture was discovered on
ho.h Of which the blood had settled. The
shock did no injury 10 tina, house, nor in
deed, was il felt by The donates at all. ..-
MORE DEATHS BY LIGHTNING. On Saturday
afternoon last, Mr. Joseph s. Atkins of Mt.
Vernon. (Kennebec County, was struck dead
by lightning. while in his moving field. His
scythe was over his shoulder, and he was wet
ring il when he was struck. His son was be-
hind him and was also struck and lay an hour
senseless. when he recovered the rain was pat
tcring in his face. and his father dead near
him. On the deccased's face was sIi. hit
puncture-his pants and boots were ripped
open.
| A barn was also struck at Sidney, burned,
| and thirty tons of hay destroyed. In Win.
throp several apple trees were shivered tc
pieces. A barn in w. was also struck.
CAUGHT AT L.sr.-Four young men from
Boston have been on travelling excursion il
Maine, visiting Portland, Bangor, and oihe
places, committing various ihefts at the differ
ent hotels where they stopped, and practising
successfully the game Of securing free pas
sages on steamboats, by presenting themselves
as gentlemen of the Boston and New
York press" &c. 1t seems BY the following
from the kennebec Journal that the precious
scamps have at last been taken under the pro-
lection of the State, and will be likely to re-
ceive the distinguished consideration their
case demands -
"On Tuesday, the same gentlemen, it is
supposed, appeared in our city, and took lodg-
ings at the Stanley House; but the landlord
kept SO sharp an eye on them, that they were
unable to transact any business there. Being
short Of funds, they procured loans from sever
al of our citizens, on the strength of letters of
introduction, doubtless spurious. One of these
letters purporied to be from Mr.. Moore, con-
necied with the Boston Courier, and on the
strength of it an Y was realized from benev-
olent gentleman. The worthless left town on
Tuesday afternoon, for Winthrop.
p. S. We learn that the four were arrest
ed as they were about taking the cars at Win
throp, for the larceny of gold chain from the
public house of Messrs. Holmes & Baker
They will probably have lodgings in Augusta
again, but at more substantial, if less desira-
BILE place than the Stanley House"