The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-09-09
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

lEY-As an act of justice to Mr. Buchanan
the eminent tragedian, W. will state that he is
not the same man who sat in the Presidential
chair at the outbreak of the rebellion. His
name is Kean; that ones name was Jimmy.
MA son of Howard Paul of Kittery, on
Tuesday accidentally shot himself through the
, arm while on cunning expedition in boat
on the river back of the Navy Yard.
Ia The Biddeford Union says fires are now
raging in Parsonsfeld, Limington and Lyman,
destroying much timber and "young growth"
A gentleman from the northern portion of this
county says it is even dryer there than here,
which is needless.
BB James f. Tobey, who has carried the
mail between Elliot, Me-, and Portsmouth, N.
H., lated distance six miles,, for twenty-three
years, has resigned his positionin favor of VIM.
81. Staples, a young man who has been in the
army, and was wounded in the shoulder. The
Portsmouth Journal calculates that Mr.. Tobey
has, during his term, travelled nearly 10000
miles between the two offices.
va Some idea of the extent of the business
done at Calais, may be gathered from the fact
that during the year 1850 there were 994 arri-
walls of vessels at Calais, and 99S departures,
and that since, business has been steadily in
creasing. s ID
gY-We learn that j. w. Lamb, A. NJ, of
Lincolnville, has been elected Principal of the
seminary department of Bates College at Lew
iston. &
/ GH Nathan Dane Jr., has been awarded a
premium of $50 on neat stock exhibited at the
N. E. Fair at Concord
The Houlton Times reports the exami-
nation of brute named Hiram K. Brown, be-
fore trial justice, on acomplaint charging him
with the crime of incest with his two daugh-
tiers, the youngest being about IL years of age.
The testimony of the latter, in Court, with
that of the medical examiners, was sufficient to
warrant conviction by the Justice, and the pris-
oner was remanded to jail to await his trial
at the sitting of the Supreme Court, in Sep
TENDER. ~ a4sa3 IAW
Capt. Samuel I. Robinson, an estimable
citizen and merchant of this city, died on
Thursday, after an illness of some weeks. Capt
Robinson was a native of Portland He re-
moved to this city some twenty-five years ago,
and for several years was commander of ships
sailing from this port. Subsequently he went
into trade, and was in the grocery business at
the time of his death, He had many friends,
who will feel his departure as personal loss;
and the community generally, lose in him a
worthy member-Bath Times. 'A@
EBThe Union men of Bath have nominal
ted Messrs. Reuben s. Hunt and James Wake
field for Representatives. Mr.. Hunt was a
member of the last House.
DB On Tuesday of last week, a little boy
four years DID, named Seth Manchester, was
drowned in the mill pond at Thomaston {
"a The Machias Union says that the bed of
the river in that place is filing up with refuse
from the saw mills.
The Dover Observer learns that Mr.. Ru-
fus Edgerly was accidentally shot in the thigh
a few days since between that town and Dex-
ter. Without waiting for the surgeon he cut
the ball out with his knife, and is doing well.
~ Capt. Stephen Morey of the schooner
Orontes, has been convicted at Bath, in the o.
s. District Court for smuggling salt into Deer
Isle. The vessel was seized by Collector Dew
ereux about the first of April, and has been in
Castine in his charge since. The Captain was
fined $500. Another action is pending which
involves the forfeiture of the vessel and treble
the va ue of the goods
BBT The Paris Democrat says that on Sun
day, I'd inst, Addison Ripley, aged about 10,
son of Mr.. Valentine Ripley of Buckfeld, met
with a singular accident which resulted n his
deathin a few moments. He had been with a
companion to bog where some persons were
picking cranberries carrying with him gun.
On returning he was furiously attacked by
dog, and attempted to parry the attack with the
breach of his gun, holding it by the muzzle.
The blow discharged the gun, lodging the
whole charge in his right breast. He ex-
claimed 81 am shot" and expired almost in
stantly. nA
gB The Ellsworth american says VIM. c..
Young of Trenton, son of VIM. Young, aged
seventeen fears, fell overheard from vessel at
Grand Menan, one day last week, and was
drowned.
BBT The Rockland Gazette says little boy
named Hen y H. Gregory, five years of age,
son of Mr.. Jeremiah B.. Gregory, fell from
wharf on thursday evening of last week, and
was drowned. It is only a few weeks since
another child was drowned in the same vicini-
ty and under similar circumstances.
YThe Eastport Sentinel says that Mrs.
James johnson of that town, had her wrist
broken and her face badly cut and bruised by
being thrown from a wagon, by runaway
horse, a few days since.
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