The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-12-02
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

EB- The Bideford Journal says that on
Thursday morning at o'clock fire broke out in
the house OF Mrs. Leonard, corner of F.igh and
Common streets, Saco, and the house and fur
mture were pretty effectually ruineei Loss,
| 800. Insured.
| Ia little boy of Mr.. Stephen Bradbury,
of Hollis, aged about five years, straye>d from
home on Tuesday morning; in the afternoon
the alarm was given, and the neighbors turned
out en- n.asse to search the town. The little
fellow was found at eight o'clock in the even
ing, in the upper par. of Saco, five miles from
home-[Biddeford journal. ~
W A company has been working a mine of
piumpa9o on Puzzle Mountain in Oxford coun-
ty, but nave abandoned it for rich deposit of
| copper discovered by them on the same proper
| ty.
T3 The ST. Croix Courier hears of several
night assaults recently in Calais, and the Of
lenders donot appear to be brought to Justice,
though the city employs eight policemen.
| va" Gen. Fitzpatrick is to deliver lecture
in Lewiston ON Friday evening next-the onen-
ing lecture of course.
va The Democrat says the Stockholders in
the Oxford Petroleum Company wear pleasant
faces. Their well in Canada has been started
and will be put down promptly. A well lust
across the river, not far distant has struclc oil
already, while another, nearer, has a good
show @'sE 8Ea git,l
G8f j. G. Maable, Esq, has sold the fine
grade Durham heifer, that has attracted so
much notice this season. She was two wears
Old In May, and has never had extra feed or
care. On Monday, the day she was driven
away, she girted six and one-half feet, and
/ weighed 1880 pounds. Maj. B. H. Gilbreth, OF
the Kennebec Arsenal, Augusta, was the pur-
chaser, at s100.-[Paris Democrat
Vs. The editor of the Paris Democrat is not
far out OF the way in saying 'the truth is, the
devil of avarice seems to have entered bodily
into almost every man and woman that has any
thing to SELF le
EB- s'ys the Eastport Sentinel, with both
justice and pertinency, show fit it was that the
Shenandoah, built, equipped and manned by
British Subjects after having closed her career
Of piracy, should return and be delivered up to
the government through whose agency she
lived, moved, and had her being Chickens
go home to roost.'"
va James Terrio, of Westport, N. ST. of the
schooner Liberal, from Westport, disappeared
from the vessel on Tuesday night of last week.
Monday morning his body was found at the foot
Of the steps at Odell's wharf. His money was
found in his pockets, and it was evident that
he must have fallen overheard PASSPORT SEN
tinel t Sf4ts- il s
GB" Says the Eastport Sentinel, might as
saults are becoming quite common in our town.
One of our solid men has been attacked twice
recently, but each time the attacking party
got the worst of it."
VS. The Augusta Banner says:-"Several
members elect of the Legislature have written
to us to know the price of board the coming
winter in Augusta. 1t will be very nearly the
same as last winter;-from flee to taoenty dol
lars week, according to the locality and the
amount and kind of room required. Good
board can be had within easy walking distance
from the State House, for from flee to nine dol
lars week, wood and lights included
B@ The Wing says Mrs. David Moore, of
Burlington, was fatally injured a few days
since by an explosion which occurred while
drawing "Mystic Oil" She lived two or three
days after the accident I5I
EB~ The Calais Advertiser says Mr. Miles
Towers got so badly damned by a stick of tim
Der falling on him, while engaged in clearing
away the debris of the Messrs. Halls mill, pre-
paratory to erecting new one, that he died a
few hours after. Mr.. Towers was an excellent
millwright-a steady, industrious man-and a
kind and indulgent husband and parent.
GF% The e lsworth american learns that
eight vessels went ashore at South West Har-
Dor, during the blow of last week. One Of
these was Bangor vessel with tea and tobacco
on board, which the captain had neglected to
have entered on the manifest