The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-07-26
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

Baf The Machias Republican says Mr.. M. Al
Collins, in his lectures on Temperance and
Union, severely castigated Traitors. Conner
heads and rumsellers, the particular friends of
some people. Hence the attempt to throw dig
credit on his character and mission.
BY- A patent has been granted to Charles Al
Shaw and James R. Clark of Biddeford, for de-
sign for a sewing machine.
G Commencement at Bowdoin COLLEGE,
next week. The Press will contain the earliest
and fullest reports.
BT The valuation of Rockland for the pres
ent year is $3,1326O8; number of polls ,5s1 !;
rate of poll tax, So; rate of taxation, three per
cent. Six persons in the city pay tax Of 81 900
and upwards. Francis Cobb, ESQ.,, pays the
heaviest tax - $3,257.16. VIM. McLeon pays
over three thousand; A. II. Kimball paws over
two thousand, and N A. Farwen, John Bird
and G. w. McLoon pay over one thousand
each. faiR4ti1t
By-An interesting family gathering of the
Washburn Brothers took place yesterday at
the old homestead in Livermore, the residence
of the venerable Israel Washburn, SEN The
meeting embraced six of the seven sons of this
distinguished family. Governor Washburn of
this city-named for his father-is the eldest
Then there is Elihu b, the distinguished Illi-
nois Congressman; Cadwallader c., recently
Major General in the Army and previously
Representative in Congress from Wisconsin
! Charles, q. s. Minister to Paraguay; Algernon
| S., formerly merchant in Boston but now
cashier of bank in Hallowell; another whose
name we do not recollect, who is Surveyor
| General of Minnesota, and still another who is
| an officer in the q. s. Navy. We have not fol-
lowed the order of their ages in giving their
names. Charles, we think, is the youngest Of
the family. .i ls,4 : a. haia9aaaa /.
BB-The Skowhegan Clarion states that Mr..
Jeremiah Williams of Scion, aged GA wears
was found dead in his bed on Monday morning
last. On Sunday in getting over fence, he
! jumped from the top, and felt something give
way in the stomach He got up about o'clock
Monday morning, and said he felt better. He
afterwards lay down again, and at five o'clock
was found dead
| EzY| We learn from the Clarion that Mrs
Spooner, wife of Mr.. Addison Spooner hotel
keeper at West New Portland, was thrown
from carriage on Tuesday last, in consequence
of the hold back iron breaking which let the
carriage on to the horse, frightening him and
causing him to run away, breaking her leg be.
tween the ANGLE and knee, and forcing the bone
through the flesh and stocking. Dr. Palmer
was sent for who had to saw off piece of the
bone before he could set it.
Ia While drawing benzine from barrel
in the cellar Of the store of Messrs. Ingraham
& Brock, Bangor, last Monday evening the
vapors Of the article caught fire from the lght
ola lantern. The person drawing the benzine
narrowly escaped with his life. A confagra
ton was prevented by an engine, that wa.
handy, flooding the cellar.
YThe Saco Democrat says a hive of bee.
belonging to DR.. Mason of that town. has had
three swarms this season, and one Of the swarm.
has produced two, making five in all
10 Fifteen of the graduates from Lewiston
Academy, this year, will enter Bowdoin Col
lege. eg'5 a'aaa aai'7.
EB The Bates College anniversary exercises
commenced Sunday evening with sermon be
fore the Phillips Missionary Society, by Rev
James Colder of Harrisburg, Pa. The exer
cises continue until Thursday. fdo