The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-12-09
ITHMs OF STATE NEWS.


Dg-The Belfast Age urges the appointment
OF ex-dov. Crosby to the vacant judgeship on
the supreme Bench. We presume there would
be no objection here to the appointment but
for the fact that it is necessary to have one of
the judges reside in this city on account of the
business frequently brought before him in
chambers
GY- Col HI. w. Cunningham late of Ballast.
has removed with his family to near Manassas
junction, Virginia, having purchased a farm
near the famous Bull Run battle ground
Preparations are being made, saws the
Kennebec Journal, for opening slate ouarries
on the upper Kennel c, which promise great
results, and which it is supposed will tend to
an immediate supply of states for all building
purposes in this region, and beyond The peces-
sary capital and skill have Joined hands in this
enterprise and the most abundant success is
anticipated.
ga fountain has been erected in the ro-
tunda of the State House at Augusta, in con-
nection with supplying that building with pure
spring water. There has always been a copious
supply of gas, especially when the Legislature
is in session. I.ne.r .-frtss
"A correspondent writes the Rockland
Gazette that on Saturday, Dec. 2, the body of a
man was found ON the beach, in Bartlett's
Harbor, North Haven, by Capt Omar Thomas
1t had the appearance of having been in the
water but short time, was apparently about
20 years of age. The re were no papers or marks
upon the body by which it could be identified,
nor was there any appearance of violence upon
the body.
OF A &c 70 bo
in operation in the spring - the necessary
amount of capital having been taken up.
~Mr. O'Brien of Thomaston will be the
only constitutional candidate of the Democrats
for the vacant seat in the Senate from Knox
County, occasioned by the decease of the Union
member elect, Mr.. John B. Dunton. DR.. Har-
low, the other Democratic candidate, has re-
| moved from the county. .a
EB" The Ellsworth american says the
amount of lumber, &C., shipped from the
wharves on that river for the last ten days will
exceed that Of any ten days for years past.
EB~ The american says Mr.. Christopher
Gray of Brooksville has lived to the remarka-
BILE age of 1903 years, being 103 the I'd day of
Sept last. He retains his faculties quite well,
although his conversation and thoughts have
reference exclusively to religious matters. ~
| BY-Oscar Jellison, son of Joshua Jellison
of Ellsworth, aged ten or twelve years, was
drowned on Thursday last week, by breaking
through the ice while skating on the Meadow
| at that place.
E-The Calais Aduertiser says that there Is
| going to be an unusual amount of ship-building
carried on in that city the present winter and
| thra
going up in Robbinston, also, this winter.
EB- Collector Long has appointed Mr.. s.
Townsend deputy collector at Calais, in place
of Mr.. B. Young resigned. hfiF
| ER-The PostOfice at East Sangerville in
this county, is suspended for the present and
all mail matter hereafter must be directed to
Sangerville Village Postoffice. - [Piscataquis
| Observer. 4l' i' s--i 0si't' m
BH- The boys of Lewiston amused them
| selves during the vacation of the schools, by
breaking the glass in the windows of the school
houses. They have learned by this time that
such amusement is not profitable, some of the
lads having been arrested.
By- The Augusta Farmer says that Jacob
Barker, recently elected to Congress from the
LIST Louisiana district, was born on Swan Is
|
county-an island in the Kennebec river be-
tween the towns of Richmond and Dresden.
He is "a years of age. -
Ey The appropriation made by Rev. Mr..
Bolles' Congress Square) Society for music
the ensuing year, is 81 400. Since the first blow
was struckon their new church members of
this society have contributed about $4,000 to
Westbrook Seminary. ,fs.l.
EB- Mr.. Beckett who has just concluded the
census of the city preparatory to issuing new
edition of the Directory, saysin his report to
the City Council, sthat if there were homes to
| accommodate new corners our population
would be increased to the extent of 5000 at
least next year." If no effort is to be made to
supply such accommodations we would sug-
gest that sign boards be put up at all the en-
frances to the city, inscribed mo admittance-
| seats full" f"t