The Portland daily press., 1865-08-02
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.


gy Bangor like our own city, seems to be
infested with thieves and vagabonds,. whose
permanent residence at Thomaston would be
for the general good.
BY=We are indebted to the author for a
neatly printed pamphlet of sixty pages enti-
tied Congregational Polity, Usage and Law.
By Hon. Woodbury. Davis" This elaborate
treatise upon the subjects here indicated, first
appeared in the Boston Rsgiesc-a by-monthly
religious magazine OF course Judge Davis
has handled the questions here involved with
great ability.
EY-The Bath Times says that ON Monday
afternoon Arthur Donnelly, an Irishman, aged
rs years, living in that city, deliberately shot
his wife, aged rs years, with gun loaded with
buckshot, killing her almost instantly A Cor
oner's jury was Immediately called but the ex-
animation was postponed until the next day.
Mr.. Donnelly gave himself up to the police
voluntarily.
% Four prisoners at the Bangor jail, at
tempted to make their escape Sunday noon,
buta six-shooter brought them. to terms
20 Our correspondent Fuller writes us
from Waterville, that GEN B. f. Butler of
Lowell, has given 81 600 to found scholarship
in Waterville College, from which institution
ne graduated in 1888.
The Wing says George RI. Dorrity was
bound over in that city on Monday, for trial at
the Supreme Court in the sum of $500. on the
charge of stealing valuable horse and wagon
from Mr.. Samuel Stearns of Brewer, on Sat
urday last The property was recovered.
| EY The Democrats of York County hold
their County Convention, August I'D, at
Alfred. ss-.si si 4s-,.a.
| The Saco Democrat devotes nearly two
columns to Gov. Washburn's 4th of July ora
Jon. 1t deals with it very fairly, and consider
ing the extreme position occupied by that
| paper we look upon the notice, upon the whole,
as rather hopeful sign.
! EY- The Democrat says the friends of I'd
Lieut.. Albion Howe, of Saco, will be pleased to
earn that he has been promoted Major in the
18th New York Heavy Artillery. He had
served for long time on the staff of Gen. A.
| Howe.
BY- The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of
5his state, is to hold its annual session in Saco
IN Tuesday of next week, Aug. 8th
BB Mr.. Paul P. Wentworth while ON the
road with load of hay, near Salmon Falls
vas attacked by three rowdies on Thursday
afternoon, and so badly beaten andinjured that
ais life is despaiFed of.
~ Mrs. Rufus Leavitt, of this town, and
ier son, Mr.. John Leavitt, were thrown from
wagon on Monday of last week on Gooch Is
and, in consequence of their horse taking
right from the breaking of the harness. Mrs.
lsayitt was badly bruised about the head,
md her sons shoulder dislocated.- DEM
0erat
B3 The Democrat says that John Mathes, a
young man from Durham, came to Saco from
home on Tuesday of last week, for the purpose
of loading vessel. On Wednesday he was
about town and engaged some men to work for
aim the next day. Iu the evening he went to
Biddeford and took supper at the boarding
house of Isaac Elliott, after which he went out
and nothing has since been heard from him.
It is supposed that he had about 500 with him,
and fears are entertained that he has been
Hoully dealt with.