The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-10-12
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS

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very high compliment to Messrs. KinbaIl q
Brothers, the celebrated carriage makers in
this city, andrecommends their carriages to the
consideration of the people Of the south.s4-
| E- We understand that the friends of Gan
VIRGIN of Norway, one of the Senators elect
for Oxford, viii urge his claims for the Presi.
dency of the senate next winter. Gen VIRGIN
| is an accomplished gentleman, of pleasing ad.
dress, ready and courteous in debate, and should
he be elected to preside over the bodyofvvhich
he has already been an able member. he will
grace the position, do honor to himself. and re-
| feet honor upon the state.
B55Tlhe Falls are perfectly dry, all the water
passing through the canal. They have many
| visitors daily who can walk over anv mart Of
them. There are holes worn into the solid rael,
some one, some three, and some five feet deem
Just below S. r. Bearce & Co.'S Saw Mill there
is hole not quite SO large as a flour barrel that
is II feet Sinches deep in the solid rock.1TLew-
| iston journal.
BY-The city of Bath has paid bounties dur-
| ing the war to 476 men, amounting to S128 4B).
In addition to the men thus enlisted, there we're
not far from six hundred who enlisted in the
army and navy to whom no bounties were maid
making in all upwards of 1000 men who went
into service of their country during the war
from that city alone. 'aPS& ~
Mrs. Yates, wife of Rev. VIM, Yates Of
I Greenwood, about ninety-two years oldlhas
spun during the past summer seventy skeins
of woollen yarn, besides assisting in the work
about the house. Mr.. Yates aged ninety three.
has planted and tended a large garden and
raised fine supply of vegetables and atten-
ded to the chores about the house and barn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yates were among the first set
Tiers, Of Greenwood, Mr.. Yates in company
With, Thomas Furlong (recently deceassd)
having made the first clearing in the town, e.
EB-The Machias Union says shipping boards
were selling in that market last week for about
$18 per thousand. Demand increasing and so
are prices.
= E8 John Lamson's house in Prescott, with
a part of the house furniture was DESTROYED OH
the nightof the I'd inst. 1t issupposed that the
fire was caused by the explosion of a kerosene
lamp, Mr.. Lamson and his wife were in Mas
sachusetts, at the time. Probable loss $1,000
Part of the house goods were sayed.-[Union,
G8- Deacon Peter Talbot of East Maebias
aged 81 years, was thrown from wagon few
days since and had his collar bone broken. Z :
g5-The Bangor Times says that on Tuesday
morning, while two boys named - Speed and
Willie Weber, were playing in room at the
residence of the latter'sfather ON Spring street,
they discovered two pistols belonging to an
olderbrother Gust returned from the army) of
the Weber boy. They took the pistols and
commenced swapping them at each;other when
the pistol Of the Speed boy, being loaded went
Of wounding- it is feared fatally-the Weber
boy in the breast. 1n S l,saaa els. 8 -
BzY- On Tuesday afternoon little daughter
Of .. o. B, Darling, Esq, aged about seven
years, fell while playing in barn CHI amber and
broke her arm just below the wrist She was
attended by DR.. W. H. Brown and we learn is
doing WelL-[ Bangor Wing. - = :
1.-The Lewiston Journal understands that
new paper mill is to be erected on the Sabat-
tus stream, just below Farnsworth' s in Lisbon
The dam is being built now. The, stream is
never-failing one. - q 80
The Worumbo Manufacturing Company
at Lisbon Falls, have nearly completed their
three story wooden boarding house. It is well
~AAf~NS, e'hiU OOAH5 choudbCO upOu tl6 0mlQeQC6
in the rear of the depot will add much to the
pretensions of this thriving Villages II journal.
Ia The Augusta Farmer says that on the
Sd inst, as Mr.. Isaiah w. Sherman, of that
city, was passing the Chain Ponds near Dead
River, he discovered the body of a man on the
shore of one of the ponds, partially covered by
water. The body was nearly naked, and had
probably been lying there, several days. On
further examination space of about half an
acre near the shore was found burned over, and
on point of land they discovered gun with
the stock, and an axe with the handle burnt,
and various camping implements scattered
about. 1t is supposed that the remains are
those of French Canadian named Peter Nor
reau, on his way to the Kennebec.- Having
caInped near the pond, and built fire, it is
thought he went to sleep, and during the night
the woods took fire, and being suddenly awak-
ened he rushed into the water to escape the
flames, and was drowned or burned to death.
B- We understand that the first suspicion
of wrong in Col. Littlers office at Augusta,
arose about some transactions with, this city,
The Bangor Times says the authorities of Port
land demanded return of some money depos-
ioou WIN VIC 1 lo'ose 1larsnai at augusta, TO
be appropriated toward filling the quota under
the last call. The necessity for troops having
ceased, their whole q quota was not required to
be filled, aud the balance of the money deposit
ed was claimed, 1t was alleged by Captain
Doughty, Provost Marshal at Portland, that he
deposited the funds with Littler. Col. Littler
claimed that he paid the money to the Port
land quotamen. An investigation followed
a,daesectiye from Gen. Bakers office being sent
to Augusta some three weeks since.
D'Y The whole number of entries for the
horse fair at Waterville, up to Tuesday night
was 150 @a--A ~ 2. sss '-ss' XII.