The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-09-06
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

EB-On the 18th and 18th the Publishers
Conventionisto be holden at Bangor. Mr.. FL
wen of the Transcript is the Essay t. and Mr.
Weston of the Bennington Mt. Blue School,
the Poet for the occasion.
EYT The Saco Democrat quotes the Baltimore
Sun as an administration paper That is news.
The San is suited to the atmosphere of Rich
nond, and Reimbursement of the Democratic
State Convention resolutions is therefore decid-
eddy suggestive.
gg-The Bath Times says that, about 10
o'clock Monday night, the Soap Factory of
Chase & Coombs, at the junction of Russell and
Middle streets, was discovered on fire. The
James spread rapidlT and the building was
soon consumed. Loss, building about $3.50;
stock about 800. No insurance. sflsti II
We understand Prof Smyth is moving
promptly to procure subscriptions to erect
Memorial Hall at .Bowdoin, in honor of her
,ons who have fallen in battle.
Bg session of the U. s. District Court is
now being held at Bath by Judge Ware.
The Somerset annual cattle show and
air win take place at Skowhegsn on the lot
ind Goth inst. isaGias hos sy ssl1s
EThe Skowhegan Clarion says a boy by
he name Of Whitney fell into the river at or
lear the bridge in that town, few days since,
and was rescued some 20 or 80 rods below in an
almost exhausted state. a.fes s
Ey-A valuable h rise, belonging in Mercer.
and carriage and harness belonging to Mr..
Peter Kimball, We're stolen from the stable of
M. Amasa Bigelow in Skowhegan, on Satur-
lay night last-C .arion. g
gY The Democrats of Sagadahoc County
have made the following nominations Ssna-
cor John Harvard; County Commissioner,
). B. Stewart, County Treasurer, Freeman
clark. q q 3. Y -
E-W We learn from the Observer, that the
Iwe,ling house of Joseph Drew, in Parkman,
With all its contents was burned few days
80 A great cal Of attention is being direc-
ed to peat as fuel An establishment is soon
to go ito operation in Portsmouth, for conden-
,ing it. aaaa & sf
BB The demand for lumber in the Bangor
market is increasing, says the Times, and the
quotations correspondingly SO. Within the
,ast three weeks the price of lumber has mate
tally advanced, and there is every prospect Of
lstill further rise.
gR The Lewiston Journal says barrel of
lie which had been seized by the City Mar
shall and taken to his office, coniscated itself
N Saturday. Being left alone at noon, the
Aead was burst out by the foaming, expanding
luid within f.te.,as tgff1f st89 atift5t,ss.
Va At a meeting on Saturday of the Union
7oters of Greene, Rev. Greenwood G. Gordon
vas nominated for Representative to the next
Legislature.
\ ~ The Belfast Age records mammoth
jomato raised by Mr.. Daniel Faunee of that
city. 1t weighed 2 IL pounds, 49,, q.sf rsa.4
~ Ehe PASSPORT Sentinel says that Bar-
lard Mooney of Lubec, while eating his dinner
IN Tuesday, was choked to death by piece of
oeef which he attempted to swallow.
- We learn from the Hallowell Gazette
tlat the cotton Factory in that place has been
sold to parties who will put it in operation i'm
mediately. Ae4hA laH a H
sB Because Portland is healthy place the
Argus insists that the water is good So an
Z Did topper may insist because he has lived to an
I'D age that the whiskey he drinks is good.
fhe trutn is, our people are healthy in spite of
he bad water, and could good water be had
hey would be even more healthy. -
va The argus denies peremptorily that
Judge Howard has ever defended slavery as a
1lble institution. All we have to say then, is,
hat an argument by him in favor of slavery,
hawn. from the bible, is no defence of the in
stitution