The Portland daily press., 1865-08-26
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

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EB~ A correspondent at Standish requests us
to publish the act of Congress DISTINGUISHING
desersers. We will do so if any friend will fur
nish the copy. There are papers in the state
which publish the laws by authority and receive
pay for so doing; but whether they have yet
| published the one in question we are unable to
say. Perhaps if the Why, or Lewiston jour
nat would republish the act referred to all other
Union papers would copy. Copperhead papers
will scarcely do that thing. =
Eg-'At the trial of fire engines in Augusta
on Thursday last the Gardiner Engine threw.
water 1870 feet; the Lewiston do 179 feet; the
Rockland do 16S feet; the Waterville do. III
feet; the KendaIl's Mills do. 1856 feet.
| BB THE Biddeford Journal says George
| Kimball, a young son of Chas. w. Kimball of
Saco, was severely injured on Thursday even
ing of last week by being run over by horse.
BB~ The Belfast Age compliments Wheeler's
circus after this style 'Wheeler's circus is de-
cidenly grand old show The horses as they
paraded our streets on Friday looked like the
| last remains Of the Southern Confederacy AS
they circled round the Camden and Lincoln
vile hills quite a connection was observed
among the crows in that region The per-
| formance in the evening was quite good. Pete
Jenkins in that neaC, elegant, side-spitting
farce of joining the circus, was particularly
fine We always have admired that perfor-
nance for the last thirty years" qna
BB The Hallowell Gazette gives as the rea-
son why ladies wear such extraordinary things
as crinoline, that all heavenly bodies move in
eccentric circles. s a.it.. afllai1Fr
Vs. A Sangerville correspondent Of the
Why Aug 21st says terrific and destructive
hail storm passed over that place that day. It
lasted not more than ten or fifteen minutes,
but the growing crops were almost wholly de-l
stroyed. Wheat, bailey, oats and other grain
nearly ready to harvest, were beaten down
the grain threshed off and the straw broken
into shreds. Beautiful fields of corn, in which
the townabounded, were almost totally ruined
The tops of potatoes were fairly mashed to
pieces by the icy bullets. Gardens of toma-
toes, cabbages, beans, ETC., are sorry-loolxing
sights. The value of the crops destroyed is
very great. So far as is known this destructive
shove of ice extended over width of country
of about two miles, and probably passed over
the country four or five miles in length.
DrThe Laconia Manufacturing Company
perell Company pays s37, 035.76; the Water
Power Company pays $11,01427.
aE5T- The Chronicle says that on Thursday
last, horse, buggy and harness were stolen
from private stable in Kittery, in the middle
of the afternoon. The thief entered the stable
and taking out the horse harnessed him into a
carriage to obtain which he was obliged to
remove four or five other carriages doing it
with as much GOODNESS as though he owned the
team. The buggy and harness belonged to a
Mr. Fernald of Eliot, and the horse was owned
By Mr.. Elias Remick of Kittery.
Gg-The Biddefor Journal learns that Jesse
Gould, Esq, of Lyman, while cunning on
Thursday morning, accidentally discharged
his gun, the charge passing through the hand
and lengthWise of the ARM breaking bone
near the shoulder and severing large artery.
His arm was amputated at the shoulder, but his
recovery is doubtful,
! Vs. The Boston Advertiser, referring to the
line between this city and that very justly
says: "The boats of this line are kept in excel
| lent condition and great care is taken in their
management to secure safety to life and
property"
BB- Thursday evening as the excursion
train from Augusta was near to Richmond,
Mr.. George Mars, of this city, who was on a
platform car, fell off, the whole passing over
his head, causing instant death. His body was
brought home to his fathers, Mr.. James f.
Mars. He was about % years of age.-[ Bath
Times.
"a Vs. The excursion of the Sons of Temper
ance from Bath to this city, postponed on ac-l
count of the storm, is to come off on Wednes-
next day. So.
B3 A little girl, half dozen years old, child
ofCapt. VIM. Prescott, of Brunswick, fell from
wagon few days since, and was thrown under
the wheel of the carriage, and had one arm brol-
j en- above the elbow.
Bf- The Calais Adoertiser says that while
Mr.. NJ. Hannah, and his son, and Mr.. w. a.
Young were standing on the staging at the front
of the st. Oroix Exchange on Friday week, it
gave way and precipitated all three of them to
the ground, from height of about twelve feet.
4 Mr.. Hannah had his ankle badly injured, his son
was bruised on the temple and shoulder, and
was internally injured somewhat MIR. Young
was also pretty seyerelyinjured. sg
BB-The Biddeford Jouracl says thai. Thee
dore Clark, Esq. of Wells was robbed of four
hundred dollars in the night of the I'd inst, by
man who had been in his employ for some
time past 1T seems that he settled with Mr..
G. and left his employ that day, but returned
in the evening to remain over night. During
the night he distracted Mr.. C.'s pocket-book
from his desk and absconded, The thief was
arrested at North Berwick just as he was step.
ping upon the train. The money was re-
4 covered. st Fssff# 43NB ssERss@
E.Y~ The projected alliance between the
Crown Prince Frederick, of Denmark, and
Princess Louisa, only child of the Swedish
| Sovereign, has been recently resumed on the
occasion of the interchange of visits between
Charles XIV and Christian TX. The Princess
isin her nth year. aal IS sa.lsi
EY- A. @. Dennison Esq, nominated for the
Senate in Androsooggin County, is the great pa
per manufacturer at Mechanic Falls. y -ia
BY- Hon. w. R. Hersey has been appointed
Postmaster at Lincoln Centre, in place OF Abner
b. Chase, Esq, resigned. a .bl5stI.
w The Bangor Wing says a terrific torna-
do passed over the town Of Enfield a few days
since, accompanied by hail and rain. The barn,
sne"' and part Of the house occupied by A T.
"eSser' was blown down, and much other dam
~ aohe' man was buried under the ruins.
out i'f'o"assiy Mas not injured Several ami
mails were taken nom the ruins i1nlsarnsed.
~ The farnington Chronicle learns that a
Mrs.5eorge Of New sharon. was killed last week
BY being thrown from q carriage.
~ BY referring 70 the list of Count, no,n,-
nations In this paper, tbs results ofthe cspvsu.
tons IN Androscoggin and Penobscos VIII A.
seen.
~ Hon. A. y. Manson ~ Bangor. has been
noninatsd fs,r the Senate FOR the third time
IL 4 IN able maa and xili very likely be made