The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-11-07
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

59- 6omsbody IN the Star has made gross
attack BY way Of implication, upon Mr. Bart
lett, editor of the Bangor Je9ersoaian intimat-
ing that he has not been straight In his charges
as Register of Probate for Penobseos. andsug-
costing that bis case wiIlcome up ion investiga-
ton before the Legislature. The writer shows
his ignorance by suggesting that the Legisla-
tive, ms cad of the Judicial authorities, can in
quire into matter of the kind referred to-
But beyond this, the thing has a suspicious
look Mr.. Bartlett has said a good deal in his
paper about the alleged paper credit" frauds,
and urged that Investigation should be had. 1t
looks TO us as though the attack in the Star was
back fire, to change the direction of hard
setting current, and its effect must be to
strengthen the suspicion that there has been
some wrong that needs looking after. Let the
Investigation come. The innocent will not suf-
fer. We do not believe any officer in the State
government win shrink from the most search
ing inquisition; if rogues not in office-or
rogues in office-shoulG get unearthed. they
will be entitled to nosympathy. 1t viii not re-
move suspicion to make gross inputations of
wrong doing against those who call for 1nyesti-
cation.
W. The P. & X. Railroad has introduced q
system or series of baggage checks, for way
baggage, 50 as to ges rid of using the chalk. The
idea originated with Mr.. Noyes, the late SUI
perintendent of the road, who had them in prep
aration before he left to take the Superinten-
dency of the Maine Central.
EY- The Price Current says one milk dealer
of this city ownshe has made $1,000 the past
year selling milk.
Oxford Petroleum Oil Co. VIM. Writ Virgin
is President of the same.
~ While the Massachusetts, workingmen
are clamoring for only eight hours of labor per-
day, the factory operatives at Lewiston are
holding meetings with view to reduce their
hours of labor TO ten. Ten hours are enough
for man or woman out of the factory or in it.
GY- Schooner Franklin Treat, of Frankfort
7. R. Clark, master, arrived at that port on the
18th ult, from Bay st. Lawrence, with five hun
bred barrels Of mackerel, having landed preyi-
ously at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island,
six hundred and fifty barrels, making in all
twelve hundred barrels, which were taken be-
tween june 10th and Oct. 10th of the present
year. The crew consisted of seventeen men.
Y-The Bath Times thinks that changing the
day of Thanksgiving is the only foolish thing
he ever knew the Governor to do The Times,
which always gets free turkey for Thanksgiv-
ing, feels probably that the Governor has
cheated him out Of one good dinner. We take
different view of the Governors wisdom in
this thing, in this region. .ss. g
& ha u
smart to misrepresent the Press and to draw a
conclusion from a garbled extract, but we don't
see it. The Press never said because Bangor
has several of the State officers, therefore Aa-
gusta shouldn't have the Speakership."
30 The Bangor Wing says that the store of
e B Patten in that city, on Broad Street, was
entered on Wednesday night last, by means of
false keys, and robbed of some eight thousand
cigars, valued at several hundred dollars.
I-The st. Croix Courier says the annual
meeting of the Milford and Princeton Turn
pike Company was held at Princeton on We'd
nesday, LIST inst, when the following gentlemen
were chosen office-bearers for the ensuing year (:
Hon. Joseph Granger, President; Hon. VIM.
Duren, Calais, Hon. Geo. P. Sewall, Oldtown,
HI. T. Hill, ESQ.,, st. Stephen, Geo. Stetson, ESQ.,,
Bangor, Putnam Rolfe, Esq, Princeton, Direo-
tors; Leonard Peabody, Clerk and Treasurer
Attic suggestion of the Hon. Mr.. Granger, a
I committee of three was appointed to circulate
petitions throughout the County and else
where, for the purpose Of obtaining an appro-
priation in aid of the work from the coming
Legislature.
BB A marine railway has just been coz
structed and put in operation at Calais.
= 63 Another theme for Wendall Philips
The war of the mlkmen against the people of
Portland: the milkmen victorious.
% The November number of the Boaodoi,,
Bugle has came to hand We are indebted to
the senior editor, Henry L. Chapman, for a
copy. It makes an almost perfe ct register Of
all that belongs to the college-the Faculty,
Committees, Societies, Clubs Sc. Sc. 1t is val
liable for purposes of reference. sAi