The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-12-21
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

va IT. s" article on High Prices, with COM
ments, intended for this morning, is unavoida-
bly, crowded out till tomorrow. -al4s.
GB- The Chronicle learns thata man named
John Morrison, employed in the Blacksmith
department at the Kittery Navy Yard, on Tues
day morning, met with a severe and perhaps
fatal accident. He wished to move steam
trip hammer an inch or two for the purpose of
Withdrawing piece of iron from under it, and
in starting the belt slipped it too suddenly on
the pulley, causing the ponderous hammer to
strike the lump of iron on its edge, throwing it
into the air, and in its descent it fell on the
head of Mr.. NJ, knocking him down and rem
dering him insensible for some time.
Ev Washington Letter and other matters on
first page; nearly column If reading on last
page. 1863 % ~ enu3
Er Our correspondent 'sFuller" writes that
little daughter of Frederick P. Rowland of
Waterville, was drowned ON Saturday last,
while skating on the Messalonskee stream
She was seven years old. She went to the
stream with an elder brother, and both fell in,
but the boy was rescued. a l-3t4l
EV A correspondent of the Biddeford
Journal, from Kttery, states that 419 have been
discharged from the Navy Yard. and the num-
Der will probably be increared to 500. .a
Er "Josh Billings" the humorist, lectured
in Lewiston on Tuesday evening last
gr The Lewiston Journal saws Mr. j. f.
Davis, of the Maine Hotel, Auburn, has served
for twenty-five years as landlord, and has new
er, during all that period, sold drop of intoxi-
eating liquors. ..
IB- We learn from the Saco Democrat that
on Tuesday, child of Mrs. Gallison, of that
town, fellin into pail Of. boiling water, scalding
it so shockingly that it died in twenty-six
hours.
EY- When the st. John IN. b. River clos
ed this fall, sixty millions of shingles from the
Aroostook were lying at Woodstock for trans
portation to the United States sicI
eB- The pay roll for the Kittery Navy Yard
for Nov. amounts to $102, 900. a. Na B.
GB- The Chronicle says Captain severy, of
Pennington, lost cow without any apparent
disease; but an examination after her death
discovered the cause, piece of hoop skirt steel
spring about two inches in length, which the
COW hao swallowed, and not being able to di-
gest IL mad worked through the stomach and
had JUST penetrated the heart, soon causing
death. .s ET
EH The Bangor Wing deyotes nearly three
columns to the Press and the telegrapbic hitch.
which abounds in false statements, of which
here is one :-"On the 9TH of December. Mr..
Gilman Of the Press telegraphed to Mr.. Blanch
ard that he would like to meet Mr.. Bailey at 10
A. NJ, the next day, and Mr. Blanchard wished
us to be present" Mr.. Blanchard never receiv-
ed telegraphic dispatch from us Of any kind
whatever. We had no business transactions
with Mr.. Blanchard; none with any one in
which the Wing editor had any concern. We
went to Boston to see what arrangement could
be made for the Portland papers, and for no 9TH
er purpose. Nor did we say the Junior" of the
Wig allowed himself to be palmed off unon
any Associated Press represented by Mr..
blanchard, as the agent of the Press of this
state, SO that Mr.. Blanchard's exculpatory note
IS OF no avail We had it from the very month
u one authorized to speak, that Mr.. Lynde's
name was given to him, by Bangor newspaper
man. as authorized to represent the Press of
this State. His opinion of the editor of the
Press as to his qualities as gentleman. would
be of more consequence, if it was the opinion
of one qualified to judge in such ma tiers.