The Portland daily press., 1866-04-21
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

B8- The Biddeford Union says Charles
Hight of Saco, who was arrested some six
n weeks ago in Boston for breaking into q store
In Newfeld, escaped nom the Saco jail last
Wednesday night, evidently aided from the
outside. 80 aa. 50. RI r5el. 81
The next session of the Grand Lodge of
the Sons Of Temperance of this State will com
mence at Saco next Tuesday and continue
three days.
ER-We learn from the Star that Mr.. Daniel
Richards of Scarboro, u single man, aged 81,
committed suicide on Wednesday by hanging.
He had been subject to fits from his youth,
which caused partial arrangement. 1t is sun
posed that the deed was committed through
fear OF being sent 10 the Insane Asylum. Cor
oner Hall of this city was sent for, but after in
vestgating the matter, deemed an inquest un-J
necessary. 81 sa .-At 81 div
va A disastrous fire occurred in Sanford
on the 18th inst, in the building owned by l. S
hlmball, Esq, County Attorney, which was
entirely consumed. The building was occu-
pied by Mr.. Kimball, j. X. Dorman, and the
Postofice. Nothing was saved from the wreck.
Dorman was partially insured, Mr.. Kimball
loses his library, all his legal and private
fire unknown. l baa s.nsliii3 a5i..i 7.<
Ey-The York Peat company, to own and
control the patent rights of the American Peat
Company for the manufacture of peat as an
article of fuel, for the Counties of York and
Androscoggin, was organized in Biddeford ON
Wednesday, and the capital stock was all sub
scribed and paid for. t. H. Banks, James
Sawyer and Thomas II. Cole are Trustees for
the Company, to whom all inquiries should be
addressed. i ...,s,,,-.- $50 .-i
w. correspondent of the Biddeford
Union calls attention to the fact, that within
five years twenty-one new vessels have been
built at the Kittery Navy Yard; seventeen
have been launched, including the New
Hampshire and the Franklin, and twenty old
vessels have been repaired; that tile carpentry
work has been done on this yard for about one
dollar. less per day than in any other yard in
the United States; and that Admiral Farra-
gut pronounces it as good work as any done
elsewhere. .,.- - |
The following resolutions were adop- |
ted at meeting of lumbermen, held at the
Merchants Exchange in Bangor, on the 18th
inst: .'"
Resolued, That we have heard with profound |
astonishment of the application of certain par
ties living on the St Croix, and doing business
on both sides of the river, to Congress, for the
admission, free of duty. to our markets, oflum |
Der manufactured in New Brunswick, under |
the subterfuge of its having been cut on Amer
lean soil. 3flsa b
Resolced, That we regard it as a cruel and |
wicked effort to deprive the lu Abering inter- /
ssts OF Maine OF the scanty protection which /
mas been allowed them in consideration of the |
burdens that have been imposed on their bust
ness IN supporting our Union"
Adopted unanimously. rH"
S.P. STRICKLAND, Chairman.
W.T.. PEARSON, Sec'y. fa lT-77--7'1
va The young ladies of Bangor are arrang-
ing for May Day breakfast, at City Hall, to
raise FUNDS for the benefit of the Freedmen.
va The Norway Light Infantry gave n
grand Dali last evening on the anniversary of
the day when the services of the companv ware
rendered Gov Washburn, to help fill nm the
first regiment in the war. It's now ,,,...
of history, says the Oxford Democrat thot =.
the close of an anxious discussion in which a.
Governor, Adjutant General and the three
Major Generals took part and which did NOT
seem to solve the existing difficulties, General
Virgin said governor, L tender you a full
regiment from my Division in one week" The
Governor replied, II must have it ready Sat-
urday night" The Norway Light Infantry |
was the first company to answer the summons;
and Saturday, Gen. Virgins regiment was in |
camp.
w A special town meeting was held in |
Machias Monday, to consider the matter of
equalizing the town bounties paid to soldiers.
After discussion the proposition was rejected.
The Union says many of the soldiers them
selves sustained the action of the town
GB- Messrs Hathorn, Maxfield &, "a -
commence the present season the constrnot;a
OF stone dam across the Sebasticook at P;t,s-
held, Me- The whole work will be in the chez
OF MI. Joel L. Brown of Lewiston, whom H.
Journal recommends as one of the most sno
cessful stone workers in New England. - -
BY-The city authorities all over the sto.o
are enforcing the health regulations as n nre-
caution against cholera.
g-S-The Hallowell Gazette mentions the dis
covery of excellent roofing slate in Winslow
neart the mouth of the Sebasticook river.
va On Monday last three small children
two boys and girl, belonging resDectiveIv n
Jesse Drew, =. A. Hewett and /. w Goodbno
Oh fore falrneid, were playing upon a brow of
logs lying upon the bank Of tbe na;iil y" u
When log started and rolled upon the chill,