The Portland daily press., 1866-02-13
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

ri u The st Stephen Courier understands
that the first cargo of rails has been shipped
from England for the st. Stephen Branch
Railroad. The work ON the line is progressing
favorably, a large crew of men are still en-
ployed, sleepers are being delivered at different
points along the line, the bridge superstruc-
lures over the principal streams are all contrac-
ted for, to be completed by the LIST of May, all
the heaviest cuttings will be done by the LIST of
April, and the construction of the cars has
been commenced in the car shop in that place.
!. gB- The Bangor Times is so anxious to take
exceptions to the Press that it charges it with
adopting Horace Greely's doctrine of "univer-
sal amnesty coupled with universal suffrage"
The Times is informed that this was the doc
trine of the lamented Lincoln, not of III. G."
But the Times triumphantly asks, if such a
doctrine prevailed, what would become of the
traitors Sure enough; we should talk big
about them and let them go-as we now do |
The Times criticism upon the word universal
as applied to suffrage, is worthy of one of the
babies, whom it says would be invested with the
right of suffrage. = cBW .ra9islua 1iise
"a On the first page will be found very
able communication on Mr.. Summers Joint
resolution, to which special attention is invi-
ted. On the same page is Washington letter,
in relation to Senator Fessenden's speech. 10 rs
EB The Lewiston Journal says letter re-
ceiyed from VIM. H. Lone of that city, now in
Boutwell,, G. W., dated Feb. Sd, says, the Port
land Co. of which Mr.. Gross is agent, struck
oil this week and will commence pumping next
Monday. The Henry well, also on the Pepper
farm and near the Maine Oil Co.'s well, COM
menced pumping to-day, and the first hour
pumped ten barrels 1t was decided tonight
that the stream was more than three-fourths
oil =; fl..... fi,,... - fi...s..-..t
ER-The Hallowell Gazette has experienced
a remarkable incident A man has paid arrear-
ages for the Gazette of more than ten years
standing.
EP A young man in Webster recently in
jured himself quite severely, by jumping from
one OF the beams Of barn to ground NOW,
only a distance of about eight feet.
d BB- Lewiston Journal says boy by the
name of George Edwin Davis, aged thirteen,
years, belonging in Vienna, left home on the
l4th day of January; took the ears at Far
mington for Lewiston on the 10Th. Since that
time his parents have not heard from him.
His dress was light hat black and blue COM
forter, slate colored sack overcoat; black full
cloth pants; boots with heels and toe-irons on.
He is dearly loved by his parents, and they are
very anxious about him. 90 l'oi p
EB-It is said that walking match for
thousand dollars aside, of hundred consecu-
tive hours, is soon to come off in this city. In
other words two persons are to give an exhibi-
ton of their brute qualities, and prove by
demonstration which is the least of man and
the most of an animal .5...s .s.t
va newspaper to be published at Wis
cassett is proposed. There is now NO paper
published in Lincoln county. .laei
eB Tho Dover Observer says that Cyrus T.
Daniels was fined $40 and costs for fiogging M
G. Maxield, a boy fourteen years of age. Dan
iels was keeping school at Guilford. ,...
From the Lewiston Journal, we learn
that at the term of the s. Court which has
been in session at that place, no less than eight
persons were sentenced to the State Prison,
mostly returned soldiers, This is not the end
to which the path of glory should lead
EY Rev J. P. Weston, President of Gales
burg (Ill.) University, formerly Of Westbrook
Seminary, has been lying dangerously ill, but
is now recovering. ----