The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-06-01
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

The Portsmouth Chronicle says while the
train was waiting at the e. r. r. station, Tues
day, at 10 o'clock, some miserable sneak alb
stracted from one of the cars nice cane and a
pair of gold-bowed spectacles, belonging to q
gentleman en- route to Portland, The articles
were recovered.
The Bangor Times says the Hatch House in
that city has again changed proprietorship, Mr.
e. H. Gregory having disposed of his interest
in the same to G. c. johnson and Edward Teb-
bets, former landlord of the house.
The st. Croix Courier of Saturday says a
number of Fenians are still lurking around the
border.
The Calais advertiser says that as q railway
train was on its way down from Barring on
Saturday last, the axle Of one of the lumber
cars broke, and the one behind it came jam up
against and two men who had taken their seats
on load of lumber, got their feet very severe
ly jammed, but had no bones broken. Had they
been in the passenger car where they ought to
have been in all probability they would not
have been injured.
The Machias Union says subscriptions are
being made for steamboat of suitable kind
to run on the Union river from Ellsworth in
connection with the steamer City of Richmond.
The boat will cost about $4,000, of which more
than half has been raised.
There is no beef in Pennington.
The Chronicle announces that last week A
j. Davis of Salem caught male wolfby means
of meat poisoned with strychnine. lie was 8
feet in length and feet high, and is estimated
to weigh 1G0 lbs. He had killed 80 sheep.
|. The Bath Times learns that on Tuesday,
John c. Swanton, Esq, of that city, while at
work at his house, fell and broke his left arm,
near the wrist.
The Augusta Journal says that Silas Leon
ard, Esq. of that city, succeeds finely in the
growing of the Concord grapes by allowing the
vines to run at will in the tops of his apple
trees, and without the trouble of ts king them
down and covering them in the autumn.
"A correspondent of the Rockland Demo-
crat states that the citizens of Deer Isle were
thrown into intense excitement on Wednesday
evening last, by most murderous assault made
by one Charles A. Hooper, a merchant of that
town, upon Capt John Collins Jr., master of
Packet Eclipse. Oapt. Collins received four
wounds, two in the fore arm, one in the shoul-
der, and slight wound in the neck. Twomus-
cles, and one artery of the fore arm were severed
entirely. Hooper was arrested and held to
bail in the sum of $4,000.
-On Monday last, says the Kennebec Jour
nal, the heavy rai.s caused the bank on the
west side of the railroad track, between Court
and Winthrop streets, to slide down, pushing a
coal shed which stood under the bank directly
across the track. An engine and crew OF
men were at once set to work to pull it down,
which was accomplished in short time. In
the removal of the shed beam fell upon the
head of Mr.. L. r. Holbrook, a joiner in the car
shop, injuring him quite seriously. He was
carried home and surgical assistance obtained
and he is now quite comfortable.
The Calais Advertiser says that bears are
| unusually plentiful in that region this season.
During last week one man had fine heifer
killed, and another man had one SO badly torn
he had to killit. A trap was set for the var
mint and he walked into it, and his hide and
snout were made to pay for the damage he had
done.
The Lewiston Journal says one gardener in
that city is planting, this year, about 10000 cab
bage plants-covering several acres. Possibly
he means to convert the city to "sour krout."