The Portland daily press., 1866-11-02
THE STATE.

The Belfast Age in alluding to the long
trial of the Bangor Democrat case, says that is
the second long case which has been tried in
Waldo, that legitimately belonged to Penob-
scot county, and thinks nothing is gained by q
change of venue. The Age expresses the hope
that this practice of Penobscot suitors will be
discontinued.
MIR. Nahum Hunt of Belfast, committed
suicide by hanging last Wednesday afternoon
He had been suffering from ill health and dis
ease consequent to old age for some time, which
probably caused a temporary alteration of mind
during which the act was committed Mr..
Hunt, says the Age, was one one of our oldest
settlers, and came originally from Massachus-
etts He was esteemed as good citizen, a
quiet, peaceful neighbor and kind parent
and friend. His age was about 70 years.
We are in receipt of the catalo CUES for
1S66-67 of Bates College and of the Maine State
Seminary and Latin School at Lewiston
These kindred institutions seem to be in very
fiourishing condition, with strong faculty and
large membership. Bates College returns a
of 176.
The Maine Farmers Almanac, the fast
friend and faithful chronicler, so long familiar
TO as all, is out for 1867. In all mime families
it is as much one of the necessities of life as
the kitchen fire. 1t is sold everywhere.
Neither the johnson nor the Straight wing
of Bangor Copperheads, is well pleased with
the appointment of Gen. Roberts for Collector
of that port Gen. Roberts, it is said, cares no.
thing for the Office but takes it for the sake of
discomfting the Emery drive" on the one
hand and the Weston doughfaces on the other
He is too good man to be found in such COM
pany at all.
The prOprietors of the steamer Enterprise,
plying between Saco and Boston, are making
arrangements to touch at Portsmouth on the
down trip.
On Tuesday forenoon, says the Bangor
Times, one of the employees at the Maine Cen
tral Railroad, while at work upon the steam
saw engine, received such an injury of the arm
as to render amputation necessary just below
the shoulder joint.
Esq, of Liberty, week or two since, was
thrown from his carriage and so severely in
jured that he died few days after.
-Zadoc Knight of Searsmont committed SUI
icide by cutting his throat on Saturday night
Oct 20. He had recently lost his wife and SON
and was laboring under depression of spirits
"A little daughter of Volney Allen of Tur-
ner, less than two years old fell into brook a
few days since and was under the water ten
minutes when she was rescued, in an insensi-
BILE state, by her sister. Proper applications
soon restored the child, as we learn from the
Lewiston Journal Y
The commission of Gen. Charles X. Miller
as postmaster of Bangor, has been returned to
Washington for correction, it reading Charles
r. Miller. Gen. M. could not take the post
office yesterday in consequence of the blunder.
John Muliken, youngest son of Mr.
Charles III. Mulliken, was drowned near the
Augusta Dam on Wednesday afternoon, Oct
31st. He was eleven years of age.
The Lewiston Journal states that on Tues
day morning freight train on the Androscog
gin railroad broke through bridge about
three miles beyond Livermore Falls. Severa
freight cars went through, piled up in inextric
able confusion. The foundation of the bridge
had been weakened by the freshet. Fortunate
ly the engine and tender passed safely over
Nc lives were lost. The accident prevented
the running of the afternoon train.