The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-03-07
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.


BT"There," said Union soldier resting on
his crutches, when the Democratic rejoicing
began in Bangor last Thursday with .Jeu-de-
Jote from muskets that never saw other than
sporting service-"There that's the first rebel
gun hare heard since the surrender Of Lees
" army" The Jefsrsonian reports the fact.
EH- AT the great concert at Lewiston last
Friday night, chorus of three hundred voices
was produced, together with an orchestra of
thirty performers, all under the direction of
Prof. w. X. Eminger. Vg sst ID
CO The Machias Republican says Jesse L.
Floyd Of Columbia Falls who has been under
examination under bail for some weeks, before
y. S. Commissioner Downes, on charge OF de-
frauding certain widows out of various sums
of pension money which he had collected, was
on Tuesday ordered to give bonds in tho sum
of three thousand dollars for his appearance at
| the next term of the Circuit Court of the Uni
ted States, to be held in Portland. "a % a,,r,gY
NE Eagle Engine Co. No. 8, in Bangor, COLI
template the addition Of library to their hail.
A good proposition.
gy Steamer Katahdin will leave Boston on
her first trip, Thursday, Mar. 15, and will there
after, until the opening of the ,Penobscot, make
one trip each week, leaving Boston every
Thursday and Winterport every Monday. IL sao
10 The johnson ratification" meeting in
Bangor Thursday last, having been hailed as a
grand affair" by our, neighbor of the Argus
| the Bangor Times takes pains to refer to the
matter again and pronounce tho said meeting
! mere "fzzle."
EH- Major Whiting, who was removed from
the command of the draft rendezvous in this
| city for alleged disloyalty of speech, is now
having hearing on the charge before a court
martial at Annapolis, Nd. Several witnesses
| have been summoned from this State:l!i 10 on
| w The elevator in the ornamenting depart
| ment. of the Shaw & Clark Sewing Machine
Factory, in Biddeford, fell ON Friday, 23d ult.,
severely injuring Mrs. Robert Mcknight, one OF
the operatives. ,e e., 4,i,, 7,r,.,.,4,r '.. .ss
| E The State assessment for 1866 for York
county has been fixed at S133647 81, of which
Biddeford pays $34,4 Saco, $22,44s 46, and
Kenrebunk, $11,705 GO. sssls g.l,'.a,lT 10 1.sTg
Tle Democrats of FERRY district" in
| Saoo, had an illumination and celebration on
| Saturday evening last in honor Of the veto
message and President Johnson's 22d of Feb
| ruary speech. The house of nearly. every
| Democrat in the district was illuminated, tar
barrels burnt, guns fired, So. The same men
would have celebrated the victory of their par
ty at Bull Run, had they dared. 5l.-
BY- The Biddeford Union says that the En-
glis Spinning Roller Company of Biddeford,
have declared a dividend of per cent. The
dividend is declared for period of about five
months, ending with the year 1s65,-and during
this time the company have l.bored under the
disadvantages incident to a new organization
and to removal to new quarters, but suffered
from lack of water 80 that for some time only
half their machinery could be run. The recent
amendment to their charter grants permission
to change the name to the Hardy Machine
Company.
HI-A company under o charter from the
Legislature, has been formed at Waterville for
the purpose of developing the water power at
that place. ~. Eli .'--... r - .ile
Ce4- The town Of Newport, has cleared off
| all its debts and has now q balance of assets
over liabilities of $5,o22 IS, (including the town
property. The people had courage enough
last year to assess tax of ten per cent upon
themselves. oldtown and some other places
took the same course. f1sid Il i--.9;Yo.