The Portland daily press., 1866-05-11
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

A Weld correspondent of the Chronicle
writes : "The people of Weld are looking after
their rumsellers, and have got the leading one
indicted before the Grand Jury, the last term
of Court"
Mrs. Thomas W. Staples of Rockland,
stepped down trap door in store, on Monday,
and broke her leg. t1A-
DR.. b. 2. Chase of Rockland, hasinvented.
and Is about to patent new method of genera
ting steam. Itwas tried last week at the brass
foundry OF Mr. Torrey, and the Democrat says
that even with the imperfect apparatus ,used
sufficient power was obtained to run all the
machinery of the foundry in full operation,
with the same strength as with the old boiler.
1t is not new engine but an invention to take
the place of the boiler. In this case the, ola
boiler was detached and the new apparatus tool
its place. If it succeeds, of which there seems
to be no doubt, it will make a revolution in the
method of generating steam, for there can be
no bursting of boilers, by this method, the
space it requires is considerably less than the
old boiler, it will cost less to make it, and it is
thought it viii take less fuel; it has not how
ever been sufficiently tested in the latter, re-a
spect. r... - -.. -,-.,pr s,r,s
The Ksnnebec Journal says that persons are !
engaged in various towns in selling what thew
eau the Wine Plant at alarge price. The plant
Is 'ne common Rhubarb Plant of the garden,
and nothing more. LIB y 9!1'-
The Pennington Chronicle states that on
Thursday morning last, VIM. o. Bradbdry. y
Esq, of Chesterville, under the influence of in
sanity, committed suicide by hanging himself
to his barn. His age was C6. tcl gJ-Jn erodllW
The Augusta Journal learns that the order
disseminating the Post Hospital in that eitv,Il
and ordering the removal of patients to Forto 3
Preble, has been countermanded, and the Hos !,
pital is continued. .r'..'- ~ -,
Lewiston is busy with city improvements o,
She is to put her police in uniform aud TO have
several new reservoirs. iA' p 90
The Washington correspondent Of the Ban
gor Times says Maine contributions to the
great Fair to be held at Washington, for the
Soldiers and Sailors Orphan Home, viii Ibe in 2
seasonif sent before the 10Th inst. wcU .7
The Bangor Orphan Asylum has been made
the recipient of $500, being the net proceeds of
fair recently held by the young ladies of the {
Universalist Society, of that city. .ecz.sr ~
Several eonvicts in the State prison att
tempted to break out one day last week. They (
started from one of the shops with plank to
scale the wall at the northeast corner, but their
motions were discovered from the guard house
IN time to frustrate their attempt. One Of the
guard by the name of Reed was sent by Deputv u
warden Maxcy out to the station where the
raid was to be made, and two more were sent
upon the outside to shoot down anybody who
might escape. When the raiders saw Reed.
with his rifle leveled, they attacked him with
stones, several of which hit him. But he stood
his ground, and in spite of the shower of stones
put bullet into the leg of the leader and
for the wall on the eastern side, but there the
rifle Of the sentry met them and they slupksll
back into the shop. The man shot was the mo- /,
torious Sullivan Of Bangor. He is in the hos
gital, and though badly wounded viii recover. y
The Others were properly taken care of-Rock- ),
land Democrat.