The Portland daily press., 1866-01-16
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

EB The Bangor Wing says that an old Of
fender, known as Soon. Sullivan" was arrested
in barn on Essex street in that city, on Sur
day, where he had hid himself in the nay NOW
He had stolen trunk from mack the even
ing previous and was tracked by the print OF a
handsled on which he hauled it, across the riy-
er to Brewer, back over the bridge, and in a
circuitous route to the place where it and the
thief were at last found. He proves to be the
same fellow who stole about $500 from Mrs.
Higgins in that city, and afterwards jumped
from the car window at Hermon and made his
escape from the. officer who had him in arrest
Later he broke the windows of p NJ Blake's
brokers' office, stole $25OO in bonds, and made
his escape Since then, says the Wing, he has
probably been concealed about there, stealing
such. things as he could conveniently get hold
Of Several wolf robes, blankets, &C., were Ia
ken from his hole by the officers. Frozen food
was found, with teeth marks where he had
gnawed it in his hunger. He was half-starved
and half-clad but had not parted with his re-
volver and an ugly-looking billy, articles which
he evidently relied upon. Sullivan will proba-
bly, conclude to take up quarters with Warden
Rice atThomaston. ,ts .ssf5t
| vs. The Oxford Democrat says the absence
of snow on the ground has given the cellars a
severe test. Reports of frost are given from
those that have always been considered perfect
ly secure eo s74Ae gfi Sc gals as
| Va writer in the Bangor Wing proposes
| a new way to aid the E. & N. A. Railroad
| His suggestion implies lack of confidence in
| some Of the managers of the enterprise. He
| a ~ fba Roa1 ha y,1o ood
of board of directors, in whom all our citizens
would feel confidence that their money would
be prudently expended, and the interests of
| Bangor and the valley of the Penobscot Units
| future management be fully protected. This
plan would meet and obviate the objections
which portion of our citizens entertain against
| loaning the credit to the E. & N. A. Railway"
| BY- The Argus exultingly exclaims, "Presi-
dent johnson Trump" This is some i'm
| provement 1t is only about six months since
that paper would allow him to be anything
more than a knauel
| EB- Says the valiant Colonel who presides
| over the argus "The President owes nothing
\ to you, Mr.. Press; for had your prayers awaited
the present incumbent of the White House
would have been the valiant soldier who shout
dered his musket and marched forth to Kit
terry" That may be the truth, though spoken
by lying lips; and had the Argus prayers pre-
vailed the present incumbent would have been
the gl'abodt General, who prepared to surrender
his army to Lee, and Was made victorious by
1 his soldiers in spite of HIMSELF
! EB- If our facetious friend of the Mail had
made the correction that sharp proof reader
should have made, and read Waterville Con-
gregationa. Society in place Of. Waterville COL
lege Society, hewould have spared his readers
| very pleasant paragraph at our expense
Our attention was called to the error when too
late to correct il, but we supposed any ordina-
| ry reader, taking the slightest interest in it,
| would know what was meant, and so we kept
sllents r. gEyNErp1 AgTrTTg Y grEr-T
The copperheads insist the constitution
was framed and the government formed for the
benefit of the achite race. 1t is lucky for these
! fellows that all this was not done simply for
the benefit of the human race, for then then
might have been where they insist the mig
gers" are now left outyin the cold. Noo6e
would include them in that classification.
/ 20 The Mail says that on Tuesday even
ing, 9th inst, about half-past nine, fire was dis
covered in asmall building owned and occu1pi-
ed by Mr.. Rankin, of West Waterville. The
| building was entirely consumed
G The Mail suggests that if we "talk out
loud" in relation to affairs at Washington. as
we have heretofore, "the office holders will put
us out Let them "put out" The people can
| play at that game. ~ mn -a8 Geg-f.-s t,s
vs. The Chronicle says a man by the name
| of Elm in the employy of Petar Corhat+ . 80
| Pennington, while on his way to the woods for
! the purpose of chopping on Saturday week,
stepped into the house of William Stewart, to
warm himself, and had but just taken his seat
| when he fell forward on his face and Instantly
expired. An inquest was held by Coroner
Tuck and verdict of death by heart disease
given. The deceased's body was sent to his son
in the townof Greene, where he had a family.
GB- The Journal says the ladies in Augusta
have formed society for the purpose of work.
ing in aid of the Freedmen, and have commence
ed their labors, the first funds employed in the
purchase of material having been granted to
them from some remains in the treasury of the
Soldiers Aid Society. sLl2s.o
BY The meeting in Bangor Saturday even
ing in opposition to granting a further loan of
the city credit to the E. 8 N. A. Railroad, was
addressed by several gentlemen, and resulted
in the choice of large committee to confer
with committee Of the City Council in rela-
ton to the objects of the meeting, and to see
that the interests of the city are protected in
any legislation before the Legislature of the
State, and to take any further measures for the
protection of the interest of the city 4 s51aiaal
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