The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-03
Il HE STATE.

We learn from the ROckland Democrat
that on Thursday morning of last week, while
the schooner G. Peters, from Ellsworth bound
to N. Y, was dropping through fleet of ves-
sells lying in the harbor of Herring Gut, tho
captain finding the vessel coming in contact
with another schooner, attempted to clear the
boat hanging at the stern. While doing SO he
was caught between the vessels with such vio-
lence as to dislocate the thigh bone and fracture
the socket -zl sss Is
The Machias Union is out for impartial
suffrage. 7ir o.,.aa
The Brunswick Telegraph says Prof. j. B
Sewall has been appointed by the Faculty,
Acting President of the College, said appoint
and continue to the close of the Spring term
or to the time when President Harris shall as
sumo the duties of the office. Mr.. E. NJ Pack
ard, Instructor in Latin and Mathematics has
been appointed Provisional Instructor in Rhet-
oric ar d Ora oly, to fill the chair made vacant
by the resignation of Prof Chamberlain.
The Gardiner Reporter is informed that
certain influential men on the river have decid-
ed to establish line of steamers between the
Kennebec and New York, and to inaugurate
the movement by placing propeller on the
route next spring.
The Belfast Age says Capt Isaac Carver,
jr., of the barque Trovatore of Searsport, died
on the voyage to South America, information
of which was received by his father, Capt.
Isaac Carver, of Searsport, last week.
The Whig is informed by Bucksport cor
respondent that the vessel reported lost by the
cable dispatches of Tuesday last as the barque
Alice Grey, was the schooner Alice Grey Of
Bucksport, as has been ascertained by later
telegram from Liverpool. The mate reported
drowned was Mr.. Warren Kinks of North
Bucksport. The Alice Gray sailed from Bucks
port, Oct. 18th, for Santa Cruz She was a
good vessel of 2SO tons burthen-about one
year old-three quarters of her owned in Bucks
port, part Of which was insured.
| u. s. Engineers are engaged in surveying
the channel between Gardiner and Hallowell
preparatory to spending the $4,000 appropria.
! ton for improving the navigation of the Ken
| nebec.
The Eastport Sentinel says some excite
ment has prevailed at Calais on both sides o.
the river during the past week owing to q de-
owned in Now Brunswick and employed on
this side of the line in numbering during the
winter, would be liable to seizure if not entered
and duties paid. ' ala
! AT an inquest held in Pembroke on Fri
day upon the body of Samuel Furlong of Gal
ais the jury gave as their verdict that his
death 4was occasioned by organic disease o
the heart, precipitated by unusual excitement
and exertion in arresting Thomas Mackay OF
the I'D day of November, 1856"
- Saturdays Bath Times contains the sAlut
atory Of the new proprietors, Messrs. e. UptoI
and III. A. Shorey. Both gentlemen have th'
advantage of an intimate knowledge. of thu
field upon which they are entering, one having
written almost constantly for the Bath paper
/ for thirteen or fourteen years, and the pthe
having been in business there as a printer fo
nearly the same time. There will be no Chang
in the political position of the Times.