The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-02-15
THE STATE.

The Bangor Wing reports meeting held
in that city on Wednesday to consider the sub
.iect of the distractions which are destroying
the navigation Of the Penobscot River The
sense of the meeting was expressed in two
resolutions which were adopted by it, the
first praying the Legislature to "enact such
laws as in their wisdom may be deemed suit
able to effectually prevent the destruction of
the navigation of the Penobscot River by the
accumulation of the refuse of saw mills in its
bed and the second appointing a committee to
be present at the hearing before the Legislative
Committee to whom the subject is referred,
ALPHABETICALLY instructng such committee to
oppose any compromise with the owners of
saw mills, by which they shall be allowed to
throw saw dust into the river. 4
The Machias Union learns that RESPONSE
BILE man has offered to build wharf, store
house and passengers accommodation room,
on the East Maebias side of the river at the
Ton Bridge, to accommodate the City OF Rich
mond ~ hrf1 ,f"u.i -att. iIsi .-- "a
Tile Wing Of yesterday says:-"The third
pierof the railroad bridge across the mouth of
the kenduskeag is now being put in place and
weighted down. We believe there is to be one
more, which will be sunk in a few days. The
superstructure of the bridge may be ready be-
fore the ice leaves the stream"
Speaking of the nisfortunes of the Jaffa
colony, the Machias Union says tina t letters
recently received at Jonesport state that Ad-
ans is under arrest for swindling "hs peo-
pie" He will be tried at Jaffa or brought home
to the States. a4I-I a.tt 4.5
The Nellie Chaplin, which took the Ad-
ans colony from Jonesport out to Jaffa, has
arrived at an American port The officers re-
port that Adams got drunk on the passage out,
and opened liquor. shop as soon as he got
ashore at Jaffa. $500.
The Bath Times says Brig. Gen. F. D.
sewall of that city, Inspector General of
the Freedmen's Bureau, is ordered to Virginia
to dispose of the freedmen who are encamped
in various portions of that State, procuring
homes for them when it can be done, forward
ing the remainder to other points North and
West, where homes are to be provided for
them. .H,fF
This has been hard year for the lumber
men throughout the State The Machias I'm
ion says it is the worst remembered on that
lakes and streams not frozen sufficiently to ad-
NIT of hauling hay and grain from one point
to another. To add to the encouragement, for
ten days past the weather has been warm and
much rain has fallen On Machias river but
few teams will pay their way.
The Machias river was clear of ice last
week, February 9TH SO that vessele arrived at
the wharf at Maehias.
b The Pennington Chronicle relates that
soldiers widow, in Temple, Mrs. Mower, was
unexpectedly visited last Thursday by the re-
turned soldiers IN that town, in body, well
armed with Keen axes, who made an attack mp
on her woodpile, cutting their way through it
in most effectual manner At the same time,
the soldiers wives and daughters entered the
house, and deposited in the pantry an album
dant supply of family rations. Mrs. Mowers
husband sleeps in soldiers grave far away at
the South, but returned comrades are watch
full of the comforts of the soldiers widow and
children.
ANY officer OF private of the 9th Me. regi-
ment, who can give any information concern
ing the fate of Edward B. Sanderson drum
major of that regiment, will confer favor by
communicating the facts to his wife, Mrs. Em-
ma $. Sanderson, Rockabena, Aroostook coun-
ty, Maine.
"A masquerade bali will be given at Angus
ia on Tuesday, March 9Th In the list of man
ayers we observe the names of several Port
land gentleman.
Col II. b. Humphrey, who has lately been
appointed State Commissioner to the Paris
Exposition, gave splendid dinner to the
Masonic Commandery and citizens of Rock
land on Monday. The occasion was improv-
ed for public turnout of knights, and the
ceremonies at the table embraced speeches,
toasts and music. Ft