The Portland daily press., 1867-08-12
State Items.


They have been catching salmon lately al
the Skowhegan Fall and Moses has had a niece
in his porringer.
H-Ihe Bangor Wing thinks the loss by the
late lire cannot be less than $35,0OO, and NAV
| be several thousand dollars more. The beav.
lest losses are among the mechanics.
The Wing gives an account of an assau,,
by Timothy Murphy, an Irishman. upon IT 8
detective officers. W. A. Crowenr and Colone,
Farnham, who were hunting for ssm,,o,led
goods. Tim was very wrathy and threatened
liuroer' ana drove the officer with a picket
from the house. The fellow was bound over
to appear in the District Court in this c;tv
The officers are acting vigorously to sunnress
smuggling.
The housebreakers Of Lewiston and vv;c;nn-
ity are persevering. An attempt has been
made three nights this week to enter one hon se
in Auburn-each attempt unsuccessful
"A correspondent of the Dover Observer
says the immense tannery of Eben Poor g. Co
in the little town of VIM, in this countv
turns out 100000 hides into sole leather for
100000 sides) annually "a greater amount t,,.,,
at any other tannery in the World. - 81
MIR. Geo. Il. Weeks of Damariscotta fell
from a tree the 9TH inst, and received a Sc
we're internal injury - -
Inc dwelling house of Mr.. VIM. Chase Of
Newcastle was consumed by fire on the NIGHT
ofthe first of August. Cause unknown, % =
The Cary brothers of Houlton viii, ro;so
l'ooo bushels Of fine wheat this season. That
tells the story. We hope the farmers Of Maine
Will follow their example next summer NIa;ne
can raise her own flour, or at least a great nor
ton of it. Pun
= Nelson Strout of Durham one, of Tho an
tive leading citizens Of that Town d;ad 80
ly at his residence last Thursday
At the trotting in Orono last Thursday.
Gray Charley won in three STRAIGHT heats
against Lady Emma
-Ihe Bangor Wing learns that Mr.. Dwe,lev
at Veazie has his hanl badly t,rn bv a circular
saw. The hand was amputated,
The report that the trustees of the Edward
Little Institute, at Auburn, have voted to make
over the property belonging to that institution
to the Maine State Seminary, is unfounded.
We have the authority of the Institute for
saying that the trustees took no such action.
Tine Biddeford Union says Col. VIM. Cobb.
who was removed from the Office of Postmas-
or at Limerick, last December, to give place to
7. G. Wedgewocd, johnson phenomenon
has been reinstated in the office. He is a thor
orough-going Republican" \
The Portsmouth Chronicle says: "Depu-
ty Marshal w. S. Warren, of Dover arrived
here ON Friday with the necessary papers for
tne arrest of Giles Bolo of Dover, for the crime
ol mayhem ON the person of Benjamin Went
WORTH OF Berwick, Me. Bolo and two other
desperate villains attacked Wentworth, un-
double lily for the purpose of robbine: and in
the struggle to defend himself Bolo hit off
Wentworths ear and swallowed the piece. Ro,o
is one of the parties who were recently arrest
ed by Marshal johnson for an assault on two
persons on Portsmouth Bridge. Officer War
rem paid Bolo's fines and costs in our Conrt
$54 40; and acting Marshal Sides and Sheriff
Morse delivered him the pris oner. If justice
gots its due, Bolo will break stone at Thomas.
ton.