The Portland daily press., 1867-05-02
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state Items.

First page-Maine State Press; A Literary
Quarrel; Democratic Sympathy at Discount;
Recent Publications; Emerson's New Volume;
Letter from New York; Taxation of National
Bank Stock. Last page-Irene, poetry-A
Scandalous Story; Premium Extraordinary.
f-Advices from Aroostook say there is still
two feet of snow in the upper part ofthe coun-
ty, and plenty of it as far down as Mattawam-
keag Point. lsEsa@B% r. es.a. &
The st. Stephen Courier says slight
shock Of earthquake was felt in that vicinity
on Wednesday last at 3 p. m. That was the
day when heavy shock was felt in Missouri,
Kansas and other western States -4.-. ,.
The Bangor Wing relates that on Tuesday,
Walter Brown, Esq, of that city was walk
ing in his store in conversation with another
gentleman, when barrel Of flour rolled through
scuttle in the third story, and fell to the floor
of the store, striking Mr.. Brown ohliquelyup-
en- the breast, and knocking him senseless for
the moment. He recovered, however, imme-
diately, and was bnt little injured. An inch
further in his walk would apparently have car
ried him to his death.
The city of Calais has refused to sell the
Lewy's Island Railroad for less than $15O,OOO,
1t is thought they will probably get that price
for it, as the stock is improving.
The publication of the LiUeranore Falls
Gazette has been resumed John Morrill, pub
Usher. Independent in politics; terms, $50
in advance, devoted chiefly to local and gen.
eral news, agricultural and miscellaneous read
ing. Livermore Falls is smart bushes place
on ba T.ao nd Do;lr apd
we wish its local paper abundant success.
Muscular christianity does not seem to
command unanimous approval in Machias A
good deacon in that town recently remarked in
meeting that the church there had brought re-
proach upon itself because some of its men,
bers patronized agymnastic school 4.
"A lady in Fort Fairfield feeling herself
insulted by the remark of clergyman-that
she was the meanest woman in town-threat-
ems to punish him severely. She says she will
cure him of his Unsuitable 10 scandal, if
she has to attend one of his meetings, take
notes, report his sermon verbatim, and pay for
the publication Of it herself If such "hodge-
podge" mess in print don't shame him, she'll
yield the point, for this, she says would be her
last resort.
The Bowdoinham bank robbers were on
Tuesday removed to secure quarters in the
Wiscasset Jail. '0>tsA .-sAW0 A.EtY.A
AT the battle of the Wilderness. May 6,
1864, Isaac Moody, now residing I'M this city,
was wounded in the face, by what he supposed
to be buck shot, striking him in the middle
Of the nose and passing under the right eye.5
The surgeons, however, were unable to find
the ball. and it was not extracted. The wound
has given Mr.. Moody much trouble, rendering
h hmJ Jaws tD stiff making i almost impossible for
been obliged to subsst upon LIQUID food entire
~. On Saturday last, DR.. George e. Brickett
OF this city, performed an operation upon Mr.
Moody and fna ee in taking from the right
mimic ball of the largest size. which Mr. Moody
has carried there for three years He is now
doing well, with prospect of speedy recovery.
In ninety-nine cases out of hundred. such a
wound would have proved fatal Farmer