The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-01-23
THE STATE.

"A correspondent informs us that Rufus
Soule, Esq, native of Freeport, and still liv-
ing there, with mental faculties in full vigor,
has built eighty vessels; the largest number it
is believed built by one man in this State. Of
this number only four are known to have been
wrecked so as to prove total loss. Master
Soule was an early friend of temperance; hav-
ing been the first of our legislators to carry
through an order for the removal of intoxicat-
ing liquors from the lobby of the legislative
hall; and the first of our shipbuilders to launch
vessel without rum.
The following changes in Maine post-offices
were made last week NORTH Boothbay, r. w.
Lawson, vice Spinney, removed ;,Mexico, j. H.
Gleason, vice Bradford, resigned; Smithfield,
}. N. Pattee, vice Smith, removed.
The Saco Democrat learns that some of the
enterprising men of Kennebunkport are COM
mencing the manufacture of boots, having en-
ployed workmen from Massachusetts. 1t is al
SO in contemplation to commence the manufac-
ture ofhats the coming season. -....,..,-.
A Levee was held at the residence of Rev.
Soule Wilson, Kittery, on the evening of the
10Th, inst, the proceeds of which are to be APP
propriated in furnishing the Church now be-
ing erected by the Baptist Society of which he
is pastor. hiT "H.-n ~ -s3'
When the schools of Bath are postponed on
account of storm, the bells are rung in GER
tain manner for twenty minutes. The first ex-
pertinent was tried on Thursday morning. Re-
subtitle fire department was out and the
streets were filled with men, women and chill
dren-intensely frightened. The fire bells and
the storm were too much for one day. ~
Thursday evening of last week as James
D.Robie, overseer in the Lewiston Mills
was passing between the two Hill mills to
his home, he was assaulted by two men who
knocked him down, and while one of
them brandished knife over his head the
other made an attempt to rife his pockets.
Mr.. Robe however, was able to parry the
thrusts of the knife, and ii, to Illustrate the
efforts of the other scoundrel who was trying
orob him, The robber finding Mr. RS re-
sistance so persistent and powerful, suddenly
tore Mr.. R S cap and fur collar from his head
and neck, and escaped. The other also made
off and Mr.. Robe on reaching his house
found that he had been stabbed in two places
but providentially the wounds were only in
his coat. One thrust on his back had been
so directed that it only cut through two coats,
and his vest, and there the knife hit pocket
comb which stopped its farther progress, The
rufiians were young men from 1st to % years,
as Mr., ROBBIE judges, one of them very robust,
the other not SO heavy, and neither very tall
The journal from which we gather the facts
says no arrests have been made. lslsff hae
We find in the Bath Times that the Knox
and Lincoln Railroad Company will open their
books for subscriptions to the capital stock of
that road in the month rof February.
The Waterville Mail reports meeting of
wool-growers at Anson on Saturday last Hon,
w. r. Flint presiding, Resolutions were
adopted declaring the inadequacy of the
present tariff, and suggesting the duty of our
members of Congress to exert themselves for a
tariff sufficient to enable the woolgrowers
of the United States to compete with foreign
countries. They appointed delegates to the
proposed meeting at Augusta to-day u
AT the Supreme Judicial Court now in ses-
sion at Norridgewock, in Somerset County
Danforth, j. presiding, a verdict has been re-
turned in case of some interest. The action
was for damages for alleged personal injuries,
brought by Nathaniel w. Morse against Mar
tin ID. Ward, Esq, and thirteen others, citizens
that Morse was notorious copperhead during
the rebellion, and, upon hearing of the assassi-
nation Of President Lincoln, said he was glad
of it-applauded the act of Booth and made
himself particularly odious The defendants
went in a body to his house for the purpose of
compelling him to take back his words. Morse
saw them coming and attempted to take to the
woods, but was overtaken, brought back, and
compelled to recant what he had said, and to
take the flag Of the United States in his hands
and cheer it. For this, he brought an action
of trespass. The trial occupied about three
days. After clear and very able charge by
Danforth, j., who told the jury that the
amount OF damages was exclusively for them to
decide the jury retired, and promptly returned
averdict for the plaintiff for one cent, which
was Immediately paid by deposit of one copper
cent with the clerk. The jury was composed of
gentlemen from all parts of the county.
Captain Samuel Veasie ofBrewer, prom
inent man in that portian Of the State, died
on Thursday evening last ~
Among the victims of the cruel massacre
at Fort Phil. Kearney was Harvey s. Dem
ming of Ellsworth, son of the late DR. Dem
ming of Mt. Desert. lt .ii iiaai" iaaUgo
The Ellsworth American says Ellery Ire
worgy of that village was drowned at sea ON
the passage to Cardenas, from Ellsworth He
was hand or board the new brig Corientes
Capt. Lord, which sailed from that port for
Cardenas in December. Five days on the pas
sage out, he fell f. ON the main chains into the
sea, and sank Immediately. ,. 81. ~, .i-, -..,,
The Bangor Wing states that Joseph Carr,
Esq, of that city, who was superseded in the
Office Of Revenue Inspector by E. w. Flagg,
Esq, has been reinstated and has resumed his
duties The exchange will be exceedingly
gratifying to the Union party in Bangor. A
few more such would be thankfully received.