The Portland daily press., 1867-03-02
THE STATE.

Is "A correspondent informs the Farmer that
Mr.. Ephraim Higgins of Standish recently
killed a hog, nine years old, that weighed when
dressed 500 pounds worth, at the market price
fifteen cents per pound, $75. She has produced
one hundred and eighty-nine pigs, sold at ar
average price of rs each, amounting to 1857
making the gross proceeds of flesh and pigs
$642 <l e5 sod SIS AlI
The Pembroke Iron Company paid $17;
600 in January to $50 men and 90 boys. They
made 500 tons puddled iron and finished the
same into gas pipes, nail plate, hinge, iron
&c. They also cut $500 kegs of nails, con-
in this branch. These facts are stated by the
Maehias Union. rbtl-.vi Il
AT East Machias recently, John Black
burns cow had her neck broken while fight
ing with another cow. So says the Union.
The Democratic State Convention for the
current year, has been fixed for Thursday,
June 18th, in this city. ~
An extensive smuggling operation has
been detected at Belfast. The Wing says shat
on the 25th ult., special officers of the U. s.
Treasury made descent upon two or three
stores in Belfast in search of smuggled goods.
They did not find great quantity of goods,
but secured evidence sufficient to warrant the
attachment of the property of Hugh J. An
dersOn, Jr., and s. A. HOwes to the extent of
s3OO00-that being the estimated value of tho
goods struggled. This action has been the
elimination Of three months labor on the
part of the detectives" s -.fsj
Va oor H. Il
had warrants to seize the books and papers of
both of the above mentioned parties and that
those of Mr. Howes were seized, which threw
a flood OF light upon the matter. They show
the importation of three tons ofcloves two and
ahalf tons of nutmegs, 1000 gallons of alcohol
and large quantity of drugs, that were never
entered. The attention of the detectives was
called to this case through the efforts of Col
lector 8. X. Devsreux of Castine, of schooner
wakulla at Belfast having on board smuggled
goods. The practice of the smugglers was to
repack the struggled goods in fish barrels and
then send them per steamer Katahdin to Bos-
ton where they were sold. f.s -fl - i-i
An Episcopal Fair in Brunswick, few
evenings since, Melted $13O, to be used in re-
pairing the church. ia-slf .ll
The Paris Democrat says .'it is refreshing
to listen to the glad sounds which greet our
ears from almost every direction, that the
subject of temperance is once more receiving
the attention of the people. Old veterans and
raw recruits together are rallying around the
standard" 5.r-....t o.
The Journal says A. c. Dennison & Co.
have just commenced running their new pa
per mill, making the fourth in Mechanic Falls
1t is devoted to making wrapping papers. a
Ambrose Burk, Standish Burk his son:
and Charles G. Davis, have been undergoing
preliminary examination the past week, at
Paris, on charge Of causing the burning of
the buildings of Irwin Robinson, in Sumner,
on the 9th of November last. The Democrat
says Mr.. Bolster, County Attorney, appeared
for the government; and Messrs. Andrews,
Black and Virgin for the defense A ta
The Governor has appointed David F.
Brown, of Bethel to be Trial Justice for the
County of Oxford. r''.isi1e
-Bevet Brig. Gen. r. D. Sewall of Bath,
Inspector General on Gen. Towards staff, ar
rived home from tour of inspection in the
South a few days since. The Times says he
thinks the Military Government bill which has
recently passed Congress, very necessary
measure; and, is anxious that it should become
a law. Without some measure of this ind
there Is no adequate protection for the loyal
men at the South. Dr0A .a- r.. ~
The Bath Times proposes to receive orders
from this city for the removal of ready-made
dwelling houses from that city, as the cheapest
way in which our citiEens can supply them
selves. Sorry our lower Kennebec neighbors
have a surplus of such articles for sale.
"A levee given by ladies Of the Freedmen's
Aid Society in Bangor last week, netted about
$780, si taf t.f'lI a.l .-
The Biddeford Journal is glad to learn that
only one case of small pox in Kennebunkport
has proved fatal OH 5suHltai af Il.
Mr.. Pillsbury, republican nominee for may
o' 81 Lewiston, is a native of Biddeford, who
wen. 10 Lewiston about thirteen years since. Us
Inc Biddeford Journal saws the Oldest in
nao''Ah' OF York died recently from pneumo-
as, "sou ABOUT VI years. His father lived to
DR., Israel Putnam, has been nominated NV
the Republicans for Mayor Of Bath. His com.
pe''or was 'ohn ayden, ESQ.,, tho present
incumbent .a.I p,o'on'
The members Of the Maine Legislature ,a-
fused to increase their own salaries.-Ro.to,,
Traveller. ooS'o''
No they didn't Our constitution provides
that "no law increa sing their compensation
shall take effect during the existence of the
Legislature which enacted it," The present
Legislature refused to increase the pay of the
aext one. As the members have had to stand
the brunt of high prices for board, receiving
only the miserable pittance of $3.50 for the
session, they perhaps concluded they would
e' tns members of the next Legislature "try