The Portland daily press., 1867-04-12
state items.

An exchange says James Hardy, of Bruins
wick, made last year from a COW of our native
breed, three hundred and twenty pounds OF
butter, and sold two hundred and seventy-five
quarts of milk, besides what milk and cream
were used in family of six persons. The COW
was fed upon grass and corn-fodder in tn sum
mer season. in the winter, four quarts o. meal
per day, and what good English hay she could
eat
"A portrait OF Hon. Charles a. Shaw, nOto
Ex-Mayor of Biddeford, appears in this weeks
issue of Frank Leslie's new illustrated paper,
The Chimney Corner Ifany manis entitled to
be ciassed with 'rhe Self Made Men of Our
Times" lis Shaw, and photographer sketch
which accompanies the Commissioners phizis
by no means oyerdrawn. SO SAYS the Boston
Post. .. ts7ai .a .tt ..- eiti
-Jefrer- on Davis rejoccs, it seems, override
Connecticut election, because to. him it APP
pears to be the turning point in the political
struggle, and will have a great effect on the
political balance Of power, and on succeeding
elections" In almost these very words he baae
the rebel armies take new hope from the Dem
oeratic victories in 1862. 7+ 2'.t s''iH fA'
We are glad to learn that CAPTAIN Charles
Penfield of Gorhan, has been appointed an In
speetor of Customs at New Orleans Captain
Penfield served with credit in the u S. Navy
during the war, as an Ensign. WeilEve no
doubt he will make faithful officer. =, III . ilf,
The Maehias Union says Capt. Stillman
Ray, at Millbridge, killed eight wild geese
April 3D.; four at one shot. re .s,es ..s
The Rockland Free Press learns that L. r.
SimontOn, Esq, has been restored to lis old
place as Deputy Collector OF Customs at Cam
den, and NJ. e. NJ. Wood to his former place of
Aid to the Revenue.
An effort is being made in Bath to estal,!
fish sugar mandatory The subscriptions
on Wednesday, says the Times, amounted to
$4,000. Great confidence is expressed by
those having the business in hand that the sub-
seriptions will be carried to hundred thou
sand in aday or two. . ea# sgrt.r
"A correspondent of the Bath, Times, argu-
ing against the railroad enterprise now engage
ing attention in that city, mentions that Ger
tain wholesale stores in that city have had to
close up for want of patronage. The Times hits
the nail exactly on the head by saving il was
no fault of the railroad that they closed up :.
that a better reason is seen III the fact that the
proprletors dsdn0t ddcertiSe. Bath is cursed
with the usual amount OF old foeyisan
IN the shape of men who expect to stand still
while the world moves .aa .r.-...-f44 ... p
The Pioneer says that j James Day.of kIaple-.
ton had his pocket picked while stopping at
the Sebastopool House, in Houlton, on the
nightof March %. His wallet contained about
one hundred dollars, besides many valuable
papers.
-Emerson's stream which runs through
West Waterville, has fall of two hundred
feet within five miles ''.'
The fall of water of the Cobbosseconte
stream at Gardiner, within one mile of tide
water, is one hundred and twenty-eight feet
IL rs the outlet of several large ponds besides a
few small ones. F.fa-i a...
The Bangor Wing was right in its first sue-
gestion in relation to the authorship of the M
tce of Mr.. Evans, published in the Pyees. If
was rom the accurate and graceful pen of
Hon. VIM WILLIS, of this city.
The Kennebec Steamer Eoston, o.,
is advertised to leave Boston for Bath, to-day
The Augusta Journal says the cotton fac
tory in that city is running again under tbe
direction of its new owners, the A. & w
Sprague Manufacturing Company ..rf
The Augusta Journal says the effort which
is now being made in various portions of the
State to increse the wages of masons, carpen-
tiers and other branches, is likely to have an
untavorable influence on those who are dis
posed to invest their capital in binding.
A. II. Abbott, Esq, of China, Commission
en- OF Name to the Paris Exposition lett this
Clty Anew days since, with his family on the
NK1yage 10 Europe. In the same steamer Friend
Eii Jones OF assalboro, and Sybil Jones his
VIZ, t"o eminent preachers of the Friends
Pe,s s sailed on an extensive missionary
$500 So"n e bordering upon the Mediter-
Iancah sea, hrst, however, VISITING tho mine;
pai meetings OF their Society in I,norIo,id ~
irelahu. Ihelr visit also includes Wnr,rra'U 80
Germany and France Ken journal u wy
Hon. Mark I'll DunnelI, wen and "a
known IN TINS eltyrecently acitizep of Rnxtst,
now resides IN Winona MINI, and has roco,,t
ly been appointed by the Governor "a S,nou
intendent of Public Instruction for tbot s..
He was for five years Superintendent Of
lie Schools in this State.
-Ex-Gov. now Senator William snroo,,.
of Rhode Island, a few days since announced
to have sailed for Europe, was in Augusta ON
Wednesday last.
Hon. L. Ii. Read, of Wayne, for the last
two years member of the Maine Senate from
hehheeec county, has been appointed Dep. Col
,eo'or ana Special Revenue Inspector for Fort
hent, District of Castine
i'"'h itnes says the report that an M
pi"sso" jury III the case of the Bowdoinbam
bank robbers cannot be found i; eoa,,.
county is all bosb. ''''uo'
The Calais municipal elect;o,
on Monday of last week. F. Williams -. 80
elected Mayor; George P. Downes Judge; EI-
wen Lowell, Q. C. p. Peabody, Seth w smith
g. A Barnard, G. II. H. Newton, Al dermen
All Republicans.