The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-03-29
state Items.

The column leader in yesterdays Argus
was in large part devoted to the task OF prov
ing that the Southern people, in making war
upon the Government, were not traitors!-
That's kind, neighbor; defend the reputation
of your southern Democratic friends.
Some of our contemporaries speak of Will
liams now in Jail in this city, as "the Falmouth
murderer" and talk of his "crime." Because
murder is homicide it by no means follows
that homicide is murder. The mad bull that
cores man to death or the tiger that break
fasts upon child is quite as much murderer
as this poor victim of insanity, and his maniac
act was no more crime than the bite OF a
mad dog.
Mr.. waterhouse, principal of the Augusta
High School, goes to Bangor to take charge of
the High School in that city, the principal of
which has recently gone to Worcester, Mass
Gen. Edward Heath, appointed Mayor of
New Orleans by Gen. Sheridan in place of the
rebel Mayor Monroe, is a Kennebec boy, born
in Litchfield and is now merchant in the
Crescent City. .1 sI... i-a
The Bath Times understands that the
freight bill of the steamer Daniel Webster, on
her last trip from Boston to that city, amount
ed to $4,000; and her receipts from passengers
amounted to $10sOO. SYEE
The Aroostook Times says thai Duncan
McQuarry was killed last week by falling
tree near Feel River Lake.
The Wing says more than sixty gentlemen
from Dover and Foxcroft alone, arrived in
Bangor Wednesday evening to attend the rail-
road convention. --.
. On Tuesday last, while the sun was bright
in this region, severe snow storm prevailed
in the region of Bangor.
q The Bath Times understands that the rail
road committee are busily engaged in perfect
ing the plans and estimates for the road from
that city to Rockland.
The Augusta correspondent of the Boston
Journal says Judge Tenney of Norridgewock
is in good health, newspaper reports to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
The Lewiston Journal relates that boy
baby, apparently two months old, was left
with a yalise of very neat apparel, on the door
step of DR.. Burbank Of that city, on Saturday
evening last, to which attention was called by
ringing the door bell. A note accompanied
the package, written apparently by lady, in a
neat handwriting, addressed to "Mr. and Mrs
-" and stating the writer had heard they
would rear child provided one should be left
with them whose parentage was always to re-
main unknown; that this child was abandon.
ed not because its mother was too poor to rear
it, but because of pride. The Doctor intends
to rear the child in his own family, if its parent
age continues unknown. ni as
d. q
scribing for stock in the Belfast & Moosehead
railroad to the amount of 100000, or 20 pei
cent. OF the city valuation.
The town of Dexter has voted unanimously
to loan its credit for the sum of $125,O00 to aid
in the construction of the Dexter and New
port railroad IS g.
The Rockland Free Press publishes the
result of the election in Appleton under the
caption, "Rebel Victory" manifest
" The Bangor Democrat courteously styles
Messrs. Butler and Bingham a thief and muir.
derer.
-Andrew Hooker, of Gardiner, SO damned
his hand in machine with which he was al
work, q few days since, that he had to suffer
amputation of finger.
The Machas Union says Mr.. John Lycett
resident of Pembroke, aged about "a years
died very suddenly in bed night of March
2Oth.-He went to bed in apparently good
health, having remarked at the supper table
that he had not felt in better health for years
In the night he cried out to a friend occupying
another bed in the same room, "My God, an
dying" He died without struggle.
The Union says DIR. I'll. B. Knowles recent
ly performed somewhat critical operation OIL
boy of nine years, son of VIM. Hawkes., o
Pembroke, for double hair lip and "cleft pal
ate" The boy is doing well ..ss --..