The Portland daily press., 1868-11-14

The Canton and Livermore Falls stage line
has used runners for three days past. There
is about seven inches of snow, which makes
matters lively in that vicinity.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
A lad named Dunlap, residing in Bruins
wick, who had been in the habit of placing
small sticks and stones upon the track of the
Bath railroad, for the purpose of seeing the
locomotive crush them, was killed on Thurs
day. The engineer, Mr.. Charles Evans, saw
the boy as usual, and Just before the train
got to him ne took up stick of wood from the
tender and shook it at him to trighten him
away. The stick was heavy one and fell
from the engineers hand, as he says, by acct
dent, struck the ground and was sent forward
by the momentum of the train and struck the
boy on the back of the head and neck, ipjur-
ing him so severely that he died the same af-
ternoOn. The train W S running at full speed
and the stick was hurled forward with great
force after its end struck the ground. Mr..
Evans was taken into custody by the officers
of the law, and we learn was to have had an
examination Friday at Brunswick.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
John P. Gordon has been convicted of man.
slaughter tor killing Emerson D. Uran, at
Franklin, on the 10th day OF july 1865 The
defence was that the blow by which Uran was
killed was given under such circumstances as
constitute self-defence, Gordon being greatly
excited by a blow previously given by Uran on
a sensitive part OF the person.
The Ellsworth American learns that wo-
man in Franklin had poison administered to
her, by her son, which came near putting an
end to her life. The boy has LETT.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Democrat says the horse stolen from
the Enclosure OF Edward Shaw, of Bucktield,
on the night of the 26th of September was
found in the town OF Peabody, Mass, last
week. having been sold three times twice for
an advanced price by innocent persons. Mr..
Shaw arrived home with his horse, it looking
much worse for the journey, and he minus of
roams at large.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
We learn from the Bangor Wing that the
case of George Chase VS.. Calvin Seayey. for
NAL practice in setting plaintiff leg, which
case has been on trial before the S. j. Court,
suddenly came to an end Thursday. Before
the testimony was out, the fact became
known that during the absence Of the defend
ant the leg which the defendant was employ
ed to set was taken out of the box and the
counsel for the plaintiff therefore deemed it
for the best interest of their client to become
nonsuit
The Bangor Wing says a man named Hub
bard, employed at Morses Mills, broke all the
fingers of his right hand by getting it entan-
gled in some manner in the gearings of cir
cular saw.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The Brunswick Telegraph states that a
Frenchman whose name is not learned, at
work on the paper mill, fell one day last week,
SO it is stated, distance of % or 30 feet, land
ing upon pile of bricks. He was wheeling
load of bricks down a single plank; the
wheeloarrow slipped off; holding on he went
over win 1t. AT first 1t was thought be could
not recover; but on Wednesday it was thought
he would survive the injuries.
SOMERSET COUNTY
The Somerset Reporter saws as Mr.. Jacob
Clark and wife, of No. 2, were riding tbronob
the town of Lexington, near the residence of
Mr.. Thomas Pinkham his horse took fright at
Pile of plank left carelessly in the road and
threw Mr.. Clark and lady with great force
from the wagon and both were considerably
injured.
WALDO COUNTY
We learn from the Belfast Age tina Hon
r. t. Dunn, President of the Maine Central
Rallroad, was in that city on Monday. in con.
terence with the Directors of the Belfast and
Moosehead Lake Railroad, in regard to LEASING
the road by that company, and the nrosnect =
that an agreement will be entered into om
very favorable terms to the road Sucb on ~ ""
rangement will insure the prompt comnIetion
of the road to the satistac ton of all concerned
Jay Cooke is the President of the Eyapoel.