The Portland daily press., 1868-07-25

TO build q railroad from that town to connect
with the st. Andrews Railway at the Debec
station. The distance is eight and halt miles,
and the estimated cost, by the engineer, is but
little over $4,000 per mile
The Pioneer says the mercury in Houlton
rose on Tuesday of last week to 112 degrees in
the shade.
A valuable three year old colt, belonging to
Mr.. William Logan in Horlton, was killed by
lightning on the night Of the 18th A COW be-
longing to widow lady in the vicinity was al
so struck and killed.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
We leurn from the Brunswick Telegraph
that portion of the heavy black cloud OBJ
servabe here Wednesday afternoon, passed di-
rectly over that village, dischargins torrents
of water, aud for some minutes hailstones,
which created lively times among the animals
exposed to them. The lightning was very
vivid, and the peals of thunder positively
startling. The lightning flashed almost inces-
sanity for few moments. The rain, if any,
thing, was heavier than that of the shower of
the 18th. The hailstones were-some of them
of the size of a robins egg; they laid flat
the potato tops, overset the corn, but did not
cut up the plants; one pane of glass bro
zen by the hail in the house of Rev. DIR.
Adams. The house and barn on the Maquoit
road, belonging TO H. Mclean, were struck
The bolt struck the house midway of the
chimneys, passed down through closet into
the cellar, doing no damage, except to tear up
a few shingles. No damage was done to he
barn. Mrs. Mclean, in the shed at the mo-
ment, was thrown down but not injured
though affected very unpleasantly for hours
A store on Main street, used for the storage of
stoves, was struck upon the southern roof; the
bolt descended a few feet, and dared out, cut
ting a hole several fee square, and throwing
the broken boards into the middle of the
street, thirty feet more distant; part de-
scended into the basement, occupied by Mr.
Libbeus Ward, carpenter, setting light stuff
ON fire, which was easily extingushed few
teeth of handsaw were melted, and thew are
left almost as hard as glass, though the saw it.
self is quite soft. Articles in the stove store of
Mr. Strout, on the opposite side of the street.
were sensibly moved. Messrs. Berry and Col.
A. j. Stone, sitting at the front door of Mr..
Berry's store, several rods away, had quite a
shock-Mr. Berry describing the sensation as
of a blow upon the head, and Col. Stone as if
his head had been thrust up. Others in the
same vicinity felt the shock. A person few
feet distant from the building strL ok, saws he
distinctly saw the bolt after leaving it, leaping
across the street westward, A Mr.. Saunders
n, .i.s.s,.s,, ti aj~:.-;ns, prici, biovh, W as
knocked down.
The Telegraph states that while party of
boys were playing, on Tuesday evening, on
the bank of the river just in rear of the new
boarding house, one of them. Very by name,
aged about ten years, fell into the water and
was drowned. The body was recovered on
Wednesday morning. His father, p. Very, is
at present In canada.
HANCOCK COUNTY
Last Monday Morning dory with one man
in it was seen going out of the passage be-
tween the Cranberry Isles. The water was
very rough at the time and it vas blowing
fresh from the eastward. Subsequently, the
dory was picked up and it proved to be Capt
William Aliens of the schooner Albilena of
Portland. Captain Allen is undoubtedly
drowned as the dory is stove, and his hat |
oars, &C., were picked up. He was going to
his nets at the time. He was alone in his YES
sci, fishing from that place. Capt. Allen was |
about forty years of age, and leaves no family. I
We learn from the Ellsworth American that
an afray took place in Franklin on Monday.
which ended in the death of one of the most
promising. young men in that town. John |
Paul Gordan, good citizen and highly re-
spectacle man, and Mr.. Emerson Urann. had |
some little sparring in pleasant mood, which |
led to serious alteration, ending in Mr. Cor |
Ian striking Mr.. Urann with stick of wood |
breaking in the skull, and ending in death i'm |
a few hours. |
The Ellsworth American learns that Deputv
Collector John U. Hill, of Sullivan, and Major
Robie, Treasury Agent. have made seizure
OF small vessel with some liquors and other
goods, at Gouldsboro.
The editor of the American says he heard a |
new remedy for the cure of the heayes in
horses, the other day, while in a town i'm the |
western part OF the county. A person who |
loliows the business of tanning, had horse |
so badly off with the heaves that he could use |
him but very little. He took him to grind his |
bark for tanning, and used him at the business
a few weeks, and in that time he became chr |
ed. II this Is sure remedy it will be worth |
knowing.
Seventy persons landed on Mt Desert Island
on Saturday last, from the steamer Lewiston.
all III search OF health, pleasure or recreation.
KENNEBEC COUNTY
The Winthrop Bulletin says tornado of |
unusual severity passed over East Readfield |
On wednesday night week, demolishing the |
new house frame belonging to Elisha Case. IT
passed on to East Winthrop, tearing up trees.
and doing considerable damage to the orchards
Of N. r. Pike and III. A. Stanley.
OXFORD COUNTY.
1t appears that young Shaw of Buckfed
who was found dead in the woods. shot throngb
the head, committed suicide.
Mr.. Eliss Pike, of Waterford died last week
learn from the Democrat.
The Democrat says there were eight cases of
sun stroke in Rumford last week, one of which |
was fatai-the name of the man being Silver |
We learn from the Democrat that Mr. David |
Hartman, one of the Selectmen of Ioweu |
met with serious accident last Saturday. He
had loaded a load of hay and remained stand |
ing upon it while his man drove the tean ;nto
The barn. When the wheels struck the floor,
the tongue broke, plunging Mr.. Hartman
headforemost on the barn floor. The extent of |
his injuries had not been ascertained.
John A. Bragdon and Ashbury Coolbrotb
who escaped from Paris Jail last spring and
we're recaptured, again made their esoan nu
rom the same institution last week IN
Thursday night, by getting through the fire.
place and climbing up the chimney. Tbev
lad but short time to serve out their sen.
ences 'o"
PENOBsCoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Whig gives the following facts
n regard TO the bankruptcy business i'm fha dtb
district: Number of applications. 100. dis
'harges, 2S; uncontested, 105; dividends de-
Jared, l; to be declared, 8; largest dividend 5o
Ter cent; smallest, 17-48 per cent: aegreoate
mount of obligations about $3,5OO,0OO. Noap.
,lications since June first.
The Wing states that Mr. Herbert w. Full
er, Insurance Agent, met with a singular ac
ident at the Penobscot Exchange a dav or
wo since. He was leaning back in chair
vhen the legs slipped out, throwing him back
yards, his head breaking and projecting
nrough a pane of glass. His neck was severe,
ouo III tne immediate neighborhood of the |
vas cut off. - LIS 0i'
WALDO COUNTY.
On Tuesday August 4th the c;tizens of Rel-
ast are to have grand celebration on the oc-
aslon OF breaking ground for the RaIfast &,
loosehead Lake railroad.
~ oh sunday afternoon, as VIM. c. Marshall.
1sq" was driving on Waldo Avenue in RaI,
ist, win his wife and child, the horse tooi-
|: [lgnt I'm at BOY with chair on his head and
hled with such suddenness and force as anu ~
brow oD all three rec from the carriage, against "a
Lone walt; H. Inc horse then ran away and de-
tollSned the carriage, Mrs. Marshall had her
boulder blade broken and shoulder dislocat. :
d. Mr.. Marshall received severe cuts and
ruses about the head, piece of scalp half as
lrge as his hand being torn off The child |
as not injured. All of them are now doing
ell.
YORK COUNTY.
We understand that camp meeting will he
5ld this year earlier than usual commencing
Ionday, August oath.