The Portland daily press., 1868-11-20

NAiS hOWONCis 10 uOL StTlOuS.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
The Chronicle says man named Joseph
Green hailing from Livermore, was arrested in
Phillips last week by Major Dill acting as
Deputy Q. S. Marshal, for a violation of the
Revenue Laws in manufacturing and selling
unstamped friction matches. Green was taken
to Augusta and committed to Jail.
The Pennington Chronicle states that
Coroner's inquest is being held at the Select
mems office, in that place. The verdict has
not yet been rendered, but enough is known
to show this to be another case death result
ing from the procurement of an abortion The
deceased is a young lady, whose parents live
in this town near Keith's Mills. She was
about twenty years of age, and had been en-
ployed for some time as a telegraph operator
and as clerk in drug store at Liyermore
FAILS. Some time in August she suddenly
lett for parts unknown, and nothing was
heard from her until last Thursday when her
corpse arrived at her home by express-Her
father at the same time received letter from
man in Massachusetts,, stating that she died
OF consumption, and containing many pious
words of consolation to the bereaved parents.
Inc 'etter contained papar parporting TO he
the certificate of the attending physician, to
the effect that the young lady died of consump-
ton. The suspicious circumstances connect
ed with her leaving Liyermore Falls, her con-
ceaiment and subsequent d. ath, led to post
mortem examination on Saturday. The ex-
liver were in perfectly healthy condition.
that the deceased had recently been relieved
from state o. advanced pregnacy and that
the abortion produced was the cause of her
death. me inquest to-day will probably re.
suit in further Developments in the case and
IN the arrest OF suspected parties.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Augusta Journal saws that at the Gran
lite Church, Augusta, dnring the morning SER
vice last sabbath, while Rev. Mr.. Bingham
was delivering one of his most able and effect
i've sermons from the Savior's words. "I am
the light of the world he that folIoweth me
shall not walk in da kness but shall have the
light of life,'a pure white dove came and
perched IN the window near the chancel above
the altar, and remained till the reverend gem
tleman had finished his eloquent discourse.
The Committee on Equalization of Munich
pal War Debts adjourned to meet in Augusta
on the thirtieh instant and not on the 90tb
as we had it Wednesday.
The Gardiner Journal says Rufus Gerry a
person well known to most of our readers as
an uncommonly hardy and robust man, died
suddenly Tuesday night, in Pittston. He had
drank some r. G. liquor, "a practice he was
too much addicted to- and was taken with
vomiting and died in four hours.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Roekland Free Press saws Mr. Joseph
Dean, of Lincolnville, was severely injured by
accident On the 18th inst He mounted the
rail of a hay-1ack in his barn, intending to
step from it to the NOW. Standing with one
foot on each side OF stake of the rack, the
rail broke, and Mr.. d. fell upon the stake,
which entered the lower part of his body in
front, and penetrated the abdomen some four
teen or fifteen inches. DR.. c. w. Thomas of
Camden, was sent for, who examined and
dressed the wound, and although it was
thought the man could not recover, he was do
ing well up to Tuesday of this week, and it is
hoped he will recover.