The Portland daily press., 1868-10-28
state News.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.

An Augusta correspondent of the Lewiston
Journal says some three weeks ago Mr.. B. f.
Wiley of Cherryfeld lost six head of valuable
staness transporting to lead him to think they
had been stolen, he, accompanied by an officer,
Immediately gave chase. The thieves
proved to be three in number, and were track
ed to Augusta, where they had disposed OF
butchered them. Obtaining an accurate
description of the rogues, they pushed on and
found two more of the cattle at Manchester,
and two of tae thieves in Leeds, who proved to
be George w. Shorey and Louis Cushman.
They were brought to Augusta on Friday last
and lodged in jail. Both of the above named
persons belong in Leeds, and it is said that
Shorey is an old offender, he having been en-
gagged in a similar affair some ten years since,
when he was obliged to leave the country to
escape imprisonment.
Jacob N. Mckay of Vassalboro, who enter
ed the cars in Augusta few days after cleo
ton and made the violent attack on Edward
w. Bush, for political differences existing be-
tween them, has been sentenced by Judge
Cutting to ninety days imprisonment in the
county Jail. Mckay will not have the oppor-
tunty to vote for Seymour and Blair.
An accident Of serious nature occurred to
MI. Augustus Mills of Augusta, one day last
week, while blasting stone on the "Huzsy
farm" Mr. Mills. at the time of the accident,
was engaged in blowing a seam and had light
ed his fuse, and then threw his match down,
when the wind blew it, still lighted into the
seam, setting fire to the powder and blowing
him high in the air, breaking his jaw and arm,
and burning him shockingly. His recovery is
considered doubtful.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
A woman was discovered in the City Mar
shals Office at Bangor Monday evening, in the
act of stealing the padlocks belonging to the
cells of the Watch House. As a reward for
her diligence, says tho Wing, Capt. Emerson
gave her quarters inside cell, and hung one
of the padlOcks on the door whore she could
look at it.
The Bangor Wing says lady in that city
has among her chickens one which sings lit
tie song resembling the notes of young cana
ry. 1t sings mostly at night after going to
roost, but sometimes sings during the day
time.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Deacon Stephen Foster of East Machias,
lost his wallet, containing some 5000 in bills,
from his pocket last Saturday evening, and did
not miss it until the next morning 1t was
picked up early Sunday morning on the side
walk near the Post Office, with portion of
the money in it. A part of the greenbacks had
blown away, but were subsequently picked up
by different persons passing in the street, say
the Mschias Republican.
The Machias Union says Capt. Libby Master
of schooner VIM. Pope, was drowned at East
Machias, in the river below the village, on the
25th inst. He was doing some thing with q
raft Of lumber and accidentally fell off and
drowned in very shoal water, as we are told
He was about sixty years old.
YORK COUNTY.
Biddeford and Saco just at the present time,
appear to be overrun with gang of perfectly
desperate thieves and hOusebreakers. Over
twenty houses have been entered, and most of
them robbed, within week past, says the
Democrat.
The Biddeford Democrat says an attempt
was made last Thursday night to rob the City
National Bank. The robbers gained admit
lance to the front Office of the Bank, but prob.
ably became frightened as they decamped
without effecting their purpose.