The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-04-14
State-News.
ANnRosooGa1N COUNTY

DR.. H. G. White, has been appointed Post
master at Lisbon Falls, in place of Samuel
Crowell, Esq, removed Joseph Buchanan,
Esq, has been appointed Postmaster at Mech
anic Falls in place of o. B. Dwinal, ESQ. re.
moved,
Last Saturday afternoon Mr. Herrick Ham,
of Lewiston, was picked up intoxicated in the
steeets of that city and taken to the lookup,
and placed in cell. About II o'clock that
night the officers went to his cell and found
him dead on the floor, he having sufocated in
his vomit, as we learn from the Journal
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The Presque Isle Sunrise says; "No mail
for three days. If Houlton had burned up,
Bangor gone crazy over yelocipedes, or Wes-
ton the walkest, or Grant turned Democrat,
we should not have known it! Cause Why?
Snow four feet deep, and in the roads more so,
all in a melting state SO that horses had to
stay at home. Monday morning the mail ar
rived three days behind time, much to the re-
lief of every body
OXFORD COUNTY.
Our Norway correspondent informs us that
the dwelling house, sheds and outbuildings of
Capt. Henry G. Dean, in Oxford, were de-
stroyed by fire on Saturday last. The Chin
ney caught fire, which soon communicated
W tn the roof of the house, and no exertions of
the persons present could stay the flames
Nearly all of the furniture in the house was
saved, but large stock of grain and produce
was destroyed. There was some insurance on
the buildings.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says young man giving
his name as Emery, and haing from Water
vile, reported at the Marshaps office Monday
evening that he had twenty-five dollars-all he
had-taken from his pocket Sunday night
while sleeping in cheap boarding house to
which he was carried from the cars on Satur-
day night. by ha0kman whom he requested
to carry him to hotel.
The Lincoln correspondent of the Wing says
the buildings of Solomon Hall in that town
were all burned to the ground last week Mon
day night at about nine o'clock. Inc Dulld-
ings consisted of newly finished house,
shed, and two barns. All his stock, consisting
of eleven heads of horned cattle and some
sheep, was destroyed, and about all his farm
ing tools. The house was mostly cleared e1
cept IN the cellar. The fire was evidently set
10 the hay, as one of the neighbors went by
but very short time before the buildings were
all in flames. Insured for $3.50.
young man named Walker has been ar
rested at Dexter, for being concerned in the
robberies at Dexter and Etna. He made q
confession and stated that David Jones and
himself were the principals, assisted by a
younger bother of Jones, who kept watch
while they did the work. After an examine
ton before Joseph Sanborn ESQ.,, they were
ordered to give bonds of $4,000 each for their
appearance at the August term of court.
Jones obtained bail; Walker failing to do so,
was taken to Jail Saturday, says correspond
ent of the Lewiston Journal.
The Bangor Wing says the body of a man,
drifting down with the ice, was picked up in
the river near Hampden Corner Monday morn
ing 1t had evidently been in the water a
long time. The body is that of man appar-
emily from thirty-five to forty years OF age,
short and thick set, with brown or sandy hair,
and whiskers on the lower part Of the face.