The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-08-15

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that had teen in progress in an Irish quarter
in that city and on Friday the police went il
force to quell tae disturbance. A force O
about 200 resisted the efforts of the police, ant
Two or three of the rioters were slightly
wounded, ard some seven or eight we're cap.
tured and loo ked up.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
A correspondent of the Advertiser says thai
a quarry of verde antique marble is found al
Deer Isle, with surface of one hundred anC
fifty acres, which several Boston capitalist.
have just bought, aud are about organizing q
company to work.
The Ellsworth american has correspond.
ent at Gouldsboro, who narrates about an In
dian whose fellow Indians punished him for
theft, by cutting his heel-cords, but he re-
mains urconverted and lately stole several
rairs OF boots and shoes at Millbridge freigh,
depot
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Gardiner Journal says lady in that
city has for pets a lot of white mice and also a
venerable cat who has arrived at the good old
age of fourteen years. The other day two OF
lady's knowledge, but "Tim," the cat, cauch,
one of them and carried it to its mistress, Civ
ing it up to her without injuring it in the
least. He then went aud caught the other
runaway, and delivered it up in the same man.
ner 1t is needless to say that the fellow is a
SiSoo iaNoiitO III tudb uouoCuOiu.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Rockla Press tells of squash vine in
the garden of Mr.. William Jordan of Thomas
ton, which he measured Immediately after a
shower, and again eighteen hours afterwards
when he found growth OF two feet had taken
place. In seven days it grew six feet.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
few days ago, as William A. Deering, of
Richmond, was hunting for cows in his pas
ture, he saw in the path just before him large
wild cat. He seized slab from the fence and
drove him up tree. The cat had been seen
during the summer to cross the Kennebec.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Machias Republican says a basking fish
or dog shark was captured in Lubec NarrOws
on the 9th by Samuel Mowry and so me of his
neigbbOrs. The monster measured twenty
nine nine and and half feet in length and six.
fin was Fix feet in length, and the tail
seven feet and half in width. The liver y;a,J-
ed one hundred and sixty gallons of oil. The
skin is to be cured for exhibition.
The Sentinel states that for the wear 1870
Eastport had $50 polls, valuation of Sill .14G.
State tax, $541734, County tax 81. 225 ~ TOW
assessed $2!.,O85.52 per ceutage $50. Nearlv
halt the towns Indebtedness, (Which ia < ner
cent. on valnation) has been expended dnrino
the last two years in erecting Town Hall and
Hotel.
w llllduI OOuiSOu, Ill EuSHS0mIO. 9Und Of
was drowned in Rumery's bay, the upsettinn
of a boat.
WALDO COUNTY,
The Republican Journal says Gen. Henrv
w. Cunningham, who five years ago moved IN
Virginia, is now on visit to Belfast-bis old
home. he has just been reelected Sheriff of
William County,Va.
The English papers at Shangbae. Chino o;vo
great credit to Captain Cunningham son Of
Gen. Henry W. Cunningham, formerly Of Rel
fast, who commanded an armed steamer in an
attack on piratical nest in the Cbusan Island
They cleaned the fellows out completely.
A gentleman who has just passed over the
line of this road informs the BANGOR IYa.o
that work is being vigorously pushed at ali
points, The iron has been laid and one half of
the ballast:ng completed on ten miles Of the
road on the Belfast end. About ten miles of
iron is laid on the BLrnham end, and the work
of ballastng is going on. The masonry and
bridges are all completed or nearly so and the
grading done except in few short spaces
The depot tt Belfast is approaching complelsn
and at Brooks and Thorndike buildings have
been commenced The iron is now being trans
ported to Burnham over the Maine Central
road and the work of laying will 60 on from Ell
Their end.
YORK COUNTY.
A stone identical in shape and accuracy of
form with a carpenters plummet was dug up
~ S"Co idSt Week iI tHo DottoHl OF q new
Wheel-pit on the York Corporation, sixteen
feet below the surface.
On the afternoon of the 18th, the barn of a
Mr. stevens of Elliot was struck by lightning
and entirely consumed: together with about
10 tons of hay.
Parties are at work upon bridge in the
place of the one carried away by the freshet
ass spring at Moderation. The estimate cost
s $4,000; says the Biddetord Journal.
John KNIGHTS of Elliot fell from +bo 1oolr IF
,he U. S. steamer California at the navy ward,
Friday afternoon, into the hold. He was Sc.
7erely injured There are hopes of his recov-
Try.