The Portland daily press., 1870-04-11
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Tie Bangor Whig of Saturdav bo. a. e.,
lowing in regard to the opening Of nar;rot;o,, III
Two Gays SINCE we announced that the river
was 1ree from ice, but it seems that r. -,os
premature. Wednesday evening a. ~ was
the ice went through the Narrows ar5 u o c.ock
body considered it out. But stranoe1,1 o a every
it jammed near Mill Creek, where # yemo;ad
natil UNI Yesterday morning at 10 O'clock when if
lett tne river Tor the season-sure. The stoamo
er Alliance, Capt. Shute, the new fra"ht AN.
on the route between this city and Bnsfon ,,os
the first to arrive at our wharves Sh"rtii was ns
ter, Capt. Ross tow.boats brought mn thss n q
George A. Reed, Forest, and Nawsaoe souarsI'
OF which came through the draw into the
stream And the river is at last clear '"0
P1scATAoU1s COUNTY.
Our correspondent IS" states as o .:..
fact that good pious Methodist in Parkman
plugged his sap-trees recently, on Satnrdar -
prevent them from running on SUNDAY. ~
The same correspondent says that Piscata.
quis IS getting famous on account of the an
perior horses raised there. John P. Holbrook
is the owner of splendid three year'. oid
blood stallion, Prince Edward, of Enci;sb % and
Drew pedigree, weight 1900; can trot Some and
possessing as many fine points as the writer
over saw combined in one animal. This colt
and will doubtless be exhibited at the State
Fair wherever that may happen to he the
coming autumn. In justice 10 Prince EdwarJ
lie Is not the horse that broke Mr.. RoIhrook,s
arm by his mulishness, a few days ago.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Skowhegan Reporter says that a yener-
able gentleman in Canaan, over 100 wears of
age, recently turned over to his friends his
private papers among which was found abomt
three hundred dollars in State bank bills. ali
good.
sAGADAHOC COUNTY.
At Bowdoinham yesterday a person, appar-
emily soldier, was severely bruised in the
legs when getting on the train when it was in
motion.
Friday evening the new Masonic Hall in
Bath was dedicated in due form and according
to ancient Masonic usage. The ceremonies Of
dedication and conservation that followed
we're more than usually impressive. They
took place according to the ancient form and
usage, and were under the direction Of the
Grand Lodge OF which Grand Junior Warden
John W; Ballo4 Of that city, was deputisedlby
Grand Master John Lynde to take charge Cf
the ceremonies. The other officers of the
Grand Lodge present were Grand Marshal II.
II. Dickey of Lewiston, and Grand Tyler War
rem Phillips OF Portland.
WALDO COUNTY
A professional horse-trainer who operated
about Belfast the past has dis
horses; says the Journal.
On the Both of March, says the Ellsworth
american, Gustavns Engel. native of Ger
many, was shot, while cunning in a boat at
Deer Isle, by an accidental discharge of a
gun.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Easport Sentinel says the reported failure
OF the well known commission house of E. A,
Souder & Co., Philadelphia, has created not a
little excitement among business men there.
1t is estimated that not far from $40 900 will be
the loss to EastpOrt citizens, If the report
DrOVQS fruQ. At 0lmOSt OF NV 9th oS< <Io
year the loss would have been much heavier.
YORK COUNTY.
John Stingy stole horse of Dr. Allen, at
Saco on Wednesday, and trotted on to Ports
mouth. Being impecunious, the toll-gatherer
at tlscataqua bridge managed to detain him
until City Marshal johnson could be notified.
consequently Stingy was arrested and carried
back to Saco.
Horatio Kicker, of Kennebunk. died yerv
suddenly last Wednesday afternoon in the Of
nee OF Mr. Cousens, teamster, in Haymarket
Square. 1t seems that he, with his brother.
came to Boston on Monday last with cattle for
the Brighton market. On the afternoon of his
death, little after two o'clock, he was sitting
in Mr.. Cousens's Office with his brother and
friends, apparently as well as usual, when he
suddenly threw up his hands, gasped and died.
His death was caused by enlargement of the
heart.-Boston Journal.
AT LARGE.
At Los Angeles, CAL, on the 23d ult., duel
was fought between one j. B. Wilson, son of
State Senator, and Capt. c.. E. Bean, q
journalist, and late of the Confederate service,
The weapons used were rifles, and the dis
tance thirty PAGES. They were placed back to
back, with instructions to wheel and fire at
the word. At the first signal Wilson's rife
missed fire. Bean, who had been less prompt,
refused the advantage. and sec ond trial was
had. At the word both rifles were discharg-
ed. Wilson was wounded in the arm slightly: :
Bean was unharmed. The quarrel was then
amicably adjusted 1t grew out of a political
discussion. Bean was resident of Bangor,
and was employed on the Bangor Democrat
during the first part of the war, but was SO in
tensely Democratic that he proved his faith by
leaving his home here, to go South, where he
Joined the rebel army. He fought through the
war in the rebel ranks, coming out with the
same success that he met in the affair above
stated.
In the q. S. Court in Boston, Saturday, W.
Mitchell, of the ship Lydia Skolfield, was COM
planned of for an assault with a knife on the
mate of the ship, L. Morse, Feb %, on the
high seas In default of bail 10 $500 he was
committed for examination.
q. 8. Rumery has been appointed postmas.
ter at Bonney Eagle, Cumberland county, vice
3. q. Rumery, resigned; The efice at North
Buxton, York county, is discontinued.