The Portland daily press., 1871-09-26
state eWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

The Eastern Express Office at Lewiston has
been removed to their new quarters in Union
Block. 1t is an elegant and convenient Office
The Lewiston Journal says, Friday after
noon, the wife of John LOOMS, boarding at
Mr.. Flnts on Main street, came up street, re-
turning to his house at 4 o'clock P. M. She
complained of illness, and physicians were
summoned, but she died at halt past four
o'clock.
The Journal says the suit of DR.. M. G.
WedgewOOd VS.. City of Auburn, for damag es
sustained on highway near w. S. Young's has
been withdrawn from Court and settled by
city paying pitt $14OO The damages in the
SUIT were set at $4,000. The city has also set
tied suit brought by Benz. Mitchell and wife
tor injury sustained by wife on high way near
Stevens Mills. The plffs in this case were
paid $25O0. The snit was for $4,000. Mrs. M.
fell in hole in the highway while walking
and has been cripple for two years in cOnse-
quence of the injuries sustained.
The Lewiston journal says the verdict in the
| care OF Green vs.. Lewiston Steam Co., which
gives the plaintiff $1051 90, is precisely the
amount that the defendants offered to pay four
years since, and less than the amount they of
| fered to be detaulted for. The verdict, there.
fore, practically gives the case to the DEFENDANTS
aud throws the cost upon plaintiff tAs ilius-
trating the glorious uncertainty of the law, it
may tie stated that year and half since a
jury gave verdict of over $1,700 for he plain
tiff, what he claimed. But the defendants OBJ
tanned new trial On the ground that the YER
dict was against the law aud evidence,and now
another jury reverses the verdict
The grand jury of the Supreme Judicial
Court in Androscoggin county, has returned
sixty-One indictments, for various offences. A
large mum Der are iOr violation of the liquor
laws.
AROosTooK COUNTY.
The store OF DR.. Sawn in Carbon, was en-
trely consumed, with all its contents, last
Tuesday MOI ming. Loss $1,000. The fire origin
ated in throwing the stump of a cigar, or the
contents OF lighted pipe into box filed with
sawdust.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Kendebec journal has a rumor that
Clifford Church. proprietor OF Webber's POud,
in China, has decamped to parts unknown,
leaving behind liabilities to the amount of
several thousand collars. He is owing many
OF the traders on Water street in Augusta. IL
is fair to see that Mr.. Church has hitherto
borne a character for honesty and integrity
The Williams House at Waterville will be
re-opened this week by c. Smith & Go.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
A military company has been formed at the
State Agricultural college at Orono. IL num-
bers 40 rack aud file.
Mr.. Pullman OF palace car fame. is in Ban
COR negotiating with President Jewett of the
E. & N. A. Railway, for the Introduction of
these Injurious cars on the line between Ban
The average price of potatoes in Bangor is 80
cents busbel. Hay is selling at $2S and $50
per tonlfor the best quality.
The Nantucket Inquirer says that parties at
Bangor have hired the greater part OF the col
lection in the Museum of the Athepeum, in
GLIDING all the South Sea and other curiosties,
the immense jaw of the one hundred and ten
barrel sperm whale, and other things which
will be OF interest to the jewellers ''dOwn east"
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Messrs. E. & A. Sewar, of Bath, on Thurs
day last, laid the keel of ship OF 1900 tons.
The Hyde Block in Bath, built BY Messrs. q.
Hyde & Son and the Bath Saving Institution
is Early completed and will he occupied by
the owners. 1t is 60 by 81 feet and one of the
finest structures in the city.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Machias Repuo lican says the dwelling
house and barn of Amaziah B. Davis in Har-
ringtOn were burned on the 18th inst. The
WlDd being very strong from the northwest at
the time, but ve2y little could be saved from
the buildings which burnt very rapidly. There
was but $500 insurance ON same.
The Republican says the dwelling house of
Ira Barney, in Jonesport, together with his
barn, which cOntaiLed about seven tons of hay,
was destroyed by fire on the Goth inst, about
noon. Such rapid progress did the fire make
few rods of the house when it was discovered,
he was unable to save only feather bed and
few trifling articles. Loss about 600; no in
surance,
The Machias Republican says:-"We learn
that q. X. Whidden, Collector Of the Passa-
maquoddy District, after having detectives
from Washington thoroughly overhaul the al
fairs of his Office in every part and corner, is
reported at headquarters to be all right; that
the affairs of his Office are on basis as sound
as any in the State, and the examination has
resulted in perfect restoration of the conf
dence of the Government"