The Portland daily press., 1871-12-22
STATE NEWS.

ANDhOoCOGGlN COONi1.
The Lewiston Journal says the scaffolding of
Roak Block in Auburn, is being removed, ex-
posing to view one of the largest and most i'm
posing blocks east of Boston. 1t contains nine
Stores, five floors each, with French roof. The
brick work was completed Wednesday, and
fine job it is The block will! cost $500 Will
be heated by steam and the building will be al
most exclusively devoted toshoe manufacture.
The Jou1,ul says petitions are in circulation
asking the Maine Central railroad to reduce
single fares from Lewiston to Portland to $1.25,
and for round trip tickets to $2. This Is very
reasonable request, as single fares were former
ly ST. Such a reduction we believe would great
ly benefit not only the travelling public and the
cities Of Lewiston, Auburn and Portland, but
also the railroad corporation itself. We believe
travel between the two cities would be increas-
ed fifty per cent. within year by cheap fares.
The Journal says officer Wiggin on Tuesday
came up with Harry Bartlett, the horse thief,
who decamped with team from Bradburys
stable in Auburn, a few days since. He arrest
ed him in Boston. The team, officer Wiggin re-
covered and sent home Monday.
ARoosTooK COUNTY. E.ff,-
The Pioneer. says Mr.. w. j. Nye, jailer at
Houlton, has been taking a preparation OF
bromide of potassium and recently sent to an
apothecary to have bottle filed He took
dose which had scarcely been swallowed before
he began to suffer intensely, and soon became
unconscious. Physicians were called and ne
was relieved and it was discovered that he had
been given cyanide of potassium instead OF the
bromide, violent poison, of which he took
enough for eighty medical doses.
HANCOCK COUNTY
The Belfast Journal says very singular as
well as serious accident happened to one of the
enterprising mechanics of Bucksport De For
rest Snowman, last Friday. He was carrying
tkettle of boiling tar on board a vessel he was
repairing, when his feet slipped, and the whole
contents were thrown on him, burning his
hands and arms in shocking manner.
KNOX COUNTY.
In an action Of trespass for assault and in
Jury, tried before the Supreme Judicial Court
at Rockland, last week. where the plaintiff
claimed So, 600 damages for being struck on the
head with with hammer. The jury returned
verdict of one cent. damages.
Ten divorces wore granted last week in the
s. j. Court for Knox county. Eight of the Pc
titioners were the wives
The Free Press says Mr.. Silas Kalloch, the
faithful driver of the Eastern Express in Rock
land, was thrown from his wagon Saturday
broken shoulder and bruises about his head. ~
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
John Estes, ESQ., of Lincoln, Representative
elect from that district, has been appointed
Deputy Sheriff. vice L. L. Buswell, resigned
Cyrus Sl1illings of Garland, young man
about 81 years of age, committed suicide by
poisoning week before last Before taking the
fatal potion he wrote letter to his mother,
stating what he purposed to do, and where his
body might be found. Unrequited affection
was the cause of the act
Two men named John Mcleod and George
Chapman, had desperate affray in a saloon in
Bangor, Wednesday evening, from a dispute
arising concerning game of cards. Junk bot
ties were the weapons used and both the men
had1v hpatan the hand Tho polioo
very unwisely interfered before either of them
was killed, and took them to the lookup where
| their wounds were dressed.
2 WALDO COUNTY.
| The Belfast Journal says on Monday evening
during the storm a horse and pung came into
the yard of Horace Mnzzy, in Searsmont.-
| There was no driver to be seen, but on eXamina-
tion man found in the bottom of the pung.
| Supposing him to be Intoxicated Mr.. Muzzy
| drove the team to the village where the man
was found to be dead. He was stranger. A
search of his clothing brought to light photo
graph of woman, a blank book and a receipt
| given to E. Kimball at Gardiner. Subsequent.
| ly the man was identified as E. Kimball, OF
| Gardiner, son of Mr. Kimball formerly in bust.
ness in this city, He was about 80 years of age
and had been in i'll health. .tea - qe-f,s~ :
The Journal says the firm of Midget, Libby
& Griffin. that has done large business al
shipbuilding and trading at Stockton, stopped
payment ON Monday. Their liabilities are said
to be $150,000, and it is reported that they have
taken the preliminary steps for going into
bankruptcy. Two other shipbuilding concerns
have failed in that town within year, viz
Colcord, Berry & Co. and B. f. Rice. NE
The Belfast Journal says one of George P.
Whites boys, aged 10 years, came near being
burned to death on Wednesday night of last
week. A kerosene lamp dropped and
broken on a table in an upper room the burn.
ing oil from which flowed over him. He ran
| down stairs and iptp the rd xuitb &c
! clothes on fire, where, after running around the
yard, he was seized by his older brother, 12 years
of age and'rolled in the snow until the fire was
extipguished, 60 ysEs e
IN GENERAL.
The Editors and Publishers Convention has
been called by the President, Joseph A. Ho.
man, ESQ.,, to meet in Augusta the 18th of Jan.
uary next & 4 3 Z .E,sf f,.t+is3
| William j. Emerson has been appointed
Postmaster at Bowdoin Centre, vice Daniel A.
| Coombs, resigr ed; Samuel B. Wing at North
Turner Rridge, vice Albert Baker, resigned
G.. Foss, removed. a- : ~ y t ''.i
The next Legislature will be petitioned te
change the law, in Hancock and Washington
counties, in regard to the killing of wild ducks
The Maine Furnler says the salmon eggs al
Orland to the number of 70, 500, were packed uI
on the 18th inst, and shipped from Bucksport
by steamer Katahdin. Mr.. Atkins has carried
q, $50 of them to Norway in this State, where
+ they will be Matched out by Crockett and
Holmes, trout-breeders and turned out next
spring into tributaries of the Androscoggr
River. All of the fertilized eggs have now
reached stage OF development, at which the
pulsatlon OF the heart ond the movement of the
| blood in the veins can be seen, and the embryo
| fish is sensitive, wriggling when irritated Out
of the whole number packed, it is not anticipat
ed that more than or 3 per cent will fail by
reason of non-fertilization.
Patents have been issued this week to VIM
II. Brown of Bangor, baggage truck; Rufus
Leach of Bangor, rotary engine; e. P. Doyle of
Portland, steam radiator; p Kelleker and j. c.
Randlett of Bangor, moccasin boot and shoe.