The Portland daily press., 1871-08-09

'sTHE BAY STATE ExcURsIoNisTs." is reg
ular organization, prompted no doubt by the
pleasant history of the ''Coit excursionists" of
Worcester, who spent some pleasant hours in
City Hall two weeks ago. 1t is composed of
residents and business men and their families,
Of Boston, Salem, and other towns of Massa-
chusetts, with fright smart sprinkling" of
people from Connecticut The roll embraces
about $50 names. The party left Boston at 10
O'clock Tuesday morning on beard the good
steamer New Brunswick" in bills Of lading
phraseoloey, for an eight days excursion
along the coast and among the towns of
Maine, in the trust (which we hope will
be realized) that their experience will rival
the enjoy OF their predecessors. The thir-
ty-six state-rOoms were put up at auction after
the boat got underway, and the competition
for the best places was spirited. The sale yield
ed $3.50. 80 the highest premium paid being
$55. An organization was effected by the
choice of Rev. Asa Billiard, d. D., of Cam.
bridge, as President, G. r. Tillinghast, of the
Boston Journal, as Secretary. The Germania
Band, OF fifteen pieces, accompanies the party |;
also pianist and quartette of singers. Mr..
81. H. Lincoln, an elocutionist, of Boston, Is
among the number. The steamer arrived here
between and o'clock last evening but the VS.
itors had no formal reception, owing, no doubt,
to the want of previous notice Of their arrival
Many Of the party rambled around the city
| and got such an idea of the town as could be
| gained by gas-light. while others amused them
selves on board the boat The steamer sailed
| at II o'clock for Eastport. Thence she goes to
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Mt Desert, where Sunday will be spent. Ban
gor is the next point, and to Portland on Tues
day. We hope the excursionists will come in
time to spend a few hours with us by daylight.
| The CoRoNER's INQUEST. THE coroner's jury
in the case Of Patrick Kelly re assembled yes
| terday morning, to ascertain the cause Of his
sudden death. A report signed by Drs. T. A.
| and r. D. Foster, G. e. Webster and s. p.
Getcheli, who made port-mortem examina-
ton, was read. 1t states that the surgeons
found few bruises on the face, the most prom.
inent on the eft cheek bone, but none of them
| were more than skin deep, and, therefore, moi
| dangerous. On opening the head larger
| quantity of blood was found in the vessels than
natural; the cavities or ventricles of the brain
contained much fluid blood which had escaped
from the vessels; there was large clot of blood
in the front upper part Of the left side of the
brain. The clot was doubtless the result Of the
rupture of the principal artery of this part o.
the brain, and it had completely broken up the
nerve matter in this region. They were of tht
opinion that the man died of apoplexy and tina
this apoplexy was not the result of any injur
les. When asked if drunkenness and excite
ment would not be predisposing causes, the!
replied that they would. TH6
james Blanchard and Patrick Reilly, both O
whom saw the fight, testified that they did no
see McGrath strike Kelly, but say that Nc
Grath pushed him and that Kelly fell down in
to the street. Reilly picked him up and wo
man wiped the blood from his face. He di
not seem to be hurt, and did not complain
They couldn't tell whether he was intoxicate'
or not, but thought he was good deal excited
There was crowd standing about the mer
McGrath went off alone -1
! McGrath testified that be met Kelly O
Adams street and that the latter struck him
alter insulting him because he would not prom
Use to get him chance to work at Fort Scam
mel. After this, he said he couldn't remembe
anything, but feels sure he did not strike Ks
ly. He had been drinking some, and he think
he was about as bad off as Kelly He and d.
ceased had always been good friends.
After hearing all the testimony the jury wei
of the opinion that the man came to his deaf
from apoplexy. FASTENED by the excitemer
consequent upon his personal conflict Sunda
evening, and SO rendered their verdict.
1t being clear that McGrath was not to blan
at all in the affair, he was discharged fro
| arrest