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Is HE AN uDOT!

The following is Wagner's account OF
his escape and recapture:
On Wednesday night the Waterman
came and looked into my cell at 9. 80 p. NJ.
Saw the dummy and thought 1t was me.
l was hidden In the corner. They said
'He is all quiet. II thought. mot much,
my friends They then went into the Of
flee. As soon as they unlocked the office
door unlocked my cell door and climbed
up to the tier above. | lit a match and
saw the scuttle. Just as got through the
Waterman came in. l shut the scuttle
very softly, lit another match, and eazed
around. l could easily reach the ventila-
tor, and drew myself up and got on the
roOf.-We had to walk very slow. as the
timing made much noise. We got down
the skylight; knew it was there, and had
blankets tied to gether to lower ourselves
from the roof to attic. Here we lii another
match, and found the stairs, went by a
room where the inmates were snoring
loudly. went into the office and looked
into the Jail. thought 1 would wish the
watch good-by, but did not. Imade nv
escape through the door in The kitchen,
not from the front of the house. The other
chaps were outside.
We walked together down by the court
house aud struck the railroad. We went
to Springvale and got drink Of water
near Kibbet's Hotel, and then went on to
East Rochester. The other two left me at
Springvale. laid in the road at night
did not dare to go into the bushes as was
afraid Of wild animals. came near get
ting run over by team once. went
through Rochester village at p. NJ, in
the evening. Several person spoke to me
but none looked suspicious. Went BY day
ana night had no fear Of being taken. 'Ao -
west to farmhouse in Pennington,
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N. H., and asked for some food. Had cat
EN- nothing but berries since my escape.
and was very hungry. tried to milk n
COW In my hat, but she would not stand
| ate what farmer gave me and turned to
leave. Looking behind saw the farmer
and three men following me. | walked
| very slowly, for | was tired. They came
up 10 me and said prisoners had escaped
rom Alfred, and asked me il was one.
said nothing. They then raised. q pole
70 strike me. l said. 'don'tyou strike me,
II you do you will be sorry. Ii you be
hard up and want a few dollars. YOU can
take me. | am Wagner. from Alfred iail y
They were all frightened
made no resistance. Then they all got
very brave and came up. Took off nv
coat and told them TO bring il up. They
DID. There had collected about twenty
nve farmers. They were all scared They
took me to the village and gave me plenty
To eat. and kept me In little wooden
house over Sunday Had good ride this
morning. | only went to exercise nv
limbs. | did not know ms could use them
after being confined SO long. aud had trou-
BILE in doing so, l also wanted to see the
pretty girls whom lirted with at the trial.
Ike pretty girls. They ike me. | did
not see many. | should have come back
tuesday or Wednesday and got in the same
as got out. Twas tired and wanted lit
tie vacation. l am satisfied for The p-es-
ens People don't think gin a murderer.
II they did they would not freat me So
kindly. They know I am innocent. I Ike
Bennett, he has treated me we'll hate
Sheriff Warren. He has used me bad
when Tanner and friends caught me they
said they did not care for the $500 reward
anu that ! ought 10 have II, but Think
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A DELIBERATE MURDER by Boy
The Telegraph gave an account few DAYS
ago OF the shooting of a girl of fourteen
years old by boy Of about the same age
at Madison Bridge. Somerset county.
Maine. II Is now said to be case Of Will
fnl and deliberate murder, the facta OF
which ore stated as fbllows. The hoy.
whose name i Berthe Dorse took the g,In
that tic brother ofthe girl, Alice Smear.
bad loaded fvr crows, put Il through the
window and pointed 1t at Alice. who was
standing at the corner of the shed back of
her fathers house, only a short distance
of the boy. Dorse told the neighbours
children who were gathered about the
premises to stand out of the way. AS he
was going to shoot Alice. lie fired. and
the little girl dropped dead. without a
grom or cry. Twenty shot entered her
right side and some entered her neck.
lonng Dorse is spoken Of as boy of most
violent temper. He has before threatened
to take the lives Of his playmates and has
been known to draw a knife upon n child
Of about his own age. He has had his
preliminary examination and been COM
mitted to jail to await trial at the Septem-
Der term Of court.
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Hiram Power-, thu grrai American sculptor
died at Florence Friday. lie was horn III
oodstock, Vt. July -, l>1. lie passed his
youth on HI father, farm, and obtained the
rudiment. II . common school education. H.
Afterwards went Ia ohio. and upon uic death
Of hi father established himself in Cincinnati.
being employed succes,iyels in \ rra,lng ruatn
hotsl. produos stnrr, and then with a cluck
maker. Al this tim. he became acquainted
with German, from whom he learned ID, art
of modelling III plaster and was soon able 10
Produce plaster busts Of considerable merit
Aspiring 10 higher walk in hi profession I'd
$50 he went 10 Washington and engaged in
modelling busts Of distinguished men. In lS,}7
he went Ia Florence, where he established
himself, and where he has since dwelt. In
ISIS he produced ideal statue. Eve which
made him famous. A year later he finished hl-
model Of his Greek Slave" hi most widely
known and popular work. Later he produced
many other popular works.
Mr. Powers has been suffering for a long
time with consumption, but has struggled
bravely against the in>iduous disease
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Nineteen million postal cards have
been shipped from the factory.
A DRY 4rH, or JuLY.-Lemons are
SIS to $40 per box. in Boston and New
York.
\ Washington special says it is feared
that the appropriation FOR soldiers head
stones will fall considerably short, as they
will cost 81 each instead Of 1888 the
amount allowed.
BosrOS, June 29.riIon. VIM. Whiting,
Member of Congress from the 30 Massa-
chusetts district, died this evening at his
residence at Boston Highlands, Of inflam-
nation Of the bowels
A Bill has been introduced into the
New Hampshire Legislature, allowing
women 10 vote and hold office in School
Districts, and lively discussion was had
thereon.
CINCINNATI, June 29.-Jesse X. Grant.
father of President Grant, died at his resi-
dence in Covington, Ky, of general debili-
ty about O'Clock to night. The Presi-
dent although expected in special train,
had not arrived at the time of the death.
Fourteen deaths from cholera were report
ed to day.
Senator Carpenter, it appears, has been
defending the salary grab. He. will have
to defend himself next. The West is as
unanimous as the East In condemnation of
that unprecedented enormity, bu. the first
Congressman to declare publicly in favor
of repeal was Mr.. Hale of Maine at the
Bangor Convention Portland Adrertiser
A VENERABLE SrOyE.-The oldest stove
in the United States is one which warns
the hall OF the Capitol in Richmond, Va.
1t was made in England, and sent to Rich
mond in 1870, and warmed the House of
Bureesses for sixty years before it was re-
moved to its present location, where it has
been for thirty years, and is not yet stove
in
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County News.
For County Items see third PACED
Eden-Bar HARDER.

lfor County Items see third PACED
Eden-Bar Harder.
Some 10 or so visitors have already ar
rived at this place, an unusual number
thus early in the season.
List of arrivals, June 80, per Steamer
Lewiston, at Bay View House, W. B. Ha-
NOR, Clerk =
Mrs. +. S. Batcheder, Cambridge, Mass.
Miss Amy Batchelder,
: Isabel Bachelor,
Master c. +. Bachelor,
Mrs Mrs. q. Q. Phillips,
Mr. VIM. Ii. Dabney, Tcneriffe, Canaries.
THE STEAM YACHT.-Tbe Schr. Frank
Pierce on her last down trip from Port
land, lowed new and elegant steam
yacht as far as Oak Point, on its way to
Bar Harbor. The boat is model Of neat
and mastery workmanship, and is COM
manded and owned by Mr.. Proctor of
Portland. 1t is his intention to remain in
Frcnchman's Bay the coming season, and
thus new attraction is added to the
already popular summer resort. The boat
is but thirty-two feet in length, but has
ample accomodationsf for parties of moder-
ate numbers.
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"EciLiAsi, ~. L., June 70, 1850.
TO the Editor Of the Americas
The drouth in Western Rhode Island is
very severe. For more than five weeks
We have had but two light showers of rain.
Vegetation is suffering greatly. Farmers
| commenced cutting their grass about the
18th inst. The crop is light, many fields
almost failure. II is too late In the sea.
son for rain to benefit the hay crop, even
If IT should come the present week. Farm.
ers say. that they never knew so serere a
drouth, at this season of the year. rhe
drouth extends into Connecticut. but how
far, i am not prepared to say.
Rhode Island is very small State and
by no means farming State.
The people are extensively engaged in
manufacturing, and by prosecuting this
branch Of business, have coined a good
deal of money.
The people in Eastern Maine can do the
same il they will. They have ample facil-
tiles, and among your people are men OF
means and men of pluck.
The people of this State are not SO thor
oughly Tsnkee as are the people of Maine.
The Yankees, however, do the most of the
thinking and planning, but much of the
labor is performed by Foreigners.
This is q smart little State, but Eastern
Maine can be just as smart, and make it
self just as wealthy. When the ashore
Railroad" is completed, new life will stir
all your people. .... s
Your water power will attract capital
lists, as soon as they can reach your sec
ton of the State by railroad.
You have some advantages over Rhode
lsland-especially in the cost Of livi ng
1t is at least Is per cent. more here, than
there. Yours, E.
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Shall We Keep Our River Open'

Two and three years ago the General
Government cleared out Union River from
the wharves to its mouth. Rocks were
blasted and removed and, what was OF
more account, the immense mass of slabs,
edgings and sticks which had sunk In the
channel and filed it so that navigation was
getting to be a thing of the past, was torn
from its bed and lifted to the surface by
mechanical power and carried away to the
shore leaving clear channel over one hun
dred feet in width through which the river
ran free to the sea. Everybody ielt re-
lieved. And while the Legislature passed
special Acts fixing heavy penalties upon
all persons who should thereafter allow
drifl stuff to be thrown from their mills in
to the stream there was a strong and I'M
broken sentiment that no need would ever
rise to enforce these statutes.
We are sorry to say that this sentiment
has given away. The free river Is thing
in which every man, woman and child, in
Ellsworth has an interest Without it our
business would be hampered and in time
almost cease. 1t is of more immediate &C
count TO our lumber manufacturers than
TO any other persons, but Indirectly we are
all critically interested. When the mill
owners let their men become careless and
reckless and when from one or all mills a
stream of slabs, edgings and sticks is float
cd down daily, an injury is inflicted on
everybody in town. We saw OH Saturday
last boom swung across the channel
above the lower mills in which in single
twenty-four hours had collected cords OF
drift stuff. some of which when let loose
must inevitably sink and again fill our
channel for vessels. Ii is a wauton piece
of business and the offending parties, who
ever they may be, should be held strictly
up to the law. our city authorities who
claim that they are trying to improve our
local government can find no better work
ready at hand than to see that the statutes
for keeping the river clear are enforced
One thing We may be sure of. The Gener-
al Government will never again liz finger
to help Us If we 20 on in the present way
and undo all that has so lately been done
for US.
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On the morning ofJunc 29.h a body Of
masked men entered Salem. Indiana. seiz.
ed aud held the prisoners the town pat-
rolment. and proceeding to the ail. de-
mandeu the keys OF Deputy sheriff CRAY
cron who lives IN The BUILDING. m.
sheriff refused TO give up the keys under
any peril when he was seized and confined.
and sledgc hammer was procured with
which the mob proceeded 10 force its way
10 the cell of Delos Ileferen, who murder
nd Hoistead few days since. They broke
through the outer door and then GOT NJ the
foot of the stairs leading to the upper story
where Hetierens cell was situated. The
doors were soon burst open. IIcilcrcn
had watched the progress OF the mob and
had prepared himself as well n he could
Tor desperate resistance The mob
knowing the desprate character Of the
man procured balls Of Irvine, saturated
them with coal-oil and turpentinc. and
threw some OF them into the cell and
threw the others forward on the ends of
long poles aud set them a blaze. Having
thus lighted up the cell. bringing the vic
tim into full view, the mob opened fire IN
on him. some twenty shots were fired
one OF which entered his breast. and M
oshor broke his arm. 4 rock was thrown
at hun. struck him on the head and knock
Ell him down. and before he could recover
he was seized, tied, and dragged out Of
jail.
Nv hat are YOU going 20 do with me-
he aske,l. Il viii 20 along with YOU he
said, lie was Immediately taken TO COW
cred railroad bridge. about 80 feet high,
about two squares from the iail where he
asked twice TO pray, but the iynchers re-
pued that they conld not wait rope
was put around his neck sud VA,
thrown over the rail of the bridge Hcf-
i'ren was then pushed of. \, soon a. he
was deal the lynchers returned Ia the iaii.
gathered up everything they had lett that
could afford clue to their identity. re-
leased the sheriff. guards. aud scattered
IN every direction. None were recognized
and no person knows by what road they
entered orleft the town Hh,y.
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w MGner Captured.

Lewis ii. +. Wagner was arrested hy a
farmer in Pennington, y. H.. about thirty
miles from Alfred, between four and 1--WE
o'clock Saturday afternoon. He called at
the house of Mr.. w. ii. Tanner and asked
for something 10 eat saving he had eaten
nothing for several days but few plums
and berries which he had found in the
woods. He was foot sore and weary.
While he was eating his supper Tanner
suspected his identity and went out TO cali
some neighbors to assist in arresting him.
When he returned Wagner had finished
eating and had started off into the woods
again, but was pursued and captured He
madU but slight resistance and said he had
been tempted TO two or three times to re-
turn TO Alfred Jail. He was Immediately
taken to Pennington and delivered into
the custody Of the sheriff of STAFFORD
county. who put him in irons and he will
be taken TO Alfred Monday morning.
Wagner states that McCarty and Harring-
ton who escaped with him had separated
from him but short time before
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1rHE following list Of taxes real estate of non
l resilient owners IN the town OF Pensbscot
county ~ Hancock, tor the year lsT2, IN bills
conmitcd 90 Charles Leach Collector OF said
town, on the sixth dap of Jane, Is52, has been re.
turned ny him To me as remaining unpaid on
the third day. Of May, is15. by his certificate of
that date and now remaining unpaid And no
lice Is hereby given that II the said taxes intere
and charges are not paid into the treasurer OF
said town, within eighteen months from the date
Of the commitment OF said bills, so much of the
real estate taxed as viii he sufficient to pay the
amount due therefor including interest anil
charges will without further notice be sold an
pubic auction, 1t the store Of Josiah yarnuu in
said town. the thirteenth day OF December
1873. at : clock T.. NJ,
owners names IL known. Acres Vat Tax
Edward Back. OrAnd Caleb
Bowdcn lot house and barn. 20 $IJ0 Abs
Andrew Warren. or unknown
land set ~ trpm Surry lsO 40 723
Andrew Warren, Castine, part
OF tuison lot, y 100 . %
Addison Weber, Biuohill, mill
lot, 30 30 la5
Silas saunders, Floyd Huxley
lot house aud barn. % 500 IA so
" IN. l.. Carpenter or unknown
house l0s, and chop, 100 400
RUFUS LIE ZACH, Treasurer.
fcnohscot. June jUth. 1875. sw27
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The Republican State Convention Of
Iowa. met nj Dcsmoin, on the 2jth GOV.
I. I. Carpenter was re-nominated for Gov
ernor, and Hon. Joseph DysArt OF Iowa,
Tor Lieut., Governor. The resolutions
urge the continuance Of the work Of the
party against monopollsts and centralized
.'sf''~' "''a '-.-s~.s' ~-.sts.e" .,s,@l .t tar-
isiaiiye enactment that will control. and
regulate the railroads OF the country. The
resolutions also commended the active
measures of the late Congress In exposing
corrupuons. denounce all Credit Mobicr
transactions and official misconduct. and
demand the repeal of the Back FAY
Steal. Declare Il the duty Of every Re
publican 10 oppose the election Of bad
man whether he be a candidate upon the
Republican or any OF her ticket, Ia secure
for agriculture and labor their due .nfiu-
ehce, interests and rights.
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State News.

Coy. Perham is to address the school
children Of Hebron on the Fourth.
The Eastport Sentinel says that a
British man-Of-war, at WelchpOol, while
practising with her guns Monday threw a
l5-inch ball, which struck on Treats Is
land, about twenty feet from the dwelling
house of U. s. Treat, Esq. We learn the
explanation was .'they did not know there
was ball in the gum Ile
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Gained Is Pounds of Flesh.

SOUTH BERWICK, Me !, j an H. ls-2.
u. r. STEVENS, Esq
Dear sr-l have had Dyspepsia in its wors,
form Tor the last ten wears, aud have taken hun.
dreds Of dollars worth of medicine without OBJ
tanning any reliei. In September last comneuc.
Ell taking the VEGErIyE, since which time m,
health has steadily improved. My food tigesIs
well. and have gained nfteen pounds of hesh
There are several others In this place taking the
NkGkrISE, and all have obtained relief.
Yours truly,
THOMAS T.. MOORE.
overseer Of the Card Room, Portsmouth Go !,
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4 up 20 its usual standard. In ''yi.w- Abroad .
We have an entertaining sketch Of day In th..
studios Of Paris. Three Interview with
President Lipooln.' admits Us behind the
scenes, and give . fr,-h glimpse al that
N' ''''''' 4. - ~ - siA character II i. a.,
gi't, dipiomatist, and politician. Life on the
Ram" enters too much into detail, hut viy..
good view OF the subject. Thurlow Weed
has an article on Lafayette. Last vi.u u
America" and Junins Henri Browne air. hi.
r1'her cynical 'nhtlty In women 4, Ilcall,t. =
Spicy stori,- are ''Tha Worst match or III.
season "My Pipe, AMI How got H." and
"A self-aceusation;' the latter being one 81
thc 'medicated' Kind
Lady Blanche Murphy gives a PHEASANT ac-
count Of her 'wanderings" at Vienna; and
there j. . sketch u Rome's Greatest Actor, =
tEp,ciu-,J from the German
Philip Quilltet ha- hsheI out some yalua.
hlc ',Drft- wood" this time. aud his well con-
slderrd remarks on Defalcatiou and Degrees.
arr worthy Of perusal and of thought.
HE scientific MISC lany" contains 4 pr,.at
drhl Of useful information and the notices u
current literature are valuable. 4. giving 4
bTlef and comprehensive statement Of the con.
tents Of Nariou. new books
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MANUFACTURES IN MAINE.-Toby Can,

dor writes to the Boston Journal:
From a rough estimate we have made.
We should judge that the total number OF
manufacturing establishments in this State
was SIX thousand, or rising that number.
Inns includes every kind of mechanical in
dustry carried on by individuals or COM
panies, and the aggregate amount of capital
Invested will exceed forty million Of dol
lars. The total number of wage-laborers
employed Is not far from "a. 500 males, and
IL, 100 females, and the remainder children.
The total value of the products az these
establishments cannot be less than oil, htv
millions Of dollars for the present Year
There are over 1000 saw-mills in the So
running nearly 5000 saws, giving emnioy.
ment to some 5000 hands. Probably mot
less than S7.000, 900 are invested in this
industry, which yields an annual product
of not less than sll 800, 600. Androscoggin
county has larger amount of capital In
vested in manufactures than any other
county, the total amount being not less
than Gil 900, 600, over nine-tenths Of which
are invested in the manufacturing indus
tries Of Lewiston and Auburn. York
county comes next. then Cumberland and
Penobscot. with kennebec ranking Is Afth
In the amount Of manufacturing capital
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wheels came of. On returning home he
found the burr at the place of starting
II appears that the burr turned back and
dropped from the axle while backing the
wagon from the house.
The house of Charles Chatto on Lon.
Island caught fire on the 25th inst. came
near being burned.
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DYSPEPSIA

sfMPTONS-Want of appetite rising OF food
and wind from the stomach, acity OF the stom-
ach, heartburn, dryness and whiteness Of the ton.
que IN the morning, sense of distension in the
stomach and bowels, sometimes rumbling and
pain; cosuveness. which Is occasionally inter.
rupted by diarrh9a; = paleness of the urine. The
mouth Is clammy, or has sour or bitter taste.
Other frequent symptoms are waterbrash, palpi
tation OF the heart headache, and Disorders of
the senses, As seeing double &c There is gene
raj debility, languor, and aversion to notion de-
lection of the spirits disturbed sleep, and fright
tul dreams
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The following Supreme Judicial Court
decisions have been announced in cases for
Hancock County:
Alden Bellatty vs.. Thomaston NJ. F. ms.
Co. On report. Hale & Emery for plfi.
Wiswell, \. i. Gould for def
Case stands for trial"
Rescript.
4 misrepresentation as TO the title of the
property insured, does not necess ariIy
avoid the policy. Whether it is malice
and fraudulent is to be submitted TO the
jury.
Elizabeth Martin VS.. Inhabitants OF
school district No. 10, in Franklin. Elk.
ceptions by def. Hale & Emery for plf.
u. ;. Peters for def.
Exceptions overruled."
Andrew McC. Howard in eq.. vs.. B-idg-
ham Haynes. On bill, ans. and proof.
Hale q Emery, Paine for plff; Dutton,
Stetsou for deft-
bill sustained master TO be appointed -
Dickerson J.-Rescript
When in bill in equity, TO compel the
defendant among other things TO make a
conveyance of real estate 10 the plaintiff.
held as the plaintiffs trustee. the defendant
relies upon forfeiture by reason of the
plalntin $ failure TO pay promissory note.
the forfeiture viii be saved If there has
been such conduct on the part OF the
trustee as to throw the plaintiff off his
guard, and offered him reasonable and
probable ground to believe that the trus-
tee asse9ted to the delsv or did not intend
to eSSf<o Lef 'couDfy.inanc