Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-07-10
State News.

i'ifoHir jury o.-ll - reported here
that four men from ST. Stephens, on fish
Ing excursion, were drowned at Deer
Island, \. b., opposite Eas,port
A Mr.. jenkins of Bangor, Tell from his
carriage Friday. His head went between
the spokes OF the wheel and the hors.
some distance before IL Was stopped.
Strange to say. his neck was not broken.
and he will recover
The late Henry T.. Prcntiss OF Bangor
was in his youth great pedestrian He
once walked from Bangor 10 Paris, Maine,
In day and half. His creates, days
work was eighty miles in twenty-iour
hours, and his longest pedestrian journey
from Mobile to his native town, Pari, In
this state.
kILLED.-On Friday last young man
20 years old, named Cort, who lived at
t'ienburn Centre, went TO Hudson and by
some means fight was begun with a
crowd OF fellows, one OF whom kicked Cort
IN the groin, causing rupture from which
he died on Saturday evening. 1t Is re-
ported that the fellow who kicked the un-
fortunate mar said he had "laid Cor. I'M
for u while."-[ Wig.
MAN AND HORSE DROWNED BY DgyyISG
oFf A BKIpGE.-Hcnry Savage, who live.
In Belgrade, drove OF the Belgrade bridge.
on the road leading TO Smithfield, on the
Fourth, and he and his horse were drowned
in the stream. He was probably going
from Augusta to his home In Belgrade.
and repor, has 1t that he was intoxicated.
He was about 20 years OF age and has no
family. There was a good railing to the
bridge, which was found broken down
where the team went through.
Col. auckland, with his surveying
party, has crossed the Machias river, be.
low whitneyville, where he will remain
for one week before going further In
forty-eight days the party "run" sixty
miles Of main line and ten miles OF side
line, being enabled TO do so much by the
long continued pleasant weather, which
gave them an opportunity to keep steadily
at work.
General Butler in his speech at the
temperance celebration at birmingham.
Fourth Of July, made no reference to the
temperance question, except to declare
that the law while upon the statute book
ought to be enforced. He lodged entire
ly the salary steal. The Journal calls his
speech lone prolonged and elaborate
dodge" In answer to question, whether
he was friend or an opponent of the
present prohibitOry law, he replied that a
man who asks questions At a Fourth Of
July address is like man who whistles At
a funeral. Which was all the satisfaction
the seeker AFTER truth got
SKowHEGAN, July George Roderick,
a Frenchman, aged about twenty-five
years, was drowned this afternoon. In at
tempting to cut log to break a Jam at the
head OF the falls, the jam suddenly broke
and carried him oyer the falls. At eight
O'Clock this evening the body had not been
recovered.
AT the meeting Of the Trustees of Col.
by University held In Portland Wednesday
afternoon, Rev. DR.. Z. Robins of Roch-
ester, New York, was unanimously elected
President 1t is expected that DR.. Robins
will accept the position and enter upon his
duties at the commencement OF the next |
term. The Trustees feel highly gratified
at their success in securing the services of |
one whom they believe to be so complete.
ly qualified for the position.
The Eastern Railroad has attached
Pullman cars to the 6 p. n. train from Bos-
ton Tor the accommodation of Mt. Desert
passengers who choose to 90 by this route
and take the boat at Portland. The train
arrives In Portland at :4Cp.M.