The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-09-03

The Chronicle says that Tuesday evening. G.
w. Parsman, station agent al Clinton, found a
tramp under the platform, and just ready to
spring upon him while he was caring for his
lamp Tor the night Mr.. p. chased the tramp
ana hred shot after him, which succeeded in
RIDING him of his presence for that night at
least
A rather curious divorce case occurred at
Augusta. Ruth A. Currier of Hallowell brought
suit Tor divorce, alleging her husbands adul-
terry. The husband brought like suit against
his wife. The fun of the thing is that the
truth of both libes was sustained VIII. re
adultery OF both parties is proven there can be
no divorce; so, to order to get uuhitche1, the
husband withdrew his libel, and thus the knot
was legally united.
Academy, committed suicide, Tuesday, by
shooting himself in the most deliberate man
ner. He took off portion of his clothing and
hung it upon tree, laying aside also his knife
and wallet. Across two large stones almost
breast high, he had laid a stick on which to
rest the gun, cutting noiches in the stick to
prevent the gun from slipping, and combining
each end OF the stick by placing upon it rocks
Ior weight. By tearing cloth into shreds he
FORMED string which he attached to the trig-
ger OF the gun, and from thence carried it over
the SUCK as purchase, designing evidently to
pull 1T after he had seated himself against
huge boulder. with the muzzle of the gun in
his mouth: But the string broke, and he then
discharged the gun by pushing against the trig-
ger with the ramrod. The top of his head was
fairly clown off, and pieces of his skull were
found several rods from the terrible scene.
With his clothing he left paper collar. on
which he had written these words: 81 have
lived long enough, and so here goes. have
got in mighty charge"
OXFORD COUNTY.
Porter correspondent writes that Levi Day
committed suicide Wednesday afternoon, by
ho To-
ed gun, tied string to the trigger and round
the bedpost, lying down on tae bed with the
muzze OF the gun pointed TO the right breast,
ne pulled the gun towards him with his right
hand. The charge entered the right breast,
passed through the heart and came out through
the left shoulder blade, killing him instantly.
lie was rising sixty years old, and had been
unable to work for a year or more He came
mere from Aroostook county about two weeks
ago.
PENoBscor COUNTY.
The Wing SAYS that the committee of direc
tors of the E. & N. A. Railway have asked the
stockholders for a sufficient amount of stock to
control the road. The association of the con-
tractors held meeting in New York, Wednes-
day, when this proposition was considered, and
In all probability was accepted.
A Wing correspondent says that strong sus-
plcon is cast upon good looking chap, well
known in Winn and Mattawamkeag as the,
Lincoln Centre burglar. He already has a
criminal reputation, and his conduct and pres
ence about that time were very suspicious.
Chas. Sweeney, man employed at the dam
at Bangor, was sunstruck Wednesday fore
coon, and for several hours was unconscious.
His recovery is considered very doubtful
VIM laments that John Twombly, OF lot
terry notoriety, has disappeared, no one knows
where So that thirty days was an indefinite
postponement.
SAGADAHOC COUNTY.
The Times says that the Sagadahoc Demo
ocratIc convention was held at Perkins Hall,
Topsham, on Tuesday, the 31st ult The fol-
lowing nominations were made: For Senator,
Wildes T. Walker of Topsham; County Com.
missioner, Calvin S. Cotton of Richmond:
Clerk of Courts, Geo. E. Newman of Bath:
County Treasurer, Samuel M. Donnell of Bath.
WALDO COUNTY.
Mrs. E. I. Doe of Burnham mistook bottle
OF croton oil for essence of peppermint and took
teaspoonful of the violent poison. She is not
out OF danger, but the physician thinks she
will recover.
The Belfast Age says that a woman named
Pendeton, alias Baltimore Clipper, and Jerry
Fogg, were bound over for setting the Monroe
place on lire. The woman says the man id
the firing.