The Portland daily press., 1875-06-29
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Test of Life Saving Raft,

NEwBURYPoRT, June 2S.-The harbor is all
alive to-day with steam and sailing boats to
witness the trial of Dr. Sellers life saw RATS
from Haverhil. They were lowed down by
the steamer Matte and the Queen of the Mer-
rimac full of passengers, and band of music
The raft is trian gle, has three rudders 16 feet
long each containing air tight cans, two of
which rest in the water and one in the air with
Car which holds twenty persons, and is al
ways upright, however much the machine may
roll. The sea was too smooth to test it much.
One of the men on the raft was Noyes, mate Of
the lost ship TennysOn, who hoated ten days
on plank in the Indian Ocean. He and 9TH
ers report favorably of Sellers invention.
Robbery and Drowning.
The bakery of John Pearson, the shoe facto-
ry of Justin O. Rogers, and the depot of the B.
&. M. r. r. at Byfeld, have been robbed since
Saturday; the depot of 500 worth of tickets.
Frederick Goodell, aged twenty years, be-
longing in Rawlty, was drowned Sunday morn
ing while bathing His face was cut and eyes
injured probably by diving.
Disastrous Fire.
SPRINGFIELD, June 2S-The village of North
Hadley, Hampshire county, was visited last
night with disastrous fire which destroyed
the lumber and gristmil of L. N. Granger and
the store OF 5. f. Cooley Changers loss is
$24, 900; insured for $4,000. Cooey's loss $1,000
insured $500. A strong wind prevailed and
nearly every house in the village caught fire,
but all were saved.
Wife Murder.
LAWRENCE, June 28.-Thomas Manchester
nineteen years old, an operative in the weaving
room of the New Pacific Mills, attempted to
murder his wife last night, and then to commit
suicide with razor, but only succeeded in in
flicting slight wounds His wife had left him
and gone to live with her mother He appear
ed in the police court this morning, and plead
ed guilty to an assault on his wife with intent
to commit murder In default of $4,000 bail he
was sent to the house OF correction for trial in
the Superior Court in October,
Drowned.
Archibald Neill Scotchman q years old,
employed in the Everett Mills was drowned in
the Merrimac at Pine Island, five miles above
the city, last Saturday, while bathing, The
body was recovered yesterday.
A Big Feat i'm Pedestrianisrn.
New BEDFORD, June % Alfred Elsop, the
pedestrian successfully finished the feat of
walking eighteen times over the road between
this city and Taunton in six days, at 2.5S yes
terday morning, having two minutes spare
time. He bad made three unsuccessful at
tempts IN three successive weeks before, start
ing from the Parker House in this city.
Last week he started from his residence, say.
ing three-fourths OF mile, or 13a miles in the
entire walk. The whole distance was 381 miles
over an ordinary country road. He has lost %
pounds in weight in tour weeks. He had no
wager on the result, but being hard up, and
with needy family, walked on q subscription,
He was completely exhausted at the termina-
ton OF the feat. On the last seven miles he
was ten times oyerpowered with sleep, and
after being allowed 10 sleep two or three min
utes was walked and set gong.