The Portland daily press., 1875-11-06

InougRt DV tuo OmCerS Jnat LIZ Wyer ID really
the man who committed the robbery. but that
all three of them planned it. The case was
worked up in Boston by Capt Ford, patrolmen
Harvey and Lynch of Station Three.
FIRE AT KNIGHTvILLE.-The alarm of fire
at $50 p. M, yesterday, from box 49, was
caused by fire being discovered in Knightville
Ward Willy The department were promptly
on hand and at once started to help their
neighbors. who are never willing to help them
selves. just as the teams began to reach the
bridge small schooner came along, and the
draw tender opened the draw, leaving the most
of the department and large number of teams
on this side waiting fol- several minutes.
Machigonne steamer and hose carriage and
Eagle Hook and Ladder truck succeeded in
getting across before the draw was opened.
They made excellent time and performed good
work. The fire proved to be in the large two
story wooden house just beyond the school
house owned and occupied by Chas. w. Wing
and John B. Knights. Both families were
away from home, and it is not known how the
fire caught, but when first seen by the neigh
bors it was breaking out of the roof in several
and the alarm struck. The neighbors sue
ceeded in saving most of the furniture from
both houses, though in damaged condition
The building was nearly destroyed and is al
most total loss. 1t was valued at $4,000 and
was insured. Mr.. vi ing was insured in the
Pennsylvania Company for $1,000. and Mr..
Knights $1,000 in the Traders of Chicago, both
of them being in the well known insurance
firm of Rollins, Loring & Adams.
Mr.. Knights is in Boston, and Mr.. Wing was
in the city at the time of the fire. A spark
from the house set fire to the roof of William
Turner'S house, but it was extinguished before
any damage was done.
DR.. Shannon provided the fremen with a
most bountiful collation. at the close of their
work, for which he and his family deserve
praise.
SERIOUS AccIDENT.-Yesterday afternoon
Mr.. w. A. Newhouse, agent for D. Appleton
& Co and a young man named George Arndt
of New York, who is selling cigars in this city,
were over to the Cape with one of Robinson's
teams and when the fire alarm sounded they
drove around by Knightville. In passing the
steamer Machigonne the horse became fright
ened, and jumping to one side threw both gen.
tlemen out. Mr. Newhouse struck heavily on
his left temple, cutting it badly aud making
him insensible.. His left arm was also badly
bruised, although no bones were broken. He
was at once taken to the residence of DR.. Shan
non, and everything done for him possible. Mr.
Arndt was scarcely injured at all, strange t,
say.
Last evening Mr.. Martin of the City Hotel,
where the gentlemen have been stopping for
some time, drove over to see them, and found
Mr.. Newhouse in a very critical condi ion. He
was just recovering his senses for the first
time since the accident, iaud it is feared that he
was injured internally.
THE MUsEuM-Another good house wit
messed the Hidden 81 and at the Museum last
night, and doubtless the matinee this afternoon
and the evening performan will be PROVIDED.
The play passed off more smoothly than on the
preceding night, less prompting being neces-
sary and there being none of those bitches
which mar first performance. Miss Waldron
was the same sprightly, fearless Capitola as the
night previous, and Mr.. Curtis kept the audi
ence in the best of humor by his droll imper-
sonation of the negro, Wool. The play itself
does not deserve much concentration for the
plot is not skillfully worked out and many of
the situations are unnatural to absurdity. Still
an audience not disposed to be critical can find
much enjoyment in seeing it of an evening.
Monday night Ours will be put upon the boards
with new and elegant scenery.
Accommodations afternoon Deputy
Sheriff Adams received despatch from an
officer in Auburn, asking him to attach lot
of goods on the way from that city to San
Francisco. Itseems that an Auburn man was
attempting to leave town, and lot of debts,
taking his goods with him. The goods describ.
ed were not on the way bills that were sent
with the train, but by searching the cars the
goods were found and attached. Some would
have given up the search, but Adams never
gives up after he gets started on matter.
| The goods were taken to storehouse to await
| the action Of the Auburn parties.
| Personal.
The Biddeford Journal says: "Among the
candidates for Adjutant General is Col. Ed
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