Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-05-19
STATE NEWS.

Henry de Forest, native Of Machias and late
| ly OF Pembroke, was murdered and robbed near
santa Cruz, Cal, April 10th. He was at work at
the powder mills, lie was shot back of the right
shoulder, the ball passing through the body. The
body was dragged behind some trees, where the
pockets were emptied and turned inside out. 1t
caused considerable excitement at Santa Cruz
and efforts were made by officers and individuals
to discover the perpetrators who from late ad vices
were found and were taken from Jail and hung.
Two men having confessed to the murder.
Over six hundred cords of bark were DESTROYED
by fire ct Greenfield last Tuesday.
The Easport Sentinel says that a large fleet are
engaged in the Magdalen herring fishery this sea-
son, including brig and Is schooners from Hail.
tax, "a schooners from other NOVA Scotia ports
from Prince Edward Island and several from
Maine, including from Easport
Mr. j. A. Whitman, late of Auburn, has pre- sent
ed his fine collection Of stuffed birds between
2O0 and 800 specimensl to Bates College.
The Lewiston Journal saws: They are turning
out at the new lime kns of Mr.. Worthing at
Branch Mills in China, most brilliant white lime
already supercedlns the Rockland brands in our
market.
The Ellsworth American says; A less number
of vessels than usual in this vic Unity, have this
year been fitted and sailed tor the Maglalen L.
lands for herring
1t was a Belfast carpenter, who was seen rum
ming down street with all possible haste, having
MS hands directly before him and about six inches
apart. How now What's up :" friend shout
| ed to him. 80, don't bother me-" he returned,
cant you see I've got the measure of mop
board.
Gen James A. Hall, Of Damariscotta, will dc.
liver the memorial address at Rocklsnd, on the
| evening of Decoration Day.
The Ellsworth American says that extensive
hres are raging up river. la Otis and Maravie
| some 1000 acres of land have been already burnt
over and several dwelling houses seriously endan-
gered
special correspondent of the Whig at Pitts.
hela writes that heavy fire Is raging IN the town
of Burnham on lot OF woodland owned by J. G.
Conner & Co, of Pittsfeld. Thus far about 100
| acres have been burned over. The fire or ig mated
on an adjoining lot where it had been set for the
purpose of burning brush.
| 1t is understood that Z. Z. Small has resigned
his captaincy of the Jameson Guards of Bangor
Rockand has four legged chicken, the two
fore legs of the Hamburg aud the two hind ones
OF the Cochin species.
An elegant silver salyer has been forwarded BY
the British Government to Capt Hall of the brig
A. j. Pettengil, as testimonial for services lem
dered an English vessel. The salyer bears tie
following inscription;
Presented
BY the British Government
to
Captain Hall,
Master OF the American Brig A. J. Petengill,
In acknowledgment OF his humanity
and kindness to the crew
Of the Barque
Nancy BryssOn OF London,
which
was wrecked at sea on the
Both December 1876.
The Brunswick Telegraph says fire has been
prevailing in the woods OF Topshaln for several
days running over land owned by Charles T. Pat
ten, } ohm Whitehouse, VIM. Patten, Lewis Thomp-
son If not others. iOutside parties estimate Chss
| I. Patterns loss from $1,000 to $500 and Mr..
Warehouses; at 5000 or 500. On Thursday
morning the fire was reported under CONTROL
Mrs. Mercy Studley of Bremen, is one hundred
and three years old and her intellect is still unim-
pared.
Last "Wednesday afternoon Everett Morse, son
OF David Morse of Oxford, had his ley broker lust
below the hip, by getting his foot caught, in at
tempting to adjust belt in the Robinson Com
pany's Factory
A correspondent of the Wing, writes that there
are large fires in the woods in the vicinity of
Calais, and that large party of men have started
out to check the progress of the flames