Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-10-23

Friday over 100 loads were received, aver
aging some 40 bu. hels per 'oad. Saturday
morning at ten O'Clock "a teams were waiting
to unload and still more coming.
CUMBERLAND.
State Assayer Bartlett has received mi
croscope from the celebrated establishment
of Charles Collins, London, England which
for beauty of workmanship and power of
magnifying, probably has few equals in the
'nited States. Ii cost $3.50.
Prof. Fisk of Harvard University delivers
a course of four lectures on american His
tory in Brunswick, on the evening of Oct.
2Gd, 27th, Goth and Nov. Sd.
A company called the Ligonia Iron Compa-
nv. was organized in Portland Saturday, and
il has arranged to purchase of Hon. j. b.
Brown, the property the Portland rolling
mills, and will begin active o, 'erations as soon
as the necessary transfers can he effected.
statue is to be erected either in
Lincoln Park or in some central or prom-
nent locality in Portland to the memory of
the late Rear Admiral Alden. The cost will
be about 5000.
Capt. Maloney ofthe schooner Lucy Davis,
which plies between Portland St George
as a packet was struck on the head by a
lece of timber while unloading his vessel at
st. George few days ago, and died of his
injuries.
cv Mr. Pember of Stroudwater who has
erf ,rued the ,luties of chaplain at the re-
form sch..hl in Portland was presented with
goll l.eaded cane on Monday evening by
the superintendent col. i'arker, in behalf of
the officials of the institution
LINCOLN
The proposed Squirrel Island chapel will
cost Sll40.
Eva McAllister of Grafton, miss about l3
wears old, succeeded in killing an eagle on
the sth. lie flew down on her mothers
geese, and she hit him with rock and at last
killed him. He measured six feet and two
inches across the wings.
PENoBscoT.
The officers of the Richmond saw the
schooner, L. T. Buxton, Tuesday. on Gel
ley's ledge, near Herring Gut, with both masts
gone. The schooner was commanded by
Capt. w. A. Turner of Bucksport, and her
cargo, which was all for n. Il. Hill
of Bucksp"rt. was valued at 5000 and
was partially Insured 1t is thought that the
vessel will be total loss, but a portion Of
the cargo was saved.
SAGADAuoc.
The ship 'Chcodore II. Allen of Bath, ,531
tons, bound from Baltimore to San Francis
co, with carload of Cumberland coal, put in
at this port in distress. On Thursday, a
number of gentlemen, interested pecuniariy
and officially in the vessel, engaged chemi-
cal expert to examine her cargo for the pur-
pose of discovering whether it would be safe
for her to proceed on her voyage. 1t was
found that the coal was heated to such a de-
gree that certain amount of dampness had
reached the coal and had begun the work
of decomposing it. The chemist de-
clared that it would be unsafe for the vessel
to proceed under the circumstances. 1t
is thought that this case will explain the loss
at sea f many vessels loaded with coal. The
incl lent decomposition allows the gasses to
escape aid the slightest accident would set
the mass on fire.-Ameriean Ship.
Samuel Toothaker's store in Richmond,
was entered by burglars Monday night and a
small amount of money and few articles
stolen.
$1,000 has already been raised for the pro-
posed shoe factory in Richmond.
The Bangor Wing lears that s. w. Math-
ews, ESD, of ;iampden is looking over the
ground in Aroost"ok, with view 20 estab-
fishing weekly Republican paper at Carl
bou, if sufficient encouragement is offered.
WAsd, on.
The Calais Times says wheat may be now
regarded as one of the most reliable crops of
Washington county. Yields as high as 80
bushels to the acre are reported; and The
average yield is far ahead of anything re-
corded or expected in the West.