The Republican journal., 1881-07-07
Maine Matters.

TO TRAVELLERS.


Grand Trunk Railway Co, the clerk of the West
ern District Law Court will please enter FIX
eepuons sustained, new trial granted and certify
the decision as required by law.
c. W. WALTON, J. S. J. G.
keScrIpt-lt Is the opinion of the Court that the
statute Of ls7 { 223, which declares that The
holder Of railroad ticket should have the right t.
stop over at any of the stations along the line OF
the road. and that his ticket shall be good for
passage for SIX years from the time il IS first used
applies only to transportation within the territorial
limits OF this State: that the statute has no force
beyond the limits of the State: and consequently
does not apply TO a ticket from Portland to Mon
treal while the ticket is being used beyond the
limits OF this State; that while it IS being used in
New Hampshire, ermont Or Canada the right OF
Inc passengers viii be governed and controlled by
the laws of those places and not 10y the laws OF
Name that In the absence of proof to the contrary
the law OF these places will be presumed to be the
same as the common law OF Maine and not the
same rs the act above cited
TIE rAEKMAN MURDER.
correspondent of the Wing and Courier writes
concerning the PaTkman murder as follows: Alvin
l. Nilsson, the victim was about 3 years old He
went home on the night ct the tragedy about q =.
NJ and retired It is SUPPOSED the murderer en-
tered the house about midnight and that Wilson
was awakened by the Lose and was attacked
while passing into an adjoining room 1t also ap-
pears that W llS0n succeeded in reaching window
and called for help. as blood discovered on the
ed 81 cuts in ali soma ~ which werr struck IN tto
hit of the knife used, any Of which would have
caused death The victim was then dragged ont
side and left as a light seen in 4 neghbogiug
house, and the body was found early Monday
morning SamueI tiaAbnurne an.r iuuta 81 :
years. has confessed the crime and his knife was
found in his pocket covered with blood 1t ap
tin, MY mas ooe1 lIouple between Asoh
"iu .e 'nauDUuTne family Tor some years IL beng
.n 'g 'I"' " IlSoh was 700 intimate WIN " al
lace tlduDOurue The md Other.
9iiD 20 y! tIe i"inl! "'e uH.'ei arrest -
Nv ,etHiet % tle CoIoheI : 'u'! III me ARK
r ~ ny; IL MA AI'in " atSo-l
80 - i,S ue"sn 0e Wo,us lAlIele" oy oahuet
aro NEW M ',,I W., noSo II"'ilt ~
- i"e 'nulUeleI mas pteA lougcI III
eHooS'o' jail
Hon. HANNIBAL HAMIiN TO BE MINISTER 10 SPAIN.
WALKER BLAlNEs APPOINTMENT.
The President on Saturday last appointed Hon.
Hannibal Hamlin Minister 10 Spain In DIarc Of
Incius FairchilJ Who aslrd ~ 10 In,iaIii] ma
Bangor W hig saws. THIS very handsome recoy
milton was evidently intended pleasant sur
Prise as the news first reached here in regular
press despatch which We had Tie pleasure Of read
ing to the honored ex-Niee President late on Sat
ufday evening. The tender of this important
foreign mission ~ our distinguished fellow citizen.
is an emncntly graceful tribute to high character
and faithful pubic service. and 1t fifty crowns the
universal expression Of the esteem in which Mr.
hainlh IS heli by the American people
Inc President has appointed Walker Blaine to
be Third Assistant Secretary of State in place of
Denmark The President srut tnr Mr. WaIl,ar
Blame Friday and rendered the appointment with
many warm expressions Of friendly regard. telling
LINN not t" consider it as done Oh his father ac
count. but his own The President has l,nuvn
him since his early childhood
LA,r WEEKS sllrI;r sr,ezl
~
~ tng 10" Il I buI4an NE results OF Tie storm
N't A''etlt . ulic -''tl4- y" Clt Stllt'uS \ DaIn
INST bullt by MI Frank Perkins. was blown from
us 1ounua.ion anu ino'ed ten ieet 1t nov rests
~ @Ii Ati't t i5o1 I'S -o[tt Pos'lon y large
"LloeI W nun i'tes were 9poiie" Apple trees
rlght lhches IL diameter We're 7" Sted and split
.nt"usH lnei! "Ao!e IuAkS' IRON othef paris OF
MA 5dg Sloiu zane al uIne.tHi Iols-
"eIo "aS 'eSlIuc5IIe na' storm al west Leeds
a. y 'iogh' ueSual a''eIhopH. toITideiaoe
I I,-Iias' was none 10 crops MT = f. Jennings
,,'1 i ;.lie ~ eLeuHotls Ihe ground
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