The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-06-03
FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE 8.
BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.
MAINE.

EsS LII The VaSsalboro Assault. 50 sisa
EzaSsas...lSpecial Dispatch to the Press.] AsSzga
North VAssALBoRo. June bragg, who
made the murderous assault on his uncle, was
examined by the magistrate yesterday and
bound over in the sum of $500, in default of
which he was sent to jail. 1t has transpired
thar Bragg short time since left note on his
fathers table stating that if his father did not
give him 500 bis buildings would be burned to
ashes.
commencement at Castine Normal
School.
ITO the Associated Press.l
CAsrINE, June 2.-The examination in Di-
dactics took place at the Eastern Normal school
this morning. Following is the programme of
the graduation exercises:
Salataiory. .......... Walter Sayward, Thorndike
Glass History Lucia Haskell, Kartland
Poem ........,. George knowlton, East sapgerville
Prophecy. ................ Flora Chase, Bangor
YalJdiotory....... Il. d. Easy, Prospect Harbor
Remarks by II. Woodbury., Principal.
Comforting of Diplomas.
Tae class numbers twenty. State Superin-
tendcnt N. A. Luce was present. 1t was
beautiful day and the attendance was better
thar yesterday.
Rev. L. S. Kalloch in Rockland.
RoCELAND, June I-Rev. I. S. Kalloch,
Mayer Of San Francisco, is in the city, and
viii preach at the First Baptist church next
Sunday by invitation of the pastor. Mr.. Kali
loch was ordained over this church thirty-one
years ago this month, at the age of nineteen,
aud was lis pastor several years. He is ma
tive of Rockland, where he has two unces,
an a'lHt and other relatives Mr.. Kalloch will
reuiaiu in this vicinity some ten days unless
soon recalled by official duties.
A Woman Burned Alive at Kittery.
PORTSMOUTH, n. H., June Shorty after
a. M a house at Crockett's Neck, in Kittery,
owned by Benjamin Il. Frisbee and occupied
by Victoria Gilman. was burned. Loss, $1,000;
partial insurance. Mrs Gilman, who resided
alone, persisted in the flames. The origin of
the fire is conjectured to have been incendiary,
the object being plumber, as Mrs. Gilman was
known to have government bonds in the house
Sale OF g Wreck.
The hall, spars anchors, chains, rigging and
blocks Of tho Schooner Mary e. Caswell
wrecked some weeks ago off Wells Beach,
have been sold to parties in Kennebunk.
The annual meeting of the Portland, Saco &,
Portsmouth Railroad will BE held next Mon
day forenoon at Kittery.
Encounter with Mad Bull
CALAIS, June 2-Mr. Owen P. Kinds, of ST.
Stephens, N. B., was seriously injured last
evening by an Infatuated bull, which he at
length conquered though at tho expense Of q
broken shoulder and many severe bruises of
the body. He escaped with his life only by
great presence of mind and genuine pluck.
Nominations Acted Upon by the Cover
nor and Council.
AUGUSTA, June 1.-The nomination Of Rus
sell S. Morrison, of Bangor, as Trustee of the
Insane Hospital, in place of DR.. J. +. Gilman,
of Portland, was confirmed by the Council to-
day. The nomination of Daniel W. True, as
Trustee of the Reform School, and of Everett
Smith, of Portland, as Commissioner OF Game
and Fisheries were rejected.
Tax Assessed upon Express Companies.
The Governor and Council to-day, by virtue
of san act to tax express corporations,
companies or persons carrying on the express
business in this State,' approved March 49,
1881, aud in accordance with its provisions as
sessed the following tax upon the several ex-
press corporations, companies and persons who
have procured licenses from the State Treasur-
or for doing and who have done express bust
ness on some railroad, steamboat or vessel in
this State for tho year ending April /, 1881.
But two parties have made return according to
the provisions of said act-the Merchants and
Princes express companies. The Governor
aud Council have made the assessment upon
other parties upon such gross receipts as they
think just with such evidence as they have
l.aa,, abIa 10 obtain.