The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-11-20
BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.
Not a Correct Report.

Not q Correct Report.
RocKLAND, Nov.-19. The statement in
Fridays daily papers to the effect that John
| Bird & Co., grocers, of this city have been at
| tached is mistake. The attachment in ques-
| tion was for $4,000 owed by fifteen men, of
| whom the members of this firm made two, at
| tachments being made upon the other thirteen
| as well. the matter arising from the settlement
of note which part of the endorsers refused
| to pay. Much fault is found by our business
| men with the reckless manner in which these
reports are sent out by mercantile agency :
resantatives, often riously affecting RESPONSE
| le firms
Went Over the Embankment.
BANGOR Nov. IS "A gentleman by the
name of Magee with q lady was driving this
| forenoon near the water works when the horse
became frightened by the cars. The two got'out
| and the horse continued backing and went over
the steep en- bankment. The horse was killed
and the carriage broken.
Arrest of a Saco Man.
DOVER. N. H., Nov. 19.-Edward Madigan
35 years old, and claiming to live at Soco, Me,
| is under arrest for the alleged larceny of va
| lise from an express wagon at Dover.
They Have Appealed.
BmDEFoRD, Nov. 19-The Laconia Compa
ny has appealed from the decision of the fish
commissioner ordering the construction by the
company of fish passages in their dams on the
Saco river. Among the grounds of appeal one
is that the burden imposed by these laws is un-
constitutional and void:
The Death of General Fessenden.
u n r.. ~
D. Fessenden who dropped dead in Portland
to-day was visiting friends in this city when
the sad death took plase. There was very
general feeling OF regret here at the news of
the death of General Fessenden, he having
many personal, as well as family friends here
Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-The following are
the post Office changes in Maine for the past
week:
Postmasters appointed-Osman S. Waite,
Canton Point, Oxford, Co
At Bridgton.
BRIDGToN, Nov. 19-The farm buildings of
Samuel c. Day in the new Limington district
were entre'y destroyed by fire last night. Loss
$1,000; insured for 500 in the Ere Association
of London wight's agency.
Probably Fatal Illness of Hon. Lot M.
Morrill,.
AUGUSTA, Nov. 19.-The condition of the
Hon. Lot M Morrill, is such that his friends
have no hopes of his recovery. Very few per-
sous ara permitted to see him as he is unable
to talk without aggrsvating his sufferings and
c4using him great distress. For time after
his arrival home from Washington he seem,
to improve and strong hopes were entertained
of his final recovery. But within few days
it has became painfully evident that he is grad
ually sinking. His mind is clear and he real
ICES fully his condition and is prepared for the
worst His disease is chronic gastritis or infa-
nation of the stomach with which he has suf-
fered for many ears and which has been Sc
| we're at times.
Loss $1,000. No Insurance.
| MAcHIAs, Nov. l9.-Parson Bachelor house
and barn at Machiasport were burned last
night. The house was occupied by two 1amil-
| les tho lost the most Of their furniture, also
one cow, nog, poultry and hay. Loss $1,000
4 No in nsurance,