The Portland daily press., 1884-11-29
MAINE.
supposed Burglars Arre.sed.

snppcse0 BurSkaFs Arrested.
LEWISTON, Nov. 27.-Fonr men were arrest
ed here today as suspicious characters. Fuse
and powder were found on their persons. 1t is
supposed they were connected with the nume.-
GUS recent burglaries.
Accidents at Alfred.
ALFRED, NoY. 27.-Last evening Geo. Whit
ten and Julia Barrows were coming down
Maxwell's Hill, when their horse became
frightened and threw them cut Mr.. Whitten's
shoulder was dislocated.
Fred Sher5urn, employed in the Sanford
Mills, while working upon the engine, was
caught in some of the gear and lost the end of
the fingers Of oue hand.
The Governor and Couucil-Kiuery's
Murder Case.
Augusta, Nov. 28.-The Governor and
Council were in session today. A conditional
pardon was granted j. Wallace, in jail at Ban
gor under sentence of three months at hard
labor in Bangor Jail for selling liquor to the
Castine murdsrers. A hearing was given on
the pardon of Oscar q. Blaney, sentenced to
be hung for the murder of Bsrrows at Kittery
year ago. George G. Yeaton of South Ber-
wick appeared for Blaney. The governments
@OS ~SFNSSSA~hS0'
whose adopted son he was testified briefly.
Mr.. Yeaton made an elaborate argument. over
an hour in length. He held that Blane2 was
nearly insane at the time of the murder, aud
that he was told by Barrows that his father
and mother were both drunkards and his inbe-
cility was hereditary. To prove this he qootsd
from many and eminent authorities The
matter was laid on ths table by the Council.
LATER.
AUGUSTA, Nov. 28.-The Governor and
Council will adjourn tomorrow to meet Tues
DAY next.
La the hearing before the Council it was
asked that Oscar Blaney's sentence Of death be-
commutsd to imprisonment for life. A pardon
was not solicited az previously stated.
Loring S. Griffin, who was eonditionslly par
doned from Auburn jail, was rsmaaded to
prison SIS he had not fulfilled ths conditions of
the pardon.
Fire in Winthrop.
WINTHROP, Nov. 2S-The building owned
by John Maxim of Wintarop, together with
farming tools, hay and nearly everything ex-
cept stock, were burned today Cause, de-
fective chimney. Loas $4,000. Insured in the
Quincy Mutual for $1,000.
AUGUSTA.
Miss Rachel Sherman, dsughter of Gen. W.
L. Sherman, guest OF Mrs. Blaine, returned
to Augusta from Ellsworth Wednesday night,
where she had been detained By illness for sew
eral days past.
GRANVILLE.
On Saturday evening" Nov 22d, while Mr..
Edwin Greeley and family were attending the
lodge, their house was entered by thieves, and
one feather bed, two pairs of blankets, three
quilts, oee bsdspread and two pillows were
taken. But for the timely arrival OF their son,
who was sent back on errand the thieves
might have cleaned ont the house. AS Mr.
Greeley's son vent up to the house he saw
man leave by the back way, also team stand
ing in the road short distance below He
gave the alarm and immediate chase was Civ
en-, bat without SUCCESS, The next morning
the blankets, quilts and spreads were found
beside the road, apparently dropped by the
thieves in their haste to get away. The prop
erty stolen was worth about $780,
THoRNDIKE.
The town of Thorndike takes the cake
for the most curious election bet. The wager
was settled last week by the man who risked
bis money on Blaine riding 3-year old Here
ford bull about the town, the animal being led
by the man who backed Cleveland.