The Portland daily press., 1885-04-29
MAINE.
The Governor and Council.

augusta, April Zo.-Ihe Governor has
nominated Llewellyn Maxfield of Auburn, az
a private detective.
The Governor and Council gave bearing
today on the petition to grant pardon to Sa-
rah Whitten of Alfred, in the State Prison un-
der life sentence for killing her infant child.
The Council voted to commute her sentence to
term of years. it being established that she
was not wholly responsible at the time of the
murder.
D. A. Meaher of Portland appeared before
the Council in favor of the pardon of James
Bradley. in Portland jail for liquor selling It
was urged that he had dependent wife and
children and had already been sufficiently pun
ished. Tabled.
The Governor aud Council adjourns tomor-
row morning, to meet May 26th. A large num-
ber of appointments will be confirmed tomor-
row.
Warrington 9. j. Court.
CALAIS, April 28-The April term of the s.
j. Court opened today, Judge Emery presd-
ing. Though the docket contains long list
of cases, but few are of public Importance and
the session will probably be quiet one.
A Criminal Wanted in Lewiston.
LAWRENCE, Mass, April 28.-Kit O'Connell
alias Daniel O'Connell was arrested here to-
day. He is wanted at Lewiston, Me-, for bur.
glary committed in 1883. A few years ago he
forced the jailor at Auburn, Me-, into a cell
and escaped.
AUGUSTA,
A lady called at the executive chamber
Monday and stated that she was formerly an
editor OF a Fairfield paper and had come to re-
quest the Governor to appoint her to the posi-
tion OF a detective to enforce the liquor law
and engage in other business demanding her
services. The case was placed in the hands of
Councillor Bixby.
AUBURN.
Judge Dresser of Auburn says that the mil
lenium began in Auburn, April 1st. Since
then not case of arrest has been brought be-
fore theshar Of justice in that city.
The President, on Tuesday, signed the com.
mission of Defiance Young to be postmaster at
Auburn.
1t is said that B. f. Torrey the new collector
of Bath, will commence his duties Nav Ist,
aud tn at his Deputies will be Kervin Riggs,
Captain Delano, e. w. Ryder and Harry Nc
LeIlan.
HoULToN.
After hard chase for a distance OF ten
miles on the Calais road, Deputy Collector
Nicke'son of Houton succeeded in overtaking
George Busted of Monument, N. B.. and cam
tured his team. Busteed has been smuggling
potatoes from across the boundary line. It
cost him $780,
LEWISTON.
The Governor has appointed Leander P.
Prentiss of Lewiston special constable to en-
force the liquor law.
RICHMOND.
Saturday evening at Randlette's clothing
store in Richmond, a chandelier suspended
near the front entrance fell smashing the
show case, breaking the lamps and setting FIRE
to the goods. The store doors were closed to
prevent crowd from entering, and the pro-
prletors, assisted by few customers, grabbed
a lot OF laprobes, and by acting promptly
mansged.to smother the fire before it gained
headway. The damage amounted to about
$25.
wATERvILLE.
The artesian we'll at the Lockwood Mills.
Waterville, has been sunk about 60 fest into
the solid ledge, making hole seven inches
across. The steam power propels it.
Two oil Portraits one of the late Abner
Cob1rn, the other OF Gardiner Colby, are being
painted by A. H. Bcknell, an artist of Boston,
at cost of $500. They are designed as memo
rlais OF these gentlemen, whose donations to
Colby were so generous, and will be placed in
Memorial Hall.
The Coburn Classical Institute library has
been recently enlarged and enriched BY valu-
aDie oopatlon OF OF books from The hand of
Rev. @. V. Hanson of Damariscotta. 1t con-
slsts of complete set OF the Sunday Maga-
zine, edited by DR.. Guthrie, in eleven hand
somely bound volumes. The gift is the more
important as the library is in great need of
such fayors, and it is hoped that others may be
provoked by it to go and do likewise.
IN GENERAk.
The privilege of taking fish from the Dana
riscotta river the present season was sold at
auction SATURDAY. TO n0nonOcoA of
J. w. Clark. Joseph Oliver, James Oliver and
the Messrs Nlckerson of Boothbay The sum
paid was $2510 Last year the stream sold for
$3.50.