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January 28, 1861 – Bangor Daily Whig & Courier
The weather has relaxed a little in this vicinity during the past few days—the mercury not only having touched 32˚, but going a little above it. No rain has fallen here for eight or nine weeks—nor has the snow melted perceptibly. The cisterns and springs are consequently failing in many sections.The Mechanics’ Association will close their course of Scientific Lectures on to morrow evening, the 29th, with a reading and recitation by Wm. W. Sylvester, Elocutionist. See programme under head of Special Notes. Mr. Sylvester comes among us highly recommended by the Boston press, and no doubt will give a rich entertainment. We regret that the lectures have been so poorly attended, and hope the people will turn out on this occasion, and fill the House to overflowing. Tickets are but 10 cents.
The recent earthquake was felt at Bethel—and the Courier man thinks there must be secession going on in old Pluto's kingdom.
The steamer Pembroke broke her propeller while going into Boston harbor, on her last trip, and was delayed several days to repair damages.
In the recent trial of Wm. P [?] Graffam, at Saco, for assault upon E. R. Wiggin, Esq., with intent to kill, the insanity of the prisoner was fully established, and the jury returned a verdict of “Not guilty by reason of insanity.”
We have been “all snowed up” during the past week. The mail has been behind time nearly every day on account of the impassable state of the roads. — Eastport Sentinel
Mr. Henry F. Edes, late pastor of the Unitarian Society in this town, is at present preaching in Detroit, Michigan. — Eastport Sentinel
SWINDELING IN OXFORD COUNTY A Dixfield correspondent of the Oxford Democrat says:
A person calling himself Peter Stalknecht, who has for a few days past been perambulating this part of the County collecting the cloth notes of M. Feist & Co, was to day arrested at this place, on complaint for conspiracy to cheat and ordered to recognize in the sum of $1000 for his appearance at the S.J. Court. There is every reason to believe that this fellow is one of a gang of villains who have deliberately planned a deep land scheme to defraud our honest farmers to the amount of the tens of thousands of dollars. This fellow ad, when arrested notes in his possession to the amount of from $10,000 to $20,000 against parties in this part of the State, and nearly all of them west of the Androscoggin River. Several of these notes I have seen and they are now negotiable, and appear to be negotiated by M. Fiest & Co. But the makers of them declare and say they are ready to testify that the notes signed by them were not negotiable, and they took back an agreement in writing signed by M. Fiest & Co., stating that at the maturity of said notes they would take back the cloth left if desired at the price agreed upon, and allow it on said notes. But the notes being now negotiated, the person now claiming to collect them of course repudiates the agreement of M. Feist & Co.
ACCIDENT We learn that a Mr. Clark, at Haynesville, while at work in the woods in that vicinity last week had his leg broken in two places by a tree falling upon him. His shoulder was also badly injured — Houlton Times
The gale was severe at Newport R. I. on Friday night. Sch Julia Grace of and from Orland, Me, for New York, with 1800 qtls [?] fish, went ashore on Hazard’s Beach, and remains in a bad position with a heavy sea running. All hands saved.
The Bath Times says that Mr. Willard Walker, formerly City Marshal, and a well-known merchant of Bath, was affected by a paralytic stroke on Tuesday last, from which he has no yet revived. He has laid since, at his lodgings at the Sagadahock House, perfectly unconscious.
PIN EXTRACTED FROM A LADY’S THROAT A lady at Jonesville, N Y, had a narrow escape from death, by a pin which she was holding in her mouth dropping into her windpipe. Her agony was terrible; skillful surgical aid being at hand, she was relieved while under the influence of chloroform, by opening the throat and extracting the pin after an operation that occupied three hours.
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A correspondent writes of the results of the revolution from Savanah:
“If the principal object of Southern fire-eaters was to drive all commerce from their wharves and send desolations and starvation to the homes of hundreds of industrious laborers, they have certainly congratulate themselves upon having admirably succeeded. The results of this insane revolution become more manifest every day, and I believe there is not a reasonable thinking man in Charleston, to day, who would not gladly give his right arm if he could recall the events of the last two months.
“The coast lights have all been removed, and hundreds of innocent lives have been thereby placed in the greatest jeopardy, ships hauling from distant ports, who have no knowledge of the revolution, have now nothing to stand between them and destruction upon Rattlesnake shoals.
“I believe I am justified in advising you that the people of the State of Georgia have no sympathy with the reckless mob who are hurrying them to anarchy.
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The Pensacola Gazette of the 17th last, chronicles the arrival of three hundred additional troops from Alabama, and says that Col. Chase is providing provisions for six months’ blockade. The Pensacola Tribune of the 17th says the forces gathered to attack Fort Pickens amounted to about 1100 men . . .
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A GAMBLER ROBBED At an early hour Friday morning Frank Allen, a well known sporting character, of Richmond, Va, while proceeding home through 9th street, was attacked by three men, one of who attacked him with a bludgeon, while another covered his head with a towel saturated with chloroform. They then rifled his pockets of between $1400 and $1500, and fled. Mr. Allen had about his person an additional sum of between $3,000 and $4,000 which was overlooked by robbers.
DECLARING THE PRESIDENTIAL VOTE The second Wednesday in February is the day fixed by law for counting the electora vote in Congress, and declaring the election of President and Vice President of the United States. The returns are opened in the presence of both branches of Congress, and declared by the Vice President.
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The Democratic members of the Illinois Legislature are attempting to break up the session by resigning, thus leaving the body without a quorum, but as fast as they resign, proclamations are issued by Gov. Yates for re-elections to fill the vacancies. The prospect is that Republicans will be elected in some of the close districts.
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In a caucus of the Republican members of the New York Legislature, it has been decided unanimously not to propose any basis of national compromise until the government is first recognized and the laws enforced at the South. The sentiment was put down the treason before coming to terms with traitors.
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We are very reliably informed that parties in Troy and West Troy are manufacturing implements of war for South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama, under contract made in October last—at least a month before the election of Lincoln. By all means we should make haste with our concessions to rebels who thus timely made preparations to avail themselves of a pretence for destroying the Union. — Albany Statesman
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