Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-08-17
CLIPPINGS.

Park the editor Of the Parkvile Luminary,
whose press was thrown into the river,
and whose life was threatened by the
regulators" Of the infamous Atchison
"Unfsrtunate calamlties have
accumulated on bis head of late. With.
IN Il year past, death has deprived him OF
his uile--a woman, as his friends and
enemies alike confess, universally belos-
ed of his sister.in-law and Two infant
sons A political conspiracy has driven
him from his home and robbed him OF
thousands of dollars. His last Surviving
child died ten days ago, and his sister on
Saturday. She had come up TO see after
his property"
The female slave Of Mr.. Wheeler
whose disappearance at Philadelphia led
to the arrest of Mr.. Williamson is cow
in New York City. She denies that she
was taken away from Mr.. Wheeler by
force. She SAYS she wished to be free
but was closely watched by her master
But she finally so, an opportunity to
make her wishes known TO some colored
people who undertook her rescue, and
sue reJoIces that the attempt was success.
ful.
The Dover Inquirer states that a horse
maclerel, weighing fourteen hundred
pounds, was captured near the Isle OF
Shoals las, week 10y some of the Dover
fishermen.
A man IN Portsmouth, X. |. who lived
alone, was recently burned TO death in
his own house, which was also entirely
consumed He was hard drinker. and
is believed to have fired his du cling in
a fit o. intoxlcation.
The New York Herald says tia, the
sufferers by the bombardnen, Of Gray
town have arrived d, Washington tn
present their claims he fore the Court ol
Claims, and tina, those claims amount To
about i've millions of dollars,
Mr.. q d. Smith Of Machias was acct
dentally shot last week while examining
pistol taken from another person, aud
which he did 10: know was headed
The ball inflicted flesh wound in tn,
arm. hu, not a very dangerous one.
When Off iIolyheal, on The night Of
the 2lst uli., the Collins steamer Rshlc
during thick fog, ran dowu 4 schooner
laden with states, iron Bangor to Bristol
All who were on board. including | HE
sirl, The captains daughter, were picked
up ty boats ifam the steamer. The
schooner VAS afterwards found rud taken
INTO port. Wnh the generosity that dis,
unsushcs Americans the world over. the
passengers OF the Ba.ue presented the
child af the captain With two tunlfed
dollars, and The crew with three hundred
do.llfs.
S1taHGt A modern philosopher. tall
itg the motion oil the earth on It's AXIS nj
stveate.n uiles a second, says thatif You
take eli your ha, in the street 10 bow ,o
iuead, ,ol - seventeen MIKES bare
headed, without taking cold,
SolefpE.-Mr. Nathaniel Jordan, ~
cid man who for some time has been lv.
nag in house by himself IN the north
part OF the towa, was found on Thursla,
morning OF las, week ,knceling in char
wnh his chin resting in the moose OF
rope. fastened ever head, dead. We uu-
ders,ard that Mr.. Jordan had been OUT
OF health Tor some time previous 10 his
death, and i, is supposed ina, he COM
miied the act in a momen, OF temp cay
alteration OF mind. Deter Gem.
From ST. JoHNs.-Another ire took
place at St. Johns, n. B., on Thursday,
DESTROYING fourteen houses. Three hors.
es were also burned -iiowe's Circus
was mobbeG at Valley Church on Wednes.
day evening. Several persons were in.
Jnred, although none seriously. A ticket
wagon belonging TO the company was
smashed to pieces BY the mob. a nun.
Der OF pistol shots were fired without
producing any damaging effect. Much
prevailed at one time, and
the row threatened to assume a seriou.
aspect.
An EXECUTION ~ MASSACHUSETTS,
The law Of Massachusetts, in relation To
capital punishment; is the same as in this
State. viz: tina, the prisoner must un-
dergo confinement, OF one year iter his
sentence, when the Governor NAV issue
a warrant for his execution. Gov. Card. .
net has just ordered the execution Of
convict named Wilson, to take place On
the 9th OF October next, within the walls
If Snff,,fL la1 Nr,iso, ,..s