Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-10-10
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y Hon. Charles Sumner is stopping in
Philadelphia He is still very feeble.

4 Why il elliott dishonest man Be
cause he makes people steel pens, ant
says shey do ,crite.
! 10 The New York Tribune regard
tho overwhelming success of the whole Re
publican ticket in that State, as beyont
contingency.
There is large demand for apples, fo
export, in New York. They bring Al
high as slS barrel in English markets
The New York Tribune Kansas Func
now exceeds $40, OOOand is daily increas
ing.
An illiterate person once sent note
to waggish friend, requesting the loan
of his noose-paper, and received in re-
turn his friends marriage certificate
October term, S. j. Court, commences
session in this place to-day.
Probate Court, is also held at the Reg.
ister's Office.
County Commissioners meet tomorrow
Mac HAS Union.
The Cosr OF THE WAR TO ENGLAND.
The cost Of the war to England is now
ascertained to have been, in round mum.
bers, fS0,O00,O 900. No permanent ad-
dition was, however, made to the national
debt.
The Buchanan editors have great deal
to say about Col. Fremont's INCOME
About March 18th next, if they will 60 to
Washington, they will witness Col. FIRE.
mont's income and Frank Pierce's out go
at the same time.-"Gire him Jessie"
The ladies of Bangor, held Levee,
for aid to Kansas. recitcd metrical APP
peal for that Inflated serritory, which
was followed by sprightly address from
the eloquent Washburn. The receipts
amounted to $500.
OLDER THAN FATHER SAWYER
Rev. Laban Ainsworth, senior pastor
of the Congregational Church, Jaffrey,
New Hampshire. is now in his one hun
dr,d and third year, having been born
July Is, 1850. He is the Oldest gradu-
ate Of Dartmouth College, and probably
the oldest clergy in the country.
OCTOBER Observation-Disclosures cleo
ton in Florida takes place on the 9th O
October. The State elections in Ohio
Pennsylvania, Indiana, and South Caro-
lima, will be held October IA. These
will be the last skirmishes prior to tn,
grand pitched battle on the 4th of No.
vembcr.
An EDITOR SHOT IN A DUEL.-W. r
Taber, Esq, editor of the Charlesto OF
Mercury, was killed on Monday afternoon
in duel with Edward Magrath, on tn
third fire. The deceased was not NOR
than thirty years of age; and has, sine
his connection with the Mercury, been
strong advocate Of the extension Of slay
cry.
The proprietors Of the Philadelphi
Ledger have ordered of Messrs. Hoe
Co., two of their mammoth presses
with t,ceire cylinders each,-at cost o
$4,000. Their presses will be capabL
of printing 1000 papers in minute
Several newspaper proprietors in Lon
den have recently ordered smaller size
of these yankee Presses"
SOMERSET s. kENNEBEc RAILROAD
The work of completing this road t.
Skowhegan, we are glad to learn is pro
crossing favorably. The No. Arson Ad
vocate, of the 18th, states that the rail-
are now laid as far as Pishon's Ferry, an,
the prospect is that the iron horse will b.
seen in in Skowhegan before the snow
flies.
The Maine Evangelist. heretofore pub
Iished in Portland by Rev. S. G. Fessen
den, has been removed to Lewiston wher
it will be published by Messrs. Valdez
and Dingley. under the editorial manage
ment of Rev. Messrs. Drummond ant
Balkan. We trust that the Evangelis
will continue to receive the same gener
GUS patronage which has already been ex
tended to it.
Gen. Nye tells good story of Col
Fremont and some South Carolina Sc
cessionists. The General with the Soutl
Carolina friends were calling upon Col
Fremont, and the conversation ran upor
the election, when one Of the chivalr,
said, "Mr. Fremont if you are elected
we will secede." Col. Fremont instant
ly replied 81 hope you will make ar
engagements to leave the State behinG
YOU"
COAST SURvEY.-Prof Bache, the &C
tive and energetic superintendent Of thu
survey. is now at Mount Desert Station
near Ellsworth, continuing his astronomi
cal observations and supervision Of thu
general survey. The coast survey steam
er Vixen, 1t. Trenchard commanding
was at Portland last week. She will re
main about Casco Bay few weeks, prose
cutting the photographic survey Of those
waters.-[Belfast Journal.
QuAKER's, AHoY!- Alta meeting o.
Buchanan bankers, merchants and CAPT.
talists at the New York Hotel last eve.
ming, over $40, 900 was raised to be ap-
piled to prevent the imr ending Demo
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