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Congre ssionaI.
WAsHINGToN, July %.

Mr.. Dunn moved to take up the SEN
ties bill providing for the admission of
Kansas into the Orion; his intention
being to olttr srbat tute rtco. RHINE th,.
territory, and restoring the Missouri
compromise, and Diminishing indictments
for treason &c. The motion was mega
tive by vote Of 1913 agains, 72-not
quite two thirds. Adjourned.
Goth. The bill to annul certain acts of
the Legislative Assembly Of Kansas and
secure to the citizens Of that Territory
their rights and privileges.
Mr.. Dunn submitted substitute re-
organizing Kansas and providing the
usual territorial machinery, provision is
made for Freedom of speech and the
press. Test oaths of whatever kind are
prohibited, and cruel or unusual punish
ments are not to lie allowed. All Grim
inal prosecutions now pending in any of
the courts Of Kansas imputing to any
persons the crime of treason, and all
criminal prosecutions for alleged viola
ton Of, or disregard whatever of what
arc usually known as the laws of The
legislature Of Kansas. shall forthwith be
dismissed, and every person thus re-
strained OF his liberty released. The bill
also restores the Missouri restriction.
and provides for the encouragement of
settlement and Of education and repcals
all parts Of the Kansas Nebraska and
other acts in conflict with the bill.
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fEs. FIFTEEN SLAVE STATES.
Total


~ " ,oo .', Is ctee'ou ny 'he people IN
} l-lo'i PJi''''", e'ptel'F' must oo'a'h one
- anu io,'g=ii'he votes out OF the
Two 1pl'''i e ana hlne'y7s'N' Inc whole
IN - y. WIS ~ 'iio save states Is ~
II, t III, iiItiaoer III me iree s'atee Is
10, ne vote OF Pennsylvania Is AZ
taxing these u votes from the total free
state vote and there Is a balance left just
sufficient ,li to elect President-l49 votes.
therefore, leaving Mr.. Fillmore out Of
the account, should Mr.. Fremont carry all
the Tree states except Pennsylvania, he
would S1 be elected BY Just one majority
9hoald Mr. remont carry Pennsylvania
lhen ne eea.a Lose Illinois New Jer-
>ey California ! and " Wisconsin j.
t2tal md yet be eteete! b. one vote.
Vn tic Contrary should Mr.. buchanan
receive the votes OF all the slave states,
together with that OF Pennsylvania, he
#oq1I YET i2eI ono vote, and would still
De defeated. ii 7 fremont should carry all
s.le ifee ss@s5s anu boeaahaa an the sI2Ee
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One Dose Relieve! One Bottle Lure
The EUnnpEiN REMEDY.
Pleparod only Dy

: REV. WALTER CLARKE. Sole Proprietor.
fo1 9%s G be As Sr"s &C. esg. 3" ca
temsire{y eaaployed and so highly appreciated
m Elpope, IS nor for he .hrsl time in'ro.
ditced iRt1 this coNAtrY,
In introducing New Medicines where Patent Med
ciHes already 50 abundant, VOID Of explanation
wishes state them tilat about furleen years age,
while conducting aPothecery establishment in one Of
the large manufacturing towns Of England convinced by
personal experience aud extensive observation of The
rdGrluary efficacy OF The vegetable preparations
of winch tho Earolean Cough Remedy Is composed
especially in disorders Of The chest and lungs. He PIE
pared the above Gamed neieit ana sold il at first
abshment and as he became more extensively kaown
by oanes agents in various part Of lie country the
results equaed his expectaons; hundred
Of bottles were speedily sold and most extraordinary
cures eectel some who alter suteriu. from the most
distressing GaHgtS for naiiii, and years
and whose cases where considered almost hopeless
! by their friends and ,nedln atvi ers speedily
Restored 10 Health by the use u this Valuable Remedy
Several years ago the Proprietor withdrew entirely
from business and devote, himself 10 the Christ IAN
Ministry and when IN the spring Of lS5l, he arrived in
| this counlry, and when ia the order of Hiyine Prov
deuce he called 10 occupy his present position OF
pastor Of Church md Congregation in Cornshyile,
he had na nsItion OF calling tie attention Of The pub
lie TO this Medicine but during the early par. of win
ter, he found that severaia his friends ailcieda
with severe disorder Of the Pulmonary organs accom-
panied by obstinate add distressing Cough which
yielding to the remedies employed he presented several
with bottle each Of his European Cough Remedy in
every speedy cure the result, and as mat
ter Of course those who had leen lhus benefited recon-
mcnded ii 10 their friends demand being thus created
the prop etor thou2hi IL his duty 10 make arrangement
for supplying it, and that those at distance may be
able toval themselves Of lis Use, Agents appointed
in every part of the country for ills sale aud conaering
the numerous cures which have heeh etec,tdb BY
ter many of our most papalar medicines ho heen tried
IN VAIN. il is believe the European Cough Remedy Is
the most speedy, safe and eeacioHs Remedy for Cote
&C. ever beiAie The public Generallay frs, dose
give relief and single Bottle effects cnrei aud In M
since its introduction This eenmiry has beet,
known To fail when perseYrred ii aecuideth To the 81
| reCtions accompanying tqh'alPohbe
Sold Wholsale by Saraen, d. ca, Hangor Hay, Port
| land Burr g. Perry. Cornh Boston; aud retail "a
ems SuIry, Davis Mt Desert. y, Nasgett Hancock
Crabtree, and by Agents aud medicine dealers every
where. ly4S
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SPECIAL NO TICES,
w. p. HARTMAN, ESQ, of Waldo

w. P. HARTMAN, Esq, of Waldo
Ne. in q letter to DR.. Hayden, says
i our pills have given the best Of sat IS
facti2a III tbs vicinity for t69 various
complaints Ggr which they arc rocomman-
dc1. They Lave also been used with
eminent success for the Scarlet Feuer,
which has prevailed here to an alarm
ing extent 2G2w
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from the Troy NhigI
PROBhBTLITIEs OF THE ppre-
DENTAL CANVASS.

As every reader feels more or less in
tcrest IN tho approaching presilential
election, few facts and statistics on the
subject cannot fail to prove acceptable.
The Electoral College of the United
States consists of two hundred and nine
ty-six votes, distributed as follows:
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PROBATE NOTICES.
At a Court of Probate holden at Bucksport
within and for the County of Hancock.

on TIE first Wednesday ef Nay \. y. 1853.
EIANlil, i. LAWRENCE AL
II ibistIt9i Ct e t;,c cstat Z + bbel Lawrence
tale q ,.uelsroGt in sa:d County, d,a.as.d--la1-
.h5 pI2s1nt>d Is -Ed account OF admin TRAITOR t.
on said dcceaaed's estate for Probate Ordered.
That the said Administrator give notice thereof to
all persons interested, by causing eopy of this
order to be published three weeks successively in
the Ellsworth American printed in Ellsworth that
they may appear at n Probate Court to be holden
at Ellsworth on the FIRST Wednesday of August
next at ten Of the clock in the forenoon, and shew
eause-if any they Eaye--wby the same should
not be aslowed
PARKER TUCK, Judge
a true copy-Attest WARREN KING, Register
3Jy15
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Physicians say that PERRY DAy1s's
PAIN KILLER, is one of those nice little
articles which is calculated to relieve an
immense amout Of suffering incident to
human life. Its action on the system is
many times like masic-ao instantane-
oas-thc pain is gone at once. Sold by
Druggists and medicine dealers gener-
ally. 262w
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STATE OF MAINE.
{ Trcnsurers Office.

: 7
Ellsworth April 2ith. 1856.
Notice is hereby given to the owners pfoprictors
and sill persons Interested in township No. s. 5. d..
No. -. ii. D. ia tho County of Hancock that |
shall proceed to sell by public sales to the highest
bidder at the County 'rreasurer's office in Ellsworth
in said county on Wednesday the thirteenth day
of August next at ten O'Clock A. NJ. (unless pre-
,iously settled) so much of said township will
satisfy the tax assessed by the Court of County
Commissioners ON the ninth day of May A. b.
one thousand eight hundred and fifty five GER
tilted to mo in said Court TO wit:
On township No. =. ID. the sum of eighty nine
dollars and sixty cents and incidental eXpenees.
On township No. - NJ. ID. the sum of one hun
dred seventy six dollars and sixty four cents and
incidental expenses as by law required.
II. 5. TkEN EFT. County Treasurer.
3mo15.
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iigtNNnf,tn NO. |.

The members Of engine company Zimmerman
No. !. are requested to meet at their Hall in
the Engine ileese on Tuesday August 9Th At
O'clock P. M. A general and punctual at
tendance is requested.
j. \. SMITH, Clerk
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HOLLOW PILLS
WHY ARE WE SICK !!

Ii has been the oi Of the N man race to be weighed
te~I Dy disease and suffering. Eooway's Pills arc
specially adapted 10 The relief Of lie weak the neyeep5
the deilfate AID the firm Of all ciines, es sexes
AID constitution. Prof Holloway personally sl-s rintend
the hal Gacure OF his medicines in the United States
aud .Etrs it, q a ice
hest remedy the wot'd saw for lie nn.,alo d,
chs "
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THESE PILLS PURIFY THE
BLOOD.

These famous Pills are expressly combined to operate
on TIE stomach the liver the kidneys, The lungs the
functions purifying The blood the very fountain of liza
and thus curing diseases in all ills forms
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THE VOICE OF THE RUFFIANS

crown oi eo"diaiy laHhccs, suipPcu on
here by Massa chusetts. The boat wa,
permitted to go up as far as Weston,
where guard was placed over the pris-
oners, and none Of them permitted tc
land. They were shipped back from
Weston on the same boat, without even
being insured by the shippers. We do
not approve fully of sending these crimi-
nails back to the East to be reshipped to
kansas-if not through Missouri. through
Iowa and Nebraska. We THINK THEY
SHOULD MEET \ TRAITORS DEATH.
a nd the world couldnot censure us if we
in elf-protection have TO resort to such
ultra measures. We are Of tt c opinion
if the citizens of Leav onworth City or
Weston WOULD HANG ONE OR
TWO BOAT LOADS OF ADOLF
TION1STS, it would do more towards
establishing peace in Kansas than all the
speeches that have been delivered in
11,s' 20 o",las 'he present session.
Ani 1 LIE - 4'4'i ''f''N l ~ / ii1b'
SLAVES IN kASsAs-During the pas t
six months the slave population in this
portion of the Territory has greatly in
creased. Many settlers from South Caro-
lima, Virginia, and other Southern States,
lave wisely brought slavcs with them. as
ICING '"e '''s' ei,s'S ''a' way o5 setting
sne u "es''0'' VI s'a'si ! III .As territory,
'Aese "'o vac A'i'4 Vi ss''i>1s "o heea
h5fe now
IHE PALMETTO }tftts-2ofH or
June he memorable 18th having
oeeh aeeiae" upon as t1e anniversary o.
inc iiihe''o hilies oi A'eiliSoh' the
ia! was oaiy eeieof,e'sa i! parade AID
'o"'!s
~ 'he heao OF 'ao '@o'e hung nm.
hi.ooD MD Law with 1Ae lone
s'N' si'' ''4s .'os'' y ''o''s'i't'i a>'2ii's
Va Wv on' s''' -, anu '2o.''' t''9'.ll'
va ~ - - ',''' ~
'''4'e' % 'ls NV i,'''' y, III, @s9''.'2''7
'S'' " ~ - ~ - VI - y ~.
ss''ls l''see'.. u 'a,. t'i'' INV nuns u u
Inc heastS Oh the nome sataiefS no aofe
1t 50 braveiy through that exciting war.
The following arc among the toasts
drank:
8. kaasas-Our chosen home-stsali
by her. Yes. sons Of tie South, MAKE
her 4 SLAVE STATE OR DIE IN
THE ATTEMPT. This asst was re-
eeiSea with loud and continued az
plause.
). South Gdroliqa-Our mothcr-sh0
lives in our hearts. While true % hef,
We knowehe will be true to US.
6. .ifissonri-0ur aliv-nobly has sha
stood by her Younger sister. Al latl
to the gallant .Eorler Rutians." We
owe them one.
: Gea- - II I{eAIoa-R eeoaniz-
"a h., So..,l, fe.,raii,,a ~ ,na IF IN c5,n-
mand-hc has but to give the order. aud.
to a man. we Will hast
To the just aud glorious strife,
With our knives SoH''''F" rights shedding
May fes's''' II ~ must be conc even ','s'
Wv ~ - - 49,
, ~ .. e, - 49,. f,r
'',9 w.. - II, ::
'.'S''e'' '''~ 90 s'''',e'' - ~ '''' A..
'9,,'sss eai' 800 49,. 49, !,
'-e 49, ''''''' 'lt. -
-; 80 >, 80 II.
oror.. -.
,;so 1oa. .,,.,..z...y,1
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A destructive fire occurred in Boston
the Goth ult. A number OF lives were
lost One fireman killed and three MUIR
cd. Loss ST., 900
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At Court Of Probate holden at Blue.
hill within and for the County Of
Hancock, on the first Wednesday OF
July, a. d: 1856.
M ARK SHEPARD and al. admins
A'-S trat rs of the estate Of Samuel :. Ingalls,
late of Sullivan in said County, deceased--havna
presented their account Of administration upon
SAID deeeased's estate for Probate Ordered, That
the said administrators give notice thereof to all
persons interested, by causing copy Of this or.
der to be published three weeks successfully in the
Ellsworth American printed in Ellsworth that
they LAY appear at Il Probate Court to be holden
at sullivan on the first Tuesday Of August next
at tea 81 the clock in the forenoon, and sheW
cause, ii any they have, why the same should not
be allowed.
DARKER TUCK, Judge.
J true copy-tttest, WARREN KING, Register
3w2j
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~ Gov. Gardiner accepts the noml-
nation for Governor, and declares himself
for Fremont.
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STATE OF MAINE.

HANcocK, ss.-Gourt Of County Commits
sioners, April Term 1855.
Upon the foregoing petition, it is considered
BY the Commissioners, that the petitioners are
responsible ard tina, they ought to be heard
touching the matter SET forth in their petition,
and Therefore Ortcr: That the Comfy Gem
missi0ner5 meet Mt John J. Saunders III Or
land, ON Tuesday, Goth day Of August next,
at o'clock, A. NJ, and thence proceed to
view the route mention d i'll said petition !:
Immediately alter which view, a hearing Of
the parties and witnesses will be had at some
convenient plaee IN the vicinity, and such
ether Measures takcn IL the premises as the
Commissioners shall 'dge proper. AID it is
uTAeT ordered, that nouce OF the time, place
and purpose OF lie Commissioners meeting
aforesaid. be giyesp tc all persons ard corpora
tens interested, v serving attested copies Of
III l-7 u IL -" on 0l4aha, ehoooNot eilo
Surry, and byPosting up attcstcd copies as atore
said. in three public places in each Of said
towns thirty days at least, before the.tflnf APP
pointed ior ucl, views; ard also, by publish
ing the petition aah order thereon, three
weeks succe siveiy, in tie Ellsworth Amcn-
can news ,,aplr Published in Ellsworth in
the county Of Hancock, the FIST publication
to lie thirty days at least. before the time Of
said view; that all persons and corpcratlons
interested may attend and he heard il they
think iii.
At.est PARKER W. PERRY, Clerk.
y true copy of the petition aud order thereon.
Attest :-PARkER W. PEREY, Clerk.
3wg5.
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ANON 81 rHE WeNpEES OF THE
DAY.--We have yiaitel with CONS dora
DE gradG4ation the "rep-rtoire OF for
eisn uowspupels of all nations n Ielle-
#av Pm aHl Ointment Establishm mt,
: Ii Strand. whieh present an imaeneo
amount of information on all subjects
political. mercantile, statistical, an PHI
losophical, from at least 1000 foreign
papers received in this establishment IN
the e9urae of each week The immence
collect on Of journals afford in the great
city advantages to the cntcrprisirg capt.
talists, and commercial world generally,
course Of intelligence most invaluable
ana never before attained. The estab-
lishment is visited by the nobility, men,
bers of Parliament, contributors of the
press, mercantile men, an also by an I'M
mence number of distinguished foreign
crs ofall nations. Lis managed by sew
eral clerks, who classify and file the papers
in portfolios, which they exhibit gratious-
" to respectable visitors applying for in
Notwithstanding Herald, London,
January %, 1856.
We would remind our readers that the
sAmericaa' is regularly filed at the Mu-
scum mentioned in the article from the
Herald, London. The amount of bust
ness which is transacted by DIR. Hollo
way. and the regularity, and promptness
with which it is accomplished, is snrpris-
ing
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Holloways Pills are the best remedy
hno1ra IN tie nofld for tie

JozZ0W1ng diseases:
asthma, Diarrhnt, Indigestion
Stone and Gravel o"el Comlpnts nropsy
lnhuenza Secondary Synip Coughs
Debility toms Inflammation
Cnids Ferer and Aeue Neuerea Affections
lnw'fd Weakness Chest Diseases Female Complaiu.s
Liver Complaints CastivenesJ Wor OF all kinds
Lwn>s fSpiritsiyspepsa Headaches Piles
*** Sold at the Manufactures Of Prof Holloway SO
Maiden Lane Aew York, and 22i Strand London by all
respectable Druggists and Dealers in Mcfcind through
out the United States and the civilized world 25
63 cts. and 81 per box
s-There Il considerable saving by taking tile lag
sizes
n B. Directions Tor the guidance of patients in every
-; r. are fixed IN eac box narl2 lyS
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DYSPEPSIA AND LIVER COM.
pIAINT

Nearly hafthe hnmHn race have taken these Pills -
II mas been proved in all parts OF the world TINT nothing
has been iound equal 10 them in ofdsorers of tho
They soon give heating 10 these organs however
much dsranecd, aud when all other means have failed
g IN ETl + L4AA IL
May Of the most aespatic Government have opened
their Custom Houses 10 the intradIct of these Pill
that they may becoms the medicine Of the masses
Learned Colleges admit that this medicine the b. II
remedy evsr known for persons of delicate geath
where tie sysom has been mptted its Inyiguratng
properties never fail To afford rslief
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II ATE STANTON. received and for
sA sale by p N Hale,
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NOTICE.
Books and Stationery
Pnblic Notice.

~ N the Sth day of October 1855, ! gave
" my note payable in August next, for sixty
dollars TO Y ID. Pinkham or bearer
Having never received any consideration
for the same. hereby declare my intention
not to pay said note.
JAMES MCGOWN.
Ellswosth, July so, 1886. 3w27
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FEMALE COMPLAINTS

NO Jennie, young or cid should he without cele
brtted medicine IL correcs ant regulates The nhy
courses a all periods. acting in many liz eha m
Ii Is also thu best and safest medicine that gwen
Ia children of all ages. ard for any cempa Il conse
qucntiy no family should lie without it.
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~ r cad the letter, Whlch VIC pun
fish form Mr.. Hutchings. Mr.. IL, IS an
unpretending farmer, one of that class OF
men who think for themselves, and are
able to give a reason for the hope that is
in them.
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Total

1t will be seen chat We do not deem
the success of auy one candidate AS abso-
Iutely certain. No one has votes enous h
which we consider as certain to elect him.
The general result. therefore, in our opin-
ion. is doubtful. OF the doubtful states
we considee Fillmore's chances, aswe kaYe
before intimatcd good for Delaware, Ma
rylanl and Kentucky, % votes; Bnehan-
ans chances as good for Pennsylvania ;
votes Fremout's chanscs as good for
New Jersey, Indiana and California,
votes. Getting at the precise rrobahili-
ties by this process, they are IN our cstt-
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-11
8oles bp 1ustion.

A UCTION -WATER-POWER LANDS and
IN BUILDINGS Of Tie BATAVIA MANUFACTURING
tOAPAHY-fhis krsclass Manufacturing ryoD1ty VIII y
offered PUBLIC GALE, on JAZZ D. las7, .: oes'sh N
Of
Water Power ss7s half the water Of FoI River vim
eiaht feet fail
H. hI-s.oy stone BoIiios fortyfoar by oue huodred
md fry feet Stone Bseh Shop forty i've BY srty svr
.et STOP. FousderJ fortyfve By hltyt'e feet Tne.-
three buildings ed that bbss Of sbafnf ron
through them Tie gl1eh sni,h Shop an Foundry aov
6tte1 up with fun ~ Of Machinery and Tools -: b. pat
into M msd,sfs op--aon-
Ill siob. Dry HOu.e eighteen By twenty Eve feet with for
rare for ~ ssoribs lamber.
Nv Frame Building forty by hundred snd twenty feet
The seove property heretofore bee1 usd r building Nal
sosd Fsieh Care and the power AID suent 10 turn
out per day.
V. Saw Mil, entirely 'epa,.e from The other property AID
10 ,n;ed a, 500 per year.
VI About twenty acres OF Land ID and contested
with the above property.
Ba'svis the Chicaxo Burirston AID oginry RrosA
tby mile. west 81 CkcsEo and IN drec rsros.
npuiesiion with al parts Of The Wet.
Iris sale or.rs 10 opportunity
almost Kind Of business under The favorable
TERss s,LEObe quarter cash, ard balance il three
eqn annual payments full examination Of the above prop
cry By all Interested il requested. Inquire OF
JOHN VAN NORWICH Pres, or,
WILLIAM COFFIN Secretary
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BOARD OF EDUCATION.

A ,pecisl meeting of the Board Of Educadoa We!
held last evening at the Hall Of the Board, N 4sAnd
street-AkDREw J. GREEH, President, 70 the Chair
After the transaction of some preliminary baeie the
Board adopted Q resolution pre- sentsd ~ II. wln.
tbrop, granting to the Institution for the DEAF sed
Dumb any old and useless furniture which may D M
The report of the Committee On Salaries va taken
ND ard occupied the Board until o'clock. he salary
OF the City Superintendent Wa placed Ct IS oC0.
Tie Board agreed tn appoint an sddtiooAa ASSISTANT
After the confederation of ono or two minor Matters.
the Board Adjourned.
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PUBLIC MEETINGS.

LECTURE BY TIE REV. JOHN s. &. Abbott.
The fourth lecture Of the course announced 10 be
given under the auspices of the New England Society
Of this city was delivered last evening 10 Clinton Han,
Asor place, before an intelligent audience, by the
Rev John s. C. Abbott Of Maine-the bsogapher,
almrer and eulogist of Napoleon. Mr., Aobost is OF
rather plain exterior, and is about 6y years OF age
His face has an intelligent look, but his features pos
sess much of The austery Of expression ccumon 20
the New. En- gland character. His hair, which CUT
moderately short Is quite gray, as Is also dllnanys
side whsker either side OF nis tace-tns ony
growth Of beard which the razor has spared 70 eres-
ment his while pair Of gold sPoctecles nignt-
ems the otherwise literary appearance Of ths ndy
Mr. Abbott has an easy, colioquial style o. eaiv@y,
not unpleasant but which lacks intensity OF ieeing NJ
matter how appropriate or how much Tho subject
would seem to requires and his only departure from
the unirn style would be an oc,asiona me'o-
dramatic altitude and gesture, which, ho~cver wss
without effect in adding ~ the interest tho diseoarss
The theme of the lecture the Early Adventures
.'of the Settlers of New-Eogland" The lecture wac
mace up Of interesting historical details OF the uAs OF
the Plymouth and Massschusets Colonies on sccount
Of cold al pryatiOn and their subsequent iaercosne
with Mas pa-sot and the Wampanoags; sfter which ho
sljpped over a period of time which embrscedi Tia
determination Of the Poquods and entered upon I.
history OF King Philips War There WAS n'ue Ok
moral contained in the lecture, and oil that vas said
aside from the historical part, was brief euosy on tha
character of the carly settlers by way OF pefsfson.