Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-12-17
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churlishncss and already invited SOME Re-
publican members to sit at his table. The
invitation comes too late. The Republicans.
compelled to appoa.e their hunger during the
long session outside the Presidential mansion.
have resolved to appease it in the same way
during the short session. 1t is now given
out that not a single member of the Repub
llcan party will consent to put his legs under
the Executive maho ,any.
The Plymouth Rock notices a sewing ma
chice which has been invented and patented
by Mr.. Lyman X. Blake of South Abingdon,
and which seems destined to work a complete
revolution in the process of bottomng Shoes
The machine carries waxel thread made
from any number of chords of twisted shoe
thread. and stitches the solcs and VAN S firmly
together. Through and through the outside
scam being closed up IN channel, and the in
side stitch being drawn firmly to the inner sole.
BY this process the welt is dispensed with and
though one or more outer soles are worked tho
seam cannot pull up, but is close and firm as
if pegged to a last. This machine sows a shoe
quicker than it can be peggcd, and makes
work even more elastic than common double
scam work
On Tuesday. in New YORK. Bernard Gill;
gan, steady young man, was knoc kcd ont
other Wagon His skull having been tract
ured by the fall. he was taken into drug
store. where he lay inscnsible. short time
after policeman came along, and. taking
possession OF the young man, conveyed HIM to
the Police Co irt. where he entered com
plant against him for drunkness. and he was
committed to prison for examination, and as
found dead in his cell about two hours after
wards.
The 'aris,oeracy' of the California mines 5
developed il the subjoined paragraph frCm
the Sonora Herald SIS. saws young lady
who has just donned the lorg dress. addressing
n more Juvenile miss, still eonnl I'd to panta-
lets. "why do YOU run with that common M
ner- lie is no accounts only n mud-sll
and will never be ANYTHING else \ III can d.
better. WHY don't You de like me-set
quartz MINER
The population of san Francisco is e,til1ls-
to be .J,0no u $4,000 at the present time.
The city has been film, up very rapidly Of
late; the hotels full to OVERLOOKING
houses for family residence are all taken llp,
those in course of construction are engaged
there Is great activity nthc building line, and
real estate has risen twenty per cent. So saws
the San +. anei,co HrEtLD.
MELANCHOLY AccInr>r a little SON Of
Mr.. Augustine Lord. OF this city was severe
~ scaided by falling backwards into a pail Of
hot water, On Monday last H. fingered un-
til Tuesday evening, in great agony. vhau
death came 10 his relief. He WIS about
years of age il4lowcll Gazette
An Irish girl recently rang at the door Of
the residence Of the Postmaster General at
Washington and demanded of the colored
waiter u see the Postmaster General, for She
wanted a letter that she expected from her
dear brother over the seas
The New York Pos; saws SINE forty rra-
tcssional English thieves. house breakers, L..
many of whDse portraits iisurr in thu X .ucs
Gallery lett for home tn recent European
steamers, same of them carrying away eoal-
Portable fortunes?
The Marion Va. Visitor say tina, Il !, sup
posed that Wiburn Waters. tthe mountain
hermit described by an Abingdon paper recent.
iy.1 was killed aiew days ago IN that COUNTRY
by an immense bear, i'm which lie he'd mot
il deadly conflict. He has not been heard
tom for fourteen days.
Capt Hudson has received irata the Queen
Of England, through the hand, Of Lord M
pier. gold box and medal, in testimony e
his service, in living the Atlantic cable. and
!; !, stated that NJ Hauis. cur Con7i, a; Jap
VII. RECEIVE >tAtiltA marx 81 gratitude iDf
AID afforded 10 OIL Elgin.
Span sh quarter d3llats being still received
in ST John y. Il. i, III II former valuation Of
twetty tie per &C l., parties IA tie United
- te, ha'e late.y beeu making Il trade 10
ooleyi quarter, ana dispose OF them IA New
Brunswick, thus realizing profit OF IN cAty
i've peg eHt Oh the inv, >tiGeg,,
Among the crcw OF the missing barque Par
than. ,4po,el to have been lost on the irip
from Richmond t5s Elo JaHciro are ohm Ber-
~. trst mate of South Falmouth. Mas, and
james ". Thompson, seaman, ot Boston.
Edward Saplcion was arrested in New
Yo.k. by officer Wynkoop. detective. Monday
night, on charge OF petty larceny. lie Is set
down on the return, If Captain Wallins as u
"nat,e Of ireland. by profession a hotel keep
er, age fourteen, aal married. IL ~ As held
To SaIl.
On the Hudson River Railroad. Friday eve
ting. the expires, tram for \. \. ran onc mile
after the locomotive had lost one OF is mn
uet.se driving wheel>-a piece OF machinery
some feet IN diameter.
/, stated that Dan Rice has sold nut his in
terest in the ciscus establishment known a.
..Dan Riccs q reat SHOW of which he owned
two thirds, for So 00h in cash, onl tract
of land in Texas containing l7,,ii acres
Gcrri.t Smith figures that, taking IN the
expense OF travelling. establishing newspapers,
ie,dingpaaper followers, sc, his votes tuf Cow
ernnr a, The c'e,iion cost him just tour dollars
each.
The following sign ia posted in the cars Of
the Buffalo and Lake tlgr1s K, Co. PAS
engcrs on leaving the cars are requested 10
ptsiout d, the trout u o. IA eater al the rear.
The Washington reX,,1 Regi,re. say' TIL.
several ''e,uluigraat trans have passed
through town this w.cA bound Tor the West.
We ar informed -, oae gentleman that the
road e4s. was ,teIaly lIaed With movers
The Chinese coast furnishes the climate Of
New England a, the north, and OF Cuba at
the south. The nine new ports opened range
from K,urg- Nan in latitude 20, to Nm
chwany in the Manehu provinces. IN latitude
Al.
Chick ems were sold in the marker at Gin
cinnati, Ohio last Friday. at tea cents Ter
pair. and good sized turkeys at twenty-five
cents each.
The Ledger states that theiyouns lady who
went into what was supposed To BE- Il trance
at Bridgewater, Mass has been restored to
consciousness.
The Columbia FIGURING Mills, in Columbia,
ILL., owned by ;, Gardner were consumed by
fire on the 9Th inst. Loss about SD 900, no
insurance.
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