Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-07-29

Mr.. Benjamin A. Swan Of Augusta, and
late of Ellsworth has purchased the printing
establishment Of the Pennington Chronicle.
The editorship and propiretorship of the pa.
per remain in the hands Of Mr.. l.. N. Pres
colt as heretofore. Mr. Swan is a good prin.
ter and we wish him success in his enterprise
New FOUNDRY BUILDING. -Messrs. G.. W.
Godding and l.. A. Standsh are putting up
a very large and commodious building for a
Machine Shop and Foundry, on the Western
side of Union River. 1t will be ready for
occupation in very short time.
= Our friend James r. Freeman, has
just completed a fine Hotel at s. w. IIar.
Dor Mt. Desert, which he has named the
Ocean House. Any one wishing for good
quarters, ina beautiful locality, possessing
all the advantages of charming watering
place, will give him a call.
The most sensible act of Daniel T.. Sickles
since the murder of Mr.. Key, that the public
has any cognizancc, is in restoring his wife
to her former position. All the talk at the
time of the trial, of "lacerated feeling &c
was all nonsense, and the wife confession d
trick of she lawyers or Of Sicklcs.
The shower on Friday night of last week
which visited the towns all around Ellsworth
did not amount to much here, as but very
little rain fell. In some ofthe towns up river
1t raincd very copiously, and was attended
with thunder and tightening.
night came very opportune. The ground had
became dry and parched, and vegetation was
suffering some for want of ram.
Died, on board of his vessel, on his pass.
age to Boston, very suddenly, Sunday morn
ing the oath, Capt Elias Lord, of Ellsworth,
aged "A years.
One OF THE DocroRs. DR.. Moriarty, Su.
pcrintendent Of the House of Industry, at
Deer Island, Boston IIarbor, and Port Ply
stefan, weighs four hundred and sir pounds.
What an allopathic dose.
SMART SAVING. We learn that at {ustins
Mill, there was sawed in his gang, in 50 min
utes, 32eS feet Of boards This is what may
be called 'flst" saving, and canno, be beat.
Mr.. Chas Bonzey Jr, is head millman.
VIRGINIA SAFELY ANCHORED on NosruERN
GRovSp.-A balloon was found on the farm
of Robert Hopkins Esq, South Surry few
days since, marked ~. A" supposed to
have been sent up in Portland the 4th.
REV. A. kIsoMAs NorT Illustrated
says the funeral Of this lamented man was
more fully attended than that Of any respect
able man for a long time.
DoMnrrc RKcEIrTs.-A Knoxville paper
says that wife in tina. ncighborhood has
had three children at birth. Her husband
is entitled to divorce. She is, says Prem.
tice, very orerbearing woman.
MELANCHOLY SATISFACTION English
Missionary now in Sumatra, lately wrote
home that he had chad the melancholy sat
istacton of examining the oven in which hi,
predecessor was cooked"
Capt. \. e. Partridge of Stockton, Maine
late master Of the brig 4. r. Fluker, Of Boz.
ton, died Of yellow fever at Havana on thc
ID inst. lie WAS 81 years Of age lie wa,
inferred next morning
The Mississippi Democratic State Conyen-
tion have instructed Their delegates TO The
Charleston Convention 10 withdraw unless il
declares for repeal Of all laws against tbs
slave trade. The South Carolina delegate.
are to follow suit.
The State election in kentucky occur. tho
ist day Of August. So also docs the election
III Tennessee occur on the same day. Mem
States.
A memorial has been circulated in Mr. Sick.
els district, Eighth WaId. New York Ci!y
requesting him TO resign, and has received
400 signatures.
A PuzzLE.-rhe world seems just now to
re in fever TO learn which one Of the grea,
beliggerents proposed the arnistice.
The ship Atlantic, cleared a, New Bedford
the 2lst for the Indian Ocean, and wa,
seized as suspected SLAYER
The attention of the public is directed to the
advertisement of Veazie, Lord & Chamber
lain.
We are under obligations to Moses Hale, Of
the Eastern Express, for papers in advance of
the mail.
LIE Insurance Mr. Choate had an in
surance Of S25 900 on his life.
PESoEsoor AND SOMERSET counties have
called their county conventions.
The wifi. If Ch0ate said in auSwpy N sp,n q