Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-01-21
ED M NATTER.
Presidcn. Buc..nnau o., yvhisIksy.

President Buchanan OF WhisDkOy.
A firm of distilers in Pittsburg, Pa, who
put up "rye whiskey in ten or one gallon
packages, - sent to the White House pack
age, with their compliments. Mr.. Buchan-
an, who never finches when duty calls, ex-
ercised his bbulous powers upon the pack
age, and, moved by gratitude to the givers
of such goods, penned to them an autograph
letter, in which, with tears Of gratitude in
his eyes, he says "Your rye whskey excels
in mildness and fine flavor any spirits ever
drank"
We may imagine the delight Of the Pitts
burg distillers on the receipt ofthis message.
They probably skipped about the streets of
the Iron City for very joy, clasping the Pres
idcnt's letter and envelope to their hearts,
and saying to their friends with Miss Elite
"These are documents 20 OF course they
could not keep their good fortune from the
public, and SO their whskey advertisements
in the newspapers are headed with the name
of the President Of the United States of
America
Nor were they wrong in so doing; for il
will be noticed that the President writes as
one having authority, and not as an ignora-
mus on the subject He knows old Yerzenay
or Moet from Jersey cider, and is generally
cup" in liquors. lie is an authority on the
subject, will be received as standard, and
buchanan on Whiskey' will 90 down to
posterity in company with ''Fry on job
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TIE DEATH OF THE EMPEROR OF JAPAN
Lieut.. Habersham in u letter to the Philadel-
pha Ledger, dated Nagasaki, Oct. l, gives
the following explanation of the supposed
suicide of tie Emperor of japan, who is de-
clared by the local authorities to have died
of pleurisv
IIt is said tl.at. after the SIGN ing of our
last treaty. 29th of july ult) it was sent
bv the Tai-Koon, or IMPERIAL Emperor at
Yeddo, to the Mikado or Spiritual Emperor,
at Miaco. for his approval. Tie latter, how
ever. who is said to be a younp man of eieh.
teen aware of his ripbts and mower. and
determined to enforce them. refused his an
proval upon the ground that he should have
been consulted previous to the signing of
the treaty. and departinr boldly from the
timd nolcv of his more Immediate prede-
ccssors inflated tbat of the .old regime
had notified his .creat ruler. Tor Tai-Koon.l
that in ohed;ence to the law of ,Janan the
time had come for him to commit .Harikari,'
The Great Ruler therefore stabbed himself in
flo ho,ro,s rocaiv;,o at tho same mament a
sovore hlow an the back Of the neck frnm a
fr;epd and relative which dislocatinp the
yertehra nroduced instant death. This bold
stnna ~, H. v,r+ or +bo;r N;kodo who has
s'''l'o on the lar' u .nc,r m ".N"uo' "mo 10.
oeeh trei'co oy h.o Aaoos H. a.o".,I I .Lo o.,
pupPe' 'na'. " l'i .I ,'"s 90 ,.,,a.
",ese' anu 1..ueIo Va. .noi'i W Ga PoI. ''he
char ees. na' 'hese are W w. no"o'e''
'"ny ~, w noV eay H. rs h,- ono ,ost A..
other says that tIe emperor was Polsoneo'
ana that three OF the great lfinces compos-
ing the Senate OF twenty VINO actually govern
Japan, mad been disgraccd ior the part they
''o taken III the 1resi'y WINE thitu ~ .lr's'u y
varies the news by stating that the lal-Noon
mas sihP,v pee', oepiEeo oi MS oihce 'or .
time, and that ne VIII return TO power aiter
lew years Inc ttree frlnces, II was iar-
ther stated. had oeen dismissed from once
by the Iai-koon previous to his own remov-
al. IN the nope tnat the MiKaao "ould con.
sider that a suihcient reparatiom ana consent
TO stop larther proceedings. lnis ia'ter was
accepted oy US as Is t'e iiiost l''tura' anu co"-
scquentiy more lKeiy TO oe true 'rah any
other; but yesterday an oonot was removed
by the publication o1 the lollo"mS govern
menS .m. oraer Ta: r = aoo,, All .ho ,oo,,,o
Inc iai-hoon ls aead All 'he peop'ee
will, therefore, commence the national
mourning on the 4th OF oetoper ,ano continue
1t through the following hity Gays. AZ
usual none but necessary work Will lie allow
ed ~ :. + ..u.,:. a.. ~, ru.,.o, :.
.e''o, 'houen ""G.ner y haiiA'ai VI Poison
ot a.. N"u"n h ~ % ,,ted n"MeeI f e"" oe
''''n .i''.. ~ s Nv. iioii Ma:
- a., nnu oul 10y, ii'e'' =, 'y '"'' AA"'1-
kari 10 ''io mus. ~ pro-ao.e.
CAt1yoRSt. trrNs.-Tbe whole number Of
children lunder Is years of areI in San
Fr,rc;sco Is 10 GOO If those -53c, woro horn
in CnIrornia. and 6(,22 are under wear. Of
acc
oTbo Assessor Of Santa Cruz county saws
tbe avar,ce v;a,d of wheat NOV acre n i;s
connt, tbis wear ia t,yentv.ive bushels of
harley th;rtv'n;na bushels and of oats f,rtv
AAA'S DesASAss ~AAN ~ ~s~SS ava y