Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-06-24
NEWS ITEMS.
Yours truly,
Ton TnrAB.

WASHINGTON ITEMS. Netc York, June l. E.
/; is understood that Gen. Jefferson Davis
will next winter bring forward, in the Senate,
bill directing the immediate acquisition of
the Island Of Cuba by purchase or otherwise.
Also a bill defining by legislation the rights
of neutrals in the time of war. lie denies
that the right of search is beligcrent right,
and thinks the Z 5. should take the iuitiatory
in correcting the error.
The steamship City of Washington will,
tomorrow. take out to Liverpool five thou
sand dollars, to he forwarded TO Count
Cayour being the first insttlment Of American
offerings to the Italian cause.
The preliminary examination was com
menced to-day in the case OF the SLAYER Orion,
and the testimony of Its, Iallas and Campbell
taken.
1t. D. stated that Capt. Hanna admitted
to him that he (llanna) was employed to
take the Orion to the Coast of Africa, where
was to transfer the.command of the vessel,
which was hereafter to be employed in the
slave trade.
The prisoners under examination were
Daniel Morgan, lst Mate. and II of the
crew.
The evidence as to the character of the
vessel. was pretty minute, but the Commits
sioner held that it was insufficient to hold
the accused, and they were accordingly
discharged.
TRIAL OF ENGINES. At a trial on Thurs
day last, bs tween the Rockland fire engines,
both Zimmerman tubs, (Dirigo No 3 and
Defiance No ~ each 5 - inch cylender, the
following was the result
FIRST TRIAL.
Defiance. oil feet, 3 inches.
Dirlgo, 2l0
SECOND TRIAL.
Defiance. 20S feet, inches
Dlrigo, 2U0 " 3 "
THIRD TRIAL.
Defiance. 800 feet, ? inches
Derigo. 1872 " Q %
Length of hose and size Of nozzle not stat
ed.
WRECK AND Loss OF LIFE. The ship Boil
ToS, 9S1 tons, Capt. Cotton, from Philadel-
phia for St. John, \. b., was wrecked on
Cross Island, during heavy blow, about
o'clock, Thursday morning. The captain,
his daughter, aged twelve years. the first
mate, and twelve seamen, were lost. The
second mate and two seaman were saved -
The BoLrcN was owned by IIougnton &
Brothers, Of Bath. She was rev vessel
and was fully insured. Cross Island is
situated in Machas Bay, about II miles
from this place !Machlas Republican.
y CITIZEN OF MONTREAL IN THE CoSvES-
TON. We notice that W. B. S. Moor, of
treal, Consul General of Canada, salary
$4,000 per annum. has been elected dele
gate to the State Convention from Water
vile. We should think that gentleman
could more appropriately fulfil the duties of
his Office at Montreal than by endeavoring to
pack Democratic Conventions. Was that
what he got his two months leave Of absence
for p Bangor Times.
The Detroit Free Press has made the dis
covery that there are now no voters in Michl-
gan. This happens from blunder OF the
Legislature in drafting the Registry bill
passed at its last session, The law provides
that no person shall be allowed to vote unless
his name shall be duly registered, and makes
no provision for registering until October
next. As the law was to effect Immediately
upon its passage, it follows that all voters
are disfranchised until October.
The L. S. Coat Survey are expected the
present week to locate their Company of
Surveyors &C., on Towards Mountain the
highest point Of land on the immediate coast
in this region, which is situated about FIVE
miles below the Meeting House at Machias
port, where they intend to spend the summer.
Machias Union.
We have letter from undoubted authori
ty at Washington, stating, that the Post
Master General has not at any time con-
templated reduction OF the daily mail
service, on the old route from Bangor to
Calais.-[M achias Union.
The New Orleans papers state that the
Commissioners, Messrs. Mayor, Emory and
Peterkin, have finally settled up the trust
conided to them and are now on their return
to Baltimore, to give an account of their
stewardship" 1t is said that the amount
Baltimore will receive from the estate will
reach nearly 5000 900