Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-12-07
LOCAL AND OTHER ITEMS.

subscribers will not receive their paper
quite as soon as they otherwise would if we
did not have to wait for the Message.
-g-Mcssrs, y H. & F. 3. Aiken Of Bucks.
port, have oIened new stock of Stoves and
Tinware, in the store recently occupied by
b. T. Austin.
Mr.. Joshua Sawyer of fremont killed
a pig last week, little over seven months
old which weighed over 800 lbs.
We had slight fall Of snow on Wednes-
day. Wheels still MAINTAIN the ascendcucy.
We noticed porker in the Meet shop
Of Joy Il Cousins which wcighcs SIS lbs
1t was two years old.
Hon. Moses Kimhall has been nomin.
ated by the Republicans of Boston for May
or.
The Cosmopolitan Art Association
have issued their splcndci Steel Engraving,
d" FastaT Mastering his Recruits, a. q
their Prospectus for the eighth year Of the
successful career of the Association. For
Particulars see advertising columns. Will
lam II. Rice ESD, is Ascn, for Ellsworth.
Porur.R NOMINATION. The Ellsworth
.tdrmsr understands that the Republicans Of
the Port of frenchman Bay, propose to call
a convention at Ellsworth for the purpose of
expressing their preference for an arpointce
in the Collectorship for said District. A
call is in circulation for signatures
-Baagor I|hi2.
We have seen no CALI Of the kind suc
gcsted and know that three fourths Of the Re-
Publicans in the district have already signed
petitions for one or the other Of the two ex.
cellent candidates in the field aud what
might have seemed proper and fair, before
gong a. far, now, looks like, if contcmpla-
ted, doing a very unwisc thing Tor all in
tcrcstcd
II chance to allay the secession move.
mcnt has heen discovered 1t is said tina,
Mrs' Lincoln Is pr1 slavery woman. Sup
r,sc then, that Mn Lincoln. be Presidcnt,s.
OF the pro slavery states. while Mr.. Lincoln.
by virtue Of having been elected by an ever
whelminS vote President II the Union. and
by virtue of being the husband Of Mrs Lin
coin, shall be the chief Magistrate aud Ruler
the Free States and of Mrs Lincoln. This
will b. a fine escape from a dilemma
The new Republican daily paper has
made ITS appearance in Washington. It
takes the name OF Ma r0nai R,puii,oan.
ALL that prevents a strong Union par
ty rising up and acting in South Carolina il
tina, the National Administration is half in
clined to favor dis-union
The South Carolinians are exceedingly
troubled for funds and arms two important
items in commencing to fog the United
States and the rest of mankind They pro-
pose to send to Europe for the one and to is
sue paper rags for the other. How much
credit at home or abroad would seeding
State have?
The Boston Journal says it has never
known Thanksgiving week to pass over 81
easily in State street, as it did last week.
The clergymen Of Bangor have united 70 de-
liver series Of lectures on i" Christian Doc
trne"
The New York World has raised its
price 10 two cents, the same rs the Tribune
and Herald.
An OPINION Washington Constitu.
tion-ne'r' pdper-tbinks the way to appcasc
the secession storm is for Lincoln and Hamlin
to decline the Offices to which they have been
elected.
CALIFORNIA AND OREGON BY the la
test news from the Pacific, the returns
of the Presidential vote foot up as
follows In California, Lincoln, So 90
Douglas 81 ,3l9. Beckinrdge 80 ,357 and Bill
s.i67. This does not include quite all of the
state, but it is generally conceded that Lin.
coin had carried the state.
kESTuoKr. There is not paper in this
State, OF any political party which fayors
the secession movement.
WscoxsrS.-With three counts to hear
from, Lincoln 5 majority is % so.
In Oregon, returns from all the counties
give Lincoln Electors Is over Breckenridge
Electors. Douglas being third in the race.
MIR. Douglas was serenaded at Washing
inston on Sunday night. by the Douglas and
johnson Association. Tie made speech in
reply urging his friends to unite for the pre-
seryation of the Union.
MIR. Lane, our Minister to Mexico Ia.
resigned, and tx Governor Eek Senator Well.
er has been appointed.
The Charleston Banks are discount
inr again much to the relief of the business
community.
-Counterfeit fves on the Litch6eld
County Bank, are in circulation.
Schuyler Coltax OF Indiana is mentioned as
prominent candidate for Postmaster General
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