Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-01-11
Washington News.


Peflty 5i Tie Boston journal ia Dispatch
q! tie 7;h, says that Meiulirc's nomination
tsE Collector Of Charleston, was referred to
tue committee On C5Emgrcc. aad Mr.. Cav
ii Alabama lie chatham bayin. arrived tha,
44y an aHIaF5tab,s reIHf: i exp ats1. Mr..
Ha'a..n, a5sesat from ..,Aias;5a I'D from
tbs mmitte, II is relar;el vii lesurs til
r. elton d MeIatire. The Presidents Oh
friends hyc ahoa; al Of them turned against
I'm aul tie tui5n.
senator Mason las gore to Richmond 10
Hfse imFaz4iate secession. Is tHere no way
= imYe,ea tae traitors
Tn ils4ss C5mmI.ses If ilir;. three on
Monday al g,si 4a amendment to thu fugi-
TIE slave Law guaranteeing tr.d ty jury
ia tie state W.sae, TIE !asi.,y,esrAp#d. To
correspondence between The Pr,,.den, and
taa >,a'a eaf7!ia. Commissioners las b.cn
published ia tbs Charleston papers.
IT, Ir,5sas says tn Pr-iIeut remains
aF.a IN carrying 4utHsHas Ambiguous p9lt-
= wa,ca has 5csa adopted Tn rsesi lon, sud
recently IN rel y tpafIF fealsI lgi.ul.y in
ta..usar-;.as Mr. Lincoln, " Il .i,e TIL tho
ita Of March Will ne 70 the C4pit5l with
E" Old Absa whether "a AssAss,a.teI or
not"
Thirty thru guns were fir d in Wasl.in- t5n
On 'hs s;b, 5ue third III honor o. General jack
~ oae tiifi IN bonlr Oft, national d.s.
AID one third in honor Of tho Lor5 OF Fort
sumter, \ communicate u frisa P5ssmas.
tsr lius9r Of Charleston has bsea received
II Washington in rrfIy l. Mr. Hits circular
IN which he distinctly Acknowledges the au-
tharity Of the Government. Cap. Stone has
bean commissioned b I'll President and IS
now actively engaged il orgaui1ing the mi
itia OF the District Of Columbia. \ detach-
men, OF troops has been ordered to Fort
Washington, twelve miles beloy Washington.
nearly opposite Noun; Vernon
The Words Washington correspondent,
stys, " munitions Of Var Of every deserip-
ton are very plenty here, at the arnory and
navy yard arsenal, while the fl,ing Artillery
to be ordered here renders the city, in mil
itary view perfectly safe
The Troubles at the South.
General Harvey, thu St Louis Democrat
states is a deeided Union man and will never
hshtunier any h,s bat the stars and stripes.
wealthy planser in Alabama writes as
follows 10 a merchant ic New York
i" rs u ourselves. Union men.
we dare not utter a wurI~though lido f; and
have heeH repeatedly told that - nothing bat
nv gray head saves me, Life is worth
nothing aud can only compare our situation
u the reign Of terror Of the French Reyolu-
ton. My wife AMI ehiltrsn ara almoset crazy
lram fright AT the hourly prospect 81 a negro
rising, which some OF tie tItcufed men (ne-
groes aud wAitss) have comic sed would take
place about Christmas. five could get our
ilmllies u the North, we would do il bu.
even tins movement. would excite suspic-
IN. And now t. our imbecile government.
Speaking as they do Of wishing to avoid blood
she'd why, h1e IS nof b eaa tHozgi. hags 10
last aIfg days, and the shortlat waY u put
stop To all our sHnerings would be to block up
the pOrts and Break mp He mani e0mmunica-
tan. which will stop the supply Of bread and
salt and then The uefg loadefs efHils secession
H.ottHtL N1A%H pt tf9ta IN tHtH VteH iH'
A Washington correspondent says
g" We have reports from Charleston by
travellers which indicate the existence of
much distress there The troops have vol
unteered and presented themselves for SER
vice have eamp-d in unhealthy location land,
in consequence Of rain, swamps and miasma,
are suffering from disease. No vessels load
ing, no business dong. women weeping, and
men overcome by sickness, and the city in
the hands OF il lnob,i the bulletin travellers
present the conditions Of things at the
present time in Charleston"
OXFORD Co. DEPUTIES - The following
deputies have been appointed by Sheriff Col
by Of Oxford County Cyrus Wormell Beth
Ell. VIM. NJ Morse, Rumfard A 2 Green
leaf NorwsF II ,nrY \ } vi, " ttsrfJrl,
JON jackson, Dixd4li J,hn I. seyery,
East Dixheld,