Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-10-25
LOCAL AND OTHER ITEMS.

LOCAL AND OTHER ITEMS.
The usual Court rain-storm commenc.
cd on Wednesday. The frst day of the term
was Pheasant.
Nelson varnham has bern appointed
Postmaster at Bucks Mills, in this county.
woe Robert Trim.
a young man by the nnme Of Lyman
Stevens, had his hand nearly sawed of bya
circular saw a, Brown & Hopkins mill, on
Friday hist.
SMART WoRK.-Mr John Il. Allen of Pc.
nobscot. who has been doing the blacksmith
work on Capt. Conners new vessel ut Sull
van, informs us that be strapped ,wenty-6
dead eve blocks. with inch iron, in four hours
and ten minutes, just one IN ten MINUTES
II any one can bea, this, be says be will ,ry
again.
TorocRArutcAL Mar OF VIRGINIA No emo
Rad the papers these war times withou,
having map to assist him in locating our
army. Among the b.st, and We nigh, with
proFriety say, about all tho reliable rnars
published Of the solt OF war ha.. been by Mr.
J. I. Lloyd, l64 Broadway, New York. IIe
has just issued map of the eastern half Of
Virginia. from actual SURVEYS. which will be
speedily followed by the other part. or West
ern half. This Map has now attained such
a popularity that the Publisher has received
some ninety thousand subscribers for il. Ad.
dress j. 4. Lloyd, l6i Broadway New York.
Pricc 81 ,oe.
-Caricstan is said now to be eH.ctu-
ally blockadcd, siaos wsitr proof
The Pacific Telegraph line has been
completed to Utah. Brigham Young ielc-
graphs that Utah rcrna ins true to the Union
The Pony Express 10 es6foruu il to
be stopped ms soon as the California Tele-
graph Line is completed
The daily ra,ions OF forage issued by
the government at Washington. aud Tor use
IN that city and vicinity, amounts 10 2li
tons Of hay and $50 tons OF grain.
The report that Col. Prince, the CON-
mandAnt at bort Leasenworth, refused 10
acknowledge his superior officer is pronoune-
cd false.
The notorious Ben Wood Of New
York City, has been pu, in nomination for /,
State SENATOR by tho Democrats. Might as "
we'll have nominated JEFF Davis.
ten. TOtten, Chief OF the Engineer
Corps,n making an examination Of our works /.
along the Canada border, particularly A.
Rouse Pint.
II is said that tho person wh9tx.s
Sd the plan of Gen. Mcclellan to II g.
sons Hal and captr-- ssSn4DCo'
els, was a clerk in 'i'sa -
at Fort Lafayette. so. o.
The United SIS. rasgss ~
Commander hurry, wy. -
for some time pas, Off Chi,
captured dozen schooaers ~
clearance rapcrs. .~<13
Ii. though, TIL: z 4.
ed on the banks Of the /, -.
tended 50 much to close a avs a.
vent our 'rooFe fran land ...a@et
rear Of the rebel army.
The merchants of the South supposed
that they had got clear of paying their in
de1sedness b the North, but they are now
required To show that undertakings, and then
pay 1t over 10 the confederate government,
Three hundred labore,s l.lt New York
on THURSDAY last, who have b en- engaged u
work on the intreucnments in Maryland anl
Virginia, at ninety cents day and found
Tins is to give the soldiers more chance
drill
1t is rendered almost certain. II
may believe rebel authority, that the sts-au
with Slidel aud Mason ON board did not lea
Charleston, as reported. IL is thcuc
that these distinguished rebels, with GA
Of the same class. will be after saving
necks by flight, ere long.
The Ereniag Post says the dcfenees o
New York City number not less than fdsr.
teen separate works, capable in all Of mopss'
ing not less than fifteen hundred heavy gans '
and though they are not all completed, they
are 10 a condition to make the city safe ~
attacks from the sea.
a Washington eorreSpr -en. say''
that city has been vacated by. =
and in their stead mar '''"s," ''
chants have commenced '''Aess ,andshasnOv
pe,n,vIv.o;. 49,. lined with stores iali L
Of Al ns.Sod .aas AID some ROD rsya-A,
.ao ~, as, 's.. sossis . that D.
ol..as :. and"