Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-04-18
LOCAL AND OTHER ITEMS.

B a PROBATE tOurL Will DE neIu IN ELS
worth on Wednesday of next week.
There was a grand Smelling business
done at Pea Ridge
The steamer Sanford has commenced
her regular trips between Boston and the Pc
Eobscot, we see by the papers.
The April term OF the Supreme Ju-
dicial Court commences on Tuesday next
We learn that Judge Tcnney is expected to
preside.
II has been suggested that Governor
Washburn should make seasonable provision
for more surgical aid for Maine troops in
anticipa ton of bloody battle at Yorktown.
The ice still remains in Union river
hay. How much longer it will blockade
our harbor, is getting to be quite serious
question with business men.
BKrG MAGcus The brig captured by the
Merrimac near Fortress Monroe, Is owned by
n. G. Hichborn Of Stockton, W. 7. Pierce
of Bangor, and others.
The reader is referred to the Premi-
um List offered by the Trustees Of the Han
cock County Agricultural Society for this
year.
"A descriptive Catalogue Of Town &
iIolbrooks Series Of School books, has been
received from the enterprisiug Publishers
Messrs. Balm & Ellsworth.
file report of Capt. Inckley Of Blue.
hill, in regard TO stock, will be read with in
terest We judge the disease is analogous to
the dipthcria, which has proved 50 fatal to
children.
-Tfc emancipation bill has passed both
Houses ct Congress, AMI soon the District Of
Columbia will be freed from the Gu rise of slave
ry. Hereafter the Southern Senator's and
ReIs. will haze 10 Wit the Capital without
the needless incumtTancc Of a score Of slaves
MIR f. p. Baldwin OF Bangor, the
olies, dealer in Leather Stock. Boots. Shoes.
etc. in that city, his an advertisement il
'ui o'''i.''' vi ""'""'s' "'Nis
'A'7s'' :" W, "'''',' y '','' '''''''' anu i
prompt aud reliable merchant every way.
"''e nun Gail
-Dr. Ansell. the spectacle man, has
really If, town. Bat h. assured us that lie
would return in the course Of two or three
weeks. and make slort stop in town, to
give all those who were unable To obtain
ia'f u Us '~a'' 7'.''' a ~ one 'H'f' "
iot''"''' = - - ~ W. e''' '''''.e
David Brown. Esd of lllmplen lee
ture1 Mt Lords Hall. on Tuesday evening. en-
tboa ,anini.,ra,;,, or J,.,;c, - Tho Ice.
turcr IL evidently in earnest in his efforts t.
br;n, abou, a rcfnrn in tho =. laws DELAYS.
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into the law far if tie sr.te,n i.,fs hal as
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Sel''s'eu' '"s ''-A' 0'' ''''T 70 'e''''i',"a II
Will be Tor AL men u let X alone severely.
The Ecoa,a9 Pos stys the late news
which estimates the force at Yorktown at
4 Il
oo,, men in the whole st,.a. and M more
;, ,o, -. 70. IA. -, 1T
'"'n wv eA'''''" 40 " ~ az '"e ''''e'
Cn'on DIVISIONS oil the army with nothing
10 do bat 10 march on unmelested. General
Mcclellan Is DONG a eApltAl work II ne has
Obliged the rebels to concentrate al their
force at Yorktown.
DR.. a. {. Hamlin has been appoint
cd brigade surgeon.
.rpo,xrvp C,rr.,x-Cvrps Uomln
son of v;.c prc.ids,,t UanIip has been an.
ro;n,ed n contain in The rccular army i
National ReDiL5ican
~ ne iieHi'l', a., E1I ~ says 'na'
ifus'ee" "iH "u" " "'"o l o't"7'h' WI"
were eAf i'"ii n no : T"a'e' are
So'h .r""tes III e'en' ''Ve army
Snow. y Hamilton gentleman, who has
kept an account ol the snow since last Mo-
venber, says ten feet and three inches have
fallen.
yhe Ton;.,;IIe Democrat s,rs III. re-
sislahee a. is'an" - ~ o"iy s"o"s no"