Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-10-31

1916 9l70
Majority for Pike. 1924. Arno Wiswell
had 81 votes in Hancock County. The vote
OF Appleton was not entered. and we have
taken the vote for county officers instead.
Rep. Journal,
CONGRESSIONAL MsJoRIrrEs The Congress
slonai vote of this State is officially declared
Sweat's Maj in the LIST dis is l29; Perham
in the ID, 2,3 50 Baines in the 81. 2o4;
Ricc's in the 4th, ., $50 Pixies in the 5th
2,s33.-All Republicans except Sweat The
Penobscot District gives tho largest Repub-
lean majority, beating the Kcneboe District
Two opposing Democratic candidates were
run In all except the 5th District.
- The Bangor Times, "buzzed' too |
early by one week in regard to the elections.
1t said clcctiy ms were to take place in nine
States on Tuesday, Oct, 2Sth.
Hon S P Chase in letter addressed
to Hon. s. II. Valley, and in reply to one
from that gentleman, says the national debt
amounts to only $6i0, 900 900, and was only
that sum when the Conservative Convention
tions, that it was two thousand million.
REELECTION OF SENATOR WADE The Ohio
friends OF '.lIonest Ben Wado" are conf
dent that at the re assembling of the Legis-
laturc of chat State, he will be re elected TO
the Senate, several of those who voted against
him last year having declared their intention
to support him ut the next ballot. Some of
the OAiJ friends Of Governor Chasc, however.
say that Senator Wade will be sup,rsejc d
by the pic.ens Secretary Of the Treasury.
I'll. 5. Lombard of New York" alias
Brainard, was held last week by Judge
, Humphrey in Slo0 on charge OF having diff
icrrnt ladies put,ng up with him alta hotel
in ths city at different tim -. The last
'lady" booked by him is said to lie from
Ellsworth.
Men stopping a. hotels with their wives
should register themselves with their proper
name land wife" not land lady. i-J.G-
i50Hi1A
Tho Worcester Spy SAYS " We un.
dcrstand tina, Hon. Emory Wnshburn. who
signed the call for the sb-callrd peoples
convention, has withdrawn entirely from
the movement, giving as reason that he is
mot ready To b. dragged into the Democratic
Iartg. lie wall vote for GOV. Andrew -
We also hear mention OF the name, Of about
twenty inn in Cambridge, Charlastown,
ko1hury, aud other places near Boston,
siEncrs OF that call, who have taken the
sIme course =
TnF ExAScirArIoS PROCLAMATION II NV
ORLEA>s.-fhe following in an extract
e.. /
cty Saturday fr IN New Orleans Tho WIZ
ter has lived in NV Orleans for more than
twenty years. and has been strongly opr"srl
u any movement OF an anti slavery charac-
ter
s0ur Union frjcn l. all fsc! some cnc9ur-
agcintnt irpm the prcsii nts Pr ,clamItDn-
We think 1t 4 move in tho right direction
Push the war with yIgpr, and If posi- llA
keep down political dlf rrnc... The secs
-l1nis,s arr constantly pointing t. Your quar-
reIs, ant taSin; courage from tha, s9urc..
lhcy ar" hoWog, by ctcrg mail, II 80 an
OPPOSITION p,ffy artss IN thu North l. dis
tract YOUR cuaorils and divide the UnlDu
strength. = boston J9uraa!.
\ l.rrrtR FROM SECRETARY SgwARp-THs
Var 10 tc Pr",rat@d ruth Ear1y. lhr
iii1n INK Is tha r,plg from the Secretary Of
sat- ia rr,ptn-c - Tie resolutions OF the
West Jcr-cy B,p:j-t ASSOCIATION, On the
- state Of tue Country
NLrARrVt>r cy >t.TE, SePt -. ISG2.
r. fIe It@t Jr' = BptHt .t0os'tIpr:
EfsEsIND G,s>tLaAtN: He resolutions
concerning = . state II pubic Affairs winch
you have transmitted - me, have been com
maaieatcI u the President of the Unitei
States. am instructed by him t. reply
that he accepts, WIKI the most SINGER and
grateful emotions, the pied ,es they oiier Vi
all TIE ina snlnignbus Ell ic Ylrs AMI all tie
vigorous efforts waish / C eucr.ci IS VI tie
country demand. The President desires
also that YOU may b. well assured that, So
far ~ 1t belongs to him, m ylspr and n
: perseverance, shall b, waning to suppress the
rx.sjin. instruction, and II prcscrhe and
naint lin the Union of the States ani the
integrity Of tie country. You may further
re-t assured that the lr,siient is booking FOR
a rrst1ra;ion 0 peace On no other basis than
that Of the unconditional aequicsccnco OF
the people of all the States in TIE constItlt-
ional authority Of the Federal Government.
Whatever policy shall lead 10 that result
VIII be- pursued whatever interest -"li
stand in the way II 1t will be di>rcgarlcd.
The President Is, moreover, cslcca y sen-
e sib,e Of the VISION II your eounScs, in roc
| ommcuI,ag the cultivation by the govern
mrnt anu p#olle 81 the Uulted States of u
spirit of mtc ness, Illumination aud dcpen.
c dcncc on Almighty tod ~ an Indispensable
condition TOR obtaining that Divine AID and
favor without which all human w,d IN and
all human power, though directed to the
wiscst and mDst benevolent ends are una
yaIln. and worthless, la q time OF public
danger like this, u State, especially Repnb-
lie. as You justly imply, ought 10 rel rrss
aud cxTel all personal ambitions, jealousics
and asyeritics, ani become one united,
HARMONIOUS, loyal and devotional people.
Your obe,lIen, servant,
WILLIAM ii. SEWAR
4 CmLD's FAIru.-ln the Highlands
Of Scotland, there is mountain gorge
twenty feet in width, and two hundred
feet ia depth. Its sides are bare OF vese-
tation, save in the crcyiccs, in which
grow numerous wild flowers Of rare beau
ty. DESTROYS of obtaining specimens Of
: these mountain beauties, some scentlfc
9 tourists once offered a Highland boy a
! handsome gin if he would consent to be
lowered down the cliff by rope, and
would gather a little basket full ofthem.
. The boy looked wistfully at the money
. his parents wero poor but when he gazCd