Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-01-31

gBrTears at a wedding are only the com
mencement of the pickle that the young
folks are getting into.
Mason AND SLIDELL.-We are glad to hear
Of the safety of the RinaTdo, which we infer
| from the arrival at Bermuda of Mason and
Sldell. The fears of the loss of the Eng
lishmen were largely controlled, by the firm
faith of the public that men born to be
hanged would not be drowned. --NeW Bed
ford Mercury.
We learn that the banks of this city
send over to Augusta to-day $50 ZOO in small
bills, in exchange for U. S. demand notes.
They do it by request of the Governor, small
bills being wanted in the payments to the
soldiers, as there are no demand notes small
er than tiyes.-[ Bangor Times.
AUGUSTA, Ga, 25th.
The Charleston Courier of this morning
says information has been received iron New
! Orleans that the Confederate steamer Cal
houn on her way from Savannah, with n
large and valuable cargo, was chased by a
Lincoln cruiser and abandoned and burned.
EMANCIPATION PRoyFcTs. Blair's bill
involves the idea of absolute removal OF
emancipated persons from the country. Mr.
! rrumbulls bill limits expatriation to such
cmancipated negroes ms desire to leave the
country 1t also dlspenscs with any appren-
ticeship, and gives the negroes entire and
immediate freed on proof Of the disoyalty
OF their masters.
-T~Some friends of ours in Akron Ohio,
have little girl about four years old, and
little boy about six. They had been cau-
toned in their morning strife after hens
eggs, not to take away the nest egg but
one morning the little girl reached the nest
first seized an egg and started for the house
Her disappointed brother followed, crying
" Mother, mother i-Susy, she been and got
the cgg the old hon measures By ~
Mr., Ethcri1ge has returned from his
trip to the West. and gives cheering ac-
count Of military fairs in the Mississippi
Valley. lie reports that in Missouri scces-
sion is about PLAYED out, that the West
crn army is in fine condition and the men in
good spirits. lie was not permit to en-.
ter Tennessee. but obtained information that
his Union friends were hopeful of success.
The Committee on Mercantile Affairs
a Insurance have reported bill in he
'ioI1p ~ iei'e'i our present usury ia"s' ana
70 ailo" parties % agree IN writing upon any
rate VI interest III business TRANSACTIONS that
WY nay '"''H Pf9tet' ~ case no rate Is
49, "ipn' '"'i' '',e usual one Oh SIX per
cent Is % DC f''safdea Us lawful interest.
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M,cnfss DIsrRrer.-Wm. +. Smith. ESQ
collector Of the district. furnishes to the press
a table of the exports from that district to
r.r.i.n countries duriu, tie past year.-
There were exported s94,9g4. 46 in value Of
lumber. and CROUCH Of other articles to make
the whole yaiuc amour, tn about : 100 600
in round numbers In ls60 the amount was
unlv some $40 .Oa0 larger. So that the bust
ne>s ct la>t wear WIS g5oI. The exports
Wcrr almost Wholly to the West Indies and
south America.