Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-12-04
News Items, &c.

~ III" "'piNh i'ANsN'y ~ ~ ~ "s.-~
at lIartland this winter.
Letters to troops in Banks army
should still be addressed to New Orleans.
Dir Winship daily raises 2600 pounds
aud intends to increase his burdens to 5000.
-Nantucket haryests 500 barrels of
cranberrics this year.
Tile ladies Of Bangor are getting up
'.p arlor Entertainments to aid the Soldiers
Fu nd, ard are meeting with good success.
- Here is a seandalous delay in settling
with the families of tad soldiers. Tie evil
will probably be soon remedied.
- Cfas Burial, OF Iloboken, n. j. re
Gently deceased, has lett $250,oUO to New
York benevolent institutions.
Tie popalati ii of Iowa, according to
tie census taken last spring, is 102, ,3to.-
fhe increase since l36o IS 277,i20
-Aeeor1ln. to the Farmington Chroa,-
- tacrs lave been two attempts Of highway
robbery in the vicinity Of Chestcryiilc with
in i'w lty-
An ingenious New Hayener h. re-
c-nllr rr9carsd Il patent for a's,iety money
pocket, to prevent The raids Of Pc&-Yoek-
Is
IN old farmer in Southern Illinois
seeing 'he caon'n at Cairo, retnsr&el thar
them "tr4ss mi.sionaries had converted
heaps # folks
cLPoycrty /. bully if you are afraid
of it, but is good natured enough ii yoti
meet it ike a man.
"a day OF innocent amusement may
be sabbath to the soul. There is not
necessarily much difference between a
holiday and a holyiay.
"a woman is very likely to keep
her first lover a long time, unless she hap.
pens to find a second.
lie who gets angry in discussion
while his opponent keeps cool, holds the
hot eul of the poker.
A CoLoRrD CHAPL.IS.-Rev. IL NJ. Turn,
er, of the Israel Bethel in Washington, is
appointed Chaplain of the lat |. 5. Colored
rrlops, now in South Carolina. lie is the
frat c,l9rel minister who Ia, been commits
81 ,Aed a, chaplain.
IycRr.sr OF Pay OF AcrtSG Masters
MAr.s.-A W Washington letter says II IS re-
n ,rtcl in naval circles and generally belley-
td. that the pay of Acting NJ lstsrs Mates
in the United Stats Navy will be increased
at III. comm. session Of Congress from $40
tn so per month, as they are frequently
NJ .c.d in the performances of duties as en-
sons. who receive more than double than
present pay.
Pleasure is to woman what the
sun is to fowers--if moderately enjoyed,
i, beauties, it refreshes, and it improves;
+ if immoderately, it withers, 1t deterlor-
ates, and destroys.
-Republicaa Con-" Why is Abe
Lincoln ike certain straits between Eu-
rome and Asia? Because be's the boss
for US. (Bosphorus )-Boston Post.
ID say, boy, is there anything to
shoot here ?" inquired sportsman OF a
boy he met. "Well," was the reply,
nothing Just here, but the schoolmaster
is down the hill yonder-you can pop him
over
BE PuScruAL.-A punuttul man is very
rarely poor man, and never man OF
doubtful credit. His small accounts are
frequently settled, and he never meets
with difficulty in raising money to pay
large demands. Small debts neglected,
ruin credit aad when man has lost that
he will find himself at the bottom ct
f hill he cannot ascend.
a Methodist minister by the name
Of Mitchell, one of the ablest preachers IN
southern Iowa. recently made prayer in
T,vlor county which had Il vein OF pract-
cal patrioti,m in it, was substantially as
sll6ws 20 Lord We thank Thee for
Abe Lincoln We thank Thee for his
Proclamation OF Emancil alton I! We
th,uk Thee that Thou didst cause our
srmies to be defeated at Big Bethel and
at Buil Run, for we deserved these chas-
ti,ements for our natleual sins We
thank Thee for our recent Union VIC
tories We pray Thee for more We
thank Thee that the Copperheads OF this
community are beginning to skedaddie
We thank Thee thatsome o. than aa7s
already skedadd!eI