Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-11-20

took county.-Tfmes.
Measures have been taken fol
uniting the three colleges in Vermont in
to one, on which all the educational in
terest and power Of the people shall be
concentrated.
a Congress of dentists have decided
that sugar is not injurious to teeth, much
to the qualification OF young ladies fond
of sweetmeats.
-Gcn. Scott is at Delmonico's New
York, where he will spend the winter.
1t is thought the surplus potato
crop of Maine this year will bring into
he State from shipments 100000. :.
On the French railway, with two
thousand one hundred and fifty trains
passalng daily, the loss Of life by acci-
dent is found to be but one in seven mil
| lions Of passengers.
-The 18th and 18th Maine Reg
imerts left New Orleans Oct. 23d, with
the expedition under the command Of
Major General Dana, for operations Oh
the Rio Grande.
Secretary Seward authorizes the
gratifying announcement that the French
Government. upon the remOnstrance OF
Minister Dayton, promptly and most
honorably arrested the six iron clad rams
which were building at Nantes and Bor-
dcaux. .-...=
| -Thos. F. Meag CHER has hccn re-
commissioned Brigadicr General OF
| Volunt eers, aud is to recruit the old Irish
Brigade up to the moximum. Ills name
will draw into the ranks thousands Of our
sturdy Irish citizens.
AT the Winsted. Conn, cattle show
an OK race was one of the features. A
pair of Elacks, owned by Thomas Will
/ ians, of Winstcl, took the first premium
Going the mile in 10 II minutes.
Il series Of daring burglaries have
been pcrpetrated in ScarSport recently
! Half a dozen dwelling houses have been
entered ut night, but in every instance
the inmates have been aroused by the the
noise, and the robbers have retrcated
without booty.
-Thc veteran Democrat, Daniel s.
Dickinson, in q recent speech said that in
;hc war of 1912 Mr.. Madison made ten
mistakes where Abraham Lincoln made
one, yet the Democratic party sustained
the Executive then, and made their for
tunes as party by their patriotic course.
Tile augusta correspondent Of
the Bangor Why & Comier says, the
usual signs of the assembling Of the Leg
islature during the coming winter are
beginning t. be manifest. Boarding
house keepers are sprueing up for their
expected guests and hotel keepers are
preparing tor the winters harvest. The
side walks on State Street have been re
paired with a few extra loads Of gravel
The young lady who had a thouands
acres of valuable land, which the young
man said was sufficient grounds for at
tachmcnt, did not marry as well as the
young lady without fortune, who had
learned to discard all kinds Of Saleratus
or soda, save Ilerrick Alcu's Gold Med
al which has no equal on this or the 9TH
cr Continent Go,ye young ladies and,
do likewise. and Dame Fortune will smile
on you also. Everybody retails it, and
most of the wholesale Groccrs wholesal lie
it. Depot III Liberty Street New Yirl .
~ valuable remedy fer the cure
of Scrofua Murcureal diseases, etc.
is now prepared by Mr.. ScovII.L, in Gin
cinnati. Some cures made by the use Of
this Medicine, are most extraordinary
and were so considered by their physi,
clans. This Medicine is called ScoriU's
Blood and Lirer Syrup. If any one il
afflicted with Scrotula or has any disease
of the Blood, or chronic nature where
the usual remedies have failed, woult
recommend him to give this remedy 9
trial. aud he will not tc disappointed III
its use.
-Governor Curtin's vote in Pen.
,nsylvania is two thousand two hundred
and ninety nine greater than Judge Ag
news while Judge Woodward's vote is
seven hundred and eight less than judge
Lowric's. The whole vote for governor
is thirty thousand nine hundred and nine
ty.fivc larger than the heaviest vote ever
before policd, which was at the governors
election in 1860.
PRoor OF MARRIAGE.-1t is not unfrc
quently happens that clcrgymen, in mar
rying couple, omit to give certificate
of the marriage or to make any regis
tration of it. Such evidence is rendercs
especially important just now, as i'll TIN
case Of the death of Il soldier, the widow
must have certificate Of marriage be
fore she can receive pension. A New
Jersey paper in speading Of this subiec
as it respects that State, says : Upo
searching the records within the past yea
for marriages, nearly half Of the unfor
tunatc widows have been turned ava
with the remark, The clergyman pei
forming the ceremony has neglected t
comply with the law"
: STATE TEACHERS AssoerATIoN.-Supei
| intendent Weston announces that the ar
! nual meeting of this body will be held
Bath, on Monday, Tuesday and Wedne'
day Of Thanksgiving week.
All A. ,,iI.,,l viii l;,.nish froo -.