Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-07-24
LOCAL AND OTHER ITEMS.

ance in our market.
We had new potatoes on our table
for dinner, On Monday last, and they were
raised in our garden.
The Ellsworth market was supplied
with fresh mackercl on Monday, Tor the first
time for the season.
MIR, I NJ Brown, of Boston, gave two
very Interesting lectures on the subject Of
Temperance, at Lords Hall, on Tuesday and
wednesday evenings last.
Look cut for big =. fish stories next
week, az our editor, with Mr.. Bartlett of the
Bangor Jiitrsoaiaa, are now rusticating
al Mt Desert DEyiL.
rur BrcNsroFr The Bangor Democrat
SAYS i meeting ri tho citizens OF Bueksport
was addressed, Tor two hours, hy q. l.. Boyn-
ton with the most happy elect Tran
qualifying eii.-;, Is the phrase 10 be used
Who can doubt, after this, tho enduring pa
iencc 4 Bucksp-r; audience, composed Of
cgTpcThcads
-fhc postage on a letter to California
now, Is only three cents.
Private Wm. II Laird, Of Go. G, =
Maine regiment, VAS shot for de-ertian, and
ATTEMPTING the lie OF his superior officers. at
Fort PEBBLE, On Wednesday Of last week
-fhc Maine 18th regiment is stationed
about nine miles from Pensacola. The llth
is at F#rIinauiiba, Florida The sth at
Hilton Head, ; {.
- Charles II Walker and his brother
George We're both drowned at Pembroke,
last week, while crossing tie bay in leaky
boat. The FIR: named WAS twenty-five years
Of age, the last thirteen.
The wife of Gen. Grnnt was surcna-
ded at St Louis on TUESDAY night, week, BY
tie loyal citizens She is now on the way
to i1in her husband, who. since the COM
mencemeat Of the war. has not asked for ono
days absence. lie has not found time to be
sick.
The Bangor Wig, noticing the "bis
foreclosure published in the Machias Re
publican, says it " occupied two columns Of
fine tyre The RcpaL,caa claimed to b
considerable larger than the imer,can, and
the advertisement only makes column and
a half in our sheet.
PE1EnsoN's Magazine for Angus, is rcceiv-
ed. Charity is splendid engraving;
" At tue Sea Shore is life itself the Fash
ions are elcs,nt, and It's reading matter moro
than worth the price of the book
GopEr TOR AuGrsT is rich in every dera,t-
mcnt. Its letter press, illustrations, ETC.
are beyond that Of any other iaagr.a.s pub
lished, There IS something a',ou, this work
which has the charm &c a.l old and valued
iriend' and We prize it accordingly. Irenr
all devoted to fashion and its lighter a,,rae-
tons, but there is a large space devoted to
solid aud useful matters.
iHS Lrckr oNns.-We give below the
names OF some of the luckv mos who have
drawn AZ price i" the drai, lottery"
NV : " Dodge, Gardner NJ. Pot
"' .errii of sagadahoa Co.; ". 4. Pig
den, publisher OF the OXFORD Denocrst.
Samuel l. Pickard, Of the Portland Trans
crypt four Maine Seminary students, all of
them intending entering the MINISTRY Hon
James G. Blaine, Of Augusta Mr.. Halle.
local editor of the Argus SIR. Dingiey, ed
Itor of the Lewiston Falls Journal. and
Speaker Of the lIouse Of Representative, l..
\. Prescott, publisher Of the Pennington
Chronicle.
Rev. c. H. Carlton of New Gloucester
Rev. f. Bean Of Gray.
Phillips Garrison, son of VIM. L,O,a Gar.
r'son, and Rev Henry W. Foote. Of KIM.
Chapel, Boston; Reys Law,ie asa D.coste
OF Charlestown ana Rev. Mtre ssn,io.
(Catholic) Of Chelsea.
THE New York Pos. thinks ,b.. IT,
term OF service o eonscri7ts Will Ae short,
and II IS possible that no other than eame
duty viii remaiI to be performed BY the
draitei men, W. m the, have hem uaiforra.
cd and prepare for tle Gcld.
The lie wiston Journai says so far
as we can lea Fn there is very general dis
position on The par, Of those drafted, who
are unable 10. 60 in person, to procure SUB.
s'itates ms 'cad of paying the $500 eommu,
tAtion. In some places substitutes are be,
ing obtained at from 500 to $3.50 In taLs
city the prevailing rate is about $500,
!, At the surrender of yioksburg, while
Inc retel soldiers were marching out %
stack tier arms, in the ranks. shoulder h
shoulder with their white compaaions, stood
over dozen negroes, armed and eauippsd "A
soldiers IN the Confederate service. There IL
40 mistake about this the attention OF all
Was directed TO it. Comment ia unneenssa,v