Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-10-16
LOCAL AND OTHER ITEnre7

They are divorcing briskly in S,-
Haven, and thirty-one couples tina, have a..
piled. yet remain to he disunited.
PEN. Docs.-We are indebted to Hon =.
NJ. Morrill, for bound volumes of tho e.
grcssiona! Globe.
The Macbias Utioa says vessel, -.
scarce at that port, and the price of fre,b,.
look upward.
1t is said the demand TOR colord a..
wants in New York has increased ,enfoa
since the riot in that city.
-Blondin jumped his tight rope in n.
presence OF forty thousand people in Ioudo,
recently.
DO you owe for tho american, IT..
do not fail to send the money in BY som.
person coming to Ellsworth to court, nav,
week.
-EveTybody will be pleased to learn
that the old, yearly visitor, Rober. b. Thorn.
as Almanac has made its appearance for ca
Published by Brewer 4 Tlcston, Boston.
BALLorss MONTHLY for November, i. wei,
laiencl with good reading, all original. Tn,
comic illustrations are good Price, only 10
cents per number.
The editor of Democratic paper in
Nevada Territory acknowledges the defea: o,
his party in his city very brieay. lie saw,
8" We met the enemy yesterday and they ar.
out on parade this morning"
The New Bedford Standard say, IN.
whaling business of tba, port is assunin,
all the activity and hustle Of former years.
Quite new spirit seems to have been infus.
ed among the trading firms OF the city.
-t;corge Sumner, brother OF Charles
Sumner, and well known in American liter.
ature, died in Boston on Tuesday evening Of
last week. His deccasc was tho resul, Of a..
paralysis, which induced long and painful
illness.
--Rer S. B)wker Il Blaehill Chaplain
Of the e6 Ne. Volunteers, has had the offer
Of the Chaplaincy of the ls,. Ne. Veteran,
now Mt Portland. Mr. H.. health will no,
permit him to 20 into the army for the
present.
tS-Sec woman in another column pick.
ing Sambuci GRAPES, tor Specr's Wine. Ii
is an admirable article, Gsed in hospitals an
by the first families in Paris, London and
New York, in preftrencs TO old Por. Wine
1t IS worth trial, as It gives great saiislac.
ton.
nAraGE ~ SHEEr.-In the Report Of the
State Board Of Agriculture fr Ohio it i.
stated that the number OF sheep killed by
dogs in ls63 WAS thirty-six thousand seven
hundred and scvtnty.tigh.. and during the
same period twenty. four thousand nine hun.
dred and seventy two serc njured-,he to-
tai value OF tAe canine destruction being
SIG 81.
Tie Portland Press says Tom Thumb
is Free Mason Of tie highest order. Hs
visited the Portland Lodge recently. md was
received as brother HI. regain Is said 10
be Of tue richest kind. The merpb rs tf ,hs
Lodge were agreeably entertained by the We
1t Of their d,mirutyc but distinguished
brother.
MIR. Neal, one of the detective officers
OF the Provost Marshalis Office in Aucus.s,
was severely wounded Il, the Mansion House
last Friday by the accidental discharge o
hls own pistol. The ball entered his arm
near his shoulder, SCATTERING the bone and
it is feared, rendering amputaiion n ccssary.
we have received pamphlet copy Of
the Letters Of tbs President. published BY
d. d. Russell, Boston. These l.,en mr.,
valuable as forming u part of the political
history Of the times, and Mr.. Russell has
done the public good service in gathering
them up aud publishing in this form. Price
single, S cents.
\ HANDSOME PREsyNr.-The Oxford Dem
oerat says Henry 4. Preniiss, Esq, of Ban
gor, has presented TO the school district No.
10, Mt North Paris, valuable library Of
about 400 volumes, standard works, together
with catalogue and suitable case in which
to keep them and IN addition pays a libra
Iian for taking charge Of them.
We learn that Prof Harrington, the
celebrated Nen,riloqus,. will soon visit Els
worth-,hc first time for Is years-and give.
to our citizens one of his unriyaled e1hibi-
tions. The Bath Tunes says
% His reception in Wiscasset proved q
complete ovatlon-hs audience, comprising
mady of the first citizens with their families,
filing the spacious hall The en-.
tertainment he ogers is one Of pleasure and
innocent recreation
a. F. parlin. Eq, of this place, los.
a valuable horse few days since Mr.. p.
had been to the western part OF the State
and was returning via. Bueksport, where
the horse was taken sick and died in n few
hours. \ change of feed it is thought in-
daeei the sickness / Maos'as Uaiss.
1t is not often that we come in con-
tact with an article that We feel justified in
recon mending - our numerous readers. bat
the article of Family Dye Colors, manufic-
tnred by Howe & Stevens, advertised in this
days paper, We feel that we can heartily
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