Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-08-19


animated, pleasing and ludicrous. in, regard.
less < calamity. vas the order Of exercises and
all went in, from Senators and Congressmsn down
to small boy. and big dogs. We saw gentle
IN n whose name may be frequently seen in the
Cong, .ssioaal Globe, pick up mic lob ter ana
lay it dewn Immediately without any one telling
him to. bold tar from the Sabine grabbed It
and dropped it likewise. "Rather warm, that,
said the Congressman, with a smile akin to pain
sucking his fingers that looked as red as lobster
Did bot, should say, your honor r. piied
the unsnnointed tar; "worse than ono OF old
welles monitors, IS which is hotter than HI.
The Conressman looked hurt but whether from
the heat of the lobster or the heat Of Jssk's re.
mark, We did not learn. Fair ladies pitched
iu" 10 the general style, and the sweet creatures
soon presented the appearances Of the gentle girl
spoken Of in the anciept lyric running thus:
i" Down fell the bsauteous maiden,
Just like slaughtered lamb
Her hair hung round her paid check,
Like sea-~eed round . clam
As might be expected with such universal
going in the larger portion of the bake went
down, but as far rs could observe everybody
got enough, and that's as good as > feast
EDITORIAL DINNER.
We like to have forgotten the dinner gotten up
at the PEBBLE House expressly FOR the fraternity
on Wednesday, and dispatched a, the fashiosabls
hour Of four o'clock. 1, was pleasant affair in
deed, and W., although forbidden to eat or drink,
enjoyed the season we'll. We had noticed . fns
looking old gentleman at the session when Mr..
Holden pronounced bis able and sxceedihg ly in.
teresiing Grafton or Address, who seemed to be
the first one to commence Demonstration Of ap-
plause at anything said particularly good, md
therefore had become anxious to learn who he WAS
At the table we learned, as he took leading part
in Oh the services observed there. lie cravca the
blessing aud made the best post-prandial speech
Of the occasion. The white hatred, nervous and
Singular locking gentleman was no other than "ohn
Neal, Esq. lie mus. have STAINED his four score
tree, and As vivaeious ~ . man Of forty. We
could see why be wrote Is he did, or Why he writes
as he does, after noticing his psculiarities Of
speaking. He 10 John Neal, there is 40 mistak.
ing him for smother. He never did nor never
VIII, lose his individuality. Speeches were made
BY Judge Kiug.bury, one of the Ell. Editors of the
Argus, by Mr.. Beckett, the poet, by Mr.. Water.
of the Boston Adrert,ssr, = graduate Of Portland
Printing Office, and one or two others.
rnE ADDRESS.
The order in which tho different topics Of this
episte has been named, is that Of di, order. As
We look ever the sheets, the headings look as if
scattered in the same way that Lord Timothy Dex-
ter distributed his marks of punctuation. Here is
the Addrc,. lef. to finish up with, when i. WAS de
livered at the commencement of the session.
However, it is good enough to heep. Mr.. Holden,
as We learned from Judge Kingsbury', remarks,
comm.nced life as q carrier-boy for the Eastern
Arsu,. From this humble beginning b. ha. be-
GENE what he is to-day Member OF the Gov
ernor's Council 80 honored citizen, wealthy and
influential. lie passed through all the grade. OF
the Printers College, to that Of Editor and Pro.
pristor. His address, Is might have been expect.
ei, Was an able, patriotic and we'll timed effort
1t elected applause during its delivery.
DsEAkIso A JAN.
Friday, took the car, for Saco river, and thence
by stage to Salmon Falls to visit an Aunt that ha
we'll turned four score years. Annually we are ,c
make this pilgrimage. While there We met T. C.
Lane, Esq an old newspaper writer, aud CORES
pendent of the Arsus under the signature Of
:" Salathics." Col Isaac Lane, the ia Their va. the
Jackson Eleetor At Large in 1897. Salmon Fall.
at this point Of the river is quite noted resort
The river above the dam 10 quiet shoot Of water
still! and placid, but it has scarcely tumblsd over
this natural impsdinent ere it soes rushing and
foauins through narrow gorge made BY som.
CONFUSION Of nature through soil masses Of rocks
leaving bank on either side Of solid natural m
sonry of from 20 to so feet high. This continues
near half mile, making fall of quite q hun.
dred feet In this distance. Somewhere about the
year le?7 u company formed in Massachusetts,.
made commencement for erecting a cotton fac.
tory. After Speeding considerable money IN pre-.
liminary work the effort was abandoned Atmany
points and on tho protruding Lodges through this
narrow pass &c, there were large jams Of logs A
party of river.dri,ers were bu.ily engaged in
breaking tho jam" This is . dangerous place
to work, and we watched the movements Of the
men with much interest. They used, and with
good success. the fall and tackle driving the iron
dog into some log and then q long and . strong
pull, would often displace it and set others adrift
We watched the procsss until two jams had been
cleared, and the logs sent on their winding way.
to Saco, there to be manufactured.
ArBrnS
Lies on the western side Of the Androsco ggin and
is the shire town Of the county. l. is finely locl
cd, has many beautiful private residences, and is
the Lynn Of Maine.
LEWISTON
Is the most thrifty and rapidly growing city in the
State. has some seven or eight cotton fsctories
OF the largest class, giving employment to many
hundreds Of employees. Some Of these buildings
are magnificent structures, costing immense sums
of money in their erection Tho water power hero
is the best in the State and it is this natural ad-
vantage which has made the city what it is, and
will continue to give it an impetus which no tenn
porary changes in the times will check. to aHy
extent.
one OF the very best newspapers Of Maine is
published here, the Le,piston Falls Journal A
daily and weekly edition is issued; and from th.
location, combined with the enterprise Of the Pub
fishers, and the excellent character Of tho paper.
large circulation i. obtained for the daily.
BELFAST, August le, 1864.
Upon examination of the lists Of Enrolled me ,
IN this Congressional District, it is quite evident,
that it is tbs next thing to an impo.sibity to 70,
the matter Of Enrolment adjusted squitably and
fairly among the different towns and counties in