Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-05-20
1T E M S, &c.

The Senate lately confirmed Col. Francis
Fe,sendon of the 3oth Me :, as a Brig. General.
Con. CInby, who has been sent to the de-.
partment Of the southwest, belongs to Indiana.
Augustus Hemmenway is the richest man
In Boston. He pays tax on S2275,oOo.
Tho three " Tacony Pirates " ave boon re-
moved from Portland Jail to Fort Warren.
-Dellc Plain is on the Potomac about 10
miles N. L from fredericksburg
Tho telegraph announces tho LIST Maine
Heavy ARTILLERY as having gone to the 'front.'
They so as infantry, it is said.
-Gen Fessenden has had his leg amputated
below the knee. lilo is ut New Orleans, doing
wel.
Tho act increasing the duties on imports
went into operation on the day of its passage.
April 29th.
j. W. Colcord, NJ. A., has resigned the
general editorship of Z'on's -idpocat. Rev. W +.
II. Smaller will continue proprietor and editor.
-Drs. Garcclon Of Lewiston, and Boutelc
Of Watervlle, have gone to the assistance of our
wounded soldiers at Washington.
ono million one hundred thousand dollars. The
estimated amount contributed by all the Union
Fairs thus far, is sir,e,n million dollars.
The Oxford Democrat says that in four
seho oil Districts in the town Of Bethel eight
tons Of maple sugar have been manufactured this
year.
The steamer Chesapeake has resumed her
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fret trip sinco her capture wa, made two weeks
ago.
Tho Argu, says the remainder OF the 3lst
and 32d regiments, numbering Coz men, passed
through Portland for the trent Wednesday Of
last week.
MALTA INSPECTIONS Annual Inspection
of tho Maine Militia took place Wednesday of
last week. The entire organized force consists of
70 companies. Two OF these, tho Norway and
Lewiston companies, are doing garrison duty.
Our thanks arc due to Hon. F. A. Pike for
valua bic public documents, lately received Sew.
eral other members of he lIouso will receive our
thanks for favors. Also our California friend.
for lato papors.
We call attention TO the - U. 5. 1910 Loan
advertised In to-day's paper. This matter i, too
we'll understood to need particular notice from
the press at this late day. Read the notice care
fully and then invest
The United States Christian Commission
had ffty eight delega with st"re. aud adequate
transportation, on the field at the recent bat
ties in Virginia. About one hundred more have
gone into tho work
PEusoxAL.-The friends Of tho wounded will
DO exceedingly sratifcd, says the Wig. to learn
that Governor Cony has started for Washington
to ascertain personally that the wounded soldiers
from Maine have every care and attention that
can possibly be bestowed upon them.
Tho June number Of PErRnSoS's MAGAZINE
10 upon table. The greatest praise We can
ray in behalf Of this book i. to announce the
great popularity it has with the ladies. We no
ticed s'peniy fre copies Of this months number
in the Ellsworth post flee, enc day It's week
Terms $500 per year. Moses Hale has it.
Town MrErlyG.--At tnwn meeting, teli last
Saturday afternoon. called to see what action the
town would take about builliag the mlch desired
Hall for which An appropriation made and
annual mec,ng,-it voted to " instruct the
Committee to tako no further action in the mat
ter until our next annua, meeting"
We have received from the hands of u
j. Smith. Esq and from Geo. A. Fa,in Of the
t'n,on, eopi.s Of the "AGiv.rsary of tho Centcn-
ial Celebration a. Machias," held last year
This 10 valuable book to those interested in Ma.
g.. l.,
once, as there were but a limited number publish
ed. Want Of pace will not allow US to comment
further at this timo.
CosvrorEp.-At the late sitting of the Sup. Jui.
Court at Pennington, Judge " alton presiding
Lawrence Doyle was found guilty of the murder
of the young Libbey Girl Doyle WAS sentenced
to one year in the State Prison and then to be
hanged.
Samuel Richardson WAS also convicted of muir
der in the first degree of Joseph Edes af Temple,
on tho 18th DAY of November last.
II, will DO remembered that sone weeks
since the numerous corps of the Army Of the Po-
tomac were consolidated into three, named and
commanded as follows:
Second Corps, commanded by Gen, Hancock.
Fifth Corps, Warren.
Sixth Corps, Sedg~ick, now Wright
Reserve Corps. Burnside.
The Reserve Corp, was added to the Army just
before the advance.
TnE LApY's FRIEND ron JuSg.--The June num-
berof this handsome monthly opens with fine steel
engraving Of Tho Young Brood" This is fol-
lowed by handsome colored Fashion Plate double
the ,ize Of those usually given by two.dolar
ma saEines. Then come number Of well-execu-
ted wood engravinss OF the fashions needle-work,
dc, such as ladies alone know how to properly val
ue. A Lumber Of ensrayings illustrating .'Arch-
cry for Ladies" is an interesting feature of this
number. Published by DEACON 4 TErERsos, ala
Walnut St. Philadelphia. $500 per year. 20
cents single copy. Moses Hale has it.
The New England States lack six thousand
of completing their quotas. The deficit of Mas
sachusetts 10 four thousand.
The New York papers say money i, fast
getting to be a complete drug, and at six per cent
it 10 impossible to find employ ment for anything
like the amount Of capital offered.
brig Gen. J. Hobart Ward, CT New York
has been placed under arrest for cowardiee he
having left the battle fed on 4 ca5sion during the
engagement Of Friday.