Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-04-01


each week.
THE Herald is of opinion that tn,
movement for City Hall is about don,
for. The city fathers of Calais oppose thu
PLAN. The ladies will have to build thu
Hall, probably.
1.-The Bangor Wing says that fou
profcsserships in the Bangor Theological
Seminary have been recently fully endow'
ed.
Hen ScHooLs.-In the Massachusetts.
Legislature the Committee on Education
recently made Report, III which they
assumed, that the High School now main
+ained'in majority Of the towns in that
State, cost from $1,000 to $500 year.
a severe and cold n. +. snow storm
commenced here yesterday about 3 O'Clock
continuing till well into the night.
Tho wind was very high in the night,
and vessels coming on to the coast must
have felt it severely Republican
Gath.
The amount of lumber cut on our river
the past winter will be about $4,000, 0O0
Judges estimate the stock on hand at
4O,0O0,OOO this will make the whole stock
now in the river 65,000,OO0.
1t will be remembered that all the mills
here and at Whtneyvillc cut 27,O00,0OO
last season: This. owing to the favorable
season for saving. is much above an aver
age quantity. 1t may be safely estimated
that there are now a sufficient quantity Of
hogs cut 10 stock the mills three years.
Machias Union.
The ,pirltuaR.ts arc going to have a reg
ulsr MAY Anniversary" at Boston, hereafter
Frederick Douglass is announced to speak
in several places ia this Statc-ia Bangor March
Sth.
john D Cough was Announced to give
lecture Wednesday evening before the Bangor.
Mszcaatiie Association, at Nerenabesa.
--Iswss BARKER, ESQ. is announced Ms en-
sased to spcak in Connscticat, during the remain
der Of the State Campaign.
Tho Richmond Encrnv- announces that
10000 Federal prisoners at Belle Isle, have tsen
ssnt South.
-Ou Monday next the election in Connecti
cut takes place, WHEN q great Union victory may
be expected.
The Ausustn Hotel Company have pur.
chased the Augusta House. and win repair add
ref, the building, and add a new rins-making
u lrH class hotel
On aud after Monday next the corporations
10 Lewiston win adopt the II hour system Of Ia
Dor. Heretofore the operatives have laborcd IL
hours
RosseRS.-while Mr.. willard B, Heath, lew
.Esr. and family were at church m Sunday eve
ming his house on Spring street was forcibly en-
tered ADD robbed Of SO watches, SIS in money
and a quantity Of rings aid other -weiry, va'sed
ia all At S 500. -Banga Jefessr.,az.
ELECTION OF LAND AsEST.-1n elnvcnti5n Of
both Hes.cs on tho 2tth, Isaac Il. Clark. Esq.
va, elected Land Agent in place OF Mr. Chapman,
deceased. He received III votes to Is for Joseph
Titcomt, and Tor 5. A. Miiliken
Alta Convention Of tho Uaion n,mbets 81
me Lesi.i, -ure from the S,h Cor ,rcssionai Dis
tric,, held in Augusta March 18th, Hon. William
Mc,5d,ery Of Scarsport. AID Hon. L. L. Nads.
worth Of Pembroke we're chosen e, District Dele
gate. to att.ni tho National Convention 10 NEE,
a: Baltimore the III Of June next.
--Gensrai Neal bow il his reception speech
at Portland confirmed the reports that the rebsl
governmsn. IN ned Libby Prison when they henrl
mined to blow our 800 Unon pr s"nor. TO pieces
rather than To have them rescued Ito also in
The naie e>nhrm' the report, of cruelty ard i'll
eestseut to Union prisoHp-.
-Thaddeus b ter tie notorious dssarser
VA. arrested by officer Mckenncy as he was ieav-
ing Belfast in = carriage few DAYS ago. Me
Kenny drove past him, turned acres. the 70 d
and lighted to arrest him. Both dow pistols
and 6rsd at thesane instant bat Better only W.,
hit--in the leg which shattered the bone badly.
He is now in Belfast Jail,
Tnr QeorA OF MAINE FOR InE NEW CALI rnR
TROOPS. nro stated thus, ~ Congressional District:
la District. 1899; I'd. lis; 81. Sos; Nh, 1873;
9Th, 1855, Total, CGti. This includes all de.
Hclebces, anu siioNs lot All cTcilts-tAcepV mat
for enlisted veterans This will Of course reduce
u materially. aud we should also have a much
larger credit than We now have for nav al recruits
The Governor has decided to assume the
responsibility of looking after navy enlistmcnts
under the recent act Of Congress. the War and
Navy Departments not having yet given Maine
her tass credits. and win shortly issue a circular
10 muuieipsl authorities asking their co-oPera-
tisa and immediate attention to the important
matter Of securing their proper credits Times.
tAroxeANr 10 BEsrisG MEs-A law suit fer
~ wa. brought In a New York Justices Court,
10 which better sued a st,ke.hollor for the
above amount, being stake money on bet, h,
having lost the same, but pleading tho baby act.
The winner Of the he, eenf-,.-d TO the bet having
been madc. ard the s, ,kc.halcr wa, ordered by
cost to pay over the sIj to plaintiff. aid also
% pay the costs of Court This settles tho much
RsseAd 1Sestion Of liability of Stockholders.
ACaokr, d. AKrNs Ass AeriLLERY.--A. the
isauguraiioe Of Ahe Hcu Gosernar Of the free
STATE Il dauisana. Ake xSsic r<oashy Sarpssssd.
tn ueiss It teaa. ssJthsng pscsiossy Attempted.
u was auaased AID conducted ky NJ z. g. Gh,
ars, a Hosoa- The sicex a Sooo sSho4 shd
Assn vsre ACCOM- nisd 10y che ~x.ise Of sesesd
a0Hary bapdA and the h<rs uas ets ed by <he