Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-03-25
Annual Town Meeting occurs on Mon

MIR. RoweH of tho Halowel Gaetne has
been appointed a Psymaster in the army.
Marguerite De,ionde, wife Of Gen. G. 7.
Beaursgard, died at New Orleans, March I'd.
flames Clark, Esq, of Lewiston, recontly
sold n yoke of oxen for $500,
Mrs President Lincoln, 1t is stated, has
abandoned crinoinc.
-Spurgeon, the sensation preacher at Lon
don, is coming to this country in May.
The value of an ounce of gold is SO; of a
mound ayoirdupois, 1904; q ton S50s,O0o
Among tho novelties of tho Cay, in Eng
land, are Quakers with moustaches.
-Telogrsph communication is now e''ab-
lished between San Francisco and Portland, orc
gon.
The Press says 500 families added to the
population of Portland, last year.
Those interested, will read tho advertise
uent Of Mr.. Theodore Became, who advertisSs his
Farm and Tavern Stand for sale.
The Courier says that Edward Noyes, for
merry of the "back route" is now employed on
Portland and Kcnncbee railroad.
The Boston Journal correspondent says Port
land " in ray one-,evcnth Of tho State Tax, this
year.
lite intimated that Ex Prsideut Pierce
Is not so IN UGH Of candidate for the I. ). Sen
ate IRON New Hampshire, as no was.
1t is stated that severe Punishment will be
injected out to members Of Co. c., suspected of
setting fire to tho Cavalry barracks
We had nnc specimen of March weather
on Sunday. 1t was snowy and shiny" alter
nately.
Tie postmaster at Strattou, N H., just
dead. wa. not a ono term" man The held his
ofsce for for,ytw years.
Ten prisoners lately escaped from the jail
at St. Louis. They nearly killed two OF the keep
or, who attempted to rocapture them.
The Penoi scot Indians governed s?5
worth yoar, that sum being the salary of their
Governor.
-The Ktnntbee Con,i,r Of Bath has given up
The ghos cause, cOppcThcAui5in. Otu ciS bouc
20 the Portland .lduot'ssr.
One Of Gen shermans aids thus squelchcd
an irate dame whose chickens he had cnnfscated
Madame, this accursei rebellion must be crush
ed, il it take, every chicken in Mississippi
Til. receipts Of the American Bible soc-
ETY. for the year ending with this month will cx-
coed $500. o00-s 100 900 larger than any preyi.
eus year.
The Calais H,rald Gays the diPthcria has
been ma king sad ravagcs in Donnyssills and vi
cinity during the past few weeks. Also that Mr.
Wilder Of tho DennysSil!c House has recently lost
six children by the disease.
Hon, Hiram Chapman, of Damariscotta,
Land Agent of thu. state, died at the Mansion
House, Augusta, March 18th. OF congestion OF
the lungs MIR. c. Lad boon SEX about three
weeks.
-Rochestcr il the foremos. city in New
York in the way Of volunteering. Her quota
.ndsr the all tor 800, 900 men was 923, but she
hs. raised GO. OF an excess OF 80. II there
should bo another call, she would Be st ahead
9?t.
Tic pagers are publishing The details Of a
sad tragedy which recently occurred in Mnn-ap-
oils. Min, wherein Mr.. G " i. Litt'eheld,
formerly Of Dover n. H., NIT his death at the
hand. Of an outraged husband. Mr. Sumner c.
Cutter. = native Of Seacc Me-. and !or some year.
resident Of Bangor.
The {" Portland bessie ,a,ins Nanufactory, -
is in full operation. About $500 bushels Of pota-
toes used Per week, yielding about - GOO It's.
OF nea, some eighty gisis ana forty five ms n are
Employed
Our friend. Of the Arga, have evidently a
hair dresser i, their Establishment Inc CT y
that we receive is addressed 10 tue Bangor Wig
tHhg.
The logging team. are l.ayng the woods.
The warm weather and rain. in the frs, hall ~
March melted tho snow away aud 'pened SO ~ of
the streams. The lumbermen generally have dOae
\ good winters work. M.ehsls Ca.,a.
The Soldiers Aid Society gave supper
dc, at Libby Hall. Thursday eve ing last. Tn.
Hail was filed TO its utmost capacity. We learn
that the net receipts amour, to about sl31
Maehias Caion.
-rhs eost Of trans porting tho mails in thi:
fate is Sin7 5ls Among tho f'ar mail c"nttac-
tors who have been discharged Tor disloyNlty was
j. Iasle who Carried the mail tIoun Pattsa Il
Smyrna. tPre".
81 See woman in another column picain
ssrnhuci drares, Tor speer's Wine /, is an ad
mica BILE article used in hospitals. and by the frs
families in Paris London AMI New York, in pref
ersnce to old Port Wine. 1t ia worth a trial u,
il gives great satisfaction. II
"A War Democrat is ono that acts az
guerrilla for the Abolitionists.-{B Bangor Demo
zsf.
:. Northern Peace" pemoer., il one thai act
asa guerrilla, PUtizsa ranger, for tho Con
federate Army.
Row AT THE CArE-we hear that there i. grea
excitement aud even row At Cape Elizabeth to
day, near the shore where the auction is 10 TAX,
place. Ii "a sa I'd that the mob-aEd II is q gre
one, as the people have been going over there by
hundreds since a very esriy hour this mo ming -
have drSsa away the soldiers, and a portion o
our police have been seat tor u repair to th'
scene. We also hear the store On frsnkllt
wharf, Containing the damaged goods. was broker
into last night and a large shoaat stoiea there
rom.-l Poys!aad Courier.
-rbc ovation ~ the black regiment which
left New York recently was striking mln!eta
ton OF the change OF puOiie sentiment which
gle year has bros ght about Ia tac streets o
q city whore Mee months aga negroes we're hunt
al liz, dog. a regiment uf them marched in s0iid