Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-08-12


John s. Raney. of Ohio, has n pony
20 inches high and weighs only 81 pounds.
Supposed to be the smallest in the world.
a little fellow II years old has made
arrangements in Boston to put in repre-
sentative recruit, costing Sl25.
-Georgia has but two regiments Of
ablc-bodied men not in the rebel army
That is now of a free population of $685.
0SS.
1t is said Gen. Hooker was relieved
of his command at his own request, be-
cause General Howard was assigned to
to McPherson's place.
Gen. Chamberlain continues to gain
in strength. and his wounds are slowly
but surely healing. 1t is said that not one
in hundred of wounds so severe as his
ever terminate favorably.
Tile average amount of rain for the
months of June and July. for seven con-
secutive Years, in inches of water, was
SOC inches. The amount the present
year was 2.72 inches.
1T is said that scccssionism rnns
~ az 0'II'' Va t1t
places. Women faint the rebel cockade
in the faces of the more loval, and the
parlors resound with their rebel songs.
-Rcports from Washington say that
the dispatches from all quarters received
by late arrivals demonstrate that our rela-:
tons with all foreign powers are in a better
state row than at any previous period since
the commencement of the rebellion.
Mrs General Barlow, who has been
actively engaged in the service of the
Sanitary COMMISSIONER angel of mercy
at the bedside Of the sick and wounded
soldier, died in Washington of typhus
fever. contracted while engaged in her
noble work.
\ RAILROAD TRAIN BLocKADED ny
FIRE.-On Wednesday. the train on the
Maine Central railroad was hlockadcd by
fires some three hours near Pittsficld,-
When the train halted the fires were both
i'll front and rear and it was deemed I'M
safe to run the gauntlet. When they
moved ahead they were obliged tie run very
slow. as in many places the slecpcrs wero
destroye
Il despatch from Nashville annomn-
ces the safe return Of Gen. MeCook, who
was reported killed i'll the late raid Of
General Stoneman on the Macon and At
lanta railroad. Thus. this disaster, at first
reported by Union accounts to result III
the loss of some thousands of men, dwind-
les down to 800 prisoners. as claimed by
the rebels themselves.
The American Institute of 1nstruc-
ton will meet i'll Portland on Tuesday
August 10th. and continue in session three
DAYS. This body is composed of Teachers
and persons interested i'll Education from
all parts of the land, and they assemble
for the purpose of intermingling views
and discussing matters pertaining to tho
great interests of Education in this coun.
try.
-On the 22d ut fire broke out in
the weeds in the vicinity Of Wellington
Mines, Canada. and l23 houses were burp-
ed down. The people removed all they
could save from the flames to what they
believed WAS safe distance, the fire fol-
lowed. and not a hnulr, 9TH part of Il
property e.cauei destruction. Tn" fro
was so fierce thai The people were driver
into the water for safety. where they had
to reNaia immersed until ever, thing COM
hustIi'le Wis burned up.
-tffer the expiration Of the time al
lotted for tie burning of tic fuse at Peters
burg without an explosion. half an hour
WAS consumed in finding a man willing to
volunteer to enter the mine, 1t the risk of
being burned alive. to find ont the Difficult
y. \ cal an; fellow hose name is not
recorded, finally offered, followed up the
fuse till he found The damp spot, reIightcd
ii. aud had just time to escape before the
explosion.
BrsINEss N NV YoRK-A New York
correspondent Of the Boston Commercial
Bm!cltn savs:
-" Arrangements for an active fall trade
are in vigorous progress. despite the
duhicns aspect of the future. Foreign
merchandise is pouring into this port in
enormous qantities, keeping the balance
of trade heavily against us, n0twithstnnd-
ing the nnprrccaentcdly large exports Of
domestic produce and miscellaneous
goods
THE EASTERN NORMAL ScHooL. BY
act of tie last Legislature. the location Of
the Eastern Normal Scllnnl was postponed
for one wear. The School at Pennington
therefore VIII he open Tor students from all
paris of the State alike. The fall term
will commence on the 9th of August
Free return tickets upon the Androscoggin
Road will be furnished 10 all persons at
tending the Normal School, For parricu-
lars apply to Prot. y. 2. Kelsey, Farm
ington.
Z. P. WESTON, superintendent.