Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-09-23
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den. Dix has been recomm ended as n
htopcr ma n to be nominated ard elected Gov. of
the State of New Ioik.
- Quartermaste Gen. NJ. C. Mcigs is pro
tnnted Brcvet Maj. Gen. for heroic conduc, i'll de.
tending Washington last July,
The number Of retailers who sell liquor in
tho United States ia more than one half of that
of NIL the retail dealers in the country, fer the 10
dollar retail dealers license produces l,2269l2
dollars, while the 20 dollar liquor retail license
10 credited for ,476 ,S5I dcll,Is
- Fort Morgan COS, the L. : Government in
its construction ard armament 81 800 00o, and is
capable Of mounting 1872 guns and of garrisoning 2
200 men for seige operations This fort cem.
r.ands the entrance tf Mote Bay, and its poss
ts'on saves the necessity of keeping tlockading
Hect there Press
An army correspondent thinks Gen. How
ard is worthy the title of the american Have
lock" Every Sunday he presents his compli-
ments TO his general fleets and their s'affs and
invites them to attend divine service at his head.
quarters.
The schools in Boston, this season, are
represented to be unusually thny attended by
boy. OF account e the demand for. and the higl,
price of labor. The desire for the future success
of these boys yields to present necessity the
demauch OF ayaice.
-Artcmus Ward saws: "If | am
drafted shall resign. Deeply grateful
for the unexpected honor thus conferred
upon me, shall feel compelled TO resign
the position i'll favor of some more worthy
person. Modesty is what ails me. That :
what keeps me under"
-"Fanny, don't YOU think that Mr.
Bold is han lsomc man - 'oh, no ,
can't endure him,llc is homcly enough
We'll. he's fortunate. at all events, for an
old aunt has just died and left him S50000.'
.Indccd is it true ; Now ! come to re-
collect, there is Il certain noble air about
him, and he has fine eye, that can't be
denied
4 peasant, heing at confession, accused
himself of having stolen some hay. The
father confcssor asked him how many
bundles he had taken from the stack
That is of no consequence. replied the
peasant YOU may set it down alta Wag-
on load. for me and my wife are going
to make it that.
a New York correspondent Of the
Boston Post SAYS Mrs. Tom Thumb has 4
baby three months old-''a little, GINNING
CRYING doll of thing, and in no respect
peculiar or remark thlc, except in tn
promise il gives af hcing full sized eh.la.
and If il liYrs, Of bccnHiHg As hj% again
az either of its immediate ancestors.
i''A Nv" ''S wy va" 80
tcI lhe '"stic u''iH M i'',''' = 80. '''',
tuIi dress or ia'hef oHoiTAN' NJ '.i''
ha't la'h p'faEe vas NtS,''T ~"
ever see any Jung 81 o".'tuS"'n- t' ~
peFe" l""''.a - '.'' ~ -
senses VI "e''',""' 90 - ~, =,
'Sh!h'1'9h' n " >eN5I S'''V' ''' u -
i'P'ip" III v '',ss' =
npowxs Bpoyeutu. TGocuIrs C9eat
and give strength 10 the voice of >TsoErs
and are ialisyensabie TO IcmAc SPEAK-
Ens.
II hare nceer CHANGED my mia3 res
pecfinJ them .fro& ne .frSt ereept'n3 Il
h'nh yet beffef % tHat feH'e@ ofgsh
Minhang we't Of.
KEY HLNKf WARD nEEChER'
Il Newport letter says. speaking o
the private turnout there One Young
lady drives IL threcin-hand of tiny ponie'
that look like play ythlnE+' ana the FriShth3
queen mas caused u agai "i mI.;' ,"',,.', .;,i
AHa so;s'P =, "pPl@,, Pk9ai, ,an;oI sh,. H.,
',, T.. IT,, ha, ,,.,.ntnni.hc3 tIi. faaf
ns :hs !: also rho onl, one of her sex tina,
has been seen in the last style of Partisan
hat. whel, is nothing more nor less than a
revival Of the three eornered hat worm BY
Continental. The style though 9 pi confs' %
ODD Is very oee"in'hs anu 'H'."'I',. ".I'' .i
iiace,u' 'nai sNe PUN P'' :, a"nI5 ~"
rc harc "I' hn,,sr ~ adv adyert;irmcnt than the lad,
in oucs,;on. This snccimcn i, made q
white felt fapparentl,), trimmed viii
piue'
McCLELLAy.-Tho following jus. esti
.,o of Mcclellan as politician ane
0ar tho ,,res;dor,;.I ron,;nf,
s,"'es"''" WV 80 ,h, ,;,ls =
OF a''a'go pay "', =, .'e''"' All pas..I
sta'esmah) is from tue "!'f" s"''' 1'e'"@
Hcar;
NTH respectable talents, pur,
uh,roc,cr and patriotic nur,oses. Lc i
',;. ;n ,h,t b;,h mor.I scusc tbn
'sa Nan'."s - "a a' ,r,a", tr.,ts .,d ,hat bi,I
perce,'es '"o ''u'a' '"'"' "'''
moral courage 'ha' uoes anu oa'es III ~
behalf. lie waits. he hesItatcs IN IN
presence of great opportuntics-hc com
promises with time and with truth; anl
he Is no fit man to deal with the sharI
".,a.;ons and rho sublime cyioencies o
oec"s'o'1 az" S