Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-07-29
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any time, nor fail to be in all the fights of
the regiment. He never received IL scar,
and returns in good health and spirits.
fF-Last week, the Soldiers Aid Society
in this place, sent to the Sanitary Com
mission barrel of potatoes, and a box of
hospital stores, containing the following
articles: quilts, 5 sheets, 8 pairs drawers,
6 shirts, 45 towels, pillow tick, 3 hand
kerchefs, l dressing gown, 6 hip rings, 1
pairs slippers, l slipper, ID pilow-cascs, |
pillow. cushion, package dried apple,
roll old linen, ;s3 bandascs.
The ENRoLLMET OF THE FOURTH DIS
TRCT. Provost Marshal Low has Just
completed the enrolment of the District,
with corrections to June 10th. Accord ing
to his Office books the number of men in
the District between the ages of 30 and
45. subject to draft, is 1900 In this
citp, 2,OI3 The deficiency in the entire
District, on all calls prior to the one Just
made by the President, is only 81, while
this city is credited with a surplus of 81
men en- all calls except the last.
ANATIoNAL SAILORS FAIR.--A man
agemcnt Committee of thirty three ladies
and gentlemen, have issued Il call for a
National Sailors's Fair to be held in Bos-
ton, SEINE time during the month Of No
Sember.
-Scamcn have been neglect in the dstri-
bnton of voluntary charities, An oppor-
tunity will be given for amends TO that
worthy class of citizens, through this Fair.
W
gether with his horse and wagon. l6 toRs
of hay, and all of his farming utensils. was
burned last night Probably incendiarism.
Loss about $1,000. Mo insur ince.-Uhia.
ORLAND, July Goth. 1861.
The fares to San Francisco, from
Ncw-York as follows Upper deck. 1900;
Erain saloon, S375 second cabin, S325,
stecrage, $500.
Two companies Of Home Guaris are re-
Tag raised in Bath to do duty one gear, under |
:. authority, one company ,e be stationed Mt 5rt
Pophan ami the other to do guard ard picket
duty Mt Bath.
FERr Coon New Hampshire papers don't
think it quite the thing for Maine to claim the
Navy Yard for Kite Y, and credit Portsmouth
with all the yellow fever. II does look Iituc
unfair.
---General Butler has named the battery in
rear Of the Curtis House. heretofore known : The
water battery, Battery SpoTorS AFR Lieut.. { 4.
~. r. Sfagotd Eth Maine tois., in honor u his
distinguished services - |ihg.
After lapse Of forty years. there were
e'il one hundred aud thirty-seyen british vet
siicefs above the rank of lieutenant alive ceic-
br'ste tie anniversary OF Waterloo, june 18th,
Starr Kings Society in san Francisco. On
ed "A stifp and 90 1t AL
u Rev liorato ~tebhius OF Pd,ttlal. t. become
his successor lie bias accepted the ii. and sails
Aug. 18th.
RIMS At me MESA s.. Paul, Minnesota,
despatch slyS, Hcavy rails are nov freqa1ut, a.d
the CROP. are doing finely. \ Milwaukee, ois
patch says u >cpnsin has been Watcrei GY heavy
rain, which drowned cut the chiaeA Lu; al saw
ed potion ct the wheat crop.
Mt toe ed7eers and solder. ct Bangor Co.
4, state tiutrt nav at Font q ~, h-He '.i-ner
rlei4;e@ To aht'ain from profanity, All t. a-e
ut int. xicitins liauor> aud II htys fc i-isu,
services fifteen min-tia before "tafs
Tie Orthodox acetins h7ale in Augusta
was struck Is ti5htt.ipE on tie In int ard
totally dosttay i faLetrcr win At stG e5>tin.
three thousand doll ar, an wai.a taeze Nas in.
.surance ii one III iuslni. f-e bui!dlaa mtse ftc-
ted in isd7.
rrrrER.--A ccrtlcnan fton Ohio states That
the ftt=.efs ia his section we're pre5i=e B4ttet
away, and TINT in hi county st7lc tit re va,
enough ".altei" 10 suppl, the Wv Yors market
for the Ninter. Whom II docs COM, tive matket
will he flooded, and the farmers WI fat the,u.
selves 'sot. -Tnuso wLe sAre~l vii scH
now.
STEAM Currgn At Porrt,va.-The new s'e,m
Cutt Mahenin-, arriy- Il 1T Ppftilnf, i. fec
vessel, registering 315 tons >bc j. driven Nv
two osciiiattng scarcd ensin,s, of &c inch c.liu-
~iers add 10 inch stroke. Tae steamers battery
i. composed Of FIVE u II pahl.reus, nd 30 40
Parrot. AMI there is also on bonri plentiful
supply Of snlit arns OF TIE most approved kiul
Mrs sampson, an army ndrse. REPORTS to
J.. +. Beard. OF Bath. that an unknown 81 her Of
Co I, s2l Maine. died IN an ambulance while he.
ing carried from the front at Petersburg. In hi.
pocket was a stencil plate ma -ked AZ Grant. Co.
l, 32l Me This on the 22i of June. He
was wounded through the bowls, He was in.
TERED in the hospital grounds At city paiat and
his grave was properly marked with his name.
The lady who furnished these facts took lock
Of his hair in behalf of his friends who might
send for the same bhg.
Tas Har CRor- Pennsylvania psnors SAY TIM.
the hay crop of that state, m s'lv harvested,
will be im.lense, and Of best guilty. Firm,rs
call it the best hay season within their remenl-
brance The hay crop in Connecticut the HART
ford CourGm SAYS, i also INN ne, and is of the
very otst 3utttfy, oGe tpn being considered equal
70 two tons # last years crop The second crop
of hay has been cut short by the drouth but the
quantity ana quality q the Grst crop will moro
than make up for the loss
THE WEATHER A more sew ere and destructive
drou h thaR thattnow ur,oa w was soves expcri-
enced in this region. The gvound is literally
parehed, the crops suffering. nj Oh to total
destruction. fires o-errunning taaserlands
and wood lands. north and al about ne. They
are sweeping over nlanv cultivated fields and con
suming crops prepared for then by tie excessive
trowth. Many buildings have 6een burned. and
whole communities are out defending others
threatened by the fires. Tie air Is - fall Of
smoke as 70 make r'ep' ration difficult. The drs-
tructioi Of property by FIRE viii be ineaieulable
unless We hare rain scou .--Beu-u JEFF
ETThe Portland Coayler says iii, 9th Maine
segiment, was mustered in at Portland, JAY
@S6i and left the state under the command Of
Abner Knowles as Colonel. It's location in
abe 9th Array Cor,s. 81 fine Amy of the foto-
mae. IL has been in all the battles Of the Arms
Hf the Potomac, aua has often revived 4hs title
as the "Bi0edy Sixth" under its late Colonel, Row
Hrig. Ses EarnbsI. IT le;t the front at Peters
zcout the commencement 81 rile retsi r;rid -
Their services were rendered 10 the Government,
and they were at once stationed AT the front.
whoa as veterans they dill eergice. They uu
Der %, officers and men. They belong to the
eastern past Of tie state, and will probably be
furioughed for ten days, and ordered to Ror,laAd