Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-06-16
1T z NJ 8 & c.

Pier ident johnson has taken possession oil
he White House.
The shackles haze been removed from the
limbs Of JEFF Davis.
Eighty thousand soldiers LEFT Washington
from the 3lst of May to juno sth.
Tho public printing of the United States
for 1864, amounted to s., a?o, oeo,6s.
--General Scott was seventy. nine years old
on Monday last.
Judge Sharkey has been appointed Proys.
ional Governor of Mississippi.
FBosr-Thcre was a very heavy frost wcdncs.
day night, in this vicinity.
Gen. Grant is advertised to be in three diff
ferert places the 4th, and those places hundreds
o. miles apart.
We purchased good potatoes in our market
yesterday, for 80 cents per bushel This locks
like old prices.
The Navy Department has announced its
intention to sell, June ?4,h, fifteen vessels Of tho
Potomac FlOtilla.
--"0ne Of the great conditions of anger and
hatred says Thack,rav, lis that you must tell
and believe lies against the hated object
One OF the daily rapers for commercial man
published in New England, is the Boston Adva-
t,cr.
One of the best ways to succeed is to speak
as you mean. do as you profess, and perform
what you promise.
"A FIenchman has discovered the process Of
| fYi If rbat.
graphei.
Tho weather last week was all that a rea
sonatle man could ask for mild and pleasant,
with showers occasionally.
| The New Yerkers are in want IF q great
public hall, which will accommodate ten thousand
people. The Cooper Institute is no, large enough
The telegraph was in working order from
New York to Charleston las, week. The war IS
over surely.
1t is now reported that the very best rcla
tons exist between the President and Secretary
Stantoa=
The Boston Pest one Of the largest and
best dailies Of tia. city has reduced its price to
three cents per cory. See advertisement.
There is no "war news" for the very good
reason that there i. no longer in this coun.
try, so, Therefore, don't expect large he adiugs,
ard stirring news
The Gymnasium, say. lecturer, i, an an.
Client Institution, but like rifed cannon and en-.
Grant, recently introduced into this country to
overcome some Of the effects Of Incidence and
| luxury.
We Intended to have noticed last week the
very pertinent, and interesting ex.cmporc address
Of Rev. Mr.. Crawford, before the audience Assem-.
blcd to witness the exhibition OF Miss lierrick'.
class in Musical Gymnastics. bu, were taken sick
the same night andeould not.
There may be persons who have the time
ani patience TO read the iuter,ninable mass o.
testimony taken in the conspiracy trial Mt Wash
inston. but they few in number. What tie
country expects is that full aud fair examiua
ton Of the whole matter will be hal, and then
tho guilty ones, if found guilty be punished
speedily,
sTMiss ilerrick's class in Gymna.tcs, made
htr on the close Of tao school, present Of a enc
gold watch aud pin. Miss H. has laborel faith
fully and untiringty to promote the bos, interests
Of the classes under her instruction. aud il i,
highly crsditahIc 10 her pupils t. remember he,
thus generously ani opPortunely. The affair was
managed with SO much tact by tho donors that tn
recipi,n vas entirely unaware of what was OF
the taps when the ceremony Of preson,a,ion wa
to commence.
SrniKIxG 'ILy. Many an amusing Incident
has been toll Of those lucky ones wAo have
.s,ruck lie" and suddenly become rich how the
new millouares Try 10 ape the manners AMI Gus.
toms Of tie old aris,ocra,ic families of the land
aud end in making themselves ridiculous. 0pc
Of these ladies, it is reported, wen, into , book
store in New York, and wanted to purchase q
library OF books. WITH covers TO match her car
pet, She did not know nor care what was tho
character Of the books, if they had handsome Gov
CTS tina. would match gay carpet. How many
persons do we often see that have struck ile"
DEARru OF LocALs.-We cannot hear Of sin
gle murder. nor Of robbery, nor Of a drunken
row, nor of FIRE, nor Of a hurricane, nor that
any unusual disturbance has taken place in thi,
, vicinity since our last issue. We wan. something
to make local items IT, but never a stirring Incl
dent comes to our notice, and we have to be s,ent
2 The fish market is lacking good supply of the
inhabitants of the sea, half the time. The meat
market has been supplied half the time, perhaps
5 with variety. So, therefore, We are lackins in
E most every thing bat good weather, and q di.po
l sition TO work.
"Tng TINES BoY."-in the stirring times pa st
we have often looked from window over to tn,
, Post Office steps and watched the boy with tn,
Bangor Tiaes as he did big business selling the
; latest news. But since the collapse, "othello,
occupation is gone, and he stands there a gentle.
l man Of much leisure. He has time now to play
with other lads, to crack jokes and pea nuts, anc
to make himself merry at any passing event. ",
don't think he has "struck le' since he has beer
in the business; OF. il so, he has shown his cooC
sense and remains the same quie. aud modest lad
lie makes no spread of his riches gathered Will,
in the business and will, doubt retire from til,
=: useful and respectable enterprise. to one more
:: promising Of future riches.
: -Negroes in all parts of Washington ar,
suffering terribly at the hands Of the pro slavery
and Secesh, being beaten, kicked and abused CIV