Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-03-31


which is considered the hest light
IN the coast Of Maine, for our shipping
Captain R. A. Herrick Of Brooklin,
has been appointed postmastcr' Of that
office, vice w. A. Friend, resigned.
How the DRAFT STRIKES THEM.-1n
one family Of this town, Of four sons, one
is in the service now, one was on board
the Cumberland when she was sunk by tho
Nerrimac, and swain ashore. came homc'
enlisted in tho land service. and was killed
at the battle ef1hc Wilderness, another
volunteered and served ono year in the
s6th, and was wounded at Port Hudson,
has been drafted and mustered into the
service again, and the other one has put
into the service representative substitute.
Most any one will say that this family has
done its part towards putting down the re-
belliOn.
We have been shown, by her agent,
an ambrotype picture of Miss Bartlett the
"Iammoth Child" who was exhibited at
this place. at the Hancock Agricultural
Fair, last Fall, and who will start about
the LIST Of May, on an exhibition tour Of
the New England States. She is truly q
wonderful and curious freak Of nature.--
She is now not quite ID years Of age
weighs 300 pounds, is only SO inches in
height. Around her arm she measures ~
inches, her waist &c inches, and is 70
inches across the shoulders.
Her parents are only medium sliced
pcoplc, and at tho age Of one year she was
no larger than common child OF that
age j; since that time she has rapidly i'll
creased to this wonderful size. Her health
is good, and she eau do considerable work
of alisht character.
a new granite wing is, to be added
to the Maine Insane Hospital the present
season.
In the third District, the draft has
been postponed for time, as recruiting is
going on briskly.
The post offices at Norway, South
Paris, Bethel and Frycburg. have been
designated as money order offices.
HAY is falling in New Hampshire
ani-the Western part Of Maine. Offered
now at $25 per ton. tendency downward.
State election occurs i'll Connecticut
Monday, April 3D.. Governor, and four
members Of Congress are to be chosen.
The Augusta Farmer proposes
general subscription in the State for the
purchase Of a library for the agricultural
rollcge to be called the Holmes Library,in
honorable remembrance Of the late Dr.
Ezekiel Holmes.
l4rm MAlSE.-This regiment is now
full. 600 men having been recruited for it
within space Of 5 weeks. Its comman-
der, Col. Bola,,, is represented as an able,
careful aud efficient officer. The regiment
u in Growers division, and is now doing
garrison duty in Savannah.
ALL the cotton captured i'll Sayan-
nah is now at Staten Island, in New York
larbor, or on shipboard, and it amounts to
Mirty-s;r thousand and .Gny-sir butes--
several thousands more than the highest
estimates when Savannah fell into the
hands Of Gcn'l Sherman. The last YES
sci. Of the fleet were to start from Savan-
nah OIL Friday.
WASHED overheard and drowned
from the brig Robin. of Frankfort, Dec.
.12d, Charles Albert, youngest son of Capt.
Vim. and Jane Turner Of Mouvc, aged
IL years.
At recent "sriming bee" in Gil
ford, after the fashion of Eve oldcn time"
seventeen machines were run, and sixteen
aud a half runs were spun. THREE old
ladies, each over eighty, spun sixteen knots
each.
The Biddeford Union says a sad
case Of drowning happened in kcnnchunk-
port on the llth inst. The little daughter
Of Oliver Benson, while cOastiDg near the
bank Of the river. slid into the water and
the current drew her under the ice.
The ncwa.of the passage Of the
resolution by our Cvngrcss, refusing to pay
the Southern debt, knocked down the con-
icderatc loan peg, In London and made
the John Bulls land bears, howl with dis
gust at Senator Sumner for introducing
the resolution.
The officers at the Newport Naval
Academy. arc down OH Lieut.. Gushing,
who blew up the AlberliarIc, because he
didn't go through the required course
With $4,000 in his pocket that he got for
his little trouble in Albermarlc Sound, he
can afford to laugh at the Old fogies.
--France has had sixty seven Queens.
Miserable lives they led. Eleven We're
divorced. Two executed. Nine died
young. Seven were widowed early
Three cruelty treated. Three cxiled. The
rest were either poisoned Of broken heart
cd.
-Thc Pennington Chronicle says
there was a mammoth sheep Of the Cots
void breed on exhibition at the buck show
in that town, which weighed 300 pounds.
His girth was q feet, and length feet
lie shears lo pounds Of wool, which is s
inches in length. Ills owner has refused
5000 for him.