Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-02-24
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tertainment, but saw enough to satisfy us
that great praise is due the committee who
planned the affair, and also to those taking
part in it. 1t is to be repeated tonight,
Thursday if pleasant.
Mrs Manchester will remain at Il e
Ellsworth House, Ellsworth, until Tuesday
where she NAV be consulted.
Professor Bond Of Harvard Univpr.
sity died Oh Friday last, of consumption.
The sale of the 40 loan. in one
day amounted to over 2s.000,000.
--The President has called an extra
session of the Senate. .
-7-3-l0 notes are exempt from take.
ton, state and municipal.
1t is said the monitor Monadnock is
expected at Boston, shortly, to prepare for
a trip to Europe.
-Rev. Cyril Pearl, extensively known
in this State, died at Freeport on Sunday
last of lung fever. His age was GO years.
Tile bells of our churches were runs
on Monday afternoon on hearing The news
that the old flag Aoatcd over Charleston.
PERsoSAL.-A. X. Morrill, Esq, the
spicy correspondent of the Gardiner Joar-
nal has been spending Il few days in this
locality.
81 Fifteen States have ratified the
amendment to the Constitution. and one
rejected it.
Tile news of the capture of Fort
Fisher, in England, materially depressed
the rebel loan, and Il corresponding in
crease took place in the federal.
The reader will find an interesting
running debate, in the House of Represen-
tatives, between Mr.. Blaine and Mr.. Pike,
ON the fourth page Of this paper.
II At an Antiquarian supper recently
given at Calais, one lady wore rich bro
cadc silk, said to be upward OF one hun.r-
cd and sixty years old.
B NJ Sargent. Esq, Of Gonldsboro'
has been appointed by the Governor AND
Council, Notary Public, for the County
of Hancock
ITThc order of Provost Marshal Frye
of the 18th inst, orders all Provost Mar
shals of States, which are not bnsily en-
gagged i'll mastering recruits, to prepare a
once for the draft.
The Tribaa. says that almost al Of
the vessels of the first cotton fleet hafc
now arrived in New York. 1t Is said thai
another fleet is ca the way loaded with he
same kind Of cargo.
-Govcno Cony does not peremPtaz
rily decline being u candidate Cor Governor
again, being wiling to leave it n tlle PEG
pie. If this is 50, he may Is Wei con>!a
er himself nominated and elected agail.
i. is stated, that by decision o.
the Legislature. the State bounty 10 those
entering the military or naval service, ~,
der the call of Dee. l9th. viii be pad III
certificates, bearing interest. payable, Eel.
lS67.
--"The Old Oakcn Bucket" is the Ii
tie Of new Temperance paper, Started
into life hy Bro. Thorndikc, in the goodl.y
city of Portland. It makes n good ap
pcarance, and breathcs the right spirit
We wish the Publisher all nccdful success.
Senator Morgan Of New York. it is
.aid will not accept the Portfolie Of Che
Treasury, offered Inn by the President
1t is thought NOW, that Mr.. Boutwell, Of
Massachusetts,, or Hugh Mccullough, now
comptroller of the Treasury will lie ap
pointed.
GopEY FOR MAECU.---Yhr March NUM-
Der of Cooley Lady's Book is received,
with the spring fashions. The steel en-
craving entitled "The Shadow GA tie
Wall" is very fine, the colored fashion
plate excellent, as usual, with Il great va
riety Of patterns, q piece of music, and
interesting reading matter. The club
price is $3.50 year.
lg-Reading matter OH each page Of this
issue. Examine the fourth page, after this
week, as portion of reading matter will
be found on each. The long, and to Us
deeply interesting advertisement, inviting
PROPOSALS for carrying the Mails FROM June
1865 to June 30, 1869, has been published
six weeks, the time contracted for. Our
readers may be glad of it.
IN ALL THEIR THouGuTs.- We receiv
I'd letter the other day from teacher
Of colored school in New Orleans, i'll
which she says, that ''in answer to ques-
ton of the scholars, as to who discovered
America, a bright looking, shiny face, col
Orcd boy, made answer, Abraham Lincoln"
Abraham Lincoln, is the Adam of the
Freedmen; and their history dates back
only to the time when they were made free
by his Proclamation; and, in the simple
confidence of these persons, Mr.. Lincoln
is the first fixed fact, the prime mover i'll