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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-18
Meeting of Leading Union Men
of the County, in Ellsworth.
August 18th.

In Pursuance of an invitation issuing
from committee appointed at meeting
of some of the delegates to the County
Convention. and other leading Union men
in the County, held on the evening of Au-
gust I'd, meeting of Union men in the
County was held at Lords Hall, on Satur-
day. August 18th.
The meeting was called to order, and
Capt, William Montgomery Of Bucksport
was appointed temporary chairman and
+. B. Foster, of Amherst, Secretary.
Adjourned to half past O'Clock, P, NJ.
At the hour to which the meeting ad-
iourncd. the chairman called it to order.
On motion Of A. F. Drinkwater, ESQ.,
of Ellsworth, Levi Il. Ulmer of Ellsworth,
was chosen President, and +. b. Foster OF
Amherst as Secretary, for the permanent
organization.
On motion of A. Il. Simpson of Sulli-
van, a committee of five, consisting of A.
b. Simpson of Sullivan, Isaac Hartman
of Orlamd, J. +. Sherman of Bucksport,
]. II. West of Franklin, and James F.
Davis of Ellsworth, were appointed to
candidates to be presented to the people for
County officers.
The committee having attended TO the
duty, reported rs follows:
Fer Clerk of the Courts, William T.:
Hadlock of Cranberry Isle.
For Sheriff, Nathan Walker of Orland.
For Co. Treasurer, Capt. William Mont
gomery of Bucksport.
For Co. Commissioner, Ephraim Crab
tree Of Hancock.
For Senators. Charles J. Abbott Of Cas-
tine, aud Ebcn NJ. Ilamor Of Eden.
The report was unanimously adopted.
Voted to raise a committee consisting
Of one from each town, to draft an address
to the people of the county.
Vot d that committee of three he rails
ed, to act as county committee. The
following names were reported and ac
cepted as said committee, viz:
Samuel WATSON, Surry.
A. Il. simpson. Sullivan
A. W. Hartman, Bucksport.
Voted to publish the doings of this meet
inn in the ELLSWORTH american. Voted t,
adjourn.
LEVI r. tI.MEE, Chairman.
+. B. FOSTER, Secretary.
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Public Opinion.

We have received numerous letters from
a large number Of the towns in the coun
ty. all denouncing the doings Of the con
vention of the Cd. We give short ex
tracts from some of these letters. all o
them written by leading men in the party
One says:
Wherever have been the past week
the.auestion has been asked, do you
mean to submit p
Another says:
81 have seen the leading men of oul
town, and tell You their backs are up al
the Ellsworth Convention. They viii
not vote for some of those nominations
any how, and they would like to have a
mass convention if it can be held in Blue
hill. or some other civil town."
Another writes -
Twill the people submit to be rode
rough shod, and he made to swallow any
thing think the time has come when
the people should take the matter into
their own hands and act independent"
Another one of the most devoted OF
party men says:
I'VE do not feel disposed to stand such
nonsense. If there are no other nomina-
tons, shall mutilate my vote, thing !
never did in my life.''
Another writes
If new convention was held outside
of Ellsworth, either at Bucksport or Blue
hill, this town would send delegates who
would insist upon having ''fair play.
either in the convention or out Of it."
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-18

STATE CLAiMs.-The following are the
claims OF the respective States for reim
bursement by the Government for expen-
SEES incurred in raising, subsisting and
equipping troops ut the outbreak of the
rebellion in 1861. Several Of the claims
have been paid in full by the Treasury
The others are held to await the produc,
ton By the claimants of additional youch
ers, etc As general thing the accounts
were presented in bad manner, which i,
the true cause in the delay of the settle
ment. Massachusetts and Illinois were
the only States whose accounts approach.
ed correctness. Indiana, Sl,927 ,e67 80
Ohio, $,289, l54,39; Massachusetts. &c..
sol, 766,5O; Iowa, s647 .5737o Wiscon.
sin. $l,l09,4l3,46 Illinois, S3,SO0,6l3,
"a I; New York, S2,94s. 963.66; Vermont,
S7lS. O06,64 Pennsylvania. S2IIs, Il9,.
SO; Kentucky, S2,4ls, i9s 80; West Vir.
ginia, $46,9le 81; New Hampshire, 81.
3l9,7l2 A; New Jersey. $5i6,226 81
Kansas. $I2,35l, "a; Maine, Sl,l44.3l9,.
90; Rhode Island, $3.50, 100 80 Mime
sofa, S25,I33 IL; Delaware, S3,0l920
Michigan. $532,992 80; Connecticut, ST.
$40, 633 33.
Total amount, twenty seven million, sew
en- hundred and ten thousand. eight hun
bred and sixty-four dollars and ninety five
cents.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-18

A Vfsrr TO AREx. II. STEpHFNs.-A
gentleman nov at the Aston House has just
returned from Boston, where he succeeded
in obtaining an interview with Mr.. Steph
ems, late rebel Vice President, in his place
of confinement at Fort Warren. The
apartment is described as partially under
ground, and 50 damp that fires are built in
the after part Of the dry without reference
tcthe external temperature. Mr.. Steph-
eusis said to have appeared patiently sub
,aissivc. expressing himself ss having new
or been aar ensssy " the Government, but
as having accepte3pss6e saice in the Con
ivderscy with hopss q distributing more
spee<lily to . setalement q the national
difficulties. His hsaith 10 Presarious.
IN Y Josy. CeMmefce.
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Ellsworth, Aug. IL, 1865.

A BLIND HIsroRIAN.-One of the most
able and interesting local histories ever
published in Maine, has just emanated
from, the pen Of Cyrus Eaton, Esq, Of
Warren. The work issued by him is en-.
titled. History of Thomaston, Rockland
and So. ThOmaston. from their FIRST ex.
ploration, A. D., 1905; with Family Gene
alogies," and is embraced in two I2 mo
volumes. The authors invalid daughter
acted as his amanuensis-whieh makes tho
circumstances nearly parallel with that OF
the sightless Milton. The authors frs
installment towards the history of oul
State was the Annals of Warren" il
which town he was for many years the pre-
ceptor of an academy.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-18
New YORK, Aug. Is.

Our correspondent at Saco writes. that
on Friday evening. \ man named Free
man Clarke made an attack up on his wife
While she was walking up Main street in
company with two other ladies. A strug-
gle eRsued, but he succeeded in inficting
cut two inches long across her throat,
also slight one on her temple and one on
her lip-none of them dangerous. Vario-
us opinions are assigned as the cause Of the
attack-onc that Clark had been drinking,
another jealousy. &c. Clark was locked
up for the night. and on Saturday was re-
leased, without a trial or examination.
i Press.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-18

JEFF TAKES AN AIRiNG.-Quite little
futter of excitement was occasioned yes
terday evening, by jeff Davis appearing
on the ramparts Of the fort next 10 the
main road Of Old Point. He was plainly
visible from this much frequented highway
and little knots collected all along the
wooden lootway Which skirts the road
All stared with open eyes on the gray clad
figure. which was the observed of all OBJ
servers.
Major Gen'l Miles was a little in a1-
vance of his prisoner, the officer OF the
guard for the DAY was at Jefi's side. and
two armed soldiers followed. Davis seated
himself prone upon the grassy slope oi
the rampant. and gazed inward, to the
disgust OF the assembled crowd, who were
anxious for distant glimpse Of his fca.
lures. That curiously important topic
jeff Da,is's health" was satisfactorily
discussed by the assemblage, and, after
twenty minutes patient gazing. the GROVE
was relscved from duty by jeff. rising and
walking to a more remote part Of the ram
parts. beyond the reach Of outside eyes. -
Corr. Phil. Enquirer.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-18
The Atlantic Gable.

1t is more than probable that the sec
end attempt to lay the Atlantic cable is a
failure, though. at THU time, it is not GER
tainly known to be so, as the accounts and
guesses, are rather meagre and contradic-
tory. BY the arrisal of the Bremen at
New York the l4th, the following intelli-
gence is given:
London ID. A telegram to Valentia
from the Great Eastern Goth. says :-Ac-
cident to the cable-cause unknown. To-
tai loss of insulation no communication
with the treat Eastern 700 miles paid
out. Telegram Of 39th, all going on well;
fault removed; insulation perfect. Tele-
gram from Great Eastern 3lst, p. m, $50
miles paved out $50 run by Great East
ern; oil going on we'll.
Aug. l. 1850 miles laid successfully
all going on well.
We 6nd the following in the morning
papers. being the news on this side Of the
Atlantic
HEARS CONTENT, Aug. IA,
=, via Aspy Bay. Is.
The schooner First Fruit from Cardiff
has arrived At Harbor Grace. n. F.. thu
morning. She makes the following re-
port
On the 9Th Of August. at 4 o'clock III
the morning, saw the steamship Grea
Eastern and the British war steamer Ter
rible. At 6 O'Clock in the morning saw I
beacon buoy with flag upon it marked o.
follows: "Great Eastern, No. D."
The Great Eastern and the Terrible
were then about 5 miles southeast from
the beacon buoy. The weather was quit
foggy at this time. The First Fruit thel
laid her topsails to the mast and hoiste,
her ensign. At noon the Terrible came t.
the First Fruit, and received information
from her of the bearings of the beacol
buoy. The Terrible reported that the ca
bic was parted on the I'd of August.
The beacon buoy by the account of tn
First Frmr, was in lat. 81 40 North, long
30.
The weather here this morning is quit
cold, but thick fog prevails.
AspY BAY, Aug. Is.
A large vessel hove 10 sight at o'cloc
this morning. At this hour half past min
O'Clock, she Is within miles Of the shore
Flags are seen gaily flying from her.
New YoRx, Aug. -.
The Heralfs Riekmssd correspondence
says Gen'l Lse 10 living IN the utmost se
clusion at Cartersville, Va. and 6nds @
cupation in the cultivation Of some fcu
acres of land attached 70 his handsom
cottage.
The Henid's special Washington dc
spatch says al the sailors attached to yes
sells in the pavy yard there, have heel
paid off and granted furlough Of tw'
weeks.
tits reported that Commissioner Hollo
way Of the Patent Office, has signi6ed hi
intention Of leaving that department j
the latter part Of the coming week, wheth
err his successor 10 appointed or not.
The planters IN some portions Of SOut
Carolina. forgetting that the negroes hav
been freedy are practising the old barbarl
ty of flashing them. and Gen. Van Wyck
commanding the WestmOreland District
has Imprisoned some Of the chivalry, an
issued an order warning others agains
Similar conduct.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-18

TRIAL. OF A REBEL OFFICER.-The
trial of Capt. Henry Weirtz Of the rebel
army is now in progress in Washington
before the Court Marshal, of which Gen
Underwood is President. Capt. Weirtz
was the commandant of the Andersonville
prison pen, where so many OF our soldiers
suffered and died. Amcng the specifica-
tons set forth in the Indictment arc-that
he refused the prisoners under his charge
sufficient amount of food to sustain life,
and what little he did vouchsafc was in a
putrid state that he refused them pure
water. and forced them to drink that which
had been drained from the slops and
cook houses of the camps that he
unduly punished some for mino. offenscs'
even with death, given them no shelter
from heat or cold, and robbing them of
their clothing and property.
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Tslesraph Aews;
FROM THE DAILIEs.

Fire Days Later from Earope-Arriral Of
the SteGmship Morarian OF Father
FArnrR Po.xr. l3-The steamship Me.
ravian. from Liverpool Aug. 3, and
Queenseown 4th inst, passed this point
this afternoon.
TIE seeamships Albion and City Of Cork,
from New YeFk. end Belgian. from One
bee, aryived ont on the S1st nit. and the
steamahips- Esrepe, City Of Baltimore,
/, and 6a1snia, from New York, on the
Tue Bank Of England has raised its
minimum rate Of discount to per cent.
Communication with the steamer Great
Eastern ceased ct noon on tho I'd inst,
and had net been resumed cause un-
known.
Latest dispatches from the Great East
evn to the morning of the I'd inst, report
all going ON we'll, and 1900 miles Of cable
paved out. On Wednesday evening the
following Was received 3
"vALENTIA, AUG. 2, p. M.-Signals
from the Great Eastern became unintell-
igible ut noon. No communication has
been had with the ship since and no
information received; cause unknown"
Nothing additional has transpired, the
land lines between Valentia and killery
having been ont Of order on the Sd inst.
The Atlantic Telegraph old shares have
become quiet and nominal under the above
news, the quotations on the Sd being 40o
a 500: preference shares declined from 5-S
premium to 3-S So discount.
Jeremiah Townsend, clerk in the Saw
ings Bank at New Haven, Conn, who
absconded last May with about 100000.
has been cleverly captured in Liverpool
by two Philadelphia detectives, on his
arrival at that place from Havana, via
Southampton. Townsend sought to use
his loaded revolver when captured. but was
prevented. Nearly 49O,OoO Of the stolen
money IVES fosud in bis possession. He
sailed for New York in the custody Of the
oaptors per the steamship Etna for New
York. on the Sd.
Satt<rthwait's Circular Of the evening
Of the sd says I'VE have to report fair
amount Of business in American securities
for the past week. U. s. Five-Twenties
steadily declined for several day. until they
touched at g. 10, from which they rallied
te68T-2. Illinois shares now ex dividend
and bonus, closed at 70 L."
An alarming cattle disease was reported
spreading rapidlyin the vicinity OF London.
Serious rsvages are noted. The Govern
mcnt had taken action to check the Con-
tagion, if possible.
Sir II. Mcdaniel. Lieut.. Governor
Of Nova Scotia, has accepted the Govern
orship of Hon Kong.
The weather in England had become
ineiement; much rain was falling.
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Premiums on Farms.

The Hancock Agricultural Society hav-
ing offered the liberal sum Of 800 on
farms as follows:
Greatest improvement for the
next three years. $50 90
Second do. 80 90
Third do. 90 90
These premiums will he awarded tire
autumn of 1865. The farms must be en-
tered on or before the first of Sept. 1865,
so that the Committee can visit them he
fore the coming Fair. 1t is to be hoped
that goodly number will be entered.
The entries will be published in the
american as soon as made.
ANY information desired, can be OBJ
tanned by writing to the Secretary.
Will those having farms 70 enter, remcm-
Der that the time of entry closes Angus,
3lst The visiting committee, having
been appointed, will visit the farms enter
CT, early in September. The entrie.
made up to date are, Moses Hale, Samuel
WATSON, w. p. White, George II. Emer.
son, H. n. Butler, John ROYAL, Jesse Dut
ton, Edwin Hadlock, Bucksport, VIM. n.
West, Franklin and A. =. Goodell, Els
worth, have entered their farms for pre-
MUM. This is the last chance for the
next three years. Who will make thu
next entry!
SAMUEL WATSON. Scc'y.
Ellsworth, Aug. IL, 1865.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-18

Hon. +. A. Pike, our Membe. Oh
Congress, is shout to nominate cadet
for the Military Academy ut West Point
aud has referred all who apply u Hone
N. Abbott, A. G, Jewett. snd Rev. w.
Parker Of this city, who are 70 examine
and decide who 10 best qualified, The
examinations are to be made in this city,
and the candidates who apply must belong
to this congressional district. and must be
over sixteen and under twenty one yeass Of
age.- Belfast Age.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-18
We rccollect, when living in

We rccollect, when living in San
Francisco. that there was light-hearted
and light-headed fast man, who dealt in
cheap iewelry and kid gloves, who adver-
tised himself as "cheap john" We al
ways admired his honesty, but have never
seen it initiated since.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-18

1t will be recollected that the Con-
vention of the I'd Of August, did not pass
any resolutions declaring its principles, nor
did it even pledge itself to sustain tic
nominations made by it.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-18

The Dictator and Agamentcus had
n race from Boston to Portsmouth. The
latter is said to be much the fastest vessel,
but the former managed to get in twelve
minutes ahead with three ourths Of a
mile the start.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-18

reported in favor Of Long Island being
represented. when no vote for the Union
ticket appeared in the same paper from
that Plantation. Comment is unnccessa
nv.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-18

We hear that letters have been re-
ceived stating that the Oath and l4th Me.
regiments are abont to be discharged from
service.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-18

Simeon Draper of New York has
lately paid $5,5OO.OOO in gold into the
Treasury. the receipts for the government
cotton sold in New York.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-18
STATE or MAINE, }
County Of Washington, S. {
Subscribed aud sworn to before me Aug
9th, less.
STATE OF MAI
j. A. MfL4IKEN.
Justice Of Peace

We need not dwell longer on matter
wfick appears so plain and fair to honest
minded pcrs"ns. only to remark that the
committee, that is two of them, while
revsssing against this Plantation. beca,,se a
newspaper reported no Union votes cast,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-18

Wall Street, New York, the great
financial centre of this continent, and the
centre of gold gambling, has been under
excitement for the past few days, because
some of these operators have been swim
ding the public. Here is an interesting
paragraph, which we find among the tele-
graph news;
New YORK, Aug. 10.
There is great excitement in money cir
cles this A. NJ, and number of failures
are reported. Among others are Chas.
Graham & Co., and ketchum & Son are
suspended. 1t is stated that Ketchum &
Son have over issued gold checks to tho
amount of sl,s0O, 200, and left for parts
unknown.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-18

4 NOVEL Suir.-Ycs ,crday quite
moderate record Of attachments was made
at the Office Of the Register of Deeds. A
visit to the Sheriff, showed that the own
ers of the Bangor Democrat had politely
requested Messrs Rufus Dwinel, Charles
f. Dole, Oliver II, Ingalls,, LlewcIlyn j.,
Mois'. Noah S Harlow, Isaac +, Flheld,
Archibald l.. Boyd, Marshall J. Esery,
Oren Oliver, Geo. II. Stiles, Frank, NJ.
Rowe, jesse NJ. Arnold, James 4. Rob.
inson, friedrich G.. Low, John q. Hodg.
kins, Samuel S Mlnr. all of Bangor, and
John Tabor Of Od,owp, and Amasa Howe
Of Presque Isle, TO appear at Belfast Oh
the first Tusday in October and show
cause why they should not pay the mod
est little sum OF thirty thousand dollars
for damage said to have been done to the
aforesaid Democrat Office in August 1861
1t will be recellected that in 1861, the
Democrat was so Objectionable TO the
patriotic people, from its reasonable
| and disloyal articles, that many persons
thought that forbearance had ceased to
be a virtue In the middle Of day an
outraged community quietly assembled ;
aud in a short time the Democrat had
subsidized and the contents Of the office
were in the streets,
An appeal to mob law is always wrong
| and shonld not be sanctioned: but it will
be well for these prosecutors to reco'lec'
that their are times when the public
are allowed to abate nuisance. fall the
the gentlemen alleged to have performed
the act, were actually engaged, the pub
lie will ut once conclude trat it was one
OF the cases where an appeal to force wa,
justifable, as tnsy are known to be up
right, law-abiding citizens, wao would
not knowingly be guilty of any dshonor
able act.
The writ sets forth that James Treat
Adams Treat, Benz, Wiggin and Mar
cellus Emery suffered Il less of thirty
thousand dollars-and, yard and hal
OF bill attached, shows little over 81,
thousand dollars worth of property, a
their eytimate. We presume that thu
balance Of the thirty thousand is for dam
age to there delicate feelings, and We have
no doubt shat six thousand apiece viii
amply repay these patriotic gen.lmcn-
provided they get it.
An eminent loyal gentlemen suggest
that the writ will be set aside inasmuch
rs it fails to show that the plaintiffs have
taken advantage Of the Presidents amnes
" proclamation, but We ventured no Q
pinion upon such an important subject
Why.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-18

The Richmond Times, a paper Of
much influence i'll Virginia at the present
time. expresses the following opinion on
the subject of negro suffrage:
When the negro is emancipated and
invested with suffrage he will have moth
ing more to expect from the North. With
his home, his employment. his family. his
associations and all his interests at the
South. and with no further boon to ask
from the North, it is not unlikely
il is very likely, that he will become
SouthernSn all his feelings and sympathi-
yes, and that he will give Southern votes,
Ii he is to be made eligible to office. then
let him be made so eligible. If it will not
be d,graeeul to the North, it will not be
dissraeeiul tn the South.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-18

PORTLAND, Me-, Are. II.
The Dictator arrived here at ASS this
p. NJ. The race from Portsmouth was y
well contested 50 miles run. The Again
enticus made the distance in Ave hours and
ten minutes, being nearly ten kaets an
hour. The Dictator was mile and half
behind her when they arrived Off Portland.
and should have an allowance Of ~ min
utes for stoppage on account Of the heating
Of crank pin. At Gas the Dictator haul
ed off and bore down the bay for sail, 30
that the party might arrive at the expect
ed hour. ) o'clock. The Dictator is some
what foul and the Agmenticus clean. Tho
vessels are evidently pretty fairly matched
for speed. The officers Of G ach claim q
decided superiority in sailing.
RoBBERY.-On Wednesday night, some
person entered the bed room Of Mr.. Will
lam Ots,in Fairfield, and carried away his
pantal0Ons, in a pocket OF which was the
sum Of about $l4O0 in bills. Mr.. Otis IL
a dealer in cattle, and had spent the after
noon in this place. where he was seen to
have considerable money; and he thinks
the robbery was committed by some vii,
lain who followed him home. On retiring.
his wife suggested that if he had any mon
ey he had better conceal it, he therefore
threw his pants under the bed. The rob-
her probably saw the act through a win
dow. He entered back door that was
not securely fastened, and on entering the
bedroom drew down the window-curtain
near the foot Of the bed, SO as to darken
the room while he proceeded to crawl un
der the bed at the foot, as trundle-bed