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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-10-27
A Bank at Ellsworth.

We ace it is proposed to Get in operation
bank at Machias. The matter is dis
cussed in the Union at length this week
We have repeatedly alluded to the matter
of having a bnnk in our village, and the
actual necessity Of local institution o.
this character. 1t is true that we have q
branch Of the veazie Bank, or an Agency
IN our midst. which to some extent accom-
modates our busines. people. The atteii'
tive and obliging Agent here, Mr.. Cham.
bcrlain. does all the business that he can
with the means at his command, but that
We have not sufficient banking aeeommo-
daton to meet the demands Of the bust
ness men of this location Is evident to all.
There is a large region to be accommodate
ted, extending nearly over the whole
county, and part Of Washington county.
1t is true that the Bucksport Bank, one OF
the best in the State, accommodates the
business community in the western portion
of the county, but in Ellsworth. or oh this
river and east of the business men have to
look to the Neazie Bank Agency for their
accommodations, and this Agency. cannot,
perhaps. half do the legitimate business
offered. A Bank. placed upon a good
foundation. conducted upon legitimate
bapkins principles, of capital OF hun
drrd thousanl dollars. would find ample
business here. aud would be public bene-
fit.
We are not in possession of the facts to
venture an opinion as to the amount OF
Government securities held by the people
in this section, hut no doubt there are
enough five twcnties. seven tlirties. ten
fortirs. upon which to fonnd bank. if
those holding these securities felt disposed
to 60 into an arrangement Of this kind
Blu, if not. there are mouied men enough to
start bank, and by SO doing do themselves
and the public favor. We append the fol-
lowing statement of what may be expected
from an operation of the kind, from the
Union:
"Now. what are the chances for gain
and interest to the stockholders, viz the
owners Of the Bonds
First. the bonds are no more liable to
local taxation when used for bank capital
than they are now in the till of the chest.
Second, the t. 5. Treasurer will pay
precisely the same interest to the bank al d
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-10-27
Wreck of Steamer Atlanta.

The Steamer Atlanta, one of the At
laptic Coast Mail Steamship Company's
vessels was wrecked on her passage from
New Orleans to New York, within two
hundred miles of Sandy Hook and rear
fifty lives lost. The following is the only
account we have seen of this disaster:
The following list of passengers Is from
a New-Orlesns paper of Oct. g.:
Miss Wolf, .. Livingston, Capt NJ Il.
Wilson. Chas. S. Smith, d. Myers and
lady, +. and II Lalony, w. +. Tauserv,
ID. Dexter, Robert Col Ter.
The officers and crew numbered3H The
following are the names of the principal
officers: Captain A. X. Williams Of
Louisville, Penn: First Mate. Abel Ell.
bridge of Mystic, Conn; Purser, Eugene
Williams OF Essex. Conn; First En-
giueer,-McCleau of Providence X. J..
1t is not known that any of the crew,
except Newman and Kiltner. fircmcn :
Drummer, a seaman; Hoeling. the cook,
whose names have already been published.
were saved. The one passenger saved was
David Dexter.
HOW TIE PASSENGERS AND CREW WE'RE
LOST.
Some facts concerning the manner in
which the persons on board were lost, =
given by the surviving passengers Be
fore the hHll Of the Atlanta parted. on the
evening OF the 18th inst. Capt. Williams
decided that she could held together. and
by his direction the steamships boats were
launched. These consisted of three large
liic-boats and one small boat.
When the first hfc-boat WAS let down
the three women aud the child were tirs,
put into it. and af,crw"rd as many Of the
passengers rs the boat could carry tabuut
10 or Isl entered it.
Another lie boat was also loaded and
third boat was likewise launched. On
the latter there were only few persons.
-Four meu took the smrI boat The wind
was very high, and the steamer was leak
ing feariullv.
he two lir-boats containing the great
est number of the passengers and crew
put away from the hull. but they almost,
Immediately capsizcd The third boat the
passengers report Was also; bat Mr.. Dcx-
ter says the small boat did not capsize.
and will possibly he saved Hc has 10
knowledge of the nataes Of the persots
who were in it.
Mr.. Dexter, II appears. remained on the
wreck, though there ARE some conflicting
statements. lie SAYS he thoaght 1t safer
to trust himself Oh the steamer than in
any If the small boats. and that the four
persons Who with hlm were picked up hy
Capt. Perez Ut the bark Anderson. swain
to the part Of tie wreck he occupied l.
They remained ON it nearly two days.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-10-27

GoyrrYoE HuNrHELY.- This newly
elected fllirf Magistrate talks scnsibly.-
As the Eu@lshmra say. hear him:
.'Goy. Humphreys of Mississippi, in hi.
inaugural address saIS-.'I hive always
believed thai 10 one ar more State could
c"Dsuiatlanaily sever the ties that unite
the praple at the several States in one
The pcnllc jcctcd this school of polite
ians. The advocating the right of seeess-
ION could not have !cGnd better mode Of
solving the question than the sr!iirament
Of war. The question Was forthwith re-
ierred and decided again-: US. The pru-
pie oi Mississippi achnoWird dye the decision
and express their wish tn return 10 the
Union. 1t has been official, reported that
ouF people ave not sinccrc; hut ii un,
tnchins fidelity IN war gives evidence oi
reliable fidelity III peaee--if nnvar, ing
professions that spring from private and
puhlin s0Hrccs furnish evidence OF It's
trGih-it Is demonstrated that the pcnnlc
OF the South may be safely tru ted when
they profess More than Willingness to re-
tGrn to their allegiance. The State of
MlSSippi has already. by her OWN soemn
act, abolished slavery, and il is due to her
honor TO show ~ her future that she has
done so in good faith. and Nat SLAYER,
shall never again flourish in our borders.
IN whatsoever name or guisc it may be
brought forward"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-10-27
Negro Voting and Negro
Testifying.

The RIGHT to be 3 witness seems to be OF
more Importance than the right to vote
in the estimation of the colored people OF
the South; and this, no doubt. Is the cor
rect view to take of the matter. \ cor
respondent of the Adrertiscr, gives this
version of how the question is viewed by
the colorcd people OF North Carolina:
Nv hat my people wants first, - said an
intelligent colnrcl man to me at Salisbury,
what dry tu,t wants = is the right to he
free" lie comprised the whole case i'll
few words. In other States where their
number in proportion to the number of
Whites i. greater than it is here, or where
ti,t revolution made by the war has been
deeper, thy assume and hold this first
right, 10 te tree-assnhc aud hold it tn
their harm, doubtless. in thousands OF
cases hut here, in many counties, even
this primary right is Yet denied them
some OF the delegates to the frecdmcn's
convention were obliged to sneak off from
home III the night, and expected punish,
mea, N, tisjr return. The negro is NJ
model of virtue, and he delights IN iaziness
and the excitement of the city; but ON
the whole, think he is bearing himself
very we'll in North Caroina-Wit!i credit
70 himself and to his friends.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-10-27

HOUSE CLEANISG.-Some writer on
household economy saws: The beet way to
clean house is to Keep ii clean by daily
attention to small things, and not to allow
1t to get.into such a state of uncleanliness
as to need special cleaning at stated Pc
RODS. Some mistresses have an idea that
their house should undergo regular clean
ings' once in three or six months. All
this is bad economy, and indicates sloyenly
habits says this writer.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-10-27
B-The Editor Of the Garfield, Ohio

Herdtd, says =
WHEAToN's IrcH OINTMENT. 1t has
been said that to get the itch is no dis
grace, but it is disgracefuI to keep it, No
one need have the itch As hours if they
will use Wheaton Ointment for il is a
sure cure We saw it tried on the persons
of several children and adults a few weeks
since and the itching at once ceased, and
IN two days not an eruption was visible
IL Is eifectuai in removing plmples, blotehes
ana especially old sores. We used tho
Ointment on one of our own children, and
the effect was magical. The itch, which
has been so prevalent about here, has no,
yielded to the usual remedies for this com
plant, and We are glad that remedy has
been discovered that is SO eifectual and vet
so cheap, Read the advertisement"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-10-27
Populating the South.

The questions connected with the re-
construction of the late rebel States have
caused much discussion, and no little d.
vergence Of views, and of feeling. 1t
seems to us tina. the hope of the South
and the prosperity Of true democratic
principles there, depends very much upon
populating these States with a different
and better class of men than formerly
lived and ruled there. The hope of the
colored population lies in the result of a
movement Of this kind. The men who
made war upon the Union to vindicate
their right to own slaves, and the resultant
right to a"g and to keep them in igno
rance, will not readily see the necessity of
educating this class Of men, nor of divid-
ing up their large uncultivatcd farms into
small once so that free schools, free churches
and free men may and will find a resting
place there. The South is century be-
hind the times and it needs more than any
one thing else, class Of new men to set
VIC thciC' HC i've l ahhtc, tHc hateful
Yankee" as the Southern men called
Northern men,must emigrate to the South.
The inventive genius. the enterprising, the
crowding. pushing, thriving propensties of
the Yankee are needed there to resuseitate
that almost depopnlated and ruined por-
ton of our country. This emigration is
desirable for many reasons. 1t will give
new impetus to the whole business of these
States. 1t will soon make our people ho-
mogeneous, rendering us so firmly united
by common institutions that the possibility
Of another disturbance cannot arise.
The emigration to Kansas in 1856.
saved that fair land from slavery and from
being ruined by its whitening blight. Emf
grafton to the South at this time will has
ten the time when the rebellion shall have
been forgotten, and the cause of it Also
The business Of the principle cities of these
States will no doubt in the future, be con-
Quoted by people who are still to make
their homes there. The raising of cotton.
Of tobacco, and Of rice, will be under the
direction of men who will infuse into the
business new life. using free labor. new
ideas, instead Of unpaid labor and the lash.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-10-27
-Ex-Vice President Stenhens nm

-Ex-Vice President Stephens, on his
arrival at Washington, called on the Presi-
dent, and assured him that be might here
after rely upon him as truthful and sim
cere supporter of the government of the
United States, and that he would do all in
his power to cultivate paternal feelings and
devotion to the Union among the people
pf all sections.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-10-27

The HIGH PRICE OF PAPER.-Tbose
papers whose proprietors were the first TO
reduce their subscription prices, have un-
fortunately come to grief. Newspaper has
risen almost 100 per cent. since the first OF
August, and is now nearly as high as it
was at any time last year. and the tenden-
cy is still onward and upward. There is
little prospect Of relief until spring. Pa
per. labor, and all the materials which 20
to make newspaper are so high, that no
proprietor can afford to publish a paper
for less than double the price received be-
fore the war. Still. people complain be-
cause prices are not reduced, never think
ing that the matter is entirely beyond the
control Of publishers.- Wing.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-10-27
Report Or Committee on Ladies'
Ny0n Ul;lClnres.

The articles comprised under this head
were so numerous and SO excellent. that
your committee have found their task UNI
usually difficllt-wnv,r an 49, =. Iii,
was hard to decide, but after long dcIibcr-
alton We have concluded to award the pre-
miums as follows:
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-10-27

SKETCH or \ RAILWAY KING Sir
Morton l'eto, of whom the public kaeW
nothing two months ago. is clai,n
agreeable person. careful ia lis mcn and
languast, and II deviation IN the Baptist
Church and TO Sunday School establish
Hrntr = a far test 81 grace, he saiHsays
the aNiaaatc hatdne>s If rich man gu
lng 10 heaven. He leads the railway en-
trrprise Of Euglanl aud asitatcs that ri
America very much mt present. controlling
the employment n one Aundrcl thoaS.tnd
mcn. Witch Is. itself, great standing
army. His speeu!ations embrace the
United States, Canada. Russia Austria.
Italy. Peru, Ne" Zealand and Australia
The iahefo.s, nn the lines he Regulate i.
really aatnniuher the Il htins British ar.nr.
II. i largely Concerned in .lbtcrranr.in
London, where IL people are cxeayat!u.
day a,+d night. and his engines wii,thng
uudr, hcn coal cellars. In the F.HpiI.
Of .iCsyrLl he has eight thousand men cal
ing lis hae,'u. and. all t,3inss considered.
~ iaitir emit !, d To the name of a Railwa,
King, tAbngh while here his habits ha,r
hevn siHp!o and republican cnough. 81,
Morton. u! he head oil railway enterprise.
was 4 good uan tn - up the Baltimore
and ohle .oad, which is iii, greatest 81
steam battle highways s. Tribune.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-10-27

Pork is falling and speculators are
coming to grief, A tight money market
operates like heavy frost on vegetation,
it kills off the gamblers in the necessaries
Of life.-Boston Herald.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-10-27

Il have read the within communica-
iion and find j, substantially correct.
| have mldc some verbal alterations.
t>icucdl \. j."
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-10-27

tend the elective franchise. to all who
possessed certain mental, moral or such
other qualifications. as mig ht be deter
mined by an enlightened public judgment.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-10-27

BosroN, Oct. Is, 1863.
The above report was returned to me
by President Johnson with the following
GEo. l.. SrEARNs.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-10-27
A gendeman stepped into eur oflic

she sthes day aad aid: II gaess must
have the Journal again. foT ] suppose l
Aave lest eco BY stopping it:4' An sd-
seseipsmsst lad heen inserted xhich
veeId hare been that amount ia his
packet had be ssen il 1t the time. This
q = good item also for those who object to
advertisements. Gaaiasr Jospaat.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-17


The time for the State billiard tourns.
ment in Ohio is fred for the 18th OF May
The play will take place at Mozart Hall,
Cincinnati, and the great match between
Goldthwaite and TiemAnn is set down for
the 22d OF May.
The Massachusetts tournament 10 In
progress ct Boston. On Tuesday there wss
. large attendance aud . sharp contest bo
tween Tobin and Daniels. The Post says
"The play OF both was very superior. and
more exciting game or one In which the
science and beauty OF billiards will DO bet
Ter illustrated, is not likely to occur again
during the tournament. Tobin's chances
for the champion cue are now very favor
able, as Of the three games he has played
he has won every one; but he has yet To
meet Wlllmarth, who 10 considered BY
many the strongest and safest OF any en-.
gagged In the tournament.
We understand that Mr.. Simons, who
played with Mr.. Phelan last night, hal
been matched with LAngdon, 10 play Z
match OF one thousand points, on Thurs.
day mSrning next, for two hundred dollSrI
q side. This IL something independent Of
the tournament, and has no connection
with IL In any way, being aprlyste matter
The place OF meeting had not been selected
last EVENING"
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-17
Total. rs Ist 900 e. 100, eco & u, 9Il ,OOC



An officer who has been engaged in eI-
aiming deserters coming into General
Mesde's lines gives some account Of their
statements. Those now coming In are
chiefly veterans, and their statements agree
80 generally as 70 leave little chance to
doubt their truth. A North Csrolinlan
said;
"I am q native Of North Carolina and
had a common school education; you know
half the people OF my State cannot read or
write; In fact more than half OF Lees army
cannot sign their names. was In Pick
ett's division, north Of the james. Our
line was so thin that We had TO go on
picket every other night, which Is wearing
the men out very fast. In one short move
OF only eight miles our brigade, only 1900
strong, lost 100 by desertiou. The desert
ers are veterans who have got ideas since
tho war began; the conscripts don't know
enough and are afraid to desert; for Lee
has promised thirty days furlough TO every
man who shoots another attempting TO de.
sert. This does not stop them; chow
soon we can get out Of the lines" 10 the
common talk in every tent and every COM
pAny. Sometimes our officers come too;
there are two lieutenants here to-day
(polntlng them out. The men who don't
want TO desert because they have families
agree 10 Ore high when we run"
Being questioned about the peace con-
ference, he said;
Well, I can tell you, the failure Of that
10 the principal reason why 30 many are
deserving. l was In the hospital when
stephens and Hunter went down TO meet
Seward, and we had 900 men In hospital.
There was q general feeling OF Joy that
now we were TO have peace and union
again, but when they came back, although
We were lied to about the matter, We found
out what President Lincoln did say, and
our boys said the terms we've good enough
for them, and they were not going TO fght
any more Just to save their leaders, and
this found when went 20 the front was
The feeling throughout the army"
asked one OF the South Carolina men
who looked very intelligent II he was a
cOnscript. SHOP said hei 81 volunteered
at the commencement Of the war;" Then
ssked him to tell me what led him 10 vol.
unteer and what led him TO desert. "Well,"
said he, "Our politicians told us that Lin
coin was an abolitionist, aud would put
the negroes over us, and we thought they
knew, but they lied. Now they propose to
put them right In the army with u.s." Well,
| said /, Ia that what you deserted fort me,
not ct all; thAt's one reason; another ia
that think Northern men have better
chance than Southern men; We poor men
alnr OF no account; we can't get any good
land; We have no chance for schooling, and
believe you are better OF than We arc"
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-17
The Damage by the Wood At East
port, Tenn saaSS

A paragraph is golug the rounds Of the
press stating that food at Eastport,
Tenn, has destroyed one or two million
dollars worth Of commIsssry stores, but a
disp stch received by Quartermaster Gen.
erSl .NeIgs to-day from Nashville, says that
the loss at EAstport IL trinlng, with the eI.
ceptIor Of the submersipg OF any or sixty
thousand bushels 81 gain, most OF which
will be sold In dana Jed state, and when
sold will realise part OF Its cost. There
has been much dam age done to the rail
roads In the Depaitm ent OF the Cumber-
land, the bridges BE- Ing (many OF them
trestle bridges) byHt AFTER the defeat and
expulsion OF the rebel army. But the roads
will be open again by tho end OF March
The troops have Dot suffered from the
temporary interruption OF communiea-
linna
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-17
Victory
|Flu OF ATir1EriLtA
SHERMAN TO GRANT.
Tiaydee Retrsatins Before
'sN Sherman.
h1nsnse Destruction Of Rebel
Property. vr. ..
sEcuETARY DANA TO oRN. DIX.
Painters, RspoEtsrs, and Clerks. Put
ints the Trsnshss IN Rlshmosd.
sEcaETARY DANA TO GEM. DI,

Acting Secretary Of War DANA received
tiH follouing dlspsteh from General Grant
lISt evening"
Crry PourT, Va, March 10, les.
H'A. c. A. bs.s, AAlstsa Sse'v Of Var a..
am lust In receipt Of letter from Con.
Sherman, Of the 18Th inst, from Payette-
Vliiss He describes his army a. in ane
h'sith and spihss' having ne. with no so
opPOs'Aon' hAfoee ksepe IN hii
e's'so. "
AColumbia he destroyed Immense Ars'
e1rs and railroad sstabllshmsntS, and for
A Cheraw he found much machinerJ
sad war material, including 1900 barrelI
a. powder. Diet -...
In Fayetteville he found twenty pIeceI
az artillery and much other material.
He Says nothing about Knpstrick's de
h'Es BY Hampton, but the officer who
brought his letter says that before daylight
GA the 10Th Hampton got two brigsdes II
Die rear Of KIlpstrick's headquarters ant
surprised and captured all OF the staff bul
ESQ officers. Fitzpatrick escaped, formed
biz men and drove the enemy With greal
hss, recspturing about ell he had lost
HAMPTON lost 30 lefL dead on the Geld.
! US. GRAH4,
Lieutenant General.
Secretary Dana ssas The following dis
patoh 10 oepernI Dtx. I.st night,
Tovvc,,, ,uI,,IvI
~ n..
VAIHIsoroS, d. C., March Is, go ?. m.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-17
General Fry on the Drsrt-RsPIy to
GOvsnlor Fenton.

The following was sent TO Governor
Feutou on learning from him that no had
iss ucd circular about delaying the DRAFT:
"IRoyoIT MARTIAL 0EEERAL's BuREAu,I
"WAseIHoTOH, March IS.
M Excel sncy Gown or Il. 4. Fsnion, Albany
your telegram OF yesterday 70 Just To-
eeived. have not seen your circular
shout the draft, and do not understand
your dispatch. No delay that know of
has been authorized, nor is It likely that
any viii DO permitted on any other condi.
lions than those heretofore stated and re-
peAted, TO wit; that II the boards are fully
occupied in the examination OF volunteers
the delay 10 continue only so long as they
arc fully occupied in that way.
JAMES B. Far,
"Pfovost Marshal General.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-17
E XTR a.
Sherman and SChofield to
form q Junction on the
18th instant.
Probable Fall OF GOIdsbOrC

An orHesr Just in from New Berne, y.
c., who left there on the 18th, states that
Gen. Coz, in an order issued the day before,
announced that he expected to be Joined
BY Sherman In Ehrse days, which would be
on the l4.h instant 1t was reported that
one wing of sberman'S army was march.
ing on Goldsboro' and q column on Rs.
leigh
When the oticer left New Berne Il Va,
reported that shermsn's forces had already
entered GoldSboro'. The latter report 10
not unlikely.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-17

According 10 late dispatches, Jefi. Davis
asks the rebel Cougress to remain in ses
sion until he can disclose something OF i'm.
portAnce TO them. What has the man gol
to sayi Why don't the miserable dema.
gogue and traitor at once inform the Con.
gress and the whole population Of the
South that he is q played-out, sham polltl,
clan, and one who is as destitute OF con,
science as he Is Of SsgHcity, and, that hSv'
ing arrived at the last stage OF his career
az political SdVenturer, he would advise
his unfortunate dupeS to make the beat pos.
sible terms with the United States Govern
mentG
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-17

The CaoPs--ComuiissIoBer Newton has
issasd . crop circular from the Department
q Agriculture, which shows . large In
eruass IN the nmoubt aud value Of agrieul-
taral prOdaetS In 1854 over the yield Of the
prsyiO1s year. The increase In the Yield
q eoSu 80 II, 6l2,Igi bushels; in oats,
$50. 80 bushsls; buekuheat, 9,9l4, 4Is,
wAssI feli OF u ,9ss los busheit; rye
Ia. so bushels; barley, ga, 567 bushels
p0t1iOes, 2.4SS, 100 bushels. Total in
ersass In 1854, I4i 80, $50 bushels; tots
dscrsass, II, ST4 Dol bushels. Net Increase
II. AIS, Us bushels.