Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-06-16

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i -Garroting is said to be quite fashionable
again in New York. Ga,r,ting will soon be fash
| i5nable in this city, if increased house room is
not soon providcd.-( Portland Press.
THE telegraph lines are in full tele
| rraIhic come ciion with Memphis, Vicksburg Mo-
bile and New Orleans, and are receiving and send.
Ing private messages TO those cities.
The first case of taking testimony of a COL
ored person in any court in Illinois occurred in
/ Chicago few weeks ago. 1t is said the witness
was formerly the coachman Of Abraham Lincoln.
When jeff Davis made his trium plant
try into Montgomery, he threatened that the Yam.
KEGS should feel southern steel. Really they
didn't expect to find it 10 hoop-skirt, says Prem
tics.
-" Tho Piorecr Boy" which describe the
| carly life of Abraham Lincoln, hns been publish
| cd in modern Greek at Athens, a. the first Ct a
series desi gued to illustrate and explain cur Ike
publican institutions to the inhabitants Of Greece.
| When Regain asked permission to accom-
panv Davis to a.hin stun, aud expressed his Oh
legations ON receiving it, Gen. Wilson saIs to him:
i" on under NJ obligations, sir, Tor should
| have sent you whether yea wanted TO or not
- Secretary Stanton has issued an trler to
the effect that all pc who have been sentenced
by military tribunals to Imprisonment during the
war, shall be released. This is virtuaiy an an
neuneement that tue war is ended.
| Tile large silver plated. shiell-shaped Door
1 Plate which soldier in Gen. ohernan's comma nd
took Il a trophy from the mansion door Of Alex
Il. Stephens and brought North, is exhibited in
the window Of an Oyster Saloon in boston.
An insane woman in Albany iumpted from
thyd-stery window, and when picked up was
found unipjured. She had recovered her reason
| Other insane persons recommended to try the
same remedy.-( EIehan9s.
Jesse Drew has been appointed Deputy
| Collector aud Inspector at Fort Fairfield, vice
Daniel Foster removed.
Adrian Mandine has been appointed Deputy
Collector and Inspector at Houlton, vice George
B. Page resigned.
| -Earl Russell has given notice to all the
Custom Collectors throughout the British Domn-
ions that they will cease to enforce the order of
Jan. 81, l,G2, requiring beligersnt vessels to
leave British ports within twenty four hours, and
restricting their supplies TO the actual require
ments.
| Much progress in rebuilding has been made
du ing the past week. The Bradford block is
nearly completed externally; q. I. Hadsworth' 5
store is nearly ready to be occupied; Mr. Saw
| ages building is nearly finished on the outside
and tue stores Of Messrs. Peabody Cummings,
| ". W. Chapman, Il. Move. Jr and ; WithcrelI
arc in process VI construction Eass'rt Seats.ei
LUNBER MISUNDERSTANDING the winter o,
1852, sixteen millions Of lumber were cut in Ma
ehias river; twenty-seven millions were manufae.
tured during tn, saving OF the sane year IL
the winter Of lSG4 "a 600 900 were cut in and
- GOO 900 sawed in the same year. In the win
ter Of lSG5, G 600 600 cut in. Good judges
estimate IS 100000 on the river now.
I Maedas Uaioa.
Attempts to assassinate almost every dis
tiuguished man, are getting to be very popular
: Indeed, . man who has not been attempted
does not amount to much We will pay liberia
reward for any one who will attempt to assassin
ate u.s. just enough to get us into uotorety. Tni
offer OF course is conditional on their not overdo
ing the matter, as wish to write &C
count Of the 'dastardly affair. '-G ardiner Jysra
al
We saw a woman the other day moving
load OF wool from the street to the horse. Ye
this woman has son. healthy and strong
some sixteen or seventeen years Of age, VIII,
dresses well. and is daily on the streets withou
employment We suppose the mother thought i
1 would hurt the poor boy TO do such hard work -
Perhaps she takes the light way to bring up til,
boy En-.
We have just such case in this town.
| ASSIGNMENT OF GENEnALs-The Generals Of tn,
regular army have been assigned follows:
Gen. lIalieck takes mand of the Pacif
States, Gen. Sherman, the military division Q
the Missi. sippi, Comprising Ohio, Kentucky, Ten
mes ee, and probably I.Uisiana, Gen. Meade, the
Au,utic States, and Sheridan the trans IissisFip
pi and Gen. Thomas North Carolina, and perha p
other Southern States. Gen. Warren has resi- sne,
lis commission as Maj " General of Volunteers
EcoSoMv. When Spaniari eats peach O.
pear by the roadside, wherever he is he digs
hole in the ground with his foot, and tn.
seed. Consequently all ever Spain, by the road
side, aud elsewhere, fruit ia grea. abundance
tempts the taste, and is ever free. Let thi
practice be initiated II our country, and tht
weary wandcrcr will be blest, and bless the hant
that ministered to his comfort and joy. We ART
bound te leave the world ms good, or better, than
r We found it, and he is selfish chur who bask,
under the shadow, and eats the fruit Of tree'
which other hands have planted. If he will no
also plant trees which shall yield iiait to coming
generations.
How fRoFHNeY WAS FEifILLED. Alex ndcl
II. Stephens was in Congress ten years ago, arc
uttered the following prophecy. lie is in Font
Warren now, and we do not know shat songs are
on his lips at this period OF has eYeptfu career:
"Well, gentlemen, you make good deal o.
clamor the Nebraska measure, but it don't
alarm US at ala. We have got used to Tat kind
of talk. Yer-have threatened before, bnt haze
never performed. You have always eased an, and
yen viii again. You are monthing, white.iiv
cred set. OF course you will oppose; We expect
that; but we don't care for your opposition. You
will rail, but ge don't care tor your railing Yur
will HIS, but SO will addess. We expect IT of ad
ders, and we expect it Of you. You like the
devils that were pitched over the bat,lements oil
heaven Into hell They set up howl of discom.
future and so will you. But their fate was sealed
SO lie ypars. You must submit to the yoke, bai
don't caafe. Gentlemen, we have got you in osi
power. You tried to drive TO the wall in 1850
but times are changed.
Neu went wooling. and have come
home feeeed Don't be so imprudent as to com.
plain. You will only be slapped in the face
/ Don't resist You viii only be dashed into osedi-
l snee.