Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-12-08
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS THIS WEEK.

! T, Recommendations Mahan.
| For Sale at n Bargain-G b. Psttingill'
/ Statement Massa.oit las. Cp.-Nathan White.
Soldiers, To Arms-A. I Durham.
Special Notices. Materh9use.
Caution-Moscs I. MAYO
Sherifs Sale-Nathan Walker.
Sherifs Sale-fI. A. Wrlker.
Examination Of the Public schools-Per Order.
There is to he dance at Writings
Hall on Wclncsdayday. eve.
A large amount of freight has also
arrived in town within few days.
The receipts from Internal Revenue
for Dec. ]. amounted Sl.700,o00.
Cotton is reported dull Hope cot
ton goods will 90 down in price.
President johnson has restored the
privilege of the writ of habeas corpus to all
the loyal states.
The Presidents message was print
ed at the Treasury printing office. and
comprises Is quarto pages
The account of the "Scigc Of Pen
obscot" published on outside of this issue
of the american will be found interesting.
Let no one fail Of reading it.
The amount of lumber &c. ship
ped from the wharvcs on this river for the
last ten days will exceed that of any ten
days ryears past.
% car Jcllison, son OF Joshua Jclh-
son OF this town, aged ten OF twelve years,
was drowned on Thursday last week.
breaking through the ice while skating on
the Meadow.
The parents of School Distric: Ne. 3
are invited to read the Advertisement
giving tho time when the schools will close,
and the exercises Of Examination. Don't
forget to attend.
-Messrs. Houston and Parsons have
been elected by the Legislature of Alaha-
ma L. 5. Senators Lewis l.. Parsons
and george =. Houston.
"A railroad acciden. occurred on the
Alexandria and Orange road, on Thursday
last, and three persons were killed and
twenty three wounded.
New York city election occurs this
month and the people of that great, aud i.
is said, worst ruled city in the world are
endeavoling to effect a change for the bet
ter.
We notice that some Of our wcllto-
do neighhors have provided themselves
with remarkable fat turkes for Thanks
giving We are not bit envious.
The st amer Ka.ahdin did not go
through to Boston ON Thursday night. and
consequently she did no; leave until satur-
day night on her reinrn trip.
We learn that the Army and Navy
Claim Agency, of the L. :. Sanitary
Commission Will cease TO receive claims
after the 3lst inst. at which date its local
agencies Will be discontinued.
Capt Daniel -. King. Trenton.
slaughtered another one OF the litter %!
pigs OF Which we named week before last,
which weighed 252 lbs. This for u siA
month pig, is good enough. Who can
beat ii
The Washington correspondent of
the Tribune says that the statement of the
Public deb, to be issued Dee. ih will
show 4 decrease Of Sj,59o, 600 for the
month of November.
The same writer SAYS. that the Treasury
has coin on hand amounting to Sil,1lS,-
600.
Samuel Waterhouse Esf., publishes
card in advertising columns. IN regard to
collecting homtics. back pay &c, of sol
/ dcrs. Mr.. Watcrhouse has ltl.! large cx
pericnce in the claim business; ana sol
diers and their friends may feel assured
! that business entrusted 10 him Will be
faithfully and promptly attended to.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE, has no;
come to hand as we go to press. We find
in the Bangor Times Of Tuesday evening,
partial synopsis of it, butit is so mcagre
that we refrain from publishing it. think.
ing our readers prefer to see the entire
/ document. rather than to anticipate it by
reading detached sentences.
The Minutes of the Maine Baptist
/ Convention, held at Lewiston in June
last have been published From 4 copy
furnished US. We gather the following
+ facts -
Number of churches in the State, 272
- having pastors, III
Ordained Ministers. 1866
Persons baptized during the year, i29
Members received by letter, 3i5
i" dismissed SIS
- excluded. l7G
" deceased 3is
Total membership ind s65 1867.
LONGEVITY Mr.. Christopher Gray of
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