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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-25
From the Bottom Post,

From the Bottom Post.
Mr.. Forrest is cOnyalescing.
The Western fruit crop will he immense.
There are 10000 blacks in Memphis.
The best chance for the Collcctorship
has proved TO he the Maine chance.
The harvest in France is said to be a
third less than all average.
A cyprian Of st. Louis has just fallen
heir to $4,000.
Receipts for gate money at the Saratoga
races last week amounted to S2l 200.
There are still UPWARDS of 5000 officials
holding positions OF trust and emolument
in Washington.
A pair Of blood hay horses sold in Bur
lington. Vt. for $1,000.
If the Atlantic cable were successful
how could intelligence through SO salt 4
channel be fresh
A man in Richmond recently ate three
dozen eggs for breakfast.
Great Britain now produces annually
93.O00,000 tons Of coal.
Ruskin denounces the English custom Of
using the Alps as ~ creased pole"
Australia has produced another seventy
onnce nugget Of gold.
The police are in fault. ketchum left
not (s)cent behind
The Commercial Bulletin styles Ketchum
the American ex chequer.
Mrs. Lincoln has taken lodgings at the
Clifton House, Chicago.
A strawberry grower in Michigan Noted
$500 from one acre.
A man in Germantown, O., beat his
wife to death with chair.
A man in Iowa, while handling rifle,
accidentally shot his wife dead.
Morris ketchum was taxed for an in
come Of 5000 last year.
Cyrus Fields pulse is said to throb cleo
trically. He carries dynamometer in
stead of a watch.
People at the Springs in Saratoga one
morning recently drank 5000 glasses of
water in three hours.
Gen. Grant having reached his home
will forthwith proceed to fix that sidewalk.
Prentice says bone of contention should
be thrown away when there is no longer
any meat On IL.
1t is rumOrcd that Mr.. Stone of Wal
than, will be the administration candidate
for the successor of Mr.. Gooch.
The colored prostitutes in Richmond are
very numerous and increasing rapidly
They We're decent slave women before the
war
Some rnflians in Louisville threw a stone
iuto street ear, so wounding little girl
that she died the next morning.
The editor Of the Nation intimatcd that
nothing is done thoroughly in America
He certainly dOesn't refute his OVID posi-
ton.
One of the charges against Wirz is per-
suading a surgeon to inoculate our men
with poisonous instead of vaccine matter.
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The Governors Acceptance.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Aug, l6, lS6

AUGUSTA, Me-, Aug, I6. 1860.
Hon. John 4. Peters. President, 81.
Sir Your note of the llth inst, off
cially notifying ME that the convention Of
the Union men If Maine, holden at Port
land on the 10 inst, nominated me as
candidate for Governor to be supported by
them at the ensuing State election, is re-
ceived.
Acknowledging with profound scnsibiity
this honor. now thrice bestowed, and es-
pecially hattered by :hc unaninnity of the
nominating convention, us well as by the
terms it saw fit to employ in relation to my
administration of affairs, | accept the po-
stion assigned me.
My opinions upon the topics embraced
in the resolutions adopted ON that occa
sion. are too well known to the public to
require repetition.
Thanking you, sir, for the very kind
manner in which You have been pleased
personally to express yourself, and trusting
the same Good Providence which has
watched over the destinics of our country
thus far, may vOuchsafe wisdom to her
rulers to guide our good Ship of State
safely through perils which may menace
her. I am
Very respectfully,
Your Ob't Serv't,
SAMUEL CONY.
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Tslearaph Aews;
FROM THE DAILIES.

Verdict of Coroner's jury on The r. r..
Accident en- Connecticut - President
.Johnson's Piems on the Subject of Par
dons- The Trial Of JEFF Darts 10 Com
mence Soon.
New YORK, Aug. 22
A Bridgeport, Conn.,, despatch states
the Coroner's jury on the bodies of the l |
persons killed or the Housatonic Railroad
On the 18th inst, have rendered a verdict
that the disaster was caused by culpable
negligence, and want of proper caution on
the part of the President. Superintendent,
and other employees of the road. Two
Jurors dissent.
The Tribune's Washington despatch
says:
Up to date, $4,000 applications for par
dOns have been received, but it is stated
that the President has only as yet signed
but 100.
Receipts from the Internal Revenue on
Monday was over l,2500O0.
The Times despatch says:
The officers who receive designations at
Washington have no knowledge of the re-
ception Of the resignation of Gen. b. +.
Butler as an officer.
cursion much improved in health.
Hon. Alfred Ely has been supoened as
a witness against Wirz and not for him.
The Heratd's despatch states that the
President is somewhat annoyed at the fact
that certain persons have been accepting
money for their indifference in obtaining
pardons. He stated o-day that he wished
the fact known that he investigated each
ease himself, and only granted such petit
tious as recommended themselves to his
clemency. Some of those present asked
permission to call again for further consid-
Grafton, to which he significantly replied
at would be sometime before many more
pardons would he granted"
Gen. Hancock has been brcvcttcd Major
Gen. in the regular army.
Two hundred paymasters will be dis
charged from the navy the present week.
All seamen in the Mississippi depart
ment having less than two Years to serve.
will be immediately discharged. The en-
tire naval force will soon be reduced to
10000.
Victor Smith, agent Of the Treasury De-
partmcnt. who was wrecked on the steam
err Golden Rule, reports that after being )
vcrs and two wrecking sciioonerS, he has
recovered only 10000 of 800 900 Treas
ury notes lost in the safe. This was found
some distance from the wreck, indicating
that the safe had broken to pieces.
A Revenue cutter is to be despatched to
the relief of Mr.. Smith.
The Heratd's Fortress Monroe cores
Pondence says:
Preparations indicate the forthcoming
speedy trial of jeff Davis here. Add
tional restrictions have been put upon adj
missions to the fort.
Joe Johnston while at Fortress Monroe,
was asked if he would like tn see jeff Da
Wis. He replied, Il do not wish TO see him
or hear his name mentioned, cycn.'
The Hcraid'S Nashville correspondent
states that the town of Stevenson, Ala,
was burned on the 18th inst nothing re-
naming but the depot, telegraph and en-
press offices.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-25

VWe recollect, when living in San
Francisco, that there was a light hearted
and light headed fast man. who dealt in
cheap jewelry and kid gloves, who adver-
tised himself as cheap John" We al
ways admired his honesty, but have never
seen it initiated since.-EiisuorM Ameri-
can.
From the description we judge that the
same ''cheap John" above mentioned was
on exhibition in this city last week. Times
We did not finish the sentence about
''cheap john" we should have said, ''haye
never seen such honesty initiated until last
week at the county convention, when by
much agility he got into our county con-
venton. We hope he will not tarry long
in Bangor.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-25

THE LADY's FRIENp.-Catching tie
butterfly, is the leading steel engraving of
the September number of this favorite
periodical very pretty picture. The
steel fashion plate is handsome, and the
sporting dress in it something little pecu-
liar. Looking for father, is a very pretty
wood engraving. Then We have cngrav-
ngs of Lace Jacket, Bridal Couture,
Indoor Cap, &C., &c. The music is Presi-
dent Johnson's Grand March. The litera-
ry articles of this number are Of the usual
excellence.
Price $3.50 a year; copies 500. Ad-
dress Deacon g. Peterson, $40 Walnut
ST., Philadelphia.
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Public Opinion.

We have received some letters since last
week, which further illustrates public opin-
ion, as it regards the Convention Of the I'd
of August. and also, as to what it is thought
best to do under the circumstances.
The following is from delegate:
IL do utterly despisc the manner in
which that Convention was managed, from
the commencement to the end. | wish to
go for a fair nomination and no other
and if we cannot have that, let us have
none, and let every one vote for whom he
sees fit"
Another delegate says. and one of the
abest and most candid men of that Con-
yention:
IL sympathise fully in the movement,
(that of having some new men, and be-
lievc the exegencies of the case demandit."
Another earnest and influential man
says:
a. am with you in not submitting to
that Convention and will use all the time
l can spare to right the wrong done by
it. You will find three to one here against
them"
Another says:
81 think that men true to their country
should not be bought or sold by political
demagogues, and we must see to it that il
wrong men, or men of wrong principles
are nominated by buying up delegates, Or
by cheating, that they will not be elected
by our aid"
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Not Fair.
The recent Democratic State Convcn.
ton in Maine,

ton in Maine,
aesolved, That the sums advanced by States
and by county and municipal organizations, to aid
in supprsssing the Rebellion, legitimate and
equitable charge upon our Federal Treasury, to
be borne by the whole country and the Democ-
Iasy Of NJ sine are in favor # their payment by
the General Government.
1t would be very convenient, ofcourse,
10 have all our local War debts sadded
upon the Federal Treasury but it would
no: be just and equal. Consider:
l. When one Of the earlier drafts was
made, under an act which allowed $500
70 be paid as an equivalent Tor personal
service, one Of our Copperhcad Counties
did not try to raise a man, but simply
borrowed the sum required to. pay its $500
per man, and handed the amount over in
lieu Of its quota. All fair, perhaps; but
We can't see why County that sent for
ward its quota of men should now be tax
sl to pay that debt.
2. To assume these local debts would
be to proclaim that prodigality and waste
IN filing quotas should forthwith be the
rule. Here is one county that has fru.
gally aud carefully economical in respond
ing to the acquisitions of the government
while its next neighoor has lavished and
squandered SO taat, while their popula.
tien and wealth are nearly equal. one
owes twice the war debt of the other -
Would it be fair to tax the frugal county
pro rata to pay the others debt.
8. The States lately in revolt would
naturally, and very reasonably demur to
this enormous, indefinite increase of the
general burden. They succumbed to the
Union with . clear understanding that the
federal debt was common charge they
did not understand that all these local
debts were to be added thereto. Let us
evince good faith while We exact it.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-25

Josh BILLINGS ON uoRsEs.-Pedigree
is not important for fast ,rotting boss !;
if he kan trot fast. never mind the pedi-
gree. There il great meny fast men
even who amt got pedigree. There
ant much art in drivin' trortin' boss ;
jest hold them back hard. g. holer them
ahead hard that's awl. A boss ul trot
the fastest down hill espechili if the brich-
en- brakes. Kuller is no kriterion.
have ceen awful mean kullers, except
green never ceen a mean one of this
kulter. Horses live to an honorable old
age. and | often eeen them that appeared
fully prepared for death. Heathens are
sllns kind tew bosses; it liz among Chris
tian people that boss hez to trot three
miles beat in no, day for $4,000 dol
lars Of counterfeit money.
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1T E M S & C.
are said to be plentiful.
We had fine raia on Mon lay night.

--Diueborries are said 10 be plentiful.
We had a fine rain on Mon lay night.
Rev, l.. Burloigh Of Plainfeld, Coan.,
preached a, the Baptist Westinghouse last sun
day.
We have received the Quarterly Journal
Of the Grand Division Of sons Of Temperance fr
July. We learn by it tina, the next Annual Ses-
sion of the Grand Division will be bel! in DelfA.,
on Tuesday, Oct 24th.
-GoDEY's MAGAZINE for September is upon
our table. 1t is Always welc me visitor; and
what makes it SO is its fine engrayings, good sto
rios, healthful moa tone, stores Of useful inlor.
nation. &c, &c. Terms, single copy one year
So 90.
bangor approprates SO .OO1 for schools.
Tho New York brokers can't Ketch um.
1t was Eben F. Pilsbury, not Albert Pills
bury. that made the speech a, the Democratic
Convention.
"A man in Verne Mt had ten wives and they
failed to make him happy and therefore he hang
cd himself.
Is 1T Solve are informed that the candidate
ior Clerk of the Courts. put in nomination by the
Convention Of the % inst. is coaxins Democrats
to vote for him, using the argument that he is a
Democrat, and has been; and that the reason why
the Union men dislike him, is because lie goes
against negro voting
The Machias Lnion thinks that tho :" John
Babsons belong to ano her political organization"
than the Union party. Very we'll. you can have
our john" cheap. If he goes on as we'll as he
has began. he will knock the Wi,cassett man in.
to forsetfuness. Here lies the observable differ
| encs in the two hunkcrs? ono weares all his
brass in his phiz, and the other upon his clothes
and in ornaments on his digitals.
The Calais Advotiser says:
People who have boys who don't know how
| to behave themselves should keep them at home
till they do, and not allow them to disturb their
| mel ghbo:s"
a correspondent Of the Boston Adrcriisa
writing from East Eden. thinks that &" the name
Of the place must have been the outgrowth Of its
nature" and further says:
owe have been 10 many regions celebrated for
their loneliness, but never in spot that combin-
ed so many charms. Ocean, islands, mountains
and lakes lend their differing delights. The air
lacks the usual chill which lovers Of the sea sdo
profess to enjoy, but that is said to be made up
for by the coldness of the water, which, however,
is not sufficient to deter ardent young swimmers
from daily plunge"
%. NJ. Shaw, owner of the trotting
horse General Mcclellan, has been trying
to get up thousand dollar bet with Mr..
Lang, who owns the General Knox, for
trOt.
"A letter from London says fashion
is at the seaside, bobbing up and down in
eight inches of muddy salt water, at the
tail of a bathing machine. The opera
has gone to Baden. Baden-the drama
eloped to the provinces.
-Taey are polite down in Ken.
lucky; one editor calls another "adde-
pated and muddle.brained. There are
SO many of this kind up this way We
never think Of mentioning. them.
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presently We had chowdcr enough for a
regiment of hungry men,--ncely favore1,
well cooked, and steaming hot. Borrow
ing some boards from our kind neighbors,
the cloth was laid. the dishes spread out,
and all went TO work right merrily. We
made slow work in demolishing the ample
stores prepared for the party, for in extent
and variety. they seemed inexhaustible.-
Satisfying tolerable good appetite, the
party made visit to the business estab
lishmcnt belonging to the Messrs. King of
Trenton, situated OH the northerly side of
the Island, where sometime was pleasantly
spent in singing, &c, &c. The singing
was excellent, and all seemed to enjoy it
finely.
The party was male up of gentlemen,
ladies and children. from Sullivan, Frank
lin, Hancock, Gouldsboro', Ellsworth and
Boston 1t was happy crowd of some
thing more than seventy persons; and to
the generous, ank-hearted and wide
awake people of Sullivan were we all in
debted for one days solid pleasure and en-
joymcnt.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-25

BEAUTIFUL SENTIMENT.-The beautiful
extract below is from the pen Of Hon.
Geo. s. Hillard:
! confess that increasing years bring
with them an increasing respect for men
vino do not succeed in life, as those words
are commonly used. Heaven is said to be
place for those who have not succeeded
upon earth and it is surely true celestial
graces do not best thrive aud bloom in
the hot blaze of worldly prosperity. I'll
success sometimes arises from supera.
bundance of qualities in themselves good
from conscience too sensitive, taste
too tastdious, self.forgetfulness too
romantic, modesty too retiring. will
not 60 so far as to say, with living poet,
that "the world knows nothing of its
greatest men," but there are forms Of
greatness, or at least excellence, which
Idle and make no sign" their are mar.
tyrs that miss the palm but not the
stake; heroes without the laurel, and
conqaerors without the triumph.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-25

ADvERTIslNG.--The following are the
United States Revenue returns of the ad-
vertising receipts of some Of the largest
newspapers of New York city. for the
quarters of year ending with September,
December, and March last, respectively.
The Times, SI9,760, S77,5G6. 65,95s.-
total for nine months, sl93,2ei. Tribune
$i7,677, so, 400, S62,597, total $780,
G7i. The Horid, S33,557, $5S, 500. Sli.-
7l6,-total Sll7,l0I. The Post, s52,723,
S3o ,e9l, S65,2l2,-total $I56,S 26. The
Commercial forthe three quarters, 500, I73.
The Journal Of Commerce, for the three
quarters, $iI,222S.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-25

conflicting we're the claims Of France and Eng
land tn the northern part of North America, as
to occasion century and half of intermittent
wars, which we're fnally terminated on the Plains
Of Abrshsm, where the standard Of Britain was
crowned with victory The term Acadia was
Aaally restricted to Nova scotia-the scene Of
Lougfeilows thrilling poem-~Evangeline.
"A copy Of this patent will be found in Haz-
ards Collection. Vol. |. As, and English trans
lation may be seen ia Churchills Collections, VOL
Will, p. 196.
tcharievoix, Hist, Nouvelle France, p. !, leI
Vide also New American Cyclop. Article Champ
Ma
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Shipping Nous.

PORT OF ELLSWORTH.
Friday, Avg. Is.
ARRIVED.
Sehr Starr, Tory. Roekland.
SAILED.
Bark Oak Ridge, CHM, Galveston.
Brig Stella, Tucker, ". via Portland.
Schr Forrest, Jordan, Boston.
AgenOIia, Much, -
Saturday, Aug. 10.
SAILED.
schr Lady Ellen, Libby, Portland.
MOndaypAug. q.
ARRIVED.
schr Samuel Lewis. Wood. Boston.
g Velocity, Murch. do.
Ohyebranch. Smith. Salem.
Doris. Remick, Boston.
g. Caressa, Fullerton, ilaverill.
Telegraph, Woodland, Boston.
Counsellor, Means, do.
Minneela, Holt. Salem.
" Marcellus, Remick, Boston.
Dolphin, Davis. do.
9. Bangor, Jordan, Chelsea.
Tugwasss, Patten, Boston.
/" Edward, Mil.iken, Port Norfolk.
a" Forester, Stephens, Boston.
Tuesday, Aug 2?
ARRIVED.
Schr Commodore, Clark. Boston.
- Credit, Grant, Rockland.
SAILED.
Schr Elizabeth, Higgins, Boston.
Wednesday, Aug %.
ARRIVED.
Sehr Arboreer. Hods kins, Boston.
SAILED.
Sehr Velocity, Mureh, Boston.
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Daniel Drew the famous

-Daniel Drew. the famous steam
boat man, has recently built church in
Carmel. Putnam county, N. Y, al cost
Of $4,000. Elegantly carved on the
church is the following inscrintion -
"The Daniel Drew Methodist Episcopal
Church"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-25

Collector Draper, at New York,
has been exacting fees for his personal
advantage which the Treasury Depart
ment couldn't stand. SO the President put
Q King over him.
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Gov. Cony's Acceptance.

We publish below the letter of Hon. j.
A. Peters. President of the Union State
Convention, to Cony, announcing hisnom-
nation for re-elcction-and the Govern
or's reply:
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-25

When may the sea be compared to
a laundress washing summer trowsers At
a tub? When it makes clean breaches
over a vessel.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-25

GA rattlesnake in Illinois crawled
the whole length of boys t-owsers with
out hurting the boy.
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GREEN LASMSG,
Deer Isle, Aug. l9.h, 1865.
MsssRs. SAWYER BURR:
We herewith report:
Ar 18th, schr Thistle Martin, Hancock for
Roekland; schr Woodeoek, oon do Tor do; sohr
Helen, Lord, Sullivan fer sa EN-; ichr Andes
Eaton, fishing; schr Legislator, Howard. do; 10,
schr Gloucester, Coombs, Bay St Lawrence schr
Lady Ellen, Libbey, Portland for Ellsworth; l1tb,
schr Roscoe, Galley, fremont for Pfovideneei
sshr Hsrpss Crockett, North Havon, fishing; IT,
sehr Credit, Grant, Rockland for Ellsworth; w.
sehr Mary A., Wasgatt, Sullivan for baltimore;
sehr Caressa, Fullerton, Haverhill for ELLSWORTH;
schr Alpha, Carver. fishing. -.
CID 18th, sehr Gloucester, Coombs, for Bay 81
YouYs, GREEN 4 Co.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-10-03

N. onps' faileied succeas which has attended
-: emes practice in kurope, the United States
CeW Vt'ems-the many remark able cureo he
s nssec'sd, Selea ~cre n onouhcsd IncSrsble ~
ssing his services to the conhde nee Of The upicr
ueale.
The follswiae ~ ssus Of N. S,ss..sa $500
private" - WAtch Dr. James psrnSoono1v
srsaiss'.a vls-ey9nil.. y'ims.y. ssssslsy
0onofrhse psssasnsi ana DisrssI EnisSess.
3exaal Ds1ll91, Diseases Of the Bsch 90 Leanss
lnnama attic oftAe hlsAdeS and KianSys. fNeu.
g,atism. 0ydroccls. vefscoesls, Csncsss, see.
u'eeaseA pssveirto Iemalcs, such = Ansser4
sea. Dys.s.orrhsg,a. Aetrorrh..eis. Chiesssis.
Nervous Deeellty, etc, sucgcssfuliv treaase.
DR.. Janes' Io66 pFscties ID New VslsAas, aaA
the eudorsen1ent q ~ Medical ftsAorptty, and
the aln0se eatise Southern press, eNo6oi eoev
vince The most skepticsl that Dr. James can and
Will perform all that he promises.
DS. ysmss vorld also cell The stssaaasu sspss.
Tally Of these who have privately and Improperly
ialurei themselves, in that secret and solitary
habit whch ruins both body and mind, amt.
ting them for both bpsiaeas 6sd society, predues
ing both Constitutional Debility and ImPotency.
shsly effects produced BY early habits Of youth or
& aual excesses. via: Weakness u The baSt end
Limbe. Pain IN the Heed, s1Iispneee 81 viGSOn
Loss Of Muscular Power. Paiptation Of the
Heart Dy'IcP.,a. Neryonsrss'. lrri.1h.'isy.
fearful effects the mind ere more ~ ~ dread.
% -lsOss OF Memory, Confession VI ldess, "
prea,i inn Of Spirita, Evil forebodipEs, Ave- sion
10 society, Self Distrust. Love oi Solitude, iSn.
idity Ac.. are some Of The evils produced.
All persona aAictrd with any o. the above dis
canes and symptoms should not fail TO rail- on Dr.
James, and be nj once restored 10 perfect health.
Let false delicscy deter you. but cali ~ once.
sad savs yourselves from the awful and terrible
Consequences Of thsss mech 70 Be drssdsd male
dies.
WEAKNESS or THE ORGANS Immediately
cu.sd and full v,gor restored.
Those ~ . distance, By describing symptons
-inclesing stamp for return sAswcr-W m receive
prompt attention BY addressing
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