Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-12-15
1T E M S & G.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS THIS WEEK.


Dancing Academy-George II GetchclL
u. ;. Claim Agency-Wm. Jy.
Adrif-Wm l.. Tinker.
/ For Sale or RENT w. Hill.
War Claims-A. L. Burnham.
Stationery Bobe,t Cole.
Cr,,on apdPsstel Drawiag-Mis. NJ. A. Gilman.
/ Weather Strips--Bartlett and Goggins.
/ Pictures--John NJ. Peck.
! Freedom Noice--Sullvan Green.
Gilt Goods-E. +. Robinson Co.
Pork is declining.
= Postmaster Dole Of Portland has
resigned his Office.
Snow fell in Halifax the ! 18th. to the
depth of inches.
-Messrs. Saunders & Peters have re-
ceiyed a new supply of goods.
The last load of lumber on the
wharves has been shipped The river is
still clear of ice.
Hon. Frederick Lincoln, Jr.. WAS
re elected Mayor OF Boston on Monday.
having aaaas plurality.
Republican Mayors have been elect
cd in the cities of Worcester CharlestoNn
and RoXbury. Massachusetts,.
| We have made arrangements for n
! letter from the National Capital each week.
during the session of Congress.
We had smart rain storm on
Wednesday. To-day, Thursday, it is clear
and colder.
Don't forget to read the notice Of
the proposed drawing School"
About four hundred editorials on the
+ Presidents Message has been received at
the White House.
There are al present two kinds o!
GcneraIs--"d distinguished" and "extln-
guls!ei.'
/ The Presidents Message excludes
much local and miscellaneous matter. We
ask our readers to examine this able, pa
triotic, and finely written address.
~ resolution was introduced i'll the
debts contracted for the preservation of The
T Union.
Mr.. Wentworth, Long John" Of
f.rcd hill in the House OF Representa-
tves on "Wednesday for paving Mrs. Lin
coin the salary which would have been dac
her husband had he lived.
- lc census Of Portland, az ascer-
tanned by recent enumeration is "di24
souls. Females 1873. males l3660, and
1902 families, The population in ls6o
was 26.3ie.
-Gcneral Howard has made yolu
ninous Report. 1t Viii not be given the
public mtl examined by the Secretary of
War.
The Legislature Of Georgia has
] adopted the Constitutional Amendment,
and viii pass laws protecting freedmen in
their rights II person and property. So
i says Governor Johnson
The saw.mill, Oh this river were
closed for the season on saturday last. 1t
has been ,iue Fall for business, as re-
CARDS the weather, although there has bceu
"a lack al water Upon the whole the
season has been an average one.
Tile steamer kaiahiin now leaves
Win;crport instead of Bangor, for Boston,
and -he makes only one trip per week.
+ Leaving Winterroit every Monday. and
Boston ON her return "Trip. every Friday.
NAVIGATION CLo,Ep-Yes,erday after
noon the stcam-,ug Terror ,owci down a
schooner the last Ct the season, break.
+ ing away the Ice in the passage, which
closed behind the vessel. probably rot to
/ be disturbed again until spring, Navi-
CATION for the season may now be constd-
cred Il. an end Way on.
--The clerks Of the several Provost
Narshals tiiiccs in this State, who were
ordered TO Augusta with records Of the
different Ctiices have been discharged, ex-
eepting those fem the u AMI 9th dis
trlcts.
Parton, in his life of Franklin, linen
lions that he. Franklin, found lady in
London who believed that this world was
tie he'll spoken of in the Bible. She could
prove her theory correct. she thought,irom
the Bible itself. To many people, this
world is place Of torment, bat this need
not necessarily be so.
BATTERIES TO BE BROKEN ur,-Capt
!nman. L. ;. A, has received orders To
break up the two batteries a, Rockland,
the one at Maehiasport, the one at Cas-
tine, and Que OF the two at Eastport.
The ordnance will be sent to the regular
fort f.ations, and the other property dis
posed o! at Way.
SusrICiaUS. -Capt. George Weston Of
Schooner Tiara, OF Gouldsbord', arrived i'll
Boston about the middle of November-
The Captain had several thousand dollars
belonging to people in Gouidsboro, and
started in the ears for Salem. since which
time he has not been heard from.
GIFT GooDs-We call attention to the
advertisement of L. F. Robinson & Co
Mr.. Robinson has just returned from Bos-
ton with large and rich stock of goods
just suitel for Holiday presents. We cam
: not enumerate half Of the various kinds of