Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-02-09
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supply us with the number of his paper
of March Iitli 1865
CoLp.-Thp thermometer indicated I6
drg's bclcw zero Wednesday morning.
The Postmaster General. during De-
ccmbcr, appointed 80 postnistresscs.
-I'hcrc are 60 National Banks in
Maine, with an authorized circulation of
Si,Oof, 800.
a highly colored statcmcnt--Thcrc
are $4,000 coorcd people in Washington.
john +. Gilman, Esq. retircs from
the editorial charge Of the Portland Press.
We see IT stated that either Gen.
Sheplcv or Cen. Chamberlain will be the
Union candidate for Governor. Either
one Of these distinguished gentlemen would
make every inch Governor"
VIM. 7. JOY. Esq, delivers the lecture
before the Lyceum Association this even
ina.
At the recent term II the s. J. Court
ut Machias, Thomas Tracy was sentenced
to fifteen years in the State Prison for high
way robbery.
--"Fa;her. what does the printer live
gu "Why child ;" "You said You had not
paid him for two Or three years. ond Yet you
have his paper every week.
JAIL BuRSEp.-The Jail and city guar,l
house at Marietta. Georgia, was recently
DESTROYED by fire. Ii prisoners burned to
death
~ sausage factory has been started
at Macliias. The next movement. we sup
pose, will be to ask for law DISCRIMINATING
dogs.
-But two women have been hanged in
this country in this century-Mrs. Surran
and Mrs. Grinder.
This year Ash "Wednesday falls on
ST. Valentines day, aud Easter Sunday OH
''al fools day"--lst of April.
a despatch from Washington. says:
The House Committee on Commerce will
report bill for the repeal of the New Eng
land fishing bounty law.
--rhc Bangor people have petitioncd
Congress for an appropriation of sc5.000.
to clear the Instructions of the Penobscot
river OF refuse stuff from the saw mill.
Al the January session OF the Court
Of County Commissioners of this county.
an order was passed making the Ellsworth
American the county paper for lSG6.
PAPER. The quantity of news paper III
the market is light, and the price is clear
up again. The scarcity of water prevents
many mill. from manufacturing.
give learn that Col. Charles w. Til
den of Castnr, laie of the Maine 10th. has
been hretettcd Brig General, Lieut..
Col. Smith OF the lst Name Heavy Ar
tillery, has been bresettcd Colonel Of l..
:. Volunteers.
1t Will be seen by our advertising
columns. that Geo. \. Dyer. Esq, is agent
for some Of the best insurance companies
i'll the State. We learn that Mr.. DYER
and DR.. Osgood, are both doing good
b l>inesS III the Insurance line.
Til re is plenty of snow in this sec
ton at present for all practical purposes
In The woods there is ull enough or 10 ;ei &
purposes. We also learn that the teams
IN the logging swamps are doing well. the
swamps and streams being frozen hard.
and their being just suow enough.
The Augusta correspondent of the
Argus says that Joseph Bartlett EsI. cdl-
tor "i the Jcilcrsonan, in reply to Motif
cation from the Investigating Committee
Ia appear and give evidence of what he
knows Of paper credit frauds, saws that he
knows nothing "only rumors" &c. Bro.
Bartlett has made a good deal on, of mere
rImors.
1t is said that if the bill for giving
Gen. Grant the rank of full General be-
comes law, it will be followed by another
bill comforting the rank of Lt.-Gcn upon
Sherman and Sheridan. Admiral Farragut
will lac likely 10 be made full Admiral
the Vice Admiralty in the navy being equal
TO the grade of Lt.-Gen. in the army.
Prof Cunning. the Geologist, in an
article in the Bath Times, speaks Of u well
defined vein of emery al Bath. The emery
i similar 10 that of the Turkish emery
which has 50 long supplied the civilized
world. \ trouble with the Turkish Gov
eminent has 80 far inierfered with the sup
ply of emery that parties in London are
ordering from the Bath mine. which has
an ineNhaustlble supply. with great facili-
ties for mining and Transporting - Times.
TnE SIXTH LEcr uRE.-The Sixth Lee
ture OF the course of the Lyccum Associa-
ton, was by Geo. A. Clifford Esq. of Cher
ryfeli. The subject was The Citizen Of
the World" TWAS not our good fortune
to hear the lecture, which we regret very
much, as We anticipated rich treat. Mr..
Clifford is scholarly man, possessing good
abilities, and fine literary taste.
How long does it take for letter
to come from Washington to Ellsworth
We put into the Washington Post. Office on
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