Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-02-23
I T E M s, & C.

achio nut oil.
Another rain-storm on Sunday night
and Monday Snow most all disappeared
The Jc6ersonioa is satisfied with Adj
iutaut General Hodsdon's explanation of
the Pressure Isle affair.
The reader will find on first page an
interesting notice of the late Nicholas
Thomas, Esq, Of Eden.
The portion of the speech of Sena-
tor Fesscnden which We publish this week,
excludes the usual story from the first page.
The PASSPORT Sentinel says that
there are n number Of cases Of small pox
in that town.
pr. T.. F. Sanger Of Bangor, has
been appointed Examining Surgeon to the
Pension Bureau. lie will remain located
in Bangor.
Messrs l.. j. & c. j. Timer have introduce
ed a machine for making Cedar net Corks,
so that fishermen can procure supply of
thi, article without sending abroad.
Capt. Joseph Wescott Of Bluehill and
his son Geo. l.. Wescott, have formed a Co
partnership aud taken store at head of
Union wharf Portland. for the purpose of
doing general Commission business.
The communication relating to the
Palestine movement in Surry, is rather
Lao, nj.
or her name, we cannot. Of course. publish.
Perhaps the disease requires caustic RENE
dies.
To those of onr readers who have
produce of any kind to dispose Of We
would recommend the advertisement of
James W. Edgcrly. {, mmIssion Merchant.
in another column. To those who wish to
shin to the Boston market, Mr.. Edgerly
can give the highest reference.
MIR. W. y. Little has purchased the
Rochester Nurseries. of Messrs II. f.. Hook
er 4 Co.. and has issued his circular of
Fruit Trees. &c &c. with price list. Any
of our friends in want of anything in this
line, can by calling at our office see Mr.
Ittles circular. aud learn the price.
The mail matter. new spaper) which
we should have had on Tuesday morning,
probably. was sent to Bueksport, as the
Bucksport matter came to this office. The
best regulated offices are liable to an oc-
! casional blunder.
among the appointments of collec
tors confirmed on Thursday last week, ara
those of Trueman Harmon OF Belfast, j.
:. Putnam of York. O. T. Chadburn of
Saco +. :. j. Medley of Bath. +. Foote OF
/ WiscasSc;t, W. T. Wingate of Bangor, and
y X. DevereuN OF Castine. Charles j.
Talbot of Portland. Surveyor of Customs
| for that Port.
The METHODIST LEsEE.-Our citizens.
we hope, Will bear in mind that the above
Lcyec is to be held this evening. ut Jor-
dams Hall. \ fishing pond will be
one of the novel features If the occasion,
and besides, the tables will be loaded
with refreshments aud fancy articles to
tempt the taste of the patronizinS public.
Let it be good time, enjoyed by a full
attendance.
Mrs. Mercy NaInUm of No Buck
| sport. aged e. years. sends Us the follow
ing account of her Seasons work. finishing
the last web some two weeks since. II i
4 smart woman tina, accomplishes much
bttp Ir.I al
ty-iive skens ofyarn,a and wovc over thirteen
hundred and ninety two yds of cloth one
hundred Of the same being woven what is
termed wall.
-Anothcr death from gas is reported
from Chicago. Two soldiers, who had ney-
er seen gas burner before, slapped at the
Briggs House, and OH going TO bed blew
out their light instead Of turning it off
When the chainbcrmaid entered the room
i'll the morning one was dead the other.
though nearly suiioeased. was saved by
prompt action.
We refer the reader To the advertise
ment of ;, d. & IL. W. smith. also of Geo.
". Nulu N' % on advertising page. Inc
Instruments manufactured by the Messrs
Smith, are pronounced unequalled and are
having an extensive sale.
So also it may be said fthe Piano Fortes
of the Messrs Guild &Co. Mr.. V. Briggs
of Calais i general agent of Maine. Mr..
5. +. Bishop il canvassng for Mr.. Briggs,
for the sale of these instruments, in this
section. Anillustra,ed catalogue and price
list can be seen at our office.
The English papers receive by the
Bremen, bring some Of the latest dispatches
from Mr.. Drouyn dc Lhuys, the Foreign
Munster of France, on the Mexican q,ics-
ton. They do not shed much additional
light on the subject, as the views of the
French Government were, on the whole.
well known. Mr.. Drouyn de Lhuys de-
clines any responsibility on the part OF
France for any act that may be committed
by the Government of Macmillan; vet he
expresses his private opinion that the
measures Of the Emperor Macmillan
Concerning the colonization of negroes
and the Iturbide family had not the
character attributed to them.
As regards the withdrawal of the
French troops, the declarations of the
Minister are more vague and indefinite
than those recently made in the Imperial
speech. = Tribune.