Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-08-24
LOCAL NEWS, &C.


"A lady with so dresses and 36 bon
nets is reported at Saratoga.
REV Mr. Small of Bangor IS expected
to preach ut the Baptist Westinghouse OF
Sunday next.
! Tho journal supports Mr.. Pike. ii
don't believe the stories it has been circula
lating against him.
Cor HONE. Hon.J. c. Talbot,delcgate to
the Philadelphia Convention, arrived at his
home in Machias last week. safe.
" Dung ladies are very economical.
They resort u tight lacing in order to avoid
wai>uttiness.
-Perley of the Boston journal says Sec
rotary Stanton goes out Of the War Depart
mcni in a few days.
There is thousand dollars worth OF
bleuberrie> picked every day, in the vicin
ity of Cleryiicld.
THE Republicans in Shelby County.
I'll. are in favor Of Andrew Johnson las
he was and Congress las il is
-Rcv. l.. i. Quincy is at his home in
Tompsi,am watching by the bedside of Il
very sick child.
DO not forget TO notice that General
Walter Hartman of New Hampshire will
speak in Bucksport Castine and Ellsworth.
-Thc Tribune i, after l.. -. NJ. Sweat
with a sharp stick for abusing the MURDER
ed Lincoln on his journey to Washington.
The difference between the President
and Congress i that the President would
trust those lately in rebellion, while Con-
grcss would trust the lyoal people. first.
The beautiful boquet which adorns
the desk in the American Office. is from the
garden of Mrs.Z Foster, for which she has
the Printers thanks.
We are requested to say that Rev.
Mr. IIepworth is expected to supply the
desk of the Unitarian Society in this village
on Sunday. Services at 3 O'clock.
a special despatch from R.lciSh
y. c., says Fifty two counties give sixteen
hundred majority against the constitution.
Thirty counties are yet to be heard from
-The New York Times SAYS the re-
cent rhiladcl l,hia Convention. had neither
dinner nor speeches. 1t had not much in
dependence ithcr.
CONGRESSIONAL VOTE 1851. The vote in
Ill ri, for i,
1863 wa for Pike l2,aaS and for White s.
SCI. This includes the soldiers vote
which was for Pike 5O3 and White ..
There i = bg johnson meeting called
for to-day. Thursday, in Bangor. Fernau-
do Wood OF New York leads oifa speaker.
He was the bittercst opponent of the war
in tlic whole North.
WoRpY.-The Proclamation announcing
that Texas Is free from insurrection has
twenl4-tlirec paragraphs; and the word
whereas, occurs ut the beginning of ci9l-
teen OF them.
~ Dangerous 81 counterfeit ON the
lst National Bank of cWhuryport. i atlsat
The face of TIE hill thoasii coar>ely is wei,
done. The flags in the background arc
quit faint Il also are the coat al arms oil
Massachusetts on the left. and the ca"lc on
the right. 1t can easily be detected by
| close examination. A. yet the detctur-
make no mention ofthe counterfeit Lew
iston Journal.
-One exceedingly warm day neigh
Dor met an old man. and remarked tllaI il
was very hot. lies. says Joe. iii il
Wasn't for one thing. should say we were
going TO have : thaw. What is that
1 inquired Iii. friend. ''Thcrc', nothing
troze." says Joe The man went his way
much enlightened.
-Mes>rS. Whites & McGilycry have
formed Il copartner>hip tor the buidin" -:
| first class vessels at Belfast. They are
now building Il superior ship OF 700 tons to
be off this fall. The firm consists of .Jo
mas l.. White. Robert White and l.. W
White. Belfast, and VIM. McGilvcry. Sears
! port. Tii> is one of the strongest building
firms in the Statc.-ErchdRge.
The irrcprc, General Whldci
of Calais, (hopc no one will think him Il sol
dicr) is in town with. an umbrella unlcl
his arm. ready for the democratic Convcn
ton tomorrow. Major Melvin ofthis tow
will most likely be after him. rs he is del
e@atc. 10 the Convention, and knows III,
General, we'll.
IL. l.. Foss. we soc by the Machias
Union was in that town a few days since
and made a present to Il concert held tlier,
of $500. Mr.. Fo,s has been OWN. LIS ST. 0t
for more than Il year, and we can't get
response. Will the Union jog his memo
ry to pay his advertising billsy
-Prcsident johnson has within n few
days announced to the world that peace
order and tranquility rcigns in Texas. and
yet While we are pennng this there i Il
gentleman of Texas in our streets. former
~ from this town. who was obliged to flee
from the country leaving his property at tn,
mercy of the rebels. lie SAYS that union
men are not any safer in Texas to-day than
they were during the war.
The Journal is little sore this wcel
but not so much so as should have been ex
pected, considering it has proved to be
false prophet and got badly beaten in tn,
town, county and district. 1t Announce
that it will support Mr.. Pike. We ar,
glad to hear this, though it will make bu
little difference in the result in september
If one desires to see the evidence of a
manly and noble spirit, let him read tn,