Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-11-02
LOCAL NEWS. &C.,

-Gen Sherman goes to Mexico on diplo-
matte mission. ii is reported.
-Cholera ha. practically disappeared from
Chicago there being b,t two fatal cases in
twenty four hour>.
-Snpw and rain fill iu Buffalo the 26th;
and fourteen inches of snow fell in the Lake
Superior mining region at the same time.
Tho "IIcad Center" of the Feanians il in
NcwYork. he having al dressed meeting there
Of $500 people at Jones Wool al saturday eve.
1t commenced to rain with high wind on
Monday night. We expect to hear Of disasters
on our coast.
The STEINER City Of Richmond lay in
Rockland during the storm Monday night and
Tuesday. Sr does not leave Portland on her
downward trip until Friday night.
Col. Smith wishes Us to say that he does
not withdraw from the canvass a> Il candidate
for Secretary of state. but intends to make the
best fight he ear for the place.
The President having appointed the Goth
inst rs a day of Thank giving. Coy. Fenton Of
New York has followed suit and appointed the
State Fast on the same day.
have been tried found guilty and sentenced Ia he
hung, by the Canadian authorities, for bcingcn
gagged in the Fcnian raid
We call attention to the business card Of
S.P. Brown 4 son. Washington city, found in
our column. Mr.. Brown is we'll known in this
section As an energetic bu>incs, p,an.
-I.aunched from the ship yard Of Dyer +.
rb,r .l.x Last Sph
"Bonny Ives" u 80 9o-lo0 tons burthen. She is
Intended for the coa,ting business. We spoke
Of this tine craf> last week.
-PRoMPr woEK.-A case Of divorce came
up before his honor on Monday. where the wife
WIS remarked. Afler bearing the witnesses and
oriariny IA divorce he also ord red the ca. Atty.
Ia have the present husband prosecuted for a Vi
olation Of both the >tatutc..and the divine law
Mr. Francis Buck of Orland writes that
from IL quarts of milk taken from Jersey
COW he churncd e ole lbs Of butter. This is 20
OF ofbuttcr to aqusrt vt milk. good doings for
any COW, andbcttcr milk than is often supplied
by milk dealers.
Tho new Baptist Westinghouse on Skill
ings Neck. Hancock. will be dedicated Thursday
o'clock. The pews will be sold in tin afternoon.
The house will compare favorably with any in
the county.
The Bangor Times has letter from Rev
G. J. Adams. dated at .Jaila. syria Oct. 4th. an
nounciug the saf, arrival Of the vessel which
sailed from Indian river with the Jafa Colony
Oh the 18th Of August. The passage was made
/ in % days All Were. well.
spain ha, given the world Ccrvan,cs and
CASTLE Soap. i;ut Portland alone has given i,
Longfellow and the STEAM REFINED. No wond
err the pursc-,irinss Of the nation are loo>enct
to help Us in our calamity See the wisdom o
making only the best, whether poets or SOAP
Star.
-Whmore Il Clarkc- Ninstrels oil Bra,
Band are announced to give two of their pleas
ing entertainment, AT Lords Hall on Frida.
and saturday evenings Of this week. We lcarl
from the Gardiner journal that thi. i, tir>
class company, performing all they advertise
and not indulging in the low songs which mos
troupc> If this kind generally do.
We send the american this week to sue
| subscribers Of the Hancock Journal as hay
, paid in advance: and have agreed with Co
Smith to continue 10 do so, for long time 4
they We're entitled to receive the journal an
on his occouAt. AMER that time expires.
l agreeable. we hope TO continue these names !:
pcrmanen, subscribers. II, however, any per
. son to whom the paper is now sent does not lik
Encouragement. all they need to do is to notii
either ourselves or Col. Smith Of the fact.
-After the morning servi>e. at the FRS
Parish. yesterday, Rev. Mr.. Copeland made al
earnest appeal for aid in behalf Of the Unitarian
society recently formed in Ellsworth. lIcth',
! introduced Rev. Mr.. cole. of Ellsworth, VIII,
made statement in regard u the financial con
dion of the Suciety. The Ellsworth pcopl
have raised ;,V0 and want 5000 m,rr. Tn
foundation for their church Is laid. Bangor ha
given 10Jo.-Portland .lry"s
r ~ Catholic priest the Rev. John McNahon
is the second supposed Fenian soldier WHOM
the Canadian Court has condemned to death
: The prisoners defense is that he was on his wa
= to Montreal on private business. when. OWN
TO his character a Il priest, he Wa, imprcs>c
into the service oi the wounded and diving. Ill
e sentence if fulfilled, will look very much lik
n an impoitic and wanion severity. and for hu
manity's sake, i, is 10 b. hoped the Canadian
: Government will spare itself the questionable
: satisfaction Of killing priest.
II LEGISLATURE SPECrLATIoNs.-we publishe
communication from an old and valued CORES
= pondent in which he casts the political horos
cope for January next al Regards the orgrnizatio
: ofthe Legislature. Weeks ago we requested
''Ostego TO give Us the 'ouflook' the situation
as he gathered it while squaring the circle Of tn,
= State, or rather while he was visiting every sec
ton Of Maine and wa, in the way of learnin
= what is going on. We may not fall in with hi
way ofputting things. nor with his conclusion
nor with his supposed wishes. if we can gatht
Il them in his letter, nevertheless it will l well
remember that no one has better means Of infol
nation, nor is better booked up on the politics
the state. nor can givea clearer a more col
u rect summing up of the situation than he. II
well while We are busy with our own views An
c ideas, to learn what Others think and how the
talk. II by comparison Of view. that we al
! rive at correct conclusions.
, We saw in Castine, at tbs Custom House
u about four thousand dollars worth Of liquors. te
e and other goods, which had b9an seized by IN
Revenue Officers as Struggled goods. Their
. wa, barrel sugar Of lead, Il large amount ,
:. cloves for the manufacture Of adulteratcd Ii,
uors. Nutmcg- were also abundant. Bottle
II brandy and gin we'll rs barrels containing tn
4 same kind of spirits. These goods were seize
on board vessels directly from the proyiu,
ports.-( Machias Republican.
l. Mr.. DeyereuX is one of the best Collector
: Custom, in tn state and if thcj Secretary of tn
Treasury has any interest for tn, q government
: or any Respect for faithful public officer he wi
> not remove him to make room for another mere
e OIL political grounds. We have confidence tina
Mr.. McCulloch, does feel like guarding the pui