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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-12-14

To tho Hon. Parker 1uck, Judge of Probate, wild,
In and for the County ri Hancock.
III U M LYS SHHWS Harvey u. ire
IL land, Guardian 9f Nellie ). Ireland, minor
child of Joscpliuc ire,and late. Of Eden IN
said County, demonstrating the said minor Is in
tcrested IN the real estate OF the deceased, VIZ =
Forty acres more or less with buildings SITUATED
at Bar Harbor said Eden, the homestead Of the
late Joseph Higgins, deccascd7-all of the value OF
five hundred dollars, and that II would be for the
benefit of said minor tat her said interest In the
said deceascd's estate should be disposed of, and
the proceeds thereof put out, and sprured to- her
on interest our petitioner therefore prays that
your Honor would giant him license to dispose of
the same accordingly, agfeeably to " law of this
State in such cases made and provided. 11t g
HARVEY u. IRELAND.
Eden, Dec. ), A. D. 1855.
At Court of Probate Held at Ellsworth, within
and for the County Of Hancock, on The first Wed.
Dcsday Of Dee A. d., 1915. 2Aa
TN the foregoing petition, ORpERED That the
Petitioner give notice to all persons interested by
causing copy of the Petition and Order of Court
thereon, to be published three weeks successfully
III the Ellsworth American, newspaper printed in
Ellsworth, that they may appear ut u Probate
court to be held ut Ellsworth in said County, on
the first Wednesday of .jauuary next, ut ten
O'Clock In the forenoon, and shcw cause, If
they have, why the prayer of sail petition should
not be granted.
PARKER TUCK, Judge
Attest GEO. A. DYER, Reg'r.
A true copy of the petition and order of Court
thereon.
Attest GEO. A. DYER. 3wl7
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,y,IE UNDERSIGNED has this day sold his in
| tcrest in the firm of Aiken bros, unto H. H.
NF r. Aik,n who will continue the bus ness I'M
der the old mime. | shall lcmain in town Il few
weeks to settle up the accounts. All bills must be
U. Il. AIKEN.
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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-08-30

LoNpoN, Aug. lS-Evcning- ar,
the official closing prices OF to-day; Con
soils ior money = ii; L. 5. POS, Is "a
Erie Railway shares, ~ 81; Illinois Cen
trail shares IS -
LIVERPOOL, Aug, ls-r. M-'rhe cotton
market has been quiet To-day at unchanged
rates. The sales amount to 5000 bales.
/ Middling uplands l3 ;-4d.
! The brcadstuts market is firm, except for
corn, which is n trifle easier. Mixed Vest
| eru 26s. 9d.
The provision market is dull Pork mac.
tive.
BERLIN. Aug. ia bill is under discus.
sion in the Prussiau Chambers, which has
for its object the annexation to Prussia of
the kingdom OF Hanover the electorate of
Hesse, the duchy of Nassau, and the city of
Frankfort
PRAGUE Aug lS.-The Peace Congress is
in session. and the negotiations are making
favorable progress The atifcations of a
treaty OF peace will, ii is expected, be eN-
changed in ten days.
LONDON, Aug. ls,--Thcre is nothing of
Importance to report in English politics
LONDON Aug 2O.-The following dispatch
was received from Paris:
pans, Aug 20.-lhe Paris papers keep
silent in regard to the question of the lHtih-
cation Of the frontiers Of France
Ii is rumored here that the Italian Cow
ernment will soon treat directly with the
Pope for the ccssion of his temporal domain
and the establishment of Rome as the capt.
tai of Italy,
LONDON, Aug. 20-Noon.-Thc following
are fine current prices at noon to-day. Con
colts FOR money, s. "a IT, S. 5-2O's. 60 IA A
Erie Railway shares, ~ "a; Illinois Cen
trail shares, Is 81.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 20--Noon.-The cotton
market is unchanged. The sales to-day are
mt 10000 bales. Alddling up
lands, l3 Sd
New YORK, August 20.-The steamer St.
David has arrived at Father Point
The steamers Allemania and England ar
rived out on the 9Th
An affidavit made by Mr. Mullins, clerk to
Howard, D0linan Il Co, solicitors in London
TO the United States Government, having
been presented to the Court of Admiralty
setting forth that seven steamers, blockade |
runners, lying at Liverpool and standing in
the name of Frazier, Trenholm d Co., were
lawfully the property of the United States, |
having belonged TO the Confederate Govern |
mcnt 1T the termination of the war, the Adj |
miralty issued warrant for twenty thous- |
aud pounds against each steamer. II is al |
legged that three of the vessels are subject to
a pending chancery suit by the United |
States against them. The others are |
the bona iide property of Frazier. Trenholm
& Co., aud one other belongs 10 the builders,
having never been registered
The London Times SAYS tho speech Of the
King Of Prussia has not made favorable
in Paris, even among those who
most approved his success. The absence of
my allasion TO France or other foreign pow
rs oiiends the Parisians.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-08-30

Iron BRIDGE OVER THE BIG BLACK.
A late number of the St Louis. Demo
crat contains the following notice OF
this bridge, which we copy
A very important work has just been fin
ishcd on the Southern Railroad. We allude
to the successful completion Of the iron
bridge over the Big Black river, between
Vicksburg and Meridian. DR.. Emanuel, the
President Of this road, has thus redeemed
the promise he made TO our citizens
while here some few weeks ago. On
the LIST inst he, with other officers, made
the passage in a train, and gave good test
Of the strength Of the structure. The COM
plction Of this bridge il the completion of
tile Southern Railroad, by which Is opened
to St. Louis one Of the largest aud richest
sections OF the South The road passes
through the heart Of as fine a cotton region
~ can be found where Western produce and
provisions are in constant demand. Hereto
fore-that is since I-6J-thc mode of trans
pOrtation ~ reach this portion Of the south
has been indirect and expensive. involving
n circuit0us route Of several hundred miles
Now, however, shipmeats can 20 directly
through, and at tariff ra.es which show a
marked modification Of old charges. The
fare from Nickshurg 60 Jackson viii BE- forth
with reduced from s. 10 s., and from bieks-
burg 10 Meridian from ~ 80 70 s.. Corn
va be taken from ficksburg 10 jackson,
per l0g pounds. at BE; luur BIC. pork Ace
salt poe iee BE. Prom Niclsburg - Me-
ridiam, LOO pounds. corn &c. -four sc. pork
gJe salt 4lc; ice zoe This j. an import /
ant improvement for Nieksburg. and one.
too. Of great interest 10 st. Louis. All facil- /
titles for penetrating the s9uth are extern /
sions to orr trade relations, and each sIee0mes
4 distributing medium for the bfeadsfuils
and provisions received from the Northwest. |
The bridge is uIdcI-gTaSe iron tTuss, con
sisfiHg ii three spaus-0ue Of 40 feet
inches. one Of I65 feet 2 inches. and one u
~ feet inches TIE tresfie approach Ga
.he East side Of THE river j. 3lug feet long. 1
lnd rauges from 70 A. feet w. height The /
bridge IS builf throughout in the most suil- /
sfaufiai manner. and reflects credit "a fie 1
skill which planned and execu- |
Ied IT,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-08-30

: Tho celebrated engineer, Mr. Hawkshaw
has been commissioned Ca take the prrifui-
nary steps necessary for determining She
/ lime OF direction to h. followed in boring
this tunnel The expense will bc very great.
soundings viii he taken during the summer
in tho middle Of the channel in order o. rs.
certain the nature of the LEAFS bottom, as
well as the depth Of water II is proposed
10 commence the tuuuelug both Of Dover
and Calais at the same tune The Ia mel
will unite the northern railway to the south
eastern railway in England
INGENUITY or RATS.
The lamt-lighttr of one Of the small thca-
tiers Of Paris is in the habit Of cmptyiug the
oils which remains in the lamps into small
eau. For some time past he remarked that
this oil disappeared every day and the can
lett empty, nevertheless he could not dis.
cover any signo Of thieves having entered the
room A few days ago, he concluded to hide
himself and to watch what took place lie
had not been hidden more than an hour
when 10 his surprise he saw an enormous rat
come out of a hole id the wall and then
another. and 50 on till 80 or 40 rats were as
sembled. These rats mounting ON the backs
of each other reached the oil can into which !
they endeavorcd to force their heads, but |
without success, the neck of IL being too
small. The rats then turned their backs and |
plungiug their tails into the can, saturated !
them with oil, which they then gavcto the
rats behind them to lick. The operation
continued until the can was cmptie,l. after
which they retired from the room by the
same way as they had entered
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-08-30
- HaNIroxs NIaerr

JACK HAmLToSs NIcon VoT1Ne
C0NvErIoS-We perceive that a
meeting Is to lie held tonight At the
Cooper Institute 70 sustain Jack Ham
ilton's niger voting convention. We
advise everybody to 20, for It viii IN
donbtedly be one Of the most ridicu-
lous and humbugging assemblies ever
got up either bY The long haired water
drinking radicals 81 the Greeley stripe
OF The strong cocktail radicals Of the
Hamilton stripe By al means bear
what The drunken Or sober orators can
say as 70 why three millions Of irno-
rant negroes should govern the South
and eight millions Of wiiite people be
reducedto the condition Of slares.-
n Y. Herald, 18th.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-08-30
a Chanee Tor Mail conIrae,ar.,

one Bryan Tyson, Of Washington city,
has been advertising largely in the South
proposing 60 take contracts from the COY.
/ eminent to carry the mails, aud letting out
the contracts to other parties for a comIuis-
sion Off per cent The great advantages
Mr., Tyson holds out are his location in Wash.
iugton city and the fact that he can take
the test oath, which good many of the ID so
called eau not
1t is certainly a very safe operation for Mr.
Tyson, as all the services would be performed
by the sub-contactors here, while the money
must necessarily all pass through his hands
We would advise contractors before closing
up with Mr. Tyson 10 get some information
rs 10 his character and responsibility. II he
is prompt aud reliable man, he might I've of
service in making contracts TO carry the
mails, and the arrangement he proposes a
very good one Ii Mr. Tyson succeeds in get
ting mail routes established in the South,
there will still be another difficulty in refer
ence to mails, the want of post-mastcrs who
can take the oath. We do not know whether
Mr.. Tyson intends to take this matter in
hand and do the requisite amount of swear
ing for our post-masters or not, but rs he
seems 10 feel a deep interest in our postal
we hope be will continue his
labors until he not only has all our mail
contracts in successful operation, but Post
masters at every Office to receive and dis
tribute the mail matter. If he effects this,
no matter by what amoRnt of suggestions !
oaths, we shall he gratifed and the country |
greatly benefited.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-08-30
IrADrIIr1 or wlrn.

Ono evening last week gentleman
who is said 70 possessa very Jewel Ola
wife, received Intelligence IN regard ID
business affairs that nccessitatcd his
leaving home for some point up the
river He at once sought his domicile
changed his clothes, anil after inform.
ing his better halfof his intended de
parturc from the city, babe her an
ahectionato farewell He then procec-
ded 10 thclevee to await the arrival of
a Northern line steamer
Now il appears that the fair lady, the
charming hettcr half, the accomplished
beautiful, and fascinating wife, had
been carrying on rather extensive,
ifuot criminal, Irritation with hand
some gentleman, and this unexpected
departure OF her husband afforded an
opportunity for an interview with tue
handsome paramount He was introm-
cd of "the situation and ut once
( proceeded 20 the house, from whence
the confding and doting husband had
hut few moments previously depart
ed We will here drop the veil over
what trauspircd from the time the gull,
ty lovers met until l0i o'clock the
same evening, when the following start
ling announcement consumatod the
disgraceful affair
The husband waited until 10y o.
clock for the arrival of the expected
boat, when firing of patience he con
cudcd to return home and postpone
his departure till the following morn
ing, Arriving at the door ofhis resi-
dcnee, and the lights being eNtuguish-
ed and the house wrapped in complete
darkness. he did not wait for any one
to open the door hut unsuspcoringly
passed in by the aid of his night key
So quietly did he enter the house that
it was not until he was ascending the
stairs that led to his wito's bed cham |
Der that she became warned of his ap
proach, and Of the awful consequences
OF her Illicit love. Her guilty para
mour fearing the vengeance Of the out
ragged husband, donned his clothes MS
best he conld in the confusion incident
TO hisnear approach, and at once leap
ed from the window TO the ground,
thereby making his escape. All this
without once arousing the
suspicious, and it was not
until he entered the room, lit the gas,
and discovered pair Of strange pants
ying on the floor that the thought of
MS wifc's guilt flashed across his mind,
He inquired of his wife how the mystic.
'ious pants came into the room, but
the, concious of her own guilt,
'ornaincd mute. The husband then
determined to examine the pants
With n view to ascertaining who the
'wner might be and in doing so !
ound in one Of the pockets port I
'nnaic containing upwards of 5000
IL seems in his haste to escape, the !
ruilty owner of the pants had taken n .
'air belonging to the husband Of the ?
ady, and did not discover his mistake
mill H. a,aae-t4ur aatws 4
Whether the individual has made &
ny efforts To recover His money we b
re not advised Quincy (Ill.) 7
Herald, Aug. 5, n
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-08-30

Among the Gucrrillas,' is the title
Of book just published in New York
by a Radical and which prctends to
describe Southern life and manners.
The malice and falschood of the auth
or viii appear from the following ex-
tract.
"MEAN WHITES. They are totally
destitute Of morals and religion, and
live in open violation of almost all laws
human and Divine Fathers colabit
with daughters, brothers with sisters,
and husbands sell or batter away their
wives Just rs they would their jack
knives or their rusty rifles, MANY Of
them never heard 81 the bible, and few
know there is a world beyond this, and
that the lives we live here determine
the lives we shall enter upon hereafter
On all this broad earth there Is not n
class Of white people SO ignorant and
so degraded as they are; and all their
ignorance and degradation has been
brought about by the "chivalry," who |
have deprived them Of schools. and |
kept them in mental aud moral dark.
ness, that they might make them ser
vile tools aud plant instruments Of
their reckless and wicked ambition.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-08-30

The Mississippi Central Railroad in
tend redeeming the "change notes
issued by the Road in 1862, with Sc
cured mortgage bearing bonds, bear
ing 8 per cent. interest, with coupons
attached, payable semi annually. No
bonds will be issued of less denomina-
ten than 500.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-08-30

RoHAcE's BLooD PrEIFIm-There
T. % medicine now IN use which il - eff
caeioiis a. this remedy for the permanent
cure q piles-l,leeding 81 blind piles. The
Purifier removes fhe oaaze. and invigorates
the pan r. healthy action. Take a wine
giasfnl three o. four times . day. diluted
uith water. # costieeness prevails. take
one e the Bleed PIis three times a day, to
KEEP the bowels nuesierateiyopen-
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-08-30

The local ofthe Houston Telegraph
tells an amusing story ola federal sol
der aud negro woman walking along
the street arm and arm, on the most
afiectionate terms, about 10 0 clock
last Wednesday night, when aieir soft
dalIiance was stopped by the lady's re-
mark that she "was rebel from the
crown Of her head TO the heel Of her
foot" where-upon q fight ensued, in
which the dark Amazon held her own
until they wercparted by the bystan-
der.s
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-08-30

The New York Herald in referring
The House amendment disallowing
commissions for the negotiation Of
treasury bonds and notes, SAYS awe
congratulate the House upon this 1t
tie spark Of retrenchmeut just at the
close Of the sessions we would o
dying sinner who partakos Of the sac
rament a moment before final dissolu-
ton
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-08-30

More than one third of the cotton
crop of Mississippi in 1850 was made
in nine counties. The production was
as follows: Yazoo, $1,000 bales !;
Kinds, $4,000 bales; Madison, $1,000
bales; Lowndes, $1,000 bales; Noxu-
bee, 10000 bales; Marshall, 10000
bales; Monroe, 10000 bales: Holmes,
10000 bales; DcSoto. 10000 bales
Total, 10000.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-08-30

An English paper states that Major
General J G. Walker, Of the late Con
fedefate army, has been appointed Col
onel Of an English regiment General
Walker commanded a division in the
army 81 Tennessee, serving with dis
tinction through all its campaigns, and
especially distinguishing himself at the
serge OF Nashville, in 1861
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-08-30

ST.. AGNES ACADEMY, MEMPHIS, Ten
HEssEE.-Our readers will notice the
advertisement Of this Institution to be
found in another column. The session
will commence on the Bird of Septem-
Der. 1t has the reputation of being n
most excellent school and we commend
it to the patronage OF the public.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-08-30

Advertised By smiles is the Sozo-
don't, and If Jon use il daily. the white
gleam Of the pearls between the parted ~
lies VII prove sts excellence a. 3 Dentsffioe,
and the sweetness Of the breath viii atfsst
its purifying properties.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-08-30

Up to yesterday there had been only
four cases Of cholera in Vicksburg :
one white and three blacks. The NOR
tuary reports show the health Of the
city a. good as usual at this season Of
the year, and as yet there is no reason
to apprehend that the cholera will be
epidemic in the Hill Ctr.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-08-30

We learn from the Meridian Mes
senger, that on account Of i'll health,
Judge Hancock viii not hold the reg
ular term of Clark Circuit Court, which
should begin next Monday.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-08-30

HORRIBLE MURDER IN ALABAMA
The Chambers ala Tribune con
tains an account of most diabolieal
murder, committed near that place on
the 10th inst, by negro named Sam,
formerly the property Of Mr.. A. Fin
lay, of that town, upon the person of
his own child, little girl some four
or five years old. He frequently, with
in the past year, threatened its life, and
several months since, on one occasion,
so numerically whipped and other
wise abused it, that its life was dis
paired of On Friday he was at his
wife's house, and the child very natu-
rally went forward to receive those
tender embraces and caresses child
has right to expect from a parent,
when the brute turned upon the help
less little thing, and with most cruel
blows, killed her on the spot.
After the horrid deed haE been fin
ished, he went to his wife and told her
of it, and then made his escape.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-08-30

The Mobile Times, says a number of
old resident Mobile negroes have called
on the mayor ofthat city, and offered
their services to suppress any riots
that may be caused among the less pru-
dent and sensible oftheir brethren. by
either Yankee agitation or revolutions
AIRY irrcssibles from this CITY.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-08-30

Inc cornerstone OF two immense
cotton factories was laid al West Point.
Georgia the other day, with appro-
pirate exercises.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-08-30
LAWS OF the United STATES,
Passed at ne first session Of The
ThiriB-miBth Congress.
foFFIcrAL
[PUnilC-No III
THE TAN LAW.

AZ ACr to reduce internal taxation aud TO
amend an act entitled "An act TO provide
internal feyenue 10 support tho Govern
mont, Go pay interest On The public debt
aud for other purposes" approved June
30, ls6l aud acts ameudatory thereof
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-08-30

The negro who killed Mr.. Carter, at
Clinton few days since, was arrested
aed brought before magistrate, who,
on last Monday investigated the case.
The evidence was such rs to justify
the homicide, and the negro was dis
charged. This is one instance, at
least, in which a freedman has had JUS
tee before n rebel tribunal The Blu
reau will not have to be invoked in this
case.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-08-30

The Columbus, Miss, Sentinel Of the
9th says, "all our live printers, with
the exception of one, are confined to
their beds Of sickness, and this morn
ing we are called on ITO attend the
funeral of one who has N.ssed awar.'
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-08-30

into an engagement WITH
Telegraph Company to in Michigan. the
hundred words day, fof recently married
lated annual pay Of sSe within six weeks.
These dispatches are beg bigS1y. He VS.
eli = .ho rlsrson in jail, bus escaped