Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-01-05

supply.
Coon NEws The Lewiston Journal Of yestor-
day says: "Hon. c. W. Goddard reschcd town
to-day from Washing ten, md represents that there
/, great unanmity in the Union party in Con.
sres. in the endorsement. of the Presidents re.
construction policy
The Machias t'nou says that two or three
new hetes are to be built on Mt. ps.cr, ne II
scason-partiy with a view to the capacities of
the island as watering place. we euppose, and
partly in view of the regular communication t.
be established with Portland by means Of the
Portland and Machias Steamboat Company.
- Washington lc tier writer Gays the leader
Of fashion this winter will probably be Mrs. sena-
when she lives ball. builds ballroom express
Iy for the o,clsion ami removes it tho next day
We learn from the Rockland Ftx F,e.,
.hat DR.. Teg,. by special reqaes, agaia delivered
his lecture in that city, Glow to Make tho Me-,
OF Maine" and one result the Kockland Home
improvement, Association was formed.
Mr.. Pollard. the former editor Of the Rich q.
mond EIam'ner, and the rebel historian OF the
late rebellion. propose, to write a new history of
tho war, which, vita fclictous adaptation to cir
cumstbnces, be entities Tho Lost Cause" lie
i, getting subscriptions to the work Throughout,
the state.
Hey. Mr. Fiskc in an article in the Chris
,ian M"or. says he saw in the Royal Library at
Beflin Russia. copy Of seNalrs Ancien. Do
minens Of Maine, also reports Of tie AdJu,ant
General of ssachusett., and many other works
published in this country
-Nnppears from official announcement that
tho people of North Car, liza have declared null
and void the ordinance Of seces ion, by vote ef
1927 to l9l0 and Is, 527 votes were cast to
ra,ify the ordinance prohibiting slavery, and
J696 to reject said ordinance.
DR.. Abcrnethy's prescription to n rich pa
tieut was, "Let yeur servant bring you three or
four rails OF water and pat it into 4 washing tub;
aid take Of your clothes. and get into it and from
head to foot ruo yourself with 1t, and yoa'Il re-
cover "Thls advice ot yours seem, very much
like telling me 10 wash myself. said the patient
well" raid Abernethy, lit is opsa To that OBJ.
lection
a boy with ragged trow.ers and r,ml.a
chip hat, ruas into Dr. Williar's store with
Upper in his hand, "Doc;cr, mother sent me
down TO the shot,ccary pop. quiek.r'n blal-., Cox
hubs sica a. the dickens with the pipen choI and
she wants a thimbieful Of pollygollic in this dip
per, COZ We hadn't bot a got'le handy. aud the
Kat pups got the bne Writers int. Got an, =
"A Chicago bootblack accos,ed a returned
soldier with the usual saiutaton-'black your
boots. sii? make en- shine" Looking at his I'M
polished 'gun-h' ats in contemplating way, the
war worn VETERAN replied: "Well don't care if
you do-fali in promptly. though" Tho urchin
caZ'd n moment al the soldier, surveying him
from his Feathers upwards, and then, turning to
mtade near by. 'houted out: 81 say, Bill! lend
US a hand won't yer I've got army contract
CRIME IN MAIxE--Judge Bauows, of the Maine
supreme Courts in session at Portland, lately re
marked in passing some severe sentences upon
criminals. that the present term Of the court
preseuted an extraordinary catalogue of crime
Ia the few months that interyened since the last
term, there had been more crimes committed tn a
had ever before been Known for SO short Ieriod.
The real questions, says the Boston Adre,.
tser, speaking of the reconstruction Of the Union,
(which now to be settled are practical and
theoretical. The danger Of the hour is tina, Con.
gress may run after distractions, sacrificing to
theory the substantial work for which alone the
country cares. The work of restoration should be
on solid and just basis, irrespective of any
body's wire-drawn legal spscula,ions."
Only two surviv ors sf all those who par.
tici pated ia the war of the Revolution so far as
is known by the Commissioner Of Pensions, re
msia viz; Vim. Hutchiuss of Penobscot. Han
cock county. Maine. aged i0l, and Lemuel Cook
Of CLARENDON, Orleans county, n. Y, aged 50, and
only widows Of revolutionary soldiers draw pen
sions from the Government at the yearly amour I
of S293.
-Drhish Schooner "a Seaman" from Rock.
port, n. B., VIM. Tower, master, arrived at South
West Harbor, Mt. Desert, 9th ult., with loss of
sails, boat, galley stove. Left Portland, Marie,
the 2lst, foe Boston 22d experienced gale
from n. ". and was driven to sea. 18th oE the
north side Of Gulf Stream, experienced a gale
from the South; and this day the Nth, arrived
At S. ". uarbor. Passe myers an crew all we'll
DnxApTrL ACCIDENT AT NORTH NEwPoRr.-
lev days since wbtle beG. Josiah stewart OF Nortn
Newport, was driving his horse, to which chain
vas attached, the horse started suddenly. and the
chain caught around one Of Mr., Stewards legs
The horse ran turiously, dragging Mr.. S. for .
mile and half over the frosei ground, over
ploughed fields, ard over three fences, nangling
him in the most shocking manner, so that he lived
only about sig hours. M. Stewart vas young
~ an Of most estimabie character. He was deacon
# Baptist church of Newport. lie leaves 4
family and large circle Of friends to mourn his
ioss.-Whg
V-The Augusta Farmer says proposed rail.
road from West Watetville TO Scion (Carratunk
Falls on the Kennebec) has recently beea made
by Col A. W. Widcs who ia one Of tho ablest
railroad engineers in the United States, and il i.
unders, God that charter for the road will be
asked of tho present Legislature. Col. Wildes
pronounccs the route Of the road from West
waterville to Norrdgewock, distance Of IL
mies, the easiest to construct Of any road of the
same extent that he is acquainted with in the
country.