Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-01-19
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Marion Dclcrme.
a horse is being exhibited 10 Berlin, which
ha. attained the patriarchal period Of eighty,
u new theatre in Paris is styled tho thea.
ire of Parisian fantasies.
Bro. Lttcfcld of the Clarion en-.
lor,es the Legislature. 1t is a weighty
endorsement.
Hon. VIM. Pitt Fcsscndeu will
peasc accept our thanks for valuable pub
| lie documents.
Hon. Noah Smith was promoted to
be Chief Legislative Clerk of the Senate,
at Washington.
About 100 military officers, mostly
Generals, were mustered ont at Washing
ton last week among them We not ice J.
c. Caldwell of East Machias.
We had a snow storm OH Tuesday
night. Tlis Wednesday morning thcreis
more snow on the ground thantherc has
been at any time for the winter.
= The Machias Union speaks well Of
the new Judge (Tapleyl who presided AZ
the January term Of the Court in that
county.
---On the fourth page will be found
a column expressly for our young readers.
which we hope will prove interesting.
| The Agent of Pomroy's Heat Regu-
lator is in town, selling rights 10 use this
useful invention. and also is applying tho
same. We see that this invention Is highly
spoken of by those who have used it. For
particulars see advertisement.
Tho attention Of our readers Is dircc-
ted to the advertisement of the great work
of Grant and his Campaigns" ). Il.
Woodartl. Esd. j. the Agent of HANCOCK
County, and will receive your orders.
-Mrs DAVIS. the wife Of gunmaker, In
birmingham. presented her husband on boxing
light with three cbldien--two girls and . boy
ali Q. whom are doing well.-Engh Papu.
a corrcYor dent of tho Commonwealth
newspaper reviyes an old and dsstarily slandsr
agains, ten. Grant, by intina,ins that he drank
tao much at dinner party a, Savannah!
The King Of Portugal recently visited
R1ssina, ognito anil played the piano for tho
maestro nd when he Left gave him tho ribbon Of
the 1cw Portuguese order Of merit.
The following story is told to try the
ore,iulity oi the public. An exchange calls il
1llaa.t Incredible II is Of a telegraph operator
in Washington to the effect tina, he lately re-
eviycd two long dispatches by two different in
.,rument. simultaneously as received, one with
night aud one nth his lett hand.
a Chicago clergyman missed his stockings
| on Christmas morning, and after long search
found one on each horn oil new mich CIV.
which had been presented I" him By bis parish.
oners aud ornamcntcd in this way 10 Indicate
that ii was Christmas g'it
| FiRr-The residence of D. II. Mae. E,q..
State Street took ERE this M, and before tho
flame. could he subdaed was nearly destroyed -
| Mos! Vi the laTuttare, We understand was sa,-d.
Il 1imo.
\ letter from Capt. | . ling. dated at
/ Cherr, field. Jan. 18th Informs US that
! Cherrtfcld has taken 500, and Mill ridge
sl000 in steamboat sc X that Cherry
field will increase to al lenst $500. and
/ Mllbridge to at least : ! 20.
- The "FaucscurricuIum" a. . certain tray
cling circus was called, has er,ef Tho
animal stick. wagon. aud tents wilt be sold a.
auction at Lancaster. Ohio, next month. Il isa
good chance tor any family wishing - purshascA
srif.ly tt,Sk bear. An educated sacred bull also
appeal. 10 the moral sense Of the community ~,
purchase aad prutection.-N \. Poa.
INCREASED THEIR PRIcEs.-Thc Dos
ton Journal, PiiOi ard Trareitr. which at
the close of the war reduced their rates Of
subscription. have recstahlished their for
ucr rates. Causr,--could not pay expen-
scs at the reduced rates.
SHockrSG ACCIDENT Mr.. Geo. r. Berry Of
Porter, son Of Alex. Berry fell from bay NOV
ia that tnwn, some two weeks since, ha,inga
piteh.tefk Ia his hand, one Of the tines Of which
run completely through his head He fingered
Ia great agony unit! Tbursdhy Of last week,
when death ensued. Deceased wac very worthy
and industrious man, respected by the entire
community ia which tie lived aud beloved by
large family circle. Ills age SO years.
vile and child survive Lim,-A,s..
Our correspondent at Gouldsboro.
I1ntornS us that Capt. Geo. II. Weston Of
that town, who took To Boston last Fall
funds to considerable amount belonging to
parties in that town, ha. turned up" in
l.iverpool.England. He saws he was gar
rot@d' robbed and shipped on board Of an
fhSlish ship, He thus writes TO his wife
y STRONG VOTE AGAINST WITHDRAW
/ NC Thu TRoors.---ln the l., $. House of
| Representatives on the sth, resolution
was adopted, ~ against 81, declaring it
tho sense of the House that troops should
not he withdrawn from ;he late seeding
States until the two Houses Of Congress.
has ascertained and declared their futur,
presence their no longer necessary.
SrfAMGoATiNG. The Machias Uuion
has the following item in regard to the
new steamboat enterprise.
Machias has taken 81 2 No in the Steam.
boat stock, and the books are not closed
yet. Eleven thousand dollars have been
subscribed by the Machas towns. In Ma
ehas nearly every business man is denti-
ned with the enterprise, in sums VARYING
from $ 90 to $500 each
On the morning of the execution of
Corbett aud Fleming in Chicago, man
entered the Office Of the Travellers In;ur-
ance Company and took ont y policy for
two al his friends Tor insurance against &C.
cldent Tor - hours, paid the 30 cents pre-
mum, aud the two murderers wero insur-
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