Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-03-02
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Our pauper-lation is increasing,
American Life Drops.-And Sore
Throat unknown.
Roots Pestachne-tis splendid
hair dressing.
The 'impressible conflict" israging
again.
Tho steamer from Machias to Port
land Is to touch ut Castne and Rockland.
Our Washington letter came to
hand just as We were going to press, too
late for this week.
We assure our readers that VIC shall
have, soon, some paper Of larger size on
which to print the american.
We publish communication in this
issue. written by an able and long tried
Unonist of the county-an article on An
drew Johnson
The gunboat Algonquin has been
pronounced failure by the board Of naval
engineers appointed to Inspect her work
ing.
The Boston. Pos, talks Of hyporcrit-
'csforcing people to take sides for or against
the Presidents speech.
--Gencral Howard has issued circr-.
lar To the assistant commissioner of the
Frecdmen's bureau. II will be found in
our columns.
We have Il ine lot OF new job typo
and a new job press. and would thank our
friends to forward their job work and SEQ
if we cannot do it in good style.
Tho Bangor IIhig says that The
steamer Regulator will commence her trips
for the season between Portland and the
Penobseot on Friday, March 2d.
capt. W. Z. Turner of Bucksport,
commanding The steamer Planet, running
between New Orleans and Mobile, was
drowned in a storm recently.
Moses Hale is agent fur the Gift
Enterprise of j. Il. Goodwin of Augusta,
whose advertisement we have been pub
fishing.
We have to ask our advertising
friends TO excuse US Tor laying over until
next week, their advertisements aud bust
ness notices.
Among those on board the ill.fat.sl
L. :. steamer Narcissus when il went
down Oft Tampa Bay. are said to be Acting
Ensign Bradbury Of Calais, and - Dun,
bar OF Castine
Our correspondents have Indicated
their views pretty clearly, on political mat
tiers this week. 1t is well to be a little
patient and look the ground nil over. aud
then when well assured, 60 ahead.
The Foundry building OF G. W, God
ding q Co. took fire on Friday night:
Some of the patterns were destroyed. and
other damage to the amount Of 500. The
fire was extiuguished WITHOUT the engines.
The Fair and Levee gotten up by the
Methodist Society, was success every
way. 1t was well patronized and the large
crowd seemed to enjoy itself well. The
receipts amounted to moro than $3.50.
-Ihe boys on the streets have been
playing marbles for weeks on the sidewalks,
until Monday. Since then or on that day,
they had enough to do TO keep their ears
from being hardened into marbles by the
cold.
1.,av 81 al
the memory of the late Hon. Henry Winter
Davis, took place in the Hall of the House
OF Representatives, the 22d. A large at
tendance of distinguished gentlemen were
in the Hall. The Eulogy was by Senator
Creswell of Maryland.
We are under obligations to Hon.
F. A. Pike for copy Of the Report Of
the Commissioner Of Agriculture for 1864.
This is a valuable contribution to the
stock Of knowledge Of farming and kin
dred subjects. This volume has an eu-
craving Of General knox," the celebrate
ed trotting horse Of T. s. Lang. Esq. Of
Vassalboro.
We would call the attention Of our
readers to the advertisement Of DIR. f. c.
Young in another column. He has just
received the appointment OF Agent for the
Etna Life Insurance Co. which offers q
good opportunity for those who would IKE
to provide for their families in case Of
death, or for themselves in old age.
The Committee to investigate the al
legged frauds in enlistments, in our State,
has made report declaring that they are
unable to discover any evidence that any
fraud has been committed by the State, or
any of its officers, Or by any citizen of the
State upon the National Government, in
the matter Of enlistments during the prog
ress Of the rebellion.