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ADMINISTRATORS SALE

DY virtue Of License from tho Hon. Parker
- Tuck, Judge of Probate shall sell at Public
Auction on the 9th day OF January next, At ton
O'Clock, Am. at the store of j. T. linckley in Blue
hill, the following Real Estate belonging to tho ~.
ta.e OF Jesse Hincklev, late OF Buehiil deceased.
VIII Lot Of Land on the Csstine road near J.P
iiinek'eys In Riuchill; one store occupied by !.
the Sand lfil Lot on the Bluehiii anil Surry road;
! Pew in the Baptist Meeting House in Bluchill.
NAHUM hINCkI.EY, admir-
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mIIE Subscriber hereby gives public notice TO all
II concerned, that he has been duly appointed
and has taken npon himself the trust OF an Exec
utor OF the last will and testament Of
ROBERT BARTLETT, late of Ellsworth,
in t,e County of Hancock deceased, by giving
bond as the law directs; he therefore requests all
persons Who are indebted 10 the said deceased's
ta,e, to wake Immediate payment, and those who
have any demands thereon, to exhibit the same tor
scttement. ,,o,r,--s
Sefx. iith, 1867. SwH
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EARNINGS OF THE COMPANY.

At present, the profits OF the COMPANY arc Dc.
rived only from its local tralic, hut this Is already
a the Bond. the Company can Issue, If moi AN
other mile We're built. II |. bnt doubted that when
the road Is completed through tyafic OF the only
line connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Statea will
he large beyond precedent, and rs there will be no
competition, it can always be done 1T profitable
rates st-tF-- 7H u q
is, i'll fact, Government Wore, built under the sc-
pervision Of Government Officers, and to large
extent with Government money, and that its bonis
are issued under Governnre Mt direction 1t IL be.
lieytd that no similar security is SO carefully
guarded, and certainly no other il based upon
punY's
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

We, the sn b. cibers having been appointed by the
Hon. Parker Tuck Judge OF Paobatc, for the
County of Hancock, to receive and examine the
claims of Creditors to the Estate Of Samuel Ward
we'll of PcncbscOt, represented nsolvent, do here
by give notice that six months allowed 10 said
Creditors to bring In and prove their claims, and
that shall attend that service ut the Office ofWm
Grindlc Jr. Pc nobscot, d c. asth. ~.
y. X. BOWDEN, IT,,
SAMUEL DUNBAR. oom'".
Sovembcr, 2lst, 1867. 3wA
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PROOFS OF TIE SUPERIORITY OF
the AMERICAN
WATCHES

This country has reason to be proud of THIS
splendid. specimen of Amcricau operative genius
and enterprise. That viii wdrt = rcv1lgtion in
The watch manufacturing OF the world no one can
doubt who examines the operations of the Wath-
am establishment, for il turns ont watch move
mcnts ut Just about one half tic cost ofimported
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the uniform reliability of the
vantage over all others wherever known. A poor
tmc-piecc Of the machine make will be as rare in
the future as good one Of hard make has been
heretofore, for machinery is arbkrry in lis per-
formancc, and can make perfect article Just as
easy as one that is worth css. II will be u cause
Of congratulation if this highly Nscfal American
Enterprise SHAH have tho effect OF driving out of
market the thousands of trashy foreign articles
mi; called timekeepers, by furnishing so excellent
and economical a substitute."--.N. Y. Times.
awe have had one OF the WORKS of this Compan-
ny in case for considerable time. and, com.
pairing them with former tiyst-elsss works of DIFF
ferent manufacture possessed by us. they have cs
tabished In etsv opinion uieir superiority over any
ever introduced Tor correctness as time PIECES
TIE HtfM. ~ 'f4
We notice with regret (wrting of the Paris Ex
position) the absence Of specimens OF american
manufacture which, al .hougAony comparatively of
recent birth among US, is already. producing re-
suits Of the most satisfactory character. The
watches manufactured by the Walthan company
are certainly, far as strength, durability, and
excellence US tin,e-keepcrs arc concerned, as good
as anything produced by the French o. swiss man
ufacturers ~. T. Herald.
"The beauty, the precision, the greater cheap
ness the uniform excellence of watch construct
ed BY machinery exquisite that the mere ster-
tacle of its operat on is poetic gradually give the
American Watches a public preference which will
not be deceived" -Htp:r's Weekly.
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REGISTERS Notice.

NVIE next Court OF bankruptcy tor the County
i Of Hancock will be holden at the Office Of
4. & r. Hale, Counscilors, in Ellsworth, on Feb
ruary 18th, 1868, nj o'clock p NJ
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To The Honorable Senate and House Of
Representatives. in Legislature assem-
biel.
rI,he undersigned woul respectfully request
/ your honnrabl, body to grant hun tue prlvt
,erc Of extending a weir from his own land into
the tide waters at Bar IIarbor, AID as your pesi'
toner would ever pray.
East Eden, Dec &c, 1857. 3wAS.
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Bluehill Academy.

TIIE WINTER TERM will commence on Non'
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G.. +. NOSYER.
Terms Twelve Weeks.
~ JOHN STEVENS, Scc'y.
Bluehiii, Dec. TO- 1851. swis
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Deputy L. s. Marshal as Messenger,
Bangor, Dec. I6, '67. Is Tor the District OF Me.

At a Court of Probate holden at Ellsworth within
and for the County OF Hancock, on the LIST
Wednesda OF Dec. a. u. 1867.
A. Emery \ al, Assisnecs upon the Estate
4, OF l.. b & Cd, Umer late Of Ellsworth in
said County, lnsolvcnt Debtors-having presented
their first and final account upon said estate for
Probate;
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forenoon, and shew cause, II any they have, VII!
the same should not be allowed.
PARkEa TUCK, Judge.
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,J,he undersigned woul respectfully request
l your honorabl, body to grant him the privi-
lece Of extending weir from his own land into
the tide water, at Bar Iarbor, AID as your pe'i'
'''"'' "0"'' FREDERICK J. ALLEY,
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J25 MILES
OF THE
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
Running West from Omaha
ACROSS THE CONTINENT.
ARE NOW COMPLETED.

This brings thelne to the eSstern base Of the
Rocky Mountains, and it is expected that the
track will l,e laid thirty miles further, to EvauS
Pass the highest point on the road, by January
The maximum grade from the foot OF the nsoun-
iains to the unimit is but eighty 1eet to the mile,
while that of many eastern roads is over one hun.
tlred. Work in the rock-cuttngs on the western
slope will continue through the winter. and there
Is now no reason 10 doubt that the entire grand
The means provided for the construction of this
Great National work are ample. The Enised
states grants IT'S SIX Per cent. Bonds at the rate
of from SIS 900 to eIs000 per mile, for which it
takes seSoid lien rs security and receives pay
ment to 4 large If not to the full extent OF its
claim in services. These Bonds are issued M each
twenty-mle section is finished, aAi amer il has
Lccn examined 10y United States Commissioners
and pronounced to be in all respects a ihst-cfass
road, thoroughly supplied with dcpots, repair.
shops stations and al the necessary rolling stock
and other equipments. ~ ETf
The United States also makes donation sfl2,.
500 acres of land to the mile, WI ich will be
source Of large revenue to the Company. Much
of this land in the Platte Valley is among the most
fertile in the world, and other large poftkms are
covered with heavy pine torests and abound in
coal of tbs best quaIhy. ~
The Company is also authorized to issue it, owu
First Mortgage bonds to an amount equal to the
issue of tfss Government AMI no more. Hon. r..
ID. Morgan and Hon. Cakes Ames are Trustees for
he Boiidiiosiers, and deliver the Bonds to tho
Company only as the work progresses. 80 thse
they always represent an act nal and productive
value.
The autho, zod capital Of the COMPANY IL Co
Hundred Million Dollars, of which over five mil.
ions have been paid in upon tho work already
done. .as y .H5=
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nIIIs Is TO GIVE NOTICE, that on the twelfth
i day of DccembcrtA, D., lJ',a warrant IN
Bankruptcy was issped against the estate OF
sullivan Green, of beer Isle, Ill the County OF
Hancock and state OF Maine, late Cobartner IN
tbs tirH of Green Company, and also IN the lifn
OF Davis Is Company, both OF which firms trans
acted business at Deer Isle, Aforesaid,
Who has been considered bankrupt on his own
petition; that the payment of any debts and de-
livery of any property belonging TO such Bank
rupt him, Tor his use, and the transfer OF amy
property by him are forbidden by law; that
meeting oil the Creditors of the SAID Bahkrupt TO
uroyc their debts, and to choose one or more
signccs OF his estate. Will be held ut a Court OF
Ban kruptcy, 10 hc holden ut Ellsworth, IN SAIL
district Of Maine, before Peter hacher, Eegi- ter,
ON the 18Th day I Feir'ary, A. y ISIS, Mt 20
clock, T.. ~, u, the olcc OF J.. q r. Hale, Coun,
scllors. o,,..s
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LUCILIUS Il. EMERY
A t torn ey at Law,
Counsellor in U. s. Admiralty aud
Bankruptcy Courts,

NUEAN1 EU BLICs
ELLSWORTH, NE.
Mr. Emel succeeds to the business Of the late
firm Of Warehouse Il Emery. and will occupy the
same Office, No. 2, Main st.
az-In retiring, from the Law firm Of Water.
house 4 Emery, | cheerfully recommend Mr.. En-.
cry to the clients of the finn as Lawyer fully
competent to manage their business.
IN S. WATERIIOuSE.
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JUN IT. TIVI NINN,
u Dep. Marshal ms Messenger.
Dec 18th, 1877. avn Di>trictot Main

THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE, that on TIA six.
L teenth day OF Pee: a. u, lajI, warrant in
Hnnki mJtrv Was issued against the Estate of
Owon Moran OF Ellsworth. in the County oil Han
cock and state OF Maine,
Who has been adjur,ge,l a Bankrupt. on his own
petition individually ald also as member OF tho
late hrn, wiling Moran, that the payment oil
any Debts and Delivery of any Properly belong
ing to such Bankrnpt 10 him, or Tor ms use, anu
BY j aw; that meeting OF the Creditors Of the
said Bankrupt to prove their debts, and to choose
one or more .ssignees OF his estate will be he al
Court of bankruptcy, TO be holden ut Cha's Ham
Inns Office in Bangor before Cha's lamlin, Regis.
ter, on the sixth day of January, a. D., ls6s, at
10 l.2 O'clock, A. NJ.
II. A., HEAD,
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To NEW. ilI'l-
FLOUR BOLT

yVIlE Undersigned have recently put up NEW
i and NICE FLOUR BOIT. and are prepared to
ma he ~ GOOD FLOUR rs can be had IN Maine,
n. B.-CtSH and the HIGHEST PRICE
paid for ASH HOOP POLES.
HOPKINS & MCDONALD.
Dee. i7th, 1861. L 80 3
The Opelousas courier., 1867-06-22

ne considerable II a pu des 1868 Sc DON
ner lie luxe dun siege au Congress; il s'est
fait nommer candidat ct elire, sous la domi-
nation Banks, membre de la Chambre des
Representants. Mais pas plus que les au-
tres il ma etc admis a representer lEtat
paria. II s'est console de rexclusion en- oc.
cupaut des emplois de receveur ct d'agent
du revenu, qui ne FONT pas appauvri. Com
me fonctionnaire, il de quoi etre integre;
CONNIE politique il est tempere. II nest nj
vindicatif nj fanatique. II recherchera la
popularite dams la Cancellation Dams les
conditions actuelles, il remplacera avanta.
geusement M. Wells, ct est de beaueoup
preferable a NJ. Durant, caraetere irascible
ct dominateur qui aurait fait plus dc NAL
que de bien La consideration populaire
etant la seule chose qui lui maaque, il fera
tout pour Sc la concilier Done, tout compte
fait, lie Gen. Sheridan fait un bon ehoix,
car il ny pas de meilleurs serviteurs que
ceux qui ont dams leur passe quelque noir,
ceur a blanchir.
The Opelousas courier., 1867-06-22
Cheva1 Euave.

a. II a etc arret6 CONNIE 9pave, le
~ N1er JUN courant, par lie soussi-
gne, a La Prairie Laurent, un che
val creole couleur bal, age de IL d Is ans,
marque a peu pres ainsi p ct portant
des marques de la selle. Ce cheval Sc
trouve dams ee voisinage dep1is le mois
de Fevrier dernier.
LIE proprietaire est prie de venir prou-
yer sa propriete, payer les frais ct rem-
mener, autrement IL en- sera dispose scion
la loi. HYP0LITE TOM.
st. Landry 90 JUN 1867. 2-5t
The Opelousas courier., 1867-06-22
On Lie dams Ia Renaissance Louisianaise

On Lilo dams In Renaissance L0uisiandise:
"M. Benz. T. Flanders. qui Went d'etre
nomme Gouverneur de Ia Louisiana, sur lie
refas de M. Thos, J Durant premier appe-
le d remplacer M. Wells, destitute par le
Gen. Sheridan, est ne d Bristol, Etat du
New Hampshire, en- janvier 1916. Il vint
s'etahlir Ia Nouvelle Orleans en- 1843,
fut pendant quelque temps principal dune
ecole pnblique alors situee dams Ia rue Con-
ii; quitta Get emploi pour editer, de concert
avec le Col. 7. B. Thorpe, un journal init
tule 10 Tropic; mais revint bientot au pro-
fesscrat es y prit une position assez favora-
ble pour Sc faire elire membre du Conseil
de ID 30 Municipalite, circonscription de
l'epoque. En- 1853, ayant pris une part
tres active Petablissement des voies fer
rees de Ia Louisiana, il fut elm par les direc-
teurs an poste de secretaire ct tresorier du
chemin de fer des Opelousas. ii occupa
Get emploi jusqu'en 1861. oa il fut force de
gutter fEtat SOUS Ia preston qu'cxerca sur
lui Popinion, provoquee par les faeons sus-
pectes don't il af6chait ses sentiments unio-
nistes. Cette preston vielente ct l'ostracis-
me qui sen suivit fut an moins une grande
naaladresse. car ellie hvra au Eord IN ami
devoue ct lit au Sud an ennemi implacable.
II. Flanders fut d'autant plus redoutable,
quill connaissait Ia topographic de la Loui-
siane ct quill pouvait guider Invasion avec
certitude. I'm efet, il s'aboucha avec But
Ter. organisateur ct general de lexpedition
destinee d s'emparer de la Louisiana, ct Pin
The Opelousas courier., 1867-06-22
!

TT E soussigne doit d'abord prier ceux
~ qui lui doivent de venir regler avee
lui dams les trente jours qui suivront la
date du present avis, a Respiration de Ia
quelIe epoque les complies qui ne seront
pas regl6s seront places entire les mains
dun COllecteur.
A partir de cette date, lie soussigne ad
herrera strictement au systeme du comp
tant, faisant de l6gers benetices ct des
ventes rapides, ce qui lui permettra de
vendre ses marchandises au prix coutaut
de la Nouvelle- Orleans.
Son assortment de
The Opelousas courier., 1867-06-22
BUuf! Beuf!!

= E public est par le present avertl
que des aujourd'hui nous pouvons
derailler La viande de beuf a notre Halle
a meilleur marche qu'habituellement.-
Dorenavant nous la detaillerons a raison
de six cents la ivre, ct par so on 100 Ii
vres, au-dessous de ce taux. Nous osons
nous flatter de pouvoir satisfalre ,(tant
sous lie rapport de la qualite de la vlande
qu'autrement) tous ceux qul voudront
bien nous encourager.
C. COMEAU & J. G.. HAYES.
Opelousas % Juin 1867. 22tf
The Opelousas courier., 1867-06-22
R Ie chon a un ennemi acharn2 da

10 lie chou un ennemi acharne dams
les chenilles ct les vers, qui le devorent-
D'apFes une experience fate reeemment
par des eu1tivateurs dune habilete
eprouvee, lie genet d la propriete de faire
que, pour preseryer les ehoux de ce vo-
race parasite, il sufit de placer des
branches de genet vert dams les plantes
de choux. Un rameau de genet sufirait
pour trois metres cares.
The Opelousas courier., 1867-06-22
Les PERTEs D UNE ARMEE.-Nous lsons
dams la Ln,Lrnnl 1es Ilshnts.

LES PERTES D JUNE ARMEE-Nous Hsons
dams le Journal des Debats:
eau moment OH PEurope Went heureu-
sement d'echapper a une guerre don't per-
some n aurait pu calculer les terribles con-
sequences, il ne sera pas Indifferent de jeter
les yeux sur la statistique suivante que nous
empruntons au London Times; on y vera
ce gu 'une seule cam bagne de deux mois a
co1te a une des premieres puissances mill
taires de pEurope. Voici ce. passage:
LIE treizieme rapport annuel de la COM
mission de statistique de Vienne content
une serie de resultats interessants ct au-
thentiques qui font eonnaitre la force ct les
pertes de l'armee autrichienne pendant sa
derniere guerre contre la Prusse. Les chif-
fres sont tires des etats de larmee jusqu' a
la fin d'Aout 1866.
eau commencement de la campagne, Ia
force totale de l'armee autrichienne etait de
GAG, ,636 hommes, don't 10, ,53S offielers ct
627,098 soldats. L'armee reguliere enga-
gee sur le theatre de la guerre comptait
407, 223 hommes, don't 1882 officers ct
396, ,291 soldats.
"Le total des pertes est lie sulvant: ottl-
ciers, 6S7 tues, 1,499 blesses, 479 man
quants. Soldats, 10 ,407 tues, q ,805 bles-
ses, 43, ,743 manquants. Total general des
officers ct soldats: Tues, 10,994, blesses,
29,304. manquants, 43. 743.
"Des tableaux annexes au rapport de la
commission indiquent la proportion sur L.
900 des pertes de chaque corps.
"Parmi les officers d'infanterie, la pro-
portion sur 1000 etc de 81 tues, ITO
blesses, So manquants. Parml les soldats
ellie etc de 30 tues, So blesses, 13l man
quants."
Nous ne voulons faire sur les chifres de
ce rapport qu'upe seule refexion. Ellie
s'applique au nombre proportionnel des Of
| fciers ct des soldats tues ou blesses. Lay
NEE autrichienne perdu en- moyenne deux
fois plus d'oficiers que de soldats. Dams
certains corps cette proportion enorme q
etc meme depassee. Ainsi, dams lartille-
RE ct dams lie corps des chasseurs, lie nombre
des officers tues a etc presque triple en-
proportion de celui des soldats tues. Dams
la crosse eavalerie, la proportion des Off
ciers blesses aux soldats blesses attent lie
quadruple. C'est lie renversement des lois
| de rarithmetique ct de la guerre.