Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-01-25
LOCAL NEWS. &C.

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the House. for copies of public documents.
We have received from Hon. l. Il. Clark
Land Agent, Il copy of his report for 1865.
We have received from Hon. F. A. Pike
a copy of the new tariff bill by Mr.. Wells.
Tho weather. to-day. Thursday, is mild.
and it has ceased to either SHOW or blow.
Our Bros. of the Bangor Times and Wing
are studying the geography of the German
States. That is an interesting locality just now.
capt. Fred 5. Means, formerly of this
village, has received an appointment ofInspcct-
or of customs in New York city.
Hon Hannibal ITamlin was in town on
Wednesday, on hi, way to MI Desert on fish
ing excursion.
We have had 50 many long documents TO
publish of late, that it has been impossible to
give our readers 50 much variety rs we Would
like.
a little girl eight years old on her way
home from School in Boston became exhausted,
sunk down in the piling drifts of-now. and per-
ished.
Tho names of the vessels which were
blown on from their anchorage on Friday last
week. are the Delaware Edward, Commodore,
Emily and Grace.
Tho County Commissioners are in session.
They organized the board on Thursday fore
noon by the choice of W. II. Sargent Esq. as
chairman.
The Ca>tinc Mail carrier informs Us that
OIL Monday, on his trip here, he was three hours
getting up lIjnehlcy's hill, in North Bluehiil.
u Young man advertised for a wife, and
received eighteen hundred answers from hu>-
bands saving that he could have theirs. This
shows the virtue of advertising.
senator sumner made n characteristic
speech in the Senate against the President on
Thursday last week. lie arraigncd the Pre>-
dent in the severcst terms.
THE Senate passed bill on Friday. 90 10
9 regulating the tenure of certain civil officers.
BY this bill the President cannot remove civil
officers. except when guilty of misconduct.
n@l5~Wc have "droppcd' the names of some
"patrons" who have not paid any thing for the
.i18eFicHH for Il number of years. II would be
Il happy turn TO us. if all such should take it I'M
kindly and pay up.
ten. Walter Hartman. the nominee for
Governor of New Hampshire, WAS one of the fl
ty officers placed ulder the uiSn guns. in
Charleston, during the siege, as u rctaliating
measure.
The Machias Union gives many valid
reasons why there should be bank in that
village. not snow bank. but monicd in-titu-
ton. All the reasons given by the tai9a will
hold good for Ellsworth.
fi5~It will be seen that the Ellsworth High
school will commence Spring term the 18th.
of February. Mr.. Elliot has given good salts
faction a> teacher, and proved himself to be-
both competent and successful in his business.
The Snow drii.cd badly on Wednesday y
gentleman cam, into the village from Franklin.
iii the forenoon. bat in the afternoon he attelnpt
ed 10 return 10 his hemt aAd had Ia give il up.
There is to BE- convention of the Tom
pcrance people of Maine in Augusta on Thurs
,lny Jannary3tth. lS6.. All temperance organ
sunday stiSGs59T," te!aifpr fAt tic all
gates To this convention.
--Rcv. y. Butler who has been lahoring
here for sometime past, returned te his home
in Camden on Tuesday, with the regrets of the
entire community lie is an earnest interest
ing, and clccliyc preacher and his efforts here
have hecn promotiye ofthe best interests of the
people.
Mn PIkr'S SPEEcu.-rhe able. stragh;for-
ward speech of Hon. r. 4. Pike Of this district
Will ho read with satisfaction 10y his euuNtitu-
cntS. H. proposed 10 deal practically and de-
I,,I..
no hairs about measures. making no apologies
for steps which the rebels themselves have
made nccc> -ary.- ho"Li0Hd Ucmncrut.
Found DRowNEp.-fglicr O. Shed, n sea-
men about fifty years ofage. belonging 10 the
schooner Rachel Beals of Calais. was found
drowned in Boston IIarbor on Monday last.
Iii feet protruded through the lee and hi, head
was badly man@lcd. suspicious Of fpul play
were excited, but the probabilities are that hi,
death wa, occu>oncd by falling from the wharf.
DAMAGE To NESSELS.-lu the gale last Fri
day, five vessels that were lying nj anchor at
the mouth of the river. We're blown from their
anchorage and wc8 ashore some on Bartlett,
Island anil the rest on >urry Neck. One Of
those that went ashore on Barlctt> Island. the
Commodore, is a total loss. The others are all
iniurcd more or le>>,-from 500 to 500 in
amount. The Commodore was owned lay Capt
Curtis Clark x SOL, the others by various par
ties.
REt'NioN.-'Thc graduate and undcrgrat,u-
atc members of the Psi Epsilon Fraternity. res
idtnt in this vicinity, with their lady friends.
ha! pleasant social Reunion Tue sday evening
las. III the residence of Rev. VIM. H. SaNarv
of the Yale Chapter. The Psi Epsilon i,
one of the oldest and most distinguished Of the
College Secret Societies. Nearly all the Bow
doin students from this vicinity are members.
ALL ABACK, We have had no mail since
Tuesday noon, and then none West of Portland
The stage lcf Bangor yesterday morning, We'd
ncetlay, at O'Clock for the East, and up to this
time, Thursday morning, il has not arrived
We shall have to 90 to press without any news
from the out side world. We have had only two
mails West of here since Thursday last. We
have known nothing like this since we have
been resident of Ellsworth
\ COMPLIMENT To CHEF JUSTICE APPLE
roN.-fhe Naehia, Union, speaking of the lat
session of the supreme Court held there at
which Judge Appleton presided, says;
lie presided with promptness, dignity and
mpaftialy; and is evidently q Just and honest
man. wcll learned in the law. Men are some
times appointed Judges, who would require
fifteen or twenty days, to dispose of the cases.
which he disposed Of well in five days.
RrMons.-There are rumors on the street
that the late assistant of the Post Office in this
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