Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-03-01
LOCAL NEWS. &C.

told i. quoted in Boston at 40 the 9th.
The Legislature is expected to adjourn to-
.lay. Friday.
Horace Greedy it talked of for Postmas-
ter Gegeral Hove it VIII t;eud in smoke.
The Steamer Katah4ip viii leave Boston
Tor " Interpret March 9TH to run one trip per
week until further notice.
~ letter from JANA writes a rose-coloretl
account of the condition of the American Colo
ms. We think the dark side of the picture
the nearest the truth.
-ITon.J. A. Peters and F.A.Wilson have
formed Il copartnership for the transaction OF
legal business, in Bangor Mr.. Peters is the
RcprcS sentative to Congress from the 4:h Dis
tsict j" the i0th Congress.
--Someb7dy in the Bangor Wig proposes
To match the Lady Chapman, which recently
made the fastest time ever made in Maine,
with Il Bangor horse. for 81 900 Il side. for n
| race, milo heats, best three to five in harness.
-fhc election in GeorqtoNn, District of
columbia for city officers took place the 18th !:
aud it being the first election in which the cot
orod population were allowed To vote it was
anticipated with some interest. The result i
the election of elias u .Welch. Radical. by %
majority. and also Of a majority of the city
council Of same stripe. \ large police force
was detailed to keep order. aud tie tppli.lg
shops were closed, therefore the election Wa>
the most orderly and quiet for years
fE-Srhooner NJ. L. Narnum, from Bucks
port for Florida. drifled past Bermuda, dis
ma>trd. The crew abandoned her. after being
ola the wreck - days, and landed at Bermuda
Tho President has completed the greater
part Of hiS message yetoing the Military Re-
construction Bill. but will hardly be able to
send it in before Wednesday,. Ii was asserted
at the Capital to-day that The President would
pocket the bill but inquiry tonight shows thai
there i no truth in the report.
The President sent to the Senate tonight the
name of c. II. Miller, as Postmaster ut Bangor,
Mtinc.-. Special TO Boston Herald, Tuesday
! u" The .fri"adS Of Rev. j. L. Lock VIII
make him donation visit on Friday Evening.
| We are glad that this call j. ON the broad
guage. for we know he has many friend, out
side of hi religious denomination. Let all
who cal do 30, just CROP in, with an Offering.
| The Steamer City of Richmand has been
put in firm condition for the summer business
She has had added to her accommodation
elevkn state rooms and eighteen baths Cpts.
Deering still continues in command, she will
resume her trips between Portlcnd and Aacilja !.
the 18th OF March.
-The Washington GORE spondent of the
Bangor Times say gentleman of distinction
not a soldier. and not identified with any Of the
late conservative monuments will be appointed
collector of Bangor.
I PRESIDENTIAL SrCCEsSoEsuIr House
has passed abll. which fixes the order of sue
cesSOn to the Presidency. in case of a aeaney
| as follows: After the Vice President come the
President of the senate: The Speaker of the
House; the Chief Justice of the supreme Court
and the Associate JaIstiGee Olecst in commits
sion.
The Gardiner ,JourRdl is offering pre-
miumS for subscribers. This is one for two
ing Young lady, we will furnish husband. or
if we fail in that. Will marry her ourself - ssoL
as the law will allow,
The State election in New Hampshire oc-
ours on the second Tuesday Of March. the 18th
inst. The election in Connecticut the first
Monday OF April; in Rhode Island the first
Wednesday in April in Virginia the fourth
Thursday in May and i'll Oregon the first
Monday in June.
We are indebted 10 the State librarian
for a copy OF the Aojuant GeLeral's Report 1or
ls6i-5, complete. General IIodsdon is model
State officer, and his Reports are also model
| ones. Iii, labors in giving a faithful record Of
thci part taken by Maine men in supprc s>ng
the great rebellion Is deserving Of oil praise
We regret ouf limits forbid an EXTENDED notice
of these volumes.
We should like 10 knew if Mr.. Thoma.
/ W.JohnseI pays our Bros. OF the newspaper
press of Maine for his advertisements, aud the
publishing of hi, letters: We don't know but il
will be It fine thing to know how to Extract The
tanning virtues of Hemloeh Bark, we hope it
is, but we ha"o been unable to extract the
amount of a small bill from the pockets of this
prolific writer
Successor TO DR.H ARPTs.-The rtstee.
of the Theological Seminary. ct I; meeting on
III, Goth inst. elected Rev. john RHcrrick,
of Malone, y, y, TO the Profes,or,hip of Sys.
tematic Theology, made yacart,by the resign
ton OF DR.. IIarri,.-TJsgsrS,n ian.
REJEcrEp.-lhe nomination of Charles W.
Roberts rs Collector of Customs, and of Jane,
/ Ii .Butlel as Collector Of Internal Revenue ha.
been rejected ~ the sgnate. ~
Rumor' from Washinstop assign the Custom
house to lIonIom II. Rice. and the Internal
1 Revenue Colieeton>lIp to Hon. Amos iickard,
who is now Chief Clerk OF the Senate Finance
| Committee.
Wiswcll's appointment as collector of French.
mans Pay haN also been rciected.-IJe tti.
soitt0Ll.
We are pleased T. earD that Capt. ABB simp
son. who had paraytie shock in December
while on his return soyagc-lo ON Wilmington ia
Boston, wjlieL left L,mju 4 lrccasious condition
is slowly recovering. by letter received from
a friend in Boston, we learn that lie is able to
walk witha cane with some one to steady
| Inn. iftio eo1tinGes To gain, he will return Ia
his home in sullivan when the Bouts commence
running in the Spring.
| VIII our merchants notice the announcer zen,
l Of Capt. Frank MIGRANT The Frank Pieref +,
.iias been put in first rate older. and will run
regularly between Portland and Ellsworth.