Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-04-19

The dwelling house Of w. y. Mosety Oh
pos,or was burned on Monday night last
His house hold goods were destroyed also. IN
surcd.
f-H-We are pleased to announce to those IN
tercsted that the collector of this port, W. d.
Peters. Esq. is now ready to pay out the FISH
ing Bountie, due in this District.
We are to pay ten million and two hum
ciret and fifty thousand dollars for iSnss'ah
America. and it contains four hundred and hf-
tv square miles, and lies almost entirely above
60 North latitude.
Destruction OF ALE.-Thc police finished
the destruction Of ale they had seized by
emptyjng twenty barrels Of 1t yesterday into
| the pblic sewer This makes over one hum
dred barrels of ale thus destroyed. The liq-
uors on hand are to go neNt.-PorNdBd.f Press.
The Supreme Judges decide that the as
sumption of the war debts Of towns and cities
by the State would be in conflict with that
provision which limits the State debt to
$500 600, and therefore clearly unconstitutional.
BODY FouSD.-The body Of aperson drown
ed was found last week, at what is called Saw
yer's cove, in fremont. 1t proved to be that OF
Michael Scaatlcn of this village who has been
missing since February last. 1t is supposed
that he threw himself into the river here, one
night in February.
REMovAl.-Sibcria OFT, wholesale dealer
for Messrs. Boariman & Gray &co. and 5. u.
smiths American Organs will remove TO '3
Broadway. New York. May 1st. Those pur-
chasing musical instruments are referred to
his advertisement in our paper.
THE REVENUE TAX on LEArHER.-A para
graph in our issue of yesterday stated that the
internal revenue tax on leather had been re.
moved. This Is an error. As we are informed
by Major FennO. the Collector here. The tax
has been reduced from ) per cent, TO - per
cent Times.
The trading and pleasure boat "N. F.
Norris. " now lying at boat cove, i. neat and
trig little craft, about II tons burthen, and was
built at the Falls and hauled TO tide-water on a
horse-team. Capt. Norris informs us that he
will run on the river and to the Islands this
summer. to accommodate pleasure parties; and
when nothing can be done in this line he will
supply the market with all kinds Of fish.
The Musical Festival at Bangor which 10
to commence Tuesday, April 2ad, promises to
be grand affair." n large chorus is already en-
gagged in rehearsal at Bangor. The price Of
Ticket, will be for Singers, sl.5o, and for Wis
itors, 90. 90 and sl.50. The Oratorio Of the
Messiah which is to Ike given is the greatest
composition of the kind ever written. Tick
cts may be secured for the Festival or for any
of the concerts one week in advance by mail
ToGrs ASyLy-M.-Brevct Brig. Gen Charles !
Eyeretf ~, heru amounted (y0ycnpr pf the. | |
5. Military Asylum at Togus Springs, and has |
entered upon the duties of his office. The
kennebec ./curual says Gen. Everett has seen
much service in the field, was in the Mexican
war, won his first spurs at New Orleans. an,t
is well qualified for the important and varied
duties of his present posi,ion.-lGardiner Re
porter.
ry-The Portland Star relates that day or
two ago a small seizure Of liquor was made
and the ..articc described in the return put
in the Deputies room. Thursday night Mary
Magdalene lodged at the Station, and yesterday
morning was put to washing windows In the
Office. \ while after on looking for the liquor
to libel it was found that the female had drank
the rhole seizure And SO the case ends for
lack Of the corpus deficit.
Says a London correspondent :-'Gise
me yankee for finding comfortable seat IN
parliament. The other evening the eye oi rec
ogultion east over the peers seats might have
comfortably seated between the Prince Of
Wales aud the Bishop Of Oxford. quite a. much
at home. with his dress coat and white cravaf,
either of them. Indeed, American eorro-
spondents are getting the reputation OF being
| i" i-"e"" with all the poicntates of Europe.
IF la,ldie meet q lassie walking in the
street, if the lassie wears utter SHOWS an
anclc neat. il the wind is rudcly blowing. hits
her skirt too high, and laddie tsees the ancie.
need lassc cry: Every las,ic wears inter
and hnderpest, and a metal 'papitat9r on
her snowy breast. If when married 10 the las
sic these false charm. he spy; if he says I'm
sold by jingo." need lassie cry!
A dispatch from Washington to the Dos
| ton ,TJnrHq} saws that Gen. Butler has been
busily eng. aged since the adjournment in attend
| ing to business for his constituents in ESSEX
county. Among other matters, he has op'a'h-
ed from the Treasury Department Il new con-
struciion of the law on the drawback on usher
mems salt which has heretofore only been AL
lowed which has been consumed on board OF
vessels; but in future, by the eSertions OF
| Gen. Butler, fishermen can OBTAIN the uraW-
back on all the salt which they may use, whcth-
er they use il on board of their vessels or IN cur
| ing the cargocs of fish on shore.
FOURTH OF July. The York Times takes
the new land purchase very pleasantly 1t
says:
| ave fancy that our Fourth of July orators
would almost be Wiling 10 pa! out VI ~.
own pockets the seven millions that Russian
America costs for the new and splendid oppor-
tunity it gives them for rhetorical cmblazon-
ment. With what new energy they can dilate
upon the vastne>s Of our country! How they
can start the bird Of freedom ~ from the Gulf
of Mexico and send it flying and screaming
clear up to the North Pole! How they can
descant upon the tropical groves of FLORIDA
and the ice fields Of the Arctic, and show that
| the universal Yankee lords it over all. The
| glory of such prospect connot be eNasgera-
ted and in view Of 1t, We must say that eitka
is cheap.