Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-06-28

LOCAL NEWS, &C.


THE yellow fever has appeared in New
Orleans.
Strawberries are selling in Washington
or eeuts per quart.
President johnson Is on a tour through
he New England States.
The Post Office Department Is re-opea-
ing Southern Post Offices.
The Surratt trial is progressing, contrary
to expectation
JEFF. Davis writes that he is going back
to Mississippi very soon.
Flour has declined 81 per Barrel since it
was at its highest figure in May.
-Pcrgie Catehers are about commencing
operations in the vicinity of Union River Bay.
Hon. E. F. Pillsbury has been noiniua-
ted as the Democratic Candidate for Governor.
Hon. Isaac Newton, late Commissioner
of the Agricultural Department, is dead.
Sixty nine thousand black and white
voters have been registered in Louisiana.
The Christian Mirror, published at Port
land commences its forty-siXth volume in few
weeks.
The Veteran Editor. Rev. W. A. Drew.
says the skunk is adomestc animal, AMI may be
very easily tanned.
Hay was selling in Bangor last week for
from sl2 to 81 per ton. Potatoes are cheap
also.
II some of the papers are putting Adutant
Gen. Caldweil-just rs Ii he needed puIiins :.
i JefefsOatda.
Tho Age reports the markets at Belfast
as follows Butter 20 to -; potatoes 50; wool
80. TO 40; eggs Is.
The broken Atlantic Cable was recover
cd on the Eth inst and spliced. Both Cables
are now i'll working condition.
| The Gloucester (Mass.) young ladies have
adopted the fashion of short hair, and are said
to look very pretty.
Mr. L. B. Mackenzie, a returned Jaffa
Colonist, is in this locality leeturins and expos
ing Adams, Sc.
| The trial of Merrill anu Iarrss began
yesterday (ruesday J at Lewiston, Ne. The
Jury were emaaneled in an hour AMI a half.
The Gipseys located at Portland, had
twelve horses taken from them tor non-pay.
ment Of duties, they coming from Canada.
Our recently acquired Russian Territory
is to be under the Military Jurisdiction OF Gen
Rosseau, us = aar,,n.ndcr OF the Depart
ment of Washington and Oregon.
If more than the usual number of errors
occur in our columns this week, it must be ut
tributed to the absence of the Editor.
BY referring to our Advertising coils. il
will be seen that there is TO be boat race at )
w. Harbor on the 4th of July.
F. Place of Saco, formerly of The
Rochester On. III. Courier, is now associated
with J. T.. Butler in the proprietorship of The
Bddeford JOHrnai
-Despatches from North and South Caro-.
lima and Georgia State that much damage tc
the growing crops is feared from recent heavy
rains.
The Boston .idcertiser, says the govern
ment are weaving web about john II. Sur
RAFT, that will not be at all easy for him to
break through.
Mr.. Bodisco, the Secretary of the Russian
Legation has returned to Washington with the
Treaty of cession of the Russian Possession, in
America, fully signed and sealed.
DIR. c. X. Higgins, who wrote the long
communication from Jatfa which we published
in May, is dead He attended a Greek feast
and was soon after taken sick and died in u few
days.
We located -lh. Emery to deliver an adj,
dress, last week at the wrong point. He is to
speak at the Westinghouse at Bar-IIarbor, in
stead Of at Sal,bury's Cove.
But little is doing in this county by way
of celebrating the 18th of July. There is to be
a celebration Mt two places in Eden, and we
hear Of one at West Trenton. This is ALL SO
far.
1t is said that f. X. Smart is publishing q
paper called Tile Bond Tarer." Ephrairn
has well nigh taxed the patience of sensible
people of all parties, clear TO the last point of
endurance.
Mr.. VIM. II. CLANCY, formerly of this
town., is in the Ludlow Prison, New York
city, so he says. We do not know what he has
been up to, but he always seemed to be up for
"Cowes and 4 market.
| TREASON AN AMUsEMEST.-In the recent
Parliamentary Debate on Fenianism an En-
glish Lord made the remark that high trea-
son seems to be about the safest amusement
which u man can allow himself.
tn-A stroling chap who engaged to work
for Mr.. Mariner of Cape Elizabeth, stole $3.50
and Il watch before he had been in the house an
hour and got away.-1imes.
AN alarm of fire was sounded last even
ing at about IL o'clock, which we are happy
to say proved to be false one; and our citi.
zens were compelled to retire from the scene
and content themselves with the thought that
they had been deceived by Il "greut cry and
little wool. /"
The Lewiston journal reports the find
ing Of three dead bodies OF infants within the
month. All were found floating in the river
lnfanticide is becoming fearfully common in
the Spindle City,
The Washington correspondent of the
Boston Adeeriser says -
The friends of Generals Sheridan and Sick
les have sent them Geographic dispatches Civ
ing them assurance that they will be sustained
by Congress. The latter has also been advised
to reconsider his determination of giving up
his command.
by the Catalogue of the Eaton Family
and Day School, we learn that this institution
is in a prosperous condition. Total number of
Scholars 1913, Hamin F. Eaton. Principal;
Amos H. Eaton, Assistant; Isaiah Dole. Teach.
or of Languages; Miss Augusta j. Robbins,
Teacher of Gymnastics; Mrs. III, f. Eaton.