Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-05-10
LOCAL NEWS, &C.

"A CORY lila has been seen ill Idaho.
-Maximilan' Empire HI. "vanosed the
RANCH Max has hid himself.
EN- Mayor Monroe is in Wa. hington trying to
get back into office again.
Geo. Peabody recommends Robert c.
Winthrop for next President.
There were FIVE fatal eases of smallpox
i'll Bostoa last week.
We have had an abundance of rain for the
last few days.
a paper thinks that it is woman and not
her wrongs that needs to be rc-drcsssd.
The city of Lewiston owes over half
million. 1t is not the amount Of the debt but
what the city is worth that tells.
-Thaddcus Stevens was i'll that he had
to be assisted to the depot by some of hi,
friends, when he left Washington.
Whipping in public schools is likely TO
come to an end. The boys say it always CAME
therc.-l Post.
We should think that Winter would get
tired of lingering in the lap of Spring, but the
old fellow hasn't yet.
But few of the mills have commenced
saving rs yet. The new logs have not come
down, and there are but few old ones to be saw
ed.
The japanese Commissioners, Ono To-
mogoro and Wat,meto Judsya, have been pre-
scented TO president johnson.
when he curlcd up for the night on y pile OF
lumber.
Tho Third Parish Of Portland are TO
build a church costing $780, on the site of
the former church.
The new Custom House at Portland is to
be lbs feet by IS on the ground and OF elegant
style-archtccture in the Tuscan, Dorc and
Cornthian orders.
The Belfast Aye, Bangor Why, and
Biddeford Union, Republican papers, have all
taken ground against the amendment to the
Liquor law, to be voted upoa in JUNE.
The correspondent of the TrjbaRe pro-
nounces the Paris exhibition success, and
thinks ii superior to that of 1862 at London.
Tho Kennebec Reporter and the Port
land Press are discussing the question whether
females are citizens but both fivor fcma G
suffrage, we infer from these articles. We
art reached that point yet.
Can not May-day be put off after this UNI
til June 1st. There would be many advantages
in this cold climate in doing so. 1t is so cold
and backward this year that mary - may
flower can be found.
At the Anniversary Exercises Al the East
Maine Conference Seminary Miss Lena b.
Warren of Deer Isle Won the prize for excel
lencc in composition. and Miss .idcl Powers
Of Orland for excellence in reading.
-Launchcd from the yard of j. \. Buck
Esq. Orland, Saturday last, a fine Brig of $50
tons burthcn, named the l.. Warren. She is
rated \ |, and is to be commanded by 5. A.
Cobb of Buck>port, who with others, has pur-
chased 5-Sths of the builder.
We copied last week an item in regard to
the loss by falling overborrd. of Mr.. Stanly. of
BROOKLYN, but did not get the particulars. We
have received letter from his brother giving
so much of the facts
He was lost overheard from the Schooner
Nettie Currier ON her passage from jackson.
vile, Fla, to Santos BRAZIL, Jan. 10th, last
His full name was William II. Stanley, and his
age was - years.
The weather has been, clear up to this
date, remarkably cold, and the wind most of the
time from the East. Little or no seed has been
put in the ground and it does not look as if it
would be safe to plant until the Goth.
Tho Fair and Lcvee held at Writings
Hall last Eve ming Wednesday, was we'll at
tended considering the storm. Those in the
Hall seemed to enjoy themselves extremely well,
and were liberal in their purchases.
1t will be repeated tonight, as will be seen by
notice in advertising column.
%. NJ. Shaw Esq, the popular landlord
of the Bangor House, has purchased that prop
erty, and will make some improvements, with
out delay, in the House, and about it. The
travelling public will be pleased to learn of the
purchase, because it ensures the retention of
Mr.. Shaw in its management. Bangor NAV
well boast of its Hotels, as we know the pub
lie never cease to praise them.
a Washington dispatch to THE TRIBUNE
recently said
1T is asserted on the very highest authority
that the Government has offered to release
Jefferson Davis on his own parole, but that he
has positively declined TO accept his freedom
unless the same is given Internationally. "
We have conclusive evidence that no Of
fer to release Mr.. Davis has been made, and no
communication of any kind on that subject
has passed between him and the Executive.
-[Tri5une.
-Barnum, in retaliation for the attacks of
the New York Herald, has ordered a number
OF wax 'igsers" representing various scenes
in the life OF James Gordon Bennett, particular
ly the one where he was cowhided for SANDER,
To REMOVE WARTs.-Children are liable to
these disiiguring eXcrescences OH the hands,
which spread, if rot Immediately attended to.
They may be removed by dissolving washing
soda in water to the consistency OF cream, and
applying it to the warts regularly night and
morning.
FIRE.-The old Foundry Building situated
on the mill road 10 Browns mill took fire
about noon on "Wednesday and was finally pref
ty essentially destroyed. 1t has been on fire
a number of times but has been heretofore
saved. A family was living in the rear portion
of the building, but the balance was unoccr-
pied, save that Of having few tons of hay on
store there. 1t was reported that some boys
were in the building during the forenoon, and
they may have unintentionally set it on fire by
matches during s.smokino y season.