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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-04-10

EYGcn. Howard. whn has himself lost
his tight arm. thus gacrful'v addresses n
lpft-hauded solditr who has taken n prize
for rrnmanship: Ny svlnpathics are al
WAYS enlisted in behalf of all left handed
soldiers Ithink we can demonstrate that
the right hand is not indispensable. though
I canf,.sa the loss of it is oitrn remarkably
inconvrnieut: and. with good feet and legs.
we surely can outstrip those who go on
crutches. or with wooden appendages. in
the race of life' Ifyaur crippled arm eve,
gives you trouble on account Of changes in
the weather, indigestion, or from over ex
ercise. or too much care. YOU must immed
lately begin by counting up your mefces te
allay tho fist symtoms Of disoontent
putting your trust in that Strung Arm which
can supplement every weaknesa
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-04-10
One OF Petroleum v. Nasby's
Adventures.

Rev. Petroleum V. Nasty having been
called into Ohio to assist in the expulsion
o some children Of African descent from
il district scliuul to which they had been
admitted by New Hampshire school.
mistress. re nrncd in damaged condition.
! in consequence of an adventure which he
| relates rs follows:
" e reached and entered the sk00l house.
The skool niarm WIZ their. ez bright and
"a crisp as a Janooary mOrnin.-the skolers
wnz ranged on the seets u studying ezra
piily tz possible.
..Miss..sed L." we are informed that thee
nig.er w,nches. daughters of one Lett,
nigger, is in this skoal Il lninglin with on.
daus hicrs eza eqal, Is 1t so
..The Misses Lett are in this skoOl,'
srd she. ruthrr mischees iousl y. and am
happy to slate that they are among my
best pnplls."
Miss" said I. sternly ."pi1t 'cm out to
lis e. "Wherefurt1" sed she.
That we may bundle EN- out" sed I.
{" Bless me - said she, Il reely codeut'
do that. Why eXpef emf"
"Becoz." sed L.. no niger shal can-
tamina the white children Nv this dees
trick. No sech disgrace shel he put onto
en-"
"Well'" scd this agyravatin skOl marin,
wich wuz from Moo Hampshire" put
e,Il out
"Bnt show me wich they are"
"Can'tyOu detect EN-, sir? Don't their
color be;ray EN-! Ell they sre 80 neer
white that 700 can't select en at glance,
il strikes ne that it can hurt We much
to let EN- stay
wuz sorrly puzzled. Their wuzn't Q
girl in the room who looked ut all niggery.
But my re; utalion wuz at stake. No
ten three girls settin together who wuz
snnewat dark coinplectid, and whose black
hair waved | went for EN- and showed ON
out. tile cusid skOl lnarm almost Dustin
with latter.
Here the tragedy okkerrd. Atthe door
met man Who rode four miles in his
Zeal to assist us: He ha aluz he'd
an itchin to pitch into nigger. and ez he
Good do 1t safely he perposed not tO lose
the chance. WIZ IL putin OH en- out and
he'd jst dragged en- to the door, when I
met him cntcrini it.
Wat is this J" scd he. with surprised
look. Were putin ont these cussed
wenchcs who is contaminatin poor children
aud mine. 'sed |. ''Kctch hold NV thet
pcknolyerly disgustin one yonder." sed I.
"Wcnches iou- skouulreh them
girls is my girls"
And wiIhnu! waitin for explauashen.
the intoorialrh monster sailed into me, The
skool nIarm layin "ver0n one Nv the bench
es cXpodln in pces nv laiiler, the like nv
wich never heard The three girls in.
dgnant at h-iu nistooi for nigger wenches.
assisted their parent, and, between EN-, in ..
hout four minutes wuz incensble. One
nv the trustees. pityin INV woes, took me to
the aecrcst raleroad stashen, and somehow,
how know not. got hume, where ! am
at present recnoperat!n.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-04-10

Have yon had any conversation since the
/ first one ond since his appointment of Sec.
! retary of War aa interim wherein he has
said anything about using force about get
ting into the War Office. or in any way re
asserting his former conrcrsa.ion. and il 81
what he said .-5
| Witness replied ths he had asked Gen.
eral Thomas last week why the perform
amce promised had not come off. He ans
werrd it WAS hrcause he was arrested by
:he Marshal early in the morning. other
| wise he would hcvc broken in the dUOrs
| sc.
+, On cross examination by Mr.. Stanhery
witness said he went to the Department
on business with the Adjutant General -
! General Thomas made the sam" address tn
zach ni four or five clerks as they came i,ito
| he office. that he would nOa hnId then, t
strict accountability abnut coming to work
precisely al 3 o'clock. but that on rrsun
ing his position as Adjntant General he
was disposed to relax so.ncwlia. the severe
| 'ule made br his predecessor he should
of course expect faithful performance ol
their duties He spoke only to employees
of his own Department.
Samuel WiklnysOm was then called
He testified he had known Gen. Thn,,a,
, six or seven years: had c"m vrrsatiOn with
/ hi II IN the Afternoon Uf Feb. 2Ist at the
War Department.. in " ich Thomas said
| tl,atas the aif,r had bcc"inc p hlic he felt
fr-" 10 talk about 1t without reserve. Hr
! said he lad demanded possession of tn,
| Var OH cr. ana Mr.. Stantnn had asked i
| lhr time wonll he allowed hi n 70 rtl,uvt
his papers. which he (fhO.la) granted. ii,
| expressed t" witness hls intention to de
nan pnssrssin III, Monday following. nmt
youll if necessary cill on the Gen Of til,
Army fG assist uie.. w.nch be- thought
could nnt br refused. AT Willard IIo
! trl that evening he reiterated the s,iiI. in
trntlnns. tx :rpt th.t hr voal c,rry thea;
into rif ct the next Mnlv. IL SCENE,
| tn mean VIII Il lir said.
Cr.s. rxt nincdhy Mr. Evarts-Is Q II
, ctrd " til t!i,. prrs fno mas told hl l. ol
| Fii lay bad issHed an order II close th
d .pirtnrnt on saturday. Wltar>s dr
u 1t knnv whrtn.iit WAS l+Sur, as Adjl.an
| i.rrral OF rs secretary oi War.
| o. i rrc5 ctp,.cx, t.tn.i,l II ard
| irn. Fa,nts.,y il. ca. ii 10 ID. 5.cfctl
= of Wat
Geo w. Karsrnor had known Gen
| rh '.ills may years; SIM hili Al the lrvrt
Of the President on the Oh inst ; sai t.
| ia. ..G II raj tin. er"s OF Delaware are
| npnn voa: the people ask YOU to stane
| lirn: h- replied til It h. Intended To, and
that IN II sanrt ii ne he woalI kick til It f"l
lnx ont; hr did say not who it was wilnu he
| le nl.l to kick nut; wltiirss understood
| hi MO refer to Mr. Stantni.
ht. NJ SftttI,,r,- & a
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-04-10
D.

Two CHeRCHES SET ON FIRE.-New
huryport, march II. This morning at aho :
Il: ID, tw" alarms "f fire wer. given. Gee, .
sioil by the first Baptist Church. an Col-
gress strret..nd the Congregational Church
"n Harris Stcet being on fire. Both were
exilngnlshed without lnucl, damage. The,
We're hnih set on fire. This is The annv -
sary "f the burning of the North Church in
l56l, and no doubt the incendiarirs intend
ed to celebrate it in this manner. Their,
WAS very severe snow storm prevailing AT
the time.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-04-10

The Western ladies' are awake to tho
privileges OF leap year and they know how
to manage their delicate affairs 70 a. to
prove to their beax that they are as dear to
them as ever. AT Detroit one evening last
week party of young ladies invited q
number of gentlemen to j in them in =
sleigh ride. The invitation was accepted.
II i.png ride was taken. oysters, etc. were
had in profusion and II went merry ~ .
marriage pcll. the young men congratula.
ting themselves on their good fortune in
being blessed with snch generous partners.
The next day :l.rir emotions underwent q
dlsagrrrable reverse when the bill OF ex-
pence was presented aud Immediate pay
nient enforced.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-04-10
UYMEN WAS n youur man of Athens, oh

llYMEN WAS ynuus man of Athens. oh
securely born. bat extremely handsome
Falling in love with lady # rank. he dis
gnisrd himself in female attire. the better
to carry tn his a,nnur. and as he was one
day on the srashofr celebrating the Eleusi
man rights with his mistress aud female
companion, gang "f pirates came upon
them by surprise, aud carried them off to Il
distlntlslanl where the pirates got drunk
far joy and feel asleep. iiy aen thrn arm
ed cdtl,viryin' Al | di p,tcl-l thr sleeping
pirates. when leaving the two women npo,
the island, hr sped to hens. told his ad
venture. aud demanded his beloved in mar
rilgeas her ransom. His rq,cst WAS gran
ted; md SU fortunate was the marriage thai
the name iivnen Was ever after invoked
nn al! fature nuptials; an | in prngr.ss ol
time the Greeks enrolled him amony THEN
gods.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-04-10
LOST AT SEA-Ycsterday morning tn

LOST AT SEA-Ycsterday morning the
schonner Charity, Capt Nickerson. arrived
here from fishing cruise te the Western
Bank bringing the SAL, news that tour of
tilel crew. Peter McQmis, Wentworth
S IT, and Sloan. II belonging he Q had
b cn lost. Thls Of course Used the gie t.
est sorrow AMI sadness among the relatives
ami friends of the missing ones. In aiWut
two huurs after the arrival of the vessel
the steamer New brunswick arrived. and
to the great joy "fthc afii iilctrd. the missing
nie,i we've found ON board. safe and sound
.hr circumstances are as follows: On
Saturday, the l4th, thes men left the
vessel III two small boats. for the parpose
Of sc dug trails; and before they had com
pletej their work, the toy in So thick
that they were unable to find the vessel,
and after searching IN vain they abandoned
the idea Of finding her. and made for the
nearest laud, as near as they could judge.
about 100 miles distant For three dai s
and nights they were out, without food,
water. coats 0r miltcns; On Monday one of
the boats was abandoned and all four pro
crrded IN one dory. rowing constantly day
aud night. Tuesday torcnnon about ten o.
ci"ch. they made Ship Hsrbor. about six
a!sits fran f,ng er rhry arrived at
Halifax Just in time to take the stasner
Carutta for Portland Eastport Seati
mel.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-04-10

ITEMS CONCERNING THE NORTHERN
LIGHT. Auroras ss.are found to abound
most in April aud September. and least
in December, and perhaps in June; though
then the length Of the daylight might often
and sp'endor seen to increase and decrease
in period Of about ten years; and every
SO years there is a larger display than
at any Of the intervening periods. They
often occur Simultaneously on both NortL-
e-n and Southern He,nsphcrcs. and some-
times over very large part of the earth's
surface In the Northern Hemisphere they
most abound between 65 and IS degrees
north lat; but those on the Western
continent come south from about SO to
C2 deg. north. These beams often seem
| 10 rest about As miles FROM the earth sur
face. aud tn reach upward to a-hight 200
miles. yet their connection with the earth
proved by the fact, that they partake Of
its daily revolution.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-04-10

Object in life! To this. as to most other
interrogatorics he returns no direct an
swer. but says that he has an object in lie
which will appear in good time. He is
married and has one daughter. nine years
old. who speaks French. German, Italian
aud Snanish ---
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-04-10
TThe Young men of Teyns ma,

w The Young men of Feyus manifest
no disposition olah'r on the farm. There
isbnt ittlc demand for clerks. The profess
.ious of law ana medicine are crowded and
offer NJ Inducements. AS Il result the
whole State il fall of idle men "waitiug
for souethingto to .tnrn mp" All this is the
effect Of training youth to live without
Labor.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-04-10
Z q { t = u.
Grant us Thy Pens!

Grant us Thy Pel.r
Only thv peacr-our summer time is over,
The days of dres,nibg and delight are past
Heavy and chill the wihtry shadows gather
One boon we crave the sweetest and the last,
Grant us thy peace.
The New Year comes with festival and gladness,
In happy homes he sits smiiing guest
Bat from his face we turh in 81 ent anguish,
We whe have los! olt ia 'n.t,
Grant US thy peace.
To others give .he cup of JOY overlooking,
The bounding hope the 1t ength ot noble strife
We too, have known the sunshine OF thy Iavoi;
NIw In the storm and bitterness ofiiie.
Grant us thy peace.
Thy prace-anl bv our desoate hearth shall lngel
n brghtnes 10 our summer days unknown,
CLEAN retlec eu from the open portal,
Whittier iie't our beau itul, our Own.
1t Is enough: be this henceforth our portion,
II less nj earth, yet IN bre ot heayea an fae.,
Until that hour of rapture and OF triu.nJI,
When Thy beloved Voice shall sat Us Tree.
Grant Us thy peace.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-04-10
OFFICE IN PE7LRs' BLOCK.

MAINEIN CoNGREss,--Itis is very graft.
fyIng toacitizrl, Of Maine to find onr del
rgatlon IN Congress taking so high rank.
Some Of the larger States may have few
members of greater prominence in the
House, but the. fame States may have
many members of much less influence
than ours. In business capacity. in talent
Tor debate, and for integrity, and devotion
t" the cause Of freedom. our representative
stand deserve.lly high; and our Senators
RANK among the first in that august body.
10 eloquence. and in practical stateman.
ship Cor. IF Rockland Free Press.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-04-10
ali stclla Nc . II s
Impeachment.
THE rsIIsSD DAY.

Debate bc'ueen .Staabrry and Butler on
Me Admissi1itity oi Evidence.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-08
xex Orleans Market.

NEW ORLEANS, January 2.-CorroN-Ihe sales
to-day amounted to $500 bal 8. at prices showing q
further advance of tully Nc. We now quote Urdina-
nv at 12Xa12ko; Good Ordinary 1SXa1Sxc; Low
M,ddling 14Mal4Hc; Middling l4xs16c; Strict Mid
ding l5La1516c; and Good Middling at 1870. Yes
terSys sales sumI1ed up 2fuD bales, at figures lead
ing to the outsde rates Of the previous day.
The market ope aed with general and briak de-
mand, but only limited supply Offering. At later
wIthstsnding the high prices asked, the business
summed up the am ount noted above. We have sd-
vanced our quotat ons 10 on the better qualities.
but q considerable portion Of the sales showed
IA still grea;er Improvement. 1t was in fact hard
to find Low Middlngs at AK cents or Mtddling ct
l4s/ and there were exceptional Iransactions above
our outside figures. Ordinary and Good Ordinary
showed little variat on from previous rates, but still
there were sales OF Strict Good Ordinary on which
we have raised the outside gu es for that grade Nc
To ere was general complaint of the scantiness of
the SUD ", part ulnrly Of the better qualities and
the market may be regarded as having been pretty
improvement In prices m y be attributed partly to
the encouraging accounts rom Liverpool and New
ork, and partly to the moderate supply ana compe-
tiuon among buyers.
STATEMENT OF COTTON.
Stock ON hand September 1st, 1867. bsles15, ,256
Arrived to-day. y....t.................. AZi9
ARR led previously. ilo
2s5,s72
Cleared to-day. ZSoa ,.o ooo
Stock on hand and on shipboard. d.......... 1ll,892
The cearances embraced u57 bales for Boston and
1725 for HRyre.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-08
Baltimore Market,

BALTIMORE, January 4.-CoTToN-With less
favorable cable adices to-day the market was eaaier
we report sale, of 30 bales Low Middng at 16H cts
1856 bales barrel. Middllng at 16 cts per ID.
CoFTRK-There were sses to-day OF 200 bags Rio
at 14H cts 75U do do private terms. We give the
range Of prices ae follows: For Ric, ordinary l2Aa
a1Tk cts; choice 17H Cts Laguayra 17AslS cts;
Javs 26a261hS cts; I'll gold, 80 days.
DRESSED Hogs Supply light; worth seas 25 per
100 lbs.
FLouR-The market was steady to-day with sales
of 500 bbls Mount Vernon kxra at Sl2; 600 ools
Royal York supel at $40 so; 40 bbls Rio Grande do
at $40 9O 100 bbl Northwestern Super at s8 and 90
bbls Rye Flour at So 12H per Dbl. The market
closed quiet and without quotaoie change. taoogn
GRAIN.-Receirts Of all kinds were quite small to-
day; Of Wheat 223 bushels white and 1850 bushels
red received market steady at previous prices, with
sales of $50 bushels choice Maryland red at 50 85 $40
bushels prime at SO 90; 1900 bushels good do at
50 S. 100 bush common at 50 35. No safes of white
Como Offerings 5000 bushels white and $3.50 bushels
elbow; market sieady for white and little trmer for
yellow we repor sales of $500 bushels good to prime
white at 81 1sai 30 mostly at the outside prlce; 1900
bushels damp dc at 81 10a1 10; eral lots prime
dry yellow at 81 a. $500 bushels do at 81 a; $50
bushels damp dc 81 81 l9. Oats-270O bushels offer
ed with sales OF 440 pu6hes at 1Sc Per pusncL NO.
thing reported Ill Rye.
MoLAssEs-We hear Of no transactions, and quote
prices nominal iz: For Porto Rico 5Sa65c; Cuba 81
s48c; English Island 50a60c; New Orleans sOa9Oo per
gallon.
PRovIs1oNs-NIarket quiet but prices nominally
unchanged. wo quote, with small sales, as follows:
Bacon Shoulders II &c, Rib sides 12Hc, and Gle r
Bib l3c Hams l7a18o. Mess Pork at s23 a bbl. Lard
l9lsc, demand better Bulk Meats-no sales; we
quo scarce and firm for shoulders at 9a9Hc tor cur
ed, and l01sc for clear Rib Sides
R1oE-Remains inactive, bur without change in
prices; We quote Carolina at 9a91Sc q ID.
sALT-With steady good demand for Liverpool
from hands OF dealers, we quote as before, viz
Fine sSaS 10, AID Ground Alum 50 16a2 20 q sack.
Turks Island ut 65a60 cents 2 bushe for lots from
store.
sUaAR-Was in quite brisk demand to-day; sales
reported were tS2 boxes Cuba No. LIZ at 11hc, 90
duys: SO hhds Cuba at 12Hc; 108 do do on private
srms; So do fir grocery ct 12Xc; 80 hhds English
Island VACUUM pan, understood at 1AK ~ hhds
fair and good grocery Porto Rico at 12Aal2c 20 do
do at l2Ec.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-08

AN ENooH ARDEN Casa WOMAN CLAIMED
BY TWO HUSBANDS Rochester Express
has an account Of singular case that has oc-
CURED III that city, in which one woman was
claimed ss lawful wife by two husbands, each
OF whom had been legally married to her--the
last marriage taking place when the frat hus-
band was believed to be dead. The facts ore
these: Two young men were very friendly to
each other. One Of them had wife, for whom
he cherished all of a LIVING husbands legards;
the other was an ardent student and expert
menter in scientific matters, and bachelor
having devoted himself to perfeoting scien-
tifc instrument to demonstrate formula
which he had conceived in his mind.
On the outbreak OF the war, the young mar
ried man went into the army; and before doing
so, exacted from his friend a promise that in
case he was slain. and never returned, he (the
friend at home) would marry his wife and give
her q permanent home and support. With
this assurance that his wife was provided for,
the soldier wentto the war! After while re-
port came that he was killed in battle, ard his
wife mouned for her lost husband. He did
not retnrn, atsll events, even at the end Of the
war, and after due space was given to mourn
ing, the promise given to the absent and sup
posed to be deceased soldier was fulfilled; the
widow became the wife Of the husbands
friend, and their JOY was crowned by the birth
Of handsome child, on which tho parents
doated.
There lS another lncldent In This 80 lar SIM
pie tale, hich gives it greater interest. Soon
after the soldier marched to the South, the
student was taken sick in his forlorn dormito-
ry, and he was believed by his kind physician
to be very near to deaths door. He must have
careful and constant nursing, or must ineVita-
bly, die-with the longing Of his soul unful-
filed. In this emergency, the soldiers wife,
who was earning her livelihood by sewing, was
called in. She went to the lodgings of the
young man-in q block in the centre Of the
city-and there nursed him Though the fever,
and back to conYalescencs and labor. In this
way the lady had established claim on her
own part to the fulhlment Of the pledge given
in friendship for her husband.
Now comes the conclusion. A short time
since the long absent soldier reappeared, ex-
planned the reason Of his long absence ithe
circumstances which detained him we have
not learned), and claimed his wife. The Sec
ond husband was 10th to surrender hs wife,
who was the.mother. Of his child also, ard he
declined to give her up. The question as to
which had the best right to the woman was
submitted to q legal tribunal, and, on the last
day of 1857, the court decided that the first
marriage was binding, and the wife must pass
to the former husbands decision which all
parties are understood to abide. What be-
comes Of the child we have not learned; but
Of course the father will have the best right to
her custody.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-08

The first horse dinner in England has been
held. The beast was eighteen years old and
thirteen hands high, and after being butchered
was served Up to select company in great
variety Of modes Of cooking. 1t was pro
nouned excellent food, fine in texture, tender
in quality and unimpeachabie IN haSof; WIN WI u
would be difficult to tell the difference be
tween the two. 1t Was further pronounced to be
thoroughly wholesome, nutritious and satisfy
ing-which is more than can be said for some
other sorts of popular flesh. It can also be-
procured at cheap prics, which is another
great advantage in England, the land Of dear
one Of the guests argued that if the horse is
really the friend of man, eating him seemed
the most innocent way of living upon ones
friends.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-08
AN ORDINANCE

TO PROVIDE FOE THE LIQUIDATION OF THE INTER
EST ON THE DEBT OF THE oITY, WEIGH ACCRUED
ON THE TH1RrRTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER LAST.
de 1T ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND
ID ALDERMEN in City Council assembled, l., That nat
public debt OF the city which accrued on the thrill
eth day OF September last six per cent stock obli-
gatory on the Corporation OF the City of Charleston,
shal be issued under the direction OF the Mayor to
the persons holding stocks or SIX per cent oonds oi
crued thereon at the time above stated the snt said
per annum PAYABLE quarterly, redeemsole in thirty
years rom date Pou.dsd That no part OF 3s1 sa1
stock shall be Issued for any sum less than twenty
dollars or for any fractional part OF dollar: Pro
1,ded Also that oil sums for lees than tWent, aol
lars. and for fractional parts OF dollar, shall be
paid in city bulls.
SEQ. 2. That the Mrm Of certificate, and mode
Of tranaer Of said stock shall be subject to the same
regulations as now exlst IN relation to other city Blk
per cent stocks Of the city.
Ratified in City Council this twenty-second day OF
October, In the year OF our Lord one thousand
eight bnndred and sl1ty-seven.
Is1 p @. GAILLARD, Mayor.
". h. SMITH, Clerk Of Council October as