Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-05-08

thc Iucle"stng mlnOr1tv IN the Chamber.
-, .ttriDunc's W:suin ton specially
There is a good deal Of talk about Alta
Vela. and the letters in reference to it to
the President. signed by in Of the
managers. The letter day
ny Judge Nelson in his y, plan.
atlon seems on its face to bear ~ that
gentle'nan's allcgations,l but even If true
they are not of the least importance.
io" ever it seems evident that something Is
wrong IN reference to the date uf the pa
pcrs. Butler is very positive he signed no
p1pers Of the kind 81 late as the month Of
March. and Gen. Garfield SAYS he can fix
the date when his signature was attached
and that the time was subsequept to tho
signing Of the other names early in Feb.
Gen. Butler is investigating the whole sub
ject and expects to lay hare in few days
tho plot which has been so adroitly con
c0cted. Mr.. Black never saw the papers
ana was not aware that they were IN the
possession Of the President until after hs
had withdrawn from his case. The re-
mark Of Mr.. Nelson that Judge Black
retired from the defence on that account is
nntruF. The fact il that Nrlson aud
others Of the counsel were unwilling to he
associated with Black in the case, it bcim.
their opinion that what they described as
his vehement manner and strong bias,
was calculated to iljure the President.
Judge Black was repeatedly lied t, and
threw up his brief in disgust, stating in his
letter Of withdrawal the fact that the other
counsel entertained these opinions.
The probabilities arc that the court will
decide to hold night sessions go as to grs
give Bingham Friday aud Saturday.
1t is thought tonight that o verdict may
he reached by monday.
Mr.. Curtis, one Of the Presidents cnun-
sci. has gone to Boston where he has i'm.
portant business in charge. He informed
his colleagues and the President that he
could return at any moment if his services
should be required.
PETROLEUM V. NAsBY.-..Keclcr,' p.
travelling correspondent Of the Alta, has
been to see " Petroleum, " and SAYS;
ID. Il. Locke, the gentleman who is so
well known under the above alias, lives
here in Toledo. and is the editor of tho
Blade. The above facts seem to he pretty
we'll known, for in whatever part of this
broad continent have taken Occaeiop tn
nentlon Toledo, have been Immediately
asked it ever saw "Nasl.v." " About tho
first thing that l did, therefore. in this
city. was 10 get myself introduced to him.
He was in his shirt sleeves. in the very
highest story of the Blade building. look
ing over some exchanges. "Sit down,
Sir. he said show are hings!" This
was the introduction to our first conyersa.
ton. have seen a good deal Of him since.
and have found him to he the oddest. best
naturcd specimen Of our race that have
ONE acr. ~. He is short, chubby man.,
about ~ years Of age. dark hair. xray
blue eyes, chin wa,skers, aud is married,
IL" was born in Vcstal, Bro0me COUNTY.
New York, near which place. at Conrtlapd,
he learned the printing business: was a
jour printer a number Of years, published =.
considerable number of country news. +
papers. and reported some on cty iaurpa.s.
He commenced the Nasby letters in hls,
own paper, the Hancock J,ff-rsonian, iu
Findlay, Ohio, in 1861. He has Already
published Two books. and the thi,d, which
is ;ohe called "Ekkoes from Keu,ucky. /"
is coming out in Boston this month.
Last Winter Mr.. Locke refused ,hrca
hundred invitations to lecture because he
was afraid to stand before an audience.
lie says he never could muster cournso.
to second motion at a political meet inr.
n long nc delegation i. thirty people
ont OF sheer curiosity. came all the way.
from Dayton and Cincinnati to zee the mai,
who wrote the Nasty papers. and the
poor fellow had to be dragged bv main forec
from heap of rubhish into which he had
prcclpitated himself for concealmcnt: .nI
then he thanked God. inthrir hearing. Non
they started to leave. In the face of sil
this he has prepareda lecture, which l,s en-.
t,ties The Niger and is now engaged to
deliver It in over q hundred towns and
cities. In reply to the question how ,hs
was going to stand bcforc 50 many aulisn.s
ces; he sald "l,n building big house.
and must have the money."
THE following ie q school esssy, writes
by one Of the yOungstcn;
ABouT Docs. Dags is usefuliev g
cats. Nice 10 afearl IT mad cats. They
bite 'em. Dogs f"llers boys and catches
hog by the ear. Hogs rarely bite. Rn0..
pie eats hogs. but not the Jews. - they
and all other animals that dozen { chez
the cud ism = clean ones. Dogs sum timfs
gits hit with boot JACKIE for barking e
mites. Sleepy people gifts mad aud throws
'em. Dogs is the best animal for man,
they do more for man than growpd hnee
q, ooons or even gotes. 3staa aqss0
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