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Fuller particulars Of the Frank =
lin Homicide.

have been requested by the relatives of
the much lamented Emerson Urann. to
write fuller particulars of the Franklin
Homicide. 1t was not Gordon, but
Charley Bunker. Gordon's partner. who
went to see Mr.. Urann to get him to haul
goods.
lie did not go. as he was sick, having
had a slight attack Of Cholera morbus. and
on the morning of that fat Il day. was so
feeble, that rising to 60 to the door he
tainted and fill. But he sent his hired boy
and nephew, with his team, and b ciag
some better in the afternoon he went down
to the landing to see how the boys were
getting along" Being tatigued anu
feeble he sat down on Il pile of railroad
ties. Gordon going up to him struck him,
Gas was then thought in pleasantly, with
an ovcrcoat, saying 70 70 work. Craan
replied that he was sick, and did not come
here to work. Gordon struck him again.
and said " Get up and load the goods on
the wagon" The man replied that he was
sick, and flourished his goad stick play
fully. without Gas was then th"ught,) any
intention OF striking or injuging Gordo II,
but unfortunately touched him, who taking
a stick Of wood from a pile that stood near
by. struck at Urann. who put ont his hand
(perhaps to take the stick receiving the
blow on his arm.thcn farming. he stumbled,
when Gordon struck the fatai blow. They
had been intimate friends from their child
hood and as Mr.. Tram was n remarkably
peaceble man. 10 enc suspected that he
would be killed.
But had the men who stood near Cor
don. when they saw him take the stick
been more watchiul they might have saved
a valuable life, the lite of one very dear
indeed to his aged parents his lone widow
and children. The death of such uian
as Emerson Urann. is loss, not only 10
his relatives but to the community. OF him
it can be sud. and said truthfully, he was
Il good citizen. and Il highly respect bla
man. He was the only son Of aged par
ents, who was depending on him for sup
port and comfort in their declining years.
He has left widow and Two children, one
iatherless the day Of It's birth. Nj. Tram
was peaceable. honest and s,rietly tenn
y, rate man. and as such men are scarce
we are not y Hing to have their lives sold
At such 4 rate.
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LOte1G s1.VD O1"Eh 51EsuS.
What i. the worst seat man can sit on !!
Sell concet.
- bankrupt court was held here on
Tuesday.
WHO called the war "Lincoln's war:
WHO refused to loan the Government
money during the dark days o. the war
Another expedition is talked of to the
North Pole
--Canada has forbidden the importation Of
cattle from the United States.
Who said the Cove rnment bonds were
worthless, during the war?
WHO scoldcd and fretted about the drsf,
and ''skedaddled'?
WHO looked pleased when Union reyer-
ses came, in the darkest days Of the rebellion!
Gen. Neal Dow has been invited to take
the stump III the State OF New York iinmcdi-
a.ely after the election il over in Maine.
- Geo. c. LYMAN Esq, Of Sullivan has
been nominated for Representative in the
GouidsborC. Sullivan, ana Franklin, district.
II Hiram 5. Bartlett Esq, Of Trenton in
the Trenton, Hancock, Watham &c, district.
-Thaddeus 5. somes Esq. OF Mt, DtseGl
in the Island district.
-Isa,c ;B. Goodwin of Penobscot in The
Penobscot, Sedg BROOKLYN, sc, district.
John Il. Bridges OF Ca,tne in the as inc,
Brook, vile and GRAND district.
in almost every town, there is some ono
who is well able to talk to the people gath
cred in the neighborhOod schoolhouse. Let
such go to work and disabuse the people of the
lies told by Democratic speakers.
g-Wc want 70 impress it on oar friends in
each town in thi, county, that they will be do
ing us, and the Republicans good act, by
sending us the vote OF each town by mail or 9th.
erwise, at the earliest possible moment after
election.
UWe learn that Senator Morrill, had a roas.
ing good meeting in Bucksport. 1t was the
largest indoor meeting yet held in that town
Mr.. Morrill, spoke for three hours. He.curriep
down Mr.. Wiswell on his curry comb speech.
Observation-Disclosures Hartman spoke
at the Methodist Westinghouse in Brooksvile
on Monday. lie had a full house. A large
delegation went over from Castine. 1t was
glorious meeting.
~ Bring home your voters in every town.
See to il that none leave to be absent on the day
OF election. A little effort, some planning, and
touch of genuine patriotism, will save us hun
dreds OF votes in this county Do your duty in
his particular.
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Firing North.

Mr. j. Ii. Fellows of Arkansas. q rebel
officer in the war, has been in this county,
leciuring for Seymour AID Blair. lie
boosted in his lecture that he fired North
during the war.
1t requires no very great discernment to
sec that he is still at his old tricks,
training with n. b Forrest S. B.Buckner,
Wade Hampton &c. &c.
1t makes one think of the old tobaccon.
lists sign which read:
1--WE three brothers be in one cause,
Tom smokes,
Bill snuffs,
And chawe. "
Now there are two kinIs, or classes Of
eX-rebels. those who cOnccde that the
lost cause " hes gone under, and who &C.
cept the situation, and those who think the
"lo?t Cause" is not lost, and who hope
for its restoration under seymour and
Blair. The latter class is much the most
numerous one, and they congregated at
the New York Convention iu large num-
! bers. Wade Hampton at speech made
at General Lees College in Virginia. in
June, Oh his way then, to the New York
Convention, said, 1.-The cause for which
Stonewall Jackson and General Stuart fell
can n9t be in vain, and will in some form
yet triumph, and ended his speech by
prop )sing "The los eaase. - After the
Convention, at Charleston, South Carroll
ma, he said, Never shall admit that the
cause itself failed. and that the principles
which gaTe il life were therefore wrong. ~
L. i. Vance, Il rebel colonel and rebel
Governor of North Carolina, said in L pub
lie speech at Richmond, but a few days
after the New York convention, That the
South would gain by the election of Sey-
mour aud Blair All it fought for in the re-
bellion.
Then there a. c tue pirate Seianies, Basil
Duke. johnson, Chief OF staff to Brecken.
ridge &c. &c. There were more than a
hundred fellows. OK rebels, so called, but
still rebels in heart and purpose, that TOOK
part in the Convention that no minated Sey,
mour & Blair. These men all "fire(
North, during the rebellion, and they
have hot ahated one jot of their old pur
pose to subdne The loyal men of this ma
ton and the Union itself to their notions
/ These men. like this ex--ebel from Arkan
, sas, are at work for the Democrats, be
: cause they are their natural allies. They
admit it, boast of it.
Therefore, We shall not deyiate from
exact truth, nor from the strict proprety OF
journalism, nor Of The gentleman, either
if we pronounce this j. II. Fellows a base
fellow of the Rebel breed.
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Capt. John Savage of Mt. Desert, aged
CT years, while in state of partial insanity
threw hi,nself from his wharf at North EHs
Harbor. on the morning of Wednesday the 26th
inst. aud was drowned.
His mental state for long time previous to
his death had been pecuier. and his friends
were for this reason fearful OF such result.
OF family oftweve children who a few
years ago were all in good heath, only two re-
main. The loss of these children, one by one,
togeiger with some pecuniary reserses, has
had IN Influence TO make him gloomy and dis
pirited, and led him no doubt to the end record
ed above.
Capt. Savage was good husband, kind
father, valuable citizen, and a strictly hon
est man. His death is serious loss not only
to his family but also to the business men Of
the Island. D.
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Rousing Meeting at fremont.

We hear by correspondent, f. II. d.
at fremont that the Republicans of that
town had glorious meeting at Bass Har-
Dor. on Wednesday evening last week.
The meeting was called to order by E. H.
Dodge and the following Committee Of
arrangements were chosen viz: w. n.
Abbott. A X. p. Lunt and j. L. r. FREE
man. The chairman then presented to he
meeting Rev. A, J. Patterson of Boston,
Mass, who addressed the meeting mos I
ably and eloquently, discussing the issues
ofthe hour, with a logic that was IRE sitble,
and with frankncss aud candor that carried
conviction to the most skeptical. 1t was
the unanimous opinion OF all his hearers
that it was the best speech ever delivered
in fremont. Mr.. Marion of Portsmouth
was next introduced, and addressed the
audience for half an hoIr u 1st effectively.
Col. James Crockett of Rockland was pres
emf and made few appropriate remarks.
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CORRESPONDENTS.
BLuEHILL, Aug. Goth 1868.

BLUEHILL, AUG. 29th 1865.
FRiESft SAwYER:
On the CIV ening of Friday the 2Sth ihst.'
the Hon. Arno Wiswell of Ellsworth. adj
dressed large, intelligent and attentive
audience in the Town Hall in this place.
Lest you may question the possibility OF
its being an intelligent audience, Will III
form YOU that at least t,ro htrIs of the
number present were good, well-informea
loyal republicans.
The Hon. Mr.. w. commenced by saying
that in accordance with custom prevalent
among candidates for important offices,
the came before the people to state his
views, and to discuss the political ques-
tions which were to be decided in the
present contest, and, unlike the republican
orators, who pa,c over the GrdreS OF our
fallen soldiers. aud review the past i'll Or
der to evade the vital questions nop at is
sue He proposed to take up, ana discuss
the live issues of the present time. lie ac-
eordinely gave an account OF the origin OF
he old abolishionia party and gave some
of the more important events in its history
down to the birth of the republican party.
He next resurrected John Brown and ex-
ecuted him again with great apparent sat
isfa etion to himself and his brother demo-
Gratis.
lie then proceed to give, for the instruc-
ton and entertainment of his democratic
brethren and republican friends. the con-
tents of that famous literary production,
The Laboring Mans Friend
Barker speculation, the pen-knife aud
curry comb story, the oppressive taxation
and republican extravaganza, all came in
the proper place, and probalv produced
their designed and desired effect upon
most of the democratic element present.
After labo,ng hard to show. that if The
republican party were successful. the right
of suffrage would be taken from the whites
and given TO the blacks.and that the whole !
white population of this country would be
brought under subsection. and governed
by about four million ne roes. he finally
by assuring the faithful that the
sLdlC Vi Ihttiic Nohltt Nidpho"NNi. CIV
many thousand democratic majority OH the
14th of Sept next. and that Hoiatio Sey-
mour would surely be the next president of
these United States.
The democratic clement of the audience
not having sufficient spirit to cheer their
speaker or their candidates, the republic
carS Uaye flree Times three rotlsiuo cheers (
for Grant and Colfax.
The best thing of The evening came off
after the close of the meeting. IA the
Hon. Mr.. Wi>weil was passing down the
hall he ecognized and accosted an aged
relative of his, and the following ! riet but
pithy dialogue passed between them.
"Well uncle Daniel" said the Hon. Mr.. !
W. iii could have n chance to talk with t
you five minutes, think | could make
democrat Of you.'
.Guess not" said Uncle Daniel. with
wink. You lie SO. that should I
not believe you. Your party can't speak |
the truth -
NO" said the Hon. Mr.. W.. II il. n sub
iect Of which you cal hardly begin TO speak
the trtl;h.''
suppose not" said the old veteraa.
''Y on have got SO used to lying"
Thus ended the grand democratic rally.
on the veung Of the 2Sth.
Your obi. cery't.
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ashington. 4 ag. 81

Col. rorney prints the following in the
Chronicle this morning, donnle lraded:--
"fhc necessity for Sept. session of Con
gross becomes more and more apparent
us the time approaches; indeed it Seems as
If The safety of the natiuu might depend
tiaon it. One evil we may regard us Ger.
ta!u, should no session be held. aud that il.
rhat the entire Revenue system OF the couu
cry will be prostitnted to the service Of ey-
rfour aid Blair. 1t seems TO ne generally
understood now that Mr.. Rollins will be
Suspended soon after The 2lst preximo, as
the order can be made out in case Congr. Sc
shali mt assemble on that day. As to the
hope which has been held out that he will
ht superseded ~ a Republican, every one
who knGws Andrew Johnson, must know
mat ii is almost sure to prove delusve."
Considering that Col. Forney, Commits
siss,cr Rollins, and Senator Morgan, while
the latter Was in the city,were frequently
srsW Sawseher in consultation, the aheye
Sssy ~ ssGafded as seni-autlleritariye.-
~ Bostop Journal.
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WELLS. AUG. 30, 1868.
Mn. SAwYrR:

WELLS, AUG. 30, 1868.
Mr.. SAWYER:
1t has been long time since rcported
myself, but am glad to know that your
contributions.
The warm weather has brought the us
ual number Of vi itors and strangers to
this watering place" At one of the IIo-
considerable part of the time: and many
private residences have been filed with
boarders.
There are five Beaches in the immediate
neighborhood. from one to three miles long
Which affordnlost pleasant drives AID 9TH
CT objects of interest. which, together with
fishing, trouting and riding. may fully &C.
cupy all the time tn at most care 10 be out
of doors.
Pic Mics are very common l attended
one yesterday, COTTON up by the Sabbath
town. 1t was on, or near, one Of the
Beaches, and was represented by about
two hundred. The Free Baptist s. S. OF
Berwick was also on the ground to the
number Of one hundred and fifty. Hay NC
to ride AS far as from Ellsworth to Blue
hill, clam chowders, singing and addresses,
are necessary features of such gatherings.
Politically it is much the same here, as in
Hancock Co. and other parts OF the State.
Both parties are in earnest. in this Con-
gressional Dist. the scale is supposed to be
more evenly balanced than in any other.
In this Co. the Democrats are most OF the
time in the ascendency but Cumberland has
usually been strong enough to keep things
straight. If false representations, and
every kind of dishonerahle agency, will
accomplish the thing. Mr.. Lynch, who has
proved himself to be man equal to the
position, will not be returned to Congress.
The strong eXpection however is that lie
will BIO reelected by a handsome majority.
| There is not Democra. in my church.
and the same is true believe, of The other
Cong. Church III this town.
| 1t seems 10 me. that this is the time
more than ever, for ministers to speak pri-
vatcly and publicly, upon the great ques-
tons now before the American people,
They may not speak IN the interest of party
but in the interest of humanity, of free.
dom. of truth and religion. These all
must suffer unspeakably, ifthe Democracy
OF the land Is to triumph. When that rule
shall be in force, we can hardly claim to
be christian nation. Our very civil liza
ton will be well nigh lost.
But am persuaded better things con
corning the future of this great Republic
though ! thus speak. If all the friends OF
God and man. vii! come to the rescue,
and put men IN office, who have been tried
and not found wanting, we shall yet be.
come the most renowned and h3nOred ma
ton on the globe. Righteousness will ex.
alt US. and millions of the pcor and Oh.
pressed from other shors will resort hitler.
to find thier homes and their graves.
This evening the Republicans will hoist
Grant and Coltax nag, and expect to be
addressed by DR., Loring OF Salem.
S, B.
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Surry Awake.

Governor Walter Hartman spoke to
crowd OF people at Surry on Tuesday eve
ming. Five hundred were stowe away in
the town house, and some of the windows
of the building were taken ont so that the
large numbers outside could hear. Blue
hill was largely represented by delegations
of both sexes, while Ellsworth sent dowl
a train of carriages full of enthusiastic vo-
tiers quarter of a mile long, with the
Brass Band to discourse stirring strains of
the sweetest music. John Browns soul
goes marching along" yet. and the patriot
c spirit of the war has been evoked anew.
and will not down un,il the mon who put
down the rebellion. shall have placed the
control of the dcstinies of this great
country in the hands of those who saved it
:rom parrcdal hands.
Gov. Hartman was eloquent and earn
est beyond all speakers We have heard this
year; if candid men can hear him. and not
be convinced, then they belong to a class.
that Though one come from the dead, yet
will they not believe"
His frequent appeals to the Democrats
his oft and earnest request for them to
turn to the record OF the historic past fol
proof OF his assertions. and for light tc
guide them in this emergency, in the patti
Of duty, and of honor, should stagger first
and then convlace them that the party thai
saved the country, should rule it. by right
} justice, and as a necessity for its future
good. as we'll as for its salvation.
We cannot report this speech. no more
than can those who head it. forget it.
The Governor will speak today, Wednes-
day. at Gouldsboro. and Thursday at Ellis
worth. We know lie will have good audi
ence at each place.
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Remember.

That the Democratic party, IN
its National Conrentton, has de-
c{ared that THE reconstruction acts
Of Congress, as such, are msurpa-
tons, and unconstitutional, reroL.
utionary and void. F" And wiM
Mss declaration they go before the
country, and place candidate IN
the field aeho adds thereto a pro-
gramme for the ouerthrow Of the
reconstructed governments BY force.
Let those acho ecould say ,cith Gen.
Grant, "Let as hare peace, re-
member this. Another acar acould
be the consequence ot'Me election
of Seymour.
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APPOINTMENTS for Next Week

General J. c. Caldwell will speak al
Deer Isle. Monday.
Brooklin. Tuesday.
Sedgwick. Wednesday.
Castine. Thursday.
Pcnubscot, Friday.
Ellsworth or vicinity. Saturday.
Walcot Hanlin Esq, of y. H., will
speak at.
Bucksport. Monday.
Franklin. Tuesday.
Hancock. Wednesday.
fremont. Thursday.
Eden, Friday.
Trenton, Saturday.
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l.. STEBBINS'
HARTFORD, CONN,
ORLANp, SEPT, Is. 1858

FRIEND SAWYER
The Republicans of Orland, met at
Powers Hall Aug, eth and formed a
Grant and Cofnx club; choosing Hon. A.
2. Emerson, President: Vice Presidents
j. \. Buck Jas G, Saunders Jas. Glnn.
Secretaries: I. ". Gross: IL, X. Ilaws.
Executive Committee: istricts, Nos |
aud -, \. A. Powers: j. 5. Condor: +.
W. Gross ). G.. Saunders: H. X. ifawcs'
DR.. +. A. Ghase. Dist No 9, j. L. S0pcr
Dist. No. 3 Geo. Saunders: J. S6pef: 5
Rafnell No, Jos, Dorr: Richard Barnard
No. Freeman G Sparks: c Brewster !:
j Brewster. No. 6 V Il Hooper: T Biris
dell. MOI W Z White Uriah CHM W j
Dngc No 8 X J Gray J Amor. No9 c
II Rodgers J Hartman Luke Harri.
man. No 10 L IIutchins: r o Gross
No II Loot Capt. Wasgatt. No IA G
Crane: J W Gray: Is Gross. No l6 J A
CHM; \ J White: A Crosby. No II G G
Saunders. No l5 Levi Bowdcu: Ze,otcs
York.
Put down Orland rs sure for the Union
candidates by handsome majority.
+. w. GROSS.
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gJohn Minor Butts thus exprcssedhm
self a few days ago in regard to the politi-
cal prospect:-
Il think we shall have no open war in
any event. and if Grant is elected by an
imposing vote, as he probably will be, we
shall have apretty quiet time in the future;
but il Seymour should come so near to it
as to give encouragement to their ambitions
hopes of ultimate success, we shall have in
the South what will be far worse than open
war, which can be put down at once and
forever. We shall probably have great
disturbance of the public peace, public
prosperity greatly retarded, and good fell
iowship between the different sections and
among ourselves indefinitely postponed"
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FAIR AND LEvEE.-The Ladies con
neeted with the Bap;is fSocieiy held Il
Fair and Leyee at Writings Hall on
"Wednesday evening. There was a good
attendance. and good sales. Two uem fca-
lures we noticed characterized this affair
there was fine music and an exhibit on Of
"female suffrage" \ pi'no WAS put in
the Hall, and most skillfnlly PLAYED hy
Miss Lucy Black. while Mis-, Rebecca
Hastings. very fine singer, and Mr..
Frank Brimmer with flute delighted the
audience with the execution of various
neices of music The music was worth the
Price Of admission. The novel feature was
the exhibition Of f,malr suffrage. A very
nics chair was placed upon Il table aud
boxes for vniing were provided. und the
friends of all the ministers We'd TO get the
the chair for their favo'itc mnister.hy cleo
tioneering to get the most votes at ton cents
each. 1t was avo;ing precinct where every
one could vote early and often All the
ministers had votes but Rev F. I. Halle
wood had round majority and therefore
will be the recipient OF the chair.
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Soldiers Meeting !

Meeting organized by calling Mr.. G. W.
Madox to the chair.
Voted, That VIM. O. Mcdonald b.
made Clerk of the meeting.
Voted, That l Captain and Lieuts b.
the officers of this Organization.
! John F. Whitcomb. Marcus NJ Thorn
as and Otis w. Kent, appointed Com. t,
receive, sort, and count votes for officers,
A. B. Squirting elected Captain.
Robt. Campbell LIST Lieut..
Richard II. Tinker !" End do
John Sergeant - 3rd do
Voted, That tho election Of John f
Sergeant be made unanimous.
Voted, That Orderly Sergeant be elect
ed by ballot.
Thomas Holmes elected to the Office o.
LIST Sergeant.
Voted. That the rest OF the noneommis-
stoned officers be appointed by the Capt.
Voted, To adopt the uniform which has
been exhibited here to night.
Voted That the name of this organiza
ton be called the True Blues"
Voted, That we meet next Saturday p.
N. at o'clock with uniform at Whiting g
Hall.
Voted. That we drill without musket.
Voted. That the following resolution be
adopted:--
Resolred That the ':Frue Blues. ap-
prove of the nomination Of Grant and
Colfax. and will Ugh. it out on this line,
true to the ballot box as to the cartridge.
box.
Voted, That the Non. Com. Officers be
appointed at this meeting.
The following Non. Cam. Officers were
appointed
LIST Sergt., san'l Glidden.
81 " Ed. Heath,
Sd :, L. Z. Haskell.
4th d. A. West.
5th ', Forest Reeves.
9th E, A. Somerhy.
9Th ,, A. w. Ellis
sth I, Benson Mitchell.
LIST Corp, w. P. Squire.
ID W. F. Emerson.
Sd -, A. w. Packard.
4!h . w. Mcfarland.
5th ;, Geo. Abbott.
9th ), Lewis Silshy.
7th ;, F. Salisbury.
Voted. That the doinss Of this meeting
be published in the Ellsworth American
w. 0. Mcdonald.
Clerk.
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MARINE LIST.
PORT OF ELLSWORTH.

Ar eth Sch. Ohio, Fullerton. fr.m Bost on.
Goth. Catherine, Davis, from salem; Mary Ihzs.
Alma odlin, Franks, do; Agnes, Young, do;
George Henry, Hale, do; Frank Pierce. Grant from
Portland Olive Branch, Whitaker from Boston;
3oth Telegraph, Woodard from Salem hussar'
Buker, from Roston Belle, Young, 90 Siss, sa"'
uel Lewis, Wood, do; Agricoia, wnLtAKs's 90 S,,.r
do Fair Wind. Smith for Providence; Diamond.
Tory, for Rockland; 3lst, Edward h,Iikse IC[
Boston; Empire, Fergerson for n. tsi FRANK
Preice, Grant, for POrilana'