Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-05-29
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Hon. Arson Buriingame with his suite
has arrived in New York City.
Tho Judd divorce case ut New Haven has
been decided in favor OF Mr., Judd and the chill
dren given to him.
The rate per cent on the valuation, for
the taxes this year, is twenty two mills on the
dollar. Last year it was twenty mills.
Business seems quite lively in our streets
but it is in the teaming line. hauling stones for
the repair of the streets. or the gravel from the
lot where is TO be the town Hall.
shooting is cheap in New York, for
man plead guilty OF shooting another in srog
shop in that city and the Judge fined him sir
cents.
Senator Poneroy Of Kansas denies in u
letter published in the National Intetligeacer,
the authenticity of the letter produced by Col
Cooper before the Impeachment Managers.
There is now and has been for ten days
or more. Il feet of loaded vessels waiting to get
out over the falls at Sullivan, but tine Eastcrly
wind keeps them moored in Hog Bay. Frank
lin.
The news from Washington in regard to
impeachment is slightly mixed. The evidence
taken by the Managers III regard to whether
money was used TO influence votes on the 18th
article has not all been made public yet.
If any subscriber or friend will loan us
$500. at "a fair rate of interest, We will pur-
chase new press, enlarge and do the best we
can to make a good paper. As It is we lack
just sl4s5 of having funds enough to 10 it our
self.
-"The Buckley, the most popular per-
formers of their kind in the country, it will be
seen give an Exhibition at Lords Hail the Goth
and Goth inst. Any one will be sure 10 laugh
and grow fat, if he attends. For particulars see
bills.
-Messrs Wiggin & Pareher have put into
their store new goods. and also pat into our
advertising columns good notice Of their bus
mess. and what they have for sale. The read
er referred to their advertisement.
The nomination of Grant and Colfax
takes well all over the country. Many of the
members of Congress and others called to pay
their respects to the General the other day,
and among the number was one armed soldier
who said he had one hand left to shake hands
With General and to give him vote.
wendell Phillips says "he will read Sem
ator Fessenden's argument the moment any
man will show him the ss htest reason for sup
posing that it had the least influence Oh his
opinion This is rather sharp on the Senator
and contains more than an intimation that the
speaker thinks prejudice rather than reason
controlled the vote for acquittM,
Hon. John a. Peters is at his home in
Bangor for few days. He attended his fam
lily on its return home from Washington, where
they went November last. We learn from the
Wig that Mr.. Peters speaks hopefully of the
prospects of the Republican party in the COM
ing campaign. Mr.. Peters is personally one of
the most popular men in the House OF Repre-
sentatives, and no doubt with the experience
which few years will give him, will be one of
the best legislators in that body.
The Chicago correspondent of the Port
land Star makes the following sensible remarks
on the nomination of Vice President:
Aside from "locality" no man will choose to
say that better choice than Colfax could have
been made. and for one, am heartily glad that
the rule or the practice has for once been
broken in upon. 1t had never respectable
support in reason, and the principle if ever it
had any principle was outrageously wrong.
Nominating men from IN obligation to do some
thing for section has killed every party up to
this time, and 1t argues something valuable to
the Republicans that they have broken over
The rule, even if they Numbered into it,