Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-03-20
LOCAL NEWS, &C.

the first day Of April, and Connecticut the 9Th .
/ The numbering teams are coming ont Of
the woods.
The snow is fast leaving us, and every
one is glad Of 1t.
wheel carriages are coming into use
again we notice, after being banished for
four months.
1t thunder ed and lightencd during the
night of Tuesday, the first time for the sea-
son.
The lumbormcn are coming down from
the woods in swarms. The logging season Is
over.
The Machas Euion brings out its big
gun over the city election of Augusta, but has
no powder for New Hampshire.
Corn quite scarce in this village. uis
Is mot to be had in more than one or two stores
in town.
! Dog poisEng seems to be the business
followed by some evil minded person in this
village. 1t is not very honorable calling.
The Democratic newspapers were crow
ing orergains to their side before the election in
New Hampshire; snd since they are defeated
there, they will turn to Connecticut for mate-
rial to work up great gain, to their party.
One hundred persons convicted Of conn
terfeting have been pardpned by the Presi.
dent within the last year.
-The Boston Transcript says Had
Andrew johnson made " treason odious' JEFF
Davis trial would not have been postponed Oh
account OF his own.
LEAvING.-A nun Der Of crews of vessels
have left here for Boston, Salem &C.. with tho
masters. their vessels having been laid up in
those haIbers instead of being broaylt home
last fall.
We notice that ship -csrpcnters have COM
menced work again. Mr.. Eppes and Capt.
Franks have put workmsn on their new vessel
and they mean to complete il at once.
We have received the reply to Mr..
Green's Pamphlet. issued by the Trustees OF
the Maine Wesleyan Seminary. We have
never seen Mr.. Green's statement. and there.
fore do not care to investigate the matter at
this time and certainly not, only on one side.
Washington correspondents sly, that
the President has gore to work to prepare for
his trial in good earnest, and at the exclusion
Of most kind, OF business. lis so said he
does no. agree with his counsel. rs he insists on
interpreting the constitution an | the laws for
himself. This has been his failing.
No "RoosrERs" Now-A-DAYs.-somec Of tho
men who have been induced to take Democratic
papers. have ordered the paper, discontinued
rccc. tly. because the papers have ceased to
embclllsh their colum' with Boosters"
Democratic roostcrs have crowed at nm
reasonable hours-long before they saw day
light.
The Florida election is to tnke place OH
the fourth, tiIIh aud sixth Il VS. of May, unless
an earlier day is fixed upon by Gen. Meade
who has telesraph.d TO Gen. Grant Tor advice
on the subject.
-The Arkansas election began on Friday,
i progressing quietly. The registered voters
are fifty four thousand, of whom about twenty
thousand are negroes. The vote on calling
convention WIS 25.0J0 in favor, and II 800
against. The Union men are confident that
the constitution will be adopted.
QUEILED. - Usually when the teams come
out Of the woods, there is y class Of persons
standing ready to barter poor whiSkey to tho
mon for their dollars; ana few Of those men
who have worked hard make the poor cx-
change and become noisy. At such times zee
hare nerer had Sheriff or = constable that
'"' Wv liz "''' "h''' '"h' year, "aen ehef'h
Spu!llnc ptcaeI III anu carried the'a 10 jail as
fs.t As they rebelled.
PORTLAND ELEcIIoN.-So choice for Mayor
on Monday last, 1t being thc second trial -
Now II devoiNc' Oh the city council 10 c'ct n
Mayor from the tour highest Ial.iItc, voice.
I'r. TAef'sI'tof Ia. trial:
Mt!at!ti, 2,.i3.
FdAtM 2G.29.
DccIilg, ,ss
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Al tle tEi! the ~ instant, tie vote stood
Mcclellan, oiO5
pu,na,n 90 *
bceFih2' l.!.
Scattering, 4.
The Tribnue's Wash irrt,n sreciaI sov.
,,..
in.I.I,l ~, t.'t "a - i'"., '1i u M NV 70
49,, t,,' par % ,"'o"y NJ" ms
IN the miJo!ltf OF MS eoil-f ~, 10 tie line
I'll u.irueG 10 oe liTr sued aui .hife u "a ruincr
io-AiSh' tna' nc had AZ oa-n rap tuie With
h'i'A'
New Orleans. March lCh.-Gcn. Han
cock has been rclicN Cd and go e 10 " ashin.ton
III. mes speaking Of tiancock's departure
! ''th'e that mn emergency has arisen in WASH
i"Ston which req tirt' ais pre-e,c; there as OF
paramount impogtarceat this time.