Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-02-14

| A $500, BEr.-Antonio F. Smith Of ElIswortl
has laid the above wager with Chas. Bragdon
that taking the lower spars from the yard ant
stepping them to masts Of vessels, and puttini
/ the iir to the masthead, belongs by right and
practi &C rs much as the bowsprit, to the carpen
tcrs and not to the riggers, and this decision
10 b lett TO the leading ringers Of the L.
! EASTERN NORMAL SCHOOL We call attcn
ton to thc MOTTO of the common cement oil Uni
School. Let the people of Eastern Maine SCI
to it that this school is sustained.
| Thermometer down to 90 below zero this
7 Wednesday morning. If any one wants cold
er weather let him go to Greenland and done
with it.
Should Charles Francis Adams be nom-
mated for Secretary of State there is but little
chance of his confirmation.
Tho last phase Of the W ashington con-
troversy--'You lie!" says johnson; "U-ly'
ses-Graiit."
1t is rumorcd in Washington that the
English mission has been rendered to George
Tchnor Curtis, and that Mr.. X. 8. Spoiforu Is
to he Secretary OF Legation. 1t IL said that MI.
Adams resignation ha been in the Presidents
pOSScSNfpH IpI tth NoyS'
A Commission Merchant of New 70 rk
city, writing us on business, says:-We are
having cold weather here, with good sleigh ng
and plenty of ice in East river. Business for
vessels is starting upland there is quite de-
mand for vessels, at very fair rates, for West
Indies and European ports.
The b. S., the person SO near the Pres
i,lcnt that his sayings are considered as cinema
ting from A. j. and who is tho Washington
correspondent ofihc New York JVorld, owns
the name of j. B. Stillson.
The County Commissioners At thciI
last session, expressed themselves we'll pleas
ed with the way the new Sheriff h Il COM
mcnced business. especially in the "Dew order
of things" established at the Jail House. The
Register of Deeds Office Is no longer 'elib
ROOM" "a decided Improvement, ccrtai.. y,
for bus ness men.
Hon. Arson Hcrrck. editor Of the New
York Atlas. died in that city on "Wednesday,
last. He WIS native of Lewiston in this state.
At one time he published in Hallowell paper
called the Free Press, and afterwards was pro-
prietor Of the Bangns Democrat. He was MI
val Storckeercr at New York during Buchan-
ans admin is.ration, and represented that city
in Congress in 1sGs-S.-Efchange.
Mr.. Herrick was never proprietor Of the
Bangor Democrat, but started in Bangor the
"Peaobscot Fireman. an "Anti Mason" Jour-
nal which he edited with good deal Of ability
While in charge of this paper, he left the city
between two days. The establishment fell into
the hands Of Mcssrs Samuel and Edwin Smith
81 The election in Alabama is 80 very
close that it will take some days to deta mine
the result. 4 special to the Tribune says, .
system of pro.ciptivc terrorism greatly re-
duccd The white vote. In many places the 10y
al voters were frightened away by threats OF
vengeance from unrcgcncrated rebels.
MAKING ARR.SaENmNT..- Capt. Charlel
Deering of the City Of Richmond, with Capt
Fuller of Castine. WAS in town on Monday TO
| solicit subscriptions for boat to run from
| Ellsw 1rth to Bangor, and to form connection
with the Richmond at Sedguick. Capt. Deer
Ing has the utmost confidence that . beat or
this route viii pay, and it certainly will be a
great convenience to the public. lie wants the
people here to sub cribe 5000, and he viii
sec that the balance of the whole amount need
ed, $1,000. is subscribed. He has boat select.
cd. light draft good sized craft. lust fitted fol
| bbt THAI SbNt .c',VNS aiio
been used but few month";.
In addition to this enterprise for an,cring
Us TO The outside world hy steam p wer. he has
Il subscription paper for stock 10 put up tele-
graph line from Ellsworth to So. W. Harbor
and the prospect is that this movement win
succeed. II so, our Nj Desert sr;rusl-, next
summer, with god steam comm Inieation, q
thrice weekly m Ill, and telegr aph line, will be
10 use cant phrase. sin town. !"
The nArrowest escape yet Of railroad &C
cilcnt occurred last week near Richmond, an,
| kennebcc. The Portland train was passing tn
along at the usual speed, when at Il curve, Il trif
ling spread of the rails the engine and tender as
thrown of the track, to the right and plunged
down to tn. frozen river, from 80 to 20 feet
The tender broke loose from the Engine are
rolled over. The Engine kept on its way
and the engineer chung to ii, with presence o.
mind, whistlins down with the brakes, as he
went down the steep embankmcnt. After tn,
Engine left the trock, the rest OF the tao in kept
for fifteen or twenty rods.
| The Machias Union states that eight YES
| sci sailed from Machiasport, Jan. 2Sth. requir'
ing and having an board rs officers and crew
| hity.wn men and freightcd with l $50 900 feet
| of Or, boards bound for the West India ports
Tho boards were worth on the wharves IS pei
NJ. Oh The average, making total value f$24
| 100.
| AN AGREEABLE SURPRIsE.-Mr. John
Gn,iniau, teacher of dancing vt South Boston
was surprised Friday evening, At Franklin
Hall, at which place he holds his school, in be.
ing called upon BY about two hundred couples,
mostly pupils Of his, who, through Mrs. +. b.
Boardman, presented to him 800 as Sigh
token of the esteem in which he is held by
| them. After the surprise the remainder OF
the night passed in dancing TO music furnished
by the Metropolitan Band.-ET.
Or INTEREST TO EvERYBoDY.-Snce the
advent of the Star Shuttle Machine in The Mar
Eet, about one year ago, the manufacturers
have sold about Fifteen Thousand. and such un-
precedented testimonials Of their intrinsic worth
has prompted them to enlarge the machine. and
otherwise improve 1t. that now the Star Shut
tie Sewing Machine stands without rival
MIR. Wilson deserves great credit for assuming
the responsibility in putting = Lock Stitch Shut
| tie Sewing Machine in the market Mt such ve-
ry low price, in direct competition with all the
first-clsss and high priced machines.
THE EsTY ORGAN The Springfield Re
publican says: "A peculiar and admir- able
feature Of this instrument Is tho Vox Humane
| TremolO. recently invented and patented, and
which does away with all the objections some.
times III ged against tremulants. This one be-
ing under perfect control as to rapidity, Its del
icate pulsations appeal to the lis ener with =
power and pathos impossible to resist
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