Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-05-01
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LOCAL NEWS &C.,

Portland salary of $500 per annum.
TT ,TrF.-Miss Josie Booths Benefit, at
Lords Hall, this evening. viii be produced
the beautiful Play OF last Lynne" With a
q reat caste of eha rncters. Secure seats early.
-Thc Washington Correspondent of the
Boston Advertiser defends Chief Justice
Chase with spirit and ability.
The New York Tribune thinks the Dem
ocrats will nominate Pendl.ton for President.
No doubt els Inc most citing representation
of their principles named yet.
The Trustees of the Agricultural Society
met Saturday, to arrange 70. the summer Cam
paign.
-Dun't forget the May-lay brrakflst, by
the Ladies of the Congregational Society.
-Mossrs. Cotton, Norwood &Co., of Rock
por ; will launch this fail bark-whiie oak
ftame-of about $50 tons.
Tho late SHOWS have been most favera-
bic for the production OF maple sugar. Mi.
Geo. A. Abbott Of Dexter has scared more
than lltif Il ton Of tn, best quaiiy Of syrup
from lie sap orchard ths spring.
- mes II. Cochranc. assistant Engineer
y
len Washington for Bangor, with orders to
pro,ec.ite the work Of charging the Custom
house with ii! possible d''ptca.
Tho steve lareS of I!Ingor have agreed
among thcn,sc yes upon the following rat
for loading vessels the present season: i.oad-
ing single dect vessels, 80 cents; Slowing sin-
gle deck vessels. 80 cents; loading double deck
vessels. 10 Gems.
-,cho1uec Marietta Hall from Salem, for
Ro4.Aitnl, went ashore on Marlinicu ut three
o'clock, the morning OF the 10Th insE The
crew. >ai- aHt riggin were saved, bat the hull
* i tosai wreca.
Tho British troops, upon their victory
over rheoJoras King of AbYtSiniN, piuaaered
the fortress of Magdaia, stripping it Of il orr
entail splendor. Among l.e more prominent
articles which excited the cuptdi.y Of the sol
tiers were four royal crowns made OF solid
gold, thousand, Of pieces Of silver and several
lJts ofyery rich jewels.
-Hcrci. 4 suggestive item from tn, Bos-
ton Ifdci{er: "inc persons who, st the
opening the St. James, appropriated some
silver sAeWers. under the ideI probably that
tlIeY were lair.piu,, are respectively requested
To return the sans, a. they wete intended SIM
ply ior the ornamrhtIti0n oi dlshe>, aud not IT,
III, to the guests. " Iwo OF the number TAKEN
nave already been return d through The mail
The qlc.uon-Somc stupid fellow wants
To kHuW II tIvrc ever WAS al cilpsc oI the
honey nVUn.
iac ;ta,Wer-A yo'ing MN, newly ed,
jumped IRON The boat al Fad HlNrr, ..ass. al
Ter II had started .Or Providence the other day
rs he had urgOttcnto tell his VIE OF Ills inlta'
ton. and was fearful Oh the consequences II he
sauuil dcDIrt wulIoLC dOuS -. "A, managed
10 >Mim 10 shore and afterwards ush out Ills
hat and va!se.
A well known new York physician i,
harmony with L pet theory.on the subject, has
made Il will directing that his body shall BE-
burned upon his death.
a democrat in Meriden, CT, excited b!
the election, demolished an opponent thus
"Ye needn't talk to me, Hi BETH you try tel
! wear, YOU can't niaNc he equal to Niger, liz
now you can iix il !" The point was visible.
Tho Emperor of France celebrated hi
sixtietn birthday on the Goth inst.
Attention is called to the notice Of Ma!
Breakfast TO be served by the ladies OF the Rev
Dr.. Tcunoys society. An early walk 10 thu
wood, for the trailing arbutus will doubles
give to many a hungry appetite, which, on
such an occasion, can be satisfied at no bet
ter place, than III the tables thu, sumptuously
to be spread.
The appeal of the beggar-s pty-us cry
of the two or three hundred spinster
who sailed with Mr.. Mercer, from New York
for Washington territory two years ago, all Blu
three married Two weeks after their arrival
Better try again Mr.. Mercer. Perhaps avisit te
England would damage the hopes of Brigham
Young.
MESSAGES BoTu WAYS on THE SAM
" IRE II he magicians OF the teiegr lph hay,
again made "ail the world wonder" II ha
been found possible and practicable to sent
! message, both Ways al he same ttRe over IN
same wire, and it has actually been done be
tween New York ana Boston within the las
week. Making wafer run UP hiii. perpeiu'
motion, >qutring the circle, reconstructlon
and All the other pfoNerbaiiy uiflcuit pfoh
l+ns would seem 10 the unihltia ed IN tel1
yraI,hiu cunjuraiiJn 10 be relatively easy oil 81
luton. Hereafter the unsophisticated youtl
vino carried II sealed letter TO the TELEGRAPH
Office for transmission over the wire VIII b
regarded simply rs Philosopher VINO Mas oh
u little ahead OF the tunes.
PLEASANT -INrELLIGENCE.- The Washing
toA col respondent Of the Boston journal "a!
chat the bqiaice sheet OF the treasury depart
III nt will. ut the end OF this month, present.
2 mulch more cheerful aspect than II did at Ill
|
y the treasury from The navy and war depart
ments for The twenIy-'hree days Of the presen
month amount to bat four millions scvens hun
tlred THOUSAND dollars, and it ii estimated tha
the aggregate of all drafts for April upon th
r treasury TO supply the demands of the nav
ami war departments Will not exceed seye
+ million dollars. lie pubic debi statement to
0 this month will show reduction Of the iiabl
ties OF the government OF about ten millions
The receipts from customs still come in CT
couragingly, and have reached eleven millio
q four hundred thousand dollars for the twent.
three lays ending yesterday. During I'll
! same period the receipts from internal reyenu
+ amount TO tive million nine hundred thousan
. d ailars.- Press.
PRIZE FIGHTING is becoming New Ems
and nslitutions-inported tro m New Yor
in return for Thanksgiving. Last year Main
enjoyed the first prize hight, and this yea
/ Rhode Island follows The example a dispatc
a from Providence says that on Friday Rober
: Sellers of that city and Peter English OF Bait
), more had a grand mill " at Warwick AN
both are blind If m the iaighty blows exchang
: cd before the police arrived on the ground an
{ interfered.