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Sale Of Timber and Grass on Indian Town
ship, in the County of Washington.

LAND OFFICE, BANGOR, June -, 1873.
/ y pursuance of Resolve ui the Legislature en-
/ titled" Resolve prov dng the sal. OF tim lcr
and grass on Indian Township OF the Pas samhquod.
dy tribe OF Indians" approved Feb. 20, 1855, ana
Report of Council made and approved June 70.
lslS. Sealed proposals will he received at the Lar
Office in Bangor, until the 18th day of August next
for the exclusive right to cut and manufacture and
manufacture and take away + ON TIE lands, not
otherwise disposed Of. OF the Indian township IN
Washington County, all :hn timber OF whatever
Kind o. quality, standing or lying down: also me
grass tnat q 0~s the natural mcaucws, except
ing what is fercin rved, together will me Use
ssf the water power not otherwise di-posed Oh on
said township, for the term of fifteen years from
the twentieth day OF August next, reese. wing to
the Indians belonging to the Passamaquaddy tribe
their possessions or farms, and the right 10 cut any
timber, such as they may NEED Tor building pur
poses, hroDM and haskell stun. fencing and fire
wood and also k0r tseir beneht and beiiOof. all the
voaing grOst IN aaid township. six inches through
one loot fr0n the ground, which shall be required
10 be LEFT by the purchaser in Its natural state
Said Indians also to have the right to cut what
grass they may want for their own private use and
beneAt, and slsO have the right to clear up and
agricultural purposes, belonging to said township.
The aforesaid tribe To have and hold all the above
reservations, privileges and rights. during the
term OF 0lteen years above mentioned.
No proposals for q less sum than five thousand
dollars will Ike accepted, nor Will the undersigned
be bound to accept any bid Eadc.
Ths tcims Of sale TO be cash down, such
curity as shall be approved by the Governor and
C0ancii, with interest annually.
PARKER r BURLEIGH,
June25. td26 Land Agent
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State of Maine.

HEADQUARTERS ADJUTtNT GENERALS OFFICE,
Augusta, June 10Th, 1868.
An Act authorizing a testimonial Of honor to be
pftphfed and presented to all h0nOrably dis.
charged soldiers, who served In the War Of 1861,
and to widows or next in kin of such as have
deceased, approved February 24th, 1865
Be It Enacted Jy the Senate and House OF Repre.
sentafires IN Legislature assembled, as follows:
SECTION 1. The Governor is hereby authorized
to ISSUE certificates of appropriate design to all
who served in the War for the Suppression of the
rebellion, and have been honorably discharged,
and to widows or next in kin o. such as have de.
ceased, said certificate to contain transcript OF
the record in the adjuant generals Office Of the
service of the soldier.
Notice Is hereby given that the Testimonials re.
ferr, d to in the above act are now being received
at this Office and that all honorabIy discharged
soldiers who served in the War OF 1861, and the
widows or next in kin oi such as have deceased,
desiring to obtain the same, should apply IN writ
ing, Shfiu in fiH, rank at date Of DISCHARGE
Company and Regiment, and Post Office address, to
the Adjutant General OF the state, at Augusta,
S'aine, who will forward the same, fee of Charge
if applicant is Iound entitled thereto.
Ii is earnest requested that Selectmcn and 9TH
municipal officers will bring this the notice of
all hoiorab discharged soldiers or their widows
ia their localities, that this recognition by the state
of honorable and faithful service may be placed in
he hands OF every soldier who served In The war
for the supl ression of the great Rebellion.
By ORDER OF THE COMMANDER.IN.CHIEF.
JOHN G. CALDWELL,
2mos q AdjutInt General of Maine.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-08-07

REDUCTION or THE AR,eY. Dusinyfhs
:ecent debat in the House Of Rcpresensa-
tivrs on the bill providing TOR the reduction
OF the army. the stAtrRscAt was made, upon
the authority 70 the Secretary u War. that
if the present rate Of dismissals Of officers
Tor drunkenness and incompetency were
continued for one year, the pu.nber Of Off
GERS wOnld be reduced fully one quarter
This is a fearful indication Of army de-
moralization. and furnishes a good argu-
ment for the speedy reduction Of the force.
Such decentralization OH the part Of the
officers must contaminte the enlisted men
with whom they servc,andirc ably accounts
for the unprecedented numl,or of deser-
tions which have taken place during the
past two yars. Most certainly the army
needs reducing. but the result should be
reached by a careful wedding out Of the
worthless and incompetent, leaving those
who have proper appreciation Of their
duties and position to restore it to healthy y
and useful condition.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-08-07

THE AMERICAN NAVAL FORCE. Du-
ring the war. says the New York Times.
our fighting ships afsat, numbered over
five hundred. They are now reduced tu
about ciShty--scrcw sloops. paddle wheels.
frigates, gunboats, store. ships. &c. Five
Of the most effective Of these are in the ma
vy-yards. and mount 81 IN seven are
with Admiral Farragut. numbering also
SO guns; twelve. Of lib guns, form the
Asiatic Squadron. under Rear Admiral
Rowan; seven. OF 81 guns, are with Rear
Admiral Dahlgrcn, on the Southern Pa
cilic Station; Kcar-Admi:al Craven COM
lnaD'ls eleven with l34 guDs. an the North
Pacific Station; Rear Admiral Davis has
seven. with Is guns. Oh the South Atlantic
Station; eight. with - guns ARE with Rear
Admiral liofe. on the North Atlantic Sta
ti"n; while Vice Admiral Porter has thir
teen, with las guns. in the Naval Academy
Squadron; and seven, with % guns, are
on the lakes and on home stations.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-08-07

When the fictitious excitement which
followed lIoratio Seymour's nomination.
was at its height in New York. John Nor
rissey surprised Democratic friend by
saying in his quiet noachaiant sort Of way;
IAN this is very nee. but there isn't q
ghost of chance for Seymour against
Grant" The friend ridiculcl Johns
judgment of the political situation, when
john offered I" back it up with bet Of
$4,000 to S2.OlO that Grant woald he the
III vt President. This was sumner for
the confident Scymourte. hut after ssn,s
hesitation the bet was accepted aud tho
money put up.
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STATE OF MAINE,
TREAsURER's OFFICE,


Augusta, July 18th, 1865.
PURSUANT to Chap. q, Sec. ~ Of the Revised
i statutes will, at the State Ircasurer's OF.
fce. IN Augusta, on tn, second day of september
next at II O'Clock the forenoon, sell and convey
by decd to the highest bidder, all the interest Of
the state in the trac Of land hereinafter dcscrib.
ed, lying in unncorporated tow nships.-the said
tracts having been forfeited to the state for State
taxes and county taxes, certified 20 the Treasurer
of State Tor the year 1Si6
The sale and conveyance Of each tract will be
made subject TO right in the owner or part owner,
who's" rights have been forfeited, to redeem the
same at any time within one year after the sale,
by paying or rendering to the purchaser his pro.
portion Of what the purchases paid therefor ut the
sale, with IN terest at the OF twenty per cent
per annum from the lime OF the sale. and one dol.
lar ior release; or such owner may redeem his in.
crest by paying as aforesaid to the Treasurer of
state us provided In Chapter d. Section 80 Of the
Rev. .sed statutes.
No tract, however,w be sold at price less
than the full amount due thereon for such unpaid
state and county taxes. interest anu cost. as de-
scrbcd in the following schedule
Hancock County.
6 ,4S9 acres NO. south division, % -
. 90 acres No. TO- adjoining Sieuben, 10 %
G2t acres No. Ii, Nj die division, 10 81
lb1 acres No. -, -
500 acres No. 40, ~
Bradbury's Island, 6 60
90. acres Long Island, - Ga
PickerIng's Island, Il d
3w21 y. G. HIcHEoRN, Treasurer.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-08-07

An inl,al,itant Of a certain village hav-
ing bought lot Of sagar which had hcru
adultreated with sand. inserted IN tbs 10
cal paper the following advertisement: -
Notice. bought Of IL gr"cer in this VII
lagc 2 lb.. Of sugar. troal which IIave ~.
trscted lb. VI sand. II the rsscai whs
cheated me vi ! ~.nl ~ MT sdArrss II.
Of sugar the Scriptuval measure VI resti-
tuition I will be satisfied. n nat. will
expose him." The next day nine Z il.
packages Of sugar were left ut thu adver-
tizer's house. there being nine gr"cere in
the village. and each surprising hi'usclf To
have been detected,
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Here is another Of Dean Richmoad's
opiUioDs Of S~ymosr A. the democratic
national cOmveMliNn O( I66O at ChArleston.
while the Committees were cmlpl0veed and
the n~.Nbers wanted IN gu up the time.
it was determined ~ have speech from
bluff Old Dean KichnOnd. A messenger
came to him with the message that he was
desired To c'Me in aud speak. Dean
mouthed huge cxecratior,, ami slen Es-
fused: "lf speak shall ss.y something
which will come up again. Call on Sey
m"ur; lie can talk witheat saying any
thing"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-08-07

a report on the receipts and expenditures
of the government for the past year. in re-
sponse to the questions in the following tet-
ter:
House. OF REPRESENT1vEs,
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, I
WAsHINGToN. D. c., July 9. 1893. )
Hon. avid A. Wells, Special Commission
er Of the Revenue: ..zz..
Sir; l shall esteem ita favor If you will
furnish me. at your earliest convenience,
with such official Information bearing up
on the following questions as may be in
your possession;
Frst-What have been the national re-
ccipis and expenditures for the fisca! year
ending June 80, 1868!
Second-To what extent has taxation
been abated or repealed since tEe termin-
alton of the war, or since July |, 1868 !
Third-What have been the expenAi-
lures in aggregate and detail of the War
Department since the surrender of Lee in
April, 1865
Fifth-What have been the expenditures
aggregate and annual, and annual, of the
..Freednans Bureau and Tor reconstruct
ion up 10 July |. 1867
am, yours most respectfully.
WIN. Is. ALLISON.
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$oetry. t
The Burial of Sir John (Sey)-
mour,
SOME PARODY BY LONGFELIOw JR.

Not sigh YVES heard not funeral groan
As up the Salt river scurried,
But we longcd to leave the cold corpus alone
For we heartily wished he was buried. q
We Luricd HIM deeply on election day,
(All our votes for Ulysses casting)
And smiled when we thought how his New York
ssfriends"
Would pray for his rest everlasting.
No star sponglcd banner enclosed his breast
But in n net blanket We wound him
And he lay like grayback taking his rest
With II secesh flag around him.
Just as our jolly job was done
Snlt River the moonbcams reflected
And we knew by the booming oil Union guns
That Grant and ''old SKIP were elected.
Quickly and gladly We picked up our tools
And we spoke not word OF sorrow
But we thought if we llveu and got omse burnt
cork
We'd all take shine on the morrow.
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....S225, ,3ls,s5 sl9s.5oo, 900


BY the system Of internal revenue which
prevailed ut the close of the war, taxation
may be said to have been all but univers-
al !; land. agricultural produce, unmanu'
factured lumber, breadstuffe, and few 9th
er forms Of property only being excepted.
An aggregate OF ten thousand distinct art.
icles or products made available - sources
of internal revenue in July, 1865. would
probably be an uuler rather than an OvOr
estimate. At the present time, Of all IMAM
ufacturcd articles Of products Of industry.
the following only are subject to specific
or direct taxation Distilled spirits. fer.
mented liquors, manufactured tobacco. gas.
watches aud playing cards. Perfumery.
cosmetics, patent medicines. and few
other manufactured articles are subjected
to a stamp tax proportion, to their selling
price. Since July, 1865, furthermore, the
additional tax Of 5pcr cent, on incomes in
excess of $1,000 has heen repealed. and
the exemption on all incomes has been in
creased from 5000 to Sl,010. The taxa
ton formerly imposed on tho gross receipts
accruiny from the transportation OF mer-
chaudice has also been entirely removed
| Concilcnt with the above reduction of
taxation. or from the 3lst OF August, 1865
to the Both of June. 1868, the aggregate OF
! the national indebtedness. including cash
in the Treasury, exhibits reduction in
round numbers of $3.50, 900 900. On this
statement of the debt the reduction of the
on tho interest. calculated at 6 per centnm,
would he sl5.0OO, coo per annum.
THIRD-ExpENDITUREs OF THE WAR DE-
PARTMENT.
The aggregate expenditures. made
through or under the direction Of the War
Department. from April /. 1865. to June
30, 1868, inclusive, were $9lY,ll7,O43 q.
OF this aggregate the disbursements for
nine moaths, OF from April l, 1865. to
December 81 Of the same year, ~ stated
by quarters, were az follows:
From April to June 80, 1865. .etlAl 81 .
From June 20 10 Sept. 20. ls.S....... 6sA0,3u :!
Total. .tGa7 6eS.0s8 u
1t thus appears that the abovs total ex-
pcnditures OF the War department, 3637.-
t;SS. 900, or 20 per cent. OF tho whole, were
directly contingent upon the termination
Of the war and the disbandiug Of the army.
and were dispursed within the nine monhs
immediately succeeding the surrender OF
Lee in 1895. ,-..
Balance of expenditures charged to the
War De patment on the books of the Trea
sury, viz. 500, 455. 6S7 10, covers a
period of thirty months. or from January
l..lS6S. to June 30, 1869, aud represents
the disbursements futher contingent upon
the termination of the War--such as ar.
rears of pay an he transportation OF
troops the regular expenses of the mill
| al l,,pnnt. tbn ny nf t,a
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Thirty Million Dollars,
800 and 300 Miles,

will lie in operation during 1868. There seems Ia
be no reasonable doubt that the distance between
Omaha and sacramento will be travcrsed by rail
in 1870.
The Government grants u 500 res Of land, and
Its bonds to the average amount OF $2s.OO0 pei
mile, to aid IN the construction OF the line and au
thOriscs the issue of the First Mortgage Bond.
now offered for sale, to the same amount and no
more. The government takes second lien, and
Xivcs 10 the First MOrtg &c BondhOiders prior
lien for their security, to which large paid.up
capital is added. The Bonds cannot be issued ex.
cept rs each section of twenty miles Is accepted
by Government commission, SO that they always
1t is universally admitted that on the completion
of the Union Pacific Rail- Dad. its through business
will make II one of the most profitable In the world
but it, way or local business is already several
times the interest or its bonds; that II not and
other n,iie were built, they would be a secure in
vestmcnt. The net earnings for eight months OF
last year on an average of ISL miles are officially
reported at 069, 1885, while the interest all the
bonds 1t could issue On that length u road for that
time reduced to currency. was only $3l5,S56.
The amount paid by the Government for the
transportation of troops, munitions, stores and
II uch more than the interest on the Nniicd staes
Second Mortgage Bonds. If it Is not the charter
provides that after the road is completed and
til said bonds and interest are paid, at least five
per ccNt OF the net earnings OF the road shall he
applied to such payment
Are secure beyond any Contingency.
The Union Pacific Bonds run thirty years, are
tti.
hear annual interest rayab e on the frs days of
Januuy and July 1T tn. tompany'S Office IN the
CITY OF New loi x, AT the rate OF -iX per cent in
gold. The principal is payable i'll gold at maturity
The price Is t2, and at The present rate of gold,
they pay liberal inct me ON their cost
The Company believe that tli' sc Bonds, at the
present rate. the cheapest security in the mar.
ket, and reserve the right to advance the price at
any time.
Subscriptions will be received in Ellsworth, by
A. F. DR1NKwATER. Esq.
and in Bucksport. by
EDWARD SWAZGY, Cashier of tho Ma.
tional Bank.
and in New York
At the Company's Once No. 30 Nassau St.
And by
JOHN. J. CISCO q SON, Bankers, No. SO
Wall rect.
And By the compahy's advertised agents through
out the United States
Remittances should be made in drafts or other
funds par in New York, and the Bonds will be sent
free of charge Jy return express. Parties sub.
fcribing thrt ugh local agents, will look to them
for their safe delivery.
Pam hlet and Nap for 1875 has just been pub
lishcd by the company, giving fuller information
than Is possible in an advertisement, respecting
the progress of the work. the resources ot the
country traversed by the road the means for con-
struction, and the value of the Bon,s, which will
be seut free on application ut the Companys Of
any OF the agents.
JOIN j. Cisco, Treasurer,
New York.
April 10, 1865. 3m 20
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BONNET BLEACHERY.

The subscriber has received his blocks of all
the NeW Styles for Spring Bonncts, icluding the
most fashionable styles used anywhere
Please re ,ember his new shop Is on Main ST.,
over l.. W. Perry's store.
JOHN TYLER.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-08-07

This amount deducted from the aggre-
gate expenditures above given, indicates
the regular and legitimate army expendi-
lures for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1868, to have been @567I3,4IO. of which
no inconsiderablc part is justly chargeable
to the expenses attendant upon the exist
ence of Indian hostilities upon the Plains
in the summer and fall Of 1867, which
largely and exceptionally augmented the
cost of transportation and subsistence,
The military appropriations ter the fis-
cal year are S33.O5l,Ol3.
CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES
If We divide the total expenditures Of
the last fiscal year into ordinary expenses,
or those which are required to support and
maintain the government. and extraordi1a.
~ expenses, or those which have been the
unavoidable results Of the war. We have
the following classification
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TOTAL. tai.....'....."....s....... .45,Gf 900
Concerning the proportion of this cx-
penditure insured by the bureau for the
relief Of the starving and destitute Of both
races. and for education or other purposes.
the Treasury has no information.
According to the account OF the Treas.
ury the expenditures contingent upon the
acts OF Congress regulating reconstruc-
tion,' have been as follows:
Disbursements prior to Juue 3O 1867 SiiJ 43O 56
Disbnrsements Isl @ from July |, 1857, to June
Aotui. .$Z,5i4; fW %
The above statements are derived from
the books and accounts of the Treasury
Department, and believed to be sui,slan-
italy correct.
l am yours most respectfully,
DAVID A. WELLS.
United States Special Commissioner of
Revenue.
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r THE
Union Pacific
Railroad Gom'y
Offer Limited Amount of their
FS'T MORTGAGE BONDS
rrs AT PAR,
PRINCIPAL and INTEREST

Pay b e in GOLD.
The Great Pacific Railroad Line, eXicndidg l72l
sncs from Omaha, on the Missouri River, to the
tide.waers OF the Pacific ocean, is heing built by
TWO powerful! com anies-Thc Union Pacific be-
ginning at Omaha, building West, and the Cenlra
Pacific OF California, beginning ut Sacramento
building East, until the roads shall meet. Both
Companies have prosecuted the work with great
vigor, the Union Pacific having already expended
over
Thirty Million Dollars,
and the Central over twenty millions upon their
respective parts of the undertaking. The Union
Pacific Have Completed $40 miles--havc iron and
other materials for two hundred miles more upon
the ground, and one hundred additional miles are
ready for the track. They will have much lar.
ger force employed this year than ever before, and
II Is expected that between
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M isetlla re q II &.
Government Expenses.

REPORT FROM COMMISSIONER WELLs.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-05-08

GREAT SPEECH
MANAGER WILLIAM S
ON THE f.
Impeachment OF Andrew Johnson!
Delivered before the High Court Of IH-
pedchBeat, April 9Th, 1858. ~
IFrom lhs wgashluslou chronicle, April as.l

TFrom The washington Chronicle, April 2s.l
MIR. Williams, of Pennsylvania
another of the managers followed Mr..
Stevens in q speech which he read
from manuscript, as follows:
u.a ARGUMENT OF MANAGER WILLIAMS.
MIR. President and Senators of tho
United States, not unused 10 tho CON
flict Of the forum, / appear in. your
presence to-day, in obedience to the
command Of the representatives Of tho
American people, under sense Of re-
sponsibility which / havo never felt
before. This august tribunal, whose
Judges are tho elect OF mighty provin-
ccs-the presence at your bar of the
representatives Of q domain that ri
walls in oxtcnt tho dominions Of the
Caesars and ofa civilization that trans
ccnds any that the world has ever
seen, to demand judgment upon tho
high delinquent whom they havo ar
raigned in the name Of the Americas
pooplo for high crimes and miademean-
ora against tho Stalc-tho dignity Of
tho delinquent himself, a king in oyo-
rything but tho pOmp, paraPhenalia,
and inheritance Of royalty-these
crowded galleries, and, moro than oil,
that greater world outside which
stands on liptoo as il strnins its cars
10 catch from tho electric messenger
Tho frat tiding ofs verdict which is
either 10 sohd a Thrill Of JOY through
an afflicted land or TO rack itoyer with
the throos Of anarchy and tho convul-
sions of dospair-all remind me Of tho
colossal proportions Of tho issue you
are assembled 70 try. l cannot but
remember too, that the scene before
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-05-08
A CHASTITY Spectacle.

A Cemetery Washed A,0dy By The
River at 50. Louis. The Deal Bodies
Floating Dozen the Stream ,- @
ST.. Louis, April ia ghaslly
spectacle was presented in the river
below this city yesterday, During
the prevalence ofthe cholera lastsum-
mer largo number of the bodies Of
victims OF the epidemic were buried
by the city on Arsenal Island, a short
distance below the city. Tho river
has been for somo time gradually
wearing the island away, and ycstor-
day tho water reached tho trenches
in which the bodies woro buried, and
washed some fifty or more cOlllus out,
which hoateddown the stream Twon-
ty-four oOrpses have been recovered,
and measures have boon taken 10 80
cure tho remainder Those still on
Tho island will also DO protected ORE
moved 10 a place ofsaicty.
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How to Get an Education.

Boys say to men, "We want an
education but wc are poor, and ia
ther is poor, and we can't get il 80
we are going to learn q trade,io go
into store, or do something Sc"
Now let US say, every boy that wants
an education, IL he will bend bis
forceto it, can get just as good as he
wants. The way is open. Educa-
ton does not como through acade-
mics, colleges and seminaries tlIeso.
arc helps but it comes BY study and
reading and comparing, and all tthe
schools, and seminaries in tho world,
will not make scholar of a man
without these; and with them a man
will be one if no never sees a college.
And what is true of boys is true OF
girls, and what is true Of this pursuit
is true Of any other. Tho force must
bo FROM yourself; and you must de-
volop it. 10 is that indomitaLle {" l
can" that sets q man aslridc tho
world,