Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-12-17
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The Seminary ut Bucksport ha, opened
with an unusually large lumber Of Scholars
for thewiater term, lightly having joined
the first week.
beacon Andrews who was on rial last
wecN at Plymouth. Mass. Tor the murder OF
Holmes. WIS found guilty Of manslaughter
and sentenced 10 - ye1ars in the state Prison.
oh "Wednesday the President sent his
message To roth Houses OF Congress. The
Senate on becoming acquainted with i'll con
tents. adjourned without having lis reading
completed.
There was destructive fire st New.
buryport, oa wednesday. The los i e,gj-
mated a; $4,000
The Portland Press >aYs. "what there
i. new il the President, message. is n,t true.
aud what is true is not new
-Mr.J Willis Menard thu colo red mem-
Der 81 the House from Louisiana. Was born ia
Jamaica and 1. graduate OF oberlin.
y resell ton has been offered in the
House requesting the President, 10 recall Rev
erdy Johnson, oar dinner,eating Minister 10
England. The John>ons turn out badly
-AHother Train Ita4 been let loose with.
on ,s.t ceginerr 70 guide il. Gcorge Franei,
Train has been ,et i, liberty, and b. Ia. sailed
f,F this country.
NAUGHTY BASGoEgaNs.-rhe Hing say
thai there were 20. less than Thousand per-
San- aH the river skatiig. on sunday.
1t Is reported thai Dir Seward has sent
Hon eab#l Cushmm - England 10 counsel
Mr. } 5hn>on. oar Minister Another report i,
tia, Ae -eaa abroad 10 purchase CUBA.
-Fa7 Lewiston J,.fraal .trs. wood and
has af, nov pen;lef IN our market. Hard
wood =e}s as ST. = pr cord. Hay s#ils At Sli
to SIS paFloa. Hay oils of t1s cheapest ar
ii cIe- ia lle market.
Tho Belfast 4iys saws the barn. aud out
buildings, belonging to fho. I. Shute OF stock
Ion, were burned Monday night Is head OF
c,taic ~ tons of lazy, AMI o,het property were
consumed. Insured tor $500.
-'rhc Belfast Journal says Hanssile
Young ofWaido was seseTly injured by the cN-
pla>on ola ehaige Of powder which he wa
drilling out Of ledge ON the railroad Mon,iay
On Of his eye j. entirely destroyed.
Mr. Edwin K. Ellis formerly Of this city
where he is well In wn. but more recently OF
the American House at Belfast. died in that fi-
~ on Thursday Of last week. Of brain fever.
/ f-.ideertiser.
Parties from Maehias. Jonesport and
Cutler have purchased eleven thousand acres
OF timber land on the island OF Grand Menan,
in British waters, and are to get ont ship tim
Der aud logs This winter. There are three saw
mills Oh TIE island.
/ 4 1
Ca,tilian OF this place, reports on the 9th inst,
scguiu bearing y. ". 10 miles, falling in with
| Her. Brig fun af ,water. lumber loaded, from
Mirimaehi. Gould not ascertain her name.
saw New York" painted ON her stern.
spoke her. and offered to take of tho crew,
but the Capt. said they would not leave the
vessel, but wished 10 be be towcd in. A the
wind was hauling To the North, he could not
tow her in. When last seen the Brig was
standing To the East under short sail. Her
chains had washed overheard in a previous
| gale. could see that the plank had started
oil al
| 1t j. reported that the cost of the Cole
| Iliseock trial To tho defence WAS over iny
| thousand dollars. senator Cole, brother of the
accused it /, said paid all the expenses, and
witt now take his brother TO California and
start him in business.
BANGOR Produce MtRKET.-Sa'Hrdqg
! Dec. l2h. Loose hay OF the best quality sells
At from $500 10 $1,000 per ton, and poorer
qualities M from i 90 10 HOO loose straw
sells quick at from 1000 to 1900. being sctrcr
! il Is selling at this unusua, high price; oats are
/ bringing from 80 TO ~ cts; potatoes are hardly
an article of commerce now, but very few COM
ing In since the closing of the river, selling ~
/ 80 10 Is cts beans are not plenty on .hs mar
/ ket,-yellow eyes bringing about 800 and eX-
ira pea beans from 3,25 to 3 80; solid butter we
should quote at from b TO 10 cts, and common
lump from 40 to ~ cts, while the very best
would readily bring from 40 TO ~ cts, eggs, n
well most all kinds OF produce are scarce in
the market, and sell at % and 10 cts; chickens,
II TO * cts, turkies from Is to % cts; geese
from 90 TO / p; round hogs IL to 10 cents.
The above are prices paid in our streets for
produce from the market teams.
Dry hard wood sells at 5, 90 per cord green
at from 90 to $50; dry son wood, 800
Hhig.
we have had no snow upto this date the
! 18th, to amount TO anything for shedding, AMI
this day is very fine, pleasant one, with pros
pect of Southeriy weather IL will he seen by
our correspondent letter that on the Kennebee
there is good seighng
The Rev. Mr.. Gage, Of the Pearl street
Congregational Church in Hartford. instead of
saying during the service, LET US sing Tue
one hundredth hymn. says: I'VE will now
listen 10 the singing Of the one hundredtli
hymn; and the choir sing.
a young mother in Ohio bit off her
ehilds nose in IA dream.
a bride in Washington lately introduced
the style of having her train borne by three
spread, counting q yonng lady would be like
/ reading Il novel. She would never grow in
teresting until you had Mrned over several
pages.
George Francis Train posts SO many let
1 tiers in his prison that the warden calls nun
"the Mail Train. " So long as female trains
are in vogue in this country, we can let Johh
| Bull manage the other one