Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-03-13
LOCAL NEWS, &C.

JEFF. Davis bondsmen have been re-
leased.
The ice went out of the renobseot Ba
the Sth, We hear.
The monthly statement OF the Public
Debt published March lst shcws Il decrease of
: or s million. of dollars.
-Harpers' Weekly and IIarpers Bazaar arc
rec'd. IIarpers' publications are always good,
and are dull! appreciated.
AT the recent election in Portland the
Democrats pollcd 22'7 votes for thtir candi-
date for Mayor, and the Republicans 1886. In:
1861 the Democrats polled 22sl votes for How
ard, and elected him.
REsiGNING.-Iti is rumored that the Presidsnt
thinks Of resignng lie is not often taken that
way, nor in being resigned to the logic of
events.
DIR. Isaac LincoIn Of Brunswick tic on
Friday, last week. He was quite aged, and
graduated at Harvard College IN 1900
-Bucksport did the handsome thing at is
| adjourned meeting on Monday.
| The Democrats used 10 be very hard on
political '.parsons," but in the recent canvass.
| in New Ha np.hirc. they availed themselves Of
the services of Rev. Mr.. Loyejoy, Rev. c. c.
Burr, and last but not least of Rev. Henry Clay
Deanc, per>on Of whom a New York paper
says:-"he Can dive deeper, stay under longer.
aud come out nasicr, than shy other politician
in Me United States.
We heard Geo. Walker. Esq. of Machi-
as remark that Bangor had Mt its recent election
the most square edged fight Of any uace yet;
sH.sthat twas good naturc(l contest.
The Packet schooner Frank Pierce.
will be on the route again as early as the ice
will permit. See advertisement.
BRIG Abby watson, CT sedswick, at New
York from cjCitueEos. Was - days en- tie pas sage
with hoistelous weather; lost palt OF deck load of
molassee, stove huiWaik, spit talls, and was
blown OF tie COAT three tines.
gfwc reo'd TIE Cole report of Ny. Blaine.
speech of 4e 7t, but too late for dis issue. viii
publish It next week.
Mr.. John II. Anderson Of West Tren.
ton WI, elected constable in that town ut
. their election The I'll. The name was omitted
by mistake.
Mr.. iIaic's speech has been published in
pamphlst form FOR circulation. Il is search
ing and able speech and should be extensively
real. Why such men as Bradbury and Hub
bard Should provoke an examination. into til,
record Of the Democratic patty is past saEc
mans comprehension.
file second iii.l for TIE election OF May
or At Portland eceHrs next Monday. The va
eancie> in tic board of Gouncilmcn have been
, filed by the choice Republicans.
! E-1~Anon. HE items adopted in the miscel--
lsUeous appro priatiuu b:!i, was in appropriu-
ton Of $4,000 for The ucw Custom House at
Portland, .l.d 500 G11 for the ueH Post Office
aAd COAT House IA The saiue cay. Mr.. BaiEc,
procured an appropriation. OF $4,000 toward
rebuilding the Military Asylum near Augusta,
rcccnty destroyed BY fire.
A BIG LOAD Andrew i. Fox fWaItbam,
hauled with span Of horses, known rs The
Armstrong colt, nine logs which sealed three
thousand one hundred and fifty feet, i dis
'ance Of one mile and half.
KNITTING MACuINE-Ihe reader will find
all adyer ,iscinent Of knitting machine in our
columns this week, The agent and owner of
the right for this county is in town aud has put
one in operation in the store in Jordan's new
block. WccxamiEedit while in operation, and
admired it for lis simplicity, rapient2 with.
which it works, and the character of the work
; performed by it, This little machine is worth
i, lis weight in silver TO every family that has
knitting to do.
Mr.. Thomas Hill Of Goudsboro walked
home from town meeting on tie 2d inst, IN the
snow-storm, y distance of four mics, and ne
nearly 81 years old. We venture TO say anoth-
er Instance OF tho kind cannot be found in the
State; and il the young men had the zeal and
pluck of Mr.. Hill. we should loose no elections
on account Of storms.
The travelling public will be glad 10 learn
!, that the town of Mt. Desert, nj their annual
meeting last Monday, voted to petition tho
County Commissioners to view the route, anu
alter the road lead ne from Somesville to Trs~
mont, on the East side of DeninSs' Pond, 50
that it will run near the border OF the Lake,
and thereby avoid the h gh hills over which 1t
10 nov located. Is.
We are glad to learn that Col. Henry Z.
Deming, who was much distinguished In tho
last Congress for his eoquence and power in
debate, and who was greatly Instrumental IN
| procuring the passage Of the act creating the
office of Lieutenant General, has been engaged
for some time on Life of General Grant.
The terms OF Intimacy which subsist be-
tween the eloquent author aud Grant and his
friends-Washburn, Of ILL.,, Gov. Gates and
oihors-give him greater facilities in his labor
than any other writer ould have.
Those who have seen portions OF the manu-,
script speak of it as being itten with great
power and Of absorbing interest.
This will probably be the Lie of Graut, fer
wide and general circulation. We learn that
it will be published Ly S. S. Scranton & Co.,
Hartford, CT. and the National Publishing Co.,
l Cincinnati, Ohio.
S THE NEW YORK Town ELECTIoNs.-After
all the desperate and determined efforts OF the
democrats and eopperheads Of New York. and
the comparative quietness Of the Republicans.
the former have carried but eleven more town
elections than they did last spring, when the
Republicans had much larger majority than
belonged TO them. All the elcctle returned
us to yesterday foot up 1879 Republican towns to
. -only u Democratic Exchange.
I DEATH OF A VENERABLE SQUAw.-Died.xt
the residence Of the Rev. Edward Daemes, bay
Settlement on the 18th instant, Mrs. Marga-
I ret Okee-wah, or, The Sea, aged 123 years.
She belonged to the tribe Of Ottawa Indians.
. Was married three times; by her first husband
she had one child, son now Lying ut Meme
, minee, Mich. lie is 81 years old. Last sum.
mer the children of her fifth generation were
: baptized AT Menomlnee, Michigan. For the
past seven yeas, being without any means OF
: support, she was received and cared Tor at the
residence ofFather Daemes. About Two yexts
ago he fell on the ice, and was injured 80 Sc
verely that she has not been able to walk since
e then. -[Green Bay Owls. Advocate.
e \ NEW THEoRY.-The New York San starts
l. the theory that Andrew Johnson is insane, and
advises his counsel to put in the plea of lnsani,