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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-09-18
A Great Lung Medicine,

There Is enc medicine, which has been pre-
pared for the cure Of affections of the lungs,
which has been very largely used and tested,
which we wish to recommend to the public for
the reason that we can do it in all truth and
sincerity, believing as We do that 1t Il not, and
never has been surpassed for excellence and
thorough efficiency.
That mediccine Is ALLENS'S LUNG
BALSAM." lis prepared by q chemical pro.
cess aud apparatus Of more than ordinarily
costly nature, aud it is beyond all question
never failing and Thoroughly complete cure
for coughs and affections Of the lungs, even
when the latter are Of very serious and
threatening char acter. One excellent physician
goes so far q to state publicly over his own
signature, that he has . perfect conviction that
deep-seated pulmonary consumption has been
cured by the use of Aliens Lang Balsam; and
there are an abundance Of the most respec able
testimonials, that it has in innumerable in
stances eflectualy cured very severe coughs Of
long standing, accompanied with cold chills
night sweats and diarrhGa-the system Of the
sufferer being in some cases very much pros
trated. Providence Adreriser.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-09-18
The Water Pc Mer of Maine,

We are indebted to Walter Wells EsQ.,
superintendent Of photographic Pubiica-
ton, for copy. Of the report If the cs,n-
nissioners OF the photographic Survey Of
the State of Maine. 1t will be recollcctcd.
that the Legislature last yrarOrdcrcd an *
ploration Of the water power IT the State.
A Commission, consisting of Messrs.
john A. Poor. A. ID. Lockwood. and Han
nibal Hamlin. were appointed to have the
matter in charge. and Walter Wells Of
Portland was made Secretary OF the Board
Active operations were commenced. Ju.
IL, 1867, The commission having te rmi-
mated. resolve was passed last February,
authorizing the appointmcnt OF a Superin-
teudcut 70 have Charge Of the publication
Of the matter collected. the Incorporation
of ndditi nal facts, and the general man.
agemcnt Of the enterprise. Mr.. Wells
was made Superintendent. and this report
/ ia made under his supervision.
From his preliminary Statement we ab.
s.ract the following facts:
Out Of the 81, 500 square miles contained
within the State. near.y l4.ooO are repre-
sented in the report, the number Of diff
fcrent water powers embodied being S,0l5.
The power on the I'enObscot in the
twelve miles ahnvc Bangor is estimated at
40 600 horse power. On the kennebec.
Augusta has !. 900. Waterville 6.60O,
Solon, 1890 Skowhcgan 700: Fairfield.
1870. Arson aud Madison 1000, horse
powers On the Andrcscoggin. Lewiston
has ll.500, Br nswick 5000 Lisbon g.
40 Lvcrmore 5000 Jay $50, Rum
ford 81 900. horse, powers, gross.
! These are only few OF the principal
falls on the lower sections OF three OF tho
Maine rivers. and the power specified Ii for
the lowest stage Of the streams.
The sum total Of po7 rr represented in
the report. is estimated at not less Hmm
Is 1000 horse powers. gg0ss. and suscrP-
tLle OF being more than doubled by Tho
. use Of the numerous and graf natural res.
eryoirs upon the streams. The atNn Of
ROVER available in the " hole State 10 eeti-
mated ~ upon fun development. he, hel"w
| | $50 O30 horse powers, net. The s'gnih-
canoe of these figures may he inferred
+, from the fact that the power at Lowell.
Mass. is 9.000 horse powers, and the
pnpu latiou Of the city is about 4o.oC6.
The power represented in the report
| is ia the drought Of summer and its pres
ent stngc OF devclopcmeut. equal TO tho
working power Of 1000 600 men. and is
twice greater than the power. b III steam
and water employed i'll Great Britain
and Ireland, in 1856, in cotton, wooden.
wors.cd, six ana fax manufacture.
A final report is in preparation ny Mr.:
Wells. which will embody the statistics o.
the present publication with corrections
and large additions. and Will Incorporate
Herewith summary OF the features oi tho
State as water power district, aud . s's-
al, ,ut MI am
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-09-18

ELECTION RIor IN AUGUSTA. A spe.
cial despatch to the Press gives an account
OF dissraceful riot at Augusta yesterday
afternoon: tt
A mob fight occurred here about P. NJ.
Several men were badly hurt, glass broken
and several RepHblicangseve-cly handled.
Another one took place in Ward 3. where
revOlvers were drawn and brickbats hurl-
ed in true metropolitan style. The Dem
ocrats have just tried to break up the Re.
publican meeting about 900 drunken ones
were around tue door aud went In and
gave three cheers f9yScNhour md Blair;
the Republicans thu give -tllres cheers
forGrant AMI Colax. aud those Repub.
licans nearest the door eAtleavorcd to put
the rioters ont, an a hard fight ensued.
The Republicans We're III last victorious.
The police, who ape De,nocratic. valiant
ly remained IN the background OHe
solitary Tanner. who approa ched the door
in uniform, was chased through the streets.
and escaped only through the swiftness of
his heels. About two or three hundred
are now around the building, and it is
hardly SAT. for Il Republicans to enter the
meeting. Bloody noses and cracked
crowns are numerous in Augusta to-day.
Never was any thing so disgraceful seen
In Augusta. A.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-09-18
Maine Has Again
Spoken, and Again
Leads the Van i!
PEACE CONES AFTER
VICTORY.

The result of the great political
contest of Monday is SO grand and
satisfactory that it well repays all it
cost, in time, in patriotic exertion,
and in deep anxiety. We have new
err known, in our experience SO hotly
contested fight as this last has been,
nor one better conducted ON both
sides. Earnest, determined, untir-
ing, defiant, and confident. as were
the leaders of the SO called Democ-
ra.y, they were met at all points by
Republicans just as earnest and just
as active and just as determined. by
those who had entered the ranks to fight
during the war, and who had pluck
enough to fight it out on that line
until sunset the 14th, when the ranks
of the ucterriied were broken and
victory crowned the hurculean labors
of the day, and Right had once and
again won signal triumph over
Wrong.
Rejoice, then, men Of peace, ye
men who wish well for the country land
who laboro>l, helped, fought and pray
cd for it during the dark days of the
rebellion, that at an election wherein
all the issues once commended for on
the field of battle were again OH trial
at the ballot box, that the people
were true to themselves and the I'm
ion, as they were in the war. Look
at the issues OF this election in any light
we please, they were Of the most inn
portant character, and freighted with
events Of the graycst import. The
campaign was fought on national is
sues entirely, it was the battle Of
Grant and Colfax, versus Seymour
and Blair, and it was, save that of
Vermont, the first election of any
political significance. of this great
quadrennial campaign. II was con-
tested as is an important skirmish
line, that both parties know full well
will end without cessation Of exer-
'ons in the grand battle that decides
the fate of parties and Of empires,
and that to the victor Of that
,kirmish line belongs the victory of
he impending battle. So it was un-
lerstood, and hence the carnestness
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Wheel barrow Bet at Augusta
6 Suecial ac.nsE h IA kr.,;yo STIR

AUGUSTA. Sept. Is. = Avery queer pro-
ccssion marched through Water street this
morning Two brothers, one Republican
tina other a Democrat, nrale bet as fol-
lows: If tie city weut As.hocatic the Re
publican brother was q wheel the Demo.
crat from Sand Hill, Augusta, to the Hal
lowell House. lIallowcll. a distance Of
nearly three miles. and il the city went Re-
publican the family representative of the
Democracy was to do as he would be done
by. Accordingly ut half past nine this
morning. the procesAGn passed through
the street OH its wavio Hullowell. First
came the crowd which usually attends
on such proceedings; next, two tlrummers,
followed by the Democratic brother, dres S.
ed ia The uniform of the Democratic Light
Brigade. wheeling in a hand borrow bis
Kepnb lean relative. who was dressed as a
Tanner aud carried In his hand the Stars
Stripes. The spectacle caused quite conn
motion in the street but was attended with
rather better feeling, than was exhibited
during the riot yesterday. SPECS.
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Of the fight. Thereforc, Republicans
of Maine rejoice at the result, and re-
joice that Maine still leads the, van
of victory.
The contest all over the state was
an earnest one, and hundreds of towns
may think that their local election
was the one most hotly contested, but
from our standpoint it seems to rs
that that of the city election of Au-
gusta, and of the towns of Machias
and of Ellsworth, were the points
where the hardest battles were fought.
Augusta was carried in the Spring by
the Democrats in hard contest, and
therefore all the city patronage was
in their hands and being used against
the Republicans. 1t is the State
Capitol, and therefore to it is attached
more than the usual political signiti-
canoe. -...... -z
1t is, therefore only stating truth
to say that each party was determined
to possess it. But it will be seen
that the Republicans triumphed by
more than a hundred majority, in a
vote larger than ever before polled.
In the Machias election was involv-
ed local question ofa good deal, OF
interest, which it was supposed would
damage the Republicans, but after a
contest of unusual earnestness, and
perhaps bitterness, the Republicans
stand one better than last year, and
this when the Democrats confidently
expected a large gain. '.%'ee
Ellsworth last Spring made one Of
those lurchcs the wrong way, which,
at times has signalized her political
course and placed majority of the
Board of Sclectmcn in the hands of
the Democrats. This event was
deemed of sufficient Importance to be
communicated in special telegram
to President johnson, as an endorse
ment Of his policy &c. =; but the real
significance of it was, it gave to our
opponents the control of the ballot
box. a control, which if half of what
is told us is true, has been used, as
never before, to benefit a party, with
out regard to law, or justice. or proven
facts. And yet the Republicans gave
one hundred and ninety majority for
Chamberlain. We all worked for a
round two hundred, and at one time
had more than that number, but at
the close it footed up as given above.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-09-18
The Dowafali OF tn, Liars,

Usually the results Of a political caa-
paign bury all animositi and tl,src IS =
temporary :. era Of good feeling" Tttss
year is exceptional. There is now no posi-
ole advantage to be gained from exagera-
tlon or from gratuitous attacks. or victO-
ry being as complete and tinal as the most
cxactin1 could wish, yet we are compelled
to go on with our before election" denun-
citation OF the Dem ,cratic purity. The
means they have resorted to for the Re-
publican Wiaj,Fi:y have been 50 peculiarly
wicked that there is no forgiveness possible.
The Indignation that would naturally be
excited by their rehersalis only limited by
the din ;ulty Of IN adequate statement.
They h9se ssalc Nse Of ialsa =, ioickelly
.fa,se statenents IN regard 70 .Ssdncidt com :
pi,ca:ions cngcn.iered By their o,en treason to
neutraiize TIC Efforts fthe Republican party
10 render TREASON hsaruRcv Impossible.
They have lied Instantly, kmowia gly.
wllflly and with, all the wicked inle,,ts
that the most ingenious attorney ever put
into an indie Ment.
They have hesl in the face of refitation.
SO ample and conclusive, "a to be sutR :ient
to fright Satan him self out Of reiterating
the falsehoods.
Eben F. Pillsbury, tie Democratic can.
didate sOr Governor. has addressed she PEG
pie OF many towns in the State In spseche
SO full of falsehood in regard to the nation
aldebt and taxation as 10 raise \ scriou
question as to whether the infamy OF hi
war or peace record is the create.
Within week this candidate for IL. OILS
Of Governor has assured persons who listel
ed to him that the national debt has in
creased since the war and that the tax OF
cotton and on Manufactures still exist.
All the reparation that the Democratic
can now make for putting forward such
candidatea md for borrowing the devices U
the arch iend'to promote his interests is t
die. Let, not that CHASTITY corpse stall
abroad longer. 1t is time the wesk pre-
tense of being alive were abandoned.
there is ever again to be an opposition pa
~ in this State, it will not be the party .
Pillsbury. Emery. Elliot, Paris Lyman an'
Shaw. Portland Press.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-09-18
Washington, Sept. Is.

The President OF the Senate and
the Speaker of tho House Of Rep
rcscntatives, were by resolution of
Congress, directed to adjourn their
respective Honses until the 81 day
Of September, 1868, and on that day
unless then otherwise ordered by the
two Houses, they were directed to
further adjourn their respective Houses
until the first Monday Of December.
In accordance with the request of the
Republican members Of the 4Oth
Congress, the undersigned decide and
respectfully recommend thrt there be
a full attendance Of both Houses OF
Congress, on Monday, the 2lst day
of September instant, promptly at
II O'Clock, noon. 1t is hoped that
the general Legislative business will
not be entered into at that time, or
that the session need be longer than
nesscssary to provide FIR another adj
journment.
1t is important that there should
be such a general attendance of MEM
bers, as will secure the presence of a
quorum in each House.
+. ID. MORGAN,
Chairman Union Rep. Com.
ROBT. +. SCHENCK,
Chairman Rep. Cong. Com.
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L OC.SL.a .vD OTHER gTEJ0S.

McGnL SHAFFER's COMBINATIONS
TROUPE.-rhs Company gives two OF their
unrivalled entertainments this wcck,CWed'
ncsday 4 Thursday evenings. They are spok
| On Of by the Press wherever they have trsv-
ellc,l, as being IN excellent Combination, and
we should judge by what we have seen Of them
that they are all that is represented.
They perform this evening ut Lords Hall.
for the last time in this place, and We would
recommend all lovers OF y strictly moral en-
| tcrtainment to 60 and see them. Secure your
seats early.
The average Republican majority In thts
state Tor the last seven years Is 1855.
tTChief Justice Chose Is At present visiting
his friend Hon. j. s. Pike. ut Robbinston.
TAn Aroostook correspondent ofthe Ban.
gor Wing, says that the crops in that county
are immense.
EFEight persons were baptized aud united
with. the NJ. L. church Of Mcehauic Falls, last
Sabbath.
III Marcus d. King ,blry has becn appoint
cd Postmaster Of North Bradford, ia place OF
Il. +. Kinssbury, resigned.
II The work Of putting up the telegraph
wire to Hou,ton, Is completed, and In few
days Houlton will be connected by telegraph,
with the rest Of the world.
TT The water power Of Maine is equal to
sixty million spindes,
- North Kennebec Agricultural Society
will hold its annual exhibition on the 9th and
It'll of October.
APEING NEW YoRK.-A Charles Conary OF
Surry, am Ilera Demscrat. mt to the po"s
in Surry on Monday just ~ they were openea
and wanted to vote ut once rs he belonged on
board Of vessel that was ready TO sail. ITO
was permitted to vote. He then took team
and came to Ellsworth and WAS allowed 70 vo!o
again. We learn that y Warrant has been is'
sued against him. ..---.-.-.-
As some of the bono ,rats In Sullivan
last week were at work raising flag. wide
awake Republican lady justly remarked" that
1t was woil that there was no war aud adrah
going on, for il such WAS the fact, Judging rom
the past, that there would not be Democrat
enough this side of Grand Mcnap to raise
nag"
The Hon. Hugh 1lcCullocl. Secre-
tary of the Treasury, inhts last Annual I's
port dec. !, 1857 said;
" Since Sept. 30 1865. the , Sa'iohai
Debt has been reduced $500 lso.i2l'
Nr. McCulloch is NOW supporting Sey-
mour and Blair, though he says their FL
nancial d lattorin is dishonest aud r!'inous,
viii their friends dispute his testimony
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-09-18
NEGR) Wit.

How mnch will you charge massa mag
istrate. to marry me and Miss Dinah !
why Glen. Ill marry you for two dol
lars ,: "a -'s
Two dollars! What you charge TO mar
~ white folks, massa''
I'VE seneraaiy charge them five dol
lars, Glenn
"Well, You marry ~ like white folks
and I'll give you Eve dollars. too.'
why. Glen, that's y curious notion
but ~ you desire it I will saarry yeu Liz,
white folks. Tor Eve dollars
The ceremony being over. Glen and Di
nah being ono. the magistrate asked fo
his fee.
''Oh! no. massa. you m come up 10 j.
'greement- you no kiss the BRIDE
Get out Of my Office. You black rascal.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-09-18

-Horatio Seymour. in his speech to a
Democratic me citing at Utica, Oct. D, 1861
aid:
If it il true that Slavery must he a5ol-
ished to save this Union. then the People
of the South should be allowed to with
draw themselves from that Government
which cannot give them the protection
guara nteed by it. terms" See the Ell
tire speech in Public Record vi Horatio
Seymour" page 3!-43.
There were large Shareholders who said.
:. II we must lose either Slavery or the
Unioa, take our negroes and leave vs. our
country!' uoratio Seymour felt different
~. TriLun.
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The Coun ty Fair .

We call the attention OF all interested to
the fact that o,ir COUNTY Fan: occurs mex t
week. commencing on Tuesday and con l.
tinuipg three days. We hope no one
will forget the Fair. or neglect to attend
The result OF our farm operations for the
year. AID of good season for most kinds
Of crops, ought to tell at tie Fair in load
Ell tables and splendid exhibitions Of
vegetables and,o cereals. Let everybody
come to the Fair.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-09-18
A DESIRABLE BOOK.

The late King Of Prussia once sent to Az
aide-de-camp, who was brave but poor. a
small pOrtfoflO bound like book. in which
were deposited five hundred crowm.-
Some time aftcrward he met the officer,
and said to him, "Ah. well, how did you
like the new work sent your" Excess
lively, sire. replied the soldier. II read
and volume with impatlcncc. Tho king
smiled. and when the officers birth day "
rived h. presented him with another port.
folio. similar in every respect to the first.
but with these words engraved on it,
This work is complete in two volumes.'
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-09-18

q. Is your horse gentle, Mr.. Dabsteri''
j." Perfectly gentle. sir; the only he has got
(iftAst be q fault is playful habit Of ex
tending his hind ho"fs, now and then"
BY extending His hinder toofs, you don't
mean kicking hope!' Some people call
it kicking Mr.. Green, hut it's Gully Sigh.
reaction ofthe musician intir,nity rath
CT than vice.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-09-18
Henry Whiting.
Hahn n H>pLins
Ellsworth Sept, 18th 1853,

a. The crops above skowhegan may be
rated rs follows: Corn. excsllept; wheat,
very good, potatoes good, somewhat injured
by tho drough; oats and barley, not the usual
crop; beans, an unusually large crop and Of
excellent quality apples, yield will not DO
lar e, but quality good.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-09-18
EAsrxaE STATE NoRM II SCHOOL,
CAsflNE, AE. -
N. X. SAwrER ESQ.
DEAR Sin. g s. q


intended to inform you and tire read
ers of the American before this, of the
growth and prosperity Of our Eastern Nor
NAL School.
The entering class for this term, now
numbers twenty-five young men, and wo-
men aud more are coming. We doubt is
! normal school in n. n has received u
more promising class, this year.
Two thirds of the men students have
had experieac, in the school room as
teachers, for periods OF time varying in
length from six to one hundred ana
twenty weeks, on an average experience
Of thiry-fivc weeks. '7'7.r-a.r-'
I'll IS experimental work is invalu ,ble to
Normal students. The average age of the
members Of the class Is over twenty years.
The school has increased in numbers in
one year, from eleven to about forty. All
the students are earnest AMI Industrious
and many give promise of more than
ordinary slccess as pupils and teachers.
The prosperity Of the school during Its
I first year, of the indications for large in
crease in numbers during the next two
terms Of this year, mist convinc. the
people of this section of the state govern
ment that the Eastern. Normal school il
needed an will be sustained. Our school
is unfortunate in being obligc! to leave
for few weeks, our ibeaatif,A building,
and yet we are fortunate in being able to
secure such excellent accomn odAt IS
for temporary use. Some dranSel or
malicious person. set fire, as we suppose.
to the GU, buildings oftlie Normal school
house OF Sunday night the 18th inst. Thu
NJ lin building was savel by the most
strenuous cxertions Of the friends ant
citizens Of Ca:tine. tho 'sh a considerable
damage from fire and water. 1t is ampl,
insured and will be Immediately put in
order. The school has beah. suspended
but Que day Oh accou II Of the fire. -
Truly yours,
q r fletcher
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-09-18

An English merchant was dining
with Chinese mandarin, when i, struck
him that perhaps the dish lie had eaten OF
10 heartily might have been stewrd cats. Tor
he heard that they ate cats in China
The Chinaman didn't know English 30 his
guest, anxiously pointed to the dish, in.
quired; "Miow. miow! ? No, no, said
the mandarin, how wow
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-09-18
REJOICING OVER THE VICTORY IN MAINE

BoSToN, Sept 15.-rhe R,pa5ii ,ns o. Bps-
ton have a general celebration this evening UNI
der the aaspc,. Of tn, i'ant AMI C)lfLx clubs
In view OF success of the victory Of N zine cleo
ton. most demonstrations took place in Ward.
4. 9 and 10, where most snthu silstc meetings
were held, and reading, Of the returns which
were Inade At Intervals Ihrau, hDut the evnniny
were grer,e with loud cheers, In ward the
meeting WAS held ut Meonap Hall Which was
crowded to utiocatiop. and after stirring ad-
dresses had been msle by Col. Robert J Bur
bank, Preside Mt OF tbs Grant and Colfax club
of the ward, and by Judge Poland OF Vermont.
Hon Henry Wilson was called upon by en-.
thusiastic piaud,ts OF the audiences, and made
speech.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-09-18

HANCOCK COUNTY, REF REsESTATlvEs
ELECTED.
Ellsworth, Jamcf II. Chamberlain ESQ.
Mt. Desert, dc. Tha1deus s. Somcs Esq.
Trenton. &c. Hiram s. Bartlett Esq.
Sullivan. &c. George G. Lyman Esq.
Bluehill. &c. William Hopkins Esq
C.stiue, &C. John R. Bridges Esq.
Penobscot, &c. Isaac B. Goodwin Esq.
Bucksport, &c. S. T. HINCKs Esq.
Deer Isle, &c. George l.. Ho sm ,r, the only
Democrat in the County,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-09-18

vWe may say Of good many people
souls that it is wonder Nature ever
thought them worth frdmiag.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-09-18
ETWiss sayings often fall toAhe ground
hut kind word 10 never thrown away.

rV-In making our arrangements to live
we should never forget that We have also Ia
die.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-09-18

- s1Who wrote the most-Dickens, Wa:-
rem. or Bulwer! Warren wrote Now and
Then Bulwer wrote Night and Morn
ing Dickens wrote All the Year Round
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-09-18
Mr.. N. X. SAWYER.

We notice in yoar last papar tn. card
Of hcssrs. Young. Gerry and Weber. We
do not propose to take back anything in
our card to the citizens Of Ellsworth,
neither do we propose to have any news
paper controversy with Messrs. Young
Gerry and Weber, and are willing that the
citizens should decide whose statement is
true -r-
Henry Whiting.
John d. Hopkins.
Ellsworth Sept, 18th 1863,