Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-12-16
OUR CORRESPONDING
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ieei thst "t>hcu mat You coutd only dc
tate my pen and make my letters more in
tercsting. or perhaps should say less un-
/ interesting. Your people want 10 know
all about your Member OF Congress, what
he is now doing, aud what he intends do
Ing. don't care to he so very inquisifIvc
to demand ofhim what he Intends doing.
but will try from time to- time In con-
| junction with your aid to let your radcrs
! know what he does do, aud through the
agency OF your most reliable paper. being
able TO know the wants Of your colnmuni-
/ ~. shall suggest from time to time. ir
necessary. his duties.
I W. have a very di- agreeable and unSat-
isfaciory people here. Only a week ago
when chronic.ed to You that we were the
I recipient Of people from ali Owe. the couu.
/ try, with their trunks band boxes and dry
good boxes lwhat the latter contained.
could not even sar.nisc) felt safe Ia say
I .ng that The National Capital was indeed
/ lively. think 80 stiil. but the Restaurant
keepers anu their like. arr dissatisfied be-
I cruise they srSc not Ia one short week
been ablcsi to liqnidate In full all their H.
dcbteduess; such for instance A. their
"hiskcy bill. their hired heip--which bs
the way some of whom have not been pa
In hiI for monihs--iheir grocery man
landlord ct eeisrJ. Well. poor fellows. IL
they could only introduce whiskey in,n
every department OF business aud control
All the money afDa;. | don't know hn,
TINY might b. satisfied. They complain
tina; the Yankees don't spend the money a.
the southern people u>~ to spend IL, and
that The country j.. ruined because they
don't, and that i We could only Inst have
Those good time. ~ old all would he
well They do no, We, fully comprehend
the change nrom tho old TO the new order
OF things
The women here are raising the mischief
in their Woman Rights Mectins- For
week. 'hctr meeting. have drawn crowded
though d!-oricrly h1use-. ant with 2,
I qnt admiitancr frc. have been exceeding.
ly successful IN making = raise suaacieni a.
start Paper. which understand. they In
tend doing soon They have masle = bis
count for weeks past. that on thu ms<tluy
a,c
dn,rr 49,. ,.,
ihrir causc. anil was for year or two h.
President Of the National Woman SIR.
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though, /. i the earne,, d,.-ir. ., n.
House that It shall b.. disposed of hcr,r.
the adjournment over holiday. Tn. Al.
cussion Ga il r,.p~.l will without aouh, hc
exciting In both Houses However Nm. \
/ Cnn.re~. is dispo-.I 10 ,,l.... IN. pro.t
dent. I, j. questionable. a, far a. can
learn. about il repeal. Il should b. r..
IN IN rcrcd that itiss rsr. occurrence u
have atwo.thir,I, .n.iorit, In either branch
Of Ccn-r~s, On any political measure. and
when This bin /, once repealed. We Viii
give Ia President, for up,,lb np.. ,h,,
h!nyiy power which only two ,har, year,
A,o wa. 20 much complained Of
The agitation. for Cnha.s Ind-nendepre
J i not dead. nor ..lyu, >leep.,h na,vi,h.
standing the President, M-ss,g. aic,,,ic.
10 the contrary The strongest influence
* NOW being brought e. bear upon Con-
matter, and before another week rolls
/ around. we may expect speechc. from ,hr
/ stars" 10 both the Houses and senate "a
voring it, recognition
The Census hin ,s amended j., yruh.t,
,cr,stIno u SOM. ~ y,,,,- ], l,,,,,,
will allow The ennl,vnep, IL y..,,., =.
| well ~ mre In taking The r.,.n. Sol.
dIer,. widow. sl,ou,s r.retve IL. ,r.,.r
enc.
The yot. Yesterday 10 refer !, commit.
tee. Mr.. Iuyor,olrs bill 10 au,hori,. an al.
di,Ioual issue Of fofty.nye million. ar, .y,,
,-nder no,,.s Indicate. Tins early ,h,, -.
r.snnn,ion ~ sn,ei,. n,v,nent ,xlll,,. ,n,is
q secondary consideration to giving the
people a medium for circulation. The re-