Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-07-08

State, is an event suspicious both for
the party and the State. None Of our
chief magistrates have done more to
confer distinction up on the office. than
he has done during his term, which the
people have Enthusiastically indicated
wish to prolong. Portland Press.
The Republicans Of Maine have act
ed wisely and paid well merited COM
plment to an able and faithful officer
in nominating General Chamberlain for
fourth term as Governor. II is not
too much to say that although he went
into the chief position in the State
Young man and wholly untrled IN pub
lie life. he has filled the executive chair
with rare credit to himself and to the
State. Under his administration the
financial condition OF Maine has greatly
improved, while a prudent libcrality
has by his advice begun some schemes
for the developement of her resources.
the effect Of which will never cease To
be felt The bold recommendations in
his first inaugural address startled ma
nv OF the more cautious, but they have
been generally adopted and with the
happiest results. No governor in re-
cent years has made his influence more
deeply felt nor more for the good Of the
State than he, and his term of office
marks an epoch in its history upon which
the people will certainly look with
pride. Bosfon .f7rertissr.
The echoes of the Bangor cheers at
the denomination Of Chamberlain are
beginning to come back. The Wig is
able 10 say with confidence that mo
governor of this State has more fully
and faithfully performed the duties de
volycd upon him. than has Governor
Chamberlain. The Press says his re-
nomination was simply political nee
cessi,y" which with two thirds Of the
convention in his favor, nobody can de
ny. The Bath Times does not permit
itself 10 doubt that the action OF the
convention will be triumphantly rati-
fed by the people, and the Secretary
Of the State Temperance Committee
tclegraphs home that 1.-The prevailing
opinion is that OF satisfaction AZ the re-
suit "-meaning that the platform j. 90
good he don't care who stands on H.
We shall not be surprised 10 real Ia
tie Rirsrsids Echo plaintive confcs-
sion Of unrequitted affection for Govern
or Chamberlain and pathetic history
Of more or less successful efforts 10
conceal ii. Portland tirerissr.
Az ALMOST IScREpIbLE STORY. The
Fredericton (N. II. J Fdrmer tells the
following:
News OF II sal and almost unparrai-
leled tragedy reaches Us from Fish Riv-
er Lakes. IN the northern part OF the
State OF Maine. On one Of these lakes
WAS lumber camp, in which were thir-
teen men. One Saturday night, almost
three weeks ago, tn. .'boss" of the camp
lefl for the settlements. leaving behind
him provisions 10 last tine men for sever
sl days, but giving them instructions to
come out on the following MONDAY.
Monday. Tuesday and "Wednesday
passed. with no tidings from the camp,
when aparty set out 10 see ii anything
was the matter. Arriving at the camp
they found all quiet and apparently de-
serted but ON entering, the bodies Of
the twelve men were seen lying Oh the
door, cold in death. Being somewhat
exhausted BY their journey, the relief
party were about TO warm some tea that
was already made IN the kettle. but on
examination they found large lizard
IN the kettle. which hail been boiled with
the tea. 1t is supposed that the drink
ing OF thus tea was the cause of the
death of the twelve unfortunate men.
We very often hear of accident, Of
this kind happening through over sigh,
or carelessness OF servants by filling
tea kettles in the dark, and til remarha-
bile that more deaths do not happen
through the same cause
We understand that A. II. Bellatty
has invented strainer (for which he
has applied for patent) to fit into the
top OF tea kettles and there to be kept.
30 that !, will be impossible for lizards,
spiders, bugs or any thing else, except
ing fluids to pass through in to the ket-
tie. Ii is also an article almost indis-
pensable in the culinary department
for cooking eggs, stearning custards. /
making gruel and number of other pur-
poses. No family is safe without one !.
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