Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-12-30
CORRESPONDENCE.

WASHINGTON. u. c. Dec. Goth, 1869.
Congress Chfstmas-- Death Of Mr..
.Stontoa-.Judae Hoar- Eight Hour
Increment : Georgia = Agricultural
Departmeat-7ea Tenure Of Office Aef--
Supreme Court-Laad Office.
The adjournment Of Congress. the de-
por,nre of Congressman aud members
If The A'Third ..ousc' for their homes,
seaS's Washington a .ivN pss- Tor news
gal~rcrs. Ihe~Ys die idea. however
perhaps worth preserving, " l'ich j. That
CHRISTMAS in Washington A. It is every.
whore in the south !. marked a. dav
sct sliart Tor the commingling sol the
high. the low. the rich and fhc poor up
on common level. all enjoy ing tie
,umeiuous board supplied with Turk
ics. pumpkin pies and generally Egg
Nog as done in the North on Thanks
giing DHy. The coiorcd people as
well n some not colorcd, ~ u Kind of
instinct. expect "a Christmas gift from
almost every one tlcy know. and The
giving uf presents seems ~ much a. a
matter OF course that the purse siring-
ofthosc whose purses are not cmpN
are unloosened. But there are many
here a. ia all large ciIics, like. perhap-.
few IL ,"ur town. whose pride min
glcd with SORROW and povcuy. will NOT
allow them 10 So forget their III .(rcs-iul
situation - a. enjoy this da} Whilcl de
sirr Mr. Editor, % iuin with ton in
wishii ,our readers. (cvcu those who
have nai rccipr,caici for the incalcula-
b." hen H., derived iroiu Your past year-
iIborl . Ntrit Christine. and a llappN
New Year. | do pray Il at ere another
year rn'i, rinud HAT those sickcned and
.nfrn" 'ui hearts may y u,aak 4 ad with
i1' hiuu'im, -iil y, tllc ,AiNh% of Ma
tutr.
1hr Am,urol d.nih ~ Hon. Edwin
VI ~iiu ou. nu Frida, morning wa,
m NJ cxIr 'cd ani tic d. ~; OF hi>
d-ath W. received "a, an alii,i.p.l sol
cnn a'!m'H.'i'n N warning r. tho>r
hgl iu I'll .al ialk. iha!.spcsih j. ne
rr-rrc,or 81 person, uud Ia y ha'cvcr
position. r.itk. pI however desirable that
position iu.a hr ~ ih"in and Important,
/. tii, country. At mn-t q j. "mls hcld
2, ''' '"','.' '''''.'' 'iN' ''hnI' 81 th'
.. IL v-...aI
uncertain ~ "' 'l''' !" 'al'" success
p" "A' .N"''N lug many CON
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itT "''H .'i W" '+Ni'fN I" Nh'" "h
N'''-' t'''''il'"' " I'm "'''' '"""' g..
p''it"' Judge N4'' '''h appointed
W. '""''.l III '''N''' ''''' '-'' 81 n 2
""-" q "''' "'H Ai'l''N''H W
svF'n"."i 't''-o Iudz,"r appointments.
ana who allrhsr ih-' '..'' nominees
ar purriN c"a'nF'- n IHi-' II 'ar :
in lking and ""i IAr i,H.'f-f th" 'h'i'c
II ifc '"ri, "' t." t8-iH,i "Ntr WHICH
tH'' atr tH 'H'- i"-- Ii' ir''rd- ~.
JHile il'Rr. -iH.' 'ir action II th'- >rtf-
n. .H Io"-.iNt. hA'rNI Hug- ~ iI., COM
f!fm-ii.H-
TIL. NAluuAl ,l-if Alur Executive
C.um..,r af,- -fiil ia wark iu tii. city,.
=, 4 h4vc -r-.i uI-u4 #.l y, amend
t. eight h.Ar JAS, 81, that ia all uhEc
wal. VIII ". fouc un,lsr " NV virtue of
ai., t4, ar r,.-nluii. .i oi { nn.rc-- or hr
aiI, III agent. architcrt. engineer.
s.ar.iu,rnd-tt ar contractor Tor The
I..ilr,l> slt-. ..l. hours shsa bc a
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