Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-08-18

which this curiosity was planted. she said
il was the "iaw bone of whale
a lady in Vickburg. Miss >. request
ed on her death-bed that sac might be
buried in n Pampadour waist. cut biased.
Metz il 40 miles from Paris. or
about eight days of unobstructed march.
At the kennebec Republican County Con-
vention at Augusta, on "Wednesday. tn,
following nominations were made: For
senators, lion. Joshua Gray OF Gardiner.
Hon. Reuben Foster of Wateryille, and
County Commissioner, Hon. Nathaniel
Graves OF Vienna. For County Attorney,
Nm. 7. Whitehou>c. ESQ.,. Of Augusta
For County Treasurer, Hon. Alanson
ton. Esq. of Benton.
The Bath Times has poet who thus
discour>eth--
met little fair haired maid,
With rougeish eye and dimpled spot.
No zephyr> with her ringlets play
II Is a matter admitting Of some doubt.
says the Belfast Journal whether the maid,
the rongeish eye, the dinpled spot, the
zephyrs, or the rinslets. are intended TO
be described a lawful hot" But perhaps
an application of kennebec ice might help
the difficulty.
Times are 50 hard in Wisconsin.
that an editor at Brunswick has had three
teeth extracted He didn't have use for so
many.
Admiral Farragut is dead.
-Messrs !. G.. and G.. Walker Of
Brooksville have commenced 10 erect
a new griStmill. on the side of the old
wooden mill on Walkers stream.
The hay crops in Brooksvillc are all
gathered. and in quality much better
that last year, and in quantity only a
bout one fourth less.
There is plenty Of work at The Granite
quarry at ken,ch'> Mountain, and few more
ione-cutters are wanted there.
Coon OPENING FOR YoUNG MEN
Washington, Aug. 9.-The signal officer of
the army is empowered to enlist a number
OF suitable persons a. non-commissioned
officers in the army for observing and re
porting storms by telegraph and signal for
the benefit Of commerce on the northern
lakes and >eaposrd. the opportunity thus
offered j. rare one for young men OF
good education desiring to devote them
selves 10 reading or to study of profess
ION the duty being Of such a nature a. Will
permit time for study, the pay and allow
auces viii afford sufficient. liberal support
The number ofappointments being limited.
such conditions will be subject TO examin-
alton. Applications setting forth the char
acter of requirement and fitness with te>-
iuonias may addressed 10 the chief Sig
nal officer of the army. Washington. ID. c.
The Boston Advertiser j. responsible
for this AN Iowa John lately courted and
engaged to marry young girl. who. in a
min at some neglect on Johns part. re-
Venged herself by marrying Isaac Johns
faihen- John countered by marrying the
mother Of his recent hetrothed John be
coming the stepfs' her of his own step
mother the danghter-in-law OF her step
ION, And thus John became his own
grandfather by brevct~
THE CENSvs The superintendent Of
the census has made an estimate that the
fAtsn Of at he.
He expresses the opinion that the large
cities will fall twenty per cent below the
estimates. owing mainly to removals of
which those who counte ed in advance of the
returns made no account. Chicago is most
disappointed over the figures. showing but
10000 where 400. 900 were expected. Gin
cinnati claimed 10000 but rises only
little above 100000. Eastern cities have
not made such extravagant predictions.
but still fall below their estimates GEN
eral Walker reports that the number of
houses unoccupied in the large cities is al
most fabulous. Maine counts upon an az
gregate increase of 10000 in her popula-
tion- though many of her agricultural and
ship-building towns lose heavily. New
Hampshire and Vermont hpve apparently
lost ground. In Massachusetts probably
all the cities and large towns have gained
rapidly. while small towns have had va
ried fortune
SOMETHING NEW UNDER the Sun
Barnard's Troupe of golden haired beau
ties. from Woods Museum, n Y. but more
recently of the Adelphi Theatre Boston,
known As the 'Famous Female Minstrels.
about whom SO much has been said and
written, will give two of their grand I'M
equailed entertainments, on this and to-
morrow evenings at Hancock Hall. and
from Ill we can learn ofpublic interest and
sentiment, immense audiences are sure TO
throng the hall during their short visit.
We learn from our exchanges that hmm
dreds are turned away from the halls and
theatres nightly, so great is the interest of
all classes TO witness their renowned and
successful performances. The troupe num-
bers twenty artistes or more, embracing
every branch of amusement, Durlesoues.
farces, songs. clog and jig dancing, nanjo
solos, splendid balette with numerous
Ethiopian delineations, etc. Go and see
this great attraction.
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