Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-07-14

three fourths as much hay VIII be cut IN
Washington County this year as last
Grain does not appear very promising
Potatoes are looking well.
The Bangor people who visited Mt
Desert on Saturday last in the "City OF
Richmond" appeared to have had a
good time. 4 vote of thanks wa.
passed the officers of the boat.
The Independent Congregational Society
(Unioarian) at Bangor. are hearing the
Rev Frederick Hinckley of Boston High
lands as candidate for permanent sup
ply OF their pulpit, as we learn from the
Wing.
A bill has passed the Board of Alder
men and City council of Augusta. by which
the city assumes the expense of building
the fish-way. The Spragues have agreed
to build the dam within forty days and 10
complete their new factory this season.
/ \ COW WITH SENSE OF THE .'rTERN,L
FITNESS OF THINGs".-Tuesdsy afternoon an
| advertisement. relating To a cow that had
been lost for the past three weeks was
brought into this office; on wednesday
morning before the .adv't" had been set
I up the COW was found.
The work of taking up he rails of the
Bangor. Oldtown and Milford Railroad
commenced in earnest yesterday morning
at the station in this city. Wig.
The Wig says Four gentlemen. two
residing in this city and two in Boston
started to row down river TO Mount Des-
/ cri yesterday morning Two went in 4
| doublc-Scu.l. and the other two in single
| scull race boats. We fear they will exhib-
it four pairs OF hlistered hands when they
arrive.
The Cape Ann Advertiser SAYS de>-
patch was received in Salem on Friday
last IRON Capt. Mcdonald, of the
schooner i. II. NickeAop of that port.
owned by the Derby Wharf Company.
stating that his vessel had been seized
in lugodi>h by a cutter, for going in
with the intention Of buying bait. A
second despatch from Capt Mcdonald
states that his vessel has been taken a.
way he knows not whittier, neither does
the American Consul at that port know
! of her whereabouts. The crew. Of
course. had been turned ashore. and the
voyage broken up. On Tuesday a des-
patch was received by Collector Bah
| son. of Gloucester. from the United
States Consul at Guysboro, stating that
the Nickerson had been taken into that
port July Sd, for alleged violation of
the fishing treaty.
The Biddcford Journal is in fighting
trim this week. and reckon> that a los,
Of A. votes in each town in the District
will defeat Mr.. Lynch. Here j. the
calculation:
The number OF Republican, votes
thrown i'll the District al the last election
was l6.7lc; in York. 1,lGi. Lynch.
plurality in the District was 2l39: in
York 279. There will not be a. large
a vote thrown this wear a. in ls6s by
about 5000. Ii one-third of the Repub-
licans in this county fail 10 vote for
! Lynch. he i, defeated. Ii the Democrats
nominate, a. they certainly will, a man
| like VIM. =. Haines. John NJ. Goodwin,
or Jos Dane. who differs with the
Republican party very slightly. and one
sirth OF the Republicans vote for him,
| Lynch j. defeated. The same result
follows if he runs behind IL votes in
each town in the District, or if II Re-
/ publicans in those TOXINS vote for either
gentleman we haye named.
The Bangor Wing speaking Of the pas
sage in the Senate of the bill for the pay
ment OF the amount due the State of Mas
saceusetts by the United States for inter-
est on expenditures during the year 1872
says that the sum of s67s, 1862 one third
of the whole amount has been apportion-
ed TO Maine, and, as is well known, has
been assigned by the State to the Europ-
can North American Railway, which
puts it on the soundest financial basis. A
large force of " lrkmen has been employed
on each end OF the route, since the bill
passed the House. and this will be imme-
diately increased, so that there is no doubt
now that early next year the line will be
completed and railway connection estab-
lished between St. John and Bangor.
company composed Of thirty-two
members has been organized in Richmond
for the purpose of entering into the ice
business, and have bought OF ID. Tiffany
what is known as the Carney farm in
Dresden. 1t is probably the most availa-
BILE location on the Kennebec river.
A BANKRUPT CIRcUs-THE MANAGERS
AND ACTORS ARRESTED. No little excite
mishap which the Australian circus met
while performing to a crowded audience
in that village. The treasurer had $4,000
belonging to the establishment, and, with
what the exhibition rendered. he abscond-
ed, leaving the managers without a cent
to liquidate their debts. When the bills
for their keeping and transportation from
town to town were presented, the credit
ors were politely informed that there was
no money in the. treasury, and the public
| ans and caterers felt that they had sustain
ed an irreparable loss. While they were
soliloquizing over their misfortune. the
President of the Long Island Railroad was
busily engaged in taking the preliminary
steps to insure him against loss, as they
had had the use Of a chartered train OF
several cars, and in the evening the sheriff
levied On all the property. The natives
became enraged to think they had thus
been outdone by the Commodore and de-
termined to have revenge by imprisoning
every one connected with the show. 4
large number were arrested, and, not hav-
ing money nor proper persons to become
their bail, are still In duress. Miss Min
ME Wells and her lions are here. and She
threatens all sorts of legal prosecutions