Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-02-10

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have been released by order Of the govern
ment.
"A Belfast womsn lately .old Sitter Of kit
tens to rsg-mzn, who bought them for paper.
rags at three cents pound.
The Portland Advertiser tells OF Q
man from the eastern part Of the State
who shipped four barrels OF trout to Bos-
ton from Portland. and then after he had
them there did not dare to offer them for
sale for fear they would be seized as 1t
would be against the laws Of the State. He
had the - speckled beauties" re-shiped.
FIRST SALMON or THE SEASON The
first Salmon" was caught on Friday last
by ono OF the smelt catchers down the
river. he having in his wanderings become
entanglcd in the net which was set for
smelts. lie was beauty, weighing 2Ol-2
pounds. for each OF which the lucky fish
erman obtaineda dollar. Yesterday the
boarders at the Bangor House were taken
by surprise to see the delicious luxury
served up with green peas for their dinner.
but they did ample justice to 1t notwith-
standing 1t was so much in advance of the
sea,on.-whig.
| A. one Of our. assembled WISDOM was
passing upthc stairs into the Re prcsentatiycs'
Hail. accom- anicd BY a canine follower, he
wis. acco>icd by u friend with "Halioa, Lew.
I didn't know before that there were two bark.
ersin the House 80 The answer came square and
! direct - Yes sir. and the rights OF both shall
be .e.p ectcd. - kenDebec Journal.
| The House of Representative. at Washing
ton engaged in general debate saturday Moth.
ing of interest iranspired.
The proposed Impeachment, OF Gov. Reed Of
I Florida was killed in the House on Friday.
meeting Of the conductor. of conservative
news paper. OF Louisiana il to be held in New
Orleans on "a. es,h inst.
san Francisco had slight shock 81 earth .
quake Friday.
| The mint at Nevada is coming silver dollars.
| The Tennessee House has cen.urcd Congress
man W. smith for furnishing hi. frank 10
members oi Legislature.
| The Kansas Senate has passed bill rcmoy-
Ing all disabilities. to take eject after the pro-
mitigation OF he ratification Of the 18th amend
| ment.
large number Of army officers. hereto
fore on Indian duty. are detached and or
dcrcd home TO await orders.
Representative Hoag. OF Ohio. died nj
Washington Saturday night OF pneumonia.
The name OF Judge Strong. Of Pennsyl-
/ yania. j. one of the two names TO be sent TO
the Senate for the acant place on the Su-
preme Bench. Judge Iioar will remain In
the Cabinet.
The report that the Haytien Government
j. coming 10 the aid OF the revolutionis,s
in san Domingo is not credited In wash
ing,on.
The residence OF Thos. O'NelI. near Mem
phi>, Tenn. together with barn contain
ing thirteen bales OF cotton, was burned
Friday night. Loss SIG 900.
Hamilton { Co.'S dlstillery In Cincinnati
wa. burnt Saturday night Loss from $50.
600 TO e6o. 600; insured for $4,000.
, SMALL Fox. The " .,er,iIIe Mail say, some
/ tempts ST concc .lment-hAs been created 4,
West wateiy lie. md in some degree in
WatersiiIe. by the APPEARANCE there Of Il ca.s
Of small rox o. rsrioIoId. Frecaution, have
been taken against Its spread.
Sherman. Si-el Works on Indian Poin,
Buck,port. may Be said 10 he fat approaching
completion. correspondent Of the belfast
s.k. hat nj -. fhs
avery imposing appearance. The two build
Tug. each lv0XiO ieet lying At right angles with
each other. the tall chimney of loo feet in
bright. aud the wharf, N which the largest
,hil- may lay in r~riec; safety. all pre.ent .
! grand representation Of manufacturing inter.
s.is.
| The Eastpo-i Sentinel saws that last Satur-
day night. = Mr.. El.on. \ photographer wa.
seNeiel, beaten by three or four men y, Penn
bi oke with whom Ne had been drinking; and
ut first II was though that he had receive fatal
injuries but ii /, now thought iha, he will
recover.
| The EsH Fertilizer Company just incorpor.
sied by Tie Legislature with q capital Of SlO0,
600, has completed the erection at Bo thbay
Harbor. Of an extensive fertilizer manufsc,ory.
The material used IL sea weed and Helps,
which is dried by steam and then ground UP
and animal and vegetable ingredients added .
The power used is . 25-horse engine; the
capacity Of the manufactory will Be between
five and ten tons daily Of what u clsiwed 10 be
= superior fertilizer. IL has been in use in
France and other Europena cou niries for some
years The manufaetory II Boot bay is the
St
Journal
The Railroad Committee Of the Legislature
have under consideration IAN act additional
to An act to incorporate tho Calais Railway
Company 1t provides that the name Of the
Calais Barring Railroad Company be altered
and changed TO the st. Croix and Penobscot
Railroad Company. The capital stock Is to be
increased to two millions. The most important
section Of the bill 10 that which authorizes the
Company to extend their road up the Schoodic
River TO The town Of Princeton and thence 10
some point on the line 0fthe European 4 North
American Railway between Lincoln and Nil.
ford. For this purpose the Company is allowed
TO purchase the Lewy's Island Railroad OF the
city Of Calais. on such terms aS Calais may
deem advisable. This is IN important move,
and illustrates anew the fact that tine future
railroad enterprises Of eastern Maine must find
= centre At this point. Wing
The grand Jury Of Penobscot county
Saturday reported forty-seven indictments
and were discharged. Among other crimi-
nal arrangements was John Lawrence for
murder in the first degree. Coils. John +.
Godfrey and Abner Knowles will defend
him, Insanity will be pleaded in defence
State News.