Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-10-06
State News.

Stale news.
The net loss in population ia NsN
Hampshire i s.09.. in the last ten Years
The Oregon Legislature has elected
Col. J. X. Kelley. Democrat United states
senator.
If Ill the wealth of Boston Wa
equally divided. each inhahi'ant ~onld
have two Thousand dollars
The irrepre>-ible jim Fish. .jr j. d,-
nounccd by the New York Time, ~ An
unmiiigatcd nuisance.
The Custom receipts for the four port,
OF New York. Boston. PHILADELPHIA and
Baltimore. for the month Of September
was s5.053. .GG
The -ige states that a dwelling house
at long in sear>por;. belonging ~ II.
/ ;. Staples of Stockton. was burned On sun
day afternoon Los $500; partially in-
surcl
The Selcctmen OF Skowhcgan, n the
Reporter states. have been indicted hy The
Grand Jury, not for selling rum. hut FOR
buying it. The Liquor Agent. as one L.
". Jackson swears, bnys rum in Boston
instead Of Eaton Shaw's concern HI Port
and but the Repprter is inclined 10 believe
/ in the Town Fathers rather than Mi
! Jackson.
Mr.. Milliken. one of the Belfast (
Moosehead X. L. directors. mo saw Pre-
ident Rice and Superintendent Noyc>. La,
week. says the ige. reports that they will
be ready to take possession of tile road un-
der the lease. a. soon a. completed. and
are not disposed TO take any advantage of
failure. if there should he any TO fini.L It
at the exact time stipulated. -e--
The Augusta JourRal states that al the
Narraganset Horse Fair. to BE- held al
Cranston. K. l.. this week. Gilbreih's Knox
/, entered for the $500 purse for trottiny
stations. Geo. VI. Robinson of Augusta.
has also entered his roam gelding Col.
Lakeman. for several purses, among the
fast horses of New York and Massachu-
sets.
Suede. On Saturday q man about 30
years Of age arrived at the Preble House,
Portland, and registered his name as Henry
Gething of Quebec. His conduct was
strange during the evening, and about
oclocg Sunday morning he committed sui
eide by shooting himself through the head
with pistol.
MORE FIREs.-We neglected TO mention
last week that the mill known as the Dyer
mills, at Midtown, were destroyed by fire.
Two gangs. two lath machines and single
machine were destroyed. Loss ten thou
sand dollars. Insurance four thousand IN
Etna. and two thousand five hundred in
other companies. The mills belonged to
James Mnrchie Il Sons. Another lire Oc-
CURED the next morning, by which two
story house belonging tn Michael Downes
OF Midtown. was destroyed. Says the St.
Croix Courier.
The Progressive Age has heard that
man living in Belmont, named Cunning
ham. has tasted since election day, four
teen days. and declares that he win eat no
more. He is single man. and had been
for some time past supported by his rela-
uves till the past summer. when some aid
was procured from the town unknown to
him. On going to deposit his vote, it was
challenged and excluded. This produced
such an effect on him that he resolved TO
seek death in the way above mentioned.
The Supreme Court which adjourned
| on Saturday. was the longest session ever
held in Piscaiaquis. The Docket contains
ed asa cases--many Of Whit were settled
before trial. The County Attorney informs
the observer. that during the first week of
the Court, fifteen hours day was the av-
erage of his labor. employing almost con-
stantly with him two sub-lawyers. The
Grand Jury were discharged on Thursday.
| after having been in session nine days-the
| like of which was never before known i'm
that COurt-two and a half days being
considered an usually long to retain this
body.
WHAT THE SwEDEs HAVE DONE. The
colonists At New Sweden have already
cleared and ready for crop next year.
| over fifty acres. This was an unbroken
forest the first Of June. Since they arrived
| at their new homes. July 26th, they have
cleared some two acres Of land, which
were sowed with tunips which are now
more than foot in circumference. They
will have an abundance softhis. vegetable.
All goes on finely, and We predict mag
nincent future for them.-[ Suarise.