Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-09-29

county. Gal.. formerly OF New Portland.
IN this State. and son Of Charles b. and
Mary b. Clark Of New Portland. died July
9th. aged ri years. He was young man
of great PROMISE.
A young gentleman at Jonesboro. re-
Gently. a. We learn. was returning home
late at night from visit to his intended
during the evening. Having a piece of
woods to pass through he was met by a
bear. The bear was decided to his stand
and the man decided to 20 back and stay
all night. II j. barely possible pdter
ffnsilids considered it all right
WILSON 4 CLARkE's THEATRE.-The
last event in the eventual career Of this
company was shipwreck. They left st.
Johns y. r.. on the 2ith ult.. in the brigi.
Ten Sisters" for Charlottetown. In the
gale of SUNDAY the vessel was driven
ashore n, East Point, Z. +. |. All hands
reached the shore safely by means of ropes.
All the property of the company was lost.
The last rail on the Belfast a Moose
head Lake Railroad will be laid Monday,
the 26ih. The Belfast journal says less
than ten miles of road remain Ia be par
tially gravclled. by the first of November
with forty ears. four engines and four hun
drei men to do the work. Ii nothing mn
torc~cen takes place. it will be finished by
Oct. Is. On Sunday the young men of the
city manned the train and deposited q
foadS OF -rayci on The track.
Morton Of INDIANA has been offered
and ms accepted the English mission
Coy. Morton was born in Indiana. August
1. ISIS. filled the office of Circuit Judge
for several years. in 1860 was chosen Lieu
tenant Governor, and took Governor Lane :
place an hi being elected tn the United
States Senate, aud held il for four years.
G,.. Morton was reelected and the wear
fp'!aaiar wa, stricken by paralysis and
maS Obliged Ia 20 To Europe for his health.
Ia .a..u:...y. ISL. liz va, elected to the
nit ~rA.c> Senate.
"a lorN county Republican wrote Mr..
Lunch. before the election. inquiring about
hi religion views. Mr.. Lynch replied
that his views in tli, direction had no
bearing on HI, reelection. but added. Il
have no objections however. TO say to You
~ q friend. that | am Unitarian. and ,o
liberal a. ia allow all who choose. To dill
~ with mr. a> they probably would do
even If iii not allow it. have been a
di-bciiey"F in total drpraviiy. and inclined
10 doubt The cXi-iancc Of a literal hell. but
reading The Eidlrford journal and the cx'
pesicnce have had in the present political
cl:nnaign. has rather shaken my opinions
and in~linc> mr ~ acrcp; the most extreme
View "n these dpcirfual points.
THE NFw BRIDGE. The iron bridge NJ
Augusta. built lor the Portland 4 kcnnc
bnr Railroad Company. Wa opened >atur-
day afternoon. Both banks of the river
thu arrival OF the fir.t rngine as it reached
the last >pIu with many cheers. lmmedi-
airlv amer a train wa made up of fifteen
cars. heavily loaded. aud after being haul
nineteen ears loaded with timber. iron nj
grain. and started east. The bridge bore
The imIncn>, weight nf 700 tons without the
slightest detection or vibration. and has
proved it-clrto be not only the strongest
bui The most elegant iron structure IN New
England. The regular trains Of the road
began Monday to cross the bridge. and
hereafter there will De no change of cars al
Augusta.
THE ACCIDENT AT THE STATE FAIR
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. Just opposite the
judge stand ia the track. seats had been
erected against hill. These seats were
crowded with people when they gave way.
Fortunately the people upon them h al not
tar 10 fall. - the whole crowd vi men.
women and children. ,lid down ia con
fused mas. There was a fearful fright.
aud il looked for "A moment that the con>e-
quenc.> would he terrible but the resting
81 the seats against the enibankrnent pre-
vented fearful Disaster. Scores were
Scared aud bruised. but the only persons
N'i4'''Nif ihJureu we're - l"ii""s. II. =.
y. N"rcro>>. eclectic physician Of Bangor.
severe fracture Of the arm. bones protrud-
ing from the flesh. Mrs. Leander NJ. Jor-
dan. of Vassalboro. severe injury TO spine,
and internal injuries feared. Mrs. Sarah
Remington. of Waltham. Mass. limb
bruised and -prained. \ young man nam
c1 Bragg of Win-low lee badly hurt.
MIR. Bradstreet, of Palmyra, injured in
spine. All of the severely hurt received
Immediate medical attendance upon the
gronnd- and were then conveyed away in
insecurely constructed