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writer in the Oxford Democrdf
thinks Gov. Chamberiain's friends should
support Mr.. Perham for the nomination now
that Gov. Chamberlain Is not candidate
The reasons why they should do so. are
that Mr.. Perham was candidate last year.
and that failing to be nominated. and urged
10 identify himself with the Hichburn par
~. he steadily refused to join the third par
" movement. and labored for the election
Of the nominee of the Republican Conven-
ton The course of Mr.. Perham last year
was honorable, and praiseworthy. and en-
titles him to fair consideration tnis year.
As stated week before last. we have no
particular interest in the contest now 60
ing on between General Hcrsevs friends
and Mr.. Perhams. We hope no undue use
of money will be resorted to and that no
Dragging by the friends of the successful
candidate will be allowed after the conyen-
ton has settled the contest.
As disinterested outsider. and some
what close observer of the contest. il seems
10 Us that the friends of General liersey
W i'll succeed, as they are the more active
canvassers.
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BOOK NOTICES.

Books FOR SUMNER TINE There is
time for everything. and the books which
one chooses to read on hot days are not
likely to be those which require close APP
plication. The publishers. Ii. o. Hough-
ton Co., in their advertisement to-day,
name several books which belong to the
easy reading kind, books which one can
read out of doors if he chooses without
feeling any appropriateness in it. We
will speak now only of one mentioned there
-Fouque's ..Undine, and other Stories"
Undine is known to most lovers of good
literature as one of the most delicate crea-
tons of fancy, and the publishers have adj
ded to this tale, the three Others: s.Ths
Two Captains" Aslauga's Knight" and
'sSintram," which Fouque published first
under the title of THE Four Seasons as
emplematic Of Spring (''Undine"), Sum
mer, Autumn, and Winter.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-06-09

shows that for the past six years ladies
icine at the University ofZurich that in
60 a young Russian lady took the degree
OF DIR. ofmedicine, Surgery. and obstetrics
that last winter the attendance ofiady
of ladies at the anatomical and clinical
lectures and experiments had never given
rise to the least objections or disturbance
The people here generally are well sat
bill in the House Yesterday. The reduction
To three per cent is considered a victory
for the lobby which has been working for
its entire abolition.
The Commissioner of the General Land
Oflce. has Just received returns of surveys
Of townships 10. IA, Is. and l6. ranges 80
and "a Wcst of the 9Th T. VI. Nebraska.
The north and south Platte rivers flow
through these lands. well a> numerous
other streams. along which are such level
bottoms af;ording fine facilities for cultiva-
ton and abounding with luXuriant growths
of grass. Three of these townships are
traverscd by the Union Pacific Railroad
and the rest are contiguous to il. and are
thus brought into easy communication with
the markets aud transportation from east
to west. rendering them desirable locations
for settlement. Also received from the T.
: Mineral surveyor at Helena, Montana.
communication with three specimen, ~
~ 1850 ''' ~ ~
in jefferson county. twenty-five miles south
west from Helena. ana indicating that there
are extensive mines IL this mineral in that
region.
No. >, quartz cnntainin. gold and tel
lurium from Mountain" lo,le> situated at
the head Of Tucker Guch.
No. 3. j. specimen of gold bcarin. ORES
from Try Lode" ia section -, township
lo. north OF range ,. west The vein y a
bout thirty feet il width. runs nearly
north cast and south west. dipping south
east At an angie of 500. The rock taken
from the lode without asserting. yields an
average of $40 per ton.
Miners. during thu past winter. made
good wages ~ pounding picked specimens
ia hand mortar
LINE
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The Republican State Convention
occurs on Wednesday next week, a day
close Tat hand. There has not been a
time tor years when the people were so
undecided, as to whom to put i'm nomi-
nation, as at this time. Last wear Mr.
Perham was warmly supported in the
Convention. and received large vote.
but when the Convention had declared
unmistakably for the denomination of
Governor Chamberlain. Mr.. Perham
against the advice and entreaties of
warm political friends. gave TO Cover
nor Chamberlain cordial support We
mention this fact because il has been
represented otherwise of late. 80 also
did Gen. Hersey, so far as W learn. As
members of a religious body. that was
in session the day before the Republican
Convention was in session. fhev assist
..,,. .f.o action OF the Republican
Convention. but these resolutions did
not come TO hand in time and 80 there
fore did no good or harm. But since
these matters all belong 10 the past, We
must look out for the future as well as
we can, culling what lessons Of wisdom
we may from that past. We have no
choice between the two gentlemen
spoken OF as the candidates to be pre-
scented to the Convention. Mr.. Pcrham
is more CLOSELY identified with the tenn
pcrance wing of the party while General
Hersey is no less a temperance man.
but supposed TO be more liberal in his
views.
All that we need say is. that if any
Republican has any choice let him at
tend the caucus and vote for delegates
that suit him.
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Proceedings Of City Council,
june, Isl, ioi".
In BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

In BOARD or ALDERMEN.
Orders passed.
Order fixing salary of stree Com
missioner a, three dollars per da,.
Order fixing salary of City Marshal at
Two hundred dollars per ycar-passed
i'm concurrence.
Order approving Bonds of Collector,
aud Treasurer.
Reports Offered
Report Of Finance Committee in re-
lation 10 cost Of City Hall was offered,
and recommittcd with instructions 10
prepare detailed report.
The order il relation TO City High
school was postponed
Adjourned.
Is a. MMoN CorNCrL.
| Orders passed.
Or,lcriixiny salary OF City Marshal at
two hundred dollar. per year.
| Order fixing salary "t Street Com
missioner At THREE dollars per day
passed in concurrence.
Order approving Bond cf City 'oilcc
tor.-pa,-cd IN concurrence.
Order approving B'ud of City Treas
rcr.-pa>srd III concurrence.
Reports offered.
! RG9ppGGrrt Of tinaa, c, tto M recon-
mitlrd.
Geo. Cunningham and Sylvester Lord
Cnuncilmcn from Ward ). were Is nrn
and took ~rat- At the Board
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The Hartford Evening Post says !:

Probably it would be impossible for one
to get from any other book in existence so
acurate a notion of the points of difference
between the United States and England. as
from this work. The subject is an intep-
sely interesting one, and while the reader
is cleaning information that is of the high
est value, and of the hitherto most mac
cessible, he is at the same time captivated
by the narrative style in which the book
is written. Our readers are familiar with
Mr.. Townsend's style, and know him as
one Of the most fascinating Of Newspaper
writers. 1t is suficient to say that he
loses nothing by extending through this
book of six hundred AMI fifty pages, the
same piquant, narrative style which has
rendered his letters to the Post 80 charm
ing to our readers.
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GILBERT III. MAN,HE>rLE.
y. r.. lIarbor. June It'll.
FRIEND >NwNTK:-

5000
FRIEND >NwNER:-
On -reim" an cp>ilr from A>l Wa--
gat. tamd thinking some onc would like
t. hear the other side OF the question:
a. happen 10 know The circumstance
! will try la throw little light on The
subject IL il seems 10 cause - much a"i-
tation in Mr.. Wa>.att- mind Ia The
iir-t place | think that the people on the
west side h-ye been imposed upon quite
long enough. a they never know when
10 20 after their mail. or where to find
il. for the Postmaster j. the mail-cariier
and lie runs the ''Inachinr himself (and
the gear j. hardly ever in ordcr.) some
times lac does not arrive until sometime
in the night. aud sometimes not al all.
the people have to wait from before dark
until late hour and many times get
tired and 20 home without their mail
and the mailbag has been known to
han. on the fence all nigh; at the head
of the llarbor where il Wa hung hv
some one that happened TO bring it
down. a that was the custom TO do. and
the Postmaster was either too lazy to
90 after ii or had some other good reason.
Mr.. Wa.gatt seems to make piteous la
ment about the petition. But n regards
the number Think that the Rev. gentle
man was misinformed, a. there were
more Il gner> than were reported. But
| think the great trouble i because they
have had such poor regulations and the
story ha- gone on to headquarters, it
does not seem 10 set very well on their
-tomach>. But ~ the said Asa Wa>gat {
lla- been made sick enough to throw up
a small quantity of the matter and get
it into print think that he will be east
er Tor while.
A. to the ncy Postmaster think that
the people will find him prompt and
ready TO fulfill the duties of his Office.
He received his commission some time
ago but as the old postmaster refused TO
give up the things belonging to the
office he had 10 write on to head-quar-
tiers again. But hope he will soon
have the whole ''machine'' in his own
hands. But suppose that it will be a
severe struggle to part with their office.
as the ties are very strong that bind
them to it, But after few weeks have
passed. think they will recover, and
when they find that Mr.. Roberts keeps
good regulations in the Office, that they
will repent and believe that is the place
for the office after all. where they can
have their mail regular, and not have to
sit up all night waiting for it.
Mr.. DESERT. Nav 10 1870.
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decks. Register Tonnage $50.
Built of Hackmetac. and Pitclne, and
Locust Treenails. Diagonally strap
ed on outside of frame. Coppcsstcned
As up. or to IL feet. Iron lodgi knees
on lower deck beams, and iro,anging
knees under both decks beamsodging
upon floor timberS and through bed with
copper. Thoroughly sailed whiluilding
and classes 4 | Nine years aBritish
Lloyds. These gentlemen beiiBoston
men the model and workmanship thor
oughly American. They are W known
As having been connected with &c build
Ing of the celebrated Clipper Sin. Great
Republic. Sovereign OF the sea, nj Don
aid Mckay
We are Informed that d. Greeley OF
Philadelphia and Capt. Chas. Dix ot
fremont have purchased 3-i Of lis fin
ship, and she Is TO he commandcdy Capt
Dix. Yours Resp
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The sherman steel N%,r.lSs.

The Sherman Stcc Works. which
reference has often been made in our
columns of late. are situated on the
left bank of the Penobscpt Rive, about
one-half mile above the hriving
village of Bucksport The pot on
which they are located. j. one ( lcgcn-
Diary interest and was formerl, called
Indian Point. 1t L. surrounded by
utility is the order OF the day-this be-
inr the Iron.-or the rather steel age
and the natural advantages are made
suhscryient Ia the industrial arts. The
steel works are by no means colossal.
hut still are of great Importance and
interest. for they are the nursery oi a
new process. which, if it proves sue
ccs>tul, and there seems To he no
reasonable doubt OF ths-will evenin-
ally rcvoiutioniZe the method Of man
uiacturing steel throughout the world.
effect an annual saving of millions Of
dollars. and prove Of incalcuahlc ben
eft To the coming workmen IN that
metal most valuable in the mechanic
arts.
Decming this mandatory of great
interest 10 the pub!ic, oar reporter
visited il day or two since. and We
give herewith. the result Of his ob>er-
vatlons.
The manufactorv consists Of two
wooden buildings. 100 by 30 feet each,
standing AT right angles Ia each other.
The motive power is furnishing by a
II II. i. engine. 10 which steam !
supplied from three boilers. Tie
furnaces vent their smoke and ga>
Mater is Supplied from Il tank of 2o-
600 gallons capacity. which j. fri
through an iron pipe from ">mclt
Brook. n distance of 200 feet The
capacity Of the works for making steel
j, three tons per day. We cannot. oi
course, make public the method OF
manufacture. but can give brief list
Of some Of the means employed. The
steel l. IhaIc from scrap lron--npt
ca>t-,nd il i. cut into pieces of suit
able size bv immense shears. colnpar-
ed with which n guiilotinc would IT, a
toy. The smelling i, done III twelve
furnaces, AMI the steel i run into m
2ots - hltv pounds each. after which
il is heated IN heating iurnace,-Ot'
which there are fonr. and drawn out
hy q steam hammer having a stroke of
one Thousand pounds. The gross
weight OF the hammer j. fifteen thou
sand pounds. A heavy stampcr is
used in crushing fire brick with which
the crucibles or smelling pots are con
,tructed.
The Company has a grant fDr cx-
tending a wharf into tide waters. and
Ia, already constructed one of '.cob-
work. running directly from the point
10 low-water. Il distance from the
river bank of 30 feet. thus atfordlng
every facility for shipping their man
uiacturcs.
Mr.. Miller of Waldoboro,' is general
Superintendent aud Agent. and Il. f..
Farnham. Superintendent of the works.
The following is Il list of the head
"orkmcn: Mclter. David Priest /:
Pullcr, Henry Robertson lIammcrer.
Drman .Iclicock : Brakt-tcnder. Edwin
Smith Chief Engineer. Ruff, Leach.
- Wig.
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NI.tNIo WANrED FOR THt
New World
compared
With the Old

Written by GEORGE ALFRED row N~END.
ne rArie-t ani best of newspaper CORE -puudrutA.
Has more IntornAttan tn the compass and
Tor the same money than other book now hr.
tore The public. H. descriptions life, customs
aud laws Of Europe and hi. country, with 1t.
comparisons make Il the most desirable book of the
dAy. It. descriptions OF the state Ceremonie, OF
Napoleon, Queen Wet, ria aud the President alone
are worth more than the price Of titr book while
the dtnerent systems of Finance a nd Education
compared make the WORK In available. /, !.
boos not tor day. but for years. NJ library is
complete without u. The authors descriptive
powers here have b-cn fully brought into play
and the suit - volume for interest ami fa-cin.
AiIon al style which exceeds any before the
people.
Henry Wairi B,eriheT -ay- Read the marvel
Gus picture writing uf the t,ustlyc bore ~ Aulet
lea, Geo Alfred Townsend
10 has all the freshness and interest OF a racv
letter, and sparkles with good things Madison
Jour nal
In sly lie there In nothing complain OF Ii l. At
once brilliant and logtral.-St L.,uis T;mr.
'"ruiafs containing coplou- extracts, terms,
etc, Will he sent to any address on application
address, > NJ BETS 4 90
t"- Hartford Conn.
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ImlI.sI,AY. MAY "

II j. almost impossible to keep the run
of The numerous bills brought f,rw ard
either in the senate or the lower House
which either have or profess 10 have for
their object the dimnution Of the number
and amount of taxes which are checking
the development OF our industries, and
imposing upon the people burdens grievous
u be borne. OF many OF them. indeed.
there j. no need To make even casual NELL
ton. aS they can effect no other object than
the taking ofrof imposts upon one branch
of trade or profession and transferring
them to others that are cons idered better
able to bear them. The whole movement,
however. i Ia althy one, and demon
strate> that all our Legislators with the
exception, perhaps. of a few Senators who
are chosen for long terms) are convinced
that something must be done and that
their constituents can no longer be hood
winked or trified with. Perhaps the smp-
lest and most satisfactory bill for the re-
duction Of internal taxes which has vet
been presented in the House. is that intro
duced by Mr.. Hale. He has evidently been
studying the English system which en-
bodies the results of loLg experience and
raises the necessary amount OF revenue
required To support the government by levy
Mr.. Hale proposes from the first day of
July next, to abolish all internal taxes with
the exception Of those on spirtuous,
vinous and half liquors, on tobacco and
cigars. on stamps and the tax on incomes.
In order to weaken the strength ofthe
income tax in toto, though, as he says, to
iift the burden from men of small incomes,
he further proposes to increase the amount
of annual income exempt from taxation
to two thousand dollars. This bill has
been referred to the Committee WAYS
and Means, but as it involves the dsband-
ment Of a large portion OF the army Of
oiiice-holding politicians and the reduction
of expenses, we fear that it will be permit
ted to sleep the sleep that knows no wax
ing. There is too much partisanship and
too little patriotism extant to hope for a
wise and economical administration of
national affairs.
Philadelphia Age
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New and Desirable Music.

just published, by Mr.. j. p. Shaw.
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40 cts.
This Is bold, spirited composition, of
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PAPA, DON'T Stray LATE.-(New temper
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temperance gatherings Of ali kinds.
Both pieces have illustrated title pages
These pieces may be obtained Of anv
music or news dealer, or Of the publisher.
postage free. Send for . copy.
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EDUCATION.
The Public schools OF
E.llS%yOrth.


The free offering of a column in the
AMERICAN, to discuss from week to
week, the interests and needs of the
common Schools, gives rs good OPP
portunity to institute comparisons
We wish. As opportunity otiers,to give
the public, our impressions OF the Edu
cational condition Of the several towns.
The first place that needs attention
and more especially sharp criticism, i
| the Shire town of Hancock Co.
Ellsworth contains a population es-
timatcd now to be upwards of 5000.
| There are over 2O0O school children III
the place We ought to have the best
Instruction. the most System. the
finest Teachers. and the best school
buildings And we speak with great
respect. and with low bow To the an
Gent town Of Casino. when we say
the Eastern State Normal School
ought To he in this central town or
city. Why was it not established
here. Sometimes it is Il good thing
To show the causes Of our shalpt; ,anl
: the least inlHcement To the State. on
give the least argument in favor Of
planting that invaluable Institution in
the centre, instead of on the extreme
border 80 -hametullv low are we In
our general style Of ) hools: SO little
interest is taken hy the public in Edu-
cation. that We offered reason, for n,t
obtaining the great and Indispensable
blessing Of q first elias, Seminary of
Learning. Blcksport boasts Of a we'll
A., Endowed Acadamv planted. TO he sure,
A IN tn" interests Of religion, Denomi-
Z nation. but still sending out light and
! enlightenment N that town Ia all
: alike What is the fact III regard 10
! Ellsworth: With reIncs. and conii,.
SION II face. we must tell that we teach
very lmperfectly the a Il e. We do
not sustain even n permanent Gram
= mar school. There j. local division.
and narrow counsel all around. 40
> plan Of generous scope receives the
ear Of the City authorities, We are
. doomed To crawl along. twenty wears
: behind the age, What the school
children Of Ellsworth demand, il their
Educational rights. The property Of
the City is shaneiuIy released from
taxation in one direction, "a furnish
, the work Of folly in another Our
e crimes against Education come from
r utter want of system. and wise popu-
lar leaders. We need At least 5000
for the public Schools. We need a
4, High school "qual to the times, and
r we are suffering from the oh cfetc
District system, A. applied to "a large
. has thrown or the Old clo.aauI begun
new from ground Ia attic Machias
+ and Passport have first class schools
these places can tit young men for Col
lege. and young women for accom-
plished society. We can do neither in
Ellsworth. We are behind the times
and, worse than all show little signs
OF discomfort
If we have spoken frankly, and with
no gratitude for what good there is. it
j. from high motives. We have reached
the limits Of our space this week with
out altering half that we have in our
heart. More anon
W. RI. :.
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LIE.
Post <btlis.s..
fRIL> NJ >NwAER:-

lHII>p >NwlER:-
| noticed in your paper of June ~.
communication signed Asa Wasga;i.
in which lie SAYS ~ stated fact, which
| can prove. now If he can prove that
there were but seventeen names on the
petition for the removal Of the Z. 9. .
think he will 10 better than lac did
and demanded the Long Pond and ct
Ter Creek mail and had To go to the
y. T.. IIarhor l.. o.. after it after ALL
He further SAYS. III the public want
a long story about the getting up Of
the Post O.iic". &C.. AMI how il ha,
been sustained. he can tell them. Now
il hc knows anything about it worth
telling, would like 10 hear it. Ii he
tolls the truth about il. il viii not a.
much credit 10 our cN i. NJ, and mail
carriers
the petition ior the removal of the
i. o.. Wa brought t. me, and
thought il my du;y T. sign il. aud t.
carry il o. others, which dill. and
should do again under like circum-
stances. should occasion ever after re-
quire
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-06-09

EN,MI>ING TEACHER We heard a
citizen who makes no preten>i ions 10 school
master learning, say the other day. that he
was once "A member Of a chool-committce.
when school marin presented herself for
examination for teaching. He said n his
knowledge was more OF a general ana
practical kind than that gained a: the
schools, 80 h. made his examination to
correspond. He therefore asked the teach
er, what she should do. if children came
into her school who had the itch:'' She
replied ''thar she should send them home
at once" This answer was deemed salts
factory, aud cert iiicate was granted with
out any more questions
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