Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-03-24

ANDRosCoGGiN COUNTY.

The Democratic candida e for Mayor
at the late election in Lewiston said in
a public meeting that if elected Mayor
he should be bound to execute all the
laws. and said that he would as so n
invite negro to seat bes de him at
/ church as the gentleman at his SIDE
Cries OF That isn't Democratic do,
| trine." from the crowd. Indicated that
Mr.. Osgood's platform is too goo for
some of the Old fashioned Dcmoc-
racy.
| The new city government of Lewis
ton was organized Monday. The al
dress of the Mayor, William H. Ste
vens, shows the liabilities Of the city,
over resources, to he Sl33,64I,2J. The
city debt has been reduced S4S, IA. 80
the past year.
The new city government of
Auburn was organized Monday. The
address of the Mayor. Seth F. Miller,
shows the liabilities Of the city are
S94,27j. The city debt has been re-
duced sl6.l22 the past year.
CUMBERLAND COUNT.
We hear of the existence OF severe
epidemic of influenza. at Brunswick
1t takes the form of neuralgia and
pulmonary affections.
Prof. Ford of Bowdoin college deliv-
crs the closing lecture on natomy next
Saturday. Prof Goodale closes his
lectures on materia mcdca on Tuesday
There are about 81 students in the
medical class, two of whom are from
Bath
One of the medical pedestrians of
Bowdoin College on Friday of last
week stumped a classmate to follow
him in breaking out the road. The
stump was accepted and away they
started combating huge snow drifts
until they reached Harpswell neck,
eight miles distant. when council OF
war was held. and the challenger was
/ glad enough to haul down his flag AMI
acknowledge that he had met with his
match.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The murder trial at Pennington is
not attracting much attention at dis
lance from the scene of the homicide.
kENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Journal says the Belfast stage
started from Augusta on its regular
trip. on Friday afternoon. after the ar
rival Of the regular afternoon train, but
I after proceeding few miles and find
Ing the snow banks altogether too for
midable, was obliged to put back
KNOX COUNTY.
The Camden Herald SAYS that Mr..
. Josiah Gregory, Of Appleton. died ut
\ the residence of Mr.. McCurrison. Mar
\ eth, aged nearly 80 years. 1t is claimed
that lie was the first white child born
\ in Camden, though the distinction i
\ claimed for Robcr; ThOrndikc in
| Lockc's History of Camden
LINCOLN COUNTY.
4 BE pleased to publish the following
news: Charles f.. liodgkin, Of Noble
boro. recently married i Young lady
\ in Belfast Soon after they were.
married he came to Jefferson and hr-
G | with Frederick Hall After having
been with Mr.. Hall nearly four weeks.
he was arrested on suspicion of hav.
ing broken open Mr.. Halls trunk and
stolen his money. lIodgkins appeared
To be very much embarrassed while the
warrant and search-warrant were be
ng read, and confessed that he had
stolen twenty collars in paper money
two dollars and seventv-tive cents in
gold, and sixty-tiyc cents in silver mon
ey. He is now having his trial The
reason of his confession was probably
that he was about to be searched, and
knowing that he would soon be detect
ed, for his pocket then contained tht
stolen pocket-book. in which was found
the specie, together with note which
be'ongel to the late Hiram l.. Hail.
Com.