Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-04-21
corning the San Domingo treaty, and

that the friends Of the treaty opposed it
strongly, and succeeded in carrying an
adjournment before the vote could be
taken.
The Commissioner OF Internal Reve-
nue., has in answer to many letters bear
ing on the subject, decided that farmers
and gardeners who sell only their own
products from their wagons along the
streets, not having any particular bust
ness stand where their customers NAV
expect I" find them, require no license.
General Capron, the Commissioner of
Agriculture, has imported to this COM
try from Calcutta. some seed ofthe jute
plant, which is now being distributed
among planters in Florida aud Texas,
for trial. 1t is fibrous plant. and OF
easy culture and lis yield in India wnerc
it is raised is enormous. estimated at
5000 tons. and is manufactured into
cloth, cordage, mats and carpets. Jutc
factories, il seems, have been erected in
Great Britain. France, aud in some of
our Northern States. where it, manuiact-
ure are steadily increasing-This plan,
resembles flax.
Specimens the new postage stamps.
which will be issued as soon rs all of the
present stamps are disposed of. can now
be seen AT the Office %, the third as ,istant
Postmaster General. Tho stamps are of
uniform size, and are about the dinen-
sions of those used prior to the ones in
present use. The idea of profile busts.
is carried out through the entire series
aud the various denomination, are
described a follows:
One cent. Franklin; profile bust. after
Rubricht. imperial ultramnrinc blue.
Two cents. jackson; profile bust. after
Power>-velvet brown. Three cent.
Washington: profile bust, after Hutlon
-milori green. Six cents. Lincoln;
profile bust, after Nolk-cochincal red
Ten cents, Jefferson: profile bust. after
Powers statute, chocolate. Twelve
cents, Clay; profile bust, after Heart
neutral tint (purple.) Fifteen cents.
Webster. profile bust. after Clcvcngcr
orange. Twenty cents. Scott:
profile bust, after Cofiee-purr purple.
Thirty cents. Hamilton: profile bust.
after Corrachi-black. Nineteen cents,
Commodore .. III. Perry: profile bust,
alter Wolcott'> slatuc-carIninc.
The General Land Office has inst re-
ccivcd return, Of The survey OF the sub
divisional lines of three townships, and
the exterior lines of twcnty-three more.
in the Novago Indian reservation. in
New Mexico and Arazona. executed
under his directions BY l.. y. Darli ng
l. ;. Astronomer and Surveyor. A
large portion Of the lands embraced in
this reservation. j. rolling prairie. su,-
ceptiblc of a high degree OF cultivation.
While other parts are dry and nearly
valueles, for agricultural purposes. Tho
Sierra. Curi-o, Luucln and Cnusca
mountains give The Interior oil iii.
reservation rugged appearance. but
nearly all the land, may he rendered
valuable IN sheep raising. pursuit in
which the Norvovc- largely engage
The reservation j. well wltrrel by the
Rucrco. Chclley. Cari.o and san Juan
rivers. whose valleys are remarkably
rich and turtle. The bank. OF the
Canoude Cheiley are perpendicular. and
in some cases very high. These surveys
have been executed with great care re-
iiecting credit on the Surveyor and his
numerous assistants. Also, returns
showing disposal during the past
month of 5i.5l7 acres ofihc public Lands:
a. follows: Humboldt. Kansas, 3s.sl0;
Alexandra, Minnesota, 1920; East
Saginaw. Michigan. 3,451.
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