Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-03-31
CORES PONDENCE.
Letter from Washington.
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list churches; eight Catholic; one Chris
tian; ten Episcopal; one Episcopal Meth
odist; one Evangelican Association; one
Hebrew Synagogue: five Lutheran: four
teen Methodist Episcopal; ten Methodist
Protestant; eleven Presbyterian; two
Quaker: one Swedenborgian one Unitari-
an. and two Congregational. in all. about
sixty-six churches or places Of worship.
twenty mine Masonic Lodges with a very
large membership; twcnty-three Lodges
Of Odd Fellows; twelve of Knights Of
Pythias; seven Of Improved Order Of Red
Men; nine OF Brotherhood of the Union.
and seven of Good Fellows. We have
three base ball clubs. the Olympic. National
and the Jefferson. The two frs, are pro-
fessional. while the latter is an amateur
club.
We are expecting TO have a vast i'm
provement in the city 10 the way Of q new
Market house. At present our principal
market is on Pennsylvania Ave. between
"'h ~ ssu StfSVhss VI u lOug low
dlapidated old building. to which is con-
nected a number of old wooden shanties.
bill has recently passed the House.
authorizing an Incorporated company to
erect splendid cdince upon the cite Of the
old building for market purposes. This
building will not only be a great ornament
to that portion Of the city but will give
greatly increased facilities to the country
people, and to the market people. general
ly, for the display of thcirproducc. and for
security and protection in bad weather
The Senate Committee to which the
District usury bill a. amended by the House
was referred, has agreed to report this bill
TO the Senate without further amendments
The money brokers In the city are strongly
opposed to the bill. because they are aware
that their iIiegitimatc business, or rather
their business illegi,mately transacted. II
this bill becomes a law. Is at an end. For
the principals from whom the money
sharks have been In the habit OF getting
money TO loan. can afford at rate OF ten
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special contracts 10 act as their own
agents. The proposition 10 allow any
rate of interest parties might agree upon.
receive many advocates. The use ofinoney,
bring, and when once its trafc Is left un.
restricted, its circulation will be freer,
more general. and consequently greater
The real estate agents here are now
receiving more than their usual number Of
letters from northerncrs cnquirin: for
land in the South. especially for farms in
Virginia. Notwithstanding the recent en-
broglio between Walker and General
Candy.
The $50 .ooo. 900 currency bill, which the
House some weeks since directed the
Committee on banking and currency to re-
port, is still being discussed in the Com
mit'ee without any definite result This
bill having such connection with the now
pending funding bill. II Is thought, that
the Committee will continue to delay the
matter until the House shall have discussed
fully the merits Of the latter.
The present stringency in the money
market Is having the effect Of causing nu-
merons memorials 10 Congress OF late,
favoring the abolition of national banks.
and in lieu thereof. the issuing OF legal
tenders and the encouraging free bank
ing system. The western people are
particularly In favor OF free banking svs-
TEN upon 4 plan that every community
will be allowed all the currency their
business interests demands, only securing
the redemption OF the same by sufficient
collateral.
Congress having authorized the es,ab-
lishment m storm signals at forts and mill
tary stations, the following plan by Mr.. A.
Watson, OF this city, will now be tested.
which IL successful, may be extended to
every county seat and principal town hay-
Ing telegraph facilities. The telegraph Is
TO furnish the news OF all approaching
storms TO each county seat and principal
town. Three guns are to be fred as a
warning ofa coming storm; at intervals of
Of one minute OF a tornado thunder or hail
storm. terrific gale or very destructive
storm is approaching; at Intervals Of three
minutes II an ordinary rain storm Is APP
preaching slowly. As good sized can
non can be heard over space OF 80 miles
square, by firing one at each county seat
and principal town. the farmers over the
whole country during haying and harvest,
will be warned in time to get their hay or
grain under cover or in a situation to shut
out the rain. This plan has been approved
Of by the Western Union Telegraph Co.,
which own large majority Of the lines
throughout the country, and which will
furnish every facility to carry out the plan.
The San Domingo treaty occupied the
whole Of Fridays session in the Senate
and will be resumed on Monday. The ar
guments Of Senator Sumner on Thursday
has had very cooling effect npOn the sup.
porters Of the treaty, and it is thought,
unless stronger arguments in its favor be
made before next Tuesday, Senator Sum
ner, more than any other man. will be
credited with its defeat The bill, how
ever, has many strong advocates, whose
especial business in Washington is in the
interest Of the bill. They argue that the
resources Of the Island in salt alone, is
sufficient to pay for itself, Senator Nor
ton, in his lengthy speech on Friday, gave
brief history Of The Island for the mast
27O years, showing its vast resources. the
value Of its products, mines &C, and its
healthfainess Of climate; and closed with
a warning to his brother Senators OF the
danger in letting the present opportunity
pass without securing to our Government
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