Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-03-02

ton between Akron and Massilon, with
three-foot gauge and one is to be built be-
tween Piqua and Celina, in the same State,
a company having been organized for the
purpose, with capital OF 100000. The
right of way is to be fifteen feet instead of
forty, the usual width, and the locomotives
are to weigh five tons instead of thirty,
and to be capable of drawing from ten to
twenty loaded freight cars, each of two
and half tons capacity. A passenger
car on this road will hold twenty people
The projectors of the Buffalo and Spring
field road are also thinking of adopting the
narrow gauge railroad.
The state has an Agricultural College
for which it annually makes an appropria-
ton to defray current expenses, now why
not utilize the knowledge impaired to the
students. and at once, by making all those
thus receiving the benefits OF the college
contribute TO the newspapers OF the state
some OF the knowledge which IL impaired
to them? The state would thus be deriv-
Ing some benefit IRON the college, without
having to wait years for these students to
become in turn teachers. II may be said
In reply that a horse NAV be led to the wa
tering trough, but no man can make it
drink but ia this case 1t may be made a
rule of college that all students sha write
essays. or papers for publication treating
OF the subjects that are discussed at the
college.
The Bangor Wig which has been
cminen,ly fair In its treatment of the Paper
credit scandal has been hauled over the
Goals by the Portland Press. The Wing
replies with much ability and spirit; We
extract the following
In cndor sing some recent remarks of the
Portland Advertiser IN which direct refer
ence was made to this paper, the Press in
dulgcs In certain structures which were evi
IDENTITY intended To include u- among the
journals whose course with relation TO the
paper credit. frauds has failed to meet
lis appi obation. Intimating that myster-
ious eforts are being made In some I'M
mentioned quarters. for the suppression OF
| the evidence of the late Commissions IL
| alludes to "ChadhaudSh newspapers" that
| "piously discourse" upon the impropriety
1 of gratifying love OF scandal, and who
asserting that no one is 10 blame, are en-
1 dcavoriug ~ mIslcld the people and cover
I the transaction wtth an ocean OF white
Z wash " For ourselves, we resent the IN
Y putAdan, arI INFORM tho P.c~~ that the
\ columns or tn. Journal are ucithe, used
V for thu WhitrNa,hirg nor the BLACK rniug
v Of lL,llviduil cha aCter. Having exhausted
\ thr violence ~ H. assaults upon objects Of
t ~ political nuJ personal wrath, our Por,-
Y land neighbour assumes holder att .ut!r OF
4 a--rc~> sion. aud hurl~ it, javcI'ns iudis-
, crtmuatciy in a grand crusade against alt
who chance 70 hold independent opinions.
/ evidently ambiDiouS 20 stand alone. M IL
1 immaculate he,o'>n, holding a ~jn ul
world Al hay He should have lrm grip
[ OF he hilt who davis his blade against The
I h"ti. and though The will To rule gives
strength - the arm, only giants should at
tempt To wicid giant weapons. We
wodld remind The Pres, that thnn er docs
not make Jovc aad we ave doubt al irthc
newspapers OF this STATE will be ii ,ghtenctl
in,o l'1rt even by the noisy manifestations
Z. Oh ppwcru' contemporary.
A. or the testimony. we presume that
1t has been su0Ntaut 'al.y presented in the
/ Comm, -, nuviS report, and we - iuuSlv
doubted whether The publication Of such a
/ YulumnouS mass OF documents wol!tI
prove ot >uicient publ value to comprn-
>o,c The additional expense ~ preparing
several thousand volrme-. coutain'ug from
four huudI rd u five hundrcd PAGES each,
wh = 1t : probable that lew would ever
| read ana RON VIII n we cannot conceive
that any olc would receive the slightest
practical b"ncAt. r. howcyct, the L ~
wi~hcs'to enjoy thc details ID I'D their
linked sweetness, lon. drawn out" We
have ~ desire - prevent qualification,
and VIZ are quite sue that II 4. hal been
earnestly anxious to give those de,ail, Ia
the public, n would have found no ob,ta-
| clrs which could nv ~ ,p~iIy overcome
! BY Journal enterprise, III srrGring
tlanNctip.ons ~ Publication la itr own
columns. IL the people ni-h g. spend
money for such m addition ID tle ! Id,
Literature, " 6 -tainly haYe np objection
hS orr sole Intent was accompl' -hrd ID
raising the question nr H. advi~a1il'ty and
| we presume II iS To b. printed in fail