Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-04-27
CONNECTICUT ELECTION AGMN.-HARr.

man kellogg OF the % district, over Ken |
bricks protest. The pluralities of the
several candidates tor Congress are as
follows list District, Strong, PCS; I'd
District. Kellogg. ~: 3D. District, Stark
wea,he- 1857; 4th District, Barnum,
l,ls;.
The Bath Times tells of u Boston run
ner who was lately riding In stage coach
and exert,ng to the utmost, his powers Of
facinaiion ON one Of the passengers.
bright-eyed. quick-witted girl Of eighteen.
who had fortunately heard of little Mr.. l.
On passing house she observed calf
standing In the yard. and turning to the
sweet little gentleman enquired what Il
was. oh" saws he. that Is specie OF
the COW. il Is called calf Indeed
replied the girl, Il thought il was Bos-
ton runner.
The Cape Ann Advertiser says The
Gorgcs season has proved most disastrous,
~ two schooners were lost in the Feb
ruary gale. and ow four more are added
to the list. making six first class vessels
and sixtv-,hrec lives sacrificed IN this dan
gerou> branch of the fisheries during the
past ten weeks. What a record and " hat
q fearful price To pay for such meagre re
turns. The gale In which the last vessel
and forty men in the prime of luc. went
down amid its furious blasts"
Two Of the crew OF the schooner A +.
Lindbery, Gerthro Goodwin and Eldridge
Goodwin. cousins, single men. belonged ia
Maine.
The Ellsworth. Maine. Amrricau gives
"a Rock Island editor" gratutious notice
on the advent oi a new baby. One should
think from the fuss the Maine man makes
over the little circumstance that babies
are rarity. n least in his family. II -.
lc, him leave the barren pine tree state
and move Ia more prolific country. liz"
Illnois.-Roch Island Uaion.
In private note from "A friend, who
sends II, the paper. h. says, Mr.. s. j.
puzzled to know how YOU 90, hold Of his
baby" We have not got hold OF it yes,
but il We shonld. and the Islander should
give evidence Of -Inartness we should have
IL natnralized at once
II babies are rarity in sur family there
l. good crop on the same Street where
we are domiciled.
When Mr.. sumner delivered hi, great
speech against the administration. he
seemed to carr, the whole republican press
with him. A. il were. by storm. the csccI-
ton. being comparatively faint aud few -
W. are glad to notice. however. that II
healthy reaction i taking place and that
the current OF popular opinion j. rapidly
turning la favor Of our honest. tried and
true President Bath .Srniinci.
l. thi-< correct statement ct the fac,~ +:
80 far a. wc have observed. most "f the
p.,,i tta., ,,r.... ,arlap,,.t 81. ........,. /
OF sumner from the Committee on Foreign
Relations. a. an act Of supreme solly and
from this position W. have noticed no
reaction" but when Nj. sumner did an
equally injudiciou- act. that of arraigning
the President &c. but few papers sustained
him. l. Thu not true statement Of the
( facts
Earl DE Gray. member - the High
I Commission. gave large reception on
SATURDAY night. At the Quarters ~ the
English High Commission II ws- the
lar.cS; reception which ever took place IN
[ Washington II j. regarded As a farewell
/ entertainment The report from wash.
+ inston lays
The points ~ settlement or the gurs
lions 10 di~put.. between The United states
and Great Britain arr agreed upon bu,
I have not Yet been reduced - treaty Va
convention from. the delay being occss.
( stoned by waiting FOR the rr.pon-c from
\ the British government - the conmuu,
/ icat,on> submitted {, !; by the British
/ Commissioners. They, however have u,
doubt their Official transactions will D,
fully approved. In adjustment of the II, h
4 cries question. nagation OF the river st
| Lawrence will be- secured TO our citizens
! A. lc.st. the proposition i now pending
and will be dchnitcly decided this week
I1rfH 4sa.S- 80. 80. 49,. = otR N
similar claims. leaving their adjudication
and award to the Commission. The jurist-
/ question, involving the ownership OF the
Island OF San Juan. Will according TO the
/ best attainatS' Information BE-. subInitte
n arbitration Of some friendly power.
wAsHi~GIoS. April 20 ISL
nj rnn PRESIDENT 90 rHE UNITED STATES oY
AHEKiCl-
a PEo.L,AArIos
whcrrAs object. 81 interest 10 The United state.
require that 10" senate should he convened q,
twelve O'Clock " c,ines day the l0th day Of Nav
I rcNt 8, receive and at upon such rainmnr ~.
tons ~ may te made u Il gu the part % the TX
ecuiiNe-
Now. therefore. |. Uiy.-es Grant, Prr.iirn,
dnty - Issue this my proclamation. declaring that
criraordinafs o~ca<tun rt~Iiirr. the senate Of
the nhc states 60 convene Tor the Transaction o,
| business Al The tApIol 10 the city u Washington
/ On Wednesday. the lgh day OF MAY next. Of
twelve o'clock on that dag. Of which all who shs'l
At that time b. entitled 20 ~ member. Of that
/ body are hereby required to take notice.
Given under my hand and the seal Of the United
>tsies al Washington, the ssh DAY Of Apnl. tn
the year Of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dr-si and scyenty-one. and % the Independence
Of the United states Of America The ninety nnh
By the President.
HAxrLroS Fisn. secretary OF State
A Thomaston lawyer was in town week
before lat for the purpose Of attending
Court. aud having no doubt satisfactorily
| got through with hi, Law business, he
takes to pen aud paper and writes letter
TO the Republican Journal about Ellsworth
and the way to it. which i, worth reading
We copy the following paragraphs =
The City OF Ellsworth. according to the
Maine Register, had in 1870 population
of j.251. IL i situated on Union riv er. at
the head OF navigation. and j.. | should
Judge. one OF the >In3rtest manufacturing
cities in Maine. But why the inhabitants
thereof desire 4 charter and city govern
ment. i quite hard for an outsider to I'M
dersiand We were quite amused at a
through the woods. which abound on each
side Of the road 10 Ellsworth and over
which fire ran the past year. Said he
I'VE had quite conilagration here in
ward :, last year. That black stump is
where the ward begins"
The hotels OF Ellsworth. as far as the
buildings are concerned. are not quite first
class; but the City Hotel. kept BY Mr.
Bagley. is where the weary traveller will
be well taken care OF and at moderate
prices.
Ellsworth has not any public buildings
of which they can boast, except their City
Hall. which is very fine brick building.
erected at cost OF nearly fifty thousand
dollars. The County Building. Court
House and Jail, are old one story build
ings. and hardly tit to use. The Supreme
Court for Hancock County is now in SEES
sion there, Judge Kent presiding. They
have now but two terms a year. one in
April and the other in Oct ober. The
docket of that county is now, am inform
ed, quite large. numbering over six hun
dred cases For ability the bar of Ham