Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-03-09

Walter Brown the rowist is dead.

We notice all the signs Of Spring. the
hoy. playing marbles on the sidewalks
aud flying kites in the fields.
The coal panic Il at an end. The
opening of navigation on the Hudson aud
connecting canals insures a supply.
Rev. II. A. Philbrook has resigned his
charge at Caai. and accepted q call at
shcrley. Mass.
During the year 1870 there were lis
steam boiler explosions in this country
3lG persons being Killed and ~ wounded.
Senator Morrill, was warmly congratu-
lated ON his return to the Senate. last
week, in comparative good health.
w H. Wheeler Esq. thu former editor
OF the Whig, is dangerously sick with
Brghts diseases of the Kidneys. lie is
now a resident OF Boston.
Senator Morrill, len his home for
Washington last week II Is thought that
his health is so far recovered that he may
ventnr. to resume his duties again.
The travelling in this county is dccid-
is OF the sticky kind. In some places the
| frost i starting ont.
- Teacher communication j. re-
! ccivcd. but the inexorahic rule. that the
writers name must accompany the com
munication." consign- it to the waste
/ basket
1 The farmers of the United states an
/ nually cxpcnd s2o.O0o. 900 IN rcaping and
I moving machines. The annual prndur-
/ ton i now estimated AT about $4,000 ma
I chimes.
- student ~ the Normal school at
I Ca-;ine Tor the first time ,ays. II find this
/ school snrpa,,cs my expectations. The
I teachers ~ Hancock County DO not know
what they are losing BY not attending.
, Mrs. David Cain of Sedgwick. by mis-
take. took large dose of Saltpetre. think
Ing it Wa, ,alt~. The result j. that She j.
dangerously SICK with doubts Of her ever
recovering her health again. When viii
people, learn to bee careful in administering
medicine.
- r. Brown Esq, has beer appointed
aud confirmed one OF the Board of Public
Wors> for the District of Columbia. under
the new act 20 provide government for
that District. The Washington S:ar con-
Graduates the citizens on the promp' con
h-ma'ion OF the Il. ard.
senator sumner authorizes Ia" state
m.ni that the speech he has prepared. ami
intends to deliver a. soon A. hi health j.
tiIly recovered. j. not a TRADE against III"
administration and it, san Domingo an
urNl'ipn policy, hrt ON the subject ot ,cu-
crai international law.
-Whcu the resolution Of thank M
speaker Blaine was proposed, Mr. Cox. ri
New lurk. in behalf OF the Democrats.
mldn complimentary speech in H. -up-
port. and said he hoped th- yut" would be-
unanimous: bur VI Mungru WAS th~ -in-
IL nun {" vote mo" with very bal-,cm-
pred lnuInr.-
The conversion OF Paul started from
n .hrr point than some men reach
throughout their lives. H ala not begin
Win the inquiry, Lord. wilt thou save
me-" but Lord, what wilt thou have me
20 ln:" That was the KEY note OF life, cor
daily dpIn. anothcr's will and that other
Christ. 1--WE Old not inherit a penny ID
virtue from Father Adam. we certainly IN
hcr,-d plenty Of pride. Poor and proud
Rev. L. ;. 1'ripp, OF >urry. va, vi.l,.
FL on the ~ day II this month. by the
people Of hi, parish. who len with him
with their regards, s3l 80 in cash. barrel
of hour. with other necessary article, Of
family Ne ,uch a. butter. pork. Sc. III.
whole amounting To something like $50. -
The Sufry church i, neither large In mum
ber-. nor wealthy. but it is a united body.
and one that appreciates it, Pastor.
The republican Congress has refused
To repeal the duty on coal. the session In /.
terminated, and the people must make up
/ Their minds To pay enormous prices here
after for coal Portland Irgus
This is cooler than morning in Jan
uary The facts are that republican
House passed a bill to abolish the duty on
coal by a two-thir,ls vote; that the bill
went % the Senate where Mr.. Trtmbull
.rep.) brought II up a soon ~ ii could be
reached, with view OF ut once having il
passed laS it would have BEEN bv a r,pul-
lican Senate, when Mr.. Vickens dem of
MI, objected and talked against time 80
a to prevent getting 4 vote Oh il before
adjournment.-I.ewi>ton Journal
-'rhe state tax to be assessed for the
current year is sl,l25, 45l 80 or five mills
Oh the dollar of the present valuation.
This j, one mill less than the tax OF last
year The tax on polls ofone cent. i. adj
ditioual
The sums assumed on the respective
counties are A. follows: Androscoggin,
s'o,0il.i2; Aroostook, 2i,9s2 90; Cumber-
land. 2ii,9p9.73; Franklin. 90 ,003, so Han
cock 37si+47; kennebec. los. l4o. 40 :;
Knox, 52,Gli.s0; Lincoln, "a ,3is OF; OK
ford, is,j5i.73; Penobscot. u8.G4l9l
Pisc'taquis, q, 1926; sagadahoc. 80 .253.
80; Somerset, 55.253.39; Waldo. 80. 5s7 10 y.
Washington. 1890 OF; York, liz. 352.7l.
In the principal places, the tax is a. fol
lows Lewiston, s4i 900. -; Calais. 7.Gas.
p; Biddeford, 30, i3i.O6; Slco. 1886 30
Belfast. l3.3l1.9s; Rockland, l7,Il6.67
Bangor, 5o,2l5.33; Augusta, "a. 422 "A
Gardiner, l0,9o5.95; Brunswick. il.53s 10 .
Deering lo.9s0o9; Portland. l47,27442.
Bro. knight OF the star" Portland
spent the winter at Augusta. and he sums
up the average intellectual hen of IN.
Maine Senate aud House. thnsly:
SENATE.
Bus then, We can't always be both brilliant and
Wise az ths same time, and we say again that we
nan ever reel large measure Of respect for hi.
body OF men who have passed into b,,forT =
| u We were u go very far into particulars I.a
should not ind great amount of massive inieIIer,
| u ths last annual gathering. In this regard he
| House was much ahead OF the senate W.. .neaL
Win candor that amounts almost to reverence yyhcn
| We say That there were few able men In the ssn
! ate; Cumberland County Senators and a very few
| oeSne' compared favoraby with their predsce-
'ors' out a. rule il was the smallest senate frr
many years IN the popular estimate and the school
| chIliieh OF Maine who have the pictures OF great
| men upon their crettuious Imagining would expe-
nence feeling of sadness IL they realized 40,
careless grown people are getting In our elections
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