Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-01-18
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General News.

The Republican National Convention i
To be held at Philadelphia on Wednesday,
the 9Th day of June. Mr.. ConAling In the
Senate on the llth. strongly opposed the
proposed one term amendment ably de-
Tending the President and urging hi, r.
nomination. 4 statue OF Roger Williams
has been presented to Congress. pr. Lor-
Ing II Massachusetts. has met a favorable
reception among the Congre- smcn to
whom he has submitted his proposition OF
tonnage bouniies for fishing vessels. 4
defalcation OF over my thousand dollars
has been discovered in the Providence
Fourth National Bank The cashier and
teller are the guilty parties. Gen. Buffers
>chrmc to resist legislation ou the fishing
clauses of the Washington Treaty. aud his
attempt To break down that portion ot the
Treaty. does not seem 10 be received either
with favor or confidence, either at wash
ington or Cape Cod. The fishermen feel
that such a course would have a tendency
To create All opposition 10 the claims which
they justly have upon legislative proicc-
a. sLilN tilIl ttslillftl
aid should be extended In some way, or the
American fisheries will become a thing OF
the past, and sober second thought seem.
Ia point Ia the restoration of the bounty
system the most feasible project At
the meeting Of the ship owners held at
Salem on Friday last, series OF rc.olu-
tons was unanimously pas, d favoring a
return 10 the bounty system, aud commit
tees we're appointed To call meetings for the
consideration of the matter ia the Essex
fishing towns. Tie Sachems of Tammany
have passed resolution closing Tammany
Hall 10 all political committees or organi-
cations. The preamble asserts that no
general Democratic Committee was elected
In ISL. Consequently this action ignores
the recently constructed general committee
on the part of the Tammany organization.
which the Herald thinks will lead to a fur
Their disruption Of the Democratic party in
this state. An Albany letter states that
Tweed has notified his friends there that he
Is not going TO claim his seat In the Senate.
The National Woman's Suffrage Conver-
ton is in session at Washington. f.. Cady
Stanton presides and Mrs. Woodruff aud
Mrs. Hooker spoke last evening. The lat
ter announced that Senator Trumbull had
consented that the Judiciary Committee
give hearing 10 a delegation of the copven-
ton next Friday. The Pope will shortly
send an ultimatum TO the Roman Catholic
bishops who have not accepted the dogma
OF inialliblity. Gen. Sherman had a hearty
reception in Spain on his arrival. Mayor
Hall has retired TO private life Many
Democrats favor putting Off the Democrat
ic National Convention until September.
The free traders and the West and South
demand that the income tax shall not be
repealed. The Tribune says that Mayor
Hall having retired from the Mayorality of
New York, Gen. John Cochrane. President
OF the Board of Aldermen. is now Mayor
Of that city. The Grand Duke during his
ride through the streets of st. Louis. was
snow-balled by the irreverent new shows
and bootblacks. Jay Cooke Il Co. confirm
the announcement that a proposal to take
5000, ooO. 900 Of the new United States loan
has been made to Secretary Boutwell, by
the London house of that firm, in conjunc-
ton with Rothschilds. The New York
Post says the friends of the President are
not the only persons who will be heartily
glad TO learn that there is not word of
evidence which tends to implicate Mr..
Grant in any of the scandalous transactions
with which he has been charged by parti-
san opponents in connection with the Gus.
tom House. There is proof that he was
imposed on in the matter Of the General
Order business; there Is proof that his
naNe was used TO impose on others; there
Is sore reason for suspecting that one or
two Of his intimate associates conniyed a,
this use Of his name. But the evidence af
fords no excuse for assailing his personal
integrity, and journals which have indulg ed
their temper in aspersions Of this kint
would act wisely 70 retract them at once.