Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-09-05
Vol. XVIII. Whole No. 900, M. 36

Mr.. Amos Boyden, the North Perry
mailstage-driver, was seriously i,iured b.,
"einS thrown from his carriage Sunday
lilSht' whild on his way with the mail, to
North Perry.
Mr.. Samuel keene of North Rnol-
field on Tuesday the Goth inst w,s
e"ueA III the abdomen by piece of wood,
hurried from circular saw, from the .t.
fects of which he died.
a factory is to be started nj Soptb
Luoec for the manufacturing of kelp for
medical purposes. The town has voted
TO exempt the company from taxation tor
| fifteen years.
| VI TUESDAY circular saw used as A
trimmer in the steam saw mill of $. r
| neatce u Co., at Lewiston, burst. the
pieces playing violently. One large piece
| passed close TO one of the men and lodged
| IN the side of the mill.
-Ihe monthly inspection of the Insane
Asylum was held Thursday with the fol-
lo"ihS result: Number at last inspection.
5s2; number since discharged, ls; num-
Der since died. ,; number since admitted
Il; present 3s9
line following officers have been COM
mlssloned in the Volunteer Militia of
maine: Nathaniel G. Fessenden Era,
Lieutenant Portland Llgh. Infantry: Cbas
X. Todd, Second Lieutenant Portland
Light Infantry
secretary Robson thinks Mr.. Rlains.s
majority will be largely increased tbrso
thousand being confidently claimed. He
also thinks that Gov Perham's maioritv
VIII largely exceed that predicted earlier
in the canvass.
"A New York Posts corras,o,,a.
MAKES report very muck like Mr.. Sanborn's
a. ~ the strength OF the element that il
party.
The Journal says the scarcest artIcl.
- AUBURN Is rent 100 famill es who
went 10 live in Auburn can't, because Of
'he dearth' The same poverty Of shelter
affects Lewiston.
BAktNG.-lhe Eastport Sentinel s,rs
that Mrs. ,. +. Hayward, Of Barring. wa.
severely poisoned last week from wearing
q jute switch, in which a small species Of
iSeect bred and spread about her head.
she was fortunate to discover and remove
the cause before the effect became dan
gerou>.
Prank Sanborn, who has made A tour
ot Name, writes a long review of the
political case which is published in the
Springfield Republican. He i quoted nv
some OF the Maine papers as PREDICTING
'"t tnt state VIII 90 for Pcrham by at
ca-t 10000 majority What he dna. ~
i that 10000 i, the utmost limit nut wbiis
i Ms own measure of the Liberal strenvth
Dc correct the majority would be cut down
EAsTroRr.-rhe Sentinel states that the
ruins OF the Steamer Queen have been sold
at auction for sl050. Mr.. james Robertson
OF Eastport, was the purchaser.
CALAIs.-The SsntiseI says that A. NJ.
Thompson had dispute with French
man. one duy last week, at Forest City.
and followed him about threatening to beat
him, when the Frenchman struck him
across the head with stake, breaking his
skull. He lived but a few hours.
a boy named Gallagher, aged about eight
years, on Monday, the 10Th inst, fell Off
the Messrs. Murche's wharf, Calais on to
the beach, some ten or twelve feet, striking
on some rocks and injuring him so badly
that his life is despared of. =. There are
but nine persons in the aims house at Cal
al. at the present time, the smallest num-
Der that has been in il for more than TWEEN
" years.