Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-07-25
State Items.


land, Sunday. eth inst.
WIN. Bingham Nash, Esq, of Cherry
field, lately had an attack Of paralysis.
He was alone In the house at the time and
was quite helpless and speeches. when
found.
An experienced engineer has been en-
gagged to survey the route OF the Calais
aud PASSPORT Railroad. He expects to
commence operations By September.
A temporary staging. preparatory to
the erection Of the iron bridge for the
Maine Central across the Androscosgi gin at
Brunswick, Is being set up. The iron
work IS expected in few days.
The Telegraph says that the whole
number Of students who have entered
Bowdoln already Is 81. Rejected s. There
will be as many more ut the examination
In August.
Mr.. George NJ. Seiders graduate of
Bowdoin, this year, has been engaged to
teach the Greeley Institute at Cumberland
Centre.
The August term OF the Supreme
Judicial Court will begin its session at
Augusta on the first Tuesday in August.
being the 9Th day Of that month. Judge
Barrows presiding. Judge Walton will
preside at the October term and Judge
Dickerson at the March.
People get their full growth up in
Aroostook. The Houton Times says Isl
isnd Falls contains ffty-three voters.
twelve Of whom tip two hundred pounds
each. Capt. Daniel Randall the heaviest
man In the county, aud we presume In the
State. resides IN Island Falls. His live or
fighting weight is 316 pounds. and this ha ;
not been very good season for taking on
flesh. We hope to see the captain tip 400.
to make IL an ever thing
There are building In Calais ten
houses. one tine church and seven vessels
Every branch of industry i, at its highest
state Of prosperity. Labor was never
better paid than now, aud yet money lets
readily on good security for ten or twelve
per cent and il scarce at that.
a correspondent Of the Eastport Sen
had, strongly recommends Mr.. John II.
Smith Of Princeton for the office OF sheriff
OF this County. The names Of II. +.
Smith Of Machia-, and Albion Miller of
whitneyyile are also mentioned We do
no, know whether the present sheriff, Mr.
Dunbar. j. candidate for reelection or
not Machias RepahlicdR.
The earnings OF the European & North
American Railway FOR June are $40. a6l %.
The number Of passengers conveyed over
the road for tine ,ano month were ~. O62
The total shipment 81 Hour from the
port OF Portland to foreign countries dur
ing the past six months has amounted Ia
a0a OLA barrels. Boston has exported dur
Ing the past year only leo 90 barrels.
The seizures Of lisspr made by the
police department OF Bangor from The see
ond day Of April 10 the seventeenth of the
present month amount to ISIS gallons.
"h'F' ftA7 49, 'f't tt''ft'if tiA' AAlibAillA VI
bottled ale and porter which IA, been
taken.
-Messr-. HodgAins Il soule OF Bath
have on the stocks three mastcd .choon.
er. % be called the white Wing OF ~
tom burthcn new measurement. which
they will launch ia about two weeks. MI
rugged and lifted for sea
,4s".t. ,tHr.. :. .
soon to begin the work Of completing III,
sreakwater in Portland harbor. The drcda
Ing operations are finished The work
was commenced in lsG0. aud the middI.
channel Is now five hundred feet wide with
depth of 81 10 q feet at mean low water
and II feet at high water.
The National camp-ineeting will open
on July 2'ih and continue nine days on the
grounds OF the kennebec Valley camr-
meeting Association, near Richmond. Tn,
fiTmer says that great improvements have
been made In the grounds. rendering them
more attractive and convenient. The
preachers stand has been enlarged and
improved, the seats rendered more con.
vcnient, and new cistern built.
DEATH OF Hos. SAMUEL THATCHER.
Hon. Samuel Thatcher Of Bangor. died a,
ii O'Clock Thursday night, nj the age of on
years. Mr.. Thatcher was born in Concord
Massachusetts, in l1.G, graduated AZ Hsr.
vafd University 1873. and was elected
member OF Congress in lsO2. He Joined
the Nasons In 1888, and Il said 10 have
been the oldest Mason in the United States.
lie was also the oldest graduate of Uar-
ward College.
The Auburn shoe manufacturers have
shipped sz9,sO0 pairs Of shoes aud boots
from Auburn station, the past three months
"a marked Increase over the business OF
the corresponding period or 1871.
The Journal says that the Assessors of
Taxes in Auburn, X. Dresser, Chas. Dunn
and Col. VIM. Il. Morrill,. have inst com
pleted the assessment Of taxes for the civ
for the current fiscal year. The whole
valuation of the city of s3,sa3. 027, on a
iuli cash basis. last year on a two-,hIrtI.
sasls the valuation was 81 lI9. 395. The
rate per cent. this year is Is IL mills. Ios,
year 81 mills. On the whole. take, are
lower this year than last. in consequence
OF The increase Of property. The number
OF polls is 1853; last year the number was
1913. The total amount of money raised
by taxation this year is s75,926. 80: las,
year it was 81 1883.
1t Is not good year in Auburn for
dogs; only 223 ours are taxed-last wear
303.
Heaviest Auburn tax payers are J. Ii.
Roak, sll63.s7; Z. F. Packard. s926. Is:
James Gofi, ss39.29 Ara Cushman. ss0s.
81; Aaron Stevens. S530.25.
COAST SURVEY. On Monday the U. 5.
Coast Survey Schooner Sullivan. with her
steam launch Sagadahoc, arrived in our
harbor. They are under command of
Horaco AularSan Esu nc a. o.. @,