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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-02-06

gust Of wind blew sharp and stout,
She was alone without fellAh,
l saw her tack and veer about.
And struggle with an umbrella.
1t eddied round those knobby charms,
Il saw her feet, I'm only human.)
l rushed and caught hes in my arms
Delicious waif! that breezy woman.
80. thank ysu. sir. for this relief.
thought was about to blow up
Said I, THAT umbrella reef.
Or Miss. or Msdam. all viii 60 up"
She did it. as saw the name,
"Jem:ma Jackson on the lining.
Date, eighteen thirty, which the same
Would make her forty and declining.
read her age ss in . book,
The faded blue spoke Of the byeone,
The handle with its curious crook,
Also the dogs bead with IN eve gone.
Jemims's face was in veil.
Although her ways were frank and open;
As home saw her through the gale
She chattered and was loosely spoken.
Said l, What are you snufing Gory'
Said she, There's something burning. strau-
ger.-
And then l thought Of my cigar
dropped when snAtching her from danger.
Then peerng round in anxious thought
quickly saw the art Of man were
Mockery. since the flames had caught
The news department of her psnier.
worked and shouted out Of breath
And jerked awsy her loose adjus;ables,
But wind and fire are strong as death
When on the rampage in combustibles.
So up Jemima Jackson went,
A prey to fashion and to folly;
No insursnee-no. no; Q cent
Which ma kes II rather melancholy.
The CAPITAL.
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POSTERS and PROGRAMMES
printed at this ollee
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-02-06

Professor Packard related a curious
anecdote the other day, to clucidate .
point in Butler. The topic under con-
sideraiion was the great results that
sometimes follow causes apparently
insignificant. The story was this: The
war Of 1912, with England, may be said
to have originated from mans oxen
having broken into his neighbours corn
field. The resolution declaring war, IS
is well known, passed the U. 8. Senate
BY : majority Of . single vote. In the
Senate was : member who was elected
by. the legislature Of his State by ma
jority Of one. The legislature contained
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-02-06
Eastern State Normal School, Castins
Maine.

This school Is. now in the sixth year of
its existence, has registered FIVE hundred
pupils, and of this number hundreds of
young men and women have met with
excellent success in teaching. The marked
increase of teachers wages in Eastern
Maine during the past five years, proves
that special preparation has been produc-
tive of better work.
Trade and manufactures have drawn
many of our intelligent young men and
women from Maine to Massachusetts, but
now that our State is raising more money
for her public schools there are strong
inducements for her earnest young men
and women to enter the Normal Schools
to prepare to teach.
Though the course of study in this
school is designed to prepare pupils to
become teachers, such is its scope and
thoroughness that 1t affords much excel
lent preparation for the duties which will
devolve upon the young men and women
who are to give character to our State In
the near future.
"A Sood tpuiiIOIl SCHOOL EDUCATION VIII
qualify young women, sixteen years of age,
and young men of seventeen years of age,
Of good ability and character, to enter the
Normal School Students older, of superi
or scholarship and some experience in
teaching find the course more proatable
and in some instances are able to complete
it in less than the prescribed two wears.
The corps of six experienced teachers
will spare no pains to make the school all
that is expected of it. The new building,
having accommodations for two hundred
pupils is one of the best in the State and
the Legislature will doubtless provide such
books and apparatus as the school needs.
Tuition and many of the text books are
free, expenses of self-boarding, clubbing
or boarding, range from g.. 90 to 400 per
week
The spring term OF fourteen weeks be-
gins February 10th. For particulars, ad-
dress G. T. FLETCHER. Pr;nc;nal
January 18th, 1872
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-02-06

MIR. HILLARD's SPEECH ON LIQUOR LEG
SLATIoN.-There was quite a large at
tendance OF members OF the Legislature
III the Green Room yesterday afternoon
to listen to the argument of George :
i'Illard, esq, in opposition to the repca!
OF the law allowing cities and towns TO
vote ''yes or "no" on the question of
legtlizlng the sale of t Ger within their
limits. 1t ia thoughtful contribution
to the literature aud history of this APP
parentlv endless dlscussion-endless. at
least, until the community by decided
majority one way or the other comes to
some conclusion upon the question which
relates to the proper limit of legislative
power and cNpedirncy on the cnactiny
aud attempted of sumptuarv
avs. The struggle between the ''intt,r-
terence and ''non-interference" theoric.
OF government seems to be no nearer Il
settlement than ii has ever been. Itmay
never be settled by the adoption of any
distinctive theory OF legislative action,
but it now looks as if upon questions OF
business and material interests those
who iavor-the theory of governmental
help and control are getting the best of
1t, whileupon questions philanthropy,
those who are in favor of leaving the
people to take care of themselves are
making gains i'll all parts ofthe country,
We do not think we are mistaken in
saving tha' altho ugh the cause OF tenn
pcrance has made great advances during
the last twenty years, the popularity and
strength OF prohibitory laws in relating
to the sale of liquors has been all this
time diminishing, and we presume this
Will continue to be the case hereafter.
W hat will be the fate of the beer que>-
ton i'll Inc present Legislature we will
not presume to anticipate Boston
JOujna{
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-02-06
How Indians on Reservations are
Cheated.

Congress gave, as one appropriation
for the encouragement and necessities
of the reserve, the sum OF one hundred
thousand dollars (sl0O,OO0). This
splendid donation was transferred, by
legislative blundering, to the care and
tender mercies of distant and uusympa-
thizing commissioners, who bought with
it, Tor the use OF the reserve, a large
quantity of material. which, after many
months delay, at length reached there.
The selection of the goods, it will be OBJ
served, had been made without counsel
with those who, having been on the re-
serve from its birth, were thereby SO
well qualified to Judge Of what was re-
qured i'll quantity, quality, and suita-
blencss; but as they were to be used
there, board of officers was ordered to
convene, at the instance of General Bar
Teton, believe, to examine and report
upon them, just as OH military supplies
received by officers. This had not been
the case before goods supplied by the
Indian Department had always beenI re-
ceivcd by Indian agents, with the same
commendable liberality and absence of
troublesome investigation into invoices
which characterized their distribution
to Indians, who are not in the habit of
entering any written protest, or forward
ing charges and specifications for NAL
ieasance against their agents. was
ptesent during the examination of these
goods, and carefully noted the express
ions of astonishmcnt and disgust which
permcatcd the speech and visagcs of the
members OF the board DUNG the investi-
CATION. No language can do Justice to
the ingenuity with which some parties
had managed to relieve their stores OF u
large quantity Of rusty, old fashioned.
unscrviceable, and unstable plows, soft
iron spades. rakcs and hoes, knives and
hatchcts, coarse, gaudy calicoe. and
muslin, and thin, ilimsy, shoddy cloths
and blankets. | particularly recollect
the blankets. because took one pair of
them To the scales, and BY accurate
weight found they weighed II lb-
a"ti as single government blanket,
such AS is issued to troops, weighs g. is
lbs. and costs 81 80, the reader can
judge oi the honesty OF an invoice which
charged So per pair for such articles.
The labo rs of the board closed by send
ing tor the pos'-sutler, n gcntlcman OF
acknowledged reclitude extensive COM
mercial experience, well posted in cur
rent marked prices, and requesting him
10 render them an estimate of the prob
able value of the articles presented. Hi.
answer, after Il careful survey of the en-
tire lot, was: "Out here, they are worth
about $50, 1000 So souebodv made
$4,000 easily. and also added another
link to The long chain of Indian compli-
cations, forged by our unwise and unjust
Indian policy, and to the traditional
distrust OF the Indians for the White
mans honesty Otertand Nonthly to,.
February.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-02-27
Approach Of the Eplzootlo.

The Reno Journal Of yesterday says /:
From a prominent business man Of our
sister town Of Wadsworth, who was In
Reno yesterday, We learn that the cpl
zootic has made its appearance at that
place, aud thore Is every likelihood OF
the appearance of this dreaded disease
In Reno at an early moment. The dis
ease as it has appeared at Wadsworth
Is In rather a comparatively mild form
yet of sufficient strength to take all the
stock In that section down and almost
entirely cause the suspension Of freight
Ing business between that place and
points to the southwark. S. NJ. Web
Der, who drives from Wadsworth south
for Aleck Case, yesterday telegraphed
to the latter gentleman at Reno, from
a station 70 miles south Of Wadsworth,
known as Whisky Hill, that his stock
had been attacked and that it was I'm
possible for him to proceed but that he
must lay of and give the horses a
chance to recover from the effects Of
the stroke. Up to the time Of the de-
paiture of our informant no deaths
had been reported, and II the disease
does not assume a violent form, there
Is reason to hope that no fatal conse-
quences will ensue, The opinion Is
prevalent at Wadsworth that the ap-
proach of the disease was not hastened
BY railroad connection with Palisade,
where It has been raging for some time
past, but that 10 has been brought In by.
teams returning from the section TO.
the extreme southwark from Wads-
worth. .EE
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-02-27
I.rked out for Lying.
rP,om tbs Now York Tribune

L lEIOW tlO. " " .
Aereat many years ago, before ice
Id the Summer season had come 70 Do
a~necessity, but was just beginning to
be housed up and used In the large
cities as a luxury, a good deacon from
a rural Connecticut town came to New
York TO celebrate the Fourth Of July.
IL was his misfortune to celebrate q
little too much he got intoxicated;
News thereof followed him home, anu
he was called up before the Church for
discipline. The deacon confessed his
fault. &c said the day was hot and
no went into a hotel bar-room where
there was a.bowl OF punch, and the
demons and Ice looked 50 cool and IN
wiling he drank some; 1t tasted so
good and the Ice refreshed him so that
he took some more. md finally he took
so much that, he was ashamed TO say,
he became intoxicated. He sat down.
There was a moments hush. and then
an angular brother at the rear Of the
meeting rose and said, I'm satisfied
with tile dsacons explanation about
his getting drunk. He confesses 1t and
saws he's Sorry. That's all right. Any
body's liable to do that. But when
the deacon comes into this ere meet
In and talks about SEEM Ice In July.
1 90 for havin' him jerked out for
lyiI,'." III that brother were only In
Congress now, though he might not
object to the other brethren holding
Credit Mobilier stock, he would be
liable to reduce both Houses below a
ouorumqby .jerkln' 'em out for lyin'.'
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-02-27
Catholic Marriages.

The English law declaring invalid
any marriages by a Catholic priest II
one or both of the parties were Protes-
tants, was pleaded. In Philadelphia re-
Gently, before an American Court. An
Irishman named Williamson, who had
been married In ireland, desired to get
rid of his wife, with whom he had lived
sixteen years, and by whom he had
had several children, SO Us to marry
another woman. He declared that he
was q Protestant at the time Of their
marriage by a Catholic priest, and that
the marriage was null and void. The
oisc came before the Court Of Common
Pleas, and IL was argued that under
tile general principle that what con-
stitutes a valid marriage Ia to be de-
clded by the law Of the place where u
was celebrated, this marriage was void
In Pennsylvania. Judge Ludlow do
livered a long opinion, In which he de-
clared that ain Amarican Court could
not recognize a wicked law like this.
the offspring OF religious bigotry. OPP
posed as 1t was to the very iundamen-
tai principles Of our public policy. He
held the marriage legal, aild ordered
The creature Williamson to be held 10
bonds for the support of his wife.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-02-27

OLD Smrs.-There Is a ship new
sailing from Holland, built in 1858,
when the Prince of Orange was fight
Ing Philip III. Of Spain. She was sail
Ing to the Indies when the Hollanders
organized themselves Into the beg
pars of the Sea" and as a priyateers-
man earned q reputation which aston
ished the world. She passed the Cape
of Good Hope in October, 1894, from
Batavia for Holland, being then 294
years old. Another old ship is the
whaler RoxssedH. M of Stephen Gil
rard's. built at Philadelphia in lS02,
aud repaired recently at New Bedford.
Her planling was removed, the first
time for seventy years. The 1.-Two oak
timbers underneath were found as
sound as they were the Ia they were
first put together.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-02-27
One of "wemen,s Rlqhtsn Worth Having.

One Of women's rights is tho wiie's
right OF dover. A suit In Philadel-
phla was brought up upon this 'ques-
ton A man agreed to sell his house,
a broker arranged the sale. the man
signing an agreement to sell, when at
the last moment his wife refused to
Sign the deed, which she must do to
transfer her. right to dover, and tile
sale fell through. The broker sued for
his commission and was awarded 1t BY
the Jury. The wife, however, still
held her right of dover, as all wives
do, In their husbands real estate until
they sign 1t away. and she thus estabss
.lished very plainly one Of the most
important of women's rights. A sim
lar suit is now going on In Minnesota.
The present owners Of the village OF
Maiden Rock, In that State, when they
bought their lands neglected 70 get the
signature Of the owners wife upon
their deeds, and she now, most un-
pleasantly for them, Is suing for the
income Of her share Of the estate,
which they will have to pay, as she
never parted with her dover.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-02-27

WE have received q circular or pro-
lspectus from E. C. Curtis & Co., Sac
ramento, announcing that they will
Issue on the I'd of March the first num-
Der Of weekly paper, to be called the
Sunday Free Press. They have fitted
upa fine Office at No. 1l3 J street,
with entirely new material, and pro-
pose to issue an eight-page, hrst-class
journal. Of superior typographical and
editorial pretenslons, alive on all sub.
jects, and a frst-rate advertising me-
dlum. It will DO published on Sunday
morning, and will contain all local
and telegraphic news up to 2 O'Clock
that morning. There being no paper
published In Sacramento on Sunday
morning. at present. this journal will
doubtless meet with popular favor.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-02-27

TRUTHFUL JANEs.-This rather Peck.
snitflan anecdote Of the Vice. President
is related by the Washington Sandy
Chronicle:
The Credit Mobilier investigation
has given us many strange and new
characters. but IL remained for Schuy-
Ter Colfax to enact the roll of "Truth-
ful James" The honorable gentleman
called on a friend the other day, and
sent up his card. bearing the following
inscription: "Your sorrowful but
truthful friend, Schuyler Colfax."
This last feat OF the Vice-President
throws Bret Harte into the shade"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-02-27

liz the case Of the still unidentified
body Of the man raised from the depths
Of Commercial street dock, San Fran
cisco, the Coroner's jury yesterday
found a verdict to the effect that de-
ceased was murdered BY some person
unknown. The Coroner, however,
disapproves OF the verdict, and thinks
Il was . case Of suicide. Does he sup
pose the poor fellow cut his own
throat and then deliberately tied a big
chunk Of pig ireu to his legs and
jumped overheard? Such suiciding as
that Is neither agreeable or usual.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-02-27

JOIN LuxoN, one of the few survi-
ivors Of the great vicinity of Trafalgar,
has recently died at Llskeard, Corn
wall, aged ninety-four. He served on
board the Spartiate, seventy -four guns,
commanded by Captain Francis.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-02-27

AN exchange says that the Western
Union Telegraph Company contem-
plates soon discarding Its iron wire
throughout the whole country, and
substituting therefor No. Z galvanized
wire. ANo. 6 iron wire will be re-
tanned between Omaha and Chicago,
passing through Davenport. This
grand change will involve an expense
Of one million dollars.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-02-27

A HIeH.roNED Boston girl, of ricll
family, OH a visit to San Francisco, fell
In love with a l~ong-tailed. pig-eyed
Chinaman, and declared she would
marry him anyhow, in spite Of all her
friends could do, and whether John
wanted her or not. She should be put
on a diet Of shrimps and bay water,
and sent home around the Horn at
once.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-02-27

The Boston Pilot says: 1.-The Cath
Ole priests are the only clergy in the
land who mind their own business,
combining themselves to their mission
Of fighting sin and saving souls. while
the non-Catholic clergy NEEDLE In pol
ftics, ignore or pandcr to human weak
ness. and try to swim with the bubble
public."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-02-27
q 81 IL IL ca

II the date Of the Empress's birth.
1926, be substituted for that OF the En-
peror, the result "a precisely the same.
And again. II the date OF the EN-
pcror's birth, 1906, be taken with the
dates .ot the attempt at S%trasbourg.
1890. the descent OH Boulogne, lS40,
and the dethronement, 1870, the pro-
duct sixty-four Is still obtained. And,
still further, If the year Of the EN-
press's birth be again substituted for
that Of the Emperor q similar result Is
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-02-27

The Calayeras, CAL, Citizen of last
Saturday, says that a Target California
lion was captured and killed near San
Andreas, m day last week. which
measured nine feet from the tip Of his
tall to the end Of his nose, and three
feet and a half In height.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-02-27

The Paris Project Of Police has re-
Gently issued an order which It would
be sensible for police authorities every
where to copy. Large tablets, giving
a general notion how sick and wound
ed persons should be treated when
physiciansa are not present, are to be sus-
pended In all the police stations In the
city, In order to prevent mistakes and
to guard against the danger Of con-
founding tho insensibiiity produced BY
apople1y and kindred diseases with
that of drunkenness.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-02-27

A COMPANY with ten millions capt.
tai has applied to Congress for incor-
poration for the purpose OF tunneling
the Ohio and Mississippi rivers near
their junction in order to facilitate
railway movements. Sea
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-02-27

EUaENrE Is pretty comfortably fixed,
even for a woman with the expensive
habits which an ex-Empress might
naturally be supposed to possess. She
has an income Of sixty thousand per
anuum.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-02-27
a.LRAsR OF THE BoNDsMRN.

As shadowed forth In our telegram
and editorial Of yesterday, both
branches Of the Legislature at Carson
emphatically confirmed their previous
action releasing the Rhoades bonds
men BY passing the bill over the Gov
errors veto-the Senate by a vote of
seventeen to seven, and the Assembly
by q vote Of thirty-five to eleven.
Thus ends this decidedly mixed mat
ter. and all honest, impartial men who
desire to deal fairly by their fellows,
will agree with us in saying that jus
tice hath been done. Through the
courtesy Of Assemblyman Stern. we
have received a copy Of the majority
and minority reports Of the joint COM
mittee appointed to consider and re-
port upon the relief bill. Upon due
and elaborate examination, the major
ity Of the Committee-Morrison Grey,
Wilson and Elzy-reported decidedly
10 favor of the passage Of the bill. Mr.
Street. tho fifth member, was Of the
Same opinion, and while not dissent.
ing from the views Of the majority,
thought expedient to make a separate
report which was rs follows:
Nh. SPEAKER: The undersigned,
member Of the special committee on
the Rhoades bondsmen case, respect
fully submits the following separate
report:
First-That from the evidence ad.
duced before the committee 1t would
appear that there IL, at least, nothing
to show that the defalcation Of State
Treasurer Rhoades occurred subsequent
to the approval Of the official bond for
Rhoades' second term ; but on the con-
trary, there Is good reason to believe
that said defalcation actually took
place before the execution Of the bonds
from which the petitioners now ask to
be relieved.
Second-That In the opinion Of the
undersigned. In view Of the fact that
two trials have already been had In
this case, and In view OF the fact that
much uncertainty must continue to ex-
ist as to the date Of the d~efalcation re-
feared to, It Is improbable that any
suit tor the recovery Of the amount OF
the defalcation would ever be success
full, but on the contrary. would only
involve the accumulation of additional
costs to the State.
For this reason, while not dissenting
from the report Of the majority Of the
committee rs to most Of its deductions
and statements, the undersigned ar
rives at the same conclusion ; that II
would DO advisable and expedient te
relieve the remaining bondsmen from
liability on said bond.
H. C. STREET.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-02-27
NEW TO-DAY.

RgSHf1HeoLp AND s!Lyzs
Devils Gafs Mining Distriek Lyoa County.
State Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES are Delinquent
upon the following described stock, on as cunt
OF assessnent Ns.0 levied on the 2ist day Of
January, 1873, the several amounts set oppc-
sito the names Of the respective shareholders,
a. follows:
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-02-27

THAMES to William McDade, Senate
page, for a copy Of the Act introduced
into the Legislature to regulate pro-
ceedlngs In criminal cases In the courts
Of justice In this Stats.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-02-27

And In accordance with law and an order Of
the Board Of Trustees, made on the ai.t day u
January, 1878. 30 many shares OF each parcel
Al public auction, at the once Of the Company,
Room IS Haywsrd's Building, California street,
Ban Francisco, California, on TUESDAY, the
18th day of March, 1878, at the hour Of ! O'Clock
p. Il. Of said day, 10 pay said delinquent sssess
mont thereon, together with costs OF advertising
and expenses oil lale.
ofdce-Room No, % Haywsrd's Building, 4ls
California street, San Francisco, Cal. fen
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-02-27

A WESTERN paper, with we'll devel-
oped mathematical tendencies, calcu-
lates that California has raised wheat
enough to furnish the flour to put q
gfiddle cake two inches wide around
the earth In forty minutes.