Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-08-14

NEW YORK. Aug. 4.
ITALIAN SLAVERY.
1t appears that the Italian Consul Gem
eral In this city has taken the initiative in
the effort to bring the masters OF the italian
children to terms. lie has received the
complaints of two of the forlorn little fell
lows who have been maltreated by one OF
the padroni. and their testimony shows that
the stories recently published were no;
overdrawn. These two BOYS were hired
from their parents for a term OF five years.
at the rate Of forty dollars per year. aud
the master tried TO teach them music and
treat them kindly; but instead of fulfilling
his contract, he sent out the boys to per-
form the work of boot-blacks, and has
beat them severely when they failed TO
bring him money. On these representa-
tons, Mr.. DI Lucca has determined To take
the cases in hand. He has conteuded he
had no power to prevent the acts of the
masters. but he has at least the right TO
place before the proper authorities of the
city such Northumberland facts as may
! come TO his knowledge-and this is more
than his opponents have done.
ArANoUs DIVORCE CASE.
In the suit of stephen II. Alden V
Georgiana b. Alden, who was divorced
from him by a decree OF the Connecticut
Court, to obtain an injunction restraining
her from recovering from the Mercantile
Loan Company, $50, 900 in bonds. which
the plaintiff alleges he was forced Ia sur
render to her in advance while he was
under arrest, Judge Pratt give this decis-
ion:
The answer and agreement under which
the bonds were delivered considered in
connection with the other circumstances
clearly. aud fully controvert all the equities
of the complaint. The fact that the plain
till, with full knowledge that the suit in
Connecticut was being prosecuted to final
Judgment, permitted sufficient time To
elapse after the alleged duress to enable
defendant TO appropriate the bonds under
decree duly entered in that suit. strong
ly corroborates the answer and affidavit OF
the defendant. The motion for an iniunc-
ton must be denied. with $40 cost. To
each OF the defendants
TIE EVILS OF RUSHING INTO PRINT.
The average mortal never can he taught
save by personal experience; and the
dearest bought experience mortal man
purchases in this world, is the lesson learn
ed by fooling with printers ink \ case in
print Just now points the moral of the
apothegm above. Mr.. Shepard Holman
is just now the talk of the town, bat a.
everybody aud his wife may not know who
the aforesaid party is, and why he should
be the talk OF the town, we rise 10 explain.
Homan's was formerly actuary of the
Mutual Life Company OF this city. and wa,
discharged from that office In ISL under
circumstances which made him then the
theme for a nine days gossip il the Life
Insurance World, inasmuch a. he wa-
dismissed for "unfaiihfulncss, incomperen.
ey, obstinacy, impractibility, and in,ubor-
dlnation-a string Of powerful adjcctises
half of which. in the war times would hav.
caused him 10 be shot. Ia this case he
was lucky-he was only drummed out OF III,
service. IL seems that recently the Prcst
dent OF the Mutual Lie was put under ,ht
pump of that artless and gentle creature
known as a newspaper reporter, and said
reporter interviewed the President a. tc
missal from the service of the company
with the result given above. OF cours,
the interviewer could not keep so lusciou,
an item 10 himself and he slurted it out il
ms paper. Heretofore out of considerat !oi
Tor Romans the matter had been KEEP
rather quiet, but as the matter took ali
the trouble commenced. Homan's Card
went the rounds OF the Metropolitan press
and the reply Of the Mutual followed, an,
the testimony adduced by the latter ha
sent Romans up higher than the Graphs
balloon Will be apt 10 90, and he Will sta
up longer than Prof Wise will care 10 do
All OF which proves that when men rusl
into the arms OF the Press 70 fight GU
their quarrels. the fellow who Jumps II
first had better be sure OF his ability 10 Sc
type only TO "solid copy" and have h.
proof and revise" come out '.clean."
THE BALLOON PROJECT
The magnitude and influence OF th.. bal
loon project are recognized by the thought
ful and eminent men OF the country, me
out of the circle of sciences. Men Tx
Dana. Mcclellan. and Parton. and III
leading editors generally. have espresso
their great interest in the enterprise, an
hope for its success. In the Chrisfia
Union of this week. James Freeman CLARK
|, ID. d.. an eminent author aud divine &
Boston. has an Interesting and cheerin
article on the subject. He does not loo
on Prot. Wise as foolhardy, he says, bu
as true hero, who is opening a way 70
, Us through the unknown into some grea
advance of"human civilization" DR.. Clar
who is close observer as well Is dee
, thinker well remarks, that the first ste
will be taken in aerial navigation as
mode of travel, when it is demonstrate
that balloon can be safely directe
across the ocean. If Mr.. Wise accom-
plishes this, he will achieve a renown onl
seeond 10 that of Columbus. This il tt
sensible practical view to take OF the sui
ject.
EXIT THE AMATEUR NOSE"
Since the practice of ringing the alarr
bells has ceased, a large and interestin
class of our citizens never can tel! whe,
the fire is. Hundreds Of volunteers al
thus cut of from extending to the Fin
department such valuable services a
standing around in their shirt sleeves
: pointing out where the stream ought to /
played sticking knives in the hose. r,
peating the orders of the foreman, an
encouraging the force generally BY iran
tic and continued yelling. If these WEI
not the days of "Casari.m" ssch arblrrar
f departures from the old system would /
fatal to the departarists INslDER.
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1 WRECK. Saturday morning III
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