Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-11-06
Chicago has abolished corporal punish
nlent In her schooir

lineage mas aOoiished corporal punish
Ment in her schools.
John c. Heenan. the celebrated prize
fighter. died of consumption last week.
Boston has contributed $1,000 to the
yellow fever sufferers of Memphis.
Two Texas cattle men In Wichita re.
Gently played game OF marbles for 100
steers a side.
kentucky has no, yet abolished the
whipping post. A negro was publicly
whipped in the public square at Hopkins
willie recently for stealing bride.
An Ohio boy. ten years old tagged a
train just in time to save it from culvert,
and he has been given free pass for five
years and a gold watch.
A convention of colored Free Masons
will be held at New Haven on Monday even
ing for the purpose OF organizing colored
grand ledge for the State.
At trial recently held In ST Louis,
the prisoner at the bar, the lawyer who
was defending him. the reporter and the
Judge. were all classmates in college
Many Massachusetts manufacturing
companies are adopting the eight hour svs.
TEN. but they apply it to wages rs well a,
10 work
Judge Pitman of Massachusetts recent.
ly refused TO naturalizc a man who had
been convicted of selling liquor. lie said
there were enough liquor sellers row with
| ont adopting more.
AT Port Byron, n. Y. they are max.
in. paper barrels. which are said To be
stronger then those made of wood. Al
present the heads are made of wood, but
paper is to be used eventually.
The new Post Office at New York. 70,
| the construction of which the Government
has appropriated s7.5O0,OoO, will be- read,
for the occupants by the 4th Of July. Nc
wood is to be used in its construction
granite, iron and brick being the principal
materials; 100000 brick have alrcad,
been used in it.
One of the jaiers AT the Tomh- + sac
to have expressed great Indignation nj III,
Stokes verdict. why. before now" ex
claimed the wrathy oificiel, II have seen I
man taken from this place aud sentence,
to five years imprisonment for stealth.
money to keep his family from starving y
! New York Herald.
If Columbus had put one dollar ut in
teresi. six per cent. compound. when h,
landed upon this ointment. it would now
| amount TO over 81 900 900 900. II one o
the Pilgrims had put $500 at six per cent.
compound interest. to-day 1t would amour
to enough to purchase the New En.lan,
| States nj assessed value
A Lexington, Ky baker has his bin
heads printed upon paper Of three diffrrcu
] colors-- red. green aud white The ohirc
/ of this is to avoid giving instruction 70 IN.
man who delivers the bread. flour. etc. t,
the customers. To prevent mistakes. wher
| the bill is made ont upon red paper it lie
/ noted danger. and he i lot to leave tn.
goods without the cash ii on green pap,l
/ 1t denotes caution indicating that the en-.
TONER IS doubtful. and the man is 10 get hi.
money il he can; ii on white II /, SAT,
leave any quantity.
\ SouAw TAXES = SCALr.-Au incident
OF the light between the Sioux and l,.nra
Indians, NJ Ponca Agency. i told IN tn,
Sioux City Iowa) Journal OF the 18th
inst: "A Sioux brave had gained n.
shelter Of one OF the buildings. from " h;cl
position he was enabled to fir. AZ hi. + q
from short range. While he was ,tandfnu
just at the corner of the building LOADING
his gun. Ponca squaw rushed from the
house, and, before the Sioux could defend
himself gave him slashiny cut acros.
the abdomen with "A huge knife. As she
struck him, the Sioux involuntaril, byut
forward, clasping his abdomen with both
hands. and just at that instant the squaw
grabbed him by the hair. and with n sayag.
stroke of the knife, scalped him. Shaking
her CORY trophy aloft. and giving shril
cry Of defiance. she darted back into the
building In safety. followed by a dozen
rfe-baiis from as many Sioux, who from n
distance saw the result of the sortie. The
enect was perfectly madening upon the 81
onN. for. TO have o. If th.ir warriors
scsiped by squaw. MAS disgrace which
could only be wiped on, by the blood Of the
entire band OF Poncas. They rushed for
the buildings. but were met with a fire
which laid ma y OF them low. and In. rest
retired 10 safe distance. without having
injured their foes. The act of the souaw
seemed TO inspire the Ponca~. and. flauut-
ing from window the scalp OF the unfor-
tnhate Sioux, they uttered yclls of ,lcri,ion
ana contempt which nearly drove the Sioux
frantic