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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-12-11

The selection ofFernando Wood Of New
York. as the Democratic candidate FOR
Speaker, speaks volume of instruction A.
TO the character and intentions of the
Democratic party. yarmouth. Of the
Press. gives the following account of
Wood in comparison with Tweed
Wood was the older and earlier sinner,
and in that he had the advantage of per-
sonal safety for judicial virtue had not
then attained the cXaltation OF dealing
severely with official SPECTATORS. But il
must be remembered that before hi>
mayoralty of New York he had been ar
raigned in the criminal dock for a series
of forgcr.r~ and frauds on his hr"ihcr-iu-
law. Mr.. T.. J.. NarNiuc. from the icriihl
penalties Of which he had the narrow
escape OF the doubtful ruling of the Judge
that the statute of limitations protected
him from pro>ecGiiou-s decision. the
honesty of which was widely impcachrd
for the reason that the common opinion
was that the limitation was not really
reached until the following day. Bc that
a. il may the manner in which he got clear
WAS not calculated To inspire any di,tru~t
of The correctness of the charges. which
were in fact substauiiated hy an over
whviming array OF sworn testimony.
Woods official career was not essentially
different from that Of Tweed on the score
OF morality but he was undoubtedly more
cuuuiu. and secret in hi> transactions
But on the other hand he rr,oTicd 10
practices Tor which bold dcpre,lAiur like
Tweed would have eSiuccd A genuine con-
tempt; one of them Was the bc>fowal of
the office Of Receiver oi Faxes IN c'..>i,irr-
alton 81 half the salary for hich lac took
pruml>>oTy notes payable every three
months during the term uf the appoint
ucut. Wood wa, virtually the pioneer in
;al; di>graceiUl history of corruption. by
which the city ct New lork ha> been -
>c4nda.ized. Hi impuniiy no douh, EN-
boideucd the Ring to pursue their schemes
of rapiue- When. like a .aied lecch. he
dropped iuil. lac turned H. attention TO
national Affairs and sought a seat in Con.
.rc>,. Decent newspapers demonstrated
against sending such a man To the National
Capital To- make laws. but ANYTHING
labelled democratic" went through IN
those days without why or wherefore.
and he was elected.
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over house Of sixty-five members, represe mt.
ing population far below the present aggre-
gate Of the State Of New York. At that time
in the whole United States, there were not
fifty thousand civilized inhabitants to be found
one hundred miles distant from the flow Of the
Atlantic tide. To-day. gentlemen. a large
majority of you come from beyond that limit
aud represent districts then peopled only by
the Indian and the adventurous frontiersman
The national government Is not yet as old as
many Of its citizens; bnt In this brief span Of
time. less than one heightened life, IL has under
Gods good providence extended its power
until u continent is the field Of its empire and
attests the majesty of its law. With the growth
OF new States and the resulting changes In the
centres of population new interests are de-
veloped rival to the old, but by no means
hostile, deverse but not an,agonistic. Nay.
rather are all these interests In harmony; and
the true science Of just government Is TO give to
each its full and fair play, expressing none by
undue exaetion. favoring none by undue priv
lege. II is this great lesson which our daily
experience is teaching us, binding Us together
more closely. making our mutual dependence
more manifest, and causing us to feel. whether
we live in the North or in the South in the
East or in the West, that we have indeed but
lone country. one Constitution. one destiny"
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Mrs s'%essys.sws eadlnys this Week

Mrs. ss%weSays,swd>ie ddinys this Week
to houses nOWeaas we'll hlled. though
the audience was Saod in quality II lacking
In quantity; her renderings Of some Of her
pet characters are quaint enough. and the
smile lurking In her pleasant eye gives .
charm to the face quite irresistible; still
Uncle Toms Cabin belongs to a by-gOne
day. and why should she select II to read
from now5 Why not let ghosts restf
The new National Theatre Ii.rn from its
ashes opened Monday evening. with Mag.
gle Mitchell in the character Of Fanclon,
which she has made 50 peculiarly her own;
the little lady is as brisk as the child she
represents. and a. winsome AS ever on the
stage.
Parties aud receptions are commencing,
but the holidays are too near for much So
cial gayety a. yet-several fashionable
weddings have taken place and there are
more TO come say the gossips-interrstiny
events always. Yours. Y.
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There are 1875 men At work In the Phil
adelphia navy yard.
There Is to be monster Cuban meet.
ing at Cooper Institute, New York, on
Friday evening.
The California farmers are jubilant ov.
er the prospects for the coming year.
About five hundred message. are daily
Transmitted across the Atlantic.
Gen. Howard has rendered his resign.
alton as President of Howard University,
Some 800 barrels Of frozen smells were
shipped by the "City OF Portland" from
st. John. on Monday for Boston. They
came from the Miramichi.
Rev. S. B. Rawson. the Uniyersalis,
clergyman. at Machias, has been elected
professor OF ancient languages in Canton
University, New York.
A Latin cross has been placed over the
grave Of Mrs. James Parton ("Fannv
Fern,C in Mount Auburn cemetery. 1t 10
deliberately and richly carved, and is con
sidered one of the most attractive gems in
the cemetery.
-Rej cted contributors form SO large
class In England that they support two
magazines. whose pages contain nothing
nat has not been declined by the editors
of other periodcles.
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While Charles Knowlton, OF Turner,
was with his family spending Thanks
giving, at the residence of Mr.. b. T. Brad
bury, Of Auburn. . son of Mr.. Knowlton
about twelve years Of age was playing
with a gun, which he had found some
where about the premises and which was
discharged just as his sister. a girl OF ten
years. came to the door. The piece was
loaded with bird shot. part Of the charge
striking the child In the face, upon the fore
head and one shot entering the eye. The
injury is severe. but 1t is believed will not
prove fatal. The shooting was purely &C.
cidental.
Miss. Nellie G. Fisher. well known by
the late graduates of the Normal School
at Bridgewater, and OF successful exper.
fence i'm Jamaica Plain. Eastern State Nor.
NAL School, in Maine. and the Dorchester
High School has married the U. ). consul.
at Honolulu, and has sailed TO make her
home there,
"A fellow who had been given inds-
ing and breakfast on the schooner Eberly,
In Portland harbor managed to steal a go
gold piece from sailors trunk. and de-
parted.
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II Is rather humiliating for us TO learn
that an English vessel-the man-oEvAr
Niobe-was the means Of preveating the
execution OF the remaining prisoners OF
the Virginius. According TO the account
given in the New York 7ymes, bv an eve.
witness, the massacre was most revoltips
in its atroclty:
Mr.. Conn states that the remainder Of
the passengers, my In number, were 70
De executed on the 'th. but on the morn
Ing OF that day an English man-of-wsr, the
Niobe, arrived In port The Captain. ON
coming into the harbor. did not salute the
Spanish forts. lie was in HE boat fore
his anchor had touched the bottom. and on
landing proceeded straight 10 the Cover
moro house. and peremptorily dsma nded
that the executions should cease The
Governor II first declared that he had no
right to interfere, but the Captain aald
that IN the absence of an American man
of-wsr he would take the responsibility of
protecting American citizens, and guard
Ing the honor Of the American dag. Itis
said he gave General Burriel his choice be-
tween yielding TO his demands or hating
the town bombarded, and the Governor
accordingly gave way. One OF the frat
acts OF the commander Of the Niobe was
to compel the Spaniards to remove the
American flag from the place on the deck
OF the Tornado where ii had been thrown
about and trampled upon for DAYS, more
Ike rag than flag. He also compelled
the Governor Of Santiago TO furnish him
with i've copies OF the otflcial proceedings
In regard TO the trials-ons for himself.
one for his commodore, one for the Ameri.
can Government, one for the British, and
the remaining one for the American com
mOdore.
whatever regret may be felt that the
credit of unfolding the rights OF our nag
was not an American, yet our heartiest
praise is due to the manly British Captain
VINO honored his country and humanity by
his noble conduct.-( Bo ston Globe.
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state of Maine.

HANCOCK. SIS, December 9Th 1878
Taken on execution:
And will be sold at public au,.
ton, on The 10th day OF January A ID. Is-t ~
zen O'Clock in the forenoon at the onicc Of Arr,.,
Wlswell, in Ellsworth, in SAID County. ali IN,
right IN equity which David 4. Bunker of Trenton
IN SAID county of Hancock, has or had on the
2Ith day of November A. d. 1871. when the SAM.
was attached on the Original " rit, rede from
mortgage certain lot OF land situated ia TIct..
ton, in said County, bounted and described l-
follows, to wit: Beginning at a stake 4nd ,ton.,
on Dudley Bunker's Southwest side line thence,
running Westerly and crossing the 70 al letItn,
70 Ellsworth to land in possession OF Tho Nj
hcf ariand thence southerly on SAID McFArIau. .,
inc, 10 the Northwest corner bounds OF EdN.,r.t
W cousins lot, thence Easterly by sad -Du.ir.r
Iahd 10 the road siOresaitt. thence Northsrly 3D.,
sald road 10 Rodney Cops Nnrtherly Iiue on 4. 4.
East linf OF said road, thence Easteriv ON -..l
sopps line 10 stake and stones thence NuItII
hity-one and a half degrees r At H. ~. an
oouhus. containing b acres. more or les The
ABOVE descrtbrd lot being subject to a mnrtg.,s.
10 iaSor OF Arthur r. Drinkwater. lated Nov -
a. D., l-3o recorded In Hancock Regi.trv. Vol
l3s. Page 2l2
SNb l.. u. MYAAN. sheriff
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THURSDAY. DECEMBER Il, 1879.
The Presidents Message

will be found, published almost entire. on
our first page. 1t win be read by all who
desire information upon the great ones
tons of the day and the condition of the
country, with interest. 1t is inst such .
paper a. the people expect from L. 5.
Grant, plain, strong. straightforward and
concise. His suggestions aud recommen-
dations involun.arily commend themselves
to the good Judgment of the masses, who
now rs ever are confirmed in the wisdom
of their choice.
Little adverse criticism and objections are
made even by the opposition to the Presi-
dents views. and the Press OF the country
very generally has received them with APP
prevail.
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The Shore Line.

In YOUR last /, criticism upon the shore
inc Railroad upon an assumption of 3
- feet gauge. l. not youOassumption
open TO criticism: ! certainly learUed-a
short time siBce-at the engineers head
quarters in Cherryneld that the gauge
promised was II. ; IL in. aud looking
IL the profile and estimates ! found them
proceeding upon that basis. | learned es-
pecially that the iron was 30 lb>.-a little
light for wide, but entirely too heavy Tor
the narrow. The estimates il j, true are
very low: but made by 4 competent engi-
neer. and Indicating a remarkably easy
route.
Pardon me | know ! must put on very
soa gloves when | handle editors if /
raise another question critically-though
too low all estimate may have been made
and though mot a foot of ground has been
broken" are hot these faults-if YOU call
shem faults-entfely pardonable: A rail
road of $50 miles Through territory of
limited means left to depend upon it, own
resources. is not 4 light job. Ii must have
time to develop and il is not al all strange
that il is not mastered upon the first trial
in inexperienced hands
No doubt somebody Numbered Ii was
done before the opening of the first mass
meeting held at Cherryfield; but. when the
mistake OF allowing the wrong hand to
work the machine developed itself. AN at
tempt was made TO correct il. and iortu-
nafely before ground was broken" Aud
now let me say here thai il Is not bit
strange that-shut out IRON railroads and
needing connection so much-the people
all along the eastern fringe Of the sea
should take the first hand offered, without
celebrating whether offered in good faith
or offered with any reference tu their in
Ierest-you know the saw "a drowning
man &C. They wanted first an open port
and second railroad connection. The mis-
lake was in going in for the second and
eisijrely ignoring the first. This mistake
mas thrown the enterprise into the wrong
hands and. of course. leads to other blum
ders-especially the blunder you refer TO
of Welding the control TO parties that have
nothing to do with it and no interest but
their own exclusively.
Aox let us rejoice together that work /
was moi begun before the first mistake was 4
corrected and that an attempt is being /
made to correct resultant errors and bring |
back the control TO its legitimate basis.
Better wait than hasten after the ignis
Jdfaas. r. IL. W.
Western Hancock.
We cheeriully give place to the above
bearing upon the sugges-
tions made in our last issue. Ithas always
been our aim to give full and fair express
sion of opinion in relation TO this subject
aud will continue so to be. We earnestly
invite. not only from Hancock county but
rom Washington county. full discussion.
,oping that a. our interests arc identical
,ur views may be the same.
weregret to learn that some of our East
I'm friends interpret our remarks Of last
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JOHN N. ADAMS & CO., PUB'RS.
llB EXC b - ng ct, 20 rti land ~ nine
state of Maine.
IL HANCOCK. 50. November -, ls:l.
Taken on execution,

HANCOCK, 50. November -, l..I
Taken on execution,
and VIII be -ull At uI.H
auction on the 28h day OF December, T. - L.
al ten o'cloak 10 the forenoon at the uic, OF A .
4 Emery, ~ Ellsworth, In salt touuiy. ..I ..
right in equity which Hainbrtdzr Iluyk... ...
Eden IN said County Of Hancock hi> ,f hal ..
the 9TH day OF May, \. -. ls7I. when Jts . r.
was attached on the Original Wit 10 fl. .......
from mortgage two certain lots OF land -..4, o., .
IN SAID Eden in said Comfy. bounded .tl...
scrlbed as follows viz
l-t- Beginning at the shore At a Birch .....
thence southcrly 80 rods To a post. theme. u..r.
erly ~ rods to land OF George Kjna.l4. fn.. .
north ~ rods to the shore. by land Of t,.......
RInalda and that Of late Jonathan Dome. t...-.
following the shore to the hr-t mentioned h...
containing four acres morr or less
I'd Beginning At the Duhnc corner IS here. i......
cry stood Birch tree, ON line OF \IchulI- E. .
afdsGn's lot and runninE south 81 r..res- t4.-
" rods thence south 81 degrees Yr,t j! lui. r.
Alden Hhmor's south side hne, thence north 81
degrees west 80 rods To a spotted Pine ps llI..
corner thence 10 the first mcnllonc,l bound c..
lAinlng seven acres more or less. Tue above ...
7cribed lots being subject TO mortgage tu i,...
o. Scth Hamnr. recorded IN Hancock Ets.-tr.
o. * Page sI2, To which record reference l. b..
be had for moi particular de-rrtlt4uu
SNS l.. b. WlMN\ ~ht-N
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Stnlc Of Maine
ANCock, So. December 9Th. ISIS.
Taken on execution.

n J.
Taken on execution.
And Wi. b. SOLD ut pub
tlon on the lOth dAy uf January 4 h .--t .
eleven O'Clock ~ the forenoon II t.t, IN ~. .
NO Nissell IA Ellsworth IA sad Count. AL. ....
rsht- IN equity which Aaron =. Euukrr .f ....
10 SAID county Of lianCO 4 ha. ur mas as rI.. H..
day 81 November, \. u, l-t2 when the .l.... b. ..
attached on the original " r'. 20 redeem. .. ....
mortgage a certain lot OF IAusl -ltual,.l .u Boz.
ia sahI County, bounded ami ic.cr Bel .- f... ,-
To VII. Beginning al a stake. at H. Du.4I. r.. .
lcadins from the Toll Bridge g. Nj I.-,-, .
runs southeasterly, iollp wiuS saIi road ..y...
iour rods 20 the Pretty Marsh roa L. theme. t.Y.,
ing .aii road south alty-ayc degree w,-t ...
hundred uity-uye rods 10 land owned B.. Lurr..s.
MA1o. thence north tsenty.six and hall i-sf,-,
wet following sad Mayos eat llue one, ltii t...t
ahd I'VE rods To a stake, thence north -4NLr Some.
aesftes east to the western side of ii. road ,l
lIs rom jesse Mayo's dwelling house T.. Ice
.hore, Whence tonth thirty five and hail grsr,..
east twenty eight rods TO a stake thence 81, -,r.
Oy the south side of well near -aid MAYO. f4r..
70 the hr5t bound, reserring The right To- Ol.r.l.
the road across same to the county ru1, .r
ABOVE described lot being subject to a mart-. p.
In favor OF Arthur +. Drinkwater, dated Nv ill.,.
1888, Page PIP.
3w5o l. II wyv,x sb.--r
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week as hostile TO the enterprise and dis
couraging to the efforts now making in the
Eastern towns. Such was not our inten-
tons. We hail with pleasure their zeal and
spirit as suspicious to the near commence
ment of the work. A year and half ago
Ellsworth voted its five per cent. and at the
proper time Will increase il. Before acting
again. however. they wish the termiui of
the road. its gauge and the amount of stock
each town shall contribute. settled so far as
they can be. Unity OF action and harmony
ofviews all along the line, from the Penob-
scot to the St. Croix will give a strength
and momentum to the cause, which will
roll up stock subscription OF more than "A
million. and give a moral power which will
command the attention of the great West
ern corporations who will see that we are in
earnest and will ut once bid for its business
aud beg for an interest In this most
important feeder In the State for their
great rival lines
II is perhaps well at the present time to
ask the Legislature for he privilege of
bridging the Penobscot. Bangor j. al
ready flutterng. See two forcible articles
in her dalies of this week, entitled "what
do YOU propose to do about it:" and bridg-
ing the Penobscot, in which both writers
admit that it may be done.
There can be no question but the State
will grant this boon to 50. 600 of her popu-
lation whose interests demand a line cf
. travel across a river. Bangor has been
/ aided by the State to build n railroad thro'
a wilderness for her own aggraulizement.
and now will not be permitted to smut in
the extreme East from Intercourse with
the West, when they ask simply meaO of
transit. Bangor has had it, cake and eat
en- it, and others must now have their
rights even if 1t occasions that city some
trifin Inconvenience
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-12-11

ON Privilege, aud INSTRUMENTATION. Car
/ penicr. Logan. Anthony. Acorn, Mitchell.
/ sumner. Hamilton Of Maryland. and >aul> bury
ON Foreign R"laion>-Cancron, Morton,
+ Hamilton. Howe. Frelinghuyscu, ConAling
/ schurz. stockton. McCreery.
ON financc-sherman, Morrill, OF Vermont
/ Scott. Wright, Ferry Of Michigan. Fcnton
I Bayard.
Z Window. West. Ames. Sargent. Allison. Stew
enson. Davis.
On Chandler Spencer. Conklng
Buc ,ingham. Boutwell,, Gordon and Dennis
On Manufaciure>-Robertson Spraguc, Gill
bert. FcntOn and stockton.
ON Agriculture-frelingh Robertson,
Lewis. Dennis and Gordon.
ON Military Ahair>-Logan. Cameron, Spe H.
Ger, CLAYTON. Wadleigh. Kelly and Ransom.
on Naval Ahairs-Cragin, Sargent, ConOyer,
stockton and Norwood.
ON MISUNDERSTANDING. Conkling, Carpen-
ter, frelinghuysen, Wright, Thurman and
Stevenson.
On Post Office and Post Roads-Ramsey.
iamlin. Ferry Of Mich, Flanagan, Dorsey.
J0ne- salisbury. Merriman and Hamilton Of
Maryland.
ON Public Lands-Sprague. Window. Stew
ard. Pratt. oglesby. Wadlcigh, Boutwell,. KEEL
IL and Upton.
ON Private Land Claims-Thurman Ferry
Of Connecticut Fenton. Bayard aud Bogy.
On Indian Afiairs-Buckingham Allison,
osle,by, Morrill, Of Me-, Ingalls,, Bogy and Nc
Cr-cry.
On Pen,ion--Ferry Of Conn. Oglesby. In
gall. Patterson, Hamilton of Texas. and Nor
wood.
On Revolutionary Claims-Brownlow Gil
bert. Conpyer. Johnston and Goldihwaite.
on tlaim>->eott. Pratt, Foreman. Wright,
Mitchell, Boutwell,. Davis. Aerriman aud Gold
thwaite.
ON District of Columbia-Lewis, Spencer,
Hitchcock, ROyertson. Jones, Dorsey and John
ston.
On Patents-Ferry Of Conn. Window, Wad-
leigh. Hamilton of Maryland. and Johnston.
ON Public Buildings and Grounds-Morrill Of
VI. Gilbert. Cameron, stockton and Cooper.
On Territories-Boreman. Hitchcock, Cragin,
CLAYTON. Patterson. Cooper and McCreery.
On Railroads-Stewart,S Scott, West, Ramsey,
Hitchcock. Cragin, Howe, Frelinghuysen, Ham
ilton Of Texas. Rawson and Kelley.
On Mines and Mining-Hamlin, Chandler,
Sargent, Cragin Upton and Goldthwaite.
On Revision of the Laws of the United States
-Conkling Carpenter, Stewart. Acorn and
Ransom.
On Education and Labor-Flanagan. Patter-
son. ingalls,, Sumner, Morton, Bogy and Cor.
don.
On Civil Service and Observation-Disclosures,
Boutwell,, Sherman, Hamlin, Howe, Hamilton
of Md, and Mr. Creery.
To Audit and Control the Contingent Ex-
penses of the Senate-Carpenter, Jones and
Dennis.
On Printing-Anthony. Howe and Salisbury.
On Library-Howe. Allison and Edmunds.
On Engrossed Bills-Bayard, Lewis and
Cooper.
On Enrolled Bills-Ames and CLAYTON.
On the Leyees Of the Mississippi River-Al. |
corn, Clayton, Schurz, Crozier and Cooper.
Ga Transportation Routes to Seaboard-Win- |
dom, Sherman, COnkling, West. Conoyer
Mitchell, Norwood and Davis.
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Gen. A. b. Squirting. forme rly Of this
State, but now In the department Of the In
terror, offered his services to the Cover.
nor Of Maine, in case Of war with Spain.
DIR. Lapham. one Of the Trustees Of
the Insane Hospital, Friday, made the
monthly iqs ection Of that institution, The
whole number at the institution lag. month
was 4Oa; died and discharged. ls; admit.
ted =; present number in the hospital.
4l4-the largest number ever present ~
an inspection.
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Thirty Years Experience Of an
old Nurse.

ors. WinsooW's Scot hing Syrup - the
prescriptions 81 one of the best Female Physi-
ciAns and Nurses IN the United States, and has
beea used for thirty years with never failing
safety and success by millions oi mothers and
children. from the feeble infant OF one week old
10 the adult. i; corrects acidity OF the stomach
feheves wind collie, regulates the bowels, and
gives rest, health and comfort to mother and
child. We believe IL TO be the Best and surest
Remedy in the World, in all cases OF DYSES
IkRf and lARRHEA IN CHILDRES wheth-
sr 1t arises from Teething or from any other
canscs. Full directions for using will accompany
each bottle. None Genuine unless the ac-sirnile
ofCURTIS PERKINS Is on the outside wrap
per- Sold by ell Medicine dealers. spnolyss
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Notice.

NoIiCE is hereby given, that the Director. of
~ the Bangor Calais shore Line Railroad
company. viii petition the coming LegIslaturr
lot permission to bald a railroad bridge over
,he ienobscot river, u connect with any railroad
on the west side Of the same at some point h.
tween the south line of Verona, and the north
line of the town of Bueksport
}. W. MOORE, Pres.
Cherry1eld Nov. Is. 1873 III.
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