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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-03-27
State Ne VS..

Hon. Joshua y. Lowell formerly mcm-
Der OF Congress ffom this District (from
1899 to 1858, died at his residence IN East
Machias, March 18th, aged Il years.
The Belfast Journal says the cause Of
woman suffrage, or rather woman's rights,
/, getting along nicely in that region, Miss
;. \. M,nsur having been elected menu
Der OF the School Committee in Monroe
NEW AProINTNENT.-A Washington dis
patch announces that the Pres ident sent To
the Senate on Wednesday the nomination
Of Hon Hiram Ruygles to be Collector of
Internal Revenue for this, the Fourth Dis
trcl. Mr. RuSgles was formerly Assess
or OF Internal Revenue and we learn that
his appointment has been made on the
accommodation of the Special Ageat OF
Treasury DE apartment, who made an Of
fetal tour of the State last season. under
the new law the duties of Collector and
Assessor are merged and will dcvolve up
ON one officer.
Mr.. Ruggles is well known throughout
NAat slL>ALI- utN pNIupA'h Fipui-
incnt positions in pubic life, and his BUSH
Rvtahil!y and eXpe5isnce in the Internal
qualified for the Office OF Collector WIN.
The members Of the general committee
of the creditors of J. Winslow Jones, the
extensive canned corn merchant. met At
the Office of Mr.. Jones' counsel, Messrs.
Mattocks and Fox, in Portland, wednes
day. The meeting adjourned, having ac-
ceptcd the terms OF compromise offered
by Mr.. Jones. The committee who we re
entrusted with the settlement were select
ed by the creditors whose debts had ac-
crued at the various corn packing estab-
lishments owned by Mr.. Jones IN this
State. The claims elswhere. having ac-
crued early in the season, were settled, the
committee for each factory having full
power and authority to adjust tho claims
Of all creditors represented by them. The
settlement was highly satisfactory to all
concerned, and Mr.. Jones will at once re-
sumo business, under the most favorable
auspices. The number of creditors was
l0l6; the whole Indebtedness Sl69. 900,
most OF which Is due In Maine, and has
arisen the past year. The unsecured in-
debtedness amounts TO $50 900, and the
secured indebtedness Is $50 900. Mr..
Jones sales the past year have amounted
TO 500 900, and reach all parts of the
world. The whole number Of his facto-
ries are seventeen, Of which eleven are in
Maine, and the balance in New Brunswick
and Nova Scotia.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-03-27

and depth of water for steamers and YES
sells. With similar facilities at Castinc,
which could be easily secured and conven-
lent steamers to connect the two roads, the
transfer of passengers and freight and con-
nections could be made as easily and quick
ly as via. Bucksport. This would obviate
all necessity of building any thing but
It. 6 in. guage. which has been proved by
experience to meet all requirements and
especially adapted to this route.
The business men of Bangor are getting
awake to their interests and are endeavor-
ing to secure the building of the road TO
that place, but this company should look
we'll to the future interests of the road and
of Eastern Maine and not sacrifice their
object, TO make this the shorter and by far
the most desirable trunk line between Bos-
ton aud the British Provinces. which they
are sure To do by going that way.
BY so doing, Bangor will always be the
extent of its Western business, which
could be secured by connection at Bucks
also subject the road to the danger Of be-
ing cut off at no distant day from its entire
through business to Calais and beyond. by
the extension Of the "St. CroiX and Pc
nobScot Railroad" from Princeton To Ban
gor which it has charter to do and so
have through line twenty miles nearer
than by the "Shorc Line Railroad
Let the people of Hancock and Wash
ington counties exercise care in the loca-
ton Of their road. for upon thi, ponds
the future success of the road and that Of
Eastern Maine. ''pRoGEESs.'
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-03-27

Nix. EDITOR Please allow Bucksport
few lines in reply TO the ten thousand and
one words of the Bangor organ IN advocacy
of the terminus of the Eastern Shore Line
Railroad at Bangor and nowhere else.
The organ, knowing as we'll as we Eastern
people do. that our interest does not any
way require a road 10 Bangor, argues
every time and always the especial inter-
est of Bangor, making her interest consist
not only in compelling the East to 70 to
Bangor, by making it the terminus, but
by 80 mapping the road as to put it beyond
a possibility of being tapped at any point
between Ellsworth and the terminus.
This is rather too cool and assumes too
much gullibility Of our down-easters. We
can see through the wool Notwithstanding.
am willing to take it for granted that
Eastern people know their wants land they
mean to provide for them.) which are.
iirst-railroad connection, which will be
found a. Bncksport. over a much better
and pleasanter surface and with much less
ways open water. which they are sure 10
find at Bucksport aud sure not TO find nj
Bangor.
The organ knowing full well that $780,
900 will not pay the difference of expense.
and hence will be so much money wasted
between terminus at Bangor and
Bncksport; and knowing as well that when
Eastern people aud Eastern freight reach
Bangor both arc farther from where they
need 10 be than when at Ellsworth. bases
its talk upon the interest Of Bangor. As
suming tha:. because the East wants 10 get
somewhere, if Bangor will pay something
where they have no occasion 10 go. Pas
ssngers and freight booked at Ellsworth
must 20 through. They can neither stop
or turn aside by the way. That is the gist
of the direction and plan of the route.
And now permit me respectfully 10 ask
whether, in considering the question Of a
road We>iwprl lit dnes-uni bncnIn. Els
and money IL 10 accommodate the county
and bind together Eastern and Western
Hancock (as only railroad can do it,
rather than increase any existing disinteg-
ration by starting of directly out of the
county TO a point. reached without any
material motive: especially "a one route
is over swamps, rocks and sterility. with
no way business forever. and the other
through a country susceptible OF THRIFT and
through thriving villages!
We assure you that Bucksport is inter
ested and that she has the disposition and
ability TO help Just so soon H. she can act
TO the best advantage for the result desired
and aimed at. L. ii. W.
Bucksport. March ~, 1873
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-03-27

HOLDING OFFICEs.-The following ex-
tract from the United States NaH nav be
of interest to those by whom the late order
of President Grant. concerning the hold
ing of State and municipal offices, Is not
yet fully understood:
The Presidents order respectln" State
and municipal offices does not apply TO
post-mdsterS whose salaries are not over
5000 1t does not apply to positions on
boards Of education, school committees,
public libaries, religious or charitable i'll
stitutons. Incorporated or sustained by
State or municipal authority. provided
such position does not interfere with the
duties of the Office. The head of the de-
partment under whom the Office is held
will be the judge. 1t does not apply to
officers of a State militia. nor to unpaid
service in fire departments. nor to arts
ans or mechanics employed in the armor-
les, arsenals, navy yards. &C., but master
workmen and others who hold appoint
ments from any department are embraced
within the operation of the order The
office of Justice of the peace, notary pub
lie, and commissioner to take acknowledge
ment Of deeds. or to administer oaths. shall
not be deemed within the provisions of
this order, and are excepted from its opera
tons and may be held by federal officers.
The appointment of deputy marshal OF the
United States may be conferred upon
sheriffs and deputy sheriffs.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-03-27
Western Terminus of the Shore Line
Railroad.

We publish below three articles upon
this subject. \ full discussion is desirable
and ourreaders will doubtless be interested
IN reading the different views of the re-
spective writer's.
The Directors of the Road should weigh
well the arguments urged, and if possible
consult the wishes of the people on the
line.
The able and exhaustive report of Mr..
Paine of Bangor, would seem to settle
what is for her interest, and we have no
doubt from the spirit of the recent NEE L
ing, and the high character of the men
VINO favor it, that she will promptly vote
the sl50.0o0 first required.
Another question remains to be settled
IL II for the interest of the East to 90 70
Bangor: If the Directors decide affirma-
lively. there seems no reason why the work
may not be begun at once:
Nj. DESERT, Me, March y, 1873.
MR.. EDiToR:-1 noticed in your last is,
sue, an article upon the Shore Line Rail.
road" in which you spoke of Castine as
the Western terminus. Although / have
thought it for the interest of the road 10
terminate at Bucksport, provided that town
and Orland would aid the enterprise. yet
there are many reasons why Castine would
be preferable to any other point, among
which is the excellent harbor afforded the
year round. unobstructed by ice in winter.
which you cannot say of Buckspot, and
being about the same distance from Els
worth and more direct route. it would
pass through the village of Surry and Blue
hill. crossing the river into W. Brooksyille
and Castine, affording all the towns and
cities along the entire road the best winter
harbor East of Portland.
AT Castine We would be twenty miles
nearer Rockland than at Bueksport and if
We must always ferry there it would be
time and twenty miles distance saved by
going this route.
The remark that passengers and freight
from all points West can be delivered in
Castine quicker and cheaper than at any
other point the same distance from Eus-
worth, is a fact of vast importance in this
connection, and with steamers to connect
Castine with Rockland, when taking into
account the quality of both harbors, there
need be no delay occasioned by the trans
fer.
The Knox and Lincoln Railroad Co. have
the present winter completed large and
convenient wharf, with the best water
front in Rockland-is so feet in width, ex-
cept the head which is 80 feet for distance
of so feet The whole length of the wharf |
Is 6lS feet and for a distance of 275 feet
there will be from 91-2to II IL feet of water
at the lowest tides, offering ample room |
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-03-27
Explanation Of the Free High Schools
To The Editor Of the Press:

To The Editor Of the Press:
Allow me to offer the following express
ion in relation to the Free High school
act, especially with reference to amounts
necessary to be raised by any town, dis
trict or districts, to socute certain graru.
ity from the State.
First,-The object in establishing the
Free High School system OH the present
basis, was to secure nsuperior education,.
at the expense of property, one half to be
paid by the State, one half by the town.
The first question, therefore to be deter
mined by the State will be, how much has
an, town actually expended for "instruc-
ton in said schoor' for the current year
This amount will appear in the return
made under oath by the experimenting
School Committee to the State Superin-
tendent of common schools on or before
December first. Suppose this amount to
be $1,000 actually expended for instruction,
meanin. by this, the salaries ofteachers in.
Guiding board, nothing more-tbs amount
then Is an obligation Of the town, to be
met AS follows, one half, $500, by a special
appropriation on the part ofthe town. and
one half, $500, by sratuity from the State.
Second. The actual expenditures hay
ing been determined, before the State pro-
ceeds to defray one half OF the expense
thus incurred, the second inquiry will be
whether the town has made provision for
paying its half by special appropriation,
besides the ordinary requirements of the
ger capita tar. This will appear by the
same certified statement as above This
hay IS The sum required to be raised by The
several tonas. Therefore town raising
$500 will have $1,000 to expend for high
school purposes. or in other words the
town will receive from the State as much
as 1t raises, mot exceed Ing $500 on the
part of the State) provid ell the town has
expended in instru ction t,cice the sum rails
ell for Free High School" Illustration.
The town OF Gray raises $500 for a free
high SCHOOL, Sopposs this sum expended
for Instruction in spring term of school.
Gray will pay for this. In the fall the
town may have another term of school
costing the same and this the State will
pay for In December. II the term closes
prior to December, the town can pay the
cost of instruction by drafts on It's own
treasury, by temporary loans or otherwise,
and reimburse Itself or cancel loan by
State warrant when received. If GRAY
stopped With It's spring term of school, It
would receiaeinto its treasury $3.50 from
the State which, without another term OF
school, would be diverted from the original
intention, and the youth of Gray be debrtv.
ed ofthe extra term Of school. Every
town, therefore. should expend twice the
sum u faises and receive from the State
the sag}e amount IS it raises -
The view that 4 Gray raises $500 it can
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-03-27
Another Murder in y. Y.

Charlie, Goodrich, brother TO W. ". Good
rich, was found this morning in the basement
Of one OF a row Of handsome brown stone
dwellings in Degrsw street. near fifth Avenue
Brooklyn. with pistol shot wound through
his head and deep wound over the right eye,
ieaying little doubt that h. met hi- death Al the
hands Of some burglar. Goodrich was 4
widower, ~ years of age, AMI man NJ con
siderable means. Had recently erected this
row OF buildings, some of Witch b. hal sold
The house. the fifth one from Flfth Avenue.
he had just let to a New York merchant com
pletsly furnished. and for the first week had
bern in thc habit Of sleeping in It for the pur-
pose Of taking care OF 1t until the gentleman
ready to move in.
w. W. Goodrich was in the habit Of seeing
his brother nearly every day. He went 10 the
house THURSDAY, bnt finding il locked, suppn,-
ell his brother absent, but a. he did not make
his appearance tbs morning. he became
anxious and went TO the house again this
morning, knocked At the door and rang the
bell, but got no response.
He decided TO break into the hou>e and en-
tered one OF the adjoining houses. going % To
the roof and deccnding through the -cutte.
He found all the doors closed and looking into
the sleeping apartment of hi brother. he found
the sheets and blankets turned down n If he
had lust risen. He went down TO the base
me ut and on opening the door, found his broth
CT lying dead upon the carpet. Passing in
back Of the basement, he found the window
broken open. He became convinced that his
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20 that the man might insert hi, head and turn
the fastening.
The theory i, that some thief was aware Of
the fact that Mr.. Goodrich was in the habit OF
sleeping in the house alone and supposed h.
carried largr sums Of money about him. That
he broke into the place and that GoodIich
hearing the noise, cam, down stairs with j.
pistol in hi, hand, ready to meet the intruder.
The thief took up position from which he
could knock h ,enseiess "a he entered the
place and il is believed struck him a blow over
the right eye This blow was sufficient to
render him powcrless. The thief then seized
hs pistol and shot him. and it i supposed.
rifed his pockets, for his pocket book as well
r. valuable gold watch was gone.
There was nothing about the place to give
evidence Of struggle, but the position in
which the body was found would lead Il casual
observer 10 infer he had committed suicide.
The pistol, silver plated revolver. was
lying near his right hand \ little coagulatcd
blood was on the heart nsione, while the head
OF the dead man was lying about n foot sway.
The blood had been washed from the wound
over his eye and the towel which had been
used for that purpose was hanging over the
sink. The suppo-ition that he had committed
suicide was TO great extent di-peled by the
fact that the pistol shot wound was in the len
temple.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-03-27
General News.
Exec nassu Of wallis Foster.
The FINAL ACT

In the "Carhook tragedy" is c.o.ed. Wil,ism
Foster. who murdered Avery ID. Putnam two
years ago, has at last suffered the extreme
penalty OF the law. He was hanged in the
PRISON yard Of the Tombs at precisely 9.I5
o'clock March 2lst. in the presence Of about
three hundred witnesses. There WAS
AN IMMENSE CROWD OF PEOPLE
Ia the streets around the gloomy walls OF the
Tombs. all anxious To hexr the first tdings
from within, and when it was announced that
Foster had met hi. fate. murmer Of relief ran
through the assembled thousands.
Within the TOmbs walls, previous to the
execution, the scene was exceedingly solemn
Toned As special deputy sheriffs to witness the
hanging, stood with uncovered heads waiting
the appearance Of the sad little procession.
composed Of prisoner, the officers in charge,
and the faithful spiritual adviser. Overhead
was large canvass awning, stretching from the
south wall Of the prison to the m ain prison,
completely hiding the sca1Old from the view of
the people who thrOuged the roofs Of the ada
cent buildings. A brisk March breeze lifted
this huge canvass in undulating waves and
Threatened 70 break it loose from its fastenings.
The gan0ws was the same which has done
duty in eleven previous executions. The last
time 1t WAS used before to-day, WAS on the occa-
sion Of the execution Of the negro Thomas, in
1871.
The police arrangements for preserving order
Two hundred policemen, detailed from the
various precincts, were on hand. under the
immediate command Of Superintendent KelsO.
THE PREI.IMINARIEs.
Previous TO the execution, Rev. DR.. Tying.
Fosters spiritual adviser, made very lengthy
PRAYER. During the prayer Foster showed
considerable uneasiness. Then the death war
rant was read amid breathless stiffness.
Foster lay down on his bed about tive O'Clock
this morning. At six he arose from his bed
aad with BG0aAAble self possession prepared
TO make his last toilet. Breakfast was provided
for him BY the metron. bpt he refused TO eat.
6oOa afterward the Rev. Aesses. Ting apd
Schoomaker arrived, and administered spirit
psl consolation to the unfortunate man during
his last two hours in this world.
At ths appointed hour. eight O'Clock this
@o.ning, ths Deputy SHERIFF. net At The
to the Tonbs.
The ps1soner's mother did not visit him dur,
ing iDeagsegafise, being an invalid, and her
son pasee1 to-day from the word with no
maternal farewell from those lips that first
taught hin the prayess be fsilsd TO heed.
Foster after the departure 0f his Felafivss
LIST night, returned TO his accustomed ssSt IN
the corridor near the stove, and engaged st
intervals in coaveEsati0n with his keepers,
Deputy Sheriff. HaabsIy and 6eebacher. He
said but little, however,. and seemed to be
engaged In deep uedltation. His cell door was
open near him. bit b manifested - desire 10
stesp. Hours passed n this wsy. At u
o,al0ck, Didnight, the verge Of ths day on
which he was to die, Warden Johnson visited
The prison md spoke TO Ne doo0ed man.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-03-27
Picklngs and SteaIings.

The Chicago Post prints this The boy
who forged his mothers name to single
with piece of chalk, and bought five
cents worth of candy with the bogus or
der, now languishes and slumbers on all
fours Mt night. The mother got possession
of the shingle.
At Sunday School. few Sundays
ago, the superintendent was reviewing the
lesson, and was talking of the verse read
ing, Let your lons be girded. and your
light burning" He asked the question,
why are we commanded to keep our loins
girdedy' One little shaver sang out, ''To
keep our pants up
Mr.. II. Brown has our thanks for
half bnshel of the incest "'Murphies'' we
ever closed our potato trap on. Ills such
little kindnesses as these that strew with
roses the path of the impecunious village
editor, and his back door yard with peel
ings.-l Red River (Minn.) Grzette.
WoMAN's PERsIsTENCY.-When a mild
hammered and melancholy young man, not
prone to profanity and SO, as the Danbury
views would say, suffering a great deal at
times, consents to assume the monotonous
duties Of Uncle Sans postal service,
blasted be the woman who in these degcn-
crate days would harrass him for rigorous
compliance with regulations. Yet such an
Amazon has been found. who in the San
Francisco Post Onloe the other day walked
up and rendered ninety-nlne big coppers,
requesting in lieu thereof thirty-three /
stamps. Vainly did the sentlemanly OFF |
cial, impressed with the ponderous nature
OF the currency which appro MINATED some
two pounds in weight, essay TO soften the /
heart OF the fair one BY the Assurance that /
postal regulations preciuded tn c receipt of
more than -four coppers as legal tender. |
Wearied by her pertinacity he at last gave
point blank refusal whereat the woman |
circled by Il crowd OF grinnlng and sym
pathetic spectators, formed a line" thirty |
three consecutive times and obtained like |
number vi stamps enliyenng each pur-
chase by remarks Of a personal nature.
We guess that clerk thinks woman can
find her way to the polls Troy WAig.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-03-27

Boston, March al.-James McElhaney. who
murdered his wife some six mouuths since, cN-
plated his crime, on the scsffold al the suffolk
Jail in this city this forenoon. He was hung
at twelve minutes past eleven. and in twenty
minutes life was pronounced extinct. There
were about i0J spectators present, and all
preserved a respectful silence aud decorum
that wa- almost painful during the execution
OF the law. The condemned made no remarks
upon the >cafold, but bafore lsayinA hi, cell
be- indu X ID In religious dssotions, in cem;,any
with Rev. Mr.. Upham, his spiritual adviser
aud Father Cook, The chaplain % the jail lie
took his last leave OF his father and mother
last night and signed a will bcqCssathiug all his
property, about tx thousand dollars worth. 10
his only child. lie walked firmly TO the scaf-
OH and he behaved with extraordinary forth
ttftia
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-03-27

receive but $3.50 from the State, is not in
accordance with the intentions of tn ose
who originated the free high school, plan,
nor with the words Of the act. s'shall be
entitled to receive from the State one-half
of the amount actually expended (not
raised) ''for instruction = Is unjust TO the
State, in that the gratuity Of the State is
not expended for edueatlon; unjust to the
citizens OF the town, Ia that they are thus
taxed for twice the sum necessary; and
finally Is unjust to the young men and
women, in that they secure only half the
possible school facilities.
Very respectfully.
Your obedient servant,
WARREN JOHNSON.