Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-01-01
State News.

Judge Peters Is expected to hold he
Court at Machias, term commencing Tues
day, January 9Th.
Maine is now the fourth State in the
manufacture of boots and shoes, according
To statistics. Last year she ranked iiflh.
There are only 100 cousicts now in the
Maine State Prison-the smallest number
Tor some years.
A convention OF the Catholic total
abstinence societies of the State will be
held in Bangor ON January
1t is reported in Augusta that Gen.
j. {. Caldwell OF Ellsworth is to be appoint
ell successor TO Hon. J. l.. Stevens as
Minister to Paraguay and Uruguay.
In recent Sunday School anniversary
Prof. Barbour, of Bangor, took strong
ground against the tendency towad sun
day school dramatics." SO noticeable now
in many schools.
d. knowiton GO, Of Camden, have
nearly finished passenger car, the work
manshp Of which is very highly command.
ed. The builders seem to be establishing
reputation for this kind of work.
A. c. Spratt ofIIermon gives notice in
the Bangor Wing that he will cause to be
prosecuted TO the full extent of the law any
person who gives or sells 10 him any in
toNicants, Including even cider.
- man pa,n..I IInua ,,.Lo
wa, committed to Jail in Huntington. Mon
day evening, committed suicide BY hang
ing himself with 4 towel to the bed post
He was dead when discovered by TAILOR
Norcross Tuesday morning.
Patrick Hobbin. OF Bitideford. while
drunk, quarrelled with Joseph Sansior, a
tenant of the same house, and stabbed him
several tines. inflicting probably fatal
wounds He then inflicted an ugly wound
on his wife.
At the chapel of State street church
Portland, on Christmas eve. Mr.. Clarence
Hale, superintendent of the Sabbath school,
was presented with an elegant volume OF
the Boydel Gallery.
NoMISATIoNs.-The Governor has made
the following nominations:
To solemnlze marriages-John W.
BrOwnvilie, Brighton; John z. Evans,
Portland; Alexander Marquis, Gardiner.
Justices of the Peace and Quorum-From
Aroostook county, James +. Holland,
ioulton; Franklin county, Archie L. Tai
bot Walton; Hancock county, VIM. Z. Joy,
Ellsworth; Kennebec county. Emory 0.
Bean, Readfeld; Oxford county, A. IL.
Walker, Lowell; York county. VIM.
Allen, kcnnebunk.
PROBABLE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Dec.
27.-The Lewiston Journal has informa-
ton that Mrs. Lucy Tenney, on the morn
ing Of the oath inst, was probably murder
ed in her bed in Grafton by her husband.
Moses Tenney, blind pauper. eighty
eight years Of age. A coroner's jury has
returned . verdict to the above effect. and
Tenney is under arrest.
Edward S. Sheldon, youngest, of the
four sons of Rev. DR.. Sheldon. of Water.
vile, has won, by superior scholarship at
Cambridge, what Is known as the BAN
croft Fellowship. in that university. which
give him among other benefits, that OF q
years travel in Europe, with expenses
paid.
The rebellion was the means Of largely
reducingthe number of horses In this State.
But within few years past the number
has began to increase. and to-day we have
over 81, 200 horses in Maine. or this num-
Der 800 are stations kept for stock purpos-
es, and which animals have recorded
pedigree. or the well known Knox stock
there are some afty stations.
The Belfast journal speaks of Mr..
Hale's course in the salary debate. as
follows:
Mr.. Hale, the representative of this dis
trict in Congress. battled manfully for the
right in this matter, and is entitled to the
thanks OF the people although he failed.
We cannot be suspected Of any party
pedilection for this gentleman, and we feel
we should do less than justice to him II we
failed to acknowledge his services for the
right on this important question.
Mr.. Paine Of Bangor has made =
thorough search through the several on
'ces in the State house ut Boston. and has
brought back the records, plans, field
notes and other papers pertaining to lands
in Maine, and they will, - speedily %