Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-04-23
Letter from Boston.
From our own Correspondent
A Senator 1T Last Miscellany
Boston. April 20. 1874
A SENATOR AT LAST

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SENATOR AT LAST.
After all these weeks Of excitement the
Legislature has made choice OF a Senator.
The Dawes and IIoar men were ia secret
caucus early on Friday morning and an
unusual amount Of excitement prevailed
in the corridors o.! The State House. The
convention assembled at noon and pro-
ceoded TO the thirty first attempt TO eject
successor 10 Charles Sumner aud resulted
about the same as the previous ballots eX-
| cept that Iloars name for the first time
headed the list. The convention then
closed its session and immediately the
friends of Mr.. Dawes held a secret session
proposing TO drop their candidate aud Sc
lect a new one, who would be acceptable
to the friends OF Hoar, but they We're di-
vided between DR.. I.oring, Gov. Washburn
and eX-Goy. Bullock, and SO they re-as-
sembled and had another ballot with no
material change from the first days Of the
struggle. They again adjourned and sew
| eral propositions were made by both fac
tons bnt were voted down and In this con-
diton OF affairs both parties went again in
| to the convention and then it was. that the
| end of the conflict seemed to be near at
hand. for IL was evident that a break had
come aud the half hour that followed was
the most exciting one of the whole contest.
One hundred and fftyone votes were cast
| for Gov. Washburn which elected him TO
the office. and every body seemed jubiant
at the thought that il was really filled at
| last, for almost every one had become
| weary OF those daily sessions which were
of no profit to either party. 1t had become
SO tiresome that even a less desirable can
didate would have been welcomed had he
been chosen. They have selected an
! honest man and we trust he will ALWAYS be
| found on the side of Justice and Right.
Gov. Washburn's resignation will leave
the affairs OF the State in charge of Lieut.
| Gov. Talbot who Is now in Texas irwin.
to regain his health. u ne returns the
Hon. Milo Hildreth vii. charge. Con-
| CALCULATIONS have been red to Gov
Washburn on every hanC
| MUSICAL.
The Handel and Hayden Festival prom
| ises to be one OF the most interesting ever
yet held by the Society.
The two concerts given last week by
Lucca. NJ. w. Whitney and Theodore
Thomas Dorchester were among the most
enjoyable of the season. Lucca never APP
peared to better advantage and the other
talent is always good. .
! Quite = novel entertainment is being
presented at Horticultural Hall where
wooden artists give . programme which
\ embraces minstrelsy, songs &c. One
| can hardly convince himself that he IS not
| Witnessing the performances of little men
and women.
The Hampton colored Students will give
[ two concerts in Music Hall this week on
Thursday evening aud Saturday afternoon.
No concerts ever call forth more unquali-
fed praise than theirs. Their peculiar and
characteristic songs are admired by every
body who hears them. f..t Il
| MIsCELLANY. m
We hear that Wilkie Collins is coming
back to America again but this country
can get along very we'll without him. We
still have such a mixture of ali sorts Of
weather that we hardly know whether
Spring has really come or pot, but the wild
geese are flvinQ ever and birds are singing