Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-12-24

Tweed has applied for another writ of
habeas corpus. The writ came up for ar
gument on the 18th inst.
-Mosier and Douglass, the Bay Ridge
burglars. were buried privately on Friday.
A number of young ladies in New Bri-
tain. Conn. have commenced the study of
SanScrit under the tuition OF Elihu Bur-
ritt.
The spire OF the great Catholic Cathe-
dral in Boston is to be 800 feet high.
The San Francisco Poard of Brokers
consists OF but eighty members, and the
number cannot be increased. A seat was
recently sold for twenty Thousand dollars.
The Secretary OF the Treasury recon-
mends the enactment of a law authorizing
the coinage OF 90 cent. silver coin.
Virginia City. Nevada. has golden
streets-that Is. some OF the mud ON being
analysed the other day. yielded gold aud
silver at the rate OF 50 sc per ton. IL came
from ore dropped from teams, and pulyer-
lied by the street travel.
A car l. now in use on one of the
French railroads 10 which the Bessemer
steamer system has been applied. The car
Is hung on elastic springs, aud the motion
while travelling Is said to be almost imper-
ceptlbe.
Prof. Ruskin has begun his lectures
at Oxford. aud caused some surprise IN his
first lecture by an attack upon the ladies
for coming in such numsers and takiny alt
the seats To the exclusion of the undergrad.
yates.
There i a widespread impression now
that the earthquake. about which the New
York people have been making 81 much
ado. was nothing hut the reverberations of
certain blasting operations.
The German Reichsi az has adopted a
resolution declaring that, to uphold its
dignity, an amendment OF the Constitution
Is necessary To prevent the arrest of
member during its session.
1t Is said that the contract made by
Gen. Butler with Secretary Richardson
just after the fire IN Boston. to supply stone
for the extension OF the new post office In
Boston. will not be carried out hy Secre-
tary Bristow.
"A Topeka, Kansas. despatch says that
several carloads OF supplies for the drsti-
tute 10 Western Kansas have been received
from various points in Illinois aud Ohio
The boys of the New Orleans hiyh
school ON Friday repeated their visit To the
girls lower high school and forced the col
ored girls TO leave. Their action produces
some excitement in the ncighburhood of
the school but no violence
AT the Paris Observatory there il a
telescope in the course of reconstruction that
viii be the largest ever yet made. The
tube will he MY feet in length and >ix frst
eight inches In diameter.
1t j. said that twenty-five residents OF
'h.rtcstown were recently asked the name
OF IN" architect Of Bunker llill Monument
7 lar a i
one suggested that Mr.. Richard Frothin.-
ham would know aud one said he wnuI,,
run up aud read the Inscription.
Sir 4 F. Buxton aud SIR. Foster of the
British Parliament, were Recently ENTER J
tanned al dinner by Vice President Wilson I
Among the guests gathered to meet them
were Speaker Blaine, George Bancroft, 1
Or Edward Thornton. Chief Justice Waite.
'haric~ Nordhon aud Admiral Porter.
-hhlaAHa's Income is TWENTY-FIVE thou
sand i've hundred dollar. p-raunufn and
hc could have more but he declines on Ar
count OF the poyery OF h. subjects Their
tax = live cents GA every 500; 81 on every
horse. aud s. tor every carriage owned
aud run.
-Ih" sacred GIngcs has 20 lat been
spAuncd by br.dgr, much 20 The horror
OF The deNuut Brahnr-. who cnuiid-r.ty
predict that Tie structure cluu.- stand
The span !. across the IIoa,hly. otta orth,.
dcltoid noutheS Of the Ganrr~. which I.
regarded by the iiindoo- a. the true c.ur...
oi the sacrrd river, anal which 4. the ,,l,
channel now frrqleutr hy Iar-,r .hir.
xfhc nrN palace 81 ths sultan IL TURK.
ey. called Ichrra.An, which hAs been, rec.
entity hnilt in ton.taniiuuplr. j. ~aii 70 be-
very beautiful. There i nothing like 10.
and nothing 10 rival 10, Ia anv capital 81
hhr"p"- ~ The beauty 81 the Interior. and
the marvellous richue>. or Ia. arab.ruu..
and sarac-nir traccrieS. thrr. /, NOTHING
/" be compared Ia IL in the rest 81 The
word. What it, cost may have been i.
not known. But looking t. th, perfect ~
in.I -. ~ = fFssH "a
'Hu P,"tnNi-n - ornamental wnrA Of fh.
most delicate finish. IA marble. IN iyor,
ana marqneteric--prcld over vat .uit,.
Of rooms aud halls 81 Imperial diueu.ion.
the cost NUT ha,e been enormous.