Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-01-22

ell In legislation, the doctrine OF natural
deprarity" would not be questioned. Few,
very few. questions go by merit. or demerit.
but 1t is you scratch my back and III
tickle your belly" and many one gets
jeliy-tickled to his sorrow.
THE INSANE HOSPITAL.
sentiment pervades the atmosphere of
tue State House. id which all seem TO con-
eur. that something wrong. II not dcvilsh.
ootains IN the management and treatment
OF the insane. Ii there be no wrong what
Is u that keeps and vitaiizes such am opin-
ION! Better attempt to uproot ones theo-
logical creed, than to eradicate this idea of
wrong.
The call now is for more Hospital room
or for new Hospital. The present i fun.
eioWueuly iuli. IL, inmates are the insane,
n'ots' aud 'm6ecifes. Ii has just received
an inmate from your county. 4 poor fellow
without brains enough to be crazy. II il
not these unfortunates-the insane-which
1 crowds that extensively smelling Institu-
ton.
The COMMITTEE on Insane Hospital this
afternoon gave a hearing to Mrs Packard
of Illinois urging the till providing for the
establishment of "A Board of Inquiry into
The condition OF inmates of the Insane A>y-
luin. She spoke over ah hour to n very
large gathering in the Senate Chamber.
She was confined from 1850 TO 1864 in an
Insane Asylum in Illinois bv her husband.
Congregational clergyman. because She
refused TO accept the Calvinistic doctrine
OF original sin. Her two points proposed
n embodied in the bill are To establish this
board OF appeal in such eases aud to To-
care post Office boxes in every Asylum into
when the patients may drop letters that
shall reach the board without the srpcr.
vision of the Superintendent She de-
clares that the person confined in the Asy-
ium Is outside of law.
FISH CULTURE.
The art of fish culture has taken such "A
RANK IN our state. rs a regular industry, As
to command a revision of the law. on the
subject Of restoring the sea fish snch
a. salmon, shad and acwives. to our
fresh waters. A. "A test at the estimate
paced upon the inland ii-herie, by differ
ent States. We find New Hampshire appor-
iioning S3oo0oO in single resolve for
this same object. Massachusetts appor-
tioning from ten, 10 twenty thousand dol
lar, the English Government cxpcndiny
sll2,eo yearly on the fisheries of the
hited Kingdom. Year by wear, as the
value and Importance Of this heretofore
hhucVcIopcd industry. comes to be better
understood, more legislative protection i
needed, and i, demlnded. which demand
/ i Tor general law, without exceptions in
~ application, one which shall remove
distractions. or construct a icGy from the
sea 10 our large aquatic territory.
by the Revised statutes il appears. that
IN our county. the following waters are
exempt from tie provisions Of the law
relating In migratory fishes, the Eastern
River ~ orland; Winslow's and l.cach's
streams in Pcnobscot; all waters ia Blue
hi'I. fremont, Mt Desert, Eden. Franklin
anu sullivan \ petition numcrou~lv
signed, has been presented TO the Lcgisl.l-
tnrr, asking for fish way into Eastern
River, which bids fair for an unctious
hearing.
"A showing the former abundance OF
fish. II j. traditional that. when man
bought shad At any OF the fishing places
on The Connecticut, 50 much more picnti-
iul were salmon in the river that. with
every shad sold. \ salmon was thrown
~. Until q comparatively recent period
the rivers OF the United States. particular
~. the New England Statr,. fairly swarm
cd with salmon. 4 century ago the vat
cr- II | Mon rlNcr were alive with salmon
>hads, anh aicwivc>: but On thar river, a
on other rivers OF Name. the dams. and
discharges from mills, have forced thu
hNh 10 seek Tor pgrcr, and unobStructcd
rivers aud streams.
Since lsG7 tho legislature. OF several Of
The states have enacted laws looking to
~" Restocking Of their rivers, and have
appointed commissioners To- take charge
~ th- matter.
IuE sCArTEEING,.
From Col. Buckland'> Report Oh tile d.
cation of the proposed Shore Line Rail-
road. the following Items Of local interest,
are extracted.
Distance by the proposed route from
Bnck-prt TO Calais l3j miles. Distance
from Bucksport to Ellsworth - IL mile,
Average cost per mile Of road completed.
including rolling stock, FROM Bangor la
Ellsworth Sl1.l6-. Distance from Back
sport To Ellsworth $1,000 a ~tyin" OF
SIC. per mile In favor Of the Buch>pnrt
route, The entire cost Of construction Of
'h" Road from Buck~port 10 Calais. i c--
tinatcd al 81 pa 800
1t Is reported that Mr. Furber. Of the
Boston Il Maine railroad. oiirr, tn .uar.,i-
tee the Shoe Line railroad bonds. prnvid-
81 the Boston x Maine can control the
road
On Friday. WATSON of Surry. was an
pointed Chairman Of the Committee. on u
much OF the Governors Address A. r.
iatc> 70 the subject OF Temperance. ana
Clark Of fremont, Chairman OF Committee
on Insane Panpers.
Jan. H.
ON motion of Mr.. WATSON.
Ordered, That the Committee on THE
Judiciary be Instructed to inquire into IN.
cNpediency 81 legislation, authorizing a.
se--"is OF taxes in the assessment Of
school district taxes, IL asses, upon the
district over and above the sum committed
"A "A
laying. as IN the case OF town taxes ~ A
further sum for tn. expenses Of the assess
ing and collecting the taxes
ON motion OF Mr.. IiutchingS.
ordered That the Committee on Ayri-
culture be directed 10 inquire into the cx-
pcd!ehey Of paying a bounty for the drs-
uuctipn OF hen hawks and chicken hawks.
me weather, ever since the meeting Of
the Legislature. has been like
a pceyI.h April day!
little sum little rain
Ana tllcn night fogs aiorDlhe plain.
RURAL.