Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-10-22
October q. has been designated As the
Canadian day Of Thank giving.

October -, has been designated As the
Canadian day Of Thank sgiying.
Three children Of Mrs. Graham OF
New Castle. Ind. have fallen heirs to
about 100000 By the death OF an nucir in
Europe.
a Tcutonc resident IN rrnusy wanna.
aged scvcnty-thrce. has recently had pre-
seni"d TO him by his wife tie ihlrtieth
pledge OF their mutual affection.
scotland (. fast becoming 4 CONNER
cial, mining and manufacturing, rather
than an agricultural country.
An English scholar who ha, just re-
turned from China, SAYS that shortly be-
fore he lett that country he fcll Ia with 4
gentleman aged los. who was jn>t about
to - in tor his last scholastic cXamina-
ton. with view Of obtaining the final
diploma Of scholarship.
They are putting 1850 worth OF gold
leaf on the dome uf the capitol AZ Bos.
ton.
A total eclipse OF the moon viii occur
the .Ith Inst, which i tie first time for
several years. Il will commence shortly
after midnight
There has been an unprecedented raid
of tobacco buyers into the Connecticut val
ley durin. the past two weeks. The far
m"r- through the valley. while they have
raised less quantity OF the weed ,hi-
ycar than formerly, have tended il bet
ter
Charlotte Cushman delivered an adj
dress and read several selection. ON ~atur-
day At the tu-hman schoolhouse in Bos-
ton. which j. Guilt on tie spot where she
was born In 1916 and is named In her hon
or.
There is firm Of brass and copper
wire manufacturers in scotland. who have
made penny 20 farther than eyer the
thrttic,t Scotchman could make IT, having
drawn IL ont into 200 feet. OF more than
half a mile OF wire
A new Republican paper, tie ''Ecpub-
lie" ha, been established Ia New York an
eight page Daily. Il IS said To 80 strongly
established with an experienced corp, vi
managers aud writer's
a correspondent in Ellsworth. Kan
saS reports Many farmers are al ,heaft-
ened and are leaving Tor the older State,
Potato beetles, clinch-hugs, gra>-hopprr-,
drought and fire VIII turn the emigration
eastward.
The Duke Of Cambridge has the govt
and /, going 10 resign his command oi the
British army. Queen Victoria once re-
marked TO Lord Palmerston that. las a
warrior, Cam. is not "A success" Nobody
has ever had the courage to deny it, His
urace's strong point /, 4 capacity Tor shcr-
rs wine.
In atwo hour and a half speech at
Augusta, Ga, A. IL. stephens said that
Grant had done his duty. and that the civil
rights bill would destroy southern public
schools He saw no objection To a laird
term. He said that Grant should not be
abused for his Louisiana policy coun.eled
obedience To the laws. aud wa, hopeful of
the future Of the country.
As a stage was descending a steep hill
in Nevada county, Cal, "A telegraph wire
crossing the road which had by some
means got let down nearly TO !. level with
the tops of the heads OF the horses. cut OF
the drivers seat and the top OF the coach,
sweeping driver and passengers from their
seats. Fortunately no one was hurt.
A SINGULAR THEFr.-The Boston Her
aid says that on Tuesday afternoon an I'M
known man drove up in wagon to the
Public Library building. and mounting to
the roof OF the extension on which work
men were busily engaged, be borrowed of
them hammer aud a chisel, with which
he deliberately proceeded to remove the
copper Lightning rods from the building.
In this work he was engaged for several
hours, no one suspectiDg but that he was
acting under order from the propert
authority. After loading his wagon. the
mysterious unknown drove slowly off, and
the city will have TO replace those rods or
hunt up the bold thief.