Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-10-29
State News.

hocAtliiu sometime III November.
The steamer Katahdin carried out
from Bangor recently. 800 barrels and
900 bags filled with potatoes.
The Wing gives the total valuation of
Bangor for 1874 a $40, 5lO.69t.
The Portland people are riehteously
exercised by the pressing need of "A grain
elevator in that city.
The valuation Of taxable property in
Maine has increased some g. 900 900 dur
ing the past year.
1t i understood that the survey for
the new railroad from Calais To II. John
VIII oe In progress this week
Last week Lewiston boy often wears
attempted 10 shoot an officer who was ar
resting him for theft. lie was arrested
and held for trial.
Three young Bangor men succeeded
In killing large bear at Butterilclds Land
ing. last week, with clubs and pocket
knives.
PERsoSN.-lIon. Lewis Barker OF Ban.
gor has had an invitation from the E.pub-
licln committee OF New York To address.
the cjiikru> Of that State on the prominent
political questions OF the dav Il i, under.
stood that he viii leave on Thursday next.
10 BE- ABSENT tor tea days
-Rev. l.. Iierrick. formerly OF Se,Ir-
wtcA, wa~ Installed, a, pastor OF the Hap-
iiHt church n Wells Depot. Maine. last
TUESDAY. lie /, quite a tavoritc with the
young people there, aud there i good
evidence that hi labor> among them viii
be richly blessed
A farmer Ia Knox named Prime. lost
aV1.uable OK last week. TINT va. poisoned
iro'n eating room paper that hal been
StIlt{BsI . - Al n
colpTinS ia the paper continued the poison
Honorable mention /, made Of 4 Maine
-ersan, girl who l. uoN -crvin. her eighty
second winter under IA" same r,of. she
has washed di>hr, -. I'D times. and comes
yet S4iy T. her lass.
The Orient say, that thi, year Row.
dom reject, several men who had passed
the entrance examination of som, Other
sister colleges without condition, Her
standard i now, a. ever. among the fr,t
ofNew Eq.lani Institutions,
An Investigation Of the cause OF III.
accident on the T.. & y. g. H. Il sh.w
that there Wa serious INSTRUMENTATION
OF an order from the superintendent by
me conductor OF the freight train l. i
thought the damage will not exceed $40
90.
llr >thdeHis OF the State A-rlcultur-
al college, AZ Dr1no, have i.~urd the urst
number, dated Octobrr 10. OF tia. CoJl~,.
Reporter, which will he issued the la,
week OF every month" M,,>rs. George
VI shaw, samuel H. Clnpp and ). ".
Gould are the editors.
A young man named Spragl.. who
has for several years been book keeper In
the Fir-t National Bank AZ Auburn. has
been detected IN sunlry irregularities,
amounting 10 over st0DD The accounts
OF the bank are otherwise correct The
young man has resigned hi> position
The warrant for the cxccniion OF way-
ner on the 29th OF January ucxt. has been
made. nader date OF Oct , and duly ,isn-
"a by the Governor. and placed In ill.,.
custody OF the Secretary OF State u be re-
tanned by him until the sheriff elect Of
Knox county shall be qullid,,l.
Fred Haskell, who behaved - uobiy
in the recent Aubnrn i,il raid. SAYS that
the crime Tor which lie was iucarccrated
10 \ ii. state Prison was for stealing SIT
worth Of groceries 10 feed a needy family.
aud that the crime for which he i now in
carcerated i for IA pal;ry THEFT in Portland
while intoxicated. We hope that Haskell
will learn wisdom from experience and nj
the expiration of his present sentence.
ioreswcar liquors and hereafter conduct
himself Ike the man that on SUNDAY he
Shove himself capable Of beiny.-IewIs-
ton Jo.rual.
Last weeks Oxford ID mecrat con-
tanned the valedictory OF F. T. shaw. who
for some years has been editor and pro-
prietor OF the paper. but who has now
purchased the Christian Mirror. Mr.. Geo.
ii. Watkins succeeds Mr.. Shaw.
A violent aud bloody ARRAY occurred
In the mail car Wednesday on the Port
Ian lFR. Il n fs.,Aa
man calling himself Boothby. bartender
for the kearsarge House, North Conway.
after being elected by Conduct or Dow for
not paying his fare. attempted To take
possession OF the mail ear. Eastman. the
route agent, attempted TO keep him out.
when Boothby iiercely assaulted him.
Emory, OF the Portland post Office, being
present. came TO his assistance, and after
terriole struggle. in which Boothby was
badly cut by broken glass, he was put out
LIBEL SUIT DIsCoNrINUED-H appears
that Mr.. q. e. Vose has discontinued his
complaint against the proprietors OF this
journal Tor libel, having become convinced
that no libel against him was intended
We are thus AT liberty TO say that we new
er had any desire or purpose to iniure Mr..
Nose: and that We do not understand the
alleged libel to be applicable to him, as we
believe him to be now a man of strictly
temperate habits. We said at the time that
Mr. Vose's complaint twas founded upon
assumption" and that he was a little
hasty," and the result shows that those
conclusions were right Kennebec Jour-
nal.
The Loss OF CAPT. SYMoNDs AND FAM.
LY.-The friends of Capt Svmonds and
family. of kennebunk, have received a tele-
gram rom the owners of ship Kingsbridge.
which coided with another ship in the
British Channel. the 18th inst. confirming
the first report that Capt. Symonds. his
wife and daughter, were lost with the
ship. 1t was hoped that the daughter was
not on board, as it was expected by las,
news received from her, that she was not
to go on the voyage. but was to come
home In the steamer sailing from liver
pool the sth.
The ship was an iron one, and colided
with another iron ship. belonging to same
owners, which was bound up the channel.
Mrs. Symonds was the daughter of DIR.
n. +. Smart ofKeunebunk. Their daughter.
Susan. who was lost. WAS a fine Young
lady, and was engaged to be married to a
young physician Of kennebunk. The
mother OF Mrs. Smart lives in Kennebunk.
and is a widow.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT AUGUsTA.-A youno
ina" "a"cu " i'ic Z. NnaScs aoOut sixteen
years OF age. and who has a widowed
mother residing in Augusta. started of
Saturday morning. accompanied by little
dog and armed with a double barreled
gun. for the purpose OF shooting game in
the woods. Not returning al night. and |
apprehensiOns being entertained for his |
safety, 1t was deemed best to 20 in search |
of him. Sunday afternoon the dog returned |
and got something to eat, when he started |
Of. A searching force OF men wa made /
nm and follOwod the f1o0 whon a ho,,t a.,