Ellsworth American., 1875-12-02

The steamer City of Richmond will
run during the winter to Penobscot ports
a. far a. Buck>port.
The coroncr's jury in the case OF Capt.
Roberts OF the sch. AureliA. Killed on the
Maine Central railroad at Bangor, has
rendered a verdict that his death was ac-
cidental and acqpit the railroad COMPANY
from all blame.
Tn" journal says that the Augusta
House A. Au.u.ta had = narrow escape
from burning on Thu sday night. on ac-
count "f a poorly constructed iiur aud the
carcles>ues, of fireman At the house
The Revenue vessels will be stationed
the present winter A. follows: Portland.
a j. bIlia,' taStinr. y {. Dubbin'' ;
El>ip 1T. Levi Woodbury."
The Engine Companie. Lewiston and
Fountain Of Lewiston. had trial OF En-
ucs, lhauk>giy Day, Tor bushei OF
peanuts and the former won.
-C. \. Hartman OF Auburn. beat G. T.
Avery of Bangor yesterday IN ths 80 mile
walking match. Avery played out on the
thirty shth mile un account OF sore feet
aud bad training. Hartman walked the
whole distance in ten hours twenty-six
miles behind Hartman.
The Journal says that Miss Inez Buck
who recently worked at John r. Goth &
Cos in Auburn. went 10 her home In Can
ton about TWO weeks since. to make ar
Engagements FOR her own wedding Her
sister went ou Wednesday from Auburn TO
spend Thanksgiving. On reaching home
,hc was shocked to lind that her sister had
just brcaihed her last. She was taking
clothes from a boiler over an arch aud wa :
alone. Her clothes caught fire and she
was found in frw minutes, her clothes
burned nearly oil her body. her ilc.h burn.
ed 10 nearly all parts OF her body aud he.-
self in an unconscious and dying condition.
She survived but two hours.
The Augusta journal says that ,h..
number OF applications which have bee u
received at the Adjutant Generals Office
So FAR during the present year. for pensions
from the State. Is ia. OF this number.
$50 are from inyalids. 27s from widows
l43 from dependent mothers, II from de-
pendent fathers. from dependen: sisters,
and - from guardians of orphan children
aud adults. OF the IA pension clsims re-
ceived this year. 57i have been allowed.
aud the balance, li3. have not yet been al
lowed. The total amount allowed now IS
s 0.9sj.55. The appropriation made by
the Legislator" fpr ;ar pr.,-nt year was
SIS 90. Prom present Indications It /,
thought the whole amount allowed at the
end Of the year will not exceed the sum or
s22 .OoO.
-Carver's IIarbor, according 10 the Bel
fast Journal. has it, ghost story. In the
fall of 1896. the steamer Royal Tar was
burned in the eastern bay between the Fox
Islands and Isle au Haut. \ large mum
Der OF passengers were drowned when she
sank. There was also a caravan Of living
animals on board. IL is reported BY old
people that in the fall OF every year since.
bright light has been seen on the spot
where this ill-iated steamer went down Il
Is seen on a number of nights in success
sion. The light is reported 10 be like a
vessels signal light. and l. now In ful!
blast. Large numbers nightly ascend the
hill TO obtain a look at IL.
JOHN EvARrsoN SENT TO PRIsoN.-A
sad sight indeed was that at the depot Sat-
urday noon-John Evartson chained to a
felon getting into the cars, on his way TO
the State Prison at Thomas ton, where he
has been sentenced to hard labor for five
years. \ man OF ability, competent to
command IA large salary in the business in
which he was thoroughly prohcent; a SOL
dler In the rebellion. with a brilliant rec.
ord, losing a leg fighting for his country
but coming 10 the disgrace of a prison al
lat We could but pity him as he hob
bied up on the platform. bound to fellow
convict, "a desperate, hard looking burg
lar. Eyartson has spent thousands and
thousand OF dollars, OF money wroHgfuily
taken from the government. but none OF
his boon companions We're there TO comfort
and speak words of cheer now. that he
was on his way to the prison. The first
glass of liquor, the first mingling with bad
companions, seeking the company of the
VICIOUS. stunning that of the virtuous--the
first theft of even trivial sum of money.
the first wrong entry upon the ledger or
cash book-these were the beginnings OF
the steps that have led John Evart.on
away from the counsels and prayers of a
loving mother, away from the glad hopes
of boyhood and opening of manhood, to
ruin. Verify, the way Of the transgresser
is hard.'-[Ke Journal