Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-08-19
General News.

vermont has no 81 ate debt.
Nebraska still complains Of gras shop
pers.
The crops IN Ohio have not Suffered SO
severely from the recent storms AS wa. re-
ported.
Boston has been desotiug her atten-
tion Jndcially. to the dealers ia lottery
tickets seven Of whom we're bound over to
the Supreme Court Tor trial.
The Indians In the Black Hill are max
ing themselves troublesome again.
A tornado passed through Philadel-
phia on Wednesday Of last week unrooiiny
many buildings and causing other severe
damages.
One steam-tug in Ottawa last week
towed a.5G0,U 200 t-et Of lumber down the
river at one tow. This i, probably the
largest tow on record.
Most of the Fall River operatives who
have been striking, are now anxious to 90
10 work again AT the old rates but the mills
are IN no hurry to resume.
Horace BinLey the oldest member of
the Philadelphia bar and the oldest living
graduate of Harvard College, died In Phil
edeiphia last Wednesday.
AT a trot IN Buffalo last week. Lulu
won the first money iD $1,000 purse. max
ing the last heat in 2:l5. One thu same
day Governer Sprague four Year old
stallion trCtted . mile on exhibition in IL
-hentucky elected a Democratic Govern
or by about the usual majority. and the re-
suit OF the election of delegates to "A Con-
sttntlonal Convention In North Carolina
Is CD Democrats. , lndepe ndents and IS
Republicans.
-Brisandage is reported as very preva-
lent IN Pou2hkeepsie y. Y, the robbers
'lcvying 6lack-iuai under threats of arson
and murder.
Theodore Tilton has sued the BrooaIyn
Eagle and Thomas kinselia for libel. plac-
ing the damages at sl00. 900 Tie will un-
doubleday draw blank IN the lottery.
-Ffiz John Porter pctitioned The war
department for Il reOpening OF his case and
they answered that they could not recon-
slider the decision formerly made.
Some politicians in Tennessee are ac-
tnally thinking OF askin. the Governor Ia
appoint Jefferson Davis to succeed Au-
drew johnson in the United State Senate.
-"Snnset'Cox OF New York Is said TO
be ahead in the Democratic race for the
speaker-shp of the next House of Repre-
sentatires. Samuel Randall of Peusvlva-
mia is his principal competitor
Gen. Tom. Thumb Is making a trip
along the New England coast in a large
handsome yacht which he owns. He at
tracts much attention wherever he lands.
The census or Brooklyn n. y, has
just been taken and makes the whole pop
ulation 4S3. ZOO.
An Illinois State-prison bird Is willing
TO tell all about the Nathan murder If the
governor will only pardon him out.
The Massachusetts, Republican Com
mittee have decided to- hold the State Con-
vention at Worcester on the 29ih OF Sep
TENDER.
The New York Evening Post severely
lectures those New York lawyers who per-
MT themselves 10 be employed BY Tweed
and TO accept pay from the plumber in his
possession.
There IS some quiet talk In Massachu-
seus principally between the proprietor
ana euitors OF the Springfield Republican,
ABOUT running Charles Francis Adams AS
a Centennial" candidate for Governor
this fall
The Tramp nuisance. instead OF
aDatlng, Is Increasing in some sections of
the country. aud that not only In the num-
per OF vagabonds who prey upon the pub.
~ p"t w tue W hlionuts> htlu violence OF
the conduct they iodulge In. The newspa-
pers are full Of accounts OF the insulting
language these iramps use Ia women: of [
Their assaults upon the person OF their de- |
strnction OF property.
The latest news from Cha rev Ross Is |
from New Jersey paper which says that
he Is at his home in Germant own and has |
been for the last three weeks
A freight engine exploded in the Fitch
burg X. K. freight ward al Boston. last |
riday evening. No one was killed al |
though there were many narrow escapes |
One man was severely If not fatally |
scalded
The GraHgers are TO meet in National |
Convention at Louisville, kentucky, on the
nrst OF October next. tpr the purpose OF
forming some plan by which they can CON
duct their purchasing business on uIi-
form basis throughout the United States.
The number at pensioners on the pay
roll OF the government has decreased near
~ 900 during the past year and the am cunt
paid Is about one million dollars less than
formerly.
The more the affairs of Duncan, Sper-
man, 4 Co. are investigated the worse
they appear. The failure looks like o huge
swindlc all through. The firm was pro-
curing loans and accepting deposits when
they knew that they where on the very
brink Of failure.
State NaWS