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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-10-19

TO THE HON. Judge Of Probate for the County
OF Hancock.
fnHE undersigned administrator of the estate of
! Asa Wasgatt, late of Franklin IN said Coun-
ty, deceased, respectfully represents that the
goods and chattelS. rights and credits OF said de.
ceased are not sufficient to pay the just debts and
charges of administration, by the sum OF three
hundred dollars. Wherefore your p petitioner prays
your Honor to grant him License to sell at pub
lie or private sale. and convey follows, viz :
Stave Island, situated on East side OF French
mans Bay, in Gouldsboro, in the County of Han
cock IN the real estate of the deceased, satisfy
said debts and charges OF administration.
IVORY IL. FOSS.
October llth 1876.
HANCOCK: IS. COURT OF PROBATE. October
Term, 4. ID. 1876.
Upon the foregoing petition, Ordered pm that
pubic notice be given to all persons interest
ed by causing copy OF the petition, ana this
order thereon, to be published three weeks sue
ce.siyely in the Ellsworth American a newspaper
published in Ellsworth. in said County, that they
may appear ut a Court of Probate for said county
70 be held al Ellsworth in said county on the LIST
wednesday of Dec. next, at ten of the clock in
the forenoon, and shew cause if any they have
why the prayer of said petitioner should not be
granted.
3w42' PARKER TUCK Judge.
Attest: CHAs. Z. DoRR, Register.
true copy Attest:-CHAs. 7. DoRR, Register.
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DISCUSSION OF THE SOUTHERN QUESTION
THF DANGERS THAT WOULD ATTEND THE
ACCESSION OF THE DEMOCRATS To POWER.
Attorney General Tan delivered his first
speech in the Ohio campaign al Pixies Opera
House. Cincinnati. a few evenings ago. II was
mainly devoted 10 q discussion OF the Southern
situation, concerning which he, Of course has
unequaled facilities Tor obtaining accurate in
formation. We make the following extracts:
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The New Railroad.

The Brattleboro and Whitehall railroad
is getting along famous'y. The engineers
have completed their field work, and in a
few webs the results of their labors will
be put il proper form for public inspection,
with profile msps, estimates, ETC., from
which an accurate judgment can be formed
Of thelcharacter and cost of the projected
road. 1t is then proposed to have a gen.
eral meeting Of the friends of the enter
prise, at some central point, to make a per-
maneut working organization. This can
Trobably take place somewhere about De-
eember 90 to %. The survey having dem
opstrated the entire feasibility of the enter
prise. and one-half the money required to
bald and equip the road having been prom
ithd BY reliable capitalists in New York
city, 1t .cem' almost certain that the work
will be commenced, and very likely COM
pletsd, during the coming season. The
people generally along the line, both in New
York and in Vermont, manifest a lively APP
probation Of the value and importance of
the enterprise, and are prepared to give it
a hearty and efficient support.
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Searching the Scriptures.

4 neighbor found a clip of paper the
other day which from the following memo
randa, p~encled on the sheet, would seem
to indie ate a lGudable desire on the part of
some German Bible readers to become IA
miliar with leading biblical personages end
events, by noting an abstract for the pur-
pose OF memor'zing
We wound id oud by der book dot Adam
Il forgot his oder name) vos the irstest
man. -
Eve vos de nexd. Won day dey got
troubled erbout eading some qwlnces and
yos kick out uf der garden.
Cain and Able vos the %firstest shildren.
Cain got mad und put a head on his hrud,
der und den lit OUT. He vos Won pad boy.
Yonah vos a fisherman. Won day he
gone to der goospont to octch shrimps, und
ven be vas looking for bait he walked
right away ov a Wales mOut in. But der
make him poody gwick walk out again.
Her vas too shtrong init der fishes STUN
mix.
Ysseph's big brudder got %yellous of him
bccluse he wore a striped goat, und sold
HIN for $50. Und after avile give um
somm roasding ears und make 1t all right.
Sommon knew more as everybody. lie
don't wood cut a little boy in pieces to set
tie a disturbance nit two gals, He said it
vos peter to gone the whole hog or none.
Sans son Il don't hear de modder's
name vos de %shtrongest. He vos a bruis-
err. He got ightene init a dozen fellows,
und he clean 'em out init D1ackass' bone;
Yob vos de pasbentest You could
stick bins in him all tay, and he wouldnt
holler. ..
Lazarus vos de poor man.. DeY don't
give no free lunch dose days, und he was
algaY skirmishin' around for crumbs
CleaUeldnd Leader.
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whom there ia and can be no QUESTIONABLE
without the certificate required by law, I'M
less the official return of votes, showing
their election, and certified to by the secre-
tary of state under the broad seal OF the
state, should bs taken to be such q certi-
fcate. If so, it will be all plain railing; If
not, they will lie confronted, st the start,
with the Y, To Of another board, properly
authenticated, and bearing the eign manual
of the governor aud the broad seal of the
state.
But taking the returns of "Grover's cleo
4" tors" as we may call them, it will sp.
pear that one man-and he never legally
elected, but having the governors certii-
cate-cJps.ituted himself into an electoral
college, after the manner of our Vermont
Aldrich, ard proceeded to declare and fill
vacancies, and cast the vote of the stite,
So that we have three men, neither OF
whom las the shadow of a right to act,
neither of whom has received a majority,
or claims to lave received a majority of the
popular vote, actually pretending TO cast
the vote of tie state while the very exec
utive certificate, attached to their vote,
shows that a majority of the other college
were duly and legally elected. 1t seems to
us clear, a. a matter Of law-if, indeed,
there is any Law governing presidential
election-that a comparison of the two Ger
t~ifcates will show the legality of the one
board, and the illegility OF the "Grovei
" board II may prove, however, thai
there is no power, even, of making thii
comparison, that each return must be re
ceived or rejected on its face it TO, thu
middle is worse than ever, for it would
seem to require an arbitrary act to do jus
tice. and that the general rule, if applied
will give force to the u%surpaiion of tn
governor.
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A Painful Coincidence.

Two old ladies, one seventy-sevea and
the ether eighty years of age, have been
burned to death within tn last forty-eight
hours. %Singularly eaough their Christian
names and the last syllable Of their sur
names were like their fate, identical. The
elder of the two, Mrs. Elizabeth Kinsman,
was the first to perish. She resided alone,
which, in itself, was unfortunate, as she
was too infrm to take proper care of her
self. On Tuesday night she returned from
walking at a late hour, warmly wrapped
and wearing a veil, which, before she had
loosened it's folds round her head, took fire
from a gas jet. The flames spread TO her
clothing, and she fell, burning, upon a
lounge where, before help could reach her
she expired. Wednesday morning, with.
10 twelve hours of this melancholy acct
dent, Elizabeth German was alone in a
lower room of her residence, when her
clothes took fire from a stove, and, being
too feeble to protect herself or to reach
those who could have helped her, she also
was barred to death.
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BENNINGTON County Court.

The December term of the Bennington
county court, convened on Tuesday, at
Remington, Hon. Hoyt II. Wheeler pie
siding Judge, who delivered an able charge
to the grand jury, who have been sum
moned in extra session.
The first case tried was Charles Flower
VS.. MsiOr w. Potter ejectmelt. The
court directed a verdict for the defendant
on questions of law, and the case goes to
the supreme court.
National express contrary VS.. Potter &c
Barber. The defendants were agents for
the express company at Pownal. 1t is
claimed that the agents exceeded their au-
thoriiy 10 delivering a package marked
G. o, D., and in violation of the rules of
the company, thereby rendering themselves
liable for the loss.
The folio wing is a list of the grand and
petit jurors.
Arlington-Grand Juror, C. b Viau't.
Petit Jurors, A. i. Bartlett, Seymour
Hard.
Benninpton-Grand, S. +. Harris, p. #.
Hubbell. Petit, j Ihn V. d. Sping,l,
Aaron +. DEMO, A. j. Msttison, Ii. Mar
tyn Har wood, Lafayette ID. Hamleu.
Dorset-Grand, A. b Armstrong z tit,
Charles Baldwin. Henry Farwell, Nvhnn-
lel McWain.
Landgrove-Grsnd, Austin Fem. Pei
Isaac Davis.
Manchester-Grand Malcolm Garfield,
Eg5ert b. Smith. Petit, G.. G. Burton, q.
+. SWEET.
Peru-Grapd, James l., Haynes. Petit,
Dexter Batchelder.
Pownal-Grand, Th1m1s H.. BrowneIl,
L-Wm. b. Arnold. Pett, Charles Arnold,
Perry Thompson.
Readsboro-Grand, I. Crosler. Petit.
II. w. Mason.
Sandgate-Grsnd, Justin E. Brush
Petit, Joseph II. Harwood
Shaftsbury-Giand. N. Millington, James
T. Madison. Pitt, L V. Chase, Peleg
Fisk, Elmer TiDkham.
StamfOrd-Grand, T. T.. Goodrich fellt,
Royal Wilcox.
Sunderlaud- Grand, Amasa Elwell.
Petit, !. W.. Marble.
Winhall- Grand, CHARLES Is. Williams.
Petit, Il. W. Boyle. $500,
Woodford-Gfand, Amos Aldrich, lab
sent.) Petit, Ezra Crawford.
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Rutlama WtEkIa GInhs.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER Is, 1875.
COUNTING THE VOTE.

In view of the result of the presidential
clection-it depending upon one vote-it
becomes important to inquire aud ascertain
who is to count the votes. TIE constitu-
tion of the. United States declares that "the
" president of the senate shall, in the pres
eace of the senate and house of represen-
" %tptives, open all the certificates, and the
"votes shall then be counted" The whole
authority to count the votes, at all, rests
upon this provision. There IL no other
subject, and without some legislation the
right depends solely upon the words
quoted.
Iu 1865, on account Of the situation of
the southern states, the twenty-second
joint rule was adopted; by which, it was
provided, in substance, that when the vote
Of a state was objected to-, it should not be
counted without an affirmative vets of both
houses of congress in it3 favor. That is to
say, that If the vote of Louisiana should be
objected to, 1t could not be counted except
by a concurrent vote of the senate and
house. This, if we remember Alright, is the
only attempt that has been made to regu-
late this matter Of counting the vote to the
extent OF allowing either house to deter
mine that state should be DISTINGUISHED.
This Joint rule has been abrogsted by the
refusal of the senate, at the commencement
Of the present congress, to re-adopt it, so
that we are absolutely without any legisla-
ton on the subject.
Who then shall count the voter Chan
cellor Kent, one of the most eminent Of
American commentators, rays, in speaking
of this subject 1.-The constitution does
not expressly declare By ,ohom the votes
are to be counted and the result declared.
In the case Of questionable votes, and a
closely contested election, tbs power
"may be all Important and, l presume,
in the absence of all legislative provision
on the subject, that the president Of tic
senate counts the votes, and determines
the result, and that the two houses arc
4" present only as spectators, to witness the
1" fairness and accuracy of Y e transaction,
&" and to act only if no choice be made by
d" the electors"
Such would seem to be the only reason.
able Interpretation of the words used ant
such, indeed, was the cotemporareou con
struction of it. The record of the frs
election of a president is as follows eth
9 president of the senate, elected for tht
purpose of counting the votes, declared
to the senate, that the ser ate and hous'
"of representatives had met and that he
in their presence, had opened aud coun.
:" ed the votes of the electors for p~residen
"aud vice-presilent of the United States
whereby it appears that George Wash
"ington was unanimously elected presi
"dent." john Langdon who was thu
elected president Of the senate ''for tn
purpose of counting the votes, and VIII
did actually count the vote, was one of tn
Trainers of the constitution, as were, also
number of the other members of the stn
ate; and after their and Chancellor Kent
construction of the constitution, we hardl
think much newspaper discussion Of tn
question would be profitable.
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Addison Co. Patrons of Husbandry

There was a very large and successful
meeting of the Addison county council of
the Patrons Of H~usbandry held in Brid2ort
on Thursday. In the forenoon there was
a private meeting of the county grange, at
which some important business was trans
actel.
At noon there was a free dinner, provided
by the ladies of the place. After dinner
there was a public meeting, which was
very largely attended by the people Of
Bridpoit and the surrounding towns. Col
o1el John b. Mead Of Randolph, chairman
OF the executive committee of the state
grange, made a long and happy address on
matters relating to the agricultural interest
of Vermont. Albert Chapman, agricul-
tural editor of the Middlebury Register,
read a paper on the state agricultural col
lege at Burlington, in which he eaid that
while an agricultural college could and
ought to be made a good thing and an ad-
vantage TO the state, yet he did not like the
manner IN which the funds given to the
state agricultural college had been disposed
Of.
A paper was read by Mr.. A. J. Carr of
Cornwall, lecturer of the county grange,
on the subject of New England character.
After the literary exercises had been con-
cluded the meeting adjourned. The next
session of the council will be held at New
Haven in March. The meeting held at.
tractcd into Brldport a larger crowd OF
people than were rarely ever in the town
before, and the meeting was one of the
most successful and satisfactory which has
as yet been held by any grange.
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The War Report.

Don Cameron makes bis report quite
brief, ard confines it to summing up the
statements furnished by his subordinates.
The principal points are the cost of main
tanning the army, the military depots, etc ,
during the year; the health and morale of
the troops; the successful working of the
new annti savings W for the rank and
file, and the work dor by the civil service
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Small Maiorities.

This is the year OF small majorities. In
this Illinois legislature, on joint ballot,
there will be lO2 republicans, 9s demo-
Gratis, and A independents. If the indie.
pendents vote with the democrats, 1t will
be a tie. All of which maker 1t very diff
cut TO say who will be the next United
sta,es senator from Illinois.
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Accident.

Mrs. Jane Stevens, an elderly lady from
Brldgewater, and her daughter, Mrs. Fos-
ter sawyer, with an infant child, we're
thrown from a carriage in Woodstock on
Thursday. Mrs. Stevens had a shoulder
~dlslocated, and the younger lady received a
cut on her forehead. The child escaped
without n brulse.
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Weather Predictions for December

Prof. Tice announces the following prob
abilities for December. 1t will be noticed
that his predictions so far have been verified;
soaUlear and cold.
&c TO 4th-NSderatlng. Barometer falling,
retmpsrature rising, threatening weather WIN
I'm 70 oth-Barometer rising, temperature
ith clearing and cold weather.
run 70 llth-Moderating. Barometer railing,
, thapvIstuTe rising. cloudlng, threatening wea-
Iii" Iln heavy rain and snow storms.
f%ailinus lSth-BArOmeter rising, temperature
iatbs oiearing and cold weather.
temnsrO Misunderstanding. Barometer falling
tSerpi , THstIS9re Using, cioudlng, threatening wea'
falling l9th-Barometer rising, temperature
10th "a aneser OF fair, but cold.
temperstnA -Moderating. Barometer falling,
weather ure rising, clouding and threatening
22d 10 5hw.ilth heavy rain and snow storms.
falling. cIaint--barometer rising, temperature
' 26th 10 Sst,tihg, fair but cold weather.
temperatnsa ModerAting. Barometer falNhg,
weather WIN rising, cIouding. threatening
2sth 70 aoithn rain or snaw.
falling, ana u. barometer rising, temperature
9ist-Modh tobably quite cold weather.
Comlaraunnatlng and threatening.
Sd loA, 18th w warm spells will occur about
Cold spells ,sst and 2Tth.
l'lh' NJ and ists occur ABOUT ls'i oth' liul'
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Attempt to Fire a Jail.

Quite an excitement was raised at Wood
stock on Thursday by the discovery of fire
in the Windsor county Jail. No damage
was done further than to smoke up the
ceilings and walls, all of which had been
lately whitewashed. The fire was made of
straw taken from beds. in one of the cells,
ami as set by young fellow from Nor
ho is under ari 81 for burning his
barn la gt3sum1 r. He @ns hand
! Rnd placed in a c-ll, but freed him
Fem short time, by bie liking the irons.
He Isl bw double-ironed, and will proba-
bly, do no more damage.
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The Poultnev Journal Sold

The Poultney Journal, which for the
past three years has been published by r.
j. Humphrey, was Friday sold by him, to
Barnes Frisbee, who has for some time
been its assistant editor, and Geo. J.
HAYES, a practical printer, and will here
after be published By Frisbee q HaYles.
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State Grange.

The Vermont state grange meets at
Windsor Tuesday, December 18th. Every
master of a grange and his wife, II a mat
ron, should attend. Oranges cannot send
substitute instead of the master and his
Wifs.
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State Teachers' Association.

The Vermont state teachers ASSOCIATION
will hold its annual convention III Benning-
ton on the 1st and 81 of February. The
executive committee meet in Rutland to
perfec! arrangements for the meeting. The
occasion bids fair to be one of unusual in
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The Oregon Elector.

The democratic elector of Oregon, who
holds the governors certificate, Is well
known to many of the people of Rutland
county, and was formerly a resident of
Greenwich, N. Y. He is said to be one of
the ablest lawyers on the Pacific coast.
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X


DR.. Townscnd's Ok
|ygcnatcd Air will
purify the blood in
one-third the time
hatanyothcrknown
remedy can. Whyl
becausetOinhaleOx-
ygenated Airit goes
direct TO Tho Lungs
and passes through
the tissues and
comes in direct con-
tact with the blood
"a H. Is forced into
the Lungs blythe ac-
tion Ofthc heart. All
theblood~ inOurveiEs
returns to tho heart
every four minutes
ifthe blood Is good,
and forced from the
heart to the lungs,
and the more OXy-
zen you inhalc into
the lungs the more
you purifythe blood.
whenO Oxygen comes
in contact with the
impurities in tho
blood IL c%arbonizes
and burns, causing
tine blood to be heat
ed so that 1t warns
every part of
the body, as 1t goes
on its revolutions
through the system.
II your blood Is pure
you cannot lie sick.
We drive Mercury
and allotherimpuri-
ties out ofthe blood.
We g~uaranteetO pu-
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aLosE PAPRR 90

HNHE RUTLAND DAILY AND
WEEKLY GLOBE, contains all the latest
news. Including the kilograms OF He associated
press, local correspondence, state news. &C.
No expense spared In the editorial department.
Advertising rates low, especially for short ad-
Vertisements. The papers are larger and con-
tain more reading matter than any other IN the
seste GfOBK PAPER 90.
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THE FIRE.
Identifying Bodies-Aiding the Sufferers.

Identifying Bodies-Aiding tho Sufferers.
NEW York, Dec. 8.
The work of identifying the bodies of
the victims OF the Brooklyn fire was con-
t'nued this forenoon. Several bodies were
claimed at both the motgue and market
to-day. One body, on which was a gold
watch, was claimed by no less than seven
persons. Among the bodies identified This
forenoon were thereof Apgnis Mccullough
and Josaph Wake. Mr.. Mccormick of
Pacific street, Identified the body of his
son. John Mccullough, who is among the
lost, had only returned to Brooklyn from
Buffalo a few days ago. A number Of
stores on the princiral streets are closed
and the doors bear tie notice, "Closcd in
consequence of u death in the family"
The total number of bodies found up to the
present time is said TO be 202, but there is
a discrepancy between the numtcr given
by the police and the number given 10y the
coroner. Many Of the bodies can nevcr be
recognized, as In the Market there is quite
a small pile Of arms, legs and pieces OF
flesh, and the vorkmen are sill taking por-
tons of the remains from the ruins. The
tolies of two women are yet lying at the
Market unidentified. The body of what
was thought to be q woman was taken out
of the ruins to-day. The police central
office has been drared in mourning out of
respect TO officer McKeon, aud workmen
are engaged in clothing the city hail in the
same black garb. Many business houses
in the main thoroughfares are also to be
draped. Fire arshal Ready resumed his
investigation to-day.
RELIEF FOR THE SUFFERERS.
At a meeting of theatrical people yoster-
day, to con r measures for the relief Of
the Brookly thea,er sufferers, every thea.
ter and minstrel hall in New York and
Brooklyn was represented, a1d a large
number of star actors and actresses were
present or represented; besides the co.
operation of Ford's theaters in Baltimore
and Washington was promised. A reso
luton was adopted asking every theatrica
manager in the country TO contribute thC
proceeds Of enc performance to the relic
fund.