Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-07-20

A>HlNbIDN, A.. u, July 10, Is. ~.
The records at the Signal othce show tina,
Only two or three time, during the nineteen
consecutive days, beginning ab0u, the 10th ult.
dill the Thermometer show i depression OF the
mercury below 30 and then only for brief peri
od'. The average temperature for that time
Was about SO. Night aud day we have been
boiled, baked, roasted. fried. steamed and grid
led. The heavens were As brass about our
heads, and hardly Il pit, ing cloud interfered to
modify the remOrsele-s rays ofihe sun, search
ing our brain through and through. and fatally
striking down many among Us at last, with a
deadly attack Of copp de S0-iea. One membe
OF Congress died outright aud many others have
been disabled. The number OF deaths from
thi, cattle steadily increased up TO last Thurs
day, when grateful shower, accompanied by
vivid lightning, lowered the temperature few
degree; and to-day il is steadily raining and
animhied nature renews its interest in the
Ih hs, Of life. The different street railroad
Companies are poorer than two weeks ago, by
scores OF hOr.es-poOr creatures that could ut
ter no complaint, and were driven until they
dropped dead in harness.
The sundry civil service bill has been agreed
to nudity the registration feature because of
the unyielding temper of the Senate on that
point. Had they been success sful, Il repetition
OF the shameless election frauds Of other wears
that have di,graced the political histories of
large towns under Democratic supremacy AS
New York, Baltimore, Indianapolis, New Or
leans and many others, would have been easy
OF accomplishment. The silver bill as agreed
TO, issues $4,000. OO0 in subsidiary coin. The
silver issued will be legal tender for five dollars
as now; but the greenbacks received into the
Treasury for silver is not, by the provision Of
the bill, to be retired.
The Banking and Currency Committee last
Thursday, decided to postpone the vote on
lie repeal Of the resumption act, until Monday;
and the final defeat OF the "softs'' is predicted.
The '.reformers" have wrestled with this mat.
ter since December and the utterances OF the
st. Louis Convention were looked forw ard 10 as
"folorn hope" that might Providentally help
them out ;but it only made the two sharp horns
OF the dilemma more prominent. No agreement
ON the legislative, executive and judicial bill
has been reached, although it has been predict
ed tomorrow" for the past week; and the
Conference Committee upon the diplomatic and
consular and the Indian bills stand about As
they did one week ago with no special indica-
ton Of agreement. The same is true Of the
army bill. The members Of Herfords commit
tee. who took time by the forelock and rushed
their river and harbor bill steal through the
House months ago, thinking thereby to have
made their calling and election sure for another
term 10 Congress, are despopdent oyer the
Senate's action on the mOnstrosity now before
it. Appropriations were secured by 1t for
scores Of mountain streams and brooks and
harbors as destitute Of commerce as Demo-
cratic politician is Of priccipIe, the members
thus hoping to secure home popularity. But
the Senate has sat down on many Of those nice
little plans and transferred many OF those use
less requests TO places whose commercial in,-
poriance demands generous recognition. The
amount appropriated is about $J 900 900, shout