Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-02-17

CONVICTION OF PIPER-BOsToS DAILY
NEws-BEAUTIFUL CHURcHEs-PARk ST.
PULPIT-BMEF NOTES.
CONVICTION OF PIPER.
Guilty of murder in the first degree"
was the verdict rendered bs the iury last
Thursday in the case of Thomas W. Piper
Tor the murder of Mabel II. Young The
community. generally speaking, feel re-
lieved that the perp-trator OF so horrible
crime is to be brought to justice, but
few. although they believe him TO be the
guilty man. do not approve the verdict. as
the evidence was entirely circumstantial.
and claim that there is possibility he may
even now. be innocent of the charge made
against him. but this is not in the least prob
able. for the matter has been sifted in n
most mastery manner and has made al
most if not quite as deep an impression
upon the public as though some Of the evil
dence had been given by eye-witnesses Of
the terrible deed No one seems TO doubt
his guilt and the general opinion prevails
that he is also the murderer OF Bridget
Landergan and Kate Leehan. The Warren
Avenue church of which he was sexton are
well satisfied with the result of the trial
THE BOSTON DAILY NEWS
is no more. 1t breathed its last in very
few days after its lsHented manager. Rev.
Z. ID. Winslow sailed with his family for Rot
terdam or elsewhere, so Boston is reduced
once more TO only seven daily papers. Only
few days before this rogue took his flight, and
threw all Boston into state Of wonder and
CONSERVATION, Wendell Phillips entered the
News" Office and asked for Mr.. Winslow. but
on being told he was absent, aid be had no
/ particular business with him, but thought he
would call, as he had great desire "to see the
man who could run successfully, Republican
and Democratic paper; 3 temperance and
rum paper, also a religious journal and one
that makes no pretensions to piety, all at the
same time
Win.low's irregularities still continue to be
the principle theme Of conversation, and yet, it
is stated that scarcely half of his rascalities
have appeared in print. Many of our best bus
mess men have lost heavily, so heavily in fact,
that were il known, it would seriously impair
their credit so they besr the losses silently.
There is now some hope Chat Mr.. -
may be brought to justice within ;, sho slice OF
BEAUTIFUL cHUScHins. Mtter it
The new churches that have been ertuantity
Boston during the last few years are sue and
cent structures, and cost enormous Re. two
money. Nothing has been spared to lake
them all that the eye can desire. The frescoe-
ing is elaborate, the stained glass windows are
gorgeous; the sittings are easy and comforts
BILE; the woodwork is most elegantly carved,
the organs are grand, and the chandeliers and
other fxings are on a scale equally besuti-
iul; but they fall far short in their &c acoustic
properties, for in several Of these modern
churches it is hard to understand the speaker
in the rear part Of the house. In Rev. DIR,
Miners elegant house OF worship they haye
put up no less than $1,000 yards Of wire, to
break the echo that existed and in 8 measure
still exists, for even this, did not wholly eradi-
cate the fault. Last Sabbath attended divine
service at the New Old South Church, but in
stead of enjoying DR.. Manning's sermon, 1
listened eagerly in order to catch his words be-
fore they were lost in the echo that reverber-
ated and brought the words back in 3 m amer
that reminded me of the confusion Of tongues,
and l could but regret that there had been such
lavish expenditure Of money, while they had
taken no thought Of what would please the
ear.
THE PARK ST. PULPIT
was supplied yesterday BY the Rey. Mr.. Be-
hrends who has recently renounced the Bsp-
tist faith and seyered his connection with thai
denomination. He was pastor at Cleveland,
Ohio, Of one Of the finest churches in the
country until his change Of views to the Con-
gregational or Presbyterian belief, when he re-