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Ellsworth American., 1877-06-14
A Man Found Dead Broke!

Because he had to buy his Wife a new silk Dress
u hard tunes. He had not heard OF the Coin
ArER COMPOUND, The Great Grease Extractor
ma IN the only sure Thing for removing Grease
'pots from the incest fabric; as it sets the color
md cannot possibly injure stain SILK or Veiyet
and nothing better Tor Cleaning Kid Gloves
medicines. Only 25 Cents All
ii. c. BROWN
Proprietor and Manufacture
go e Searspert, Maine,
Ellsworth American., 1877-06-14
MORTGAGE BLANKS,

A"e oeSs ana most approUed mort
gage Btdnks eeer printed IN this Couu.
ty, are noo for sale at the
Ansericdn Office.
Ellsworth American., 1877-06-14
IL Instantly Relieves

IL Instantly Relieves
CHOLERA M0RBUS
DIARRHGA,
YSEN RY,
CRAMPS & PAINS,
SEA SICKNESS,
COLDS & CHILlS,
CHlLLS &FEyER,
FEVERlSR
S Y M P 0 M S ,
CATARRHAL
SY MP 7 O M S,
nEURAlGlC
A N D
RHEUMATIC
S Y NJ P T c M S,
DYSPEPSIA,
iNDiGESTI0N,
FL AT U | { N c Y,
RISING
OF FOO D,
MAKES
G ! N G { R EA,
MAKES
CE w A 7 { r
HARMLESS,
is GOOD
T OR ALL kG 6 S.
Ellsworth American., 1877-06-14
Plckings and Steallngs.

They arrested a burglar on the prem.
ise> OF Joseph elliott in New York last
week. Why should they arrest a nau Tor
trying tNo steel pens - Com. Bulletin.
brigham Young viii begin celebrat-
inc hi silver wedding next Monday, and
il Will be about three years before he gets
through with it, Burlington Hawkeye
4 Partisan Snowman gave his daugh-
ter an elephant on her wedding day
good many women fiud out too late that
they only got 4 donkey on their wedding
day.
Twenty girl., living III Utica. have
been arrested FOR blowing horns before the
doors Of a new married couple" Well.
they couldn't very well carry pianos, cnu.d
they:
-lmpecunious persons 10 not talk about
making raise" a. they used 70. They
now speak Of doing something 70 remone-
nv theIr breechc- pockets Worcester
Press.
- village congregation at Brattlcboro
was disturbed the other sunday during the
momentary stiffness following tie opeun.
prayer, by voice from the adjoining
dwelling eXclaiming. Mary. where's the
nails" soon the answer came, In the
cotlee- pot. you iool'
choir az the pulpit end OF the church ha,
the very serious drawback that II prevents
4 man from turning around and looking at
the organ IN critical manner just before
the contribution box approaches his pew.
Ellsworth American., 1877-06-14

Do YOU HAVE PAIN N YOUR BACK; II
50, your Kidney, are diseased. Do not use
plasters, they will do you no good; but take
HUNTS REMEDY and be cured Dropsy
and all Diseases Of the Kidneys, Bladder and
Urinary Organ, are cured by HUNTS REM
EDY:
Ellsworth American., 1877-06-14
SANFORD'S
JAMAICA GINGER
THE QUiNTESSENCE OF JAMAICA
GINGER, CHOICE AROMATICS
AND FRENCH BRANDY.

a bftplratloh SO elegantly favored and medi.
preparations of crude ginger aud household rem,
cdies ior the relet and cure of diseases aud nil.
sons, and 60 Sudden changes Of temperature
Ellsworth American., 1877-06-14
For. sale.
FOR SALE.

-AY standing. about fh.r't-ryc i.r. ou th.
>,rua"a Jos farm. .a N.. fi,a.3rA. Enlar,
iHc p..Wl-t-. .t8y
Ellsworth American., 1877-06-14

As illustrations Of the droulh IN
Southern California, leaving neither grass
nor water for animals, 10 900 Sheep were
recently offered in that section Tor tive
cert, a head. and III Kern county man
was offered 5000 tor pasturaGe tor 2JOO
cagt!e tor three mouth>. The san Fran
cisco Bulletiu says: There have been
scores OF Instances in this state during
the present year. where owners OF large
herds of American cattle and f)cks OF
sheep well graded, were willing to give
half OF these herds and flocks to any one
who would carry them over until the
next season for grass should come
These experiences are giving great im-
petus to the work of irrigation, aud are
also leading to the rapid occupation Of
the marsh or tule lands along by the rivers
and around the interior lakes.
Ellsworth American., 1877-06-14
a CARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors and in.
discretions OF yosth nervous weakness, early de.
cay. loss OF manhood, &c, viii send recipe
that will cure you, FRFE OF CHARGE. This
reat remedy was discovered by missionary in
sonth America. Send selfadlresseI envelope
to the REV. JosEPH +. INMAN, Station u, Bible
House, New York City. Al mos
Ellsworth American., 1877-06-14

CLARKE's TOOTH ACHE DROPS cure instantly
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-27
THE TELEPHONE AT SEA.

A small audience assembled last night at the New
YORK Academy OF Science, to listen to the papers OF
Professor Thomas Eglcston and Professor William r.
Trowbridge .'rne Losses OF Heat Furnaces" and
.'rhe Possible Use oil the Telephone Deep Sound
ings The matter treated by Professor Thomas
H. lesion was Of technical "a character that II would
be OF no great tho general public. Profess
sor Trowbridge prefaced his remarks by saying that
possibly no two things could be remote
from each other than deep sea soundings and
tho telephone. He wished 10 say simply that
the remarks which he had 10 mako assumed
10 DO moro than possibilities, or, at tho outside
probabilities Every one is thoroughly aware Of tho
fact that know to nothing with regard 10 tho
bottom oil the The difficulties OF taking deep
soundings treated length by tho Professor
He went 10 say that the topography Of tho ocean
depths was almost unworked field OF inquiry. He
dilated upon the alniculty and expense Of taking
soundings by the old method, under which IL
hardly possible TO ma 10 than two day. Then
followed analysis oil the ratio In which metals sink
IN the ocean, according TO which IL was made clear
that tho present method oi taking dccp sea soundngs
very expensive aud not quite reliable Professor
Trowbridge suggested the POSSIBILITY of using p um-
met IN which thcre would be diaphragm
connected electrically Win the surface oil the
which might DO psyed out with quite as
great rapidly ordinary twine. As soon as The
cope OF the piummst touched the bottom oil toe
signal would gwen in tho quisssst part OF the ship
the ohccr In charge, and would snow that bottom
had touched. As tho descent OF solids In waller
- uniform aud invzriabo u would DO exceedingly
easy 10 depth BY the length Of time
" mai sss.s ssS:rssas should
made they should be cut away and lott inasnluch
the sailors time and things would DO more cx-
penslye man The apparatus ittelh
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-27
WRECK OF THE OSSIPEE.

GOING TO PIECES ON THE COAST OF CHIN.
corEAGuE IsLAND--ExrENr OF THE loss OF
LIFE AND PROPERTY.
Dispatches received yesterday by the HERALD,
dated IRON Franklin, Accomac county, Va, make
the loss OF the brig Ossipee OF this port The
ossipee sailed from Donna. SPAN, on October D. aud
had almost completed her voyage 10 New
York when she was caught IN the dcs-
perate storms that prevailed during the end
OF last week, and was nnally driven ashore on
Saturday night ut Ragged Point In Chincoteaguc Bay
The vessel broke up fast and will be- total loss
but IL is expected that considerable portion OF the
cargo may be saved. The captain, Oscar Haake, and
all the saved with the exception OF he
ond mate, Baker by name, and one seaman whose
name has not been ascerained. II also stated to
o HERALD reporter yesterday that Captain Haake was
accompanied on tho voyage ny his wife, and that he
wreck.
TIE SHIP AND CARGO.
The Osspec brig Of 1854 tons burden. she
measured III cct In length ana twentyeght feet In
breadth. her depth OF hold fourteen ieet She
the commencement Of her last voyage rated
AIN. Her rating, however, expired during her
thoroughly scawortny vessel She was owned by NJ.
K. Wilson, Of No. 80 South street. and the captain.
Oscar Haake Mr. Wilson, Jr.. said yesterday that no
additional iacts had been received by the owners.
They received, he said, despatch IRON Captain
Huake informing them OF their loss and oil the death OF
tLe men, but nothing more. They were unable to
give any information 10 the crew lost mate
since the Osspee paid OF her old crew and shipped a
insurance whatever on tho vessel.
The cargo VI the Ossipce consisted OF 71S boxes
Of raislns and about i've hundred bags Of almonds
Broad street. The total value oi cargo III about
$50, 0U0 most OF which Is believed to be covered by
Insurance. CAPTAIN Haake's despatch 10 the firm OF
BrAndegce Thornc stated considerable part OF
the cargo was being saved
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-27
FOOTBALL.
NEW HAVEN, Conn,

New HAVEN, Conn, Nov 70, 1877.
At a meeting OF Yale University this morning the
matter Of football games again left to Captain
Baker, alter a discussion lasting hour and u hail.
the understanding beng that game should be played
with tho Princeton team Thursday afternoon on
Princetons own terms II no better could be obtained
The Yale team won tho champ lonship last year with
eleven men, and her team Is now Of tnat size Prince
ton and Harvard wish 10 play fifteen men. Princeton
claims the championship this year, having beaten
Harvard, and to selte this question Yale proposes
play her one game under protest regarding tho
Of the team. Tue Of the versity In
against playing Harvard with team OF eleven.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-27
DWYER AND TAYLOR.

Following up tho challenge published in the HERALD
Of Sunday last John Dryer Of Brooklyn. wasst the
Clipper Office yesterday Tor The purpose Of arranging
spafrng match with Steve Taylor Of Jersey City. After
waiting nearly an hour, aud Taylor failing put
appearance. Dwycr len the Office The latter w meet
lsxlQs " -seienli IN
Taton, according 10 the Marquis OF Queen rules
the event 10 come OIL IN public during next month.
Despite yesterdays failure the part of Taylor no.
sotatots are not At an end IN the matter and thero
pronabiily Of meeting OF the men this afternoon
10 dtscuss and mako all Asoeasary srran9emenis
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-27
CARRIED AWAY.

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 20, 1877.
kilograms received this morning state that the
Petersburg aud Weldon Railroad bridge at Weldon, N.
G., is gone; also three spans OF the Soa-
board and Roanoke Railroad bridge at tho
same place. Tho Roanoke River Is very high
The water has risen three feet since seven o'clock
this morning., and IL 10 expected that tho last named
bridge viii DO snliroIy swept away Travel south via
the Petersburg and Weldon road Is interrupted.
Commu ncasion with Norfolk via tho scaboard aud
Roanoke Railroad Is still perfect
Tus WATERS sUBsrDrS0.
A heavy rain storm prevailed. hero this morning
between four and six o'clock, bat u Is believed 70
have been local. The OF che flood at this point
have fallen nve iset up 70 this hour six NJ. aud
are steadily subsiding, and u Is expected that BY
rsgnt streets will DO clear The inun-
dated portion OF The cty presents scene Of great
~os-&-UgS svcrSSVs ssSsos
be fully sscertsinsd, but can be safely estimated
At IRON s3ooooo 10 100000 and other
Losses viii greatly augment this amount The
damage IN Manchester, on the opposite sido
nj his river YIN prebasU reach eloo.ovo Thsss 10
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-27
AN orFIcER,s ESCAPE.

Some Of the papers have stated that among the
Huron's lost officers was Master George Menlz In
quiry among hrs friends In Newark, Master Meniz's
home, shows that be was formerly attached 10 tho
Huron, but last September transferred from her
ms own Solicitation TO the Monongahels he
cruise lew days ago letter mas IRON
dated Gibraltar. He had been attached the Huron
some Two haf years and lett her contrary 70 tho
wishes Of his friends kos may be lined, Iney
arc rejoiccd st tho fortunate cbange lac made
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-27
AN ATHLETIC TOURNAMENT.

complimentary testimonial viii DO rendered "a
Professor James McGregor by his pupils and friends
At Masonic Hall, Nos ia and lie East Thirtconth
street, at eight O'Clock this evening The perform.
ance will consist OF ienc.ng, boxing, wrestling aud
other sScieuti dcu eporta
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-27
THE FEELING AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

AsNAroLIs, Nd, Nov. 70, 1877.
The sad fate OF the Huron has shade Of gloom
over tho Naval Academy, FROM which institution
evory one Of the lost officers excepting the surgeon
aud psymastcr were graduated. In consequences Of
tnis feeling the midshipmsn have abandoned the ball
they contemplated holding ON Wednesday night.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-27

Ar THE BROOKLYN NAVAL HOSPITAL.
A visit yesterday 70 The sroogiyn Naval Hospital
revealed the welcome iacs that several OF tho crew of
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-27

RoadA To this the eterE aud severn reply was re.
ned:-.Oocy orders. ar. And 20 TO sea- Ad-
m,ra Tronchard Is on board his ship, IN the Roads,
and could uol DO interviewed ~ day.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-27

the rail- Feeling that the railing gtviog away. l
cot myself loose ana was washed overheard clung
10 spar and tried to yet board again One OF my
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-27
cHEsApEAKE AND OHIO CANAL SERIOUSLY
BROKEN.

BROKEN.
~ BALriMoRE, Nov. 26, 1877
No accounts or reliable Information as TO the full
extent of damage to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
by the food has yet received here, but that It
has been serions and heavy nearly the entire length
OF the canal from Georgetown to Cumberland is boz
yond doubt II is not probable that necessary
pairs be made this season.
DELAY TRAINS.
The officials OF Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ro-
mort the road badly mashed in places between Hair.
pers Ferry ana Cumberland. and II will be impossible
TO pass trains before Thursday Trans 70 Staunton,
Va. via harpcr's Ferry and the Valley Railroad will
be running Tomorrow.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-27

considerable suffering among the poor people wno
have been washed out. Many bad 10 camp out last
night and are still shcIterless. Mayo's Bridge ACROSS
the James River, was tho only that succumoeu 70
the food All the railroad bridges crossing the
river here are intact Reports from along she james
River and Kanawha Canal indicate that serious dam
posed Several breaks OF IRON nifty to seventy feet
reported, and tho towpath was BADLY washed IN
number OF places
w. T. Alien, keeper ~ the looks nine miles from
Richmond. drowned yesterday; also Andrew
OVERLY a carpenter at the Danviile Railroad shops,
who was precipitated into the river here while work.
ing TO a railroad bridge. No other casualties
have been reported from any point
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-27
LIGHTHOUSE GONE.

LIGHTHOUSE GONE
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 20, 1871
An authentic report from tho river states that
the lighthouse a. Dutch Gap Canal has boon swept
away.
PROPERTY IByUREp.
despatch from stanton says the damage to
property on the various railroads In that section is
very serious
REPAIRING RAyLR0ADA
Communication between Charlottesville and Lynch
burg is open by rail- Four hundred hands are ut
work the Damaged portions OF the chesapeake aud
Railroad, and II IL expected that Trains Will pass
over this road by tomorrow night.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-14
AMENDMENT TO THE IL
CENSE LAW.

Passed by the General Assembly of Maryland
at the Regular Session, commencing Janu
airy, 1892, relating to License Chap 49, page
AN ACT to amend the forty second section re-
lating to the granting of licenses to traders
Of Article fifty six of the Code of Public
General Laws.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the Ganeral AS
sembly of Maryland, That the forty second
section of Article fifty six of the Code of Pub
lie Gen eral Laws relating to the granting of
Licenses to Traders be and the same is here
by repealed and the following enacted as Il
substitute thereof
When any person, body polite, or corpo-
rate, shall propose to sell or barter anything
mentioned in the preceding section except
spirituous or fermented liquors, he shall APP
ply to the clerk of the circuit SQUIRT of the
county which he may reside, or if he re-
sides in the city of Baltimore 10 the court of
common pleas, for n license therefor: but no
license to trade, or to sell SprituOus or fer
mented liquors shall be issued by any clerk
of court to q feme covert or to person UNI
der the age of twenty one years without the
special order of the judge of the court;
but no judge shall give such special or
der to issue license to sell Spirituous or fer
mented liquors unless upon the recommended
ton of at least ten respectable freeholderS,
residents of the ward or district wherein the
piece of sale may be, and whenever any Ii
cenSe shall be issued to feme covert, or mi
nor, the feme covert or minor shall be reSpOn-
sble for all contracts made in the prosecu-
ton of their business under such license, and
shall be liable to be sued therefor in any of
the courts of this State; and the same feme
covert may be sued, or indicted, and prosecu-
ted in the case of Il violation by her of the Ii
cense laws of this state, or in case she should
keep disorderly house, as if she were
feme-sole; and if judgment be obtained
against her on any contract, execution shall
or may be issued in the ordinary way to at
fec: her separate estate; provided, however,
that such responsibility shall in no manner
affect or impair the responsibility of the hus-
band or parent. under the existing laws and
that this act shall take effect on the thirteenth
day of April next.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-14
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Assembly of Maryland, That the twenty first
and twentysecond Sections of the fifty-siXth
Article of the Code ofPublic Gener II Laws, re-
lating to the license of Hawkers and PeddlerS
he and the same is hereby repealed, and the
following sections enacted in lieu thereof:
Twenty one" For every such license not
to extend beyond the county in which the
same may be issued there shall be paid the
following rates, to-wit:
For every license to travel on foot, the
sum ......... ....... IS 40 90
To travel with a horse or cther beast of
burden and wagon and otnerVehicle,
the sum 30 10
With two horses or other beasts fbur-
den and wagon and other vehicles,
tne sum OHM. ~ w
For every such license so eXtended over
the whole Eastern Shore, or the whole
Western Shore, there shall be paid the
following rates to-wit:
For license to travel on fOOt.............. GO 90
To travel with'@ horse or other beast of
burden and wagon or other vehicle,
Inc sum OIL. lOU w
With two horses on other boosts of bur-
demand wagon or other vehicle, the
sum lou w
'"Twenty-two." No such license shall be
granted to any other than a white person, or
to any Hawker or Peddler in the name or
style of n partnership or company, and but
one person shall act under any such license.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-14
CfRap. l2I- naro 30.

tN' ACT toamend the fifty sixth Article of the
Code of Public General Laws, relating to-
Licenses, by adding thereto the following
section relating to partnerships taking out
licenses.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That the following be
and the same is hereby added to the fifty
sixth Article of the code of Public General
General Laws to follow the second section
thereof.
Any license may be obtained by partner
ships and firms as well as by Individuals but
in all cases, the names of all the partners of
any firm shall ne set forth in full i'm the Ii
cense, and no license shall protect any person
pretending to act under the same, unless he
is named therein or i entitled as a repreSen-
tatiVe or assignee under the provisions here
in contained in this Article and the clerk is
suing the license shall enter upon the record
of licenses the full name of all the members
of co-partnership to which such license is is.
sued.
SEC. .. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect on the thirteenth day of April
next
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-14
Chap. 2lS, page 2SS.

AN ACT to amend Section one of Article
fifty sin OF the code of Public General Laws
entitled Licenses" relating to the issuihG
of licenSesby the clerk of courts.
SEQ. !. Be il enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, That section one of Article
fifty six of the code Of Public General Laws,
entitled "1icenSes,'' be amended and re-enac-
ted rs to read as follows
All licenses shall be granted by the Clerk
Of the Circuit Courts of the counties and the
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in the
city OF Baltimore, except where n different
mode is especially provided, and all licenses
granted NY the said clerks shall expire on the
first day of May next thereafter, except licen-
SEES for fisheries and horse races, and if gran
ted for a part of year, a ratable sum shall be
charged therefor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-14
INsOLVENTTs NOTICE,

TN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR GARRETT
Il COURTI-NO. It INSuIVENTS-JOSEP
MARTIN vs.. HIS CREDITORS
Ordered, this 9th day OF February, 1877, that
Joseph Martin give notice to his creditors,
indorSers and SureticS, tlE,t the SECOND
MONDAY or September EENT is fixed
for the said Joseph Martin to appear in
the Circuit Court for Garrett county. to an
Swtr such intcrogatoricS or ailegHtiOaS as
his creditors, indOlScrS OF surctieS may pro-
pose or allcgo against him; provided ii copy
of this order ne published in some newspaper
printed in the town of Oakland for three
Month prior to the said second Monday OF
September next, as such notice.
W. II. TOWER.
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Garrett Co.
True tOpN-TcSt:
" LII IAMLNIS llnrlr E.l1l--nr
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-14
INsOLVENT'S NOTICE.

Tn THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR GARRETT
l. COUNTI-NO. - INSoI.VENTS JACOB
SISLER vs.. HIS CREDITORS.
Ordered, this 20 day of January, 1877. that
Jacob SiSler give notice 10 his creditors
indorserS and surrties, that the 2nd Monday
of Sept 1877, is fixed for the said Jacob Sis
Ter to appear in this Court to answer such
interrogatories or allegations as his crcdi-
tors, indorsers or suretieS may proposeor al
legc against him; provided a copy of this
order be insertcdinsome newspape" printed
in the town of Oakland, for threemonths
prior to the said second Monday OF Septem-
beTneXt, rs such notice.
w. II, TOWER, Clerk.
True Copy-Test:
w. II. TOWER, Clerk. tebl7-3m
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-14
LICENSES TO OWNERS AND
KEEPERS OF STATIONS OR
JACKS,

The owner or keeper of every Stallion or
Jack shall, before being permitted to stand or
station such animal, pay to the Clerk Of the
Circuit Court Of some one of the counties in
this state, the highest sum which he intends
to ask or receive for the season Of one mare !;
and the receipt of the said Clerk, with the
seal of his Court attached thereto for said
sum shall be the license for stationing or
standing such stallion or Jack for one year
from the date thereof; provided, that in no
case shall the sum directed to be paid by this
section for such license be less than ten
dollars; and that every Stallion or Jack upon
which the said tax is paid shall be exempt
1rom all other tax.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-14
tho applicants stock in trade doesnot
exceed

The applicant must either make oath, as
heretofore, before the Clerk of the Circuit
Court of the county where he is engaged in
business, of the amount OF goods kept on
hand at their principal season of sale, or the
oath may be administered by a Justice of the
Peace, when the person wanting license
applies through an agent.
Persons may sell Salt to cure fshiin March >
April and May without license.
Vendors of Cakes, and vendors of Beer and
Cider, who are makers of such' beer and, cider
Q4ager Beer excepted) are not reqhiredlto pay
license.