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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-09-06

New YORK, Aug. 3O.-A Des Moine.
special says:
The accident on the Rock Island rail-
road was caused by the rain Undermining
very strong culvert. A large bridge a
mile further west was also washed out.
Had the train crossed the culvert il would
have been wrecked at the bridge, and
none would have escaped. AT six O'Clock
IL bodies had been taken from the wreck
fourteen men, two women and child
One Of the wOunded-Baker, one OF
Barnum's men-has died, making 10 deaf
10 al. Two more bodies are known To be
10 the wreck. and there may be others.
The bridge WAS over the Little Four
Nile creek. nine miles east OF Des Moines.
1t 10 small stream, generally quiet. and
never before known TO be so high as at
present. The channel of the stream was
10 or 80 feet wide, and the banks about 70
feet high. The locomotive landed at the
foot Of the western side aud half buried
itself In the earth. Barnum's car was
next and dropped into the channel. The
baggage and mail car followed The men
In that car escaped alive, and the lamrs
were not put out. The frst passenger car
pitched into the channel where the water
was Ii feet deep. The next car was
plunged under this. telescoping with il.
and the next telescoping half through
both. The sleeping car did not 60 into
the wreck. and Its occupants escaped
Nest Of the killed were In the car In front
OF the sleeping car.
The scene Ct The time of the accident is
described - terrific. The rain fell 10 tor
rents. accompanied by wind lightning and
violent thunder; the lights were extin-
guished, and the scene Oft terror ensuing
can hardly be imagined. The men who
were not injured and could get out, went
70 work at once TO rescue the living and
wounded. They had to 60 mile to get
ayes 70 chop them out, but they worked
hsr0icaliv. And BY daylight had rescued
most Of the wounded. There were many
pitiful scenes. One mother was killed be-
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My dear mother" wrote the dis
heartened boy at boarding-school, 81
do not object TO hash five times a week,
but to cat it every day goes against my
grain"
This is just how the old honest Dem
ocrat of Hancock County feels. He IL
eating "crow" all the time. First he
swallows prohibition at his State Con-
vention, at the same time he is forced
TO take twenty-year old Republican
for candidate for Governor, and that
candidate tells him that Hayes has as
good a title to the Presidency as ever
Jefferson or Jackson had; and now his
County Convention kicks under foot his
oid-time cherished hard-money princi-
pies, and runs mad after the widest In
flation that has ever betokened the era.
~ mind.
What wonder that scores of honest
Democrats are Disguised and out OF
training?
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Don't you see the cat I'm.
der the meal, when a nice
Democrat wants TO trade
ballots!
How the Convertible Bond Would Work
for the Tax PAYERS.

The infationists want more greenbacks
issued. TO be turned at pleasure into a con-
yertible United States bond paying three
sixty FIVE hundredths per cent interest, this
makes the government the bank of deposit
for every nonIed man who, when business
is slack, leaves his money with the govern
ment, and draws his interest which the
people have got to pay 10 annual taxation.
With such plan at worn now, and money
a drug in Boston and New York q. two per
cent. on call, the spare money would be
deposited in the L. S. Treasury. to draw
interest. which we should all help pay for.
Aud how much money does anybody
suppose that Ellsworth would get back for
her part OF the tax paid to meet the inter-
est, drawn by Boston and New York capt.
talists?
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-09-06

We share the general curiosity. as to
how the President ofthe Greenback eau
Gus will vote on Monday. He declared
that he was in full sympathy with the
movement and would support no man for
Office who was not. He put motions and
declared them carried nominating an en-
tire County and Legislative ticket and per.
haps led few unsuspicious men to believe
that he intended to support the ticket. We
presume he will vote the solid Democratic
ticket on Monday as he ALWAYS does--Show
your ballot Mr.. President and let us see II
we are not right.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-09-06

Admiral Semmes. the hero Of the Ala.
bams, died ct Point Clear, Ala, on Aug.
30th.
He WAS native OF Maryland. attended
the Naval Academy Of that State, sod
while awaiting orders, ct one time. had
studied law, snd been sdmitted to the Bal.
timOre Bar.
He was not without experience. having
served on land end sss 10 the Asxiesp
var, when Mr.. Davis seut him North to
buy arms and smnunitios for the coo.
federscy. He took tie oath Of allegiance
sftsr bis return, and was put In CON.
mand Of the Sumter. This was . pioaeer
vessel Of the Confederate navy. After
long cruiss, and having captured twelve
or 6fteen vessels. The Sumter vas enally
blockaded. and abandoned under pre-
tense Of being sold.
Captain 0emDss tbsp uent 70 1nyianh
where . war vessel Was being conssrUotsd
for Southern service. She sailed for the
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A,em ADVERTISEMENTS.
Election Notice.

The legal voters OF the City OF Ellsworth are
hereby notified TO meet at their several ward
Rooms on tho second Monday OF September inst. .
at ten O'Clock Tin the forenoon. TO give IN their
votes for Governor. two Senators. clerk ofCourts.
sheriff, County Commiss Register Of Deeds.
County Treasurer, Representative to the Legis-
lhtGTe and two Amendments Ia the Constitution
OF the state of Maine. The polls will he kept open
until foui O'Clock in the afternoon and then close
The Board Of Aldermen will be in session at
their room in Hancock Hall. on the three secular
days next proceeding the day OF election from
two u dive O'Clock T. NJ j.. Tor the purpose OF re
ceiying evidence OF the quail hcation OF voters
whose names have not been entered on the voting
lists. and for the correction OF the lIsts.
Lists Of voters IN the Sc, eTsl WARTS have been
posted follows: ward /. in the vesubule OF
the Post Ofhce Ward = IN The yesIibuic OF Han
cock Hall. Ward at WhHcomb Haines' Store
Ward &. at the Hall of the North Ellsworth AErt-
cultural society, ward 5. at the Hancock House.
L. Is. LYMAN, Guy CieTk.
Ellsworth, sent 81, 1877. laB
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Notice to Subscribers.

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On receipt Of payments on subscription at this
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In all communicates relating to subscriptions
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In directing a change of address, always give
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YOU wish The paper Afterwards sent.
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The standing committee of the State
Teachers Association will hold meeting
at Biddeford, in the High School Room,
Friday evening at Z O'Clock, and Saturday
morning At 9 O'Clock. September IA and Is.
The committee will visit the schools Of
Biddeford on Friday. The order OF exer.
cises for the meetings will be as follows
Arithmetic in Primary Schools,
Mrs. G. c. Rounds Of FsrmingtQp.
Geometry 10 Primary Schools,
Miss Jennie Hayden Of Faruingtou,
Arithmetic in Grammar Gredss,
G. A. Robertson Of Augusta.
Algebra, Geo. B. Files Of Augusta.
Geometry, Prot. c. A. Smith, Brunswick.
All teachers And friends Of sducatioo,
and all interested are invited TO attend.
The purpose IL to make the discassioss
practical. All are invited to take part Ia
the discussions,
g. I. FLETCHER, SseFstssy.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-09-06

While Democratic papers OF the State,
and Democratic County Conventions else
where are advocating and resolving In IA
vor OF return TO specie payment and hard
money, it remains for the Democrats OF
Hancock County 10 Introduce and adopt in
their Convention, the widest and most
de struetiye Initiation scheme We have yet
seen anywhere. No wonder there were
wry faces among the old stagers. like l..
J. Thomas, J. d Richards. DIR. johnson
And Thomas Knowles, when they were
called upon to swallow the dose and 90
back on all their time honored and most
cherished convictions.
Nevertheless, down it went and those
who know not Joseph are now demanding
that Munson, the Greenback candidate,
shall also be swallowed.
Let no one for moment suppose that
any honest principle underlies this strange
departure. The Independent Greenback
caucus held on Saturday, manipulated by
Democrats, discloses its true object. 1t is
the hope OF these leaders, that by this
trick, they may wheedle to their support
enough Greenbackers to elect one or more
on their County ticket, and particularly L.
B. Wyman, as Clerk of Courts. To this
end, everything else will be sacrificed.
The trade here Is admitted. Let therefore,
no Republican voter be deceived b. this
nomination so utterly wanting in principle,
and which is the most transparent cheat
we have ever known.
We venture TO predict that no Democrat
will vote the greeuback ticket, unless he
can first drive trade with some one to cut a
straight out opposition ticket. Up for
Cowes AID a market" is heard and will be
heard the County over, among these Sleepy
David Democrats. Look out tor them.
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TO THE REPUBLICANS OF HAN
COCK COUNTY.

On Monday next, it will be the duty
and privilege of each aud every Repub-
lican voter. in the County, once more to
cast his ballot for worthy men for Office,
and to sustain the present acknowl-
edged excellent government OF the State
of Maine.
For more than twenty wears, it has
given satisfaction to large majority of
the people, and to-day, it stands as
strongly entrenched In their hearts as
ever before. The principles which have
governed its administration are largely
approved. even by the Democratic par
ty. No word of detraction has been or
can be uttered against its gallant stan
dard-bearer, Governor Connor. who for
the third time has accepted the call OF
his party for his invaluable services
OF his election there is no doubt, and
yet, it would be a most graceful tribute
for the party to pay to our Scholar,
Statesman and Soldier, an old-time ma
jori,y of 1900, 4 ,rifling sacrifice of
time on Monday next, from every Re-
publican in the State, will give it to
him. And shall not old Hancock Coun.
ty aid the party by swelling this major
ity?
The opposition are divided, disheart.
ened, and the two. factions antagonistic;
yet, such is their desire for place and
power, that their County organizations
are perfect, and still hunt is making in
every school district to secure il posi-
bic the election of one or more County
officers.
For this purpose, in their Conventions
in this County, they bar,ered their most
cherished and sacred principle IN rea-
lion 10 hard money to gain paltry
score or two of greenback votes, for
single candidate on their ticket. The
spectacle was 4 pitful one. The once
powerful Democratic party trading of
their last remnant of sound political
doctrine for bubble. How ere the
mighty fallen.
At the Republican Convention in this
County. Resolution was passed with
singular unauimily. endorsing the Pres
ident and his administration. This
resolution has since been adopted by
several cousties in the State. and it is
partly on this account that fnll vote
on Monday next from the several towns
of Hancock County should be thrown.
Let it not be said tha, we are distracted
and lukewarln. but on the contrary, let it
be shown at the polls that Republicans here
are just as actiEe, and just as true and just
a. uuiirinS as ever. Let Us one and all
work from now till Monday night for the
success Of good government and good
faithful public servants. And when our
whole duty Ia doue. and The wires flash out
the intelligence OF grand victory In Maine.
let il be the honor aud pride OF old Han
cock that she nobly did her duty, and elect
ed each and every name on her ticket.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-09-06

The aim and end OF the so called
''greenback" caucus, was disclosed when
it adopted the Democratic candidate for
the Office OF Clerk OF Courts. The whole
weight of Mayor loung's democracy will
be thrown TO defeat Mr.. Saunders. who Is
the very best Clerk that Hancock County
has had for generation. Luckily. people
understand the game. aud Mr. Saunders
majority promises 20 be lar-er than ever.
be lonesome fellow. and many An honest
democrat will stand by him
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Notice Of Foreclosure.

Whcreas David g. Eaton and " iIiiam Eatse.
beth "t Ellsworth IL the County Of Hancock A
STATE ~ Maine. by their decd OF mortgage sep
tgIa1or lstH. \. Fl. ISL and recorded ia Hanoi
t"aaty Registry OF Deeds. ' ol. 10 Page efI con
Feyci o. Y rsiau Butler oI Hancock in sAi4 Us.a-
- and >tAir, certain lots ut land situate tu Han
cock aipresal.i. bounded lollow- first the
Weston Butler home stead lot AMI building. BE-
klrn NJ Al aLts" and stones, the south. wes.
corner Of Nose Batter. home lot Ihcncs sough
eleven deg. West eighteen rods. thee &C souta
seventy nine leg. Wet thirty tour rods thence
North y~cnty four deg, West sTxtses rod. TO S,r,p
West side % County road, theUoe said ROAD
westerly ought rods, Il euce North twenty four
degrees, West thence North eighty eight asd a
hA!f deg, Wet twenty seven rods, thence North
i've deg, West two hundred lfty-eisht rod.
thence south !orty-7N deg. East eighty ains ro,ls
thence south Twelve deg, EAst hundred
forty rods, thence south thirty deg Ea.t
thity nine rods IL the County pad thence 1a
sad road Westerly fourteen rods thence south
twelve leg. East Ipugtrcn rods 10 place uf b4gu
alhs. containing one hundred aul FIX aores more
or less.
Ai.o 'uHl and itn located on the Kilkenny
stirAm. together with The privilege bounded a.
follows. beginning At stake aud ztones am,
seventy rods nor,hcTiy from The County -a,t -
the eastern side ut a road laid cut for I, NH -
thence south elghty-hyr leg. W".t siy ~. H.
n" stream, thence crossing IT, .trp.s, :, NJ ...
81 ln'iht7 HIAFcs. thence following .aul Grave.
tht N'FthcFiy I'D the line of Mcfarland a Gravgs .
ucn'e iniIo"Ins sal. Mcfarland & Graves line
tn lhe milllc 'i Ia" stream, thence runatax Norm
- ~ Hth Tat sht rods 10 stak. and sJon~-
,n soGsA hfeen deg Eaata t~sEtv rod
thence south four deg. East ten rods 10 place -
beginning. Also a strip Of land two T9si. VIII
running from the s0nlh-eas corner Of land jas;
it''I'heb 70 The County road, coming out At sal!
"uh'F road at the loot OF Joy's hill a LILLE % The
Eastward Of a stream and cross wav Also
ahoIhcr 1"t tor landing tn said HaucocG begin
nn'hH On the shore al hgh watsr marx .heues
Norm sixty nine deg. Fast lour rod. 4, , .t.,s
ahd stones, iheuce ~onth thirty deg , EAsl ssa--
Teen rods to large stone thence South sixtg.E.ae
u'k' "est TO the channel. thence Sorthsrif t4
sam channel fourteen rods thence N,rtb 4. r..
a me drS-, kat 10 The Hrst mentioned bUtlnds -.
sether with strip 1t land twenty Iert Side rlia-
u'hs rom ne N"Tth-eaSlcTiy md 81 saii sulP aa
the bank 10 the County road sotn, ans.n rod,
coming OUT nearly opposite the mill road Above
ue7'n1el also right OF n0wage Tor one mile
more or less. on said stream the right 81 va gu
above named roads being reserved to tn Jnys
ANA whereas The condition OF saId mortgage la,
o"th broken /, the Grantee above named hereby
notice in accordance with law
WESTON BUTLER
by 4. +. Drtnkwater, hiA Atty.
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NOn-Rcsident Taxes.

the year 1876
TIIE following list Of taxes real estate Of
l. NONRESIDENT owners N the town Of Ded-
ham, Cousty Of Hancock for the year 1919. 10 bls
committed TO Amos ;. Peaks. Collector Of
said town, on the 45th day OF May 1915 has beeu
returned by him to remaining unpaid on
date AMI now remain unpaid, and notice IS
h"rchy given that il said taxes aud interest aud
charges not paid into the Treasury OF sall
town within! ighteen months from the date OF the
commitment Of the saId bills, much of the real
estate taxed a. VIII he sufficient to pay the amount
due therefor Inciudlug interest and charges, VIII
without further notice, be solt st public auction
a. the Town House, IN said Town Monday
the thirty urst day ot December. 1871. at ten
O'Clock Ia the forenoon.
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Who is Cheated?

1t is confidently asserted that the Demo-
cratic nominee for Clerk of Courts. in Or
der to obtain tie Greenbacks' nomination.
assured them that hereafter ne should act
with them. If this is SO, the Democrats
are cheated.
On the other hand, the chairman OF the
Horace Davis caucus, who announced that
he was for Horace Davis son, Is now ssid
to be acting as one Of the Democratic city
committee. and assisting Ia calling Demo-
cratic caucuses. II this Is so, the Green
hackers are 10 be cheated.
Who Is cheated?
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~ sI
In the matter OF The sullivan Quarry Company
Bankrupt.
IN BANKRUPTCY,
agNinst whom Petition was nied in sand Court.
March 2tth. A. u ISs5.
DISTRICT uF MAINE. s.:
Warrant In bankruptcy has been is.uc,i. by
sail Court, against the Estate OF The sullivan
Quarry Company. OF the County of Hancock. and
state Of Name IN SAID District IL has been duly
adjudgrd bankrupt upon Petition Of thrir Crrdt-
tors. add The payment Of any debts and the Ir-
livery % any property belonging tn said Bauk
Tupt. To the 10 Or 10 their lul the tranafrr OF
any property by them, are iurhii.!rn Uy law. \
meeting oi the Creditors ul SAID bankrupt, to
prove their debts and Ch ltsc uuc Or moro IS
stsnees OF their Estal. VIII be held al a Court OF
bankruptcy, u De holden a. the Custom Honsc IA
Ellsworth. in said District, ON The twenty aIth
(+3thl day OF september, \. u, IS17 at 10 O'clock
A VI At the oflicr of Chas. hamlin. Ezg one Of
tie Registers IN BANKRUPTCY OF said Court
> MARBLE
L. ;. Marshal as Messenger, Tor saId District.
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you nee sentimentally styled the snug
mar 90 OF my heart is open 20 Won. 1t is
clear sailing and the tide is full. Why
why Will you stay anchored outside?-
ihere II | haven't proposed in due fash
Ion, as meant TO do if you wouldn't. But
love you too well to lose you again, Just
because your tongue has a cramp, and it
isn I the fashion for girls TO speak until
they are spoken for,''
w hat a fool I've been, What brute,
what and words failing him to do
himself justice. John folded the bowed
head and fearful face ofthe brave girl to his
breast and sailed into harbor wi tn a smack
"a whole feet of them In act.-Golaen
Rue.
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Notice Of Foreclosure.

herea5 Et6rldge IL. Moore OF W altman In the
County oi Hancock and state OF Maine bv b.,
deeI ot mortgage, lated OctO Der 9Th, n ID Isal
ah'i recorded IN Hancock COanty Rel istry Book
~ rage ibl, conveyed to EIuol Jordan OF sad
W altman. Treasurer Of the Board OF Trustees OF
The Ministerial anu school Fund ia said W altman
and his successor in said otice, a certain lot or
parcel Of land, situated IN said Wailham boun ,i.d
anu described a. follows, 10 Wit: BEGINNING o.
the eastern SIDE OF the County road al A rock III
The line Of sad road the soulh-syes, corner bound
81 4ot by me this day conveyed to Elliot Jordan
"a thence south ctgnty seven and one-haIr de-
sftes, east % Nebb's Brook or Pond tbepa.,
-o'. 'eAsteEiy By said BROOK or Pond ana .mAu
o'Ooa emPly'nS into same to the south line OF the
mil lot, thence westerly By the mil loI W The
todd Aforesaid, thence north eA5terly BY SAID
IoNI 70 Iouni hTsJ mentioned, conLaining ~ eGty.
hSe acres more or less, and whereas l. the under.
alsnt % have been chosen Treasurer OF said Board
OF trustees, and the condition OF said mortgage
mas been hToAen, hereby claim the force IosuTs a
same and gave thls notice in accordance with i.w
j, WILLIAM MERCER
Treas. OF Board Of Trustees OF Mn, nd sch z
Fund OF " altman,
BY his ATTY, \. +. Driaswater
"atham, August II, 1877. 3w34s
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The Democratic convention In Han
cock County which passed resolves ieclar-
ing for more greenbscks. the taxation OF
government bonds aid the abolition OF
National banks, is not probably intending
to vote for Joseph Williams for Governor,
who is both "bloated boHd-holdar" and
President of one OF the largest National
banks In the Kennebec valley. Il would
be too absurd TO vote for William. sfter
adopting such platform.-lkennebec
Journal
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- . -

Monroe \ Dung at the County Demo :
cratic Convention last week, declared
himself in favor OF iocdI option law.
There is no necessity for 1t, so Tar as he
Is concerned. a. his residence vlbrates be-
tween Ellsworth and Trenton. at his own
sweet will.
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some comment may be kexpected In
this paper. upon the recent Democratic
County Convention, but when an old DEM
ocrat who has attended regularly these
Conventions for 80 years past, remarked.
that ..the whole thing was disgrace from
first to last" We think we may be excused
from saying single word
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Vote the straight Repub.
lican Ticket.

ANOTHER CHRAT.-The Democrats are
yelling In their County Resolutions against
Bonds and Banks, and at the same time
are begging for votes for their candidate
for Governor, Mr.. Williams. who is to-day
the largest bondholder Oh the Kennebec,
and President of the richest National bank
10 Central Maine. Was there ever such
impOde0ce2
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TION.-A meeting where one man reads
from written list, which he has prepared.
the names Of an entire county ticket, with
a near relative at the tail. as the Legisla.
tive candidate, and the chairman declares
the list adopted. when the mover alone
votes for il.
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for Senator from the Western District Of
the County, has forgotten his denuncistion
OF the greenbacks during the war Is Lin.
coins rags" and his predictions Of the ruin
they would bring. when the day would
surely come that 4 bushel OF them would
not buy barrel of flour.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-09-06

We notice that the Grsenback Caucus
put in nomination Tor County Treasurer.
Luther Lord OF Surry. We are authorized
by him TO say that It was done without any
knowledge or solicitation on his part, and
publican party. who honored him with q
nomination.
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tween her two children who escaped I'M
hurt. The dead were brought here on
train at III O'Clock. Some of the wounded
came with them. The officers OF the road
were at the wreck all day, caring for the
dead and wounded. About forty persons
were Injured.