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~ ready Tor Immediate WnFfxrc, nt lctlDt hy
ssa. her ,EpE!.1. At!'aira totr upot' lI,:et to
to destroy the enciny's tradc, nnd blockade, II
II ~ " lassr ti,ai. yts.stisy t |hs drana vl1ser,
iaatists erc ii. applsien.Ioa. S aioat ~ so1'te.
tsatton of Auttsian troops IN Dalna.
Tia. With respect to tlls warltke move.
ment Tue paslM aecnls to hsyo positive III
formation. though neither himself nor any onu
uu itt-wiIethcr Austria was ut,casy about so1no
tnte,ides! disturlance III her South BlayIsl,
Provinces; or Wllcthcr she dce1ncA Turku-
i.us.'al. war inevitable, an.l WISHED to guaran.
on her frontier; Or whether the League Of tho
Three EmpeFors lad ut oncc become = reality,
and tho tllol.seut wus rtpc fur their long
santtnpl.tsd }Si"t s,n sxesS'Gn v% Sn T4Sksylu
Austria would 10 directed to occupy hosnla.
10 guess Austrta's real Mind or to know What
ard wiete Austria Il, no s.latt hcre Is dccn!eu
sSnpc,sut; AZ TIT ts & fHrks knew + .,t shat
s; Y ths '' kaissr S'tS R'''{ tnat isssi;
& III command L nalsnatIa, ana
h 1scp. n hei1 pos. snf a nat1y %ss1
the presence Of those big tustFian battalons On
the Daln.attan border bodes good or III, tho
Grand pixier could not tell; but whit hu tlce.t
~ net :ay u. that, II Aust.!as designs arc eyil.
them. What effect the perplexity arisiug
frolu the manifold dangers 1Y Whirh
Turkey Il cnculnpassed must have on tho
conduct OF her Government, may be readily
Imagined, Easy as It Is now 10 cuino 70 lcrnls
xtl' seFvis a. to an ultimate peace. the Porte Is
ttil! supposed u make sotiae difficulties about
Withdrawing tts tsoopa trom their posttlon Ut
A!exluatx. 6eesusc, with that paAs lu l4rr Aauls,
turkey would lest Lc abla to bar the WRY
against an invading Russiau army on that, tue
easls.t, slough not .he lnost dirxt, foute
of stasvh which ought to clo.e the TeuapIo
u Janus 1y converting mcru armiatiee Into
permanent pacific convention, wo hear VI Amer
tsaa vessels so'n'ng to port In tho Bosphoru<
with Eil0,oo worth of rifles mud tnetulli&: cart
ridges, purchased BY tbs Ottoman War Oiict,
Ihess ps5spaIattoa; lot war hare already dsta.
.no.t ruluous ihostilllles could have done;
asd stu greater injury. anaes troua
the utter helrles4uess To which tAs Uoyern-
.mcut Is doomed by uncertainty, par. .Qxlng all
aetlou, frustrating any Intention 1t ml,.&t lar
bor a to tho so1cly-necdr4 reforms iu tue us!-
!nInlstrasion. since M!dhas's. fall VIC hayu
been. ons may say, without government. tbs
0raud VtxleE, Edhem Pasha, since he IL sa!l
" haYs PLACED hls 1ssixuauoa IN the sultau's
Ellsworth American., 1877-11-01
The Engiish Mission

Forney's Sunday Chronicle says that II has
the most reliable authority for saving hat since
the regular cabinet meeting Friday. the Presi-
dent aud his premser have been considering
the disposal Of the English mission very thor
oughy. and because Of = Misunderstanding II
has created in Pcnnsy lvania. Besides their de-
sire t, carry out their original intention. they
are now strongly disposed to award the prize
TO that state. This conclusion has not been
reached at any sacrifice Of their syowed civil
service policy or with view Of retraciing their
objections TO ex-senator Cameron. but simply
to do IN ac; OF justice 10 a great state which the
President fully realizes i too important fac
tor in shaping public opinion 10 be treated
lightly The President cisclams an, sympathy
VITA either of the factions ~ that state. nor !.
he the least disposed tn dispar.ge the high e.
tccm IN which ex-senator Cameron l. held by
friends, much less 10 refuse the consideration
due 10 the position held by J. Donald Cameron
a. senator in Congress, but while he comedies
TIN. he claims the right 10 select his own advis-
ers m making hi, appointments. This much
a. regards the Presidents feelings towards the
Cameron A. to the English mission. It i
now determined to Pennsylvania. And we
would not be- surprised II the nomination was
made in the ueNt - hours. Wayns McNeigh
can have the position ifhe desires. and the
same can be said Of GOV. llartrsuft. But for
McMichAers age his chances would be very
fair a, the President entcrtAins the highs-,
opinion OF his abilities. Ex-Goy. Curtin il also
very iayorab.y mentioned. Whoever the com
ing man i he will be orediiAble 10 the state,
and Mr.. Eyari, j., in great hopes the selection
viii give general satisfaction.
Ellsworth American., 1877-11-01

With reference To the civil service order, the
following statement was obtained to-day from
An oflic al at the White iiouse. who certainly
has authority TO speak for the Pre- sident: A
great number Of letters have been sent by Cab
met officers aRd others in response to inquiries
upon this question, among others was one re-
Gently sent by Judge DeVen> 10 "a gentleman in
8oston. This letter was brought out by the
statement that the oflice-ho!ier, Of Ma-sschu-
sctts were taking no part in the campaign, and
bad stated that they should r,fIsc 10 vote. The
Attorney General expressed the hope that II
any Cffee-holdeis in Massachusetts RETAINED
from voting they would not do 20 grca, an in
justice to the President ~ to attribute 10 'hsir
spathy or failur- TO the civil service o,der.
This Official Of the whre House said the dis
tinotion between the manipulation OF the poh-
tics of city by ofiiee-holders. TO the exclusion
of other bus ness, and ordinary political activity
of a citizen, Is 80 obvious III at the President
thinks there can be no mistake about it. The
purpose OF the order was to keep the Federal
ofiice-holders from controlling politics, espee.
tally in large cities when that i accomplished
the function Of the order is ended. At the
White House it is understood hat offce-hoders
not only can vote. but that they may make
speeches. write editorial. and engage ss active
ly in politics anybody; that there would be
no objection even TO Speaking in conventions.
In answer to the direct inquiry, whether an
oflice-holder would he approved at the White
/ House who became a member of political con-
veniion. il was stated tn at II was not consid-
cred a matter Of good ta.te for sn office-holder
to be member OF political convention, and
that the matter len TO his discretion.
Ellsworth American., 1877-11-01
state N ews.

According to the Sentinel the rum
traffic Is gaining ground iu Easport daily.
The Press says that bed Of copperas
has been found beneath the iron ore at the
katahdin Iron Works.
The Sheriff Friday. seized $500 worth
Of liquors belonging to Biddeiord drug
gists, At the Boston and Maine station.
1t Is the general opinion among well
informed lumbermen that . hundred mil.
lion Of logs will be cut on the Penobscot
and Its branches during the coming winter.
The Advertiser says that the citizens Of
Norway have votedSO spend fifteen tbOUs-
and dollars on new Court House-this 10
the tax to be assessed on the town Of Nor.
way.
There is prospect that Messrs.
Moody, Needham. Whittle. Morehouse aud
the singers accompanying them, may spend
the month of December la the larger cities
OF Maine.
The President Of The Psssumpsir Rail-
road has entered an action tor e97 go
against the Montreal. Portland. and BOs-
ton Railroad. The suit arises out Of fnan-
cisl transactions between The roads.
AT the semi- -snusai meetiaq nf the
State College Scientific Society. Prof T..
H. Hamlin was elected president; e. C..
Chamberlain, vice-president; W. r. Deck
er. secretary. and F. E. Kiddsr. treasurer.
The largest land holder In America 10
probably ex.Gov. Abner COburn. who owns
bo3 600 acres. 5000 Of which are In
Maine, Las 900 in Canada. IS 900 each In
Wisconsin and pskats. Q,gp in Michigan
and Is 900 in Minnesots.
"A huge lndian skeleton vaS pnessfBed
from the famous shell heaps on the banks
oi the Damsri-cotta river. 1t New Castle
the other day, and given % DR.. X. c. Chap
Gated ; man oyer seven fest high.
Ellsworth American., 1877-11-01

There is a reat demani tor postal cards
at the New York Post Office this fall. The
sales average 10 600 per day. and on some
days have reached 100 900.
Ex-Secretary Chandier's Michigan farm
consists OF 3,l60 acres. IL has cost him
about sl0O 900, and Is just beginning to
pay expenses. A large number OF prom.
inent sgrlculturalists visited the farm last
week. and were addressed BY Mr.. Chandler.
About 80 600 pistols have been made
At Norwich, CT, this year. Orders are in
creasing, and many Of the works are run
ming night and day. The bridgeport car
fridge works make some 200 600 cartridges
a day. They have supplied Russia with
1000 900. Turkey with 10000 900. and
have just got an order for so 600, 900 from
Italy.
-Wm. II. Vanderbilt was All inveterate
smoker In his youth, aud one day in 1858
as the family were on the steam yacht
North Star en- route for st. Petersburg,
his father remarked to him: Il wish you
would give up that smoking habit ofyours.
I'll give you $4,000 II you do It," The
son rdplied; You need mot give me any
money. Your Wish is quite sufficient. =
He has not smoked since.
The village OF Frtztown. Pennsylva-
MIA, has an anaiomous character. known
by the name Of Tommy" who is said to
be insens!ble to the pain which usually at
tends the sting of bees. yellow jackets,
wasps and hornets. He can take the
honey from bee-hives and humble bees
nests. without either stupefying or destroy
ing the bees. He destroys all the hornets
and yellow jackets nests that he can find.
aud although frequently covered BY the
insects which have alighted upon him In
swarins. he has never been knownto finch.
Upon getting hold Of hornets nest he
empties 1t by shaking the hornets out Of
the aperture.
Ellsworth American., 1877-11-01

Mr. Frye's bill for the distribution OF thu
balance of the Geneva award represents
the anti Insurance side of the controversy.
and has In substance already twice passed
the House. The additional feature is the
provision allowing two per cent interest
on judgments already awarded. This VIII
procure for the bill the support of those
who have air ady obtained Judgment The
following il the substance OF this measure,
II revivrs the Courf ot Commissioners or
Alabama Claims; gives that Court jnrtsdic-
tian TO hear eases entitled Ia have oe"u
heart under the act at June, 1874, bus
which bv mistake, accident o. Otherwise.
were not hled ani disposed of. also. all
claims resulting nom damage done on the
high seas by auy Confederate cruiser whst-
soever during the late rebellion; also.
claims for war premiums paid after the
saiiius OF any Confederate cruiser; also.
giye~ the Court AUTHORITY to allow on all
Judgments heretofore recovered aud all 10
be recovered under this act two per cent.
interest additional to that allowed by the
former act, such interest to he computed
inleAch case from the time from which IN
terest was allowed Ia the original iudg-
,nent- To the time ofenEerns up Judgments
for each additional interest.
Ellsworth American., 1877-11-01
Nominations by the President

WASHINGTON, Oct. %. The President
to-day sent the following nominations 10
the Senate: Thaddeus Roosevelt, Collec-
tor of Customs. Edwin A. Merritt. Sur
veyor. and l.. Bradford Prince. Naval OH
Ger for the port OF New York; Wm. Hen
ry Smith. Collector of Customs, Chicago
Robert 7. Smith, Collector OF Customs.
Mobile; Frances Dodd, Collector of Gus
toms. Georgetown, ). c.; Edwin Slough
ton Of New York TO be Envoy Extraordi-
nary and Minister Plenipotentiary OF the
United States in Russia; WIN. Hayden Ed
wards of District OF Columbia. Secretary
OF Legation In Brazil; John Oglesby OF
Louisiana, to be Assistant Appraiser OF
Merchandise, and Jas. Lewis, Naval Off
Ger al New Orleans; J. c. Collins. Collec-
tor OF Customs at Brunswick. Ga. Gabriel
C. Wharton, United States Attorney for
the District OF Kentucky Lewis Z. Parsons
for the Northern ;and Middle District OF
Alabama; Edgar NJ. Marble OF Michigan
to be Assistant Attorney General; Guilford
Wiley of Wells. Miss, 10 be United States
Consul General at Shanghai.
10 be United States Consuls-Charle:
Bartlett of Maine, at Turks Island; Wal
ter II. Garfield at Martinique; J. L. Nc.
| Lain Jr . of Ohio at Nassau; Julius Stab
OF New York. at Osaka and Hio.o; Johl
a. Campbell OF Wyoming at Basic.
/ TO be United States NJ Marshals-Owen z
| FiIz,imnon for Georgia; NJ. j. Waldron,
! for Western District OF Tennesseei Chas
. c. Allen. Western District OF Missouri
1 John NJ. Dunn. for Delaware.
| Hugh j. Campbell. to be United Statel
Attorney for Dakota.
Ellsworth American., 1877-11-01
Bioaied AristsrrRts &.

There has Just been made pnblic funny
Incident uf the recent Ohio election. MI
John e.. Covert. of the cleveland Leader.
was running for the Legislature on the
Republican ticket. when 1t was recalled by
the opposition managers that In June, 1876
he had written very sensible article on
Cheap Living, an article In which lie
showed with the ability ot Miss juliet Cor
son, that "A soup could he made at a cost OF
six cents tor peas, onions. asparagus,
spinach and a small beef-bone which the
butcher was almost willing To give away,
a soup that Was savory aud nutritious and
would make a meal for poor mans iami-
ly. Mr.. Covert was thereon assailed as
1.-THE soup bone candidate" who thought
that refuse beef-bones were good enough
for American workingmen; cartoons pre-
scented him as ladling out soup In exchange
for woIking-men's votes or as running
down tlic working men armed with a soup
boue and u syringe charged with broth.
The result wa- that IL took the official
count tu decide thAt he was elected by
some twrHtv votes, though hts district
went Republican by large najority. This
recalls the fact that Tom CoTwiu won his
fr.t Congressional election in a district
hopeles>ly opposition by telling how hI,
opponent who did indeed wear 'store-
clothes" slept IA a night-gown. He in
tended the story for joke. but the free
men oi Ohio took il in earnest and rallyirg
against the pampered aristocrat defeated
him. \ somewhat siInilar story j told Of
4 Wig candidate Ia New York who. stop
ping ipr dinner at waV-ide Iun. ordered
his beeksjeak TO .be brolled and not fried
Whether his alert constituents thought lac
Ma rvlap>ing into sAvagery or puttlng on
airs j. not known. but they promptly male
that broiled berislesk live issue IA the
campaign aud he WAS defeated.
Ellsworth American., 1877-11-01
The Com saiitrr.

Monday the S2eAker announced the
Committees of the L. ;. lloqse Of Repre-
seutat!vcs: The following li,t SHOWS the
chairman OF each:
GA Electlous-iIarris. OF Va.
Way aud Meaus-Woo al y. \.
appropriations o Tenn.
Banking snd Currency Buckur- q Mo.
Pacific Railways-Po.ter OF y. y.
Claims-Bright, OF Tenn.
Commerce-i:easan OF Tex
Public Lauds-MOrrisou of H.
Post Offices and Post RoAd>-Wailcll
OF y. {.
District of Columbia-Wllliams OF Mich.
JudicisFy-hnott, Of Ky.
War Claims-Eden. Of III.
Public xpendtures-liatcher, OF No.
Private Land Claims Gunter, OF ARK.
Manufactures Wright, OF Penn.
Northumberland, Of y. J.
Indian Afairs-Scalcs, OF y. c.
Military Afairs-Banuing, OF o.
M.litia-Ross. OF y J.
Naval A1airs-WhiIlhOrne Of Tenn.
Foreign AffAirs-Swann, OF Nd.
Territories or Mo.
Revolutionary aud " ar OF 1872 Pensions
Mackey. OF Pa.
Invalid PensiOns-lsice. OF O.
Railways and Canals Schieicher, OF
Tenn.
Mines and Mlning-Beebe. OF y. y.
Education aud LabOr-GoOde OF Va.
Revision OF Laws-Walsh Of Md.
Coinage. Weights and Measures-Ste-
pheus. OF Ga.
Mississippi Levees-Roberts0h OF La
Rnles-The Speaker, stephens Of "a.
Revision OF Law Regulaii. z counting of
Electoral Votes, etc.-Southsrd, OF y.
PriRting-Singleton OF Miss.
Enrolled Bills-Hamilton OF Iud.
I.ibrary-Cox Of y. Y.
Expenditures OF the War Department
B lackburn OF Ky.
Expenditures Of the Navy Department
/ Willis Of y. \.
/ Expenditures of Post Ofice Department
Williams OF Ala.
1 Expenditures OF Interior Department
{ Sparks OF Ill.
Expenditures on Public Buildings
f Lynch Of Wis
Expenditures In the Department Of jus
! tice-Bragg Of Wis.
Reform in Civil Service-IIarrison oi
III.
/ Patents-Vance ofN c.
Public Buildings aud Grounds-Cook OF
I Ca
Accounts-Roberts OF Nd.
Nileage-Cobb OF Ind.
Expenditures OF Stale Department
( Springer OF Ill.
Expenditures Of Treasury Department
Glover of Mo.
Adjourned to " ~ednesday.
Ellsworth American., 1877-11-01

lord, and Eustis in the Senate have consumed
much time, the business that rendered An extra
session necessary having msds 4iartfiy any
progress since the President called attention to
In bis message. which Is waiting the appoint
ment OF the Committees 70 be cut up and ap-
propriatety referred. The impression is gain
ing. even among the Democrats that the Cou,-
mattee on Privileges aud Elections will report
IN favor of kellogg's siuission. During the
several conferences held By Republican mem
Der, an agreement appears to have been reached
TO allow no minor difference to divide the party
snd enable Democracy to successfully fall on
aud defea, the factions in detail.
Gordon, liili aud Lam,r have filed their pro
tests again.t the appoint ment Of Longslreet to
the vacant Georgia Mnr,hSIphip. he being Of
fensiye 10 their section because OF his recreancy
TO the rebel cause. TIER opposition is al
legged to have defeated him; and the friends OF
Hilliard are very anxious over his contrma-
ton since the expose OF the prom inen, part he
played in the Establishment Of the Confe,leracy
We have now dismissed all hope OF placa,iug
Sitting Bull, and the Mexican business stIlI
troubles the Pres ident and Cabinet.
VOLUNTEER.
Ellsworth American., 1877-11-01
General News.
Senator Morton Gradually Sinking.
>,m,cm-st Of the I.diau.peii. J..ruaI.
VOLUNTEER.


IspIAN.roLIs. Oct. 29-fi so + NJ. III
regard to Senator Morton. condition to-
night. the truth Is perhaps told by the fol-
lowing which will appear In the Journal
tomorrow morning:
Senator Morton Is gradually sinking and
Il now seems scarcely possible that he can
last more than q day or two. Hope
strengthens the hearts OF his friends for an
hour or two each day; but when on the re-
turn of night they compare his condition
with that OF the day before. there Is some
new evidence of growing weakness. and
new complications 10 his disease. which
leave all In despair. Nothing has been
read to him nor any communication OF
news for the past - hours. His stomach
retained very small portion OF noursh-
ment in the forenoon but elected every
thing given In the evening. lie no longer
takes an interest In what - going on
around him. and only Graves the presence
of his own family. Hc asked Col. Halo
way yesterday If the physicians had given
him up. He msy last several days. hut
the chanc"s are against his surviving
through Wednesday night. There were
rumors on the streets Of his death. all
through the dav. and general feeling OF
gloom overshsd1wed the city a. the re-
ports OF his condition were made known.
His physician. DIR. Thompson stands by
him night and day, and yet expresses hope
that some change msy take place that will
enable the stomach of his patient TO retain
nourishnent, aud with such a change he
thinks he might survive. There j. bare
possibility that such may be the result,
but il IL scarcely probable. TIE end OF
the great statesman from all human ap-
pesrance Is near at hand.
Ellsworth American., 1877-11-01
To Present and Prospective Sub
ecyibers.

The present number of the AMERICAN
bears date. November 1st, 1877. Now is 3
favorable time, when business Is not drIy
Ing and the evenings are long, TO supply
the family circle with useful and interest
ing reading. The county paper, devoted
you reside aud to general Intelligence. will,
Ia q measure. meet this want. As an in
ducement to this end. We will send 20
every new subscriber the AMERICAN from
date TO January /, 1879, Tor s. 90, payment
in GdrdRcs.
As an encouragement TO subscribers IN
arrears one year or more, Ne make the
same offer, provided all dues are squared
10 date.
Our County is now developing new in-
dustries. and ii will be our purpose to keep
our readers fully informed in relation 10
them. Farming, within the last three
years. has received greater attention. and.
properly conducted, Will, il is believed,
prove remunerative. To aid this industry,
q series of valuable articles are in prepar-
alton, from practical farmer, which. from
time to time, will appear in the columns OF
this paper. The mining interests now 50
prominent, aud which promise at the pres.
ent time to become permanent Industry
IN the future. will also receive particular
attention. SO, also. will our unequalled
facilities for quarrying granite.
AS resident of Hancock County. we
telieye the time is not lar distant, when,
Instead of our young .men seeking distant
homes for lsbor or business, there will
here De found an abundant demand for
their skiltull industry and judicious enter
prise. Not only this, but the demand will
be such that foreign capital and immigra.
ton will find in our mines and quarries and
along our roek-bound coasts inducements
for investment and settlement.
At this time it may not be out of place
TO refer again to the favors heretofore re.
al towns in the County, in the way of con.
tributions and correspondence for our col
umns. They have added much to the in
terest and value of the paper. We woulC
that from such towns should come week.,
some item of interest. or some suggestion
which in that locality at least would b,
read with interest. In this manner. vii
the columns OF the AMERICAN be the or
gan of the whole County, and apprec cisteC
and priced as never before.
Ellsworth American., 1877-11-01

The Catalogue of the officers and stu
dents OF Colby University for ls77-s has
been received.
fhe whole number of students In the
University are ia, fifty OF whom are in th,
Freshman Glass. This is larger number
we think than the Institution has ever be
fore had. With many improvements re.
Gently made, ample funds, and an able
corps of Instructors, there is no reason
why the classes OF Colby may not continue
TO increase. There is but one student il
the University from Hancock County
There ale ten young ladies, memburs o.
the College.