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Anomalies Of English Spelling.
now THE ALPHABET Is TORTURED TO GIVE
OVER FORTY SOUNDS.

now THE ALPHABET Is TORTURED TO GIVE
OVER FORTY SOUNDS.
one Of the principal difficulties ID learn
ing the Euglis language i the iucxplica.
BILE manner IN which most Of the words are
spelled. the twenty-six letters OF the alpha
bet wing with each other to represent The
forty or forty-two sounds OF the language
IN the most buugling and disordrrly man
nrr.
Be the capacity OF child ever 80 good
yet he must spend years in learning these
''curiosries OF literature" while "A foreign
er can only master our noble language by
vast expense Of labor, patience and time
The Proteau nature Of the vowel sounds
is familiar TO all, A iew amusing examples
will show that the cOn.onants are nearly
as bad;
b makes road broad, turns the ear to
bear and Tom into tomb.
G makes limb climb, hanged changed.
lever clever snd transports IA lover to
clover.
ID turns a bear to beard. n crow TO
crowd and makes anger danger.
turns lower regions 10 flower regions.
G. changes a son to song and makes
one gone!
n changes eight into height
makes now know and eyed keyed.
l. transforms pear into a pearl,
y turns line into linen. crow to a
crown aud makes one none,
Z metsmorphoses lumber into plumber
q OF itself, hath no significance.
= turns even to seven, makes have shave
and word sword, b pear spear, makes
slaughter OF laughter.and curiously changes
having hoe to shaving "A shoe,
4 makes a bough bought, turns here to
fharg alters IN 81 ptI ~
tethcr. aud transforms the phrase allow
his own own" to ''tailow his town"
W does we'll, 9. e., hose are whose2 are
becomes ware, on won, omen women, so
SOW, vie view II makes an arm warm, and
turns a hat into-whst?
y turns fur 70 fury, man to many. to
70 toy rub TO ruby, ours 10 yours, and
prohpudor, lad to lady Moses Pat
tersou.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-10-04

There was another Indian pow-wow
in Washington yesterday. Red Cloud
among other things, said he wanted the
Indians to hsveforty dollars aniece. over.
costs, trunks, and short horn cattle
Spotted Tail wanted priests with black
dresses to teach them English. He want
cheaper than at presen: from their only
store. In short, the red man wanted Ia
ape the whites in almost everything. The
Indians now on visit to the Capital will
receive before they depart overeoats and
other warn raiment. and . small SUN of
money.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-10-04
Administrators Sale of
Real Estate.

By virtue Of license therefor from the Prslat..
Court OF The County OF Hancock. granted At PIE.
september Term. iHI7, and holden al Els srtt.
shall ODER for sale at public auction .uuIes- pr.-.
ylou-ly disposed Of At Ellsworth aforc- alI ola
edn e=day the seventh day Ot November Al one.
Of The clock 10 the afternoon the i1llow.u X i,.
scrbrd Real Estate.
Three lots Of Land situated in the tow Of ,,f.-
and numbered in the plan OF said Town a. 81.
lows Lot numbered one huu,iretl ami ten IE..
lot numbered one hundred ami twenty .I.u-. ...
numbered one hundred and twenty dvc IT,. +.
Also lot OF land in said town as part. OF llt.
umOtFed slAty, sixty three and seventy s.. Sns
containing one hundrrs. and twenty Ave acre. .
All n the aforesaid being conveyed to Dame. y
p'th from Chauncey Case. Also lot numbered
elHhty -nIne upon aforesaid plan OF Ott-. $3.50 =
lnt oI lAnl ia DedhAm, beng num Dertd dive =, s..
Town plan, containing one hundred atla .N4
acres, better Known as the John swan lot
All Of the aforementioned prem SEES icing ot t.,.
rs tate oi DANIEL Il. CHM, late OF Ellsworth.
JAMES \. GiNN, A4mlut-trAtut.
Ellsworth, sept. ssh ls-7 8Hts
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-10-04

10 amend by substituting therefore, resolution
which read a. follows:
The lawful Title of Rutherford u HaNes to
the Presidency i As clear and perfect as that
OF George Washington. We glally recognize
his eminent patriotism, proved in the field and
~ cliIl life; We heartily commend his efforts in
the permanentpacfeation the Southern sec
ton of the Union. aud Tor the correction OF the
evils and abuses in the civil service. ~ strictly
conforming to his own pledges and 10 the dec
larationS Of the Convention that nominated him
and as tending "a the promotion of public wei
fare. RECOGNIZING that the work j. hut begun
we shall hsil with satisfaction its prompt and
vigorous prosecution in which the President
may confidently rely upon the cordial support
OF the country.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-10-04
osNhS risHts Losses

psNAN fASiiA Losses.
LONDON, oct. The Standards cor
respondent with the Turkish army tele-
graphs from Iicyua that Osman Pasha's
losses fGom the, Russian cauIouade were
exceedingly light. hut on the yay he re-
took the rcdouot on Latch road he lost
3psO men On sept. 2Jj there were only
1879 wounded in rieyuA.
RUSSIAN orINroN or ruE SITUATION.
The Standards Bucharest special saws
Gen. TOdlehcn's opinion OF the situation al
Plcvna has been laid before the GraudiDukc
Nicholas. II /. understood Ia declare that
seigc Operations, on a most extended scale
are requisite for the capture OF the place
The CEArowitch visited GorBy Siuden
saturday Tor the purpose OF rrlinqu.hing
the command on the lcn flank aud TO re-
sumo command OF the imperial guard
The second Turkish conyoysfor Plcyna has
rvturEed 10 Orhaui, the Roman cavalry
having captured e,ght wagons OF grain,
Grand Duke Nicholas Is suffering from
liver complaint.
HOW rLEySA WAS REINFORCED.
The Daily News correspondent with
kriiofi, Who command, the force endeay-
oring TO prevent the revictualment Of
Pleyna, says the frst Turkish detachment
which entered Pleyns consisted OF 200
wagons. Gen. kritoh intended Ia block
the road n 4 point 50 near pleyua that
O-nan Pasha was able to send force
which attacked in the rear, and he was
obliged - withdraw and leave the road
open. pom retiring Gen. h ritoff LEFT
Two regiments OF CnssacAs AZ Etropol to
watch the Soda road.
Another convoy coming from a road
unknown To the Rus, ians running along
side the Saaa road. slipped through the
fingers of this detachment on Monday and
was under the guns OF Pieyna before the
Russian could Attach b,
A despatch to the Daily news dated
Yerblca Wednesday. SAYS the Rou-
manians mean to push their trenches to
within 80 yards OF the second Griylea re-
I doubt before comnencin. an assault
The correspondeot think, the Rouman-
4 ians are sure TO carry the reao0ht, and
/ says tina. were the Russians advancing rs
rapidly on their side Plevua would fall
within a fortnight But the russians seem
/ com letely At sea. They have no plan. no
[ idea. NJ head. They are awaiting rein
/ forcements which are arriving slowly aud
/ which when al here will hardly be more
/ than enough TO cover their losses by bat
/ tie and sickness during the last two
months. think history offers no such ex-
/ ample OF such a splendid army IN such an
/ utterly helpless condition.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-10-04

looking through the cabin window discov-
cred the captains body within. A coroner
and surgeon were summoned but an in
quest was deemed unnecessary The de-
ceased doubtless went into the cabin for
something, closing the companion way
slide over his head with the design OF ex-
GLIDING the draft Of air. when he was over
come by the carbonic acid gas from the
lime on fire and was asphy xiated.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-10-04
THURSDAY. o:TosEs /, 1877.
Town Fairs.

A partial report OF the North Ellsworth
Is reported to have been highly success
full The Bluehill Fair was held on Tues
day. and was largely attended. No report
has vet been received. Penobscot will
hold it, Fair next Friday and Surry OF
Thursday and Friday Oct llth and 18th.
Since greater attention has for the las
few wears been paid in this County Il
farming and siock-raising it would seen
fitting AMI desirable that County organi
zat.on of farmers. should be formed. anC
urqusstionably ii would prove beneficial
to Their Interests.
Town airs are doing much good. They
awaken a spirit Of emulation and dissent
nate much valuable and important inform
alton. It Is to be hoped that they will b
continued. wherever begun, and that other
towns will follow their praiseworthy ex
ample.
A, the same time, we would most re-
specially suggest, that greater good might
be accomplished by the formation Of 4
County Agricultural Society. whose exhi
billions should be composed Of the bes
products, and stock. shown at the Town
Ears, and where information of the sue
cessfll experiments Of each town could be
made the common propertyof the Who'll,
County. -.
The time has come, when an organiza
ton of the character above suggested 1:
impersusely demanded by the agricultura
interest aai Hihe intelligent, public spir'
tied farmsts et the County would only
move in the 6iatter, another year would
give US an Exhibition second to DO other
in the State. Let it be organized and man.
aged by practical, .prudent farmers. and
let every town have s representative up
OIL its Board In this way, ii would soon
become a success pecuniarily. and its ben
encial results IN spreading useful iniorma.
ton would amply repay its cost.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-10-04

The good news comes from Mississippi.
says the Tribune, that the Grand Jury OF
kempef county has found six indictments
for murder. and twenty five indictments
for being accessory to murder. II is sur
missed, though tot authoritatively stated,
that nearly all are aimed at the participants
in the Chisholm massacre. Whether the
indictments will secure any convictions is
Of course doubtful, but il is a great relief
10 the credit OF the State that the first step
toward justice for great crime has been
taken.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-10-04

Some of the leading Republicans OF
New York city. propose to call a mass
meeting to disavow the doctrines, asserted
by the State Convention and to endorse
the Administration. County Conventions,
are also passing Resolutions of approval
Is to the Presidents course.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-10-04
Chr Cllswurtb Amerifan.

Published every Thursday Morning At Coonhs
Block, Ellsworth, Me, by THE HANCOCK
SNUNFN PUBLISHING COMPANY.
For terms. &c, see first page.
as-S. VI. PErTENGILI. 4 Co, 10 state street,
Boston, 3 Park Row, New York, and el Chestnut
Street, Philadelphia, are our Agents for procuring
advert sements Tor the AMERICAN in the above
cities, AMI authorized to contract for advertissus
at orr lowest rates.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-10-04
NOn-ke~Idenl faxes.

Ia ~ town u Deer Isir. County OF Hau-o-,, m
the year 100.
lhc following lt-t Of tNNrs go real t,t- ug ...
resident owners 80 the toS vt beer Isle too t..r
year l-st in bilis committed ~ Fl-7lyrirE E4t4..
Collector 81 -1ld town, On she 81 DAY OF June, 4-.t
nave been returned 10 a. TrmaluIug uu-
pAd on the lOh day Of April l~1- DIS a.4
certificate Of that t4tr and now remain guuttE
AMI notice T. hereby gwen that II the sad IA x-
interest and charge, are NOT pAId into .Ar rret--
ufy Of sA'i town - Thin Shtr-u months from tu.
date oi commitment OF the said bills 80 much OF
the real estate taxed via be sufficient e., nav,
tue amoGnt due therefor. including interest and
charges, VII, without further npacr. be sold it
public auction, ON SATURDAY. the 81 tiay ,,I No
gember next at O'clock T. VI At the. P.--L
Oihcc Ia SAID town A. The y. ". II.rysr
Name Description. Acres Value. Tax
Unknown, land Joining laud OF
Nathan 4 Thomas I. Low
formerly owned by i.
Haskell. Il An s1-.t
Unknown. 81 Abyah Has
keA'- estate Little Deer
Island. - So
WI, WEBB, Treasure.
Deer Isie, Sept. lst, lss?. 8ssy
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-10-04

Congress meets Oct 18th. The Dem
oerats according to the estimate of Clerk
Adam. will have twelve majority Ia the
House. Hon. Samuel ]. Randall will prob
ably be chosen Speaker.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-10-04

THIS is to give notice that petition has been
l. presented to the Court, this 10Th day Of Al
gust, 1870, by GIDEON :. Cook ut Eli-W urth a
Bankrupt praying that ne may be drrrcrd ta
have iull discharge from all his debts pruvaulr
under the Bankrupt Act. and upon reading SAID
frtlIion. now on the &sJh day OF August \ -.
ls55.
IL Is Ordered By the Court that hearing De % tI
upon the same. ON the urst Monday vt Nrr,rh..r.
\. u l-'', before The Court IN Port. and. lu said
District, at 10 o'clock \. VI and that The Second
meeting 81 the creditors at said Haukrupi Doe Hr.I
before th.s. iIam'lH, ia Register. on th- 18th
day Of >"ptcmber is1,, aud GAc thtrd needing a.
The same an the 18th day 90 sept mber, l--- tu
that notice thereof o." published IN .ihr BANGOR
DAILY Wing and Courier. and the F.I-t,..t.
American, new spLpers printed iu sand bl-Gf....
once a W""k Tor three suC,"S.IyC weeks atj uH-..
In The weekly Bangor torrlcI. The tt~l |ua..a...
tup T. be thirty days Al least before lhr day ..
nearing. and that all DTrIlitrs uhp have t-urr u
Ih''r debts and other prr-nn7 ga .atrrr-, NAV
pear at sad uuc and place. and soy ..,5..
a"' th"E have, why The prayer oi stl4 r,l....-
sh HlI Not De granted
WM T.. FEEEit
3wj. Clcr. of Dl-tg,rt t,ur.. 3,s-,.t l,.-t..t
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-10-04

The Hon. George z. Talbot has gone
gresham Lynch's new paper, the National
Union. The first number appears on Mon
day.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-10-04

II you doubt the wonderful success OF
SHILoHs CONSUMPTION CURE. give IL a
trial; then II you are not perfectly satisfied
return the bottle and We will refund the
price pad II has established the fac, that
consumption can be cured. while for
Coughs, H"arseucss. Asthma, Nhuopiux
Cough, and all Lung or Throat troubles,
there Is nothing ike it Jur quick and
positive cure, a. 1t never us. 10 cents.
80 cents and 81 ~ per bottle. II your
Lungs are sore, or Chest or Back iam-.
Use SiILoH's FDRoU, Plaster, price -
cents sold by y. -. NIGGIN.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-10-04

In a boat race on the river near Ban.
gor on Monday, for the championship of
Penobscot. the boat G. b. Sanford won in
IL minutes. against the Maid Of Ella
Two mile course. VIM. n. Schwartz vi
Harvard crew acted as refena.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-10-04

The Passama1uod1y tribe OF Indians
are considerably excited over two matters
In dlspute between them. One Is the
uetship Of a silver medal. The medal
was given to the grandfather Of the late
Gov. Francis by the French government.
IL appears that he had served on board "A
French man otwar eleven years, aud at
the close OF his service went TO France. and
In consideration OF his faithful service. the
medal was given, and IL has been Kept 10
the Francis family. At the last election ct
! Governor Of the Passamaquoddies tho son
OF Gov. Francis was defeated, and now
the friends OF the new governor claim that
| the medal belongs to the acting governor,
an insignia Of his office.
The other matter ia the house occupied
by the late Gov. Francis. II appears that
aid to some extent was furnished by the
state IN building the house and tie friends
OF the new governor claim that u was the
Intention Of the State. when 1t aided In
building the house, that ii should be the
residence Of the governor. whoever he
might be, and they demand that the house
shall be delivered up by the Francis FAM :
" 20 the present governor. The Francis
family claim that the aid furnished by the
State 10 the construction OF the house was
general Ia it, provisions. applying to all
Of The tribe. That l.. that the State Offer
ed 10 furnish q certain amount OF mater
rails 20 be- used IN building hnnses to all
persons who would with such aid construct
houses tor themselves. They show bills
from men who worked on the house, and
from dealers 10 lumber showing that GOV.
Franco. paid a considerable part OF the
cost OF the house out Of his own means
The Catholic Bishop has been appealed
% b. TIA" pirtieS aud i cnIeavoring to
harmonic matters. EI0y2r: S~HtiHei
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-10-04

Mr.. Editor In last weeks Imericdn.
Is an article, The Last OF the Norridge-
woc- !" which read with much interest
| doubt not il is essentially correct, but
there is an error In the topography"
which may be worth notice. The Sabattus
pond which gives rise Ia Sabattus creek.
i not in Nassalboro'. That towns on the
oda side OF the kenuebec river. aud lis
bon il on the tcssi side near the Andros-
cocgin river. In the town Of Wales is a
mountain called Sabattus mountain, some
times called Mount Wsles-at the foot OF
the mountain. west, is Sabattus pond, from
which flows Sabattus stream, through Lis
bon, into the Audroscoggiu. have lived
on the shore OF the pond more than five
yrs, and know all about It. 1t Is currently
SAID in that vicinity that Sab attus himself
once lived on or about the mountain
There may be pond of the same nsme In
N, but lts waters cannot fiow through
Lisbon.
L. y IRIPr
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-10-04

TAKE THE WHOLE CATALOGUE VI medicine,
and you can not ind preparation that care,
Kidney, Bladder, sud Urinary Diseases,
well a. HUNTS REMEDY. Dl4bctc-. A.
Suppression and lncouIincncc Of L rinc Pains
10 the side, Back, and LDin., and Bright
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Gravel, Drorsy. and all Diseases OF the kiI-
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-10-04

acquisitions have been issued for the
arrest of Senator Patterson and other
South Carolina fugitives.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-10-04
Total number Of models destroyed (abouo

Total number Of models destroyed (about)
60 900.
The President anl party have returne and
we shall probably soon see the pleasure seek
err, the subsdizers, the professional lobbyist
the pnblic piuhderer> and the soiled doves who
come and go with congress, returning in force
Indeed. many are already here. arranging the
Winters campaign. II MIR. Stephens, also
here. Il correctly reported and speaks advised
ly. Mr.. Randall will not evidently have 10 ex-
ert himself to distance all competitors for the
Speakership, and am SURF IL the choice must
be between him and the frOthy. sub.ervicut.
little Mr.. Cox, the preference is largely with
the former.
II seems TO be the impre- sion lhat Gen. ~turges
has dealt Joseph and his braves some pretty
severe blows. His command appears to take
NJ prisoners cNcrDt horses, the number cap
turcd at last reports being nearly COO. There
are appr' hensions that remnant Of the NeZ
ferces may escape and with other Northern
tribes reported ripe Tor revolt. may join them
proceed across its border AMI fJrm an alliance
offensive sud defensive with Sitting Bull, who
It's expected will rej6ct Tsrry's overtures.
They could arm II formidable combination and
rayagc our frontiers. VOLUNTEER.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-10-04

The Secretary of War will recon-
mend that the army be increased, al his
discretion, to forty Thousand men.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-10-04

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Price 90 Cents.
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and all Affections Of the Throat,
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TIE following a few of the names of those
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General News.
The Turco-Russian War.
REPORTED DEFEAT or THE RoUMASIAxs
REITERATED.

LoNDON. Sept; 3D.-The report il re-
newcd from Constsntlno?le that Osman
Pasha has defeated the Roumanians be-
tore PicynA.
The Porte has refused 10 permit the
transit OF Timber Acros, the Danube for
housing the Russians wounded