Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-11-28

ID. Il. Sturgeon. chairman of the M
tional party, has issued a call tor a meeting
OF the committee in Washington, Nov 3Oth.
1t is stated by the Tribune's Washing
ton correspondent that Mr. T1lden still
clings to the hope Of nomination In 1880,
and Is forming combination to capture
the democrats OF Pennsylvania.
The postofiice at Ladiga, Mississippi,
has been closed because the people of that
town have shown hostility to agents of the
Postoffice Department. by obstructing them
in the discharge of their duties.
Sch. Rimdale. Capt. John Laniyan, Of
Gloucester. Mass. was run down and sunk
off Thatcher's Island. Saturday night ov
schooner Carolina, Of Machias. Capt.
Lsnigan was drowned. The rest of the
crew were taken TO Portland.
General Garfield declares that the re
publlcans In Congress will certainly press
, a thorough investigation OF the cipher bus
, mess; and he in,imates that he has some
Information ot his own about ciphers.
which he will be glad TO place before
committee.
Mccain, a contractor for the transpor-
tation OF Indian supplies, prosecuted by
the interior department for deirandiBg the
government. has been convicted and is now
In Jail at Cheyenne. This Is the first in
stance of convection in such a case by q
frontier jury.
The sheriff and deputy sheriffs of
Sumpter county. South Carolina, were ar
rested Friday. on a charge Of re.is; ing
process Of the United States court by ar
resting sam Lee who, 1t Is alleged. was al.
ready In the custody OF "A United States
marsnsl as witness in the Unii,I States
court.
Forty fully armed mooushiucrs sur
rounded "A honse In Abbeville county. y. {. =,
Friday. demanding that revenue officers
there. leave the county. They were pro-
tected by the people In the house and the
moonshners departed. Subsequently the
officers safely made their way to Abbeville
Courthouse.
BY direction Of the President a court
OF inquiry has been appointed to assemble
at Chicago the "a Monday of January to
inquire into Maj. Reno's conduct at the
battle Of Little Big Horn on the 18th and
26th of June, 1876, in which Gen. Custer
was killed. The court is to report its opin-
ion and whether further action IL deemed
necessary. 1t being chsrged that Reno was
remlss ia carrying out orders.
-Benty, Commits Ioper of Pensions has
discovered that many officials extort from
pensioners a fee OF from twenty five cents
to one dollar for endorsing their checks
TINS fraud has reached great proportions
Some officials have made "a much a, sljOO
Annually out OF this small stipend due to
pensioners The Commissioner of PEN
slons has decided not TO recognize the Off
cial acts cf any officer discovered in thus
dcirauding poor pensioners.
Notice Is given that. Jan. !. 1879. a
light will be shown from the new struct.
ure recently erected on Race Rock Oh the
western part OF Fishers Island at the north
side of the entrance TO Long Island Sound
IL Will produce alternate red and white
flashes at Intervals OF 80 seconds with short
periods OF total eclipse The light can be
seen In clear weather from the deck of a
vessel - feet above the sea /; nautical
miles. A fog bell struck by machinery
will be sounded during ioggy weather
giving two blows In quick succession every
twenty seconds. Ca and after Dee -.
ISIS, the Characteristic of the light at
Stratiord Shoa,s will be flashing white ut
intervals OF - seconds, instead OF flashing
red and white at intervals Of so seconds.