Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-01-03
General News.
VOLUNTEER.

truth ia the reported suing OF BeeCher by
| Wright.
The Richmond bell-punches have reg
istered 255.o00 drinks in seventeen days,
In 1852 Texss moved " 052 bales OF
cotton. and in ls76-77. SOC 1875
A new aud dangerous 81 counterfeit,
| First National Bank of Hanover. Penn
| also same denomination FIRST National
Bark Of Tsmsqua. Penn. is ah"s,.
1t Is stated that President HAYES SILVER
| wedding at the White House last Monday
| wss the first event Of the kind ever ccle-
brated In the mansion.
| The Paris Mouiteur SAYS that Japan
| has denounced all commercial treaties and
| resumed the right TO revise customs duties
at PLEASURE.
The trailing arbu,us has recently been
| found in bloom near Portsmouth, \. III.
| and the lilac trees In that vicinity are put
ting forth buds.
There was quite panic on ons Of the
J ferry boats In East River. the other day,
over the approach OF what appeared 20 be
another ferry boat. but which was soon
| found to be mirage.
The cases Of Surgeon Draper OF the
navy, and OF General Runkle Of the army
who were csshlered for crimes. viii be
brought before Congress. ~ the action OF
officials In reinstatin. them is regarded by
some As Illegal,
1t Is announced that the proprietnrs Of
! the Atlantic Monthly have purchased the
| Galaxy and the latter will be- consolidated
with the Atlantic.
About s., 900 600 in gold and curren-
cy have been d.bursed during the past six
weeks. by the Treasury Department. In
paying interest due Jan. lst, compensation
TO the army etc.
Confederate bonds 20 the amount Of
500 900 were recently sold In London at
public auction for O. 40. or less than dol
lar per 800. 900, OF course being purchased
A. curissties.
Mrs. General Custer Is living IN New
York on the small pension she received
! from the Government. and her salsry a.
secretary OF the Ladies' Art Association.
The President on Friday issued an or
der disseminating the Sioux City. Iowa,
Land Ofice. and directing that it, business
aud archives be trasterrcd TO the Land
Office at Des Moines.
The Rev Samuel Inngfellow. known
| for many personal .Icelences as well as
tor being the poets brother. has accepted
An Invitation TO the charge OF the Unitarian
] SOCIETY NJ ptFtnaLLONn. Itilli.
One hundred unemployed laborers
waited on the mayor al Toronto. Thursday
ard stated that they must have work or
their families would starve. The msjority
OF them wall be set TO breaking stones.
The crop statistics for 1877 a. made up
| AZ Warrington, show that the Weld of Ger.
.al' surpasses all previous experience in
this country. The harvest OF wheat reach.
Is the enormous figure OF 800. 600 600 bush
els. and the corn crop aggregates 800, :
5000
New York claims only 27j miles OF
streets. but she boasts y miles OF rum
| shops, snd a one-t~entieth rt her street
| frontage Is occupied by this class OF trade,
II Is not strange that the recent a,temp: To
/ prosecute the liquor dealers awakened snch
decided widespread interest in Gotham
Willie Hopkins. the lttle boy who was
| abducted by traRps q, Braddoc.. Pa, las,
| Sunday. has been recovered. There ~crr
tx tramp. In the gang, i've OF whom on
| the 2Ott Inst. got in advance OF tile boy
keeper. who lad down and vent 10 sleep,
which gave the boy an opportunity ITO e>-
cape. He says he Was carried away by
/ force and kept quiet by threats OF violence
| Chicago has a temperance movement
| for the suppression OF the sale of liquor To
minors, whictf Is rapidly gaining strength
and Importance. The law as IL stands i.
adequate for the punishment aud proven
ton OF this gross crime against public NOR
| ais. aud the churches ar- wnrA king 10 pub
! lie sentiment to demand IL, thorough en-
fGrcemeut-
| The ~. John Telegraph states that the
rebuiIdin. OF the business portisn OF tina,
/ city has been carried ou so rapidly that be-
fore year from the time of the IRE ha.
| elapsed il will be practically rebuilt The
new buildings are much hsndsomer aud
more substantial than We're the old
Dir. Darwin mast look to his laurels
Japan correspondent says that he saw
wrought In inlaid wood on door In the
! great Temple OF Ligmoto. scene showing
| first a monkey, then an ape. then a gorill.
aud so on up by gradual development until
the final one Of the series was Lerfect
man surrounded by elephants aud curious
I birds. The door was several hundred
years old.