Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-03-28
State News.

-SeAfspoTl pa- voted 10 cstADt-n a Tree
high school.
Clothes line thieves are plying their
vocation In Portland.
There are said 20 be 100, 900 tons OF
Ice stored on the banks OF the Kenncbec.
There have been over 100 900 lobster,
caught and sold by the fishermen Of Friend
ship. Malice, since the l-t OF February,
averaging about four ceuts each
About $50 900 worth of cotton Irvine
!. used yearly in the menhaden fishery OF
Maine for the manufacture and repair Of
seines.
A large eagle, with bell on its neck
sailed over Bath Wednesday morning
The Jingle OF the bell was distinctly heard.
The Democratic City Government Of
Lewiston have turned out all the Hepubli-
can officials except Superintendent OF Bur
ial-.
In the Savage murder trial At Augusta
Tuesday, the jury returned . verdict OF
guilty OF manslaughter.
There was great excitement at the
Government sale OF Struggled liquors a,
the Custom House In Passport The lia-
uor Vas bought by temperance people. and
spilled IN the presence Of q large crowd.
Orders were received al the kttery
navy yard on Tuesday. fixing the hour, of
laooTs on and after today at ten hours A
day.
The amount OF cash paid Into the State
Treasury during the year Is Sl5 800 "a
- 600 OF which was on account of perma-
nent school fund.
The Calais Savings Bank voluntarily
suspended, Wednesday, for the purpose or
winding up its affairs. The depositors
will be paid In full.
The important libel suit of Gen. Davis
Till.ou against Levi II. Robbins and Oliver
Otis, the publishers aud editors OF the
HocklaDd Opinion, was begun in. the Su.
preIne judicial Court at Rockland. ye.ter-
day. The damages were laid at Sl5, eco
and the writ contains six counts. Thirty
or more witnesses have been summoned
on sach side, and the case will probably
occupy at least two weeks.
The shipments OF shoes from Auburn
Station. the past week, have been 1861
cases, nearly 500 cases less than for the
corresponding week Of last year. Manu-
iactures have never had a poorer Spring
business, and attribute the increased de-
preston largely TO the uncertainty OF finan-
cial legislation. The general verdict OF
the manufacturers is, that they and their
worAmen are being seriously injured by
the mschievous currency agltatious tha
destroy confidence and unseIile business
Detectives Wisgin 4 Head arrived 10
Dexter, Thursday evening. having 10 Gus
| tody Jimmie Hope, alias Jas. Watson, the
notorious bank robber. Hope Is charged
with breaking and entering the Dexter
Savings Bank on the night OF July GOTH
1875. He was examined Friday morning
before Trial Justice Crosby, at the town
hall, large crowd being In attendance
President bradbury of the Savings Bank
testified to the breaking and entering at
that time, aud Mrs. Stevens, who then
had millinery store In the rooms occu-
| pied by the bank, testified TO the breaking
| OF The doors, lock and other things ut that
time, and also that two strangers came into
her store one evening before the breaking
was done, and made some trivial errand
/ which attracted her notice. One Of these
strangers she positively Identifies as this
Jimmie Hope.
A Mrs. Berry of St. Adams testifes that
on the morning Of July 2lst, 1875, three
men came to her house. which is not far
| from Ripley village, and desired q break
fast of bread and milk. Two OF them car
| ried small v2lises, Of which they seemed
particularly careful. She noticed them
closely, as she thought their actions very
strange. They kept a lookout up the road
while there, and when they came in the
| house TO sit down and eat. they took the
precaution to see that there was way
| out through the rear by which they could
go. Her husband came in while they
were eating, causing them considerable
| alarm until they found who 1t was. One
OF the men she positively declares is the
prisoner at the bar. She heard drst of the
attempt TO rob the bank after the men had
lett her house,
4 young insn named buker, OF st. Al
bans. testified that on the morning sf the
2lst day Of July A. D., 1873. q peddler
came to his fathers from Dexter, and
told them Of the attempt to rob the Dexter
Savings Bank. He also said he had passed
three men on the read whom he suspected
Of being the parties. Shortly after the
three EIen arrived at his fathers hotel and
ordered dinner for three. While they
awaited the preparation Of the meal, the
peddler. IN the presenee Of these men. com
menced to tell ofthe attempt 70 rob the DeS
ter bank. Hearing this,O ofshs mea hast
lily made Arrangements with bis father to
carry them to Hartland, and would not walt
for dinner. He drove the team to Hartland,
where they hired him TO 60 on with them
to Athens, ten miles further west, saying
they expected 10 Ipeet friend there. He
noticed the yalises. Of which the men were
very careful. always putting them down
very easily. When they arrived At Athens.
ct the hotel, he tried to get hold OF one OF
the vsiises, to take II from the wagon, but
Que Of the men s"atehed y FROM him very
H then told the hotel ksepsr, Mr.. EN-.
cry, Of the attempt on the Dexter b1nk
and Of Ri. susp'e!hs q these men. Baker