Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-04-04

Major Boardman OF Belfast. recon-
mcnd- that the city liquor agency be not
re-e~iablishrJ
a wonderful revival i reported a. In
progress at Caisls. II began In December
and has Increased in interest up 10 The
present time no less than 800 conversions
being reported.
Nathan +. Hart. under indictment for
the ST George murder, has been removed
Ia Wt~c.sset Jail. He will not be aTraigned
till the September term
- The House commerce committee has
decided to report 10 the river and harbor
bill. sll 90 iur the P.bobscot river. and
sl2 900 Tor the hsrbor AZ Belfast.
Il fellow In Bangor has been tiued $50
aud sent Ia jail, for cruelty to an old horse
that he had starved till it could not haul
the required load. when he lied his whip
lash around the poor creatures tongue By
way OF torture. the police took him IN hand.
1t 4. stated that ex-G Gov Coburu will
decline 10 serve another wear a. President
OF the Maine Central Railroad. a. the care
Is too great ia addition to his private bust
ness, For three years Gov. toburp has
managed the affairs OF the company with
signal ability. George r. u. Jackson, Esq
OF Portland. q gentleman pre- eminently
Coburn's successor.
Mrs. flanagan OF Portland, a lady Of 81
years, Is the owner OF copper button
which was dug out OF the earth of a garden
IN keunebunk. aud which was once on the
ovrrcost presented bv Congress to General
Washington. On IL j. the inscription
Long live the President" and IN the cen
TIRE are the letters &c W" The ancient
lady la, good health, hearing and Intel
lect. She remembers playing about the
great elm on Boston Common when that
Enclosure Was ouly pasture for COWS; and
she remembers Governor IIancock's death
and his lying In state.
ihe Press says that every steamer to
leave Portland this season will take oui
more or less cattle ami horses one gen
tIcman who took GOT twenty horses a lew
weeks ago. has returned and i 20 take out
one hundred more. They are In great de-
mAud ia Engiaud
The Press says that the Board 81 Trus-
tees Of the new State Normal school. which
j. composed OF Gov. Counor, ~up-riuisnd-
cut Cortheli, =. +. Puilen. Portland. J ".
Dresser, Castine, J. II kuowIton Of Farm.
tuEion, DR., W II stevens. OF New Port
land, and Nahum Libby, Orono, went "a
,iorham. Ibarsday, 10 arrange for the new
school No location was chosen but ap-
pcaTance indicate that they will build on u
lot Of land now owned by J. j. Mcclellan
aud utilize the old seminary aat academy
buildings for boarding. houses.
The Bodwell Granite Company have
been awarded the contract for furnishing
the Gen. " COL monument. In Fox Island
granite, Ia be delivered in the city OF Troy
y \. This work will require some OF the
largest blocks of granite ever quarlicd tn
tins country. The SHAFT or spirc /. 10 be
IN oGe piece GO feet long and feet six
inches square. and will require 4 block OF
granite weighing. before it : dressed. l-J
tons
Friday the libel case Of Gen. DAVIS
Ti.i.on against the Rock Gland Opinion went
10 the jury, who. after being out tn - 80
Saturday morning, WAS allowed 10 .cpAr-
ate :oeing unable 10 agree The jury came
into court Al 4. NJ, and we're discharged.
The case stands for . new Trial a. the sep
TENDER Term. The jury stand eight for
plaintiff, and four for defendant, and was
composed Of seven democrats and tive re-
publlcans.