Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-07-11

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the leg below the knee, and A. Libcrman
| in the thigh, both flesh wounds. Mrs.
B0ughton was not molested The coach
! arrived here at Z o'clock this evening,
with all the passengers.
| The wounded were made comfortable,
and are en- route TO CHEYENNE. About
eight highwaymen are supposed to have
| participated In the affair. William Ward.
/ Division Superintendent. with some reli-
able men, is now in pursuit OF the robbers.
d! day.
| The Shah of Persia has arrived in VI
| emma.
-Tramps take possession of railroad
! trains In some Instances In Iowa.
"A Washington special saws that there
Is now enough coin 10 the Treasury To re-
sumo specie payments.
-Four thousand seven hundred houses
| In Calcutta have been destroyed by con-
| Migration.
DIR. j. c. Aver, of patent medicine
fame, died at Winchenden, Mass. in an In
sane Asylum last week.
The n. Y. Tribune refers to the Potter
Committee as The American Association
for the advancement Of Lying
Minister Noyes has been entertained
at private dinner by Washington Mclean
of Cinclnnsti.-Bsnning was there also.
Seven cases of sun-stroke were report
| Cd in New York on the Fourth. while
over quarter OF million peopl. lett the
| city on excursions.
A destructive storm swept over Pitts
( burg, Pa, aud vicinity on the afternoon of
| the 4Ih. Houses and bridges were washed
L 4. -. r.
! lives lost.
! ~ dispatch from Canyon City says the
| place Is surrounded by Indians, and light
/ ing has been going on for three days. All
/ business has been suspended. Eleven
J whites have been killed.
At recent meeting OF the creditors Of
! $. Angler Chsce, the Fall River embezzler,
claims were presented amounting to
| SSl0,ss1 He has been sentenced to
twelve years imprisonment at hard labor.
democratic Meetings in Georgia are
endorsing the course OF Alexander II. Ste
| pheu. In the last session Of Congress. The
| rotierites can sing with feeling,
Friend after friend departs"
{ The Missouri river Is higher than has
/ been known since 1911. AT ST. joe IL is
! Il feet and Inches above low water mark.
| II has done considerable damage. and has
/ rendered the bridge al that place impassi-
/ bic.
Modelling. the a.sailant OF the German
| Emperor, has so lar recovered from his
! Injuries as to be examined aud deciare =
that he alone laid the plot to Kill the En-
! peror. lie (Nooelng) i, not expected to
survive.
/ The Orangemen OF Montreal propose
| to march in procession In that city on the
/ II inst, on which occasion the battle of
! the Boyue" will doubtless be- fought over
again, as the Catholics are determined to
! prevent the procession and the city au-
| ,horties are so divided a. TO render IL inn
| probable that any well organized force
| will be present TO preserve the peace.
! In the Berlin Congress II wa. agreed
| Saturday to maintain the Dardanelles clos.
| ell As AZ present tn ships OF war to cede
1 Batoum 10 Russia and make OF it free
/ port, and grant autonomy to western Rou-
mania, Epirus. Thessaly aud Crete. To he
| secured by European control Austria
| receives one side Of the Bay Of Antiyari
1 and Montenegro receives Nicsics The
| rectiiicaiion Of the Greek frontier will be
! !en 70 Turkey. The Greeks are furious at
| the latter decision.
An order ha. been received at the
| Royal arsenal, England. to cancel the DE-
mand for 30 0oO, 90 cartridges remaining
| on books of the department. There are
various other evidences that the cxtraordi-
| nary activity 10 government establishments
| during the last three months Is about to
! decline, ~ The opening OF the stock mark
! ct yesterday, foreign securities were very
/ iirm and rush upward was expected, bat
the marset was damped By heavy selling
IRON the continent.
! A dispatch from Providence X. /. dat
ed July 9Th, says the residence OF Gov
| Van Zandt Al Newport was robbed Of a
. aat''u and leweiry valued at s. 90. \ re
| warn oI slZ1o has been offered Tor the
( thieves aud property. Two well known
I New lork thieves were seen here Friday.
/ aud 1t IS known they took the boat for New
lork last night. Detective Swan Of Prov
[ idence has been here all day aud IS conf
I dent the large reward will be tie mean.
OF the arrest of the thieves and recovery of
the property.
A special dispatch TO the Trrrsller
shows what the grcenbackers are doing ia
the west. II says
scores Of reaping machines have been de-
sfroyed. livery day brings reports OF fresh
depredatIons. On other machines notices have
been posted threatening their destruction'if
owners do not lay them aside anj employ neu
10 cut grain.
Many farmers are yielding and disearLing
the machines. Those who have travelled IN
several districts OF Indiana during the past
/ week say that very large proportion OF the
nelis OF wheat are being cut by hand.
Farmers have posted notices Of warning on
thelr Lands, and are taking means for the pro-
tecuoh OF their property al night. 1.-THE de-
struetion Of machines goes on heroic measures
VIII be adopted soon Ia many localities The
supply Of labor Is not equal 10 the demand.
The European Congress has virtually
settled the Batoum question by allowing
Russia to possess il. IL Is probable that
The fertilization will be dismantlet. and no
man-ot-war will be allowed 10 be stationed
there. England has formed q conditional
treaty with Turkey. IL Is stipulated that
II Batoum, kars aud Ardahan are retained
by Russia, and II an attempt Is made at
any future time to annex a portion OF the
Sultsn's territory In Asia not coded bv
definite treaty of peace, Great Britain en-.
cages TO join the Sultan In defending his
territory BY force OF arms. The Sultan 10
return promises to introduce the necessary
reforms TO be agreed upon later, In order
TO enable Great Britain To make the Heces-
sary provision tor executing her engage
ment, the Sultan consents to consIgn the
island OF Cyprus to be occupied and adj.
mlnistered by Great Britain. who agrees 10
pay TO the Porte the present excess OF the
islands revenue over its expenditures.
Finally, Great Britain engages TO evacuare
the island and terminate the convention If
Russia restores BatOum, Kars and Arda-
nan 70 turkey. The convention is to be
ratified within month. The Congress
will probably close its sittings this week
Great dissatisfaction exists In St Peters
burg and Moscow at the concession made
by tue Russian plenipotentiaries.