Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-12-26
Home and Foreign News.

Home and Foreign News.
The British Parliament has adjourned
until February Is.
The electric light has been established !
on board the East Boston ferry-boats.
Armed bands OF New Mexico despers-
does are said TO have arrived at FL Paso,
Texas.
Gov. Hampton remains about the same
although he Is thought to be slowly in-
proving.
1t is said that the American horse bids |
fair to supercede all others in the French
cavalry.
-Ex-Minister washburne Is already
spoken OF in Washington as successor to
Bsyard Taylor.
Six soldiers insane from exposure OF
frontier life. passed through Omaha. We'd |
nesday. bound for the asylum at Washing
ton.
The banking house of c. r. Adae &
Co. Cincinnati. suspended Wednesday
with liabilities stated at $4,000: assets
100000.
MIR. Hewitt explains to his friends that
the democrats are still finding IL exceed
iugly difficult TO decide whs, 10 do about
the "ciphers."
In tight among tramps near Alliance.
Ohio. Tuesday, four were badly beaten and
one thrown upon the railroad track and
Killed by the train.
Since ). Angler Chace has fallen from
his high position aud gone To prison, 1t Is
remembered In Fall River that eight OF his
mills were burned within sixteen years.
aud all were fully insured.
Senator Jones OF Nevada, is reported
to have recupersted his iau-rly failing for ,
tunes In two strikes OF million each in the
silver-mine speculation that has beggared
so many unlucky ones in California.
The Grand Jury has found trme bill
against samuel Is. Ludam for setting fire
to the Ocean House. Cape May, the 9th OF
November. by which there was a large de-
stiuction OF property. His trial will take
place in March.
Gen. Alpheus 5 Williams. Represeu-
tative from Michigan, and Chairman of the
House District Committee. died Saturday
al O'Clock. after an Illness of single |
week. His death was caused directly by
the efiusion OF blood upon the brain.
Congressman Beverly d Douglass,
representing the first district al Virginia, |
died early Sunday morning after brief III |
ness from inflammation OF the bowels His |
remains will be taken to Richmond.
1t is said that the robbers OF the Man
haitian Bank. actually employed n lobby To |
defeat the bill Issuing duplicates of the |
bonds stolen. 1t begins TO look A. il bank |
robeing was recognized AS one Of the d. |
versihed Industries OF the country.
The roof OF Franks Hail In Kansas
City, Mo, fell In Tuesday night by the |
great weight OF snow upon II. aud the build !
ing was almost entirely crushed to the |
ground. A man. name unknown, was kill |
ed, and several were more or less seriously |
wounded. |
General Grant contemplates visit to |
Ireland about Christmas, accompanied by |
Ministers welch and Noye.. The III health |
OF the Minister TO England delayed the |
journey somewhat. The General goes 10 |
Ireland as his last jaunt before his depart
ure for India.
The executive committee OF the Ma |
tional party Of New England, has issued u |
call for Massachusetts convention OF rep |
resentaiives OF the party, at Boston. Jsnu-
airy sd. tor the purpose OF perfecting plans |
for = systematic organization. Gen. Butler |
has sIgnitied his intention to be present.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has au-
thorized the payment OF the coupon inter- !
est on the public debt falling due January |
LIST. 1879, without rebate, and in coin or |
currency as the claimsnt may prefer. The |
registered interest will be paid in ike man
ner as soon AS the schedules are prepared
A meeting of Senators and Represen.
tstives from the Southern States was held
at the Capitol Thursday evening. when
they adopted resolutions expressing the |
most grateful feeling towards the people
of the North tor their generous charity and
kindness during the prevalence of the yell
low fever
The Russian steamers. California and
Columbus, left Philadelphia for sea Satur-
day. When they arrived at three nautical
miles from land they hoisted the Russian
nag and will be hereafter known as the
Europe and the Asia. They are fully
manned by Russian officers and sailors. 1t
is rot known to what port these vessels are
destined.
jesse Pomeroys confinement i'm the
Massachusetts state prison is not having a
tanning effect, it is said, for he PAGES his cell
like Gagged lion, and recently, when some
one gave him kitten for pet, he fayed
II alive with the knife and FORK provided
for his meals. Two holes begun in the
sides Of his cell for escape have also been
discovered.
-Kehoe was hanged at Pottsville, Pa.
on Wednesday last. Before being hanged
kshoe said: 81 am not guilty of the muir
der of LangdOn. l never saw the crime
committed" His body was taken to She
nandOah where 1t was walked two nights
then buried At Tsmaqua. He 10 the six
tenth Molly Mcguire who has been hung
in Pennsylvania.
Engineer Charles Clauser of the Den.
yer Railroad, was pinned beneath his en-
CINE, which jumped the track at Troy
(kaD.) switch the other day. and after en-
during the agony Tor two hours he opened
his jack-knife and cut his throat before the
bystanders could stay his hand. Singular.
ly enough Clauser lost his wife and daught-
er by an accident at the same switch year
ago.
The New Orleans Picayune says that
telegram announces the disappearance and
supposed murder of Lott Clark aud Bill
White, two cOlOred men, while on their
way to this city. where they were summon
ed to appear before the United States Grand
Jury as witnesses in the election trouble at
Caledonia. A Constable named JEFF Cole,
presented = warrant for the arrest OF CLARK
aud White and took them of the boat and
started In the direction OF Shreveport.
When they arrived at Brands plantation q
mob took the prisoners from the constable
and nothing more has been heard Of them.
They are supposed Il. have been killed.
"A dispatch from London, dated Dec
23d, says:
The weather Is severe throughout Great
Britain. There has also been y heavy
snow tall here and in many parts of the
continent. In Scotland It Is especially
severe, and all railways 10 the north Are
blockaded. Two London mail trains were
at last accounts showed up ten or twelve
miles from Aberdeen. Seven trains are
showed up aud traffic Ia suspended. Snow
was still falling last night. In some places
It u over twelve feet high. It u the
heaviAaf nn0W fall in thirty vAara. ,