Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-03-21
State News.


1900 conversions in the Valley OF the st.
Crox during the past three weeks.
1t is probable that the cotton msnnfac-
turers OF Maine will decide sou To shut
down their mills, for four weeks at least.
Nathaniel smita Of Dayton had one of
hi, hngerS bitten oil few days ago hy II
hog that he was trying to Iii.
Col lngersoll has spoken disrespcct-
fully Of Portland. Me lie caught bad
cold there. which induced him TO describe
IL n = city here yon cant tell where the
fog ends and the sea hegibs."
The orator for commencement at Colby
University. IL e. he Rev \ II strong. ID.
ID President of Rochester Theological
SEMINARY: the poet, Rev. ) u. Phelps. ID.
D.. of Hartford. Conn. editor of the Chris
tan Secretary.
The :rip Of Detective McCauslaud To
the northward IN hopes OF HIDING a clue TO
the De xier Bank murdrrers aud robbers
proved a iruitless one.
There was great excitement 1t the
Government sale OF ,muggled liquors ~
the Custom House in PASSPORT. The liquor
was bought by temperance people. amt
spilled in the presence OF large crowd.
The Governor has called an extra SEES
sion OF tile council on March 49, fur he
purpose OF considering the proprIrtv OF
making a contract With some suitable per
sous tor the manufacture at beet sugar In
Maine.
The catalogue OF the Bangor Theologi-
cal SEMINARY shows a total Of forty eight
students. or these, fifteen, or nearly one
third are from the British Provinces Dor
dcfiug cn Maine. and two are from Eng
land. Twelve only are graduates from any
American College. and but three are from
Bow d"in College
TIE Greeley Institute opened its
Spring term recently. with the largest num-
her ever attending. This school has nearly
doubled it, numbers within two years. and
now offers unusual facilities for procuring
AN education. Mr.. NJ W. Hawkes. remains
in charge of the school.
An interesting breach OF promise suit
WAS recently tried in Pennington. Ia which
Hannah Holley. a maiden lady OF IS, sues
her deceased sisters husband, George
Manter, 81 years Of age, for failure 10 mar
rs her according to promise. On the Their
hand Mr. Mantcr represents he made no
such promise. and claims that Hannah il
clairvoyaut Spiritualist. q woman Of very
high temper. and that she made trouble he
tween his daughter and her mother The
jury was unable 10 agree standing SIX To
six
ON Thursday moruiu0 Mr. George
Crockrr, of BoUthbay, was found tn h-
shop. where he sleeps. with his hands tied
behind him aud his fcct isttcrrd. He re-
Iatss that three men Catnc to his place and
with threats OF ius ant humiliation forced
him 10 comply with their requests 10 allow
himself "a be bound. sign paper they pro-
duced aud other things. amer which they
left him and went away IN a boat. II seems
- 81.
self
In lsJl-32 some Sophomores At Bow
doin College took a Ere .hmau bv night and
forcibly removed him, kicked hun and were
taking him 10 pump, when one Of the a.
-aiauts found the victim did not move. He
said The fellow j., dead. They ran
away. The Freshman was only fcignln.
death. After the event he refused To speak
Of Il. but waited quietly for proof - 10 the
Identity OF the attacking party. At last he
got hi proof; prosecuted the Sophomore-
in the Court, and hszlng at Bowdoin was
At an end.
The Reporter says that man. whose
description does not seem far j frrent from
that OF one OF the Dexter muricrerS called
Al a house In Bingham aud asked for sup
per. He had a handkerchief iicd about his
face Tor toothache he said. When his sup.
FINISHED wolf When he had finished sup
per ne handed without word 81 inquiry
a 70 the price, twenty-five cents 70 Mrs.
IL, took up his ylli~c, where he had LET, il
near The door. and saying good evening.
passed out. Il has since tran. pircd that he
walked up nearly 10 the Forks and then
crept into barn, where he passed the re.
mAtnhcr OF the night, and in the morning
hr found 4 Frcncnman, whom be hired 10
carry him Ia Canada.
Hart who has been arrested on .u.pI-
clon Of having murdered Mrs. Mcservcy at
- George. i nearly INV years OF age. lie
has been twice married and has family OF
grown up children. He IS a cousin or the
murdered woman. He Is perfectly cool.
betrays none OF the seusibility natural to
most men in such position, and talks with
entire freedom about the tragedy with
those who conversed with him since his ar
rest, answering all questions freely and lu-
wiling any Inquiries those couversiug with
him desired to make. He says that he
knows he i under very strong suspicion
but that he i entirely innocent OF The
crime. Hart has followed the sea nearly
all h. lite, except for the intervals when
he has been a. home upon the small farm
which he owns.