Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-12-05
Home and Foreign News.

Home and Foreign News.
Commodore wn. r. spicer. L. :. ".
i dead.
The country has 100 .ooo. 600 bushels of
wheat to export this year.
Three eases OF leprnsy are reported on
Blackwell's Island. y. Y.
-noUerJ Heller. the well-knovn ma1i-
clan. died In PhiladelphIs. Wednesday
night.
The Porte has suppressed the Turkish
Legation at Washington and many consul
lates.
/ There were 3 100 converts made ia two
weeks at Murphy's temperance meetings
In New York.
Edison denies the report that his ap-
plication for a patent on his electric light
has been refused
The Duke of EdInburg sailed from Hal.
flax, Wednesday. in the Black Prince. for
Portsmouth, England.
The Vermont Legislature has passed a
bill requiring foreign Insurance agents to
pay a license OF 81 900.
The Nevada Legislature doesn't prove
10 be very close. The Republicans will
have "a msjori'y on joint ballot,
Russell. elected a. greeubacker to
succeed waddell OF North Csrolins, an
nounces tina, he will train with the Dana
Gratis.
Miss Celeste winans of Baltimore. Il
said To be the richest Young lady In Amer
lea. She inherited $40. coo. 900 from her
father.
Postmaster General hey says that the
policy of the solid south will r.suit In Re.
publican control Tor the next hGy years II
persisted In.
An Investigation, inst connls,ad shovs
that the recent fire at Cape May was incen-
diary. and points 20 Samuel La ilaw as the
author OF II.
Louis A. Cooley. founder of Goiey's
Lady's Book. and It's pnbIi.hcr ana n,on,I-
etor until within two years, died suddenly
Friday aged 80.
A dispatch from Sidney, Australia.
SAYS that intelligence has been received
from New Caledonia. OF a fresh massacre
OF the colonists hy the natives.
The Goyernort;en.ralo OF Canada and
the Princess his wife w,r. received M
Montreal FRIDAY with IN. highest honors
The city was elegantly decorated
Urea, ac,iyity i r.por,.d At phflsI,l-
phia in getting the Russian shIns of var
ready for sen Their crews are safd ~ N,
on board and under randi drill for ,,,iye
service.
The Western naners bov. . ,b,,lI;,,
tai. of A BOYS Rid. with -. panth,r :.
We haven't read il vet but nresum. m.
boy was an in.,de nssS.n"er mo-, ~ ~.
ride.
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nj go 49,, ia u '"e IASs oaru'-
80 H''u Az ,'i',ne",e 'N'i " money
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So '' vas pe' 9o"a''S "o''n oh's ABOUT
ne wyoming Thread Mil. NJ Fall
-, % ass, vas t"'a'ty ue,tfoyed oy hre
pn rIiuat; Inc of.9in OF the hre i IN
nnI"h. Loss Over etVV'V'o; insurance III
'"''ou' oii''es' S'''0oV'
The Pope has issued an order TO his
Bishops and Catholic clergy To watch and
circumyent the wiles of the impious and
nouIess men o. Tue otdrr oil the American
'h'oh III the nlteu states.
The great reformer, Luther, believed
In a tangible devil, and thought he saw
him personally. The spot "a the wall OF
his dwelling is still sho"n where Luther
''l'e" HIS inhs'Ahu ~ the devhs mead
WIN. a. Potter has been arrested on
charge OF conspiring 10 defraud the Gov
eminent 10 connection with building the
Chicago Post Office. His brother Clark
son y. furnished 5000 bonds for him.
Postmaster General Kew threatens 10
Withdraw most OF the postal car. now run
ming unless Congress makes more liberal
appropriations tor the railway postal ser
vice, which il cramped and annoyed by
lack Of sufficient funds.
There are good many Indications ,b,,
the Democrats will make a strong effort TO
unite their party with the Greenbacsers In