Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-07-03
State News.


President Hayes has pardoued John
o. winship OF Portland
Senator Blaine IL to deliver the Grafton
In Houlton on July Fourth.
Capt. Joseph Wentworth Is to com.
mand the steamer Charles IIoughtou this
season.
Col. Fogler will he Grand Marshal at
The great Masonic celebration at Belfast on
the Fourth.
Miss Annie Louise Cary has signed
contracts with Mapleson. of Her Msje~ty's
opera company, TO sing with that combi-
nation in this county next season.
The salary OF Mr.. Coubell, principal
of Gorhsm Normal School, has been re-
dueed to $500 and the assistants cut down
10 sans ranging from 500 TO $500
Washington dispatch announces that
the senate has confirmed the nomination
OF Cen. Joseph :. smith zs Collector OF
Customs tor the District of Bsn:or
Otis Tibhetts OF Columbia Fails. n
weii-known lumber manufacturer. died
Saturday morning At two O'Clock. from q
stroke OF paralysis received Friday.
Capt john Short. one OF the best
known citizens OF East Corin,h, was found
recently hanging bv sfope to the great
beam OF his barn. Tie reason OF the sui
eide Is not known.
-Chas. u. Paine. Esq. of the firm of
Paine Bros, EAstporI died suddenly ar
Chelmsford, Mass. Thursday uight. He
was one of the directors OF the National
Bank and prominent politician.
MIR. Elijah varney of East " ndhsm.
has hauled from his place in Wind uu and
planted 10 Portland since the greai ire OF
1866, over l3Optrees. Less than 3 PEI cent
OF them have died since being set out.
--Dea. Tltcomb OF Pennington. recently
presented 10 Campmeeiing John Allen .
letter written by the latter SON. over nay
three years ago. giving 90 account OF bis
conversion. II was valuable relic TO the
old gentleman.
The resignation OF Prof. J. l. Earring
ton as Professor OF Agriculture IN the
Maine State College. has been accepted by
the Trustees and Mr.. W H. Jordan,
graduate OF the State College In the elias.
OF 1879, has been elected TO that professor
ship.
Mrs. Rebccca owes. wife Of David
Owen OF South Tbomastou, committed sui.
eide "Wednesday afternoon at Rockland, In
the absence OF her husband. She fastened
the doors and hung herself from the railing
a. the top OF the stairs. Mental depression
vas the cause.
AT the Knox County Greenback Con-
vention held la Rockisnj THURSDAY. the
following nominations were made Ssna-
tor. Nelson Thompson, OF Friendship
County Treasurer. I. Il. spear. OF Rock.
land; County Commissioner. Jane. T..
Hobbs, OF Hope.
Tuesday OF las, week. the publishers OF
the Rockland Courier. Messrs ". o. Flu
Ter In anil A
libel by l.. NJ Robbins. proprietor 81 the
Rockland Op'HioR, for damages lad at
$1,000. Nt.s Sawyer's salye drew them
into the difteshy.
On The farm OF Mr.. Burton. 10 Wind
.or, near the Augusta line. a deer has for
two seasons herded With Mr. Barton's cat
tie She NsshrS observed year ago last
spring, bot disappeared late Ia the fall, to
rcapPcar this season. She IL very tame
AMI j. protected and pc,ied by the people
Of the ncl .hborhood.
The Ban.or WAY says that the stolen
lcwelry aud watches found IN the posses
sion OF a circus tramp. at Bangor, and held
By Marshal Reed, have been idcutihei BY
Mr.. ). :. Shuie. OF Fredcrickton. y. b. a.
portion OF some 500 worth Of jcwelry
and watches stolen from his store Thurs-
day night 81 Las, week.
Mrs Fos. OF Augusta. Who ia. been
visiting a. Wilton Aad reported suffering
from hyjrophooia. - far recovered thar
she Va able 10 start for her home MONDAY
~ecs IL !. .ali that dufio. her v"r.. a.
tex she continually .srd for ran me.i
sui wanted her attendants. 20 bfIus her
young babe 10 her tina, she III : a, dcvuur ii.
The Telegraph say. ihere has recently
been discovered Ia Sheepscoi. casrred corn
which mus, be lsO years old At least. II
NJ. taken from a cellar on the Garrison
iiili toad. TINS corn conld have grown no /
later Than lss9, possibly 1876. a. It j. not
known. nor never can be. at ~ hich burning I
OF the shrepscoI Farms, this cabin or homc
wAs destroyed. No person for Is year,
back ever knew Of this cellar OF ever spoke I
OF L.
An inceaiiAry IRE Wednesday night.
destroyed large warehouse 90 Lewis
wharf, Belfast, with lis contcois Of hay aud
corn. The loss on the building b. two
thousand dOllsrs; assured one Thousand
dollars II &. Pachct. owner OF the con.
tents, loses Two thousand. Insured one
thousand Two BOYS. named Whacn and
Abbott, each aged about seventeen. con
fessei 20 causing the fire aud have been |
committed to jail.
The Belfast Journal says sad news
has been received from Capt. T.. II Harri
man, who LEI, Belfast In January for Cape
iiorn, With an expedition for raising the
.hlp T. Il HaLcliine. Capt Ferdinand
Hartman, At Liverpool. received f-s
days ago a cable despatch from the UnIt-d
States Consul a. Montevidro. stating that
Capt Hartman had arrived a, that place
from the Horn, that he was insane and re-
qulrrd the immediate attention of hi,
friends.