Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-05-08
Home and Foreign News.

-Serator Bruce OF Mississippi. the only
colored man now In Congress, has become
father. II Is boy.
Mrs. Hale. who was for many years
editress OF Godey's Lady's Book died 10
Philadelphia on Wednesday evening.
A resolution heartily endorsing the
Presidents veto OF the political riders on
the Army Bill, passed the Pennsylvania
Senate, Wednesday.
The long waterproof cloak and shawl
that JEFF Davis wore when he Was captured
are preserved from moths ia a cedar chest
In the War Department.
The Mayor OF New Orleans has issued
an order closing all colored churches al 10
o'clock in the evening. They are not to be
allowed 10 hold services or meetings alter
that hour.
Electric lights have taken the place OF
go gas burners In the post Office 10 New
York. The Innovation peases most every
body, and Is looked upon A. a positive
proof that the light Is success.
A monument is to be erected at Titus
Vile, Pa. to Col. Drake, who put down
the first oil we'll 10 the United States TWEEN
~ years ago. lie died poor, without reap
ing any benefit from his discovery.
A faithful dog 10 Hyde Park, Mass.
Thursday night snufied out burglar, " no
had slowed himself away beneath . bed,
The fellow was made 10 disgorge about
$500 worth of jewelry which he had col
lected Ia the house, AID was then taken TO
the lookup.
The assessed value OF all the property
In the United States Is 1s0. 00o. 600 ,OO0-an
increase OF s23, 900. 0O0, 900 In twenty-eiph
years. This Is taken as an evidence OF the
fact that this country Is increasing more
rapidly In wealth than any other country
on the globe.
When anybody sets up the claim again
that Speaker Randall is q hard money
man, let him be reminded that he gave the
casting vote by which the Warner Silver
bill, which combines the worst features of
the silver movement, was made the spec
ial order for saturday.
Queen Victoria visited the other dsy
the Trappist Monastery OF the Three Foun-
| taiBs. She lett her carriage at the foot Of
the ascent and proceeded alone and on foot
| to the convent. The monks at first did NOT
know who she was. Her Majesty prayed
| devoutly at the affairs, and promised to
send q present to the convent.
The cotton factory at Atlanta, Ga,
started with flourish of trumpets but
/ lew years tsO, scculs 10 nave come 10 All
ignominious end. The machinery was
supplied from Lowell, but as it has not
been paid for it has been sold and removed
by the parties, the factory only being able
to buy in the elevator and machinery.
The grssshoppers are abroad in the
land on the Pacific coast. Farmers in
Sierra Valley fear they will entirely ruin
their crops Millions Of eggs cover each
acre. Many farmers are not turning 3
furrOw. The eggs are the size and shape
of grains OF rice, and OF Q light buff color.
The ground is literally swarning with
newly-hatched insects.
One Of the saddest cases OF murder by
religious noDomaniac on record in New
England. was the killing Of little girl five
years old n North Sandwich, in Massacbu-
sett., on Thursday. Charlie. +. Freeman,
\ second adventist, who has generally
been regarded AS sane on other topics,
arose from his sleep early Thursday morn
ing, and going to the bedside OF his little
girl. with the utmost GOODNESS stabbed her
to the heart, and then took the body OF his
child to bed with him and went to sleep.
His wife WAS cogniZant Of the whole affair,
and consented, both believing that an act
Of religious faith, greater than that OF
Abraham Of old. had been performed.
These unfortunate people are now In Jail
THE FATE OF THE SHENANDOAH.-Ev-
erybody has heard Of the Shenandoah, the
notorious privateer Of the Soutberners Of
the American civil war; bot do not sup
pose that many know what was the ulti-
male late Of the ship when the war ended
or all places in the world, she new liei
'.fstbOms deep" of the Island Of Socotrs
In the Arabiao Gulf. Her story is strange
one. She WAS busy burning whalers ia
Behring Straits, when Wxddell, her con
mander, the ''nildest- hammered man who
ever scuttlsd ship or cut . throat" heard
Of the collapse Of the south. His occups
ton being gone. and being without homs