Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-09-11
Home and Foreign News.

The Etna Fire Insurance Co, Of New
York, has retired from business.
Senator Eimuud-. of Vermcnt, j.
greatly improved In health by ht. -eccut
visit tn Europe.
Senator Wade Hampton i lu favor OF
overlooking pfciudiccs, provided that they
are 10 favor of the south.
General Francis Walker il la favor oi
hAvIug ladies, In many places. make the
canvass Ia taking the census.
The viek.burg HyrIii says; "No one
believes Nj BArk.dalc viii ever be punish
Cd tor The murder OF II ". Dixon.
The New Engiani Straw Works At
Mcdheld Mas, we're burned FRIDAY morn
log Loss $1,000; Insured $4,000.
There are no les than IA towns aud
villages "a the United states named for
George Washington, besides the Federal
Capital.
We wish" says n Texas newspaper
THAT few OF our citizens could be permit
ted TO live till they died 4 natural death. 20
as Ia show the world what magnihcently
healthy country Texas really Is"
la the mnuicipal court at Boston Fri
DAY forenoon, Charles DcmOud, cN-treas-
nrer ofthe Massachu sets home missionary
society va. arraiSned on a charge OF en-
bez1icment OF some s. 90 belonging TO the
above society.
A, the twenty -nfth anniversary OF the
founding of the state OF Kansas, to be ccle-
bIa,ei at Lawrence, that state. on the 18Th
inst addresses will be made oy Rev. l.. T..
Hale. ID. d. and Hon. Eli. Thayer of
Massachusetts.
Secretary sherman tells the Cincinnati
CommerciIl that he never has appointed a
relative, either by blood or marriage, % Of
ice, but when ever any OF them applied To
him for office. he has uniformly told them
that they had better 90 aud learn trade.
Rev Mr.. Murray publishes card.
from san Francisco, in which he shows
that his failure was causrd by unnecessary
pressure from some OF his creditors, an
nounces his Intention 10 20 into private life.
and asserts that he shall pay all that he
owes.
Mr.. John q. Whittier. writing TO lady
Ia Salt Lake City, says OF polys2my: How
70 deal with this great evil | confess j. Ia
me Il difficult problem. While it exists,
trust that Congress, however demoralized
by party politics. will not admit Utah a
State into the Union
The president of the Norfolk Oyster
Packing Association says that 5000 600
bushels of oysters will be taken from Viz
ginis water. this year. and more than one
third OF these will be handled by the pack
ers OF Norfolk and Portsmouth. The aver
age value Of the oysters is IS cents Il oushel,
making the oyster trade OF Norfolk some
thing like $3.50 900 year. The business
has been built up since the war, aud Is
steadily Increasing. Il Scientific american.
The 10Th marriage anniversary OF Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Francis Adams occurred
Wednesday. Ii Is an interesting aud very
unususl fact that three golden weddings OF
the same Iamily should have been observed
Ia the same house. That OF President john
Adams aud his wife were celebrated on the
18th of October. 1914. That OF their son,
President John Quincy Adams aud his wife.
on the 18th OF July. lsi7. The third has
Just taken place. IL viii be noticed that
respectively 33 aud so years-almost exact
Is the lifetime OF a generation.
The greatest Jump ever taken by a race
horse was recently taken at Birmingham
England. During the jumping contest at
the Horse Show. Mr.. Robert Lesman's
hunter, Surrey. ridden by Mr.. Henry Gray
son, made such "A splendid jump over the
mimic brook as to set the great audience
applauding feantieaiiy The horse, wild
with excitement, went right on down the
ring. and. rising at the barrier OF the am-
phitheatre. with one tremendous bound lit
orally sailed over the bars aud five rows OF
spectators. alighting in safety and injuring
nobody. The distance was measured and
proved TO be 81 ieet.