Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-04-10

Col. r. c. Bailey Of the boston Globe
Is to retire permanently from journalism.
GOLDSMITH Maid. the irotter. has just
had colt Tor which the owner has refused
90. Zoo
Secretary Shermsn announces that the
8 10 bends have been all funded IN the
per cents.
A great DIRE at Mirsgoane. Hsyti. has
destroyed 81 900. 600 of property aud rem
dered $500 people homeless.
New Hampshire. Kansas. Minnesots
and Colorado now give women the right 10
vote At school elections
The Senate has confirmed DR. A. ID.
White a. minister to Berlin. DR.. White
il president of Cornell University
-Gsribsldi has embarked from Csprvrs.
and II l. rumoIed that he has gone to Ath-
ems TO organize all expedition.
1t is remarksble fact that no vessel
propelled by steam was ever struck BY
lightning, nor any ship which Vas built OF
iron
The Government has decided that IL
cannot undertake To protect the owners OF
bouds and notes against their fault or mis-
fortune.
otNFtN. hAf tAsiHsb VI tue VA
tionsi Gfeenback ComIputrc. thinks Gen.
Boiler will be the Gr.cubsck candidate Tor
Pre- sid.nt.
Madame Patterson Bousparte, widow
OF Pripc. jerome Bonapartc, aud sisrrr-ii.
Law OF Napoleon Bouapar.. died ., BAIT
more Friday.
Minneapolis miliers are NOW using
magnets to remove particles OF iron from
"a hsa Tho Il. a.t1 IN h.. Anu
el2 TOR each mill.
Returns from Wisconsin come In better
aud better. II Is nov thought the Repub-
lican majority will be between 10000 aud
l2.Oo-a very large Republican gain.
-Ynng Wing. a member OF the class OF
1854 al Yale and Chinese Secretary OF Le-
CATION at Washington. has given the Y ale
College library nearly 400 Chinese books.
Robert Bonner OF the New York L>,i-
ger. who has three hundred thousand dol
lars worth OF tine horses has a special vet.
Urinary surgeon. Win is paid 1880 per an
mum.
DIR. Charles Jeweti. the distinguished
temperance reformer OF Norwich, Connec-
ticat. died Thursday aged -. lie has iec,-
ured in nearly every State In the North sud
West.
bE INV 'AAlEpfHla GpUstltut.Du ADOLF
ishes the polltax. IL Is opposed BY eighty.
one papers and supported by for,y-ave.
The people most pleased with IL are kear.
ncy. the lawyers. and the railroad ring.
-Conant the defauiting cashier of the
Eliot National bank was discharged Fri
day on motion To quash the indictment
having been sustained. bu, MAS lmmedl-
stely re-srrested and held 10 go 900
bonds.
Professor Dana. the geoIoyis, of Yale.
although sixty years old, Is a great pecic.-
TRAN. and can run like deer In hi. ex-
cursions with his students they and thst
few can keep pace with him II he under.
takes to walk rapidly.
Rev Or. Geo. c. Loring has formally
resigned bis psstorsic over the church In
fremont Temple, Boston. to accer, A call
10 Chicago. and the church has accep, ii
the Resignation which takes effect the las,
Sunday Ia April.
A Chicago physician recently heard A
baby cough through a Telephone. sent
druggist prescription for Group, which
was delivered 10 five mlnotes, aud the child
saved, while the delay usual BY the old
method would probably have proved fatal.
Timothy Z. Murphy. a 2l-year.-old
lrishDan OF Norwich, has received silver
medal and autograph letter from Secretary
sherman for saving ~ persons from dro~ n
ing within i've or six years. many OF them
al grcs, risk To himself
The report OF the court OF inquiry on
the Gen. Porter case recommends his res
torsiion 20 the service. Ia date from his
dismissal. IL has been stated tina. II he /.
restored 70 his rank and given his back
pay he will realize sl3sO0
An Exchange says. The diylne.;~ bo
are no~ chaplains OF the Senate and Hou.e,
fourteen year. ago this time we're praytne
that the confederate army, thcn on 4 head
long htEht from Richmond TO The noun.
tAin.. u.'~ht escape out OF he hand. OF
General Grant and the Federal army.
Things have changed
Among Ia. letters presented by
Southern LADY TO secure 4 position In the
postal department a, Warrington va. on.
sent 10y kcntnckian 10 Mr.. Blackburn.
which containsd the following Press
her claim la every possible way. for the
Confederate scS.lce never had better
friend. All through the var no woman in
Warrington did more for the Southern
cause"
-Emcrson, on his seventeen birthday,
was on -hipboard. and among other fellow
passengers '" a. 'uafits f.ltOs y orion, the
Cambridge scholar. The latter, learning
the anuisersAry nature OF the day. con-
graduated Mr.. Emerson on his birthday.
health and vigor. YES! yes" said tie
Concord sage in h.. most r, hec,lve tones
but consider IL The end OF my youth"
There will be a national conference o +
oolored people held st Nashville Tenn
on the 9Th OF May. The ieading question
TO be discussed Will be the migration OF the
freedmen from those sections la which they
are buildozed, TO the free State. aud Ter.
ritories Of the West. The Southern plan.
tiers are becoming alarmed At the move.
meni and ale taking measures TO counter
act IL.
-oLesry ha, offered u champions bel,
and 5000 In money 10 the best American
runner in race OF lia hours at Gilmores
Garden, beginning Monday morning. Oct.
8. Mr.. OLesry thinks America can beat
Englznd at running as well as walking.
but TO accomplish |, practice Is necessary.
IL the winner Of the October race Is An
American, Mr.. O'Leary offers to send him
to England TO compete with Rowell, at his
own expense.
A Rutland paper In an obituary notice