Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-06-05
Home and Foreign News.

Eleven children near Island Pond, VT,
| have died from drinking poisoned water
from a brook.
The American horse, Parole. Friday
won the gold cup a, the EPSON races 10
England.
BY the burning Of the Washington
bot.l At Hag.rstown. Nd. Thursday. one
person was burned 10 death. three fatally
and eight seriously injured. Total los.
ESQ. 600.
Fresh craters have opened on M.unt
Eina. eudangering Bsncia villa. Randaz-
10 and Cas;iglion-. Clouds OF sshe. over
hang Piedmont. which is In total darkness.
The entire Sophomore class OF the
State University OF California. has been
expelled FOR refusing to divulge the name.
of members % the class guilty OF issuing az
obscene. bogus. examination programme
The Homes, Money League u the
Northwest has resolved 20 make a thor
"ugh canvass In Ohio. Leagues will he
organized la every county.
Mayor Howell and two other Democrats.
composing a majority o. the members u
the board Of estimates Al Brooklyn, hAy.
cut do~a the appropriation for school. /,
quarter Il million of dollars. seriously
chipping their efficiency.
Peter Cooper. Wendell Phillips. Solos
Chase. ). u. Weaver. and n D. Butirr AZ.
expected 10 be present al the gr--ubacs
Heciing IN Boston on Ihar.day. June 5lh.
The Ohio Democrats delegation have
unanimously requested senator Thurmaa
"a accept a domination for governor of that
state. lie has the matter under adv.ss-
Seni, and the impression u that he will a.
cspi
The Home Missionary AssoelAtioa
have adopted resolutions requesting the
| President Of the JBltcd States in the uams
81 Bapt.is and all .dhcr Christians 70 en-
force iaws against polygAmy.
The Gillian mlGister at London hat
, received Telegram stating that the Chill
an ship OF war EsmAralds became disabled
and her captain nrrd her magazine 10 pre-
my.
Gen. Joe Johnston. the old coni-der-
ale soldier. made the motion Ia the House
/ Thursday, TO adjourn over Decoration Day
la memory. he said, OF the brave men
whose graves were Ia be decorated
Report says a new combiustio, has
/ been agreed upon by the Reading Hu l.on.
Lebigh, Lacsawanna and most Of the in
d!sidaal operators In the Leh igh regio1 to
sell the June delivery OF coal at an advance
OF - cts. per ton. Further advances are
expected at the July delivery.
A new horse disease has appeared In
New Jersey. which has proved very fAal.
1t Is called the green mouth" the horse
being first taken with q swelling OF the
glands OF the throat, which even.ually
choses It to death In the meantime
green froth /, etA,tted i.o.a The nos, and
Douth.
A Congressman speaking OF Gen.
| Grant a. a traveller said lin Spain. Eng-
land aud everywhere. It was always the
same thing with Grant-he was qnier,
/ philosophical aud couEempatiye aud nod
est uuder al circumstances. and though
nations were waiting TO do him homo he
always preferred the reserve aud uno.ten-
tatious society of his family, travelling
| friends and few learned men Of the cIun-
| try which he was visiting, to the pomp
and display OF royal honors. Ipredci hat
when Gen Grant again rests on his native
land, not only will he be the greatest living
| military chieftAin but he will be the great
| est traveller aud best posted man on for
! eign affairs that has ever lived. He all
be a man Of the great world in the grand
| est sense of the term"