Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-08-07

In anticipation of the early re-opening
OF the Nor'h American fishery question,
Mr.. Eysrts will request thst an American
naval vessel be sent to cruise IN the in
shore fishing grounds OF the Dominion.
Information of recent date Is already oh
tanned to clearly demonstrate the extrava-
gance OF the award Of the Halifax iribu-
nal.
The plan of recruiting the navy by
sending school ships up the river proves
COOL one. The Minnesota has enlisted 100
country boys along the Hudson, and they
are said To be upright. Intelligent lads. aud
will make frsi-class sailors.
An English traveller Ia Texas writes
home 10 his friends: II saw the ceremony
OF baptism by Immersion celebrated the
other day. " hen the fourteen csudi dates
walked down into the water fifteen revolt
vers were deposited on the hank OF the
stream. that Of the preacher making the
iineeuth. An elder who noticed my look
OF surprise quietly remarked: You see.
ST anger. Their" are great many horse
thieves IN these parts. an Christian folks
mus'nt be took unaware"
Three young men went bathing near
p-wego, New York the other might When
they had rubbed themselves down aud
wrte ready To dress one OF them missed
his shirt. II was most mysterious affair.
No one had been seen on the shore. and
nothing else was missing. While they
were searching for the shirt = sober old
COW wa. quietly chewing her cud. Aud
all al once she began TO cough Violently.
and the yotng men caught giimps. OF
the arm OF the lost shirt dangling from her
month. One cun button was saved
whole world for contributions. A resident
OF adams. near Utica. y. Y. ships regu-
larry To the sale. and this year has for
wsrdrd 3.S is3 muskrAt, 53l2 beaver, GsI
bear. 3Ito martin. 6i3o mink. 40 otter,
t0i fisher, at0b skunk. 5000 raccoon. SD
lynx 10 0SG red fox. 2iS cross fox, Is sll.
YER fox, los house cats. i66 wolves. max
Ing a total aggregate of 356, ~ pclts of
different animals. packed IN 269 bales
weighing about 50 tons and costing sl3J.-
s., ~. The purchases have been made
| principally ia Canada and a small number
Ia northern New York.
The rne,t waterfall thus far known
| among the White Mountains, has been
! discovered on Copper Minr Brook four
miles within rtimevsi forest. on the
northern slope OF kIn.man mountain. and
north~csi OF NJ Cannon. that bears the
I profile OF the Old man. FROM the density
/ Of the uulefgrowth, the fall - only ap-
/ preached ~ A heavy march 10 the sei ~
/ the river The entire height Il the fall. l..
I about iju feet. over - Of which il psrpeu-
/ d'cular de.crnl. being thus greater by
7 nany iect than to" celebrated Glen Eln-
/ Fails. IL j. chustcned BsidAl Veil Falls.
I It = said ,hat tie Rev ". H. II Mar
/ ray u financially 'muarrasse and TIA,
/ most "i his stock a, t'uiiiorJ. Ct. has been
4 attached. III, hr-i nj, wAs bruukh. rs
! Tho~ II Emerson. 81 Bostnn. on a note Of
I o.. go. u Is Chj,truIcn & 60 tcrI ne d
7 Of New Haven also brought a suit for 4
I feed bin 81 several hundred dollars The
I Rev. Mr.. Murray. inauciaI troubles are
I probably due 10 HI. venture 10 making
( huckbosrd wagons. T. - said none OF the
\ aue horses on Murray farm can be called
7 hi' o~n az all belong 20 his creditors. Nur.
Y ray j. now absent irnm hts home. and bIs
/ friends profess ignorance OF hi. where
Y abputs.