Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-02-20
Home and Foreign News.

Col. Pelton Is sick from nervous pros.
tra,ion.
An Irish Shor,horn steer recently gave
a liv. weight OF 1896 pounds.
Lord Lorne delivered an address TO the
Dominion Parliament Friday.
-Sixty-,hr-e horses were burned In q
stable 10 New York, Thursday.
New York raises twen:y-,hree per
cent. of all the potatoes grown In this coup.
try.
Mark Twain Is in Berlin. and writes To
friends that he will March home next
month"
During the week ending Jad 2lst, the
vsine OF huttet exported from New York
was s73.0js.
Australian wheat command. the high.
-s' price in the London market, California
next IN value.
The gale a. NJ. John. n II. wednes-
day. did about so 900 damage to the
breskwat.r In the hatbor
Peter Cooper celebrated his ssh birth
day by reception at his daughters resi-
dence In New York. Wednesday night.
Knight and JscAman. conv icted of
wrecsing train on the indianapolis & ST.
prisOnmeut tor lite.
A raris despatch ~ the - h says that
Henry Goodyear, India rubber manufact-
urer died there Tuesday. The funel al was
attended cy many Americans.
a company Of twenty-five young Jap.
ane,- meet weekly IN the Chinese Metho-
dist Mission House 10 San Pr, .,tsro to
study the Bible and to discuss frligious
questions.
The Countess de Trob, land, who Is sn
American. Is also very patriotic. At her
recent reception In Paris she furnished her
refreshment table exclusively with Ameri-
can viands.
A bridal couple from Arkansas has
made quite sensation In Joplin. Mo-, the
bride being Just six feet high aud very slim
and the bridegroom six feet seven inches.
and almost as slender rs his wife.
Small pox and famine are making fear
fnl ravages 10 some parts of Brazil. In the
province OF Ceara a population of 400. 900
has been reduced TO 300. 900. Il Is believed
10000 people have died 10 other districts.
Wade Hampton has not only had to
give up his intended trip to Florida, but
has taken to his bed again. lie will prob
ably have to undergo another ampu,ation
OF hi. leg. and Is despondcnt about pulling
through.
B. +. Jonas. the newly elected United
States Senator from Louisiana. will be the
third Israelite who has occupied A seat Ia
the Senate. The others were David Yulee
Of Florida, and Judah +. Benjamin OF
Louisiana.
The French presidency Il not . bad
thing pceunlar!ly. The salary Is slOo. 900 a
year. the time seven years, aud besides his
salary the president is allowed So, 900 for
household expenses and free range In the
PalAls D'Elysce.
Henry VI. Stanley, the explorer. was
present 10 Brussels at the recent meeting
Of the conference on the civilization OF
Africa, and stated that he would lead the
Belgian Exploring Expedition which is
soon to start for Africa.
-General Grant Is quoted a. making the
following epigrammatic observation In
Paris IAN the humiliation that France
underwent In 1871. aud all her losses
whether of territory. treasure or men, were
but small price tor her TO pay for getting
rid OF the Empire"
A daring highway robbery was pcrpe-
trated In broad daylight. on Fifth Avenue.
New York. Saturday Afternoon. The wife
Of Adolph DE Barry, wealthy importer.
was WAXING ON the Avenue with a lady.
when al elegantly sttirrd man daried be-.
hind Mrs. De Barry. caught both her dia.
mond eardrops and endeavored TO wrench
them from her ears. lie succeeded in tear
ing one out, LAGER ating her ear. and escap-
ed
In no country under the Sun Is educa-
tional discipline enforced with such yisor
as In the Celestial Empire. A Young Chi.
At l'hilIin.+ Arul.rnr
exceedingly backward 10 hts studies The
faculty OF the school sent an Official notin
cation OF this fact To the Chinese Gov~ra-
meut at whn.s expense the block he I'd &.
being educated. The Government acted
promptly and vigorously II. instructions
were brief and comprehensive. '>end him
home and scil behead him