Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-12-09
State News.

--Skowhegan has paid its State tax.
amounting to ss.00o
John Atwood, Winterpori sailor. re-
Gently died in marine hospital in South
Carolina.
Tho amount of lumber surveyed in Ban
gor. for the wear 1880. was 1913 ,ij0, 50. feet.
The Wing saws that Stillman X. Dean
of Bangor. died very suddenly of apoplexy.
Thursday.
A fire in Biddeforl on FRIDAY evening
burned the cotton house of the Pepperell
mill
The " kig saws that the shipment Of
frozen fish over the T.. X y. 4. Railroad
has commenced and five tons of smel,s
passed through Bangor Thursday night.
A Washington dispatch SAYS that Judge
Clifford is sinking rapidly. and his friends
admit he cannot live long.
The Methodist society of Dover and
Foxcroft dedicated their new chapel Nov.
18th. Rev. Mr. Jewell delivered the 81
dress.
Mr.. WYATT Weed of Neazie, who was
run over by the cars in Bangor, last week.
died FRIDAY morning. at one O'Clock.
The Bodwell Granite Company are cut
ting no less than six kinds OF granite for
different contracts and the prospce, at pres
ent looks fair for a lively winters job.
More numbering will be- done in the
Madawaska region this winter than for SET
eral wears. 1t is estimated that between
5000. 900 and 5000. 600 feet will be cut dur
ing the seasons operations.
-Thos Mcdonald. of PASSPORT, sea-
man. died on the schooner Jennie Beazley
Nov. 2ith and was buried at sea. There
are several cases Of fever on the vessel,
which is at the New York quarantine.
The Maine electors college cas-, their
seven ballots "Wednesday for Garfield and
chosen messenger TO convey the ballots TO
Washington.
Prank Z. Henderson. who halls from
Maine and j. freight brakeman Of the Fast
ern railroad. was arrested at Boston. Friday.
and held in 81 500 for completely in the
burglary Of clothing store la; April.
Some OF the stolen goods were found in his
possession.
}. ID. league. Esq. being about TO re-
move 10 Kansas. has resigned the govern
ment office 10 long and acccpiahl, held by
him. that Of Deputy Collector asI Inspector
Of Customs at For, Fairfield
Tho Maine Fprsier sa,, hay ha, been
sold the past week a; the barn a. high as
SIG. and 1t would not be surprised If II
should reach so in the spring.
Jason WoaInan. wc.l-Aaowu mer-
chant and citizen OF Iccls. committed sui
eide "Wednesday hy hanging himself in a
harm. Wuoiman va> recently an inmate Of
an insane a.slum. but had apparently fully
recovered tie leaves widow and two
children.
-(io,eruor Da,i, la. made the following
nominations. Leonard T. Hume. EA>iport.
and Mr.. Ju..a y Alexander. HalioAcil.
Visiting COMMITTEE 10 the Insane Astlum.
to take place after Januar, lat, 1881. u. NJ
Hou ard. Bangor. George Webster. Bangor;
Era.,a> G. RYDER. Springfield Justice, Of
the Peace and Quorum. Ah.cl VI Jones'
Lewiston. Dcimls Justice Irwin g. Nc
larrrn. lral Jusiice. kii r. Bean. brown
field Newell Kummery. Jonc,port. No;aries
Public
A specimen 81 founder entirely differ
cni from Nha, are usually captured in our
waters. for two wears, late IN the fall. has
made IL appearance IN Belfast and taken the
hook quite readily. Fishermen say that
they art the deep sea or Arctic founder
The hsh run yer large. weighing ON an
average one pound each. They also contain
the spawn when captured AZ this season.
while our common shore founders spawn in
the spring.
Mr.. Springfield. the proprietor Of the
WOODEN mill in Alfred. ordered several bar
rcls % kerosene oil fcv weeks since The,
we're left At the depot hy the freight train
and when be got them 10 his mill and tap
ped one Of them be found tha; instead Of
oil he had whiskey. Il is supposed that !,
vas intended for Portland and that it "a.
unloaded with has lot by mistake. deputy
Sheriff Linscuti vas notified by Mr. Spring.
field and seized the whisky
The Belfast Customs District. on the
Both Of June last, returned 10 the Bureau OF
Statistics. J02 sailing vessels and two steam
cTs. an aggregate tonnage Of n .s03 Us tons.
Since 1870 the number OF vessels IN the dis
trict has decreased from 337 to the presen,
number Joi. bat in the same time the ton
mage has increased from 7O.jl9.3O in 1874.
% the figures given above. In 1878 the
district returned JJl vessels al an aggregate
tonnage Of 81 .329 tons. which IS the largest
total IN the pas; ten years.
The Judges OF the Supreme Judicial
Court Of Maine have reoenily made up a
decision on an insolvency case that will be
found to interest deeply large number Of
people. The case vas between an assignee
under the old Law Of the state. and an as
signee under the present insolvency Inv
the decision is in favor Of the latter. the
Judge deciding that the insolvency Law en-
iirely supersedes the old Law. Those v no
attempt ~ settle insolyent estates under the
old Law. hereafter govern themselves az
oordingly.- Lewiston Journal