Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-05-06

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supposed to have been lost on the banks.
-Postmas,er General Key has accepted A
United States District judgeship and will re-
tire from the cabinet,
The coroner's Jury in the De Young
case returned a verdict Of willful murder
against Young kalloch.
Gully, the e1-murdcrcr OF judge CHS
holm, has been appointed Census Supervisor
IN hemp'on county. Mississippi. by Cover
nor Stone
Mrs \ 7. Stewart has attracted good
deal Of attention among her friend, b, Law
ing aside black and beginning to appear IN
somewhat gaudy colors.
1t is estimated that :. 100 persons were
converted al Mood, and SANKEY'S meetings
IN St Louis. Mr. Moody spoke lts times
and addressed 49, 900 people.
The Charleston IS. c. Neirs saws that
nothing has been ,ald to change ii, opinion
that It IS both wrong and lnexpcdient 10
cJcot senator Kellogg from the Senate
Nebraska. that yigorou, and growing
republican state, which 4, the las, election
had a republican majority Of 5000 in i
totA! vote Of LOCO, has sixty seven rrpub-
l'ean papers, That tell. the story.
The Pennsylvania democratic con,en
tion resulted in a virtual victor, for Nj
Hlden. Senator Wallace effort 10 enforce
the unit rule failed. aud Mr.. T!ldrn has a
good part Of the delegation To Cincinnati on
the start.
4 walking match between one legged
men Will take place in Paterson. y. ON
MAY lith, The match will be thlrt,-,lx
hour one and the hrs: prize wall X an art,t
cial lex worth 500 and "a per cent. OF the
gate money.
Senator DAVIS has expended 10000 IN
investigating the book -krcplng Of III, Treas
ury Department, and has learned so little
about Il that be J., unable to suggest an,
improvement. lie has learned. however.
that John Sherman j. 4 man oi strict in
,egrliy.
Wonder il any Of the West Point Off
GERS who were with Major Thoruburg's com
mand when j, was rescued by Captain
Dodge. colored troops, have resigned their
commissions. They could scarcely have
survived the contamination OF assocating
With their 'nlggcr" saylors. riot
James Cooke, a we'll known circus per.
former, and for the pas, three seasons cauc~-
TRAN director for 7. I. Barnum's show, who
died Thursday Of pneumonia. was a native
OF Ireland. and vas fifty wears old. His real
name Was Patrick liay. lie began his pro
fesslonal career BY performing simple tricks
al county fairs IN England aud Ireland
There i, one thing most crcd,ab!e to
the city of Washington which strikes for
eigners very forcibly. Sightseeing at the
capital i, not attended by any demand upon
the pockets of the visitors No fee i.
charged for admission, and the attendants
never hold out their hands for quarter
One can visit every place Of public .ntcrcs,
IN Washington without expanding cent,
Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont i. described
as stiil remarkable looking woman. She
is stout IN figure, and her gray hair is album
dant. She has kind. benev olen, expires
sion, and is great talker. Mrs Fremont
Is the constant companion Of her husband
acting as friend. private secretary and coun-
cilor She has masculine mind for the
details OF business, and has more than once
Strengthened out the Generals affairs.
The Memphis (Tenn.) appeal saws that
since the war there have been as many as
100 murders committed in that city in one
'ea'' 49, tHAl VI YEARS Lllt uuIHDtr mas
greatly diminished. and indeed. when muir
der now occurs it attracts considerable at
tention. The change it attributes to the
punishment which the recent city officers
have inflicted upon those who have been
guilty of the crime of carrying concealed
deadly weapons.
The German Government has seriously
turned Its attention to the practice of smok-
ing as INDUCED in BY boys, which is carried
to such excess by the youth of that nation
that it is considered by the officials to have
damaged their constitutions and incapacita-
ted them for the defence of their country.
In certain towns of Germany, therefore, the
police have had order. to forbid all lads
under sixteen years of age to smoke in the
streets and to punish the offence BY fine and
imprisonment.
William Hemphill Jones. a veteran
clerk, who was born in Delaware, died in
Washington, Friday. He was sent to New
Orleans early in 1861, to look after the gov
eminent deposits in the mint. and it was TO
him, a quiet old gentleman surrounded by
an infuriatSl populace, that Secretary Dix
telegraphed to take possession of the reve-
nue. cutter, and if any one attempts to haul
down the American flag shoot him on the
spot'-an order which Mr. Jones dscreetly
refrained from attempting to obey, and left
for Washington without DELAY.