Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-05-13
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The Dominion Parliament ~as pro
rosued Friday,
--Thr Donnclly Finley committee ha,s
sahpocnacd ". ). king Of Minnesota.
-Wrrckcr, at Chatham. Mass. are strip.
ping the steamer Alice NJ She il a total
wreck
Levi, Clapp, late OF Dixon. Ill. has
vllled sljhHo 10 lee county for All agri-
cultural college.
sixteen boats we're DESTROYED and con
siderable damage done 10 nets, etc, By the
reCcn, storm At Grand Mrnan.
Senator Thurman. FRIDAY. presented
the credentials OF Gen. Garfield. elected a
senator for IL years from the fourth Of
March next.
The Governor OF New York mas decided
TO give the counsel Of Cox and Balbo a hear
ing on Man 18th. They mere to have been
hanged on Monday. the 2NIh.
The Roman Catholic immigration to
this country from 1870 to 1875, numbered
3.ij0.2J2 The number Of COMMITMENTS
IN that church in the United States j. re-
ported NJ &, AN. 600
Isaac G. Hough,on, aged 80. ca,hier at
the Custom House, Boston. committed sui
eide BY hanging. AZ his boarding house.
Tuesday nigh, Of last week. His bod, Vas
discovered by hi. wife.
Benz T. Cheney. Of Boston. has given
>j0.err to Dartmouth Collcgc-SiI 900
toward founding Cheney pro;e>sorship Of
Mathematics. and - 900 ioendow the Dan
lel Webster proiessor.hip.
The Empress OF Russia Keeps alive by
breathing oxygen gas mixed With acid and
turpcniin,, hich j. administered TO her four
times day. The physicians say that her
death eanno, be much longer postponed by
tn, artificial process.
The Louisville Couri,r-JourHal j, con
hdeni Of the nomination Of Mr.. Tilden. The
outlook for the sage Of Cipher Alley is Ger
talnit more hopeful than II Was ten DAYS
ago Tie has wonderfully taking way
with democratic delegates.
1t i, said to b, settled in advance that
the prohibitory national convention. which
will assemble at Cleveland, O.. on the 18th
Of June, will nominate Gideon I. Stewart Of
Ohio for President. He was the prohibition
candidate for Vice President in 1916.
The attempt made BY Singleton Of Hi
nols, to incorporate in the Post Office bill
the provision 10 authorize the Postmaster
General 10 issue double postal cards and
double envelopes, to be used as return cards
and letters was unsuccessful.
Lightning, Thursday, struck the mas,
Of sloop IN the harbor at Provincetown,
Mass. followed the mast down and went
through the bottom Of the vessel, sinking
her. The people on board felt no shock and
were Ignorant Of the cause Of the sinking
until informed by the people on shore.
In reference TO Postmaster General
Keys successor, il is stated that Postmaster
James Of New York and First Assistant
Postmaster General Tyner would be seri-
ously considered in connection with the
prospective vacancy. The President has
James appointment under very favorable
| consideration.
| Judge Shipman. L. S. Circuit Court,
| New York, dismissed the petit jury Satur-
day there being no funds to pay them. Sew
eral L. ). prisoners now in Jail for
whose keeping the federal government owes
the sheriff $1,000. They will be handed
over to the U. $. marshal this week. if the
debt is not met. As the marshal has no
funds to pay for their keeping, they will be
| discharged.