Ellsworth American., 1880-04-01

The leap year party and ball. given by
the Young ladies of Ellsworth. last Wednes-
day evening. was successful beyond tine ex-
pectation of the most sanguine. The severe
snow storm made it necessary to take many
of the gentlemen to the Hall in sleighs. but
the ladies had made ample provision for
this. and the Hall was crowded The music.
by Andrews Orchestra. was excellent. as
usual. and those who never danced before
found it impossible to keep their feet still
IMPORTANT TO FISHING VEssEIs.-The
Portland Press SAYS the custom house in
that city has received information that fish
ing vessels bound to Canadian ports have
had duty collected at some of those ports.
on empty barrels The Canadian govern
ment states that such collection is wrong
and in violation Of the laws. and requests all
masters of vessels who have suffered such
eNae;ions to make affidavit to the collector
there. naming the Canadian officials VINO
have charged such duties. and the none,
should bc refunded
On "Wednesday last the revenue cutter
| Dallas. Capt. Hodg>don. while on a cruise
westward. discovered the schooner MARY 4.
! Rice, Of Buck>Iiort. Clay master. bound
/ from New York to Buck>port with i cargo
| OF coal. anchored in thirty fa,homs OF water
near lhatcher'> Island Cape ANN, riding
! by two anchors. laO flihoms OF chain and
| mast> gone \ violent northwest gale was
/ prevailing. accompanied by terrific gusts. a
SNOW storm commencing. the sea running
/ high, breaking over and around the schooner (
with fury that momen;ari, threatened her 4
destruction. The Dallas. with great diff /
Guilty and much danger. succeeded in getting I
a haN>er fast a, tie second trial. and towcd /
the Vessel 10 Gloucester harbor.- Portland |
Pses.
Ne clip the following from the kc,,n,-
h.- .t.tn1,Ii of March 10th
We are ever pleased to chronicle the .
achieN cncuts OF the sons Of Maine Mr.
Frederic Allen Cover. of Paris. a native of .
Maine. has invented telephone. known as
The Cover Telephone" which has all /
France by the ears. In recent lecture bN I
VI Jamin. before the French Scientific As>n-
cr'> Invention among the principal telephones.
and gives it the benefit of full description
aad Illustrations \ board Of French toic-
graph officials Was appointed some months
since to investigate the merits Of the various
telephones. and in is report. lA,el, made
public. the preference is given to the Cover
Telephone. for both long and short liuc,
Upon the heels Of their announcement came
an order from London for two thousand
telephone TO be delivered a, fA>; a> po>>i-
hlc. In France. applications OF rev sub
NcrbeGs arc made much faster than thcS can
be attended To. Indeed il seems that Nj
Cover has struck Bonanza that mus; Weld
him fabulous wealth. and untold honor,"
Mr. Cover WILL be remembered A.
Sclswick boy, and the son OF Mrs, Maria
Cover Sargent.
The trial OF the murlcrcr> OF Wright
and noilard. near Menlocino Cal. an ac-
count OF which appeared in the AMERICAN
some time ago. ha- rcccnil, commenced at
SAN Carr ha> turned State, evidence. and
tn, u>aio~ia. Beir,n report, hi tc>;imou,
d. follows:
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pack" ur ami Removed from the campfire