Ellsworth American., 1881-04-07
Home and Foreign News.

Two | ) marshal, ia Kentucky ucrc
killed "Wednesday night By i.!le.t dl,tller,-
A man In Kansas. ~ho declare, that
the world Is coming 90 an end ,hi, Year. has
loaned $1,000 for five wear, al l. per cent
interest
The cold weather and snow Of the past
winter in Montana Killed twenty five per
cent. Of the cattle and fort, per cent. ot the
sheep of the territory.
The Bible which John Drown read IA
prison before his execution he presented 10
J. +. Blessing Of Charleston, Va. In il he
wrote: There l. no commentary IN the
world 50 good IN order 10 a right understand
ing Of TINS blessed book as an honest, child
like and teaohable spirit"
A few days since Dr. Terry commenced
the operation Of skin grating on the left
arm 0f Miss Olive Washburn Of New Bed
ford, who was severely burned in Fall River
some months ago. Thiriy-six gratis were
furnished BY Mr.. 6. Is. Swift, A. B. West
gate and DR.. Terry. from their own arms
Last Sunday nearly 800 pieces Of skin were
transplanted from the arms Of several per
sons TO that Of Miss Washburn, who Is now
in fair way Of recovery.
-"Grandma" Garfield. a. every one has
I begun calling her, has had little reception
/ all to herself in the blue room at the White
/ House IL was almost pathetic to see this
! tiny little woman enter, the almost centena-
/ rau mother of so stalwart a son she is S3
/ years of age.) She was dressed IN PLAIN
/ black silk, gathered all round. for the little
woman is very decided in her tastes and
/ opinions. and objects to innOvations,--a lit
tie white lace about her neck. and fresh
cap with lavender ribbons on her head. She
/ received the guests sitting. and her feet
hardly touched the floor Her face is strong
and homely. but lightened with keen eyes
and a shrewd intelligence.
-Goring. the custodian of the Queens
gold pantry at Windsor. who has just died
had charge of slj 100000 worth of gold
plate When the czar dined with the queen
a few years ago, after the marriage between
the two families, il was computed that gold
plate to the amount of sl0,O00.0OO was sci
on the table. A single massive epergne
weighing half ton or SO has the better pari
Of $500, 900 in it, At Washington the ser
vice is still silver with gold spoons intro
duced. as every one knows, by Van BureT
and used a. a campaign cry against him. A
least one American dinner set, the AstOr IN
cluded gold soup plates, and the Astor plat,
set out for formal dinners is heavy enough
to need special set of braces attached tc
the table underneath.
Judge TouUee, author of "A Fools Er
rand" in speech in New York, Tuesday 0
last week said: Twenty three per cent. o
the white population of the South, canno
read or write, and over forty per cent. of th
whole population cannot. OF the remain
der. the majority probably can do little NOR
than read and write. Place six men VIII
are intelligent, with fifty who cannot rea'
and write. and the six will govern. In thi
way, the minority rules in the South Il
Louisiana an intelligent mans vote is wort
four times as much as it is in New York
This is the club which you have placed !
the hands of the Southerners, and whle
I YOU will have to fight unit you take ava
its force by education"