Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-12-06
Home and Foreign News.

A young Englishman proposes to go
around the world on bicycle.
General Pope arrived at San Francisco,
Thursday evening. He assumed command
of the military division of the Pacific. Fri
day.
Walter RAYMOND of Boston, is building
big hotel at Los Angeles, Cal.-,he san
itarium Of consumptives.
The business portion of Penconing,
Mich, is burned. Loss, 100000.
Among the novelties exhibited by Swiss
watchmakers are silver watches hanging for
weeks in glass jars of water and keeping
perfect time.
Willie Spieer, aged sixteen years, while
playing in sand pit at Leominster, Mass.
Friday, was sutfocated by sand caviug in on
him.
A Mexican near Pueblo killed child
for burning up 5000 in paper money and
then in remorsc threw himself before To-
connective and was killed. His wife became
insane.
-Palisa, at Vienna, telesraphed Harvard
College. Friday night, that new planet Of
the twelfth magnitude has been discovered.
1t was readily identified at Harvard Observa-
tory.
Confederate States bills are being cir
culated in the province of Quebec, BY per-
sons from the United States, in purchase Of
horses from farmers.
AS memorial of the late Hon. VIM.
+. Dodge a building is being erected in
Brooklyn, n. y, which will cost $3.50, 600
There will be accommodations for temper
ance halls. reading and coffee rooms
IF il is true ,ha; Maud s has seen her
best days, she will retire this season with
three "bes,s on record to her credit. viz 4:
fastest mile ttrottng) 2.l0l Ii; fastest six
wears old time. 2.l03-4; and hest three
heats, PIP, 2l3 IA, 2l2l-2
Fish epicureS should 20 to New lea
land. Of the one hundred and forty species
OF edible fish slNty-seven are peculiar 10
New Zealand. Most singular is the dusons,
whici has stomach like an OK and whose
flesh resembles beef. veal and pork
1t has not heretofore been known. but
Sergeant Mason was u soldier In The Con
tederate army. After the war he enlisted in
the regular army. Contributions 10 the tx-
tent Of 100000 have been received hy Be,ty
and the baby so that Mason j. comfortably
rich as well as free.
The teeth OF TIE shark arr pr.led hy
natives Of the South Sea Islands f,r spears.
swords and other Weapons Of war. When
| fastened on cross pieces Of the sword these
teeth make such irithtful wounds thl, the
natives, IN order to protect themselves, put
on armor made of rope before going into
battle.
Mr.. Edmund r,,chucr. wbo IA, hlud-
some Store IN Cretr.d. Germany, i'm the sal.
OF American goods. SAYS that the Germans
quickly reproduce any article which finds i
ready market They initiate our stoves,
cooking ranges, egg heaters. apple-parer>,
etc. but these article, do not come up TO the
originals.
Ia the Washington star % Thursday
last among the Special Notices" appeared
the following advertisement: "The PRAYERS
X! Gods people are most earnestly r.g!iis III
ed for the thorough pur.fca,i1n ot ,oan.
church whose pastor and officers are in,ct-
crAic tobacco r>er>, much against the wish
= II i, members"
-America Is not the eSpecla, lana fiji
commercial travellers, o, some might sun
pose. Our Southern friend. Cy!umbin.
might bc regarded as the paradise for this
class, for our Consul SAYS that foreign goods
are sold mainly hy commercial travellers.
VINO receive salary, an allowance for cX-
pensc> amt commission an Tie ,4lc, effect
ed; and tie Americans have sent bu: ,cr,
few of these travellers.
la making Improvement, 81 Co.e', Mn.
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