Ellsworth American., 1883-08-16

discovered in The Blue Ridge Moun,sins in
Virginia.
1t appears tina; Dr. Glenn ui CiIimnia,
who was frequently paraded as thc greatest
farmer in the world, was cnorneii>l, IA debt,
and whether his estate is bankrupt or sol
vent is to-day All unsettled question.
II Dir. Robert M0ffn. Of Lonuon. Eng,
faiher-in-law Of the late nr. Ln n- SION, the
celebrated African traveller, and himself for
many years a missionary IN South Africa. is
dead
A German killed his wife aud then sui
cidea, In Baltimore. on THURSDAY, The, left
a small estate whose disposition MI! depend
on determining winch of the IVAN uItd first
and both we're found dead.
Mrs. Langtrt, ua returning 10 England,
was received every where as nt old. and car
essings aud congratulations were shoaered
upon her Dy all her friends. She proie sses
great satisfaction with her experience in this
country. aud says She made Sl25OOO.
The English Aid Emigration Society
proposes 10 send 20O.0 900 emigrants to Can
ada. Money for the purchase of land is to
be advanced by the State. which is to take
mortgages on farms as security
Pension claim agents have already man
aged to get at the list Of pensioners which
Congress ordered printed. and are already
sending circulars to each setting forth how
increase of pension can be secured
Mrs. Luc, II. Hooper thinks that Char
lottc Bronte's wldower was very uugratcful
not to put up memorial for the authoress
~ the church where she lies buried, after he
had inherited SIX thousand pounds as the
earnings Of her pen. But he preferred TO
marry again on the money
The steamship Eagle, Just arrived at
81. Johns. \. r., from the lcelandic coast,
has about fifty tons of seal oil. which. with
skins. makes capital voyage She reports
the Scotch steam seal fishing fleet doing
moderately well. The season was cold. sun
less and exceptionally foggy
Pauline Graziand, little girl whose
clothing was ignited in some mysterious
manner while playing in an open lot in Bos.
ton few days since. and has since died. as
serted before her death that an unknown boy
set fire to her clothing with matches and ran
away
"A telegram to President Mutt Of the
Atlantic and Pacific, from Albuquerque. saws
the last rail- was laid Wednesday morning.
and the engine aud train crossed the bridge
into California At ; o'clock IL the afternoon.
The bridge across the Colorado is in good
order. and connection with the Southern
Plc'1c j. complete. The road is now open
from Albuquerque to the Needles
-Generai Grant does not like to travel On
SUNDAY II be can help IT, The other day
Il
Cat>kgIl Mountains that a directors car waS
at hiN disposal for trip To Long Branch on
SundaN General Grant politely declined it,
saN M, 81 aiwais tried no, TO travel On sun
day when held oiFi e. and there does not
seem r. BE- any reasonable excuse fur il
now
Harriet Steer, a prominent member OF
the Society ut Friends, VINO died ia Cincin-
haii recently al the age of 81 wears, had been
active m all hcne, olrnt work for tiftv wears.
and for decades was wont "a prepare each
winter huge boiler of soup on two da,s Of
every week and distribute Il to the Door al
her door with her owu hands. Tnls she did
last year, notwithstanding her age and fee
blcnr.s.
The OmaAr be saws that c,y i 20
have 'tock Yard, oa lhc largest ~cllo uf an,
outside Of Chicago. AnI mammoth beef
packing and retrlseratiuS up4,,... backed b,
capital ~ulch j. practically unlimited
Stretching alnu: the Union Pacific fur di>-
tan,e Of over four miles. aud extending
southwark 10 the Missouri river. the Omala
'i"c"-t AfdN vii haNe the advantage Of t~o
hr"N: ? H"e> q railroad to hfsnS "a their
cattle from the far West aud transport N,
mAnHta e'"rrd products ID Eastern consnm-
tiN. rory Thousand chitIe VII he cared fer
n 'ntin tae co'hshG "lnirr. ht~ ny" pro-
J'c' VIII ah'F' employment to 3,H" men.
Notwithstanding the fact that the navy
j. loaded down WIih ,uptrahuniancr az Of
fecr>. and thu; Congress nl, taken the most
,.uruu, rcmeilr, to dfun ,uDcfHnot., yraL-
ul'c, Of the Naval Academy, TIE prc,~urc
fut admission Is m.t l> ,tron, as ever. Two