Ellsworth American., 1883-12-06
Home and Foreign News.

Salem. H.. is canning 1000 barrels of
apples daily.
California has one church to every 1000
inhabitants.
Georgia charges circuses 5000 tax for
each exhibition.
The faculty Of n Texas female college
has forbidden the wearing Of hoops or bangs
by the students.
The total number of deaf mutes in the
United States is "a 900 or one out Of every
1000 people.
Holland has l,419.O00 oxen and cows
The annual report Of cheese from her dairies
is about S3O00,0O0
Several Russian prisoners in the Peter
and Paul iortresses, have recently gone mad
aud committed suicide.
Frank James is reported dying of con-
sumption, and IN poverty in jail. at lndepen-
dence, Mo.
Salmon Brown. a son Of John Brown
Of O>sawa,tomie and Harpcr's Ferry, is
prosperous farmer in Humboldt Co.. Cal.
and has done much 10 improve the breed Of
sneep raised on his ranch.
The president has appointed Surgeon
Rober, Murray. chief medical officer at
General llancook's headquarters. 70 Ne Sur
geon General Of the Arny.
A farmer at Santa Barbara, CAL.
harvested 20l0 sacks Of beans from 80 acres
--ahou, Sl3j rer acre.
The late Ex-Governor Nat Head had
900 900 insurance on his life 10000 III
regular companies and $4,000 in relief
associations.
The lighthouse departments preparing
at Staten Island, TO test the electric ligh,
for light house purposes.
Judge Holmes, in the Supreme Court
at Boston, Friday. decided. in case that
involved the question of the oll and new
times, that the new time Is the standard and
must be ahided BY.
= Holland. in the last 300 wears. has re-
covered from the sea at least 10000 acres.
The Lake Of Haarem became terra irma
between 1910 and 1852. and the Iuydrr Zee
is in process Of transformation into SOC. 900
valuable acres.
France has 2.O0O.00O beehives. which
produced this year honey and wax valued at
"a 100000.
Prof. +. $. Morse, in lecture in Boston
on Japan. said that the rich japanese send
their children to school in inferior garments,
in order that the children of the poor, who
can get no others, may not be ashamed to
wear their own clothing.
Miss Lewis. a sister Of Ida Lewis. died
Of consumption at Lime Rock Lighthouse.
assisted her daring sister many times in saw
ing the lives Of shipwrecked people. but
shrnnk from any publicity being given her
deeds.
The Massachusetts supreme court has
decided that Mrs. Leonard is legally mem
Der Of the State board of health and charities
Governor Butler attempted 10 remove her
on the ground that she was not legally
member.
Capt. Hague, of the Alaska commercial
steamer. Dora. reports the discovery of
newly created volcanic island Smoke and
flames were plainly visible. The island is
near Bogoslore. Lat. So, Long. l67. Capt.
Anderson. of the whaler Matthew Tewner,
confirms the fact
Two young ladies. the Misses Phelps, |
went to Fargo from their claims in Dickev
County OAK, few days ago. They went
TO the territory three years ago without any
means, and, by their unaided efforts. trading
in city lots and getting claims, they are now
worth more than $4,000 each, and will,
no doubt, more than double that in the next
three years.
AT the Chinese Embassy at Washington
it is said that all hopes Of avoiding a war
with France have been abandoned The
recent circular note Of the Chinese Govern
ment is interpreted as the last appeal to the
civilized powers for sympathy.
A correspondent who visited Kossuth
at Turin. recently, says the Hungarian
patriot was writing and smoking cigarette.
He replied to inquiries as to his health BY
SAYING, Il am quite well, as you see, in spite
Of the weight Of eighty years" He has
white hair and beard, but horid aspect and
robust FORM He is still handsome man,
with kind and courteous manners.
Gen. Fremont, who lives on Staten Is
land. is said TO be really poor. Trenor w.
Park once paid him out Of the Mariposa
estate Sl,750,0OO in single payment but
Fremont got rid Of it all in single year.
He might have become one Of the wealthiest
men in America but had no faculty for keep
ing his riches