Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-06-28
Home and Foreign News.

Maggie Mitchell is the fourth largest
landho!der at Long Branch
Gen. Crook thinks the Chirlcahuas
could be easily managed on the san Carlos
reservation.
according To the New York Mail a
village cart takes the place Of scal,kin
sacque in the affections Of the girl of the
period.
Heavy rains nave prevailed for the past
three weeks in New Brunswick, and It Il
feared that agricultural operations viii be
seriously delayed.
Salt Lake City had 10000 fire
Thursday. Twelve persons were Killed by
the explosion Of powder. and the Mormon
Council House was burned.
The latest rumors from London say
the Queen will soon abdcate Il is not
definitely known who will he successor. but
probably some nan from Ohio
A tornado struck the southern par, Of
Missouri. "Wednesday night, aud swept
away twenty five or thirty farm houses.
Two men were killed and fifteen or twenty
injured.
William b Thompson superintendent
Of the railway mail service. vas married al
Chattanooga, Tennessee, Wednesday might,
10 Miss Emma Key. oldest daughter of ex-
Postmaster Genera! Key
Charley Backus. the famous negro
minstrel, died in New York. Thursday.
His trouble wa, Bright's disease Of the KID
neys, and almost every vital organ Of the
body was parayzed Mr. Backus was in his
fttieth year.
OF the 10 Texas steers that raided the
streets Of Chicago, Wednesday night, about
40 were sho, By citizens. and the rest we're
finally driven back 10 the stock wards,
Only one man was hurt
Bishop keane (R ca. OF Richmond.
Va, who has been visiting Palestine has
shipped from that country a cornerstone for
the new cathedra. that is to be built in
Richmond. The stone is twenty by fifteen
by fifteen inches in size ana was cut from
the Rock of the Garden OF Gethsemane, on
the Mount Of Olives.
Private Secretar, Phillips saws tina,
the Presiden, has not completed his plans for
the summer, but that he will settle upon the
arrangements after the Fourth Of july. He
sand that the President intends to nav
short visit 10 Newport, and that he will coast
along the shore as far North as Mount
Desert.
Baron kothschild's carriage At Vienna is
lighted by electric light The apparatu, is
bene ath the coachman'S seat. ana the hight
which will burn 100 hours, is within or
binary carriage lamps.
The tallest princess in the world Is The
crown princess Of Denmark She is SIX feet
two inches high. She is very fond Of dane
ing, but has often to forego the pleasure be-
cause. being keenly sensible of rldicule. she.
does not wish TO have an inadequate partner
Brown University can claim something
for its Alumni on the score Of longevity.
l"enty-slx of its graduates have died during
the year Just c losed, and their average age
was very nearly % years. SIX were so
years old and tive Others over 20
The President. Friday. appointed Capt.
s. l.. Phelps, of the District Of Columbia.
minister to Peru, and Richard Gibbs. of
New York. minister to Bolivia These APP
polntments were made necessary BY the res
Ignation of Mr.. Partridge and by the return
to the United States of Mr. Maorev. who is
Ill and unable to remain at his post
Mrs. Brown, the widow of .Ossawato-
ME lives on the summit Of High mountain
near the village Of Saratoga, California.
Looking from the door Of her house into
the Santa Clara valley below. the great
ranches look like truck gardens and the
vineyards like so many dots.
A New Haven Comm physician trav-
cling last season in Germany was so much
taken with diminutlve clock exhibited in a
window, that he bought il 10 take home as
curiosity. His surprise may be imagined
when upon opening it to wind il he found
the imprint of the company. whose manu-
, factory was within half dozen blocks of
his own home at New Haven
lin fifteen years. sighed Dr. Willard
Bliss at the Army of the Potomac reunion.
there will be great thinning out of the
ranks of Veterans. Did YOU see the gray
haired men in the ranks ? 1t won't be long
until all that are left will be gray or bald
Then they Will do very little marching They
will ride if they go at all. | marched in
the procession Yesterday, and it half Killed
me-"
between 20 and 30 government ,es>e q
! have been condemned and will be sold for cas-
to persons offering the highest prices above
their appraised value. The principal vessels
offered and their appraised values are The
Congress, so 400, and Sabine. $1,000. at
Portsmouth Iowa. Sii 900 Niagara. 500
900, and Ohio. Sl5, 100. at Boston: Florida
| St4 400, at New London, Conn. Susauehan-
ma. $1,000, at New York Dictator. SPA. 500
at League Island Worcester. S25 400. and
Savannah. 100000. at Norfolk and Roam
oke, S31 POO, at Chester. Pa These YES
sells have been condemned on the ground
that they are unseaworthy and not worth re-
pairing.
The death Of Rev Charles L. Brook
Of Newport, r. l., recalls little anecdote
| about him. At tea-partv, given by a
member Of the Rev. DIR. Thayer's church
few years ago, lady playfully demonstrated
with DIR. Thayer for his intimacy with the
Unitarian divine. at is true" said DIR.
Thayer, ''that Mr.. Brooks and | are very
good friends, and that am very fond Of
him. To-day. however while we were on
the fishing ground, he shocked me bv lit
tie exhibition of profanity" Profanity y
exclaimed the Orthodox sister, "you don't
really mean that Mr.. Brooks is profane ?"
Il must confess that he was somew hat so
to-day said the good DIR. Thayer. "You
see 1t happened thus: we were at anchor
with our lines out, Brother Brooks, the skip
per and l, when, after some tedious waiting
the skipper cried out Il had a d-n good
bite then;' whereupon my Brother Brooks
quickly responded SO did Ip"