Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-07-12
Home and Foreign News.

Robert Bonner owns lIU horses.
There was a 81, 900 FIRE, Friday, at
Elgin. III.
There are $50 Grand Army posts in the
State of New York.
during the sham battle at the New
York militia camp at Peekskili, Thursday,
twenty one men were Frustrated by the heat.
-Bleakie & Co.'S mill at Amesbury,
Mass, was struck by lightning. Thursday
afternoon. and burned 10 the ground. The
loss will probably reach SlO000O.
General Grant, il is said. now uses
Mexican cigars altogether, and declares
that they are fully equal in quality to those
which come from Cuba
In barber shop at Gloucester, Mass.
Thursday evening, while a female barber
was shaving customer, the lightning
knocked the razor out Of her hand and cut
off piece of his ear.
The order recently issued prohibiting
the wives Of commanding naval officers
from cruising in ships with their husbands
is commended as calculated to promote the
efficiency of the navy.
-Barnum is said to have lost $50, 900 on
his white elephant experiment. Two of the
sacred animals were purchased by strategy,
but were afterward poisoned by emissaries
Of the Siamese Government.
The Massachusetts Senate concurred
with the House fixing Friday next as the
last day ofthe Tewksbury hearing and order
ing the investigating committee to report
the following Tuesday.
The record Of the dead and wounded
consequent upon the celebration of the Fourth
Of July in Chicago is 80 casualties all told,
including 8 deaths, 8 fatally wounded, %
more or less manned for life, and 5 slightly
injured. The chief instruments Of destruc-
ton proved to be toy pistols in the hands of
children. and small cannon.
The cholera outbreak in Egypt has had
the effect of reducing the nominal value of
the Suez Canal Company's stock, and of
throwing some blocks Of It on the market,
although for years such of ii as was not held
by the French, Egyptian or English govern
ments has been held by a small group of
individuals who have jealousy held il back
from the market.
Fourteen graduates of Williams College.
including Geo. II. Ely of Cleveland Henry
NJ. Ho,t of Philadelphia and J. Lasel Of
Trustees Of Williams College against the
way tina, free trade is taught by Prof Perry.
They especially object to having the Golden
Club Prize awarded at Williams.
The Trustees have appointed a committee
of four TO consider the ACCESSIBILITY Of having
a course of protection lectures.
M. ID. Conway writes TO the Cincinnati
Commercial that, contrary to the general
belief IN this country. Queen Victoria is not
liked hy the English people, while the Prince
OF Wales Is very popular. Mr.. Conwa,
says. after twenty years residence in the
country. IL do not know one Engllshman
or woman who personally likes or admir.s
the Queen. She is rariously objected to as
morose, morbid, stingy grasping. ugly. sui
len, ill-humored and torpid il not stupid.
Nennor, in his predictions for July,
does not take any big chances. lie SAYS
On the whole. July will be very warm
month. with more than an average number
of violent thunder->hoaers On the 18th
occurs the conjunction Of Mars and Saturn
at 10 - p m, and On the same day Jupiter
is IN conjunction with Mercury A violent
storm may be expected on that and probably
the following day with intens. electrical
manifestations along the coast on the North
Atlantic Ocean.
Steam, remarks the New York Commel.
cial Advertiser. is rapidly driving the sail
ship out Of the lumber trade. For instance,
out of 43 vessels that reached London with
cargoes of that kind during the week end
ing June ID, no fewer than 50 we're steamers:
and of these Russian ports contributed
considerable share, Riga and Crons,adt
supplying fourteen cargoes, all but one be-
ing steamers.
AT his Fourth of July dinner a, Bel
mont for the Philadelphia newsboys, Mr.
George W. Chlds had 1s2 guests. They
we're good nalured company Of urchins,
but not particularly devout one, and when
they were all seated at the tables the Rev.
7. c. Davis found it advisable to ask the
shortest kind of a blessing. The BOYS knew
what they we're there for, and performed
the business in hand in uncommonly short
Time. They were at the tables only half an
hour. but in that brief period they disposed
OF 900 pounds of meats. 400 quarts of ice
cream, three large tubs of lemonade and
vast quantity of bread, vegetables aud fruit,
1t is related by the New York Post that
Prof Agasslz was once invited by the noted
SplritualIst Home to attend one of his
seances. well" said Agassiz, what shall
| see al your seance ?" You will ser.r re-
Piled Home, legs and arms moving about
the room, and some of them will touch YOU"
MIR. Home" answered Agassiz, II will at
tend your meeting, and will aid you to
clear up the mystery Of these floating limbs.
| have sword II so happens that it was
recently sharpened. That sword | will
bring with me, and | will cut at the legs and
arms" Home thanked him ami withdrew.
Inc next day Agassz drove up to the hall
where the seance was To be held. The
doors were shut. but on them was a placard
announcing in large letters tina, no seance
would take place, as Mr.. Home had unex-
pectedly been recalled to New York.
Notice has been given BY the lighthouse
board that on and after July 10, 1888, the
light at Robbins Reef light station, New
York haibor, will be re-estabished In the
lighthouse tower. The light will be of the
fourth order, showing white fash at inter-
walls OF seconds. The fog signal is a bell
struck by machinery every fifteen seconds.
Upon the re-estabishment of the above
light. the llght-ship now moored near the
station will be Withdrawn. Also that on the
same date there will be established a fixed
white light at Livingston's Creek, Hudson
river. New York, the light to be shown from
lantern suspended from mast 20 fee.
high, supported by a crib foundation.
1t should be visible in clear weather six
miles; also on the same date there will be
established fixed white light at Percy's
Beach, Hudson River. The light will be
shown from a lantern suspended from
mast twenty feet high, supported by crib
foundation. IL ShnulH no visihla in, nla