Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-10-18
Home and Foreign News.

Edwin Robbins. superintendent, Of the
Electric Light company, At Dayton, Ohio.
was killed from an electric shock while fix
ing lamp that had been broken from the
cable.
John L. Samuels. of kearney, Mo, a
half-brother Of the James boys. was arrested
Thursday for attempting to shoot hack
man in Kansas City.
The heaviest blow yet dealt the assess
ment Tor co-operative) system of alleged life
insurance is the recent publication b, the
Chicago Tribune Of list of 40S OF these
concerns, which have hickered out within
the pas, eight years.
Commissioner Of Patents Marble re-
| signed Thursday, and eI Congressman But
terworth Of Ohio, has been appointed his
successor.
The Mexican war veterans viii hol.l
their annual reunion in Washington. De-
cember 8, I and g. A strong committee of
citizens has undertaken To entertain those
who attend. About 300 are expected
Eleven unknown schooners have landed
60 armed men at Alaska island. an import
ant sealing point in the Alaska possessions,
ua''Nh pii Nht -hliitIlNdtl sup
and taken possession.
Mrs. Amasa Sp.ague. mother Of ex-
Governor William Sprague of Rhode Is
land was stricken with apoplcxy at the resi-
dencc Of a relative in Groton. COM, Friday,
and died on Saturday. She wa, s. years
old.
The PAGER Johnson. who paced mile
on the Chicago track, Tuesday in 2.l0, beat
ing all records in ,rottIng or pacin. has JUS,
been sold to Commodore y. W. Kittson of
ST. Paul, for $4,000.
Isaac Tonga jumped from lightning
express in Vermont, Friday This reckless
leap was 10 escape the sheriff who was tax
ing him to State prison for arson, but the
train stopped and he was recaptured,
and found to be uninjured.
The North Carolina confederate dead at
Arlington cemetery have all been placed in
Baskets resdy To be removed South, accom-
panied ,, an escort. Some Virginia troops
will meet the cor'rye q. Norfolk.
One rc,u!, of the Ohio election un-
doubtcdly vii he revival of the agitation
about The WOOL tariff This Secretary Sher-
man hal promised. aud the republicans
claim that the defclt III Ohio is in part to be
attributed to the action of the las, Congress
upon wool.
The demand for the new two-cent stamps
has been extraordinary. There were one
hundred and thiri, millions supplied before
the new Law went INTO effect, exclusive Of
postal orders and envelopes. and the demand
upon the department for additional requisi-
tnn> i very great,
-llursdA, :nornin. 4 special train passed
through Pitt>huTg en- route from Portland.
Oregon, y New ! nix. containing 200 Ore
gon pioneers, not one u the party having
settled. IN Oregon later than 1851. This is
the first through train On The Northern Pa
ciic road.
The Queen intends 10 create Lord
Lorne knight Of the Garter He will be
invested at Ba'mornl directly after he ar
rive> til EnSianl. H. will succeed 10 the
stall vacated b, the late Lord Harrowlv
"a spar huo, painted With black and red
horizontal stripes hA, been placed on a yery
dangerous rock 900 ward, from Shag Wong
Point, east end OF Long Island The rock has
about feet Of water On k at mean low vat
err
-G0vernor Stantnrd's bay mare Bonita.
four wears old, trottrd /. mile against time at
the Kentucky Irottng breeders association
,rot> in Lexington. Thursday in 2.lS3i.
beating Jay Eve Sees four wear old time.
which was the best on record until TODAY
by quarter If second.
Never before. in any one wear, were 50
great quantities Of fish landed in Province
town Mass. as in that now closing. Prob
ably upward Of l0,ooo,o0 pound, Of Goldfish
alone, represent the catch of tins wear for
Provncetown. Tile whalemen have nut
Jared so well as last wear. ana macker,l
catchcrs have accomplished little or moth
Ing, but the cod-f>herS have redeemed he
business; have caught 50 many, indeed, that
the price has descended to a ridiculous fy-
ure.
The Postmaster General il expected 10
recommend in his annual report that the
unit OF weight IN letter postage he made one
ounce instead Of half an ounce GEN Ha-
zen, the third assistant, says that cases d.
ten occur when double postage is charged
on letter which turn, the half ounce on
the scales Of one office and doe, not quite
balance in another. Sometime, d letter
which weighs half an ounce when mailed
will absorb SO much moisture en- route, as TO
require the exactiun Of double rate al its
destination. Tie great bulk Of letters
weigh less than half an ounce and it is be-
lIeced that the increase of the limit will not
materially affect The revenues, while ii will
save great deal Of labor and annoyance