Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-10-09

&C. G. Conn, the celebrated musical in
strument manufacturer, is making for Charles
l.. Davis for his $4,000 challenge band.
set Of instruments, which will cost 1000.
They will be beautifully engraved and stud
ded with rubies and diamonds.
Catherine Dwight Bliss, the wife of
Colonel George Bliss, died Sunday. Sept. %,
in New York. Mrs. Bliss came Of the Mas
sachusetts Dwight family. She was a mem
Der Of the Protestant Episcopal church when
she married, but several years afterward she
became convert to Catholicism.
Gov. ST. John had narrow escape from
death. Wednesday night. A shot was fired
into the car in which be was travelling from
Carlisle 10 Terre Hau,e, Ind. Nobody was
injured, and the assailant and his motive are
unknown.
A terrible c, clone passed over Western
New York. last week. Tuesday. At Shongo
on the Genesee half the town was DESTROYED.
Two persons were killed. $50 seriously and
fatally injured and 50 made homeless The
country is covered with wrecks Of buildings
and trees.
A gigantic mountain of pure honey
estimated to be 100 feet deep and 200 feet
wide, is situated in the bosom Of the noted
peak in San Bernadlno county. Cal. called
Old Badly. The bees at work in this Wild
mountain hive are inEumtrable, and 1t is
supposed the Weld would exceed 800 barrels
of genuine honey.
Senate. Morrill,. Of Vermont, is now
seventy four wears Of age, says the Troy
Times, the oldest member of the Senate
hut much Younger looking man than
Senator Edmunds, who is his junior by some
eighteen years. The Safe OF Vermont now
furnishes the oldest Senator in wears and the
Oldest in term of office, and is the only State
that holds It's united representation IN the
Senate Of eighteen years ago.
The will Of the late John W. Garrett Of
Baltimore bequeaths the interest Of 100000
annual, and in perpetui,y for the benefit Of
the poor Of Baltimore, and directs the
trustees to pay out Of the net income of his
estate $4,000 annually for such objects Of
hene, client educational purposes. and in aid
Of ,rtuous and struggling persons, and
works Of public utility as are calculated 70
promote their happiness, usefulness and
progress
The Ncr York Daily Commercial Bat
ietH reports the losses hs fire in the United
States and Canada during September at
S9,2o0,o0D; larger than ever before known
in September. There were 20i fires where
the loss was from $1,000 upwards, the
heaviest loss being 81 900 900 at Cleveland.
There were seventeen fires where the loss
reached or exceeded 100000.
a dispatch To the irdphic from Little
Rock. Arkansas saws: Particulars Of the
execution Of 10. Bnyard at Iouoke. on the
18th of August have already been given.
Mr.. Georg" S.hley, leading lawyer Of
l.onoke county. Who was appointed by the
Court - defend the negro, Is now ~ The
city. He reports positively that although
the negro va, suspended il the air forty
minutes, md uI> pronounced dral. n Il
noW alive. The negro vas raised near Dy>
Arc. and after the execution, his body was
delivered 20 hi~ father. uhn started IN
wagon for b., home. Before proc clIng far,
the uil man was nearly frightened out OF hl>
Sits hy hehrn- srnan frnm the lips n
h, sen. Onc II h.- companions poured
some WHISKY DOWN the throat ~ the sup
posed corpse, and in ~, than an huIr joe
Bo:agl had opened hs eyes, and u, the
time h.s fathers home In Prairie county vas
reached. he vas ah,e 10 get ont nf the Wagon
without help. Sheriff Remnant Of Pralue
county. acc .rding 10 SIb!rNs story, first
heard That BogarL HID returned u life from
some negroes who wished him 70 ~ 70
arrest him. Sibrv SAYS Bp5arl's relatives
have secreted him and nave a>kel Stbey fur
his legal opinion as 70 whether the man Gan
he hanged again. having pal the p-nlity Of
The law.