Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-01-10

The worst accident of the week was
caused by the collision of construction and
freight trains on the Grand Trunk Railroad
near Toronto, Wednesday, through the fault
Of the freight conductor. Twenty seven
workmen were killed and thirteen wounded
Friday was an extremely cold day in
the West, the mercury standing at 20 be-
low in Dubuque and 80 in Minneapolis,
being the lowest point reached in the lat
ter place in % wears. Ali trains are greatly
DELAYED. A train oftwenty cars full Of live
stock was showed in near Chicago, Tuesday.
| and as no help could reach them they must
have persisted. Advices from ST. Paul saw
that the mercury at places North of there
ranged from % to ~ below. In Canada a
fierce snow storm prevailed and railway
travel was suspended in all directions
Henry Willard the grea, railroad man
OF New York, made an assignment Friday
The assignment includes block on Madi
son avenue. on which mis- new residence il
erected, which is worth 81 900 900. and a.
summer residence on the Hudson which Is
valued at 22j0,000. The extent Of his
liabilities is not vet known. Iii said he il
still the owner OF large interests in railroad
and other companies ani that his r,ife holds
government bonds to the amount of $500
900. The Mail Express saws 1t is said on
good authority, that of The ten million dol
lars Willard was considered Ia he worth, he
does not to-day possess one dollar.
The Cape Ann Airertisc, gives a sum
mary of tn. losses in the Gloucester fisheries
the pas, year. The record shows that II
vessels, with an aggregate tonnage Of ,ll9.
,aip.I Tr,
ance upon the same was 1892 Two
hundred and nine fishermen lost their lives
forty Of whom are known q have left viii
ows and a number Of fhtherleSs children Of
which there il a record Of IS. Srvent, men
who were cap~ized or went a>tra, in dnrir,
have been rescued. many after hariships de-
fying description. The total losses in the
New England fisheries. besides Gloucester.
are l. vessels. 6ij tors, and Il lives.
rhr account, which the New MN.
papers give of thr scenes 1t the savings
banks % tile last ia, Of the Year, when ~
posi,ors were crowdng ii - a, 10 have their
none, put on interest on tile first Of January.
indicate that the year was prosperous one
with working people. At the Greenwich
Savings Bank people were lctt standing M
the sep, with their money N their hlnt>
when the bank closed at 3 O'Clock The
deposit, were SjoOo ahead " the same date
last war Al he Citizens SAVINGS Back
two Iuu.. lime, of men ami women we're
waiting to make deposits and during the
wear - .ooooDD more was deposited thlu
duriu; the preceding wear, A. 'p" B'NcrN
Savings Bank the rush wa even greater.
and 'Lc bank d., gained lar,n- the lrIr
5000 lrp9Nt"t, ani SlioO.oot ~ deposits.
The latest ,tr>tnu of the recent accident
70 the Gar j. az follows The Clu wa>
returning "a fht iiirruotn.i December Il
III th. Gatrhlul Palace irgm a shooting IN
cur>on, accompanied ,, a sultc. The party
noticed Nh thr rrlI aAra. So men lp-
parentN peasants. The Cars aides or-
Lcrtl th- mcn tn c.clr u.t Of the vay lA"
man Appeared ID ibe, thr orders. lut whta
thr car, ,lrI,c c,m ou !r,ri With them
th-, slI.i,al, wheeled around ,ui tir,I N
the Claf thrice. ann tNn M thrm aln tnwar
htm lhr horses drawing thr Imperial
>lrcg, became frightened amt galloped some
hundr,l PAGES when the Cllr vas thrown
out ot the >lcd.r 4 ballet lodged ia 'He
Cl4rs shoulder 1t uifrs, however. %, i4t-
gen TIE Gar, attendants followed ;hc
woud-be as>as,lnS. ~ho escaped In a ~. -,h-
boring wood. Owing to the depth Of the
Snow he pursuit was tru.t,e,>. One oi 'ac
pursuing Offices ,rnturrI too far AMI na,
uJi rrtutI,d.