Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-09-11
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schooner Lily Has been found off New
i'nnH'dnd bottom ap. 1t j, Supposed the
crew are all drowned.
Nine. Nilsson has signed u contract
VAN Coone! Mapleson to sing in England
ana America tor $500 per night,
Samuel J Randall las been nominated
tyr Congre>, from PENNSYLVANIA for the
eleventh successive time.
W. \. Fowler, for Years member Of the
New York democratic State Committee. re-
sign, aAd Will not support Cleveland
Poster, Biackman 4 o.. Grand
Rapids, Mich lumber firm has failed la
I biilies Sl000O0 It i, though, The asset,
will exceed the liabilities,
/ Col. T.. i. {. Cash, who was implicated
n the murder Of Town Marsha! Prl,chard
~ south Carolina. in come elton with his
son, mas been released.
-AGvices from Durham. South Africa
stat" that the Bishops residence. containing
The library Of the famous Bishop Colenso,
al> been burned
Dartmouth College has recently come
INTO possession Of original briefs BY three
great lawyers -Daniel Webster, jeremiah
Mason and Judge lIopkinson.
Mrs. Fanny Hill. widow of the Rev.
)r. }. W. HILL has died in Athens, Greece
Dr. and Mrs. Hill went to Greece as mis-
slonaries in 1880.
The wife Of associate Justice Harlan
OF the | :. Supreme Court, died Thursday
night.
-lhe fourth annual fair of the New
England Manufacturers Institute has open
ed in Boston.
-Gen. Logan received am ovation at Mad
lson, Wisconsin, Thursday
Two hundred and fifty acre, Of land
over coal mine near Wilkesbarre. Pa.
caved in, Friday. Six men were killed and
800 are thrown out Of work. The loss il
estimated at Sj00,OOO
The Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial
Association has decided to purchase land and
open driveway along the line of battle |
from Devils Den, at the foot Of Round Top. |
through the wheat field to Peach Orchard |
% afford an opportunity for monuments to |
be erected 70 mark the positions Of the |
troops ana also to open to visitors one Of |
the most interesting points
The Countess DE La Tore was fined
the other day, AZ the rate of ten shilinps A
day, fer keeping twenty one cats and dogs
on her premises in Pembroke square. Lon.
don. The neighbors considered them a
nuisance.
1t was reported on Wall street, Thurs.
day, that Cornelius Vanderbilt. known as the
good Vanderbilt. lately lost $4,000 900 in
stocks. Tie is vice president Of the New
York Central railroad company and was
to have nothing to DO with stocks.
At the democratic state and district
held in Providence, R. l., Thurs.
dav, Hon. {. S. Bradley, Joseph l.. Browne
and Isaac Bell, jr., were nominated as pres
ldential electors. For the fourth eiector
the state central and independent commit
tees will probably fuse.
There is much speculation as to the
successor of Judge Folger. Thus far four
names only have been prominently mention
'd-Mr. Coon, present Acting Secretary,
md Assistant Secretary Judge French. the
,ther assistant. Richard Crowley Of New
York and John c. New of Indiana.
Hon. Edward Spauldins, NJ. D.. and
Rev. J. G. Davis, ID. d., have permapentlv
endowed Greek prizes in Dartmouth College
or the junior class. The freshman class Al Z
Dartmouth numbers 20 and the entering
lass of the scientific school, % students. !
Mr.. Chauncy Depew regards Scotland i
IS the most satisfactory country in the
world for an American tourist, on account
# its scenes made interesting by Scott and $
Burns. He says that Americans in Eng a
and this year have been especially favored. o
hey have found four weeks Of sunshine.