Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-12-11
Home and Foreign News.

Worth, the man -milliner of Paris, is
coming to America to lecture.
The horse Maud Messenger thst trotted
in ZIG IL the past season, was sold as .
yearling for $l2.5O.
1t is estimated that 400 have died in
Eastern Kentucky from the disease pro-
duced by poisonous water.
Gen. Sigel. Carl Schurx and 800 other
Germans celebrated Cleyeland's election in
foods Of beer in New York city, Tuesday
night Of last week. Fifty kegs Of beer we're
put on tap.
The corner stone Of the building for the
New York Mercantile Exchange vas laid.
Thursday, on the corner of Hudson and
Harrison streets. The building will cost
$4,000
The polygamists, Tenny Kemp and |
Bishop Chrstoaerson, lately convicted in
Salt Lake City, have been sentenced to three
and one-half Years in prison and to pay |
fine Of $500 each.
The republican county committee Of |
New York decide that they who did not vote |
the republican electoral ticket. last Nov |
ember. cannot rghtfully retain their con
nection with that body.
New York has furnished four Pre.i-
dents Van Buren,. Fillmore, Arthur and
Cieveland-one in direct wav, two nv
succession and the other by ALTERATION, SAYS |
the 81. Louis Globe Democrat
By confning his diet for twen,,-seyen |
weeks strictly TO stale bread AMI skinned |
milk, Major Ben. Perey Poore has reduced
his weight by sixty one pounds, and now en-
joys better health than FOR fifteen wears be-
fore
The I. S. steamer Boston was success
fully launched ut Roach's shipyard at
Chester. Pa. THURSDAY. The Boston is
2s6 feet over all. 30 on water line. AZ feet
beam. % feet depth Of hold, and her dis
placement is $500 tons.
Frank Henry, the lighthouse keeper a,
Pressure Isle, Lake Erie. has saved over 100
lives from drowning durlag the sixteen Years
he has been there. He was one OF the
"under ground" conductors to Canal during
the DAYS OF slavery.
-Glr,irn II. Smith, who has Just died at
Manchester. was for number of years
Sheriff Ht Bennington county and was the
man who hung Bates. the famous Shaitsbury
murderer, al Bennington in 1889. This ex-
eoution was attended BY thousands Of people
from all the surrounding country and was
the last pubic hanging IN Vermont.
The story comes from Halifax that a
LAWYER IS ab1ut 10 press the claims Of
about fit, Nova Schiians to nearly all Of ih-
land IA III, city of Maiden. MISS, which. it
Is alleged. belonged Ia one Peter Tufts. who
did many years ago
The late Senator Anthonv of Rhole
2 IL. trl l. II.
generous sum Of none, IN behalf Of the
public schools OF Providence The income
o. the fund Is to be expended IN medals aad
prizes which are to he awarded To m.ritprinu,
scholars.
Mrs. Fredrrka ManlrIblIm. her sou
and her clerk. who we're arrested IN New
York a short time aso for receiving stolen
property, large amount of which was
found IN their house. have forfeited heav,
bail, and It i believed are now in Canada.
The estate OF Horace F. Weddcil OF
Cleveland. ONO. is valued al - 800, 900
and the habl ties are 81 .oOO.O0D. Ii Is
charged that Weddeli.by fraud and deception,
has deprived his wife of certain rights she
I mad. and her grandfather, Mr.. Benjamin
Webster of Maine. mas secured an injunction
4 restraining WeIdeil from ncumbcring ii,
property IN any manner.
Mrs Mark Hopkins will spend upwards
nf ~ ,0n.ooD upon her new residence at
Grea, harrington, Mas. 1t is to BE- built II
blue stone. vii. bc 10 y, 40 feet in
dimensions. and will De finished ii three
, Years. Those who have SEN the plan say
mat II viii be The most magnificent residence
in the country.
TIE votes cast bv electors of several Of
the States for President and Vice President
was received by the Precedent of the
Senate, Thursday The first which
came b, messenger. WAS that Of PennsNivanil.
and the first received by mail vi, that OF
New Hampshire.
Senator EimunIs il in Loub, whether
he viii again be candidate for the L. 5.
Senate. lie has been in the Senate for 20
wears, aud IN Vermont many republicans
inclined 10 agree with him that h-
should not again be 4 candidate
One Of the most prom:nra: actor, IN the
great Titon-Brechcr case Of ten Years az,
has passed away. Frsnci, ID. Moulton. sh,
became widely known as the "Nutuai
Friend" III the famous suit Of Theodore
TlIIon again,t Rev Hcnry Ward B-ech-r in
1874. died of par,lr,l> of the heart at hi,
+ &.
been Ill six weeks with Inflammation of the
stomach.
At Bra lflri, p-nn.yl,ania. the Arm
strong well, uh.ch oni, recent, poured tnr,n
torrents Of cruir III. ia, no; loved SAGE
Monday night. Dee |. |, va, one Of the
biggest wells pr earth, II, h.s. days pro
dIctl1n beu. OVER 6.DD) barrels Il vii br
torprdoed.
-"Gooi-moruins. G,y C..,risnd think
We had better tIrn tAIug, upside down when
Ne take charge o! the almluIsttAtiOl. What
do YOU think about it?
! We'll, Gov. Hen tricks, there i, one thing
/ that think We will not tlrn upside down"
What's that"
The democratic ucAct-it reads Cleye-
land aud HeulrIc<,. you knos."
-Thursda, Mr. Marshal BRYANT assumed
the position u night manager Of Tie Boston
division ofthr Baltimore al! OA.o Telegraph
\ Company. NJ Bryant is a veteran tr-
graphrr, and ms hosts Of friend. all over
NV England ani New York State He
first manipulated IT, key ID 1864 under the
old American Company, and va, manager
of the Offices at Portsmouth, \. H., BAH,
Ne, and Bangor. Me-, until that company
.
pany. lie was manager Of the Portland,
Me-, office OF the old atlantic and Pacific
Company until that company also consoi-
dated with the Western Union.
There was fearful explosion of d,ns.
mite and gunpoader at the house OF Stephen
Young, in Straff3rd. y. II about five O'Clock
Thursday afternoon. resuItin. in the injury
OF eight persons, probably four fatally Mr.
Young was having welding near his house.
which was very rocky and had ased powder
TO blast with, but not being a. powerful as
desired, nephew Of his. Gro. Young Of
Lowell, Mass, who was visiting there pru-
cured quantity Of dynamite cartridges.
He had them in the house and was showing
how tney were to he used. when in some
way cartridge was exploded which expiod-
ed the whole lot. There was also quantity
of gun powder in the house, SAID 10 be two
kegs. which also exploded. The injured
are Stephen Young George Young, A.
Young, man BY the name of Berry, and
one BY the name of Foss, daughter of Mr.. 4
Young, young lady who lived there, Miss
Sadie Greenfield Of Rochester, who wa,
visiting there, and one other, name not ascer-
tanned. Mr.. Young's daughter and Berry
are in a dying condition. Sum- OF the
others are very severely inll:.l. Inc h,u>e