Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-10-29
National News.

In East Boston, on the afternoon Of the
Goth inst, Miss Lizzie Hodson, Of No. 10
bennington street, heard strange footsteps
in the refrigerator on the second floor.
With commendable strategy she removed
her boots, and approaching the refrigerator
saw two strangers busily engaged in the
pleasurahle pursuit of devouring some por-
ton of the family's evening meal. Her APP
prosch was detected By the visitors, who
strove to reach the street in advance Of the
"female spy" but she descended the front
stairway in advance Of them, and closing
the outer door held the same fast until she
summoned her father, who was in an adjoin-
ing room, and the latter called in two
officers, who placed the hungry callers un-
der arrest. On reaching the station it was
found that both Of the prisoners we're from
Bangor. One of them, named Michael
McCioskey. had all the graces of a profess
sionai pad, while the other proved to be a
journalist of considerable reputation con-
nec,ed with Bangor paper and correspond
eut OF some of the lending journals. The
latter was completely overcome by the dis
graceful situation in which he found him
self, declaring his connection With the petty
theft was due in part to a scmi-intoxicAted
condition, and in par, to the fact that his
companion tMcCloskey) claimed to know
the inmates Of the house, and asked him in.
The secretary Of the National Executive
Committee of the Grand Army, has notified
Mr.. A. VI. Sawyer of Portland, that the
committee have decided that the next Ma
tional Eneampment will be held 10 San
Francisco some time between JuN 25 and
Aug. 10. lsS6 The fare for the round trip
viii be $50, from sll places west OF the
Missouri river. aud probably $50 from
Portland.
The work Of obtaining jury for the
trial OF Ferdinand Ward in New York vas
resumed Friday. The court room was
crowded 10 excess when the proceedings
opened. Up to | +. NJ, two more Jurors
had been obtained, making SIX now on the
jury.
Two cases OF death from oser~ork we're
reported at the Bureau of Vital Statistics
last week; the, were VIM O'Hren. "A
wears Old. principal Of school. and Cath
ernie '. Gregory. u school teacher, IS
wears old. The physician who attended her
saws she Was perfect wreck from school
teaching.
Assistant Secretary Coon. Of the Treas
urs department was IN New York the 25rd
He was asked about the rumur that Secrc-
,ary Manning had ask I'd fer his reslgna,ion
NJ. Coon said that This was true and that he
had that day mailed his resignation 10 Mr.,
Manning.
The Secretary. in asking Mr. Coon's res
igna,on. has told MN be did not do 50 he
cause Of any dissatisfaction with any official
act. Mr.. Coon said that be believed Mr..
Manning wanted Democrats about him and
TN. ~as. he thought. the cause Of the
change. Nj Coon vii hold he office until
hi> successor qashtirs.
Al o'clock Frids, afternoon. a, Provi-
dcrcc the boiler ct dredging machine ~h.ch
rs been a. work ia Stouins,ou Harbor >ey-
era, weeks. ,Xpiodrd instantly killing Capt.
Sheffield. IT the steam Yacit f.rrfv. snd se-
,rrel, injuring Thoma. Colbert. George
White ,nd Stephen r. Buri,ek
The Grand Arm, far Of Chamberlain
Post a, $ joha,hau. VI clo~rd FRIDAY
ni@hi sith au a3irc>s b. Ger. Logan. his
,.hise' hsIog Gen. Grtui." MAJ, from
al, nt town w,fv prrs-ut. sud ,.ver, seat In
the hal VA vccpp.ed. Ihr meeting Was
pte,ti'a over b, Dr. 6 h. Ballard. Many
notable persons Wrre present. NJ he dose
all had an oppoyunr, 10 shake hand. With
Gen. Logan.
JOHN Mckay hss challenged Peter
Comic, Of Portland 10 lhg,e-mlie race
win 1urn, f,t $50 a SIDE. day and date TO
be hereafter decided ON.