Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-03
Home and Foreign News.

The North German Gdzsite, Prince
Blsmarck's organ. SAYS that an Ang CHI
ne>e alliance would cost Russia Manchuria
ii the event Of a war with England.
The Venezuelan consul at 81. Thomas.
announces that vessels Of $50 tons burden
ail he charged lighthouse fee Of % cents
per ton on entering the harbor Of Laguyra.
detective Black, Saturday, arrested
John DIckerson, formerly Superintendent
OF Construction Of the new pension building,
for the larceny of tlg from the Govern
ment.
The total number of inning ants at
ports Of the United States for the seven
months ended July 81, 1855, was 2ls,l7s
against 216,69o forthe corresponding period
Of last wear.
The Marquis Of Salisbury has invited
NJ. DE Freycinct the French Minister for
foreign affairs, TO personal conference at
Dieppe. where the British premier is spend
ing his vacation in his chalet
Political affairs al Port au Prince, are al
a stand still. Business is dull and in con-
sequence much misery prevails. \ shock of
earthquake was felt there on the Doth ult.
The Government will probably release the
two imprisoned Engshmen owing TO the
attitude Of the English wer ships
"A. Henderson (colored) prominent in
The DAYS Of reconstruction and now occupy
ing the position of United States collector
of pensions, for widows and orphans of de-
ceased colored soldiers, was arrested at Lake
Providence, Friday. charged with forging
the name of deceased coored widow to a
pension claim and forging the names Of wit
nesses thereto.
The United States training squadron
consisting Of the Portsmouth, Saratoga and
jamestown, arrived off Block Island Satur-
day morning, and will remain IN these
waters several days. The return is earlier
than was at first expected in consequence of
the order of the Secretary Of the Navy d.
recting them to come back from their Euro
pean cruise to take part in the Inauguration
of the Perry Station which occurs the tenth
proximo. The North Atlantic Squadron,
Admiral louett, comprising the Tennessee,
Alliance and fantc are also ordered there
for the same occasion.
Robert Laird Collyer tells US of one Of
the best and wisest things Gen. Grant ever
said. "Men are more scarce than heroes"
remarked the soldier, with the brevity which
linear-he goes further in one direction than
any of his fellows but the man who, ac-
cording to Grant, is scarcer than heroes, is
one who is great all around the circumfer-
ence of duty and achievement. Heroism is
sometimes born Of single noble impulse
true manhood is the calm result of strong
convictions. Grant was right.
John Rosenmoger, a well-to-do farmer
living near Weirsburg, Dearborn Co., Ind,
while in condition bordering on deirium
tremens, Friday, piled the bedding and furn-
iture on the floor in his room, set fire to il,
and then mounting chair on the table in
the middle Of the room, and arming himself
with shot gun babe defiance to his imagi-
nary torment0rs. When neighbors rescued
him his eyes we're burned and he was other
wise 50 badly burned that he cannot live
The house and the contents, worth $4,000,
were destroyed.
The BEsEFACTIoN OF OH AGE.-"I am
only seyenty-six. Now, when a man gets to
be eighty he is q public benefactor, for then
he is an encouragement to men OF seventy
or seventy-ave. A long row of men eighty
years of age form a sort of tailboard fence
separating younger men from the chilly
blast. Yes, consider living to great age
the cheapest and easiest benefaction man
can make. Gladstone is, believe, within !
four months of my age, and Barnum quite
near it. When men get over seventy FIVE
al differences are set aside."-Dr. Olirey
Wendell Holmes.