Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-07-02
Home and Foreign News.

Home and Foreign News.
Gov. Martin of Kansas writes to the
War Department tina, the settlers along the
Southern border of that State are wholly
defenceless in case of an Indian outbreak.
The Italian steamer Italia is wrecked
and sixty five lives lost.
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt has $500 cat
tie on the Montana ranges. and claims to
feel more at home among cowboys than in
New York society.
A life size oil portrait of ex. Presideu,
Arthur has been hung in the main corridor
OF the White House.
All the post office inspectors have been
advised that their designations would be ac-
cepted If presented.
Prof. Huxley will retire from his gov
eminent post in October, on a yearly PEN
sion of 1900 pounds.
1T is reported that Horatio c. Burchard,
director of mints, has been requested to re-
sign but declines to go.
The Presiden, will probably spend all
Of August and a part Of September away
from Washington, most Of the time in the
New York north woods.
exSecretary Of State, is still in dangerous
condition. Her sickness has been caused
by clot Of blood in the heart.
The work Of placing lightning rods on
the roof of the Washington Monument has
been completed, and 1t is thought that all
danger TO the Monument from lightning will
now be averted.
Officers Of the Alabama Claims Court
say there is no probability tina, the work can
be finished before the expiration Of the court.
December 81. There are still 1900 cases on
the docket.
Nearly 400 new cases of cholera are
reported and about 200 deaths in Spain,
Friday. The officers and men of the navy
will be inoculated for cholera
james ID. Fish. ex-president of the
Marine Bank, New York, was sentenced to
ten years imprisonment IN Auburn prs-
on, Saturday forenoon, by Judge Benedict
in the L. S. Court.
The new democratic postmaster in Pc
oria, H., was twice indicted for completely
with whiskey frauds when in the public SER
vice some years ago.
Mexico is on the verge of bankruptcy.
Her revenues will not meet the expenses of
government, and only the most important
claims can be met.
The first edition Of Gen Gordons diary,
comprising 10000 copies, has been sold.
Gen. Gordon's private Chinese diary is an
nounced for August.
-Horatio Seymour sits in a chair that
belonged TO Daniel Webster, looks out of a
window which was once in Faneul Hall,
and warns his feet a, a fire place of tiles
taken from the house Of John Jaw at Al
bany.
A school for the instruction Of seamen
will open at the Washington navy yard. 4
class will begin work at the same time at
Newport; the schools change places and
work at the end of six months. Only sail
ors enlisted in continuous service are adj
mitted.
Brigham Young, jr., and Bishop Snow
have gone to the City Of Mexico to negoti-
ate for the purchase of large tracts of land in
the Mexican republic for the occupation of
Mormon colonies.
The Boston Post publishing company
has voted TO cut down lis capital from Sll0,-
600 to $4,000 and to offer SO 900 new
stock to stockholders at par. Leading dem
ocrats in New England have agreed to take
the new stock.
Nebraska has joined Kansas and New
Jersey in passing law TO make the moth
er's legal rights 10 her child equal TO that of
the father. These are the only States out
Of thirty-eght in which this is recognized.
The Laporte (Ind.) Progress publishes
a bereayed subscribers thanks to "the choir
which sang SO kindly and satisfactorily at
the funeral of my mother-in-law."
Gen. Hazen, chief signal officer, has
issued an order extending 10 day and
half in advance, the weather predictions
which have heretofore covered only day.
Three sons and two daughters of Gen.
eral Lee survive him. His sons are farm
ers in Virginia, and the daughters are both
great travellers, the elder having explored
Australia, japan. China. India and Egypt in
addition 10 the European circuit Of sights.
The old U. s. steamer Niagara was
taken down TO Apple Island in Boston har-
Dor, Friday, to be burned for her metal.
She has had an eventful history, having laid
the first Atlantic cable and done active ser
vice in the war in pursuing the rebel vessel,
the Alabama.
The one wheel, or 'sbicycle" railroad, as
it is called, says the Industrial america. APP
pears Likely to have an actual trial be-
fore long. The nominal inventor claims
that he can easily attain 100 or more miles
per hour without difficulty, as he will be
free from many of the resistances which are
encountered on the standard roads.
Mr. +. O. Sykes, who declined to ac-
cept the appointment as Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue in Mississippi. is the Mr..
Sykes who figured SO prominently in the
Boutwell, Mississippi investigation in 1915
Sykes bump of discretion is better devel-
oped than that on some other heads.
Secretary Whitney's quibbling over the
Dolphin has made contractors very wary in
their dealings with the government. But
lev uIus nave UteH Wdue iof tue CONSTITUTE
ton Of derrick for navy yard men saying
that if the government could back out Of
the Dolphin contract, they saw no security
for themselves in any contract.
North Bridgewater, Mass, used to he q
queer town. Years ago the voters ordered
the selectmen TO post up the names of such
persons as in their judgment drank too
much liquor. The custom worked vel.
until the town became converted into city
Of bill boards, when it was abandoned.
The Treasury officials sre rapidly re-
moving the messengers, and it il expected
that by July there will be few Of the Re-
publican appointees below the grade Of the
classified service left, and the clerks in the
classified service are uneasy. as they see in
dications that there are TO be general remoy-
ale in that service, irrespective Of the eff