Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-05-06
State News.


Day orator at Newport
The Grand Jury of Waldo county has
reported thirteen indictments against Belfast
liquor sellers.
AT Eastoort in the past two weeks, up
ward of 100 sail of Gloucester fishing ves-
sells have been supplied with bait.
The Dominion steamer Landsdowne
has notified the Passamaquody Indians that
they must not shoot porpoise or gulls in
Dominion waters
Belfast is agitstng the question of q
public park. The proposition is to purchase
the homestead Of ex-Gov Crosby and open
it as public park, to be known as Crosby
Park.
Judge Peters will give a hearing at
Belfast, May is, regarding the Ward ?
election case. The Attorney General has
asked the court for process of law TO pre-
vent Charles w lisney of that city from
exercising the duties Of Alderman.
A Young son Of Ellis Young at Lincoln
vile Centre, while running with an open
pocket-knife IN his hand. the other day,
fell and drove the knife into his lief, side
near the lungs, iuficting a very dangerous
wound
The ice is out of Umbagog and Rich
ardson Narrows, but will not be out Of
South Arm until Nav 10. Fishermen are
going to Middle Dam via Bethel and Upton.
The steamer will run by Tuesday next on
Cmbagog Lake.
Ship carpenters in Bangor and Brewer
are 10 great demand at present. Few. if
any. Young men the Wing says, are working
al or learning the trade, and good workmen
grow fewer every year.
The Fairfield Journal is offered for
sale. Mr.. L. 2. Mayo. formerly of the
Somerset Reporter. has been looking the
Office over with view to buying.
A forest FIRE at Boo,hbay, on Monday,
the 26lh ult. burned over very much yalu-
able wood land. On the estate of Rober,
Sproui 200 acres were burned over.
In the csse Of Lavique v. Lewiston
Mills. of Lewiston. the jury brought IN
verdict Of Si.3lS.lS for the plaintiff. the
9Th. Layique lost a leg by falling eieva-
tor in the company's mills,
The buildings owned by C. A. Brooks.
in the village Of Newport with the farming
tools and furniture. were burned the 9th
ult. The loss Is 1900 insurance $1,000
cause unknown.
The diseased cattle on the farm Of L.
II, Bunker. of East Bangor. have recovered
The sickness was caused by eating dead
grass and stubbe and not BY distemper
Extensive arrangements are made for
the Governors reception at the Coliseum IN
Gardiner on MAY H. About one thousand
invitations will be issued to leading military
and society people IN the State.
One day las, week Clty Marshal Morse.
Of Augusta. found a little finger which had
evidently been chopped from a mans hand.
on the railroad track just above the Bridge
street crossing. Where !, came from Is a
mystery. The finger has been preserved in
alcohol.
Coroner Whitney. OF Bangor, held an
inquest the 9th. over the body of a mau
which was found on the track Of the Maine
Contra. a. orono, Monday Il was ident,-
fed as that Of Patrick Quinn. brother Of
John Quinn Of Boston. He had started for the
ha'ahdln Iron Works. TIE jury rendered
& verdict that the deceased met b., death
accidentally lie was struck by the engine Of
passenger train. while intoxicated. No
blame is attached TO the emrlo,e. Of the
railroad.
The catalogue Of the Pennington State
Normal schools TO be published III about;
four weeks. Il states that 1851 students
have entered the Institution since is oreani-
cation. twenty-five yeanayo OF these $40
have graduated. Three-huudrci and nin-;y-
Eve Of these have been ladies and l24 gen
ilemen Thirty graduates have died,
F The number uh. have h..n i,arh-