Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-12-02
National News.
-Bartholdi sailed for France the 18th

--Bsrtholdi sailed for France the 18th
Two men were killed and three serious
ly injured by boiler explosion in Sheffield,
Pa, the 18th.
Louisville, Kentucky, had a $3.50, 600
fire Saturday night. the 18th.
Joseph S. Miller, commissioner of in
ternal revenue. says in his annual report
that the total receipts from all sources Of in
ternal revenue taxation for the fiscal year
ended June 80. 1886, were Sll6,902, $3.50,
against Sll2.42l ,I2l in 1885.
-Rober, T. Lincoln is urged for the
mayoralty Of Chicago.
The widow OF S. S. Prentiss. Of Miss
issppi, is principal of the best girls school
in New Orleans. She is educating her
daughters there. Her son, S. s. Prentiss,
Junior, is practicng law in the same city.
Ex-senator Blanche X. Bruce visited
Des Moines last week, and found in Mrs
Crockett, woman of his race living there.
a fellow slave who was sold with him in
Virginia and taken to Missouri, where they
were owned until 1861 when Bruce was sold
again and taken to Mississippi. They he'd
not met in twenty-five years.
The little daughter Of Senator and Mrs.
Van Wyck, Of Nebraska. now three or four
years old, has an odd name Happy New
Year Van Wyck. She was born on the frs,
day of the year, and the Senator wished to
commemorate the occasion by giving her a
name suggestive Of IL.
Rochester. n Y, people are making
war on the Bell Telephone company Some
six or eight hundred subscribers have
ordered their telephones out.
MIR Morrison retires from Congression-
al life as poor as when he entered il. if not
poorer, He takes his defeat philosophically
but his wife is not at all pleased.
The Federal grand jury ha. begun an
inquiry into the alleged election Irregular
ties in Indiana
Commodore Benham, Inspector of the
Third lighthouse district, which embraces
Bedlne's Island is ordered to take steps for
the Lighting Of the Bar,holdi statue of Lib
erty as soon as possible. The light will
cost about $3.50 per month.
President Cleveland has reln.tated VI
f.. Benton. United States attorney for the
western district Of Missouri, who was sus-
pended last month for participating in the
State political campaign.
Mrs. Mary Mapes Dadg. has resumed
the editorship of 81. Nicholas.
John Gomez, Portuguese. has lived
over fifty yeas among the 10000 island. off
the coast of Florida. He is l0l years old.
President Cleveland ha. issued a procla-
nation TO the people announcing the death
of ex President Arthur aud ordering that
the department building he draped in
mourning for period OF 80 day. Funeral
services we're held Monday morning. The
President. Secretaries Bayard, Whitney and
Lamar and Postmaster General Villas at
tended.
Thursdays gaze swept over vast eI
tent Of erriror, and did great damage in the
Middle and New England States Nearly
50 vessels foundered in The great axes.
The trial Of ex-Alderman McQuade Of
New York began Thursday.
The National Grange adjourned
Philadelphia Thursday
Official returns from all coun'e. IN
California give Bartlett tDem..1 a plurality
for governor, Of OBJ over Swift tRep)
Miss Rose Ehzaheth Cleveland will BE-
gin story IN the January number Of
Godey's Lady's Book.
%. W Da,. of Bangor, long manager
ofthe katahdin Iron Works, vas elected
vice president Of the National ASSOCIATION
Of Iron Workers al It's meeting in PEIladel-
phia. At the banquet he responded to the
toast. Charcoal"
-E1- President Noah Porter Of Yale has
Just returned from his trip to Germany and
Eng land He retains bis chair as CLARK
professor Of moral philosophy and meta
physics" While at Edinburgh University
DR.. Porter received the degree of L.. u.