Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-04-22
National News.


ha' appointed Nr4r!a,. April y. a, Arbor
aa'
ta.r Of '.c Nev y * aldermen found
hond,mcu tie 1871. and aere released 90
bail o' $4,000 raeh.
-Iusrs'isation b, DIVER, prove. con
c.a,itcls hat the OGeson aas sunk u, co!.
H'ion. L'sh:sh.p ". "a ha> been placed
10 mark the wreck Wrcgkase from an an.
Anoan schooner ha. bern coming ashore at
Sag Harhor, l.. l. Is supposed 10 hr from
ia" schooner tia; s4nk the Oregon.
Senator fse's resolution de,.arin.
again., an intcrna. COMMISSION 10 deal wi,h
the t.herie. question va, adoptr,! bv the
senate, the 1871, by av1te Of - t. 10
senator EsaFl, ha, been invited ID de-
liver The address at the commencement e1-
eFc.,e, a. The Rensselaer, Polytechnic In.'t.
,ute a. rra,. n y
w. ) Ja~k,au. husband Of the late
Helen Hunt, vii irohah,y become president
u The Denver ami K.o GrAudc raavay when
i . trogga.lted
-Char,s, Jones, 80 wear. old. wen, TO
Washington the other da, for the FIRST time
IN seventy FIVE wears When he was there
before Madison President and Clay and
Randolph were leaders Ia the House.
-Congre,snan Randall ha, declared him
self opposed to Norrlson's Tariff bill
In the Senate the li'h. bill Tor IT,, re-
lief Of soldiers who served six months IN
the late war and are nov disabled and
dependent OF their own labor. and Of de-
pendent parents whose sons persisted By
the war. wa. discussed.
In Ire House Of Representative. Frank
Hurd, of the 10Th Congressional district OF
Ohio. wa, allowed to plead his own case bat
the seat vas given to Rom-is hi, RrpIhl.-
can competitor, ~ q vote Of los 10 l05.
Speaker Carlisle has rendered 10 Com
gresham Dingley position on the com
mit,ee 10 investigate the labor difficult
les ii the Wes' MIR Dingley will be IN.
able 10 accept however,
The second trial Of General Alexander
shaier for bribery in connection with the
selection Of a site for the Ninth Regiment
armory began in NeN York city the 10th.
In the Senate. the 18Th Mr. Logan
spoke IN favor o! open executive sessions
The pension hiii was then called up by Mr.
Blair, bu, no resul, va, reached.
In the House Of Representatives the
Senate bill, pro, ding for the acceptance Of
the relic. belonging to the late L. ). Grant
and for regulating the electoral counts,
were reported from committees,
Capt James b. Eads some weeks ago
went 10 Townsville, Georgia, for the benefit
Of his health. aud is now better able to
push his plans.
Helen Hunt Jackson's name now ap-
pears on the title page Of Mercy phiIbrck's
Choice" book which has hitherto been
published in the NO Name" series.
The anniversary Of the assassination OF
President Lincoln was appropriately Oh
served with public services and flags hung
at half-mast BY the citizens Of Springfield,
H., Thursday.
Chang, the Chinese giant, ha. become
citizen Of the United States in Kansas
City, which he intends to make his home
He will make one more visit to China, and
then return fol- good. His idea i, to open
a Chinese store. His relatives are engaged
in the tea business in China and he intends
to import TO Kansas direct.
jay Gould eats grapes of his own rails
ing in January, straw berries from his own
lighthouses in December and peaches from
his private conservatory in April.
The sons of William H. Vanderbilt,
have given S250000 to the College Of
Physicians and Surgeons in New York city,
for the erection Of building in honor Of
their father.
The governor Of Pennsylvania has de-
manded the resignation Of Rev K T. Hig-
bee. State superintendent of puElic instruc-
ton, and removed two inspectors az the re-
suit of an investigation into the manage
ment Of the Soldiers Orphans schools Of
the State. The children have been abused
The President has signed the act auth
orizing the erection of building for the
Congressional library.
Frederic K. Condert of New York city,
Franklin McYeagn of Chicago, Edward ?.
Alexander of Augusta, Ga. Marcus A.
Hanna, ofCleveland. Ohio, and James j. Saw
age of Omaha. Neb., have been nominated by
the President as government director. of
the Union Pacific railway company.
The Governor of Tennessee has ap-
pointed Hon. w. c. Whitthorne to succeed
Howell Z. Jackson as United States
Senator.
In the Senate, Friday, Mr.. Call intro
duced a resolution calling for the re-instste-
ment of X. A. Finell, Democratic employe
of the Senate, who has just been discharged
to make room for Republican.
Mr.. Dingley's resolutions in behalf of
the fair treatment of our fishermen we're
passed by the House of Representatives.
Long John Wentworth of Chicago, who
has grown so stout as to be broad John
also, approached his list birthday with ap
prehension that it involved some crisis in
his destiny. but having passed that goal be
is nov rsdisntly confiden, that he will live
to be 80.