Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-05-30
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-Foriy-ive passengers were hart ~ The
wrecking ~ train on the 81 Louis aut
san Francisco Railroad.
Chicago police discovered the cottage
in which Or. Crouiu wa murdered.
Laura D. Brldgman the blind deaf
mute, died al the South Boston Asylum.
"A monument to Confederate soldiers
who fell at Alexandra, Va. Wa dedicated
at that place
The cashier and teller II toe Mrrch-
ants National Bank New-Haven. have
been charged with embezzIement.
The President appointed GiIke-
son Of PENNSYLVANIA. TO be- Second Con
troller Of the Currency, and 5. h. Holiday.
Of enn>ylyauia, h be Commissioner Of
Customs.
Governor Buckley Of Connectcu;.h has
vetoed the bill prohibiting the colorins OF
oleomargarine TO resemble genuine butter
and cheese. The reason, for the veto are
that olcomargarnr has been pronounced
healthful article OF food.
Captain Abbey Of the revenue steamer
Gallatin- which arrived at Boston the 10Th.
reports q sunken obstruction, either a rock
or Il wreck. at the entrance of Gloucester
harhor II lies about 200 wards southwest
from Ten Pound Island ledge and has but
ten feet of water on ii al low tide. There
are from i've TO ten fathoms of water all
around the obstruction. Vessels running
IN from eastern ports are apt 10 run direct
Is upon il a. it ljes directly in the channel
A passenger train on the Chicago and
Evanston road struck a circus wagon con
tanning several wild beasts in the suburbs
Of Chicago. Two wo YES, a lion and a
panther escaped into the streets The
animals were pursued for many blocks
and were finally captured after great com
motion among the residents of the vicinity
Mrs Oscar Folsom. mother of Mrs
Grover Cleveland. was married at Jackson,
Mich, the 10th, to Henry +. Perrine Of
Buffalo.
The vacancy in the state department
caused by the appointment of Thomas
II. Sherman TO be consul at Liverpool,
England. has been filed BY Secretary
Blaine, who has chosen Mr.. Louis Dent to
DE lis private secretary. Mr.. Dent is well
known 10 the citizens Of the District as a
nephe of Mrs Grant aud resides with
his family in West Washington. Mr.. Dent
was Mr.. Blaine's secretary while he was
writing the second volume of Twenty
Years in Congress"
The engagement is announced of eX-
Secretary Bayard and Miss Clymer, daugh-
ter of DR.. Clymer, United States navy. of
Washington.
The North 4me, lean Rerie,e of which
the late Allen Thorndyke Rice was the
owner and editor. will hereafter be edited
by General Lloyd G. Bryce. Mr.. Rice had
already arranged with General Bryce for
the latter to have the management of the
magazine during his absence in Russia.
Admiral David ID. Porter will celebrate
his 10Th birthday on the sth of next month.
The name Of Benjamin F. Butler, Of
Massachusetts. is probably not on the list
of invited guests.
The Illinois house defeated prohibi-
tory liquor DILL the 2lst, 81 to So.
The Missouri ballot reform bill has
been signed by the governor and has be-
come law.
The sheriff Of St. Francis County, the
City Marshal of Forest City and another
citizen were killed in an Arkansas election
riot.
The Prohibition campaign has begun
actively in Pennsylvania