Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-10-24
National News.

A terrible accident happened On the
Main street inclined plane at Cincinnati
at IL. 10 p. IN. Oct 18th. 4 car reached the
top of the incline when the rope broke and
therew as nothing to bold the truck, 1t came
came crashing down and ran into the passen-
FER station and Office below There were
nine passengers on board. Five were killed
and three probably fatally injured.
A great sensation has been caused at
Woodbury., N. J. over the wholesale poison
Ing of the inmates of large boarding
house there. Twenty people are affected
They are all most painfully and even
dangerously i'll, and several deaths may
result. The source of poisoning is q
mystery.
- The decision of the supreme court of
the Chickasaw nation confirming the legal
ity of the amendment to the constitution
which DISTINGUISHES every white man who
holds his citizenship through marriage
with an Indian woman. has caused great
Indignation among the Chickassws, and
they are preparing TO appeal 10 Congress
for relief.
Nelson was badly beaten In Lexington.
taking third money. Jack. driven by Budd
Doble won, and Alcryon was fourth.
A serious riot has taken place IN
Alabama among white men, and several
were killed and wounded.
Paul Mcbride, son Of well known
lawyer In st. Louis. shot and killed Frank
LOTUS, a member of the fire department,
the 18th Mcbride was drunk and took
offence at slight jostle which he accident
ally received from LOTUS. Mcbride immedi-
ately pulled \ revolver aud shot LOTUS
dead. He Is under arrest
-Rt. Rev. Mgr. O'Conncll, president
Of the American college at Rome. arrived
in Baltimore the 18th as the guest Of
Cardinal Gibbons. Mgr. O'Connell deliver
ed into the hands of Cardinal Gibbons
letter from Pope Leo, in which the holy
father congratulatcs the Catholics Of
America upon the establishment of the FIRST
He also prsys that God will shower
his blessings upon the great republic and
Its people.
The coffin containing the remains of
Ralph Waldo Emerson whose grave was
dcsccrated has been placed in securely
bound box and covered with large blocks
of granite which are ccmvntcd in place.
thus making the grave secure from molc>-
tation- The generally accepted theory is
thAt llf VANDALISM was committed Ia Gre
ate sensation.
Brooklyn. y. Y. Republicans have
nominated Andrew ID. Baird for mayor.
Failures number 2o3 for the United
States the past week against 1876 last year.
SECRETARY Noble has replied TO Com
missioner Tanner. severely critic>ug hts
method OF conducting the pension Office,
The Brooklyns won the first game In
the Worlds championship series with the
NcM iorks. II 10 10
The National Board Of Trade has been
in session in Louis, HE Thursday the
board adopted resolutions declaring That
ulr rivers and harhors should be improved
aud maintained by the general government
that Congress should grant no charter for
bridges over NAV gable streams unless u
amply sufficient width aud height. that
Congress should organize naval reserve
force; that Congress should provide ass,-.
lance for steamship lines - foreign ports,
especially 10 South America that Congress,
u asked 10 foster the merchant marine by
ever, legitimate mr. rs