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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-08-03

OXFORD DISTRICT
Tho EsTat'irars ui CO. Nllltt Senatorial
Di,tri,t. Wili meet iu Convention, at rau,
Hal. ou
Wednesday August s,h. 1860,
At@o'cInsS. PM. O. nominate tu1 can,
dijIj.. Cor >.r,trr,. al transact ANS 0,l.
er hus.ua,, t.lt may come before '0eu.
Basis sane a, tu.riy Convention.
Pr uyi,r.
sweden. June e.. 1850.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-08-03

Mr.. W. NJ. Brooks, announces term OF
High School at North Paris to commence
on Monday, September 10Th.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-08-03

Fernando Wood says that as matters now
stand the election Of Lincoln and Ilamlin II,
irresistible.
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Oxford County Republican
Convention.

The Republican. Of O,lari County wall
meet In Convention, AZ ,lg Court House,
PARIS ilill. on
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Arrangements are in progress for a Uni
versalist Mas. Meeting. in Portland, about
the middle Of August.
The national Republican., 1860-12-01
LADD, WEBSTER; & CO.'S
IMPROVED TIGHT-sTITCH SEWING
MACHINES.

A teD Of the many reasons phy these Saoing
Machines are preferred above all others.
l. They are remarkably simple in their con-
struction. A child can operate them, and
understand the mechanism.
2. They are the strongest Sewing Machine
made. 1t is almost impossible to break or get
them out Of order.
8. They are sure in their operation; finishing
the work in uniformly perfect manner.
4. They make tight iock-sGtch, alike on both
sides of the work, which cannot be unrapelled.
8. They stitch, hem, bind, fell, run, and gather,
6. They sew equally well the lightea and the
heaviest fabrics.
I. They sew over tho heaviest seams without
changing the tension or breaking the finest
thread.
8. They use any No. of Cotton, Thread, or
Silk, directly from the spool.
0. They use straight needle; curved ones
are liable to break.
10. The needle has q perpendicular motion
This is absolutely necessary for heavy work
IL. They have a Wheei feed: none others are
in constant contact with the work.
IL. They run easily and almost noiseles,.
Is. They are not liable to oil the dress of the
IA. They do not require a screw-driver to sci
the needle.
Is. They do not have to be taken apart to oil
or clean.
l6. They do not form ridges on the under side
of the work, nor ravel out, nor are they waste.
full of thread, as is the case with all chain-shtcl
machines.
II. They are capable of doing greater rang
of work. and in more perfect manner, than any
other Sewing Machine, as is proved by the result
of our challenge for trial, which has never beer
accepted.
LADD, WEBSTER, & CO.,
34s Pennsylvania avenue,
nov 26 Janney's Store.
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Prospectus of the National Republican.

Believing that the time has arrived when the
great Republican party Of the United States ought
to be fairly represented in the daily press Of the
National Metropolis, We have embarked in the
enterprise of supplying the citizens of the District
of Columbia with daily publication, under the
title of the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN"
In its political department, this journal will
advocate and defend the principles of the Repub-
lcan party, and endeavor to disabuse the public
mind Of groundless prejudices which have been
engendered against it, by the false accusations
Of its enemies. Having the utmost confidence
that the administration of Mr.. Lincoln will be
such as to merit our appreciation, we expect to
yield it a cordial, but not a servile support. In
the great issue that is likely to be made with his
administration, by the enemies Of the Republican
party, the people Of Washington and the District
of Columbia have more at stake than the people
Of any other portion of our common country. We
believe that to support Mr.. Lincolns administers
ton will be synonymous with maintaining the in
tegrity Of the Federal Union, against the machin-
ations of those who would rend it asunder. No
one can doubt upon which side Of this issue the
people Of Washington will be found, when they
come to realize that it is fairly forced upon them
We feel confident, therefore, that in yielding to
the administration of Mr.. Lincoln cordial sup
port, we shall have the sympathy Of an immense
majority of the people Of this District and vicin-
ity.
It is not our design, however, to make the
National Republican mere political paper. We
intend, that as q medium of general and local
news, 1t shall not be inferior to any other journal
published in this city. We shall pay particular
attention to questions Of local policy, and advo-
cate such reforms as we may deem essential to
the prosperity Of the city, and to the advance
ment of the moral and material welfare Of its
inhabitants.
We deem it unnecessary, however, to multi
ply promises, as the paper will Immediately make
its appearance, and will then speak for itself.
It will be published every afternoon, and de-
livered to city subscribers at six cents per week.
Mail subscribers, $3.50 year, payable in ad-
vance.
The publication Office is at the corner Of Indi-
ana avenue and Second street.
LEWIS CLEPHANE l. co.
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William j. Murtagh, Secretary.

William J. Murtagh, Secretary.
William Hendley, Treasurer.
]. R. Elvans, J. Dillon, G. W. Garrett, vii.
liam Martin, @. II. Larcombe, and G. B. Clark,
Executive Committee.
Meets at Island Hall, third story,) corner
Of Virginia avenue and Sixth street. every
Wednesday evening, at half past seven o'clock.
WIDE.AwAKES OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.
OFFICERS.
Lewis Clephane, President.
George II. Plant, Vice President
George A. Hall, Secretary.
Henry M. knight, Captain. Ian
NJ. Smith, First Lieutenant.
H. NJ. Downer, Second Lieutenant.
Meets at the Wigwam every Monday even.
ing. -
The national Republican., 1860-12-01

BEN. F. FRENCH. W. F. RICHSTEN.
FRENCH & RICHSTEIN,
Successors to William F. Bayly,)
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS
In Books, STATIONERY, AND PERIODICALS.
No. 27S PennsylUania avenue,
% Washington, D. G.
Wedding and Visiting Cards neatly Engraved
and Printed.
Paper and Envelopes Stamped with Initials
without extra charge.
Subscriptions received for all the
WEEKLY PAPERS AND MAGAZINESl
Also, Nep York Herald, Times, and Tribune.
Call and examine our Stock. All bound books
sold from ten to fifty per cent. less than the
Publishers prices.
Any books not on hand ordered with dispatch
from London, Paris, New York, Boston, and Phil
adelphia. nov 26-3t
The national Republican., 1860-12-01
PROTECTION.

snow let those insure who ser insured before,
And those who have, let them insure the more"
The Potomac Fire Insurance Company
Of Georgeto,on, d. c.,
CHARTERED BY CONGRESS, 1891.
STOCKHOLDERS PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE!
TNHE Stockholders and Directors embrace many
l. of the most wealthy and respectable citizens
of this District.
JOHN MARBURY, President.
HENRY KING, Secretary.
AMOS HUNT, Travelling Agent.
Office and residence No. 81 North A street,
Capitol Hill. Box 454, City Post Office. Orders
attended to Immediately. Losses paid promptly.
Care for home, and home will care for US.
nov 26
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vouchers decided by them, and is charged by
law with their safe keeping.


law with their safe keeping.
Solicitors Offce-Hon. Junius Hillyer, Solicitor,
and six Clerks. He superintends all civil suits
commenced by the United States, (erospt those
arising IN the Post Office Department. and instructs
the United States attorneys, marshals, and
clerks, In all matters relating 70 them and their
results. He receives returns from each term Of
the United States courts showing the progress
and condition Of such suits has charge OF all
lands and other property assigned to the United
States In payment Of debts, (crctpt ho" assigned
in payment Of debts due the Post Office Department.
and has power 10 sell and dispose OF the same
for the benefit of the United States.
Light House Board-Hon. Howell Cobb, Sec
retary of the Treasury, er-o6feio President; Com.
W. B. Shubrck, United States Navy, Chairman;
Commander L. @. Tilton, United States Navy;
Major A. H. Bowman, Corps Of Engineers, Uni
ted States Army; Capt A. A. Humphreys, Corps
Typographical Engineers, United States Army
Prot. Joseph Henry, Secretary Of the Smith
sonian Institution Prof A. D. Bache, Super
intendent Of the Coast Survey Commander Ra-
phael Semmes, United States Navy, and Captain
W. F. Smith, Corps Typographical Engineers,
United States Army, members, the last two being
also Secretaries and Eve Clerks. This board
directs the building and repairing Of light
houses, light.vessels, beacons, and buoys, con-
tracts Tor supplies, and governs the personnel Of
the establishment.
United States Coast Swpey.--Professor A. D.
Bache, LII. D., Superintendent, and Superintend-
ent of Weights and Measures.
Capt William R. Palmer, Corps Typographical
Engineers, United States Army, in charge Of the
Coast Survey Office; Lieut.. A. P. Hill United
States Army, Assistant
Assistant W. P. Trowbridge, computer Of
longitudes. .7.- I
Assistant Chas. A. Schott, in charge Of COM
putting division.
Assistant L. F. Pourtales, in charge of tidal
division.
Lieut. Thomas Wilson, United States Army,
in charge Of drawing division.
Mr.. Edward Wharton, acting in charge of en-
craving division.
Lieut.. John R. Smead, United States Army in
charge of miscellaneous divisions.
Samuel Helm, Disbursing Agent.
George Mathiot, Electrotypist.
Joseph Saxton, Assistant to Superintendent of
Weights and Measures.
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REPUBLICAN ASSOCIATIONS.
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN ASSOCIA.
TON.

NATIONAL REPUBLICAN ASSOCIA-
TON.
OFFICERS.
B. B. French, President.
j. J. Coombs, First Vice President.
Martin Buell., Second Vice President.
Lewis Clephane Secretary.
Woodford Stone, Treasurer.
John Hines, G. II. Plant, Job W. Angus, j..
f. Hodgson, James Lynch, G. R. ilson,
and Henry M. Knight Executive Committee.
Meets at the Wigwam, corner Of Indiana
avenue and Second street, every Thursday
evening.
REPUBLICAN ASSOCIATION OF THE
THIRD WARD.
oEFICERs.
J. j. Coombs, President.
G. A. Hall, First Vice President.
A. Duvall, Second Vice President.
J. c. Clary, Secretary.
Martin Buell., Treasurer.
GERMAN REPUBLICAN ASSOCIATION.
OFFICERS.
W. Krzyzanowski, President.
DR.. Briegeb, First Vice President.
G. Dilli Second Vice President.
Joseph Gerhard, Secretary.
John Lerch, Treasurer.
Meets at Gerhard's Germania, every Tues.
day night, at eight o'clock.
REPUBLICAN ASSOCIATION OF THE
FIFTH AND SIXTH WARDS.
OFFICERS.
8. A. McKim, President.
George A. Bassett, First Vice President.
George r. Ruff, Second Vice President.
Charles Sleigh, Recording Secretary.
]. L. Henshaw, Corresponding Secretary.
William Dixon, Financial Secretary.
John Grinder, Treasurer.
Meets every Tuesday evening, at Odd Eel
lows Hall, Navy Yard.
REPUBLICAN ASSOCIATION OF THE
SEVENTH WARD.
OFFICERS.
Theodore Wheeler, President.
Edward Lycett, First Vice President.
A. Edison, Second Vice President.
The national Republican., 1860-12-01
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN.
SABBATH IN THE COUNTRY.

ohbDhln IN lhE OoUNlhl.
The creaking wagons in the shed;
The busy fail is heard no more;
The horse is Uttered down and fed,
The harness hangs above his head,
The whip behind the door.
His leathern gloves and hooked bill
To-day the woodmsn throws aside;
The blacksmith's fiery forge Is still,
The wooden wheel Of the old mill
Sleeps in the mill-dam wide.
The miller's boat is anchored where,
Far out, the water lilies sleep;
You see their shadows mirrored there,
The broad, white flowers reflected clear,
Within the mill-pond deep.
The harrow's In the garden shed;
Hoe, rake, and spade, are put away;
Unweeded stands the onion bed,
The gardener from his work hath fed
IT'S holy Sabbsth-day.
Upou the wall the white cat sleeps,
By which the chnrn and milk-pans lie;
A drowsy watch the house dog keeps,
And scarcely from his dull eye peeps
Upon the passer-by.
And sweetly over hill and dale,
The silvery- sounding church bells ring;
Across the moor and down the dale,
They come and 90, and on the gale
Their Sabbath tidings fling.
From where the white-washed Sunday school
Peeps out between the poplars dim,
Which ever throw their shadows cool
Far out upon the rushy pool,
You hear the Sabbath hymn.
From farm and field, and grange grown gray,
From woodland walks and winding ways,
The old and young, the grave and gay,
Unto the old church come to pray,
And sing Gods holy praise.
The national Republican., 1860-12-01
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

Secretary of the Department of the Interior,
Hon. Jacob Thompson, of the State of Missis-
sipp. Its clerical force consists of one Chief
Clerk, Moses Kelly, Esq, two Disbursing Clerks,
and ten other regular Clerks; and to its super
vision and management are committed the fol-
lowing branches of the public service:
lst. The Public Lands.-The chief of this bu-
reau is called the Commissioner of the General
Land Office. The Land Bureau is charged with
the survey, MANAGEMENT, and sale of the public
domain, and the issuing of titles therefor whether
derived from combinations of grants made by
former Governments, by sales, donations, of
grants for schools, military bounties, or public
improvements, and likewise the revision of Vir-
gnia military bounty-la claims, and the issu-
ing of scrip in lieu thereof The Land Office,
also, audits its own accounts. The present Com
missioner is Joseph s. Wilson. Its principal
officers are a Recorder, Chief Clerk, who also
acts as Commissioner ad interim, Principal Clerk
of Surveys, besides Draughtsman, Assistant
raughtsman, aud some $50 Clerks of various
grades.
| I'd. Pensions.-The present head of this bureau
is George G. Whiting, of Virginia. The Com
missioner Is charged with the examination and
adjudication of all claims arising under the va
rious and numerous laws passed by Congress
granting bounty land or pensions for the mill
tary or naval services in the revolutionary and
subsequent wars in which the United States have
been engaged. He has one Chief Clerk, John
Robb, Esq., and permanent corps, consisting
of some seventy other Clerks.
Sd. Indidns-Commisson of Indian Affairs,
A. B. Greenwood, of Arkansas. He is provided
with Chief Clerk, and about fifteen other sub
ordinate Clerks.
4th. Patent OHee.-Hon. Philip F. Thomas, of
Maryland, Commissioner of Patents. To this
bureau is committed the execution and perform
ance of all "acts and things touching and re-
specting the granting and issuing of patents for
new and useful discoveries, Inventions and i'm
provements;" the collection of statistics rela-
ing to agriculture; the collection and distrbu-
tion of seeds, plants, and cuttings. 1t has a
Chief Clerk-who is by law the acting Commits
sioner of Patents in the absence of the Commis-
sioner-twelve principal and twelve assistant
Examiners of Patents, some dozen subordinate
permanent Clerks, besides consid, rable num-
Der OF temporary employees Samuel T. Shu-
gert, Esq, Chief Clerk.
An act passed at the last session of Congress
provided that all books, maps, charts, and other
publications, heretofore deposited in the De-
partment of State, according to the laws regula-
ting copyrights, should be removed to the De-
partment of the Interior, which is charged with
all the duties connected with matters pertaining
to copyright; which duties have been assigned
by the Secretary Of the Interior to the Patent Of
The national Republican., 1860-12-01
DIR. DANIEL BREED,
Late Examiner in the Patent Office

Late Examiner in the Patent Office,
SOLICITOR OF PATENTS AND CONSULT
ING CHEMIST,
Seventh street, corner of F, opposite Patent
Office, Washington, d. G.
DR. BREED prepares Papers and Drawings,
u and attends to all business relative to pro-
curing Patents in America and in Europe. He
will give especial attention to rejected application,
and other difficult cases. nov 26
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LADIES' MISSES AND CHILDREN'S
BOOTS, SHOES, AND CATERS,

DVO % OH R1H3t xkHS y U III I h1fVN'J
0F the best quality, and cheaper than can be
~ found elsewhere in the city.
An assortment of Ladies' Morocco Boots, from
rs cents to Sl.50.
Caters, from so cents to $l.75.
Slippers from 25 cents to 81.
No. 522 Pennsylvania avenue, between Second
nov. 26 and Third streets.
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- W. KRzYzANowsKI, ,
Seventh Street Crockery Depot,

3s3 Seventh street, (under Dorsey's Hotl) Sign
ofhe Plates" Washihgton, d. c. ~
CROCKERY, Glass, Cutlery, Coal-Oil Lamps,
~ Kerosene and Coal Oil, At Lowest prices.
nov 26
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ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.

Hon. jeremiah s. Black, Attorney General of
the United States; A. B. McCalmont, Esq, Assist
ant. The ordinary business of this Office may be
classified under the following heads:
l. Official opinions on the current business of
the Government, as called for by the President,
by any head of Department, or by the Solicitor
Of the Treasury.
2. Examination of the titles of all land pur-
chased, as the sites of arsenals, custom houses,
lighthouses, and all other public works of the
United States.
g. Applications for pardons in all cases Of con-
viction in the courts Of the United States.
a. Applications for appointment in all the ju-
dicial and legal business of the Government.
s. The conduct and argument of all suits in
the Supreme Court of the United States in which
the Government is concerned.
6. The supervision Of all other suits arising in
any of the Departments, when referred by the
head thereof to the Attorney General
To these ordinary heads Of the business of the
Office is added at the present time the direction
Of all appeals on land claims in California.
The national Republican., 1860-12-01

the mails, certificates of the service Of Route
agents. reports Of mail failures, applications for
blank registers, and reports of failures, and all
complaints against contractors for irregular or
imperfect SERVICE should be directed, "Inspectiop
Office, Post Office Department.
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fee, as belonging most appropriately to this

fee, as belonging most appropriately to this
branch Of the service.
Besides these four principal branches of this
new Executive Department, the organic act of
ls49 transferred to it from the Treasury Depart
ment the supervision of the accounts Of the Uni
ted States Marsbals a'd Attorneys, and the
Clerks of the United States Courts, the manage
ment of the lead and other mines Of the United
States, aud the affairs Of the pententiary Of the
United States In the District of Columbia and
from the State Department the duty of taking
and returning the censuses Of the Uni ed States,
and Of supervising and directing the acts Of the
Commissioner Of Public Buildings. The Hospi-
tai for the Insane of the army and navy and Of
the District Of Columbia Is also under the man
agement Of this Department; in addition to
which, by laws recently passed, the Secretary of
the Interior is charged with the construction of
the three wagon roads leading to the Pacific
coast. ..e
Under act of February 5, 1859, "providing for
keeping and distributing all public documents,
all the books, documents, &C., printed or pur-
chased by the Government" the Annals of Con-
gress, American State Papers, American Ar
chves, Jeffersons and Adamss Works, are
transferred to this Department from the state
Department, Library Of Con Iress, and elsewhere /;
also, the Journals and Documents of the Thirty
fifth Congress. These valuable works are dis
ributed TO those who are by law entitled to re-
ceive them, and to such " colleges, public libra
ries, athenaums, literary and scientific institu-
tions, boards Of trade, or public associations"
as shall be designated by the members of Con-
gress. DID,. ..
The Department requires an additional build
ing for its accommodation, and the erection of
one has been repeatedly recommended during
the last few years for that purpose. At present,
the Pension Office is provided with rooms in what
is known as "Winder's Building" while the
other branches of the Department, including the
Secretarys office, are all crowded into the Patent
Office building, the whole OF which will be re-
quired at an early day for the use of the Patent
Office, for which it was originally Intended.
The national Republican., 1860-12-01

AMERICAN AND ENGLISH PICKLES,
SAUCES, &c.
CHOW CHOW, ,.
~ PlCCOLlLLY, Amefi'an
CHOW CHOW,
PlCCOLlLLY, English.
White and Brown ONIONS,
Sauces.
Worcestershire Sauce, Soyer's sultana, Read
ing. Harvey, and Anchovy SAUCES.
For sale by JESSE B. WILSON,
327 Pa. av., between Sixth and Seventh
nov 26 streets, south side.
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FOR COUGHS, COLDS, 60.

FUN CUUGHS, CULUS, &C.
A YER's CHERRY PEOTORAL.
n Jaynes Expectorant.
Stabler's Expectorant.
Tyler's Syrup Gum Arabic.
Browns Bronchial Troches.
Wistar's Cough Lozenges.
Wistars Balsam Wild Cherry.
Swayne's Syrup Wild Cherry.
Bryants Pulmonic Waters.
For sale by CHARLES STOTT,
No. 375 Pennsylvania avenue.
nov 26-tawlm
The national Republican., 1860-12-01

Snow let those insure who ne'er insured before,
And those who have, let them insure the more"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-02

Gen Gonzales and family, OF South Carolina are stop.
ping at the New York Hotel.
Col Dorns, of the United states Army mr. smith, ol
Philadephia; II. w. Brooks and lady of Florida: J. ~.
Lowe and lady of New Orleans Msnbury, of George
town W ~ Ross, OF Mobile Devecinon, OF Maryland.
and W. r. Branch, Of Virginia. stopping The fith
Avenue Hotel.
W. syms, of Philadelphia. J. =. Gilman and rmly, d
sltnore H. schoheld OF Saratoga; Smith, OF Long
lsIand Mr. Daring and lady, OF England H. psyson and
" r. Ogden, both ~ Chicago; r. Bartram, cf Connecu
Place Hotel.
Col Titus and Judge irwin both Of AriEons, and W.
Richardson, Of The Royal Navy, are stopping a. Tho g.
Nicholas Hotel
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-02
MIR. sEwARD's RECEPTION AT CHICAGO.


Mr. Seward reached Chicago this evening. he
escorted 10 the fremont House by Wide Awakes. An
immense sssemblnge congregated front Of the hotel
Among the ladies the balcony Lady Franklin, 70
whom Mr. Seward paid his respects. Mayor Went
worth presented Seward 10 the audience. To the
course Of bis remarks he ad that the IRE
pressb'e conflict began with the fall Of man, and
was brough, 70 this country when the free solcrs
landed Al Plymouth Rock and when the shareholders put
their back into jamestown. The people dcmsndes thai
The egsaiion of the country should be reformed sni
that the constitution should have honest old ashonef
Interpretation. (Cheers They also asked that VI.
seward snouid sit IN the senate until they should
him DOT o. four yearheuoe, and make BIN TIE suecss
sor Of an honest and able statesman.
Mr. seward made brief address, In the which
those Of our fellow citizens the Southern states who
maintain slavery, and having no power we have
no responsibility. We need not fear TIA, r'rh,
and Justice, and humanity viii not prevail n
this world, even though we not In the ned
where battles for 10 be fought
or where intructons for 70 be given There have
been sir m the thirteen slave states of the confcderacy
redeemed BY the cit Of those States themselves with
out intcrerencs intcrventirn from abroad All the
others that remain may be left under the increasing
nuenoes OF Christianity, 10 say nothing OF policy 70 de-
liver themselves from the from which we have
been saved. Non intervention The states by freemen
but hsh Of the motive of the repvblian party. Non.
Intervention by Shareholders the territories Of the
United statcs 10 the repstpe. (Cheevs1
Mr.. SEWARD ypeAks here 70 mcrov-,