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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-17

Tux TwrLTrn RrGIEESr. After remain
ing on board the Constitution TIL Saturday,
orders came TO di.einhark the troop. Col.
Shspley with Adjutan' jose ',ar'ed Tor L's.
ell, % make arrangement. Tor returning to
Camp Chase. when be Vas intercepted by
trIesr,phic order. and informed that the
steamer Wa. to 70 to Fortress Monroe. with
the troops. The enthusiasm Of the men
vas unbounied at the prospect Of eating
fairly started Tor somewhere, when they
could bs released irom their present quar-.
tiers. They sailed Monday
IL has been eopfc,ured from late move.
uent., that Gen. Bu,ler's expedition has
been abandoned.
A New Iiampshire regiment, belonging to
thi. DIVISION. has been detached. and jiin.
ed TO the army Of the Potomac.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-17
rroa the kens-.~c Jourusl.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

The rceen, vigorous and determined action
Of the Democratic party in P'nn'ylvania.
New York. Iniiana. and New Il,mp.hire
through State Convention. and ~ other
eye. Of those Republicans who may have
been lei to believe tia, the political millen.
Jun ~a- abou, to b, u.hcrrd IN, and all
parru,n principles ,nd ~i'he. forgotten
The paragraph ~e Published last week frum
the B.,on Pu.,. giving account Of toe met
ing ~ the Democratic s'.ie COMMITTEES of
M,.nchu-~,,s. and the denomination NJ
rived At Nv that h-ty a. vigorously organic
and maintain the party m that State. i an
other INST significant, tact IN the .nm. III
r,ction TIL. runt.e u Co b. srcr'iily inl.
lo.rd by the Democrat. 81 Connecticut.
In Wisconsin ,na lilinn,s thrr. are the .amo
nnmi.ntahls manifestations. IL esri.'nl,
dos ~, r-qmrr special generation to de-
cover what ,hi- all means. u mot cl~srly
tain,. ,oa thorough sni determined efnri
ihruug hou, the loyal STATE, o. rr,i'- the
Democratic party nth the view 10 carry the
n.,, Congressional IIou.s u Representatives,
The successful Efforts 10 .ub,idirs RspublI.
can newspapers in 'pm- quarters. placing
tie most rartiran Iluuker. in their ,!l,o'i,l
chairs, and the attempt TO hol.ier NJ Demo
cratic r-r-r. by impairing the circulation
AMI patron ne Of Republican Tarer- in other
quarters. arr facts not to bc concealed or
msunder.tood There is no dnobt ,h1,
-omc rIcel'n, Republicans have been mis-.
81 and deceived ~ these siealihY aud in.
.duou. activities or an ancient Zoe. tn,
far garb Of no4na'iy hD sorp,i ne r'i
yupoV. and honest men have not taken
pains to learn the real dri,t Of thing, IL
should In justice be stated also 10 the con.
necrian. that there are some Democrats ~ho
have abandoned the old ursanIE,ton Tor.
ever and rni,ni 10 at n good fa,h With tic
Republican in tie future. Thee should -
'reated {" equal. in every way sni their
las, should not h. r,mrmh rcd against
ihrm
b., We call ON all true friend. Of Rcpuh.
lean principle. and OF the State and Va.
iional Administrations. which you have
brought into existence, not to ignore facts
Us they really rII., t. 30 % would he the
mere-s folly and delusion in the work AZ
this importan, national emergency h ~ not
forget ne drneai fabie 81 The don and n,
lamb To be iorewarnei i. TO be for'a-med
asains, a Zoe tbs, never relaIes, never fore
goes hi. real designs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-17

The Pioneer state. that Portage Lake.
With l6 name. IN the voting h.'. has SEN,
80 stout f,llus. to the VAR.
B.nj lave. Of Ashland. having been ap
poiut.d Maj II in the 18Th regiment. ha. re-
signed his position rs Sheriff OF ArOo'ioOs
60.
Mr.. Ca,berin. f.ssther- Of Bancroft. has
In III. army II the United States. q husband.
bor .m', four -sp sons, three grand suns.
and two sons-in.law.
Franklin n Drew. E.q late Assistant
Clerk Of thu Hoass 81 Representatives. has
rece,',d tne appointment Of Capt. Of the
Fort Fairfield (Aroos,ook Go } c.. 18th
Regiment
Hon Parker SHIELD n died 10 Pirmins-
dale on the Sth inst. sgsd Go Jssrs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-17
ros The Osfo'a Demos's'.
The Revival at Bethel.

Nh Enron The past lew ~.shs tsve
ben % foil 81 in,ss-., 70 I'll the TREND. Of
Chris, here IN Bethel. that It Germs worthy
Of something more than merely passing
notice IN ,our p,pr.
Mr. H.wmmJ. the Evangelist. spent q
few days here IN l,lpr'ns "a show people
their iru, ,,iafion 20 ihD ,c"rld. aud The
,cOrId bs,ond. and 10 convince sinners that,
:" long a. they rri'ct Cbri.'. they are
Z. ,rsmrlins upon the Son Of God, and
thai - the rug,I ofnr IS death"
III. meetings have heen held mostly at
the Fire, Ccnerrea,i,naliu Church. snd
nch meetings. 'b>, ~.rr, a. have not bsen
witnessed 10 the place Tor many year..
The truth uttered by him, 9th 81 much
force and earne-iness. was s,n homs by the
Spirit. and multitude. were l~i to zee them.
selves as they never bad before. Stout,
hard hearted men. and young. thoughtful
persons. ny scores. were made 70 how los
and weep over their sins. and finally to 70
iicc IN iseline the burden removed. Large
congregations usually assembled, and among
them scarce nm Indifferent person could h
found. An seemed impressed with msii'Hc
nfu,so Of the Spvii.
The second Church also enpyed largely
III. bl,ssipg attending hi, iAbor. Pastors
and people Of zach pinned together, heart
AMI hand. in helping 90 the blessed work
and both. alike, rej'iee IN ,hs wonders I'D
hath wrought. Al prai.. snd glory To iii'
holy name. MANY have eomm'nced the
present year With new ard pohler aims IN
lite.
Ling ~ill ths .airt. 81 Mr Hammond h
rsmrmterrd IN Bethel. . the means,
thrnugh the blessing ~ God OF thi. pre-
c,ous revival. which reaches - many hearts.
binding ns-thsr with AZ sacred associations
the old AMI the new year.
Mr.. II. is now lsh,ring in Gurham. y
u assisted by thu pastor OF the flr.'
Church. Rev. Mr. wheclwrisht, and 'oms
" the young men in his society who have
lately found peace and Joy IN the free par
don from Elm.
Tho work a,H rrogr.ap, here. and that II
may long continue 10 the hope aud prayer o'
on INTERESTED
Bethel. Jan. eth. 1862.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-17
Secretary Cameron Re.igned.

The country Was startled by the announce.
men,, Tuesi.y. tina, Secretary Cameron bad
rv.isnej. Hon. T. " stanton, Of Penn.yl
,ania i. hi. suecY.or. Mr. Cameron has
been appointed Minister to Russia, in place
Of Ca,.iu. N. Clay. who will DC a Brisadi,r
in the army.
The impression prevail. ,ha, the Secretary
resigned on accoun, Of the late ventilation
given to IL. loose manner in which ,pecu
lator' have made way with the public fund.-
in army matters. 0thers suppose ,ha, he
VAS practically removed on accOup; Of his
opinion. ON the cOntrahand question.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-17

Am IoE rHE soLprEs NJ. n " R~a.
Sc, Of N. iAiie. Committee. acsno~l
edges through the Portland pNpcr,. the -
e,ip u hoic', IRON Oxford County. A. Iol
loss:
hnio,'r. North Ando'cr ~ Waterford.
frychurs. Peru. three rom Norway. W.,
pari. I, Spu,h psri- .. p.r,.e
BpIr. have a'-o b.n received irm Ilar
ri-on. Brid:,on. Cornish. a. The Com.
mi,toc have br-arl,i three hoI. 10 tho
Sanitary Commission. AMI one TO ;, Lpui.
TIE other. have been zen, TO the Different
Maine regiments.
The commi',e- thank the public Tor k'nd.
pe.-rs rendered. and arp-,,l hr further con-
irihurno. 20 n, distributed Tho State now
pay. the expense of forwarding. greatly IA
elli;aiins the work.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-17

PoErL,>p PKic.s Hsru.ns ha. taken
sno,hrr downW.rd m"se Toe Price Cur.
rent quote, at IS 10 - c-ni-. ac ord,ng u
the qusn,iiy taken. Hop are i6 aud l.
cents. Uai.. - to % 4. round hog. declined
slightly during the ~crk. while mes beef
was ac,I'e, in Consequence ofarpy demands.
Sasar' adsaRccd slightly. Apples Bad.
win. aud Ru--s,. .oli tor $3.50 10 $500
Per barrel. Butter. is ~ ~ cts.
A forced sale Of A. 4 ST. l.. Railroad
stock. resulted in only $40 pcr .har-. Thu.
!. s,id no, 10 he fair criterion Of i,s mark
ct value.
The Foreign export, Of the week amount.
ed to Sl62,62s.l5
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-17

rmr wpr In, week IN. given evidence
Of ccnrra' advance. down w, Mississippi.
AMI IN the Sh,r. II Kentucky Ard rcLn,..
go Large achievements have ALA been
ordered 10 Western Virginia. IL /. possible
bcl,rc another work. the fc,cri.h iinTa,isncc
Of the people to have 'omethinc done. Will
h. alayed ny brilliant actions TIE spirit
Of the people, no Ices than the credi, Of the
government has been severely tried. ny long
month. ol comparative inaetron We have
.Otn. live commandsr. IN the West.
In this connection We may add tina, The
reported resignation Of Gen. sigsl Is mol,
confirmed. he i. still at hi. poet in Ms
.our,.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-17

DIr.IoS AMONG ruE RrHIr. A prison.
oner from the South, reports tina, strong
peace party is farming down South. Das.
and Stephens are reported to be IN favor OF
settling Affairs by Commissioners. The
Rhe,i. are opposed TO tins plan. Probably
the story springs from the insein .tion OF
some letter writer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-17

Fsox KrSrrcKY. In another column will
b found Official di.pa,ehe. from Kentucky.
fully confirming the utter root Of the forces
uoder Humphrey Marshall. 10 sought
terms and va. allowed to fight or sorren.
der. Atones b. di.hsnded hi. troop. burat
VIA, baggage could be thrown together,
and rsn iuxIvriossly iccn tie 6,ld. ''
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-17

Tns ApyrkfDtE. We natice that the
firm name. b" Liii, Bro A 20 - .. this
-s-k dropP~i lron the Advertiser. To"
add, wight t. the current rpmor that 'ne
concern ~. been bought up by + o..
Smith. We have th- suthorIiy Of the Bath
Time. tor the statement that ElIPhae' Case
the editor IS a LecomP,on-Br'ess"r'dss'
Bri,h, democrat
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-17

Brsss,pr EtrtprmS AL the v'-'rl'
comprising thi. expedition have started from
por,re.. Monroe. The steamers are all OF
itch, drah. supposed 10 be intended for .hoal
water operstiOO.. Its surmi'ei tina, the
nl,n !, 3, attack Norfolk in the rear. State
Insn,. are made that wo shall bear FROM the
expedition In . week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-17

THE Ps>noOL, Orr rhi. war steamer
which the ret-l- supposed they were block
aiding, N wa.hlngtiu, won, down the Po.
toma-. saturday. She va. target for
many batteries. hut pa-sed them unframed
Size carried valuable store. for Fortress
Mpnroe She va. une OF tie I've frsi e,a~
steam .loop. b-sun in 1855, OF which the
Hartford. bulk in Boston. wA. another
Sic was built At psnsaeols aud launched
Aar u 1859. She lei, Pensacola Dec 81
Of that year. and arrived a, Norfolk on the
18th Of Janu,ry following. TO receive her
maehlbery. Various experiments upon her
engine delayed her getting ready for SEA. and
last year she ws taken 70 Washington. to
guard again, such = contingency rs sciu'
.IIy took plsec At Norfolk in April. The
Pea-aeol. :. 5lSs ,Nos bur,hen, aud is full.
,bIp-rigr-d. Her eaps,sn. are Of mahogany.
made from bed used BY General Jackson
" mount mortar Coz the defence Of New
Orleans.
The ordinary eoastibs trs&e 90 the river
seems nos TO be lits!s Affected BY the rebel
batteries.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-17

Washington dispatches, Wednesday. men
toned a :umor tina, Gen. Seth w,lIi-m-. Of
Maine. /. to be appointed Adla.an, General
Of tie U. s Army, in place Of Gen. Thomas.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-17

A B,SKrs AkkI.TID. Sni,b.on. q Wash.
ing,on banker, ha. been arrested A.a spy.
IL Ia. zen 10 extensive correspondents
With the rebel. and 4, i. stated that late
letter. eOo,ain plan for the cap,ars Of
Washington. Tn. letters alec give detailed
statement. Of the strength and POSITION Of
our army.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-17

The Worcester Spy report, rumors tina.
the cattle disease has again broken out in
Massachusetts,. Several animals have died
in Qainoy and Randolph. Professional sI.
aminer. repor, the cause Of death to have
bren pleuro.pneumonn.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-17

The Aroossook Herald relates that Houl.
ton citizen brUush, money from . colder IN
the army for HI. vile in Pr-squs Isle. and
paid IL over to her IN bill. OF the worthless
Central Rank Of Frsdericttoa ',.f 8.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-17

The records OF lose Of life on the sss, the
pas, wear. indicate that thousand persons
Nsys been destroyed during the year.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-17

Gen. Scott returns from Europe very
much improved IN health and spirit. lie s
able now to enter his carr'sse, with little
assistance. lie ls.i ~-,k VISITED tbs Quar-.
terma',er's Otsce. nakiusa call u half 40
hour.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-17
ArGrsrl, Jan. Is, 1869.

ArGrsrA, Jan. ID. lS62.
Mr.. Cary. o! lloulton, introduced an or.
der into ths House directing the COMMITTEES
on Military Affairs to enquire into the eI
psdiency Of furnishing the soldiers now
In camp in this city with an extra blanket.
Mr.. L. remarked that he bsd had much
experience in the NUMBERING business. and
had known men who were much mors eI.
posed than the men Are here, were never
sick. because they had sufficient clothin. ~
keep them warm At night without Ere.
A resolve has passed. extending the 'srm.
OF the Law Tor the se,tleuen, Of the pubic
lands Of volunteers.
Mr.. KImball. VI Bethel. presented psti
ton Of the sslec,men Of Grafton. asking for
IN nc, authorizing the collector Of ths,
town To collect crr,ain nOn.rrr,dent tsrs.-
the right to collect them having expired by
limitation.
!. Is understood tha, the Cavalry Reri
men, now in camp here will leave Tor the
seat VI war next week
The SICK a. the Hospitals are generally
doing we'll. The mes.lc. ara disappearing
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-17

A e'l aboli.h"g the ir.nkIns prr,Iege
b" passed the House oi Representatives by
vote Of l07 to 10.
The friends Of Rev. e. " Pray, Of Back.
Geld made him witt. on the last sitsrn 'ou
and evening ii the old year. leaving subsian.
iisl proof Of their friendship.
Col Sam'l Colt, inventor Of the revolver,
died a. Hartford. last Friday morning.
The Board OF Agriculture conmspeej its
sssa!oe ., Avsosss, Wednesday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-17

A Com APPOINTMENT We learn iha,
Cap, u Btsh-c, j.. Of the Maine 9th Reg
iment. has been promoted 10 Lieut.. Colonel
81 the .ame regiment,
Capt n. studied Law. with Judge Nor.
rim OF Auburn. bu, subsequently, entered
Tut. COLLEGE. where be vas q student. a,
the time Of enli.'ing IL VA. the only
student Of the institution. sho mp TO that
time had entered ,sc army as private. Ilc
served in the S,t Massachusetts. regiment.
Tor three months. which gave him the OF.
ror,uni'y 10 show hi. rluck a, Bull Run,
receiving the highest praise Al the hani' Of
the gallant Col Lawrrnc.
After the s,h wa' mustered "a, Of .erricr.
Mr.. Bi.h~c visited ~. father. at Canton.
While at home. he WAS authorized W the
Governor, 10 RAJ" Company IL com.
mrnced at once, and filled ny hi' company
IN rrry shor, time III. company chose
him captain, nj The same time proposing
him +. candidate for tho pos, Of Lieut., Col.
n, hr'vd by ouly one or ,wo votes On
the late resignation II lieut.Col Harding,
b, w, recommended 10 hll the vacancy. by
large portion II the line oiic'r'. and the
Governor. complied With ,h. request,
iieui.Col. Bi.hcc, i.s.n Of Cap, 10.
ratio Bi.t~c Of Canton. and grandson Of Il,
Elisha B.N-- ~ Sumner. who vas in the
for, guard of the Army Of the Revolution
when the Ils..ian- we're taken a, Princeton.
lie al.o ser,ci ~iih Gen Gates a, the sur.
render Of ten. Burgnyne.
Lieut. Col u ia brother in-lau to Il 7
Brirc'. E.Q OF Auburn. nv whose polite
ncs' We have been rl,eed in POSSESSION Of
the sho,e facts.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-17
Bethel Items.


Diph,hsria hes prevailed NJ West he the
TO come exteot. Six deaths have occurred
there within Anew weeks. &
The religious interest here. 10 deeply ses'-
ed in the minds Of a large number Of psr.'n-
in this community. Probably ons bundled
or more per-,n. have experienced religion
among the din~rn, religious socis,ies
Meeting. have been held In Rev. Mr.. Wheel.
wriehi's church every evening for mors than
three week'. and they have hc-n fully at
tended. Such an interest has mol been
known here since 1880
The travelling Tor week pas, ha. been
unlike anything experienced here for many
year,. Iloee drir,. composed IT dirty snow
are followed by coarse rra,slly patch from
which oil the sand i- blown out. The
ea.,.rlv slope Of the mountain. are covered
with snow. and pre.ent curious aspect
when seen from an elevated position. Sat.
urdsy night two inehe. Of snow fell. which
vac followed on Sunday nigh, by little
rain % that what has fallen cannot blow
my more the pre-"nt winter II has l'een
thus far mr.t unfavorshle winter for bust.
me-. Farmer. find a dull market for pnrk.
!, hss hen sold Tor FIVE and ak CENTS per ID.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-16

names of three hundred Sioux who have
been condemned to be executed. The
President replied, calling for synopsis
of evidence to be sent by mail, II is not
probable that the wholesale execution
which is proposed will be sanctioned by
the President.
Thirty three men of the I'd Indiana
cavalry made dash into Fredericksburg
yesterday, and captured twenty-nine
prisoners.
General Wool publishes card to- day,
saying It is not true that placed this
incapable Colonel Miles in command of
Harper's Ferry.
He was there in command when | as
sumed control of this Department., and
had been ordered TO establish his head
quarters there, on the Goth of March, by
Major Mcclellan, then Com
mander-in- Chief On the Both of April
the Secretary Of War sent the following
order to Colonel Miles at Harper's Ferry
You will please make daily reports of
the state of your command to this De-
partment.' have now no time TO notice
further the censure of the Commission.
When am at leisure IL will receive the
attention which it merits"
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-16

standard which permits Of eternally
clashing between those who presume to
have power, and those ,oho actually possess
IL There seems TO be too many Wheels u,
the machinery. Gov Johnson is under
stood to be here by the authority OF tho
President of the United States as Mill
tary Governor. His position must he
clearly defined. If his powers
are plenary, he should SO exercise them,
ETC." That will do! Governor JoHE-
SON, who is acting by virtue of authority
delegated to him by The COMMANDMENTS
Chief Of the Army and Navy, and Presi-
dent Of the United States, iso'charged
with presumption in demonstrating against
acts Of military despotism, and attempt
ing to protect loyal people, and their
property from lawless aggression and
depreciation! Petty officers, inflated with
a sense of momentary importance, have
acted as though they imagined themselves
authorized TO con6scate and impress
property, of all kinds, for their private
use, and thus either outraged men whose
loyalty is above all suspicion, or Hobbed
the Federal Government of forfeited
property. These depredstiOns and seiz-
ures have been carried on to most alarm
ing extent by inferior officers, who have
paid no more regard to a loyal man than
to the most malignant of traitors These
statements have been given t. us by Of
ficers in the Federal army, at this place,
from Ohio, from Indiana, and of this
State and the evidence of their truth
may be found in documents which are
now at the Capitol, and which will be
forwarded to Washington.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-16

In Mobile, a bushel of corn sells for
So so; at Montgomery it is 81 %. But
ter sells at 81 80 per pound. Flour at
Mobile, is $40 per barrel in Richmond,
S27. In Richmond wheat is 81 per
bushel; in Alabama it So. Coffee sells
in Mobile at So per pound, at auction
The Tribune, commenting upon these
prices, says: "a wild spirit of specula-
ton and money-making has seized the
public mind" A huge and relentless
game of "grab " is being played with
desperate energies, and instead of help
ing each other through the trials of these
dark hours, and these terrible struggles of
the nation painting for independence, we
seem TO be preying upon each other like
so many wild beasts. Unhappily, 10 is
the poor whose faces are ground and
whose bellies are pinched by these reck-
less speculations and ruinous prices
Let men who can forget the thrOes of their
country in their mad greed ofgain at least
compassionate the condition of the poor
and needy, especially among the families
of their brave defenders in the field. Let
them beware lest while they are rioting
in their gains tonight, it prove not a
Belshazzar's feast, to be followed by
ruin in the morning. The enemies Of
your liberties, the despoilers of your
honor, are not ten thousand miles of, as
the temper of the times would indicate.
Casting bullets and furnishing arms
would be a more fitting employment for
gallant and liberty loving people, cir
cumstanced as those of Mobile are.
A letter in the Tribune from Richmond,
dated the 2Sth, says that the government
has every disposition to defend Charles
ton, Savannah, and Mobile and that "ey-
cry effort will be made TO save them
from the fate Of New Orleans and Mem
phis." II is added, however, that "past
experience teaches us the folly of rely
ing upon the government"
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-16
The Reception of Parson Brownlow
at Grand Rapids-A Ludicrous

From the Detroit Free Pr s.
The Committee appointed to receive
Parson Brownlow at Grand Rapids the
other day, performed a comedy of errors
which was extremely amusing TO those
who witnessed it. Deeply impressed with
the Importance of the event as an era in
the history of that usually quiet city,
they assembled in the morning and ar
ranged the preliminaries, and at nine
o'clock took an omnibus for the DEPOT
which is nearly a mile from the town.
Upon arriving there they ranged them
selves and waited with feverish anxiety
for the train, which was a little behind
time. As the cars came up, the commit
tee formed itself into semi-circle con the
platform near the track the chairman
short Pumblechookian sort of man.
standing in the centre, speech in hand,
ready to pounce upon the Parson as soon
as he appeared. About the first man TO
alight was Parson Brownlow, but as the
Committee did not happen to know
him from "any other man" he was
allowed to pass quietly to the rear.
-Four or five more people stepped out,
and then well dressed gentleman ap-
peared at the door, with servant bear
ing his valise. A committee man poked
the chairman and the chairman nodded.
and as soon as the individual alighted
he commenced reading the welcome adj
dress but before he had finished the
first paragraph he was astonished. by the
announcement from the stranger that he
wasn't Parson Brownlow, but the agent
for Holloway's pills. The chairman
opened his mouth in amagement, but AT
this point Mr.. Brownlow who had been
watching the proceedings, came forward,
and introducing himself, said to the
chairman that they had better 20 to the
hotel, and he would listen to the address
when they got there. SO the party took
possession of the committee omnibus
and drove of, some of them feeling de-
cidedly flat, and more especially the
chairman, who had made such ludic-
rous mistake in the presence of large
crowd of spectators. He will probably
not soon hear the last Of his attenpt TO
eulogize the agent Of Hollowey's pills.