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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03

Gov. Washburn informed the editor OF
the Press. cha, he had read the llerald's re-
por, OF the Convention Of Governors u, ~.
toona, Pa. and that the only particle Of
truth contained therein was the fact that a
Convention was held.
Gov. Berry OF y II. publishes card de.
nying the truth Of the llcrall's report.
Al accounts agree that no proposition to
remove Mcclellan VA. broaehei; and tha,
Fremont, name was only mentioned Incl.
dcn'ally.
The frs, man 10 propose 10 congratulate
the President on his proclamation, was Mr..
Todd, the democratic Governor Of Ohio; and
h.. motion was seconded by Gov. Pierpon,
Of Western Virginia.
II. Press add. The Governors werc
hopeful. and derived fresh courage IRON tho
proclamation, and the sriri, in which is was
received. Gen. Meclernard, tho icadln;
Douela, man Of Illinois. was present. and
dsclsrei the proclamation was mos, oppor.
tune. and tina, i, would elec,riiy the whole
Northwest"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03

BrTurL TowN FNR The Eighth An.
nual Txhibitio o, the Bethel Farmers
Club. will Re held a, Bethel Hill. Tuesday
October 7,h. TIE show Of Vegetables,
Fruit, and Farm Crops, will be in Pi,,ce'.
Hall The exhibition Of Sea, Stock. IIor.s.
and Colts will be IN Spring Street. Draw.
ins Match at o'clock rro,,ing Match a,
s. In the evening an sddr~-s will be deliy.
cred by \. ;. Twi'ehell, Esq., after which
Committees sill report.
We arp'ni lis, of the name. Of Award
in. Committees
Nca, S,cck-D. F. Brown, T.. l.. Rich,
Ari.on &. l.. Blake.
Horse. and Colu.-Nevtou Grover, Gil,
man Chapman. d. \. Lyon.
Tro,,ins.-S. +. Gibson. VIM. L. Chap.
man. ; II. Chapman.
District Teim..-Josiah Brown 81. Dea
l. Grover. George Y. E,lingsOOd.
Drawing Match John Barker. Nose,
Mason. G,leai, Seth Wight. Jr.
Sheep and Swine.-D. NJ. Grover, Nose,
Pa,tee. Francis Barker.
Farm Crops "A. l.. Burbank, l.. T. Bar
ksr. Gilbert Chapman.
Dairy -Ahner Davis. ID. W. Davis
Locke. Mill., J. u Lovepy. Albany.
Fruits-Dr. J. fannius. ". Haywood
J Walker.
vesetlble.-Alfrcd Twitehell. S. II
Chapman. \. VI. Merrill.
Bread and IIoney.-Jo-~ph 4. rwi'ehell
John A. Twi,ehcll. Lew Twitehell.
Miscellaneous Albert ). Tsi,ehell, Mrs
J ;. Abbott. Mrs. Theresa Mason, Miss i
J. Grover. Miss Aleltha Twitchtll.
Committee OF Arransemsnts,-Giina'
Chapman. David =. Brown. John Barker
David VI. Grover. Jos. 4. Twitehell.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03

CIprs Mus. Dcmosogucs are exciting
the public mind with false, improbable and
malicious stories relative TO the internal tax.
Thus. we heard the owner Of cider mill,
say. the other day, he did not dare to star,
his mill, the tax would be 80 large. They
tell me. said he, must pay hecHiy dollars.
Now. IL he had paid ak cents, for digest
Of the law, he would have seen that cider
mills are not mentioned a, all. a general
provision applies to manufactures not ma
med. under which all which produce ove'
the sum OF $1,000 annually shsll pay ten
dollars. There are no mill. hereabou,. do
in, such an amour, Of business. and they
will pay no tax. Thus view has. since the
above was prepared, been confirmed by cOn'
,crsa,ion with the officials preparing the
tax list.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03
The Cattle Showl

Tho twentieth exhibition OF the Oxford
Agricultural Society. commenced on Tues
day, OF this week. Tho details Of the fret
days operations arc necessarily msascr, the
preliminary arrangement. Of entering and
di.ps,ng articles no, aaJrding many items
Of interest. We are content with the ob.er'
walton that the lis, Of entries promise To DO
large. and that the show. OF iruit and stock
raising. and specimen Of crops. vegetables,
dairy products. manufactures. and noble
men aud women. will be . success. The
only exercise. are voluntary trial OF draw
ing oxen. In which Me..rs Clark and Dun
ham try their cattle, and thu trials OF colts,
OF tho classes OF three years old and four
years olds:
TnR,E Ys,m' Otps.--PwD res.
For thi. purse hut two entries were made,
MIR. Geo. \. Ame- entered brown colt.
three year. old last Spring. raised In Paris.
and Mr.. Bc.,ey entered sorel colt. raised
in BackGeld The Tru.,ce. consented that
for thi, race the horses should make hall
miles heats. bee, two in three. Mr.. Ame.
had the pole. The race pcrhap. excited as
much amusement a, one between trained
horses; but great sport could not be expect.
al. The ,orrel colt. in the frs, heat soon
took tho pole. and KEEP, out Of tho way oil
the tina thereafter. The second heat wa.
contested les closely than the first. ilessey
winning both. In eos, and 2oG.-hali
mile.
FovR YE,Rs' 0LD CoLrs.-PurS Of 81.
For the SJcieiy's purse OF 81, offered fo'
colts Of tour years old. there werc ba, two
entries. Willard II. Woodbury.. OF Norway
had o red colt. raised In Harrison. which
will be Eve this fall. a. 5. Cole. Of Hebron
presented sorrel colt. very much lighter IA
weight. four years old last Spring. Mr.
Cole contended that the difference in the
age OF the colts was such that the match
was not . fair one. fha: the spectator
should no, lo'c ,hc'pors. Nr W. gave odds
IN distance, and tho pole to the other horse
and tie race came OF Mr.. Woodbury. wOr
both heats. Time, ) Oj aud 3is. Mr.
Coles colt has had no training. aud wa
quite .hy Mr.. Woodbury. colt has has
some practices; and judges predic, tia, h'
will show some speed, with age and train
inr.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03
Presentation of Sword to Lieut., Wight.

BrTnEL. Sept, ~. 1909.
Ma. EprroR There are event. in the
life Of every individual. and in the history
Of every neishborhooi. which leave deep aud
lasting impressions. Each call Of our Pres.
iisn, Tor volunteers ha. been hard here in
Bethel. and wh,, Is more. has been h',d,d.
The line. are drawing .,ill nearer and near.
er, s,ill closer and closer 10 the hearts and
TO the home. Of true and loyal men and
women.
In response TO the las, call. somc Of our
bc.,yourg men have gone forth IN willing
obedience. to oG,r themselves. u reed DO. a
sacrifice upon the shrine Of freedoms altar.
young men Of character, many OF them
yopnc men OF picty. deeply beloved and re.
-pcctcd Tor their moral worth. l, is 80 IN
other places We suppose the character of
,hi. war seems clearly shown By the elias, Of
men engaged IN IL.
Lieut.. T.. W. Wight. OF the I'D Maine
a. slh'hNs NAulN Neul' ou - riuIb Nlrib iArt
week. IRON camp Abraham Lincoln. -
HIS iri"uds here. wishing TO give him some
.lieh, token Of their regard and apprecia.
ton Of his efforts in film. the town. quota
Of volunteers, took measures to purchase
ahi rre-cn, him with asword.
The presentation wa. made at the Station
House, West Bethel. on the morning Of III.
return. Sept. IS. by Jr. II. n. Newell.
There was quito an as.emblasc Of friends
aud citizens 10 bid the beloved Lieutenap,
good bye" and wish him :" Good speed. -
lis reply to the presentation wa, in word.
Of patriotic real and earne-inc-s. uttered in
the firm belici sha, in thus going forth. he
was but fulfilling. asa pa'rio, aud man.
his duty to his country and TO hi. God.
Such is the principle upon which all Of our
young men have OF late neutrality-suspicious.
and conscientious discharge oil duiy,-and
they 60 carrying with them the warme.,
sympa,hies and earnest prayers Of many
patriotic hearts.
This little occurrence. Mr.. Editor. small
though i, may be among the events Of the
present day, was one which will never DO
forgotten by some Of the good citizens Of
BETHEL.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03

Grs. BuxssIpE. The following incident
illustrative Of the temperance principles Of
ono Of our brAvest aud most popular 0'ner'
al. 10 related BY "Csrleson" in tho Boston
Journal.
cannot refrain from giving what las not
20, appeared in print relative to Gen. Burn
side, who has won such l-urels during the
war. A gentleman from Psnns1lvania IN
formed me yesterday. that he "" visitor
n, Annapolis last November when Burnside
was preparing to dcpar, upon bis eIped''
ton TO North Carolina. II wa' on the day
OF the grsnd'rcvisw. when Secretaries Gam
eron. wellcs. and large number OF visitors
were present. Ny informant CHANGED 70
hear Gen Burnside give directions to the
landlord Of the hotel relative to their enter
taipmsn,--,o provide a good dinner. The
landlord inquired abou. liquors, u wish
Won TO understand, sir. SAID the General
.,ha, pay for no liquors. You ~''l pro
vide none n, my expense
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03

4 PRoYrr OrricrR The New Orleans
correspondent, Of the Pres, whiting Of tho
expedition TO Observation-Disclosures in re-
sul,,.-.pcAk. as follows OF tho detail from
the i2th No Regiment,
" Our eompanic. in the expedition were
Company c. Capt. Thornton, Co. ID. Capt.
Winter. and Co. +. Capt. Harrington, with
detail. from nearly every company in tho
regiment. Company D being ordered an.
other way did no, NEE, the enemy I'LL their
return 20 the boat, when Capt Winter.
hearing that Co, & and I were attacked.
without waiting for orders, immediately
started Tor them a, double quick, but only
reached them in time 10 cover their retreat,
and hold tho enemy in check. till the ei'
hlu.,ei and wounded men were placed in
safety on board the boat. when they retreat
cd without the loss Of man"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03

UyIoS AGRICULTURAL socirrr. Our friends
a, Eas, Sumner. had two Of the most beau
,iful day. OF Autumn for their Exhibition.
We learn tina, the show was excellent: the
attendance large and tina, matters passed
OF very satisfactorily. !, isprobably an
official report OF the proceedings will be
published.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03

TIE CAuiNrr \ rumor comes from
Washington. that Edward Everett, has been
Invited to Washington for advice. as to For
sisn Relations. Oi course associated With
this is arcpor, TIA; Mr.. Seward is abOu, to
reign but the latter story Is no, confirm
Cd.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03

The Republicans Of New York have nom.
mated, for Governor, Gen. Wad.worth, now
Military Governor Of Washington The
General. in answer to strenade. Satur
day night. in honor Of bis nomination, said:
"we mus, cas-, out the devil OF slavery,
which ha. di.:raeed Us from the hour Of Our
National birth"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03
JOHN }. FERRY. Editor.

TrRNS.-ope Dollar ard Fihy Gents. ps'
,.a,- In advance; Two Dollars, NJ thu end Of Tho
Clubbing. We wcuh resrectioily call ihs
,,i.u,iaa oi sueh a are .possd te eRd their s'd
1. -Si.,.iisx To- circuissiun Of hOUc PaIsr u
the Guliowiug offer;
We Will seal
10 Copie., Zoe eae var, ~ 1..9o
20 Cope. ,ioS eas ,sat, Sc :"'o"
AL one copy 10 the persoe rciiing ~ the e''''
The u,ons, must aCrumpan, The ou'ef.
us. VI. Petivusin \ Co., 10 state S"'F''
Bosion. and i22 Ns.sas Susst, New ho'A' are
or authootrd a.rnis
Jon PRINTING asail, executed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03

Potatoes are inclined to 70. hi. year con.
s'derabiy. \ farmer. who has experiment.
cd somewhat. ays he dig. his potatoes ear.
ly; drying and sorting carefully before put.
ting them in the cellar. The rot Is always
arrested by thu. course; ~h,ls II allowed to
remain in the ground through warm aud
wet fall, they are not worth much.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03

The Brids,on Reporter :gi'cs It q, i's e.
pcrience, that hard smoking and hard court
ing will tire q fellow out much quicker than
hard work. The Press.
And we believe Bro. Lamson might hare
added that he has lound as much profit 10
the one 40 the other.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03

SOLDIERS frSERAL SERMON Rev. George
Bates. OF Auburn. preached in the Unlver.
sails, church. in this place, Sabbath alter.
noon. = discourse on tho death VI RyersOn,
sou Of Alexander RyersOn, Esq. Of this
town. who WAS killed at the battle Of Cedar
Mountain. The occasion attracted large
audience.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03

DEMOCRATIC TESTIMONY. The Bath Sen,i.
mel says Col. Nickerson, OF the 18th
Maine regiment. 10 on visit home for a lew
days. Ii IL said that ho is still strong in
the opinion, bc has for come time held. as
to tho importance Of freeing and armlng the
slaves. In order to put down rebellion
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03

Major James Mann, Payma.,er. last week
reported dismissed FROM the service, has been
restored. lie had been informed that NJ
fund. would be ready for use for several
days; and took the opportunity to attend
to important private business. !.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03

l.. II. King, Esq. Of Norway. admitted
at the August Term, OF III, 5. j. Court, to
practice as an Attorney and Counsellor. in
all the courts in this State. has located. for
the present at Norway. lie tahe'charse Of
Col. Virgins Office, during HE absence.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03

APARAeGAru " UFsrT." The compost
tor made US accuse the Kennebec Journal
Of sysciiiag the fact that e. II. Brown, OF
Mason. has joined tie army Of the Union.
The Journal reportsd theiAei.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03

AuBrt,SoE CoRrs. Perlsy ielesraphs the
Journal thu, " Gen. Mcclellan las orsan'.
zcd an ambulance corps in each division. IN
der command Of a captain, wi,ha frs, lieu.
tenant Tor each division. q second lieutenant
for each brigade, and . sergeant, Tor each
recimen,--,o have control OF all ambulance
and transport carts.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03

Gen. Fremont's STAB has been ordered to
report to him for duty. but IL has not trans
pirsd where his nsxs field Of duty will be
Probably be will have a command at The
West.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03

Jerome SanbOrn Of Bethel. In tho Maine
10Th. lost foot at the battle OF Antie.am,
John Bryant, Of Bethel, TO. ], Ms. a'h'
VAS killed at Beckittsville.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03

The Boston Joarnal bring, to notice q
Law Of the last Congress. which authorizes
the soldiers to draw IRON the Quartermas.
ter, department.. such regulation clothing,
necessary to their health and COMFORT as may
be requisite to replace that lo'. by them from
the casualties Of war;" !. furthermore CON-
mapds tina, +" such issue Be- grdiuiious, and
not charged 10 The soldier"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03

A Bro ONE. Mr.. Tboma, Norton tell,
Of an orange pear raised on rs farm. which
veg "a one pound and two ounces, and
measured twelve inehc. ia eireumfsrcncc.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03

At the battle Of Aniietam, the 9Th Maine
Regimen, was nearly anu'h,lated. After a
charge upon brigade, under heavy cross
FIRE OF artillery. the regiment mustered but
G5 effective men. Though they knew they
were going into the very jaws Of death. and
felt some one had blundered, not q man
hinehed. Among the killed, VIC notice the
name Of Lieut.. Harlan p. Brown. Of Bethel.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03

The Oxford Quarterly Meeting will meet
at Wet Sumuer. on Tuesday the 7ih Of oct.,
OF 10 clock p. 81. CLrak.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03
FROM MISSOURI.

slhley following.
(Signed) JouN PorE, Maj. Gen.
IRON MISSOURI.
Gen. Seoheld is in command OF the federal
forces. Head quarter. at Springfield. Tho
rebel. reported to DO ragged, motley force.
number 10000 near the State line. SEQ
field j. 20 move on them soon.
A rumOr from Washington says the PrcsI-
den, contemplate issuing q proclamation
making florilh q cotton plantation, Inviting
labor. black and white to settle there for
tina, purpose, who will have ample pro'ee.
ton from 'he army anil navy the State
constitution 10 be pu, aside temporarily and
riorid. REFUSED 10 . territorial condition.
Thi. movement il .aii 10 be preliminary to
tho policy to Be- adopted hereafter with tho
other Southern States.
Adespa,eh to the Gazette from Indranapo-
lis states ,ha, an army officer just arrived
from wa'hing,on says tina, he read an order
while in tho War Department on Friday.
relieving Gen. Buell. from command in Ken.
lucky. and assigning him to indianapolis to
organize parolei prisoners into regiments.
The wounded and 'ick IN the late battles
Of Gen. Pope are estimated at COCO thrso
quarter. Of them are provided for IN Wash
ins,on and the remainder at AleIandria.-
The total number Of sick and wounded a,
these two places Is 1900.
SALT LAKE. Sept. -. Charlie. Mcbride.
from Virginia City arrived here yesterday,
one Of party Of fifteen. bound 'for tho
States. lie says the party vero a,,aekeiby
the Snake Indian. a, the Rocks. In the Hon
bolt route. 100 miles North. They fought
the Indians Tor 20 miles, losing six killed
and two wounded. and all OF their outfit
John Conner. John Sharpe. Bepj. White,
James Shaw. VIM. Davis. and Mr.. Good.
man were killed. John Foster and samuel
Kelly had their arms broken.
TRoruIIs on yIcroRr. Gen. williams. Of
Gen. McClellan's stall, Gays that we caplur.
cd IRON thirty five to forty thousand stand
OF arms, sixteen cannon and ,hir,y'dvs stand
Of colors, 10 the late battle. in Maryland.
NV YoRk. sept. -. Advice. from PEN
.acola Of the 18th and Key Yves, Of ,he..2oth,
contain no news. The 'ieknes. on shore a,
Key IVES, had aba,cd, Su, there was no i'm.
provsmen. among the shipping.
IRON krSrpcgr-GTys. BUELL. AND BRACG's
RACE
LOUISVILLE, ajth-nidnigh, The armies
OF Buell. and Bragg LETT Lebanon, Tenn.
and Carthage, respectively. on the sl.,.
Buell. followed the arc and Bragg tie chord
Of q circle. Our army travelled 3Gl and
Bragg, 900 miles. Buell. so, into Northern
Kentucky one day ahead Of Bragg, not.
wi,h.tapdlng the immense excess OF our
transportation over that Of the enemy.
WASHINGTON. Goth. General Prince. Of
Maine. ba. returned here, looking pretty
we'll after hi, Incarceration at IsichnOnd.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03

The Wet Oxford Cattle Show will DO
held on the li,h. 18th and 10th Of October.
in.terd Of next week, as hsrssOi0r amour
eed,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03
War News.
ronr WIN Inr lSbnss ~ urSSpor,.

rICnr WIN InE INprANs ~ ufSNuoT,.
ST. Part, sept. Goth. MAJOR General
Iialleck. General in Chief :-Dc'patchSs
from Col. siblcy, just received, state ,ha, a
sharp engagement has taken place with tho
Sioux, near Yellow Medicine. AbOys thirty
Indian. were killed aud many wounded -
Our loss va. . killed and - wounded. Tho
Indians fell hack towards Sisinpnr,e, Col.
SIhley following.
(Signed) JouN PorE, Maj. Gen.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03
DR,wiSG March.


The trial Of strength OF oxen, occurred at
. I.2 O'Clock. IL was well-contested
match. with cattle that wo have not seen on
the grounds bcforc. The load weighed
1864 lbs. to DO moved IS feet. Tho differ.
ent teams accomplished tho work as follows;
John Durham, BuekGeld, with cattle
measuring 6 feet inches, moved the load
IS . fee, IN three pulls.
Reuben Favor. South Paris. cattle Z feet
J, made tho 81 fec, in three pulls
Charles II. Curtis. with ID. Swiit's oxen,
measuring 6 feet IL, did the work IL six
pulls.
An.ei Dudley drove bull and stag. meas.
urins g feet 4. They moved the drag down
10 Eve pulls.
John IIA,hsway's stays, feet " moved
the load IS fee, in three pulls; and then
started i, of with seven men on the top Of
the load.
The exhibition Was very satisfactory.
THorrrSG March ron STATIONS.
For the premium Of IS, offered for best
,ro,tips stations, two Brandy colts were
entered. one a chestnut. by T. i. Stone
driven by Mr.. Record. and roam, by A. ..
Cobb. Hebron, driven by W. u. Wo'doary'
The Committee announced tho trot, best
two IL three. mile heats. Woodbury. won
the role.
The roam came out head on the frst mile /;
but the heat was given to Stones hor'e, they
considering that the pole was not properly
gained. Tho follow Is q summary
Stones horse, Brandy. l 2 :
Cobb's roam horse, .
Time, 32l; 3.l7 800 l.2.
This ended the exercises on tho program
me. and the crowd quickly dispersed.
The custom oil carrying from tic sroonds
the horses entered Tor various premiums
and the loose habi, Of Airing cards 20 nea'
stock. mako u very dificult TO- id'n''iy Tue
names Of many valuable animals
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03
SECOND DAY.

The first exercise Of the second day. was
appointed 50 early tina, few people vero in
season TO witness the contest; and We were
among the dclinquent-.
We learn that but four teams were driven.
-Me.sr.. Jonathan Clark, Of South Paris,
franci. Pike. Of Norway. q. u. Clifford.
Paris. and Moses Weber, Of Oxford. Our
informant says the work was oil performed
wiihin the stipulated time and in admirable
style.
Perhap'a' a cor, OF compounds, by which
those opposci to iro,ting might have day
free irom this sport, tho trial. OF speed oc'
cur mostly on Tuesday and Thursday. The
ma. who attend. consequently find iew
active exercises to engage attention. and fail
TO discover all that !, pre.ented. Conse.
quen,ly. expression, Of impa,ience are some
time, heard. On the grounds, in the morn
ing. considerable interest was excited by the
examination OF the town teams. Oxford
presented fourteen pairs OF NOBLE oxen
Par. had thirteen. and Norway ten. The
oxen from Pari. werc mos, uniform 10 color
Norway had all heavy cattle bat i, was
considered that the OSford team had the
hea,irs, oxen. We have not seen tho deci'
son Of the Committee As the line extend.
ed along the course, an interesting eIhibi'
ton wa. presented.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03
ANNUAL NETTING.

The meeting was called to order by the
President, Hon. Sidney Perh,m.
On motion, q committee oi five. TO nomi'
nate officers for the ensuing year. was raised,
as follows: farnum Jewe,,. Seth T. llol'
brook. Il. 5. Stevens. Erwin Robinson. aud
J. II. Lovtpy.
The Committee subsequently, made the
following report, which was accepted, aud
the officers chosen
President. Thomas Chase.
Vice President, John y. Baker. Water
ford.
Secretary and Treasurer, Elliott Smith,
Norway.
Trustees, Seth T. llolbrook, Oxford ;
Alex. $. Thayer, Pans; 4. ID. White,
Buckfeld: John 4. Greene, Waterford
Benz. Y. Tuell. Sumner.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03

runLnKKp kvrRr TRipAr xoSNING ny
WIN. A. PIDGIN & Co.,
rEorEirroKs.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-11-19
A HEAVY DEFALcArIoN.

A week or two aimee a conspiracy to defraud
the United States government out of import
duties was discovered in the Custom House at
New York, and the matter made the subject of
investigation by the proper authorities. As
the affair involved several of the oldest clerk s
and number Of merchants whose integrity
was hitherto unquestioned, it was kept as quiet
as possible until the facts could be ascertain
ed. The disclosures made, show that an
arrangement was made between the merchants
and dishonest clerks in the Custom House, by
which goods were passed on false invoices
and, no doubt, the sums thus flched from the
government divided among them. The total
loss to the government by these frauds is at
least $l00 600, and, it is supposed, that the
merchants who participated in them will have
to pay up the duties to the full amount. One
noticeable fact is, that these defaications were
discovered BY Mr.. Barney, the present Collec-
tor OF the PoIt-that they run through pc
riod Of thirteen years-that no person appoint
ed by Mr.. Barney has been in any cay connected
trifh this wholesale s,rindiing that The clerks
implicated are all OLD clerks, Some sixteen
or seventeen clerks are implicated-eleven OF
wh-m were promptly suspended.