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We, Cellar.


A correspondent g ~ Nc- England
Farmer ssks ho- % prevent -aier from
ooring up thrcugh the bottom Of a cellar;
and j. advised % censnt 18th plastic
slate. vhich she j. toii ill uake ne Ar
impcrvious. There are case where sueh
treatment vii answer. snd there src ca.es
~hrre an the cement On fhc voril al noi
hep ihe foor dry. Paris Ii.l stands uTon
shaliou shect al soil ~hich az depth a
from eve O. ten g.; b rnderiaid b. raa.s
q granite: she moisture b. thrs prevented
from soakin- down; AMI remains i1 thc
sal. eNccpt Al thc edge Of BE- tiil -ierr ii
can woFk olt sll.~asss ale conscq.snoe
is-eeliars in an stages ~ vctrc.s When
took pos-rs.ioa of M, house in = NJ. 1850.
] found a ceiiar Which had been eel &C.
ucntci wifh bsdrauiic cement % the bcsi
quality. SIN the waier stood hall an in,h
deep over large Psri q ihc bottom a.
Ter hong in drops al over Tho under si1e Of
the fret siorv foor-sni decay ofth sane
vn going on rapidly. TIE cellar "a cold.
damp ard rouiiy. A very cheap snj sim-
re operation has male q DRY. s~crt sni
clean in Tie u,ttr.i ~eaiLcr. 4 box TO
feet square srd two feet dccp "a sank ~
the middle Of 'hc cellar. To Y .iancd
cren drains a foot vide ana nine inches
dceP icslioc from the distant parts 20 tho
cellar 90 ihe boN uerc cut In to- hoor. Wa
trr srcks ihc lo~cst point; that point 3. the
bottom Of the box NLea % arrive. IN tie
box. rumr @ ont ani fhc cellar -il never
tc vt or damp. 4 to DAYS hra,y ran
prcdaccs thc following results Tor -
hours. 60 ~aicr appears. AFTER tlaf.t.s boa
bre.ns fo tii- AMI me water co-iinurs 20
re unfi ahoui "a hours after tbc faia -
ever. n irfi Co itseN. the Boa SIS. eat.
The draius fr, aoi fnai's 10 uaier appear.
ia ttr s-aal lrF-rs.iaas in abe upper sur
fsce 81 fhe cement sua ifaroued Oh 70 on
covrrs o. foor A. soon o. tLs loa 4,
crrTiicl. CO. saf-r saves the d-ai-.. a-.l
s.so saai-ics from o. sarfsrc q iLc ce-
rneri; ar .fftr '-.r ,s i,7.f ~rp'y so l-afrr
t-.H cr~- p fou ia ~ cellar. Tie earih Tor
So inches deep ~.u never De- saiura,ed.
al vi,i ihu' never De- tamg in ,uumsr nor
hoFrn in vfutrr. Ffteca minutes' uolk
uiih snail Tuulp 49, rrmovc tie aocaulo-
lafr'i ~a'er from ~~rks rain on = rruar
vbc-r nearly al tae uafcr from the roof -
pourc- tevn Ias; o1tsilc 20 ihc ~aiis.
THIS water nay L. PEI into q ci,fcru Cor
gsc. 90 aaas IT, oarrisi OF ~ means ~ q
long bose 30 ~iii hardly b. sofs enough for
~a'afs- T. nske ioas story slor,-If
your cellar - st. ari 900 canno; drain tis
vsier 90 OBJ some iou~r level. a. / could
noi. ratca '.vr irri. collect tLc water.
ard rrrlosc O.
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Democratic State Convention.

We think the rePoSliosn Press q Maine
have expended altogether too mach srnnu-
milton in their extended noiice OF thss gath
ering Of ola Polaieal st.rcrs. rhis r,eet-
ing had no sigaiscssce. ard as u no sort
Of c0nsequencc. oaly a. i made advanee,
"a iSv airrctioo - an aiiiance ~itb she
johnson Hessians and through then viii
an spos,afe national administration. Al
tbs -as naturally 20 De expected. Tor bird,
q sesfher sock Together" Every bod,
srPecied The convention -Ould pass r~so,u.
tious abusing Congrcss and putting John
Tyler Jobuson. Il j. oaiy the same spirit
thIs cisss 81 rol'iician. rnanif~ssed durior
the "a. Then their sympAihics -cre 18th
che Soutbern rebels AMI against their gov
eruineui AMI they occuPy Just that Posi-
ton nov. Johnson's policy OF brinsing
back ihe rebels Who fought - daring TIE
~hole var. info tbe councils u tie nation
i in co"Pi~ie harmony ~iih their views.
They have aiva,s been in favor % che rrb-
els and against he loFal men OF tie coaniry.
The resolutions q tbe convention prove
this. Again. look a. The mcn rho compo.-
"a re- osnveaiioa. especially lie men ~ho
took the cad IN 10 Deliberations. IL wiIl
be thea seen (~iihoui ealing na-ues) that
thy arr the same cas- wbo ior wears sid
year. before he ~ar a'e DIRT AZ The bidding
Of fbvir southern masters Tor ihc AXE oit hc
sPoas, who. when the var broke OF. Dr.
Clar~d the soscrumen; hsc no poser or AZ
,borify % ru' do~n ihc rcbeilion. and Mo
wcrc in iavor % -ising - o the demands
q trcascn. ~isbcut 6riug gun. They arc
the same ucn who. laTil- he whole Va.
rjoiccl ~ or dcicais and rnourue,l over
car siltosics. ~ho fouglt the govcrn1aert
~ every up In .is rforfs 20 rui douu tie
rcbvlion. and slraounrca Abrshau. Linroln
A. 4 us8rPrr anal 'Yrant. They are no bot
tsr nov A. - th-ir candilafe. bot very
liiie uccd he sad. lie "a Iawyor from
faruincion. uaan % Moderate aLluy. an
known priuciTai'y - one ~ iLe editor, Of
the Ietpof. one o. the rankcst coTpcrhesd
papers daring thc uar. IIon. Phiip last
man, ren'icman % high nlorsl Standing.
large e2Perirncc ard decilesl ahiliiv. stool
no look a. al beside 2 ? Pdisbury in this
convcnton- rs. diminusise vote when
COMPARED ~iih Pillsbury .. very plainly an
dIcaisd the aH,iuss Of the Convention.
Who - Ehen =. Pil.buys Wen nav
the peoplr % the stare make shis ins1uirr /:
buf g = a no consrqucnce. Nhsf EffIe
there - o. ban wil he bariea up on tie
second Mondav 81 : p,emher 20 dccn.
thar the rvsurr~ciion itself va never 6nd
Lis las- resting rlacc.
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Cspperhsaas Seating Plrns.r.

IL = really auasin- 20 sc the ola var
horscs among abe copp-rLcais. prickinr up
thcIr ears AMI starting "A IN re direction
a ihr @olnson CRIB. A more raunt a,d
hunsry 81 Of poiiiicsl hacks never entered
;ae course IL has bern 30 ion- since fhev
La tLsir POSES in Tie pebble CRIB. thai Eke
horse- i~~cl'r-. their oaiy CIV = GIVE, giv,. (,
Anarr~ johnson. Wlom tbcv hated. anI
abssed % roundls al tisroarh Ire var and
during The lac; PRESIDENTIAL carva.s. ar.l
whose drunken hsrangue on The dav Il hi,
inaucaraiion 10 tie Wee Presidency. 50 ter.
Tih'y shocked their feeling. = no- .ri~n-
dad patriot. the greatest statesman thar "a,
appeared since She dass 81 Washinrtoo
Nhen Bon Bradbury and other sn~sker.
a. The Pori and Z onseniion. sad thew di4
not vant ofhce under johnson. ererr BODY
kncw taey led. thar rnsaad Of ,h,s a-ss--
iion beng TREE. Be- was ard rrailv isaHther
a. after. Iheg rot ~suf a. oficss Tb.r~
are great uary m-n Ivins. that can re-
member hcv eagerly they berred q Joh,
Tyler tac crumbs that ieu from NJ. tshi>
Aow NEE ir ihrs sat 81 us feet. ukge he
un'of Ecd ihe Pubhc ch~st and aiiouea fh.
ripsi hunEry 70 gather b. 90. Toe sun
n~'er shone uPou the DAY ard never uin
~hcn these copperheais volii not take o.
Be whcneFer ani sierrrcr tiev car EEL, :.
NO maticf shat TaIty b. in power. uh~tb.r
iienas ~ cnemies, 90 rules Of proprirfr
OF common drcrncv vii ever defer fi..a,
iro@ grath'ns 81 the mo.cy bags Thc.e
eoTfrrheals have exoscdinr hort memo.
Iirs. Noi one q iheu nos has Ola. l~a.t
Teeoiirciion offhe rroians ard ruira-sle..
Thy lavishsi upon Johnson ls-irr ~. ~
ard duTinG ihe ia-f Presidential camrsi-,
lie "as tLrn Jryte. nor a. angel 90 iisht
iheu b. -ouii disgrace the louest place
"n'ier thc rorcremenf. ro~ o. is a. en-
poa'a.tni ofah stuesmsnsh'p. Bur n a.
n'ean. o. piarir u Ga. fh.t mean q.
La'e hna % = ihis thsv a-e abori-g f.-
y hey '1oceed. th-y ri'i prove fbeussI,,.
70 true rrrresenta,ivss Of ttrt- rs.f-r
~ hPosia'e irai,or elected b., a. i,-,f -.--
o. ine eoanirf. IN fbe Whre II,... s..
persine ia'ors 90 a 81 If f~ni-v ,-,.,....
~ho had ai~ay' Beer t.s enemies. n..,.,
fife i1e Amcririn people from ever u,-
nessHig another such oabisfis. a .,,-.r
an poinicai d~rravfy.
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County Convention.

TIE tnics voiers 81 ~ Courfs al Ose.ri 49,
reqa-sfrd ~ $500 driegsi~- o. rrrfe.~uf th~n IN a
G.snfs Ccsv~attua. o. a. ketd in 80 Ceuft "a, 80
o. fari. HiH. 81
NedResday. August -. 1866.
10 o'cirk in ~ f.rsnaon. to usuriu.s,~ eaaai.
e-le- 90 S-sators ssi Ceuugy osso-r-. foli5~-
Two cGsAross.
CouNrr C-nnlsstoSFH
CoUsTr TaEAsUERE.
CIHsE 30 CoUsas.
t>HENIrr.
IUnen % faonkTE
40 - uan-act sns othTs rroessars ts-iurss.
The hasis ~tn ~ 80 f.ra~s. feLrsr- Of.
e.eh ts~a aad Pl.-t-tis.s: 81 - sic g. ~srls E0
= 81 q Vote cat So Gos.ruor in fSffs $50
es'egstc ~ q uaisriiy irseisen e 20 r.f~-.
Pas oNpEA % 60. Cos
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County coaveution.

The mce'in. 90 thr Uuion Coaniy Coz
ecui.on ior osforl Coauty. ocrars 90
Wcdncs1ay 81 usNi -csk We rrrau tie
falt. Co u-ce fic voters 90 each tow % .~e
ila' o., are .-,iy reP-rsrafed o. iLs Con-
'ruiirn. ty their o-n Hacn. in 49,, scss
iAes can have cunflrnrc TIE s~ra..r 81
ha.l dcicsEiious. ~ none al all. ad.-,ls la.t
thr oFportuni,y '.cusgo aiwaf. scek.
81 ilr-stl.g iuto a Conssati.u. u.sa 80
ooaid oAiain -,lis ofillru ..c. 90 ,rsl. 81.
have aiienp',4 to obtain sat- a. drls-.ies
and been roo dosa IN tbcir on caueases
4 familiar example occurred iu ti.c late
lemocratsc CuLscrtion- Nlreil d. PARIS.
"a voted dovu sqaarcr Ga tLc parir caa-
ous. and a iciegaiioa chosen opposed Co
bim- Tie p4ll.Lci lst. tuwescr. sbous
ihe majority oftac de-, CATS from cha. to-u
vto ac,of. 90 be- BIS fricni.. lie obta.ned
seat .n ia- Couseauon. "a PLACED on tl.e
'omaiiiec on rsoi-iion-. and seemed o.
lave pretty Haeh be oan say ~iia tis OK.
ford delegation.
IL ,le people viil ioak Alter iLsss mat
'rrs. they ui'i have lr.. eomplaint 90 mal /,
oi nanaslug politicians
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Old Oxfors Ahead Ys..

A, 10 laic trisi % sPesd a. AuEu,is.
'' loanE Ehian. ~ Shepberi Knr7p. r.. -
a lsr sear Ga colt o-ncd hs Tbur,ion
Hus.sn - Backs-ii. vas entered fsr
r-rse 81 thirty doilars. IIe made ~ mile
ia ihc 1a.ek ii1sc q e5 i.2-thc rr.t half
in o.. ard she secoad qaarisr Of al sane
iu - seCords-di.itneiu 40 of his com
petitcrs. eishi in numb,r
ile Va driver hy Jasou Resell. hro,her
of ihe o~usr-thr sare -ho drove tbs
'- ror''aui Boy 'he i'h % july last.
T. us- 90 JAscs owu oppression. aher
b. got iairiv over RE score 90 D. .eu, hir,. -
and On oouiuE round 20 the haif male pole.
th- iudrrs called cat. " Go ia for a dis
taco 90 ~hen D. gave lim ihe iengih q
tie ship
The COX "a soli IN TIE ground 20
Mess-s Rel and nciau~- for ~ sun o.
ihir'v-t~o hurdrcd nni fssy dollars. u.s.
800 b
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~ I>r.EICSsrr Surcrrox Th-
Ncs lork Iiui-s t.lsk. the Dol siaftv ADD
crosses poser ol Co., Prr-iirnts rs-t,
''cou.l aot ie more .frls lns.s escmrfs..l
taan bl fhc Mas.a-aarr. D.. ,,asrati8l. and
q l.s cd fl remark al fliIru.s
" Not 60 ycau bas Far-aH ITrH r-r-
frn'ra a. as.ea.a.aEc so at.. abs reprr-
ffai.r- Co. 0la-lf.r. iir rf-. I. ..r. rI..
SOFA. Ar .ls.rrss rnfarr.es of fte SAFE
~ ..nf truorrat aa.l oIl har uI.r .f.
si ' flr Tie chairman 81 IT, Cons
ffr'i'n 90. f-.f ra-r.- sfsf tf-.f...f .-.
co'1 a'iiti-.i s,ia ti.r r-esi.i.si .ffte az
80 eaas ia iiasfaa. $40 u.il roo tss AL
nr n 81 srhrsrr.rs Nsrr r.rfr
--ts nf rH .orrlf.or
Ni.n ee re-ea1,r ,fat t,. ,.--.,- q
the 'a..ago convection ras r.f r-..-.,
ari fhaf DE- president az th. ..-r..,f -.
IN Boston ieeires Or ts ide-rr.I --tr.
movement. o. anFaf,- mear,a.fI, ,t.
Tines arpears rather 1..a. arI tte s.l...-,.
De represeaiailon rather 5.atusi
[Boston Adv.
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W : DoDsE. Serr

4 Crrio-s r,rrr. The-e 49, pi.esi
on rscori b. fii. Cru-'v. rrr-ntiv. dee.i
from ii'i~l -rrn'or. covering 80 oriv
ir'~re'i. vc believe. in ihfs County. ever
bill ~ snv iiiiei r~--or. Tte de~i "a.
csrrnfcf tt '. Sa-ih. Counties 81 r u-nf,-,l
f'-o~riv called Ss-ah Tsorr.o.. So q-',.
riifa.el 81 "a, Interest - .. ncriarn-n n.
Coaut of Eau. sor'. f1rncriy tro-- a-A
cs''s' hy DO na~e. .fy'e al aiiition 20
R-ri amin Thomr-or 81 an ii- rirh' in isr1.
d" itirr ia 90 fo-r.tip 70 Ne-prunvoook
row Eamf,-i t. feri ~ .i-ned
e" Sa-ah Thomp.--.- ia ~ rrcs~ucs q
Pal EoHr AZ Cis-'rs Wake It "a
,rtno-ieirri - - S,-ah. Counfess a.
Earfori. hrfo-r Charir. warker. q, Eo-k.
irriam. Nov =. is--. T,e deed d, qaiie
clrr7si's ir these dars 20 fr-er toms.
Eumiori -. r-snf-l g. M,.schussits
% Timo'hv Wake. IT. sni - Other. -
Nerp-rnfr,ot. CCercori.) y II. uho
- iosf 'hri- ~ -ifs hr iie runniug % lire.
Ccurt Esu',rd o~ncl ~ .ba--s m III
to~r.hip al Do 'aok his naus -t-n inoor
Tarafei Thc f-st settler "a. Jonaihsn
Kr,.s. ,o i....
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We reeret fo learn that orr b., To-
coin. died &c Farmirgion. Tsesdav AIR
doom. iie "a gsisi. unostentatioss ..sn
~hose acquainfanre BE- 80 reors.arr 20
500 yet Yarn. I'D firm in OIL. affs.f .
mrn''. lie has voru himself or. by i.ots-
sant arphcaiion. and de vain sf,rurt ,o
periorn t-ice fie labor 81 s,roar nan
% seems singular. thar from DE- email r.n-
bcr belonging o. tbc editorial As.o,s,..,
death shouii marx a victim each year
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Ata neeting Welue alav evcufn-. A. che
frehie Hous-. Poriisna. ofth- Unioa J 1hn-
son msn FROM d'arrent parts 81 tie STATE
uni-r 'ie aasp.ees &C the Jobnson STATE
Corn-l'ies. e. f,roring delegates -,r.
closcn o. fhe riiaIeirhis Cons@rfi,..
Ne~fru of f1rgr We e. Crosbv.
Belfast. AtI james 10 lun. fsorlsn. John
81 hlr..i-h. >laih Bersi.s. Il = s11ih-
arl % -in.nI
ltrf De- ir Geo NJ Knitff. Port
lri. lI n Bertank L.n.erfrE
t@ut Ilrr..f --~o.ou Chase. I1rnrr.
Us Eair.ar. Bath
IIrf f..f-..f .irrrr Weafh. Wasr-.
VILE. W. 70 o. Hrosn. Sto~is-an.
f.arft Ifsfri.f --frsorzs u ~esau. Ola.
four. BIZ T.. ~rtrlrs. llolfrn
fl1l Nr.f - 7. Berry. Eo.t'an1.
Chns. A.t.u. Ct-fire.
IL Pres .a}s 'bis a.erii.r c1-..,eI OF
orc ffrs1a oriy .-Th1s. o. Ga-rs.r ri
Harear. IT, sane paper i,arns 'hst So.
james Mar- las taken re rort-s-i ri. -.t
ur a p atas,n party in rc Fi-.t D.rrr,.
anl rii be prepared Shortly --.e.t, Dr..
p1.a's 20 fhe oGrrs We r-..1-- tbs ID.
cal feservnf.1n Ill BE- ral.. -rs r-or-.
ais ell b. receisei seie,s Considered e.
rrnfeg-1n
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>rtvr Drurs Jader M, 80 isu g.
daiy on fhs sssiguuert 81 norfgsre. a..
f'er.is upon o. truoant doe Receipts psv
go cents. -hetber ,t D. f'r money. - note
lrtf. or ctler insi 1uaent gwen ~ ths ps,.
aaent oi rnonev. Tax or rt1sor-s,h. d,
ahots..ed Douesiic ard .alan1 b.Hs q
iisding rsy ~ dssy
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The Lcrisfon Journai ays Daniel
brieg' 81 this city. cuf tl,s season. on e.
qssrier ofan acre Of rroasd. one o.. sos
a bsh q b.. Wbo car beat tbi.y-
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George B0oihby. Esq.. vorthy ci,irso
q $50. died issi sesk 90 ths sdvsncss s-s
Of -
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sslal.r, sallsr. csnreatioa.

Pur-asnt Co. car thc soldiers ard Sailors
ofOS'ord Couni,. mt a. Elm lloass NoF-
~uy. Aug. a.. isei. At o. o'ri'rk A. NJ. The
Conseufion "a called o. orGsr o. Gen. N
Rust. meuiher a. The STATE organization
and Esscuiise Couiniltse. g. Oxford CO.
Ch,-- Gen. W X KinbsH. Chairrnan.
,ul ", ". : noige. Sccrctary. Moved
hv Ssn Eu-i. that a Con-nittes OF th,cr
hc ,~r,ia'rd b, CO. CHAIR 90 report = plan
Or rsrmarsri orrsuira'ion 70 County To
con. TIE Cha.ra.an aPpo.ntrd. GsnTs. Bcal
srl Ra.t 20 Noruay. a,d a.. Besrcc %
Paris. sad Comatice. Adorned until
o'siolk. 7. ~.
AIrNENooN SrssioN
Asseuhl-d. scrccahic % aaiouruurrt-
Gen. Bcsi from Com On Corsfsuiion s-i
o-ranirsiioa o. Union. reported a r--srntie
Art Consiitutiou. Report aocsV;sj nj
Consfituiioa alorted. The following o.
CIR. -ere then elected u-animously
Prr.ident. Bst Brig. Gen. ". X. Kin
ball. PARIS. Vice Pr,siisni.. B,r Brig
Gen. lIenry Rust. Norvay. Gen. Clark :
Edwards. Bethel. Major n r. Hssiing,
Frychurc. Sccrcisrv. H.. O.. 4 wii.on.
Psri., Trra.1rcr. Mai. Wr. :. Dod-c.
Oxford
ENrCrrTNE COMMITTEE.
MAJ :. n. Bean. Hro~nfeiA
tsrf. " G.. Brook. Lowell
n r. Poster. j. Beihri
It. Geo. ID. B-.hre. Bn,tfch
Cap " " Whi'na--h. Norusv
Ii lI~rrs NJ. B~sr-e. Pa-,.
IT, Ahion Thorn~. C.rfon
Brf Csrf John ~ Kiilcr. Ms.ico.
=. Wirf-t Hoe. nsrov~r
u Peter O. knarp. Bsron
% ~. Srtro-r T.. farrnrtcn. Frrebsrr.
The Etscutise Co-u,ift,-c. ar ..sersii,
requested % met ~ ~ Couufv Ii,u.s Al
Psris. On Wednesday fhs ga ins'. o. con
siicr ard aiort m-asur-. 90 promofe and
f1r~a-i ii.e objects 90 thc i-uion.
W.K Krunatr. Ch.i-maa.
" = DoDsE. Ser'r.
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PsEi- DiIEsArrs. a. ibc c4u-s, i,.t
SATURDAY. che foiio-ins delegate, SER
ohosen 70 aiiend thc Coaniy Couvent,on
IL. y. Bolster. jane. Curtis. Chss. 20
Chlsrd. j. = Hobbs. = ias T.. Marc. A.
bra 81. iianlmona. Col. p. Dunhau. g.
" Cbass. "a. O.. Brosu
OHTorn. TIE following delegates have
t,rn eto-en to suerd ite Coanfy Couvei-
fiou John Perry ehsbod N Thaus..
~rth a. Faance. Solomon " Records
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81 nfrn's tosfyvrfp~ View. -is-.
pr sn.'a,r r.Ilun. to ffe of5 go r-ro-. ~
ihf BODY Ihe iar 80 very storey. ten-e
o. a''raiarre 80 nof f.I. "a r~nts- az.
90 vas rfotrfhiai thsf collier roaiI
dodge daiy on raiay DAY. ~henevsr D.
o'a.i ao f1. l.e C1nsfiiuiion -tirh ssts
i'rih the oaler's. al piaa ~ or-ration 81
ibe Assoc. error. uc ~il p1tith hereafter
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hon JOIN y. Aiisy dsclines e.rou,in
~. 70 the - Congressionai District Of
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TIE Fa-~tf -.---rs -f a. ff. r--ss-. ga.
~ % shePberi K-'. q lave refused 800
for hius
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-17

I~eniT po-t oihoes have been sddea Ia,s.
y - tle iist 81 rooney -ordel oaces. Sch
= a"a Aeehasie Pals are sm0ng the o.
Bees thus dssignsted.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-17

ttrr ~ J.. 1oHrt>. oi tlis c.tr. has
rrr,ired Pc clrr.lss.on of Drrsef MAJOR
= Nol1ufesrs. '. 60 rlerIior.ons ssrsirrs
fnrf'r thr rar lis crum.ssi.a dates
From har-h D.. i-fs. '~tar
Ths Star 'lrgef' fttt Msi jordan bss
beoone src Of CO proprietor 20 o. Din
lioase. a. Norvay. &C. apreannos ofvt.rh
shows fhai De b. meriiorions sersers- are
BY ro mar. ro-fo~l io n.,Ftary Hfr. To-
Ger fis charge of Messrs. Winrarsh a Jor-
isa. DE- Eln lioase has become on, oftfe
best ordered t1usrs .n fte Sufr
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-17

According to tts Massacia.ftis paper.
fers'rs have uoticci u ts' i,eaiif.rs. -tife
s~aiiors. ore or too IN large So - she
usuai coior. Souae four year ago. such an
orrurrsnce -as noilooi in tbis village. in
~ ial; the Bird rairrafei 9Th - Others.
Doe ID re resFFraf in iLe sprirr. IN
h~rn~o~c 'ourtf. ie~ wears aro. a coop
Ie oi ross oc-apiri fie sane nesf. al
rrsrei ritfs cross ~ ,a--e.sisc yrar..
onf'i one 30 o. rif ir1. VS. .frs r.
seems % he a '.at .fnafa-e. r--tsr. r.t
unhts a. rr-ror. reported ia,t -s-t. 80
hasr f- ~ ,hff ~-h White tsir sri
p.nk etr.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-17

TIE Star confarns q list of scverfy-fre
i-ei'irg -houses. a. s-r acconmoIato ore
h1ndred isu,iiies. 30 baiiline. sll q -iich
vil te fnisbci before winter
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-17

81 Blrisis ID of York. s fis o-isirsi
" Bead tnf Better ran in tLe IS. De
iricf to'senfion ari cor esctaaeos iut-
safe that b. expected tle Jeuiocrai,c party
souid h.nor bon eth nouinai.an q. ran
di'afe ~ 'orgrrss 90 tbe dsy q the
'oarif lonvrnt'on. he - nouina,eI very
q1isiIT &C. STATE >enafor. -sbiis e. De-
ui.f tanstut.oa msis cioicc q Hoo T..
ID. n >reN. Mcaatne. t ioots -
ihough MAJOR Mann as bold.rg fc bis-
go .l-.r. 81 Lr..I 81 -L--l.-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-17

Coz HAAS RotLf~s The Portland
eorrrsponient % ihe Bostoa Journal male.
the following corr.ciion
A ~ rrccnt Demorrafic Conrrrt,-.
bere ih~ na9,e % firaf. Cot Hirao, Honis.
rrcrufiy 81 fhs '. 4 Cops. was rncls8ed
in fhe JET a. rroerf Erpabiican. 40 have
joined che Johnsnn nruo-fafir-C onserra-
five party Col itoNIn, D. very iuti -na-s
90 flfs m.s-t prcserfaiinn IL has rot ror
does p intrni o. io.n 80 fore. - che ere-
nv Niile fhcre - rebel ieh North 90
>oafh D. b. in for fhr rarse ~ Repuh Eran-
isn arainsi he ioe. The hoiiei wolnds ia
Lis BODY ifhc uork ~ rcheisl. ard she rr-
men.branrr of th- hard fa4-h; political AL
military battles 81 fh- pas srl ne cause
he srrr~d lurns fhr va-. D. consul rs TOO
Iuportart io forget. anJ whie te las a
spark n ioraity Dc Q, Ill not desert he
ha- 81 the keprtiiosn party. III name
vas. in fact. ussl -ifhoat b. ronscut. All
TIE ir'ormaf.rr gwen DEL urfrar.~
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-17

NEs Fforn Ma Mr A. r Aoar--.
20 Nor'l ftri.. rar.h asri a. -eek. of :
D. Locte. E.l. re NH % wcsi Par.
tn'wu a. iorkef Miu O. t. ibe .nsention
81 VI. Aoires-. uto ats in conjan-f,oa
web rariies lu fh- West. fo nasks of tbs.
mii'. f-st class 1oarirz miI.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-17

btrrfsss Esv NJ. ver'-rs. hsrfi.eI
tee rlnf,ds'es. iaa >stta'b ir moor.
Ihr sane Day. Rev ~ Ta-rier. of.f.
Mefho.ii'i Churrh. - Pi-s. tsa,i,.l ff
Teen fersnn' .-.v inreri.1 ari sr-.nt.
bog. aoeoriirr fo fhs preference of ~ TO-
ditrlnafs
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-17

Mr Bcri Mrril b.. paid o. ne Port
lad relief faad. si>3 oo --fts su,oani o..
curea o1 paper e.rcuistei ~ bian iu thi.
viIs-.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-01-06

LATE TILEGRAMs. - The wires being
down, we make an abstract of kilograms
received by the Enterprise
Fifteen million dollars of prize money
is to be distributed. The largest amour
Of prize money was paid to DR.. William
Budd for the capturc1of Memphis 80, 900
for the capture of the rebel ram Able
marie, by Lieutenant Gushing. Both
awards Melted the boats crews one thou.
sand nine hundred dollars per Far
ragut received $50, 900 Lee and Porter
over 800. 900 each Dupont, S5S,000....
The n. Y. Herald's correspondent at Vera
Cruz writes that the Empress Carlotta
reached Vera Cruz on the goth, on her re-
turn from her visit to Iucatan, which was
pronounced to be very satisfactory......
The Republicans have taken possession Of
the town Of La Paz. in Lower California.
...... Eight hundred French troops,
whose terms of service had expired, were
to leave Vera Cruz on the oath. The ar
rival there of others from France was
daily looked for.......l 1t is reported that
Max.'s Minister of Foreign Affairs re-
Gently stated that the only hope of the In
perial Government depended OF the I'M
mediate success Of a loan in London......
The Daily Champion, of Atchison, Kan
sas, publishes an accurate statement of the
vast amour of freight shipped across the
Plains during the past year. Seventy
seven firms and individual freighers are
engaged in the trnde. The aggregate
amount of their shipments in 1866 being
twenty-one and a half millions of pounds
of assorted merchandise, requiring for its
transportation nearly five thousand wag-
ons and one thousand seven hundred
mules and horses, nearly twenty-eight
thousand oxen. and employing upwards
of five thousand men. Over half this
freight went to Colorado; the remainder
to different points in Utah, Montana, Ne
vadu, Idaho and New Mexico. The total
capital invested in this business is over six
millions OF dollars. The Overland coaches
which arrive here daily have taken out
and brought in over four thousand pas
sengcrs, and brought here two million four
hundred thousand dollars in specie.
Freighters think the trade Of 1866 will be
nearly double that Of the last year......
The Fenian Congress to-day appointed
commissioners to confer with the Fenian
leaders. Colonel O'Mahony's address was
read to the Congress this afternoon. Col.
Mehan has written an appeal to O'Mahony
and Roberts to resign simultaneously.
...... Ex-President Fillmore and wife
sailed for Europe yesterday. 80. There is
ten million in the U. s. Naval Hospital
Fund. .....A Louisville, Kentucky. on
the LIST inst, General Palmer addressed six
thousand colored people. lie congra,u-
lated the audience that slavery was ended
forever in the United States, and colored
people having ceased to be slaves, there
were no longer any interests which sepa-
rated them from the masses Of the Ameri-
can people.