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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-05-08

and afterwards attempted to create schism
in the church at West Bath lie Is rep
resented as rather smart man. We be-
heve has first downward step as a minister.
was embracing Copper headism-aftcr which
his descent was rapid and sure.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-05-08
Portland and 0gdensburg Railroad.

At Railroad Convention. held in
Portland last week. to consider the project
OF building the Portland and Osdrnshurr
Railroad. passing through the Notch Of the
White Mounts ms. L. ID. Stacy Of Porter
and samuel TYLER, Of Brown6-ld. were nd.
miited a. associates
Daring the proceedings 81 the Convention,
Mr. J.. -. Stacy OF Porter, made more
particular statement ~ 10 the main fats
presented 10y o,bcr gentlemen. lie present.
ed petition. representing about seventy
names. pra, ing for the building Of the road
Mr. Davis. Of Farsonsfrld. was the next
speaker. aud presented some general con-
siders,'ons OF interest. con rHrins with The
expression Of his nc.hbors as TO the ieclin.
Of the people OF his region. Mr.. Tyler OF
Bruwhfeld made a very irv remark. and
excused himseli from a speech from he fact
that the road w'lI not 60 Nv his house. (.
statement that made some merriment
The following letter. from Hon. ID Il
Hastings, 81 Fryeburg. showing the interes,
which portion OF Oxford county has IN The
enterprise, was read -.
FRYERURG. April 50. 1868
Gov WAsHBCRN Dear SIR, II have
just received your uote OF the 2sih inst mott.
tying Us OF your proposed meeting next
Saturday evening. Co consider The Portl mi
and Osdcnsburs railroad enterprise an IN.
vIring the attendance OF Us friends 10 tin.
SECTION, *. e.. much r,grei my in.
ability from business engagements. 20 be
present. and hat from ,horine.s Of notice,
state Of tLe road, and dAy % the week. our
friends viii alike bee prrrludrd
Pray don't a'ribut, oar absence 10 luke
war.nness. or apathy. assure ou. .ir. ",
are all alive g. the iinppr.au,e cog 'bi, Ctca,
enterprise briir,o our towns could AZ.
ford 10 give hall their prc,ent valuation 90
insure the road. aud then IN ten wear. bc
the better Tor 1t. Can not Portland. viii
what this road would do Tor her. again
strive a. nObl, as iu the A.l,ntic and NJ.
Lawrence enterprise? hope you vii! 50
feel Let Portland DO her duty. and say ,c
~ that W. must buiil our station houses
IAN tIi latif4 aIfN anu tAAt - per u
OF our valuation 10 ,to,k-.ibis 80 coiporA
tions and then 20 in for individual s,oc.
subscriptions TIL. 'oad r1a 10, bH,H We
here in the country (much lees Portland
cannot o6ori TO lo.c it, Situated in tb,
richest agricultural part Of Oxford county
IN the valley ofone Of The great river. O.
tie STATE, With abundance ui water poEc
and foxes. limhrr. yet being ia the centr,
OF a belt Of country seventy fsc miles o.
more vide from railroad 10 railroad. 50 IA
from market ,bat freight eats up al. We fn,
everything Iarsuid, sleepy. aud 50 Il vii
continue so long as We labor under ihi
great drawback TO al kinds 81 ENTERPRISE.
Portland must help her old customer. Il
remove ali these business distractions ant
what j. onr gam vii also he hers.
Ny best wishc. attend YOU Tor a plea.sp
sud profitable meeting. have the honor
sir, 20 be. very respectfully. yours.
ID. X uAsTfSGs.
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CAMP AIGN p AP ER.
Now is the Time to subscribe.

We are receiving new subscribers TO the
Democrat. daily. as the Presidential cam
paign approaches. and IN order TO reach .
larger class, we propose to send our paper
to new subscribers. from the LIST of Ma,
till alter the Presidential elections. for my
ccnts, in advances.
Five copies. or more. to one address.
during the same time. for forty cents u &C Py.
i advance.
In no way can money be more judiciously
expended. for political purposes, than by
furnishing the people with reading matter,
from week TO week. Men may be convinced
in this wav when public addresses, and mann
moth meetings may fail to reach them.
As there will be no postage TO subscri-
hers, in the County. let Us have large
LIT
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-05-08
Editorial and Selected Items.

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tasl.. the singing. VA. sweet. aud The Crown.
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and those not familiar with the formation
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ice thai are continually working down
from the sides and ,hrou-h the valley. oi
many mountain ranges at present. AMI oi
whose fo'm-r csi.rcncr g-nlo:i,,s 6nl
traces over the whole globe. Mr. Nn.c
has achieved 4 re-, nia''on both AZ an author
a"' l"''"fe'" AMI We ca" 'a"'S assure
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-05-08

vAmong The list u Patents granted
Maine inventors Tor ,he week ending April
E9ih. 1868 va. one to ]. Atwood Of Mex
ico' Tor improved chart for River Nlyiga
lion.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-10

\ Total. ......,. One hundred and one
And the state shall be divided into the
following senatorial districts, to wit:
The first, second, and third representa-
tive districts of New Orleans shall form one
senatorial district, and elect three senators.
The fourth, fifth, and sixth representative
districts of New Orleans shall form one
district, and elect two senators.
The seventh, eighth, and ninth represen-
tative districts of New Orleans and the
parish of ST. Bernard shall form one dis
trict and elect two senator's.
The tenth representative district of New
Orleans shall form one district, and elect one
senator. aa.-#
Orleans right bank and the parish of
Plaquemines shall form one district, and
elect one senator.
The parishes of Jefferson. st. Charles,
and st. John Baptist shall form one district,
and elect two senators.
The parishes of Ascension and st. James
shall form one district, and elect one SEN
ator.
The parishes Of Assumption, Lafourche,
and Terrebonne shall form one district, and
elect two senators.
The parishes of Vermillion and ST. Mary
shall form one district, and elect one sena-
tor.
The parishes Of Calcasieu, Lafayette, and
st. Landry shall form one district, and
elect two senators.
The parishes of Livingston, St. Helena,
Washington, and St. Tammany shall form
one district, and elect one senator.
The parishes Of Pointe Coupee, East
Feliciana, and West Feliciana shall form
one district, and elect two senators.
The parish of East Baton Rouge shall
form one district, and elect one senator.
The parishes of West Baton Rouge, Iber-
vile, and St Martin shall form one dis
triet, and elect two senator's
The parishes of ConcOrdis and Avoyelles
shall form one district, and elect one SEN
ator.
The parishes of Tensas and Franklin
shall form one district, and elect one SEN
ator.
The parishes Of Carroll, Madison, and
MorehOuse shall form one district, and elect
two senators.
Ire parishes Of Ouachita and Caldwell
shall form one district, and elect one SEN
ator.
The parishes Of jackson and Union shall
form one district, and elect one senator.
The parishes Of Booster, Bienville, and
Claiborne shall form one district, and elect
TIVE senators.
The parish Of Caddo shall form one dis
triet, and elect one senator.
The parishes of De Soto, Natchltoohes,
and Sabine shall form one district, and
elect two senator's
The parish Of Rapides shall form one dis
trict, and elect one senator.
The parishes OF Caaahoula and Vim
ahall form one district and elect one SEN
Nor.
fhirN-six senators n ~.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-10

parish in the state being entitled to at leasi
one representative. A census Of the state
by state authority shall be taken in the year
eighteen hundred and seventy-fve, and
every ten years thereafter. In case of in
formality, omission, or error in the census
returns from any parish or election district
the general assembly may order new cen
sus taken in such parish or election district;
but until the state census of eighteen
hundred and seventy five, the apportion-
ment of the state shall be made on the
basis of the census of the United States for
the year eighteen hundred and seventy.
ART. Il. The general assembly, at the
first session after the making of each emu
meration, shall apportion the representation
amongst the several parishes and represen-
tatiVe districts, on the basis of the total
population, as aforesaid. representative
number shall be fixed, and each parish and
representative district shall have as many
representatives as the number of its total
population Will entitle it to have; and ar
additional representative for any fraction
exceeding one-half of the representative
number. The number of representative;
shall never exceed one hundred and TWEEN
ty, nor be less than ninety.
ART. %. Until an apportiOnment shall be
made in accordance with the provisions o
article 20, the representation in the senate
and house of representatives shall be al
follows;
For the parish of Orleans;
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-10
OFFICIAL.
contribution
ATE OF LOUISIANA.
l..,sd In Convention at New Orleans,
saturday. March = 1865.
PREAMBLE.
-oF THE

he the people of Louisiana, in order to
sablisb Justice, insure domestic tranquil
promote the general welfare, and Sc
\ the blessings of liberty to ourselves
i our posterity, do ordain and establish
! constitution.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-02-18

Magnolia Water. A delightful toilet
artcle-suporior TO Colope, and a, half the price
At all seasons Of the year the rnte Of
mortality from diseases Of the lungs IL very great
No better remedy cad be used than Johnson's Aho
dyue Eminent,
We pledge our reputation on the as-
sertion that any educated physician after careful
examuatio on the recipe viii say that farfutt's
Purgatlye pins possess more merit than any other
pill now offered FOR sale.
A horse is truely noble animal, and
is capable Of being taught more than any other
species Of the brute creation. He often exhibits
intelligence truly wonderful as we'll ~ enthusiastic
feeling. preserve sach horse 10 MI his glory,
use sherdans Cavalry Condition Powder.
Radical restoration. it, good effects
are permanent. ltuot only restores tle color 81
the hair, hut the quautty and natural glossiHest.
This said BY every ono nnug Alrs. =. >. Aliens
Improved lnei1 sigh) Hair ResiOrer or Dressing,
an one bohisl Every Druggist sells H. Price One
Dollar.
"a thing Of beaulA is joy forever
And nothing is 50 beautiful as PIE.
tire ~ health.
tress after Ealing, Pr0siratug weakness, DltneIlw
the nile rather than the exception with tbo hamhh
family. aud have stamped their effects upon ~ all
The most effective. gentle, sudden and Agreeable
remedy is the Plantation bHlers. Hey have
probably cured and aeuated moe eases 10 The
past five years than 80 other medcciies combined.
they are sold throughout the length and breadth
Of The land
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-02-18

Tho Vermont House, at Island
Pond, was burned Sunday morning Of
last week
Twenty-fonr divorces were grant
ed by tho Supreme Court in Rutland
County.
Nine divorces were granted by the
Supreme Court at the late term in Adj
Olson County. five for adultery, and four
for deser,ion and intolerablo severity.
Pittsheld must he healthy town.
Only FIVE pints q liquor have been sold
by the agent during the past year
Augustus Marango, a boarding
house keeper at ST. Adams, ON Monday
night fatally shot James Austin, who,
with other intoxicated fellows, had
smashed in bis windows and attempted
TO enter his house.
Two men named A. Northrup and
Aaron Seyoy, while engaged in loading
logs at South Wallingford, short
time since, had their legs broken, in
consequence Of The car on which they
were loading them suddenly moving
ahead, aud they falling under the
wheels Seyoy bad just recovered from
n similar accident
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-02-18

Tho nomination Of Lieut. Gen. Sher-
man, 10 be General 81 the Army by
hreyet. WAS on Friday referred by the
Senate 10 the Committee on Military
Affairs
Gen. Grant having telegraphed
General Handbook to suspend the or
der removing the New Orleans Coun-
cilmen. Hancock replies unless he is all
lowed 10 enforce bis order he must ask
20 be reliyed from his command. Gen.
Grant refuses TO Weld. and the mat
ter has been referred to the President,
who has called for all the facts.
Lieut. Gen, Sherman, according TO
private dispatches received in Washing
ton, does not appreciate the kind inten-
tons Of Mr. johnson in assigning him
70 the new military division, with head
quarters at Washington The Iaeut.
General has telegraphed TO one or two
Of bis friends in Washington and other
places that be does not wish 10 come
there. and That he does not believe the
President can legally create new mil
itary division. He il also determined
on this point that he prefers the alter
native Of resigniug, and will so act II
ordered 70 accept the post He has toll
egraphed to bis brother 10 have the
military committee refuse 10 sanction
the appointment and tho Senator will
present a bill denying the authority Of
the President 70 make the proposed
change
The Nea York World reads Val.
landigham on. Of tie Democratic Party,
calls him 'pestilent. and ridicules lis
martyrdom OF course, Val deserves
its criticisms though the World has
not always thus regarded him. But
after The Copparheads and martyrs
arc excluded. who will make up the
Democracy
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-02-18

All persons who expect to avail them
selves Of the privileges Of the national
bankrupt act should file their petitions
before March 2, as there is al unsettled
question rs to whether the zone year
within which discharges without the
consent Of the creditors could be grant
ga 10 debtors whose assets do not pay
SO per cent Of the claims against the
estate, began March 2, 1867, tho date
81 the approval Of the act, or June l,
the date OF its full operation. The lat
ter opion is probably correct but pc
titions fled before March 2, will be sure
10 DO all right
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-02-18
It's posslble that Secretary sewarl's

IL IL possible that Secretary Seward .
purchase q Alaska may fall through
The terms of the purchase treaty re-
qulrod payment IN full $1,000 600 in
gold 70 he made ia tan months, and
TIE tune il almost up The Russian
government Is getting alarmed on the
matter. aud sc informs the minister q,
Washington. Mr Seward will be like
~ TO get little favor from Congress
shilo The retrenchmcni fever is on, and
hereafter will probably got It's consent
ID advance. before be contracts for any
moro real estate
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-02-18

The California State debt, under
Republican management, has been re-
duced over FIVE millions OF dollars in
four years.
Cheyenne is to be the grand depot
Of the Union Pacific Railroad Company
at the base u the Rocky Mountains
House rents remain much higher
il New York city than had been antic-
ipqted in the general staguation Of bu-
siness
DR. j. j Craven-ihc craven who
eulogized JEFF Davis in books lee
turing on the digestive organs No
men ever tried the stomacEs Of the
Americas people more severely than be.
II is said " the friends Of Mr..
Johnson propose getting upa People ;
Convention. in has interest, at Phlla-
delphia The result ofths little expert
ment they once made in tue same city,
would be quite sufficient 10 deter ordi-
nary mortals from its REPETITION. i}ui
members 81 the bread and butter
brigade die bard
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-02-18

The ,usi q hes s Ii Tying. for a.
iegod violation n tbc cauons 81 tie
Episcopal church j. aow progressing N
New 4ufk II atirac,a much attention
To evidence elbows that MF Ting
preached IL = Methods, Church ~ New
BruHsslck. read prayers ont q Meth
odssi book r Common prayer, gave out
tie lines If purely Methodist byinns.
and wvr, instead II The Orthodox Fps
oopsl surplioc sud gown, iuli sui, 81
Methodist hlaef
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-02-18

PoLulctl ANrcporG One Babcock,
postmaster and renegade. and follower
Of Andrew Johnson. etc, was called up
on unexpectedly IN the Democratic State
Convention il Connecticut, the other
day, 10 make a speech In referring to
Presidential candidates, be said he was
tnr the best whether be he "Eng.
lash Of Connecticut or Hancock, Pen
dleson, or Ses mour or Sacridaa. whose
bngie blast yen have just heard great
sensation --ah whatdid Issyf Sheri-
dan No; mean General stanbe.ry.
Here he sabs.dei.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-02-18

Gegn srustEa Pan jBss lsseea ~ Tseknas
& fseiAs, fasulshAs eeAecisos 81 cap 81 s,asaes
specially ssifs4 e. fua8lag 81 N.steg sYss.lass.
4 ne ooufsats are rs talaaNs cbrtstga3s wfh as
Narang stspAeA ! aEvev 10y fbs authew al . Ma
iNg i1g tie NFgslegf "A Family Cafsssaes il
0srmsng TIE asrastnss kthSusi ~ N.shsasisl
Hswthorss Ihfv< e FF1ds s. Be- Little Kftst
krlagls. ~ fis-1ssaes q Bnsal Asve-cafes 4
Me- Yeas i've, - beafseh LscAokkv. Wa
fo9r GSrssfstis 3asfFsl. aass
Ihss are eResalsaI fss tAt fasaly q F. res ~
il ears - o. ssasxasszas- The gss-s Is aeig fasy
oeuts aezatsf A. bso&ssssfs sld Sswsasssest
have tkezs O. tker esa tx EsocsFea pe@stass q
r~egay ff-@ Or FAaaizzess 7saAxss a fsesGs bas-
to-
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-02-18

have special relation 10 tgie hasiuos 4
ibe Western Vermont road. the parts
omitted being matters 81 detail. Which
20 no way impair their force or vary
their meaning
From these extracts il clearly APP
pears that The contract providc fnr de.
priving thc Western Vermont road.
nov the Bennington and Rutland Road.
81 al through business which. accord.
ing ta tha testimony Of Mr. Robinson,
would render It ealuolcss Thas lha
Troy and Boston Company. after avail
ing themselves IL the continued ser
wees u Mr. Park Gu nearly a year and
A an ppnse II many hundreds 81 dol
lars deliberately sold hmm on, Tor ten
years rcceiWug AZ a reward ior their
treacheTy, besides o,hcr advantages.
snm Of mouey nj the rate 81 ten thou-
sand dollars per annum, IN tho shape II
compensation f0r their loss Of the
through business during The c0utinu.
auec q thor lease
On The evening 81 the that DAY, after
the contract had been executed. Mr..
Park and Mr. Phelps. as they had
proposed, called at the Troy q Boston
Railroad Office, but did not find Mr..
Vail, being told by the clerk in charge,
chat be WAS necessarily absent al
party, nj Mr. Burdens, his brother I'M
law MIR Phelps The attorney 81 tho
Troy y Boston Company in ignorance
OF what had been done, went on 10
Boston, to obtain tie proper papers
( from Judge Red6old, for calling
/ the Commissioners and actually
cured them, before learning that there
was an end 10 the suit
The Monday morning train Of tho
/ 18th Of February, from Troy, brought
to Bennington d rumor that Mr. Parks
road had been sold ont los the Troy 4
Boston Company, butt was too strange
a story lie generally credited IN
order 10 DO certain hon the fact was "A
mutual friend Of the parties took he
afternoon tram 70 Troy and saw MI
/ Daniel Robinson, who informed hlm
that the story was trne Tint they had
made such q contract MS had been pre-
scented, On being reminded That ho
md stated under oatb, that contract
exactly similar in terms, if carried into
effect, would rum tho Western Yer
mont road, MIR Robinson admitted 10
had so sworn, and that Ne knew the
contract they Lad made would ruin tho
road
Since this transaction it is under
stood that Mr. Park has not spoken
with Mr. Nml or had any intercourse
with the company be represents At
ter tins extraordinary treatment OF AIR
Park by the managers Of tho Troy &
Boston Company il was quite natural
that he should have ITO further conf
dence in them. Believing as he did,
that he had Just claim against the
company to a very large amount for
their failure to perform the covenants
in their loase%T the Weston Vermont
road, it cannot be matter OF wonder
that he should have been unwilling to
allow them 10 eyade tho claim ty pac-
ing their property beyond the each Of
creditors, and should have preferred, II
conformity to the laws Of Vermont 10
secure it by attachment Probably
ninety -nine persons out Of n hundred,
under the same circumstances, would
have done precisely as he did. IL is 10
be charitably hoped that not one IN u
thousand would have committed the
Migrant breach d faith which the Troy
Il Boston Company did
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-02-18
MANCHESTER JOURNAL


TAes IS I'D pealang To- ,hs Mass.
acAnsstls Legislature whlcb provides
ihst any cliy os ioeB NAV choose o0e
81 u5sfe wasasf - issfui3eFs ~ ia schoss.
osmmgltre 1asTy are Nstarai appar
eatly good reasons why this b,i should
bsogge lAw can any ons make :
reasonable argument against 40
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-02-18

The following is be spportionmeni Of Delegates
for ,h, County TO the Republican Union State
onven,on, to be beld at Rutland, March 18Th, for
the choice OF delegates at large to the National
Convention uIon the baas adoptep by the State
COMMITTEES, u one delegate for each town and an
additional delegate for every one hundred asd mn
votes cast Tor John b Page for Governor at tho
last State election. Arlington 81 Bennington 6,
Dorset q Glastonbury Il Landsroye Manchester
3; Peru / Pownsl ?; Resdsboro l.; Rupert i
saiidgaIe Searsburgh /; SALISBURY 2; Stamford
/; Sunderland /, Winhall Woodiord !
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-02-18

We arc obliged to defer until orr
nsrt issue the report Of several cases
tried al the late term Of the Supreme
Court. for want II room.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-02-18

simon RuF AND SURPRISE PAnTr.--IheTe was
very plsasaRi gathering Of young indies and gen
flcIntn II North Dorset, at the residence Of James
Gdta.h, il Mount Tabor, on Tuesday evening last
where they were handsomely received and enter
tanned BY Mr, G. and family, The psrty number
ed aboutthirty and al seemed to enjoy themselves
heartily The hours passed speedily and happily
away amid various entertainments, until the
small hour OF O'Clock. A. ~, when the party bid
ding Mr. g. and family adicu, commenced then
boulevard journey. Thus passed a pleasant ane
agreeable evening that will long be remembered By
81 who were participants.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-02-18

Central Park, New York, has al
ready cost over ten million dollars,
When the Paciiic ruilroad is com
pleted traveller may goround the world
in three months
Fifty cents per dozen is the very
liberal price pad IN New York city for
making common oyerails