Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-16

TO them that he had never lett the Moses
business.
A letter received in Washington from
Jefferson Davissays that he intends to re-
turn to this country this spring and settle
down on plantation in Mississippi and
go to work.
MIS- ii. c. Ingersol Of Bangor, now
a clerk in one ofthe departments at Wash
ington, has published letter drawn out by
the assertions made In the Hannah Ty-
lern controversy. She does not think they
are quite so bad as they were painted by
Hannah.
If the Selectmep Of the different
towns in the County will furnish us a
list of the tax payers who are taxed $50
and upwards, we will publish them, aud
think it will be matter interesting TO all.
"A test case TO decide the rights of We
locipedists to the sidewalks has been
brought before the police court in Hart
ford, Conn.
Mr.. Charles Robinson, who was imur-
ed at the locomotive explosion atDanyille
Junction. lew days siuce il not so well,
and there are fears lest he may not recover.
Joseph Buchanan, Esq, has been APP
pointed Postmaster nj Mechanic Falls, in
place OF o. Il. Dwinal, Esq. removed.
The Portland Argus says that the Port
land Press newspaper and establishment
has been purchas, Representative
Lynch, Major Robe, District Attorney
Talbot and others
A young man by the name Of Coriis'
was badly injured at Gilcad, on Wcdncs-
day, while Stacking the cars. He belongs
in New Gloucester, 10 which place no
was carried in the cars.
A Danbury man having lost his dog,
is boarding one week at each hotel,
clearinghouse and re- tauraunt. tasting
the sausages, TO see il he can't find oct
the direction the animlI took
Boston has one doctor who pretends
to practise "Natnrepathy", and one wo-
man physician who practices Blanche
dismus.n
Every plain girl has one consolation
tho not pretty young lady, she will If
she Ives, be- pretty old one.
A Scotchman went To lawyer once
for advice, and detailed the circumstances
of the case. Have YOU told me the facts
precisely a they occurred" said the law
yer. "Oh. ay. sir, "rejoined he, | thought
it best to ten We the plain truth ye can put
the lies in yourself
AT a recent fire in Concord, stream
of water from steam engine struck the
left eve Of a fireman with such force ~ TO
drive it out of the socket.
Five persons testified before legis-
lative committee at Harrisburg that they
voted twenty times each in Philadelphia
NJ the Last October election.
Referring to the visit to General But
Ter by the Virginia committee, an Alex
andria paper elegantly observes that they
hadn't ought to have done it,"
A little girl in Wisconsin made
breakfast on percussion caps, OF which She
swallowed forty. She is still living.
A CINCINNATI physician advertises for
a mad dog. He wishes to investigate the
AMI NAL scientifically.
The Massachusetts Legislature, fol-
lowing the example of Maine, is going to
pass an anti-baggage 'hing law.
The ice left the Penobscot river on
the 18th inst. week earlier than last
year, and avoiding freshet.
Mrs. Caroline Brown, mother of Arte-
mas War,l, had the misfortune to slip on
the ice, few days ago. and break her
arm. at her residence in Waterford.
Lucy Stone, in her lecture on"Wp
mans Rights. Friday evening, said that ev-
en- the newspapers had got into the habit
of beittling women, many of them insist
ing on announcing the death of a wife As
the decease of the "relict' Of Mr.. So-and-
so while others, in recording births, state
that a son or n daughter Is born 10 Mr..
| Thus-and-thus-iust a. though the vile
had nothing 10 do with the incident.
Two organ grinders, in soldiers
clothes, who used to furnish music for the
citizens of Boston. have each run off with
and married beautiful and wealthy girls.
The Courier calls it grinding to some
purpose
When stoves are red-hot, the gases
of combustion leak through like sponge.
This is one cause of the unhealthineSs of
rooms thus heated.
The April number of the Missionary
Herald states the receipts ofthe American
Board Of Foreign Missions for the first
half of the current financial year show
serious decrease from last year. The do
nations this year amountto Sl4S, $50, which
is 1869 less than last year, while the
legacies are only 81, 9ls, which is de-
crease of Sl8,2Sl. The total decrease for
the six months ending Feb. IS, was s33,
05l.
A few days since boy entered the en-
CINE house of the G.. L. X. at South Paris,
and jumping upon an engine which had
steam up and from which the engineer had