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vICkSaURG CARDS.

v,ckseURo CARDS.
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BANK,
vICKSRu re-, Miss.
! \ RANK OF DISCOUNT AND DEPOSIT
poM's.rA; AND Forenoon EXCHANGE.
: \ general banking business transacted
JOHN y. KLEIN, G. c. FLORENCE.
President. Vic" President.
GEo. NJ. l<Ln,s, Cashier.
n4I:iy
I AMklH n EGssEESTON,
GKoCEtS AND COTTON FACTORS.
lOpposttc f'rc,,t1ss II,,ns~.l
NICkSBURG. MISS.
July :. 1870. nnil:Iy
Established 1882. Re-ostabli~hed 1865.
'NHOMAS J. EINNEY,
D,r1e,. Il.
CARRIAGES. BUGGiEs. WAGONS,
Curtis. Whrclbarrows and plows, Curriag,
and Wagon Trimmings Il Hardware.
WOOD WORK,
Hmos. %'ok+~. fsucc~, ,sAnjfs. I"ics, dc
NIcKSHURG. MISS,
VI HxE.xnrE,, Agent.
or. LOUIS FLOUR HOUSE.
l.. DUTrEREIELp Is co.
Hhoi'ss'1s G'"e.as. Procession Dealers ,s.t
COTTON FACTORS,
->roIIt, for i.nfin * Rand Powder 60,
MULBERRY STREET.,
ftrt wocu tr:,w ford and South SIS
NIrkSHURt;. MISS.
July =, 1870. nA2:,v
9 II. YOUNG n CO.,
WHOLESALE GKDCEiaS. COMMISSION
MERCHANTS,
-l~t dN'si..', IA hr'r,gn t.,ni Do..cSttc
WINES AND LIQUORS.
\ for lktstaf
30 .0l AUi.nEHny Sr,EMr
NICkSnl'lsti. MISS
July %, 1870. n4Ely
MAX *"NE".
WATCHMAKEHA AND JEWEL. Eu,
S!Eu OF tho Groom Specs
NIrkSBUiiG. MISS.
Sol" Agent fn, tho FInronC~. TIA" Singer I'm
proved. tho Wilcox x Gibbs nnf other
All the 'utost improvements to, first -ciue-.
Machines, Ncrilcs, Thread. .Sc. All ma
chimes sold at Northern prices aud war
ranf't. july =. 1870 nI1:iN
f,Us.IEY !s BOLLS,
COTTON FACTORS
HHoi'S"ic Dr'ti-vs IN groceries, ant IYo,-
hntr,! StIY'}'eS.
Keep al ways "n hand Limo, Cement Plaster
Paris Fl;S""ring Hair.
NJ; 20, :,,,1hr'7v street. rtrhs',s1sy. ahs~.
JHly 2, 1870. nal:iy
JAMES WARE. H. a. WILLIAMS
WARE n WILLIAMS,
INH,tnjucf.,. ,,.d Hr.rierS in
Il u u NiT!T RE AND CHA IRIS
Mattresses. Carpets. Wall Paper aud Win
dow Sh,,lcA,
No. 1863 Httshi"yhD, 81. ricAsl.nIy Lf.ss.
ti:iy
II II. PORTER \ co.,
Dcni-1s
STAfLi: AND FANCY DRY GOODS.
pl,ii;d"lrh,a Nude Shoes for Ladies' and
HATS. CAPS, &c.
No. l"l Washington Street
NICESnl re-, MISS
July Z, 1870. nifty
A 'H>k"IA'
tit'KSBt' re, MISS
!MroltlER. wHOLEShLf: AND RETAIL
DEA LEK IN
Frcnrh China and Granite" Ware, French
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THOMAS NAl!I:IITON.

i Dealer IN stoves, Tinw.rc, Ruria! Cases,
&c., Monroe. La, has constantly on hand,
for sale, every variety OF ..n,i<tnIs and hrat :
ing stoves, received direct from tho fct., rics.
also, "v"rv description Of ,inware: also
Fisk "a Metallic Burial f'sGc4S, varying in a!Ic
and style to moct any given order, All or
'icrs for rcpni,s' promptly attended tn. nu.l
wholesale ORDER: for tin,rarc iiilr.l at New
Orleans prices, With freight added.
June fS 1870. Iy
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4 subscriber at Newman. Geor,siu, Is
infornIel that the way- Of the mails are
inscrutublc. Why the TELEGRAPH
docs not reach him, regularly, is I, CO.
nunhruln we cannot answer, rs much
rs we regret the annoyance the failure
gives him.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-06-03

Tho undersigned takes pleasure III making
known that he is now nsl wei! prepared as
before tn" war. n not hott"r, Il, do AL kinds
Of work, cit hnr in
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.tf'l'.If'"1.t"'tMy ~ Eci'"trnu
CARItlAGES. utGGIE%S, HACKS, ETC

Ready made work kept on hand Slmci-
uicts OF which many he set,n by calling al tho
Fncinry. nc VIII :.l-.. carry on general
!ilncksinith shop. arranged t" i" all kinds OF
bfnckSIitthinS. Terms rCnSoIat,tC.
April M, 1876. il:iO-s l'lt. E.N DOM.
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BOOKS STATIONERY MUSIC,
MYSTICAL INsrnrMHNrs, TOYS, NOTIONS AND
FANCY AnrI6r.Es.
August y. 1870. nicely
I J. COWAS ~ CO.,
COTTON FACTORS.
GHoCERS Il COMMISSION MERCHANTS
Nos. ~, 81. and NJ Crawford Street,
I,lCH.SB Dl.G, MISS;
Liberal advances made on cotton to he
hold and sold ut VtcksburE.
jul, 2, 1870. nAl:Iy
w NJ ROBERTSON,
DcuIey 70.
ITALIAN AMI AMERICAN MARBLE,
Monun"nis, IIenLstoncs, Tonhs. &c, cor
nor Third and Main Streets. Quincy, Illinois.
4. II. tGfGfN, tickshurg, Miss, Travelling
July 80, 1870 ni,:ly
w. =. LIN. \. a. COX.
YICH.sHIrEG, MISS.
w. =. LsM Il co. Prorriotors.
July /. 1870 nifty
uAItrIEAN ~ IRVING,
COTTON FACTORS,
rnocE.ass COMMISSION MEncHAN MIS-
And Dc.lors in Wct,tcrr Produce,
NICKSHUKG. MISS
I.'"rai csA.h advances made on Cotton IN
hm i"r , s" IN n tn, , city, or for sh,pnent to
ID W. SnEhREH,
Washington street. Th.~.tnt Budding,
FIthTSl;IRtJ MSS,
GROCER Il COMMISSION MERCHANT.
Keeps "nr!Stnuiiy on hn,Id large stock ui
ch"li, Family E,occr1c. and Plantation
Particular attention given to filing order.
for staple "r Fancy Groceries for fnmiIy
Goods all guaranteed us represented, and
sold at lowest cash figures
Ociohcr !, 1870. n2Iy
l. m.noMIaNsrEII., J. 'rsnoEEE.
I HI.OOh ENSTEBI. h co.
L.
>,aSI-I+a t~,u,,S l,,x. N,-tr..rY<,ny,..,,,...
49, ~ ''i>''''
And Wholesale and Retail Do.,icrss in
,>,... ,,,,<,,,n. ,,.
'NN'' "n''riSif@' ~ II " n rs,
FRUITS AND CIGARS
No. l%o Washington Street,
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tftKSiftfttG, MISS.

tft'KStitf re, MISS
!ll'ol.TER. wUOLEShLi: AND t,ErAU.
DEALER IN
French China and Granite, Ware. French
and Hchrnian Ware, Siiyor Plated and Dri-
tan. im Ware, Table a1rt' l'ocl: 81 ',tlerv Look
ing {; ta-s'.e Looking Glass Pint,+-. Window
GLASS, Paper tiangings, Window Cnrnices
Curtains, Bands, Pins and Window Shades
Lamps and Walters, G"ran.l"l"s, Candle
sticks, CaS,oi7s and Liquor Stands.
Tine largest assortment of CtIllSFM AS
GOODS ever brought Ia the city Of NjcIss-
'nirp. Such ~: Fancy Goods, frys Picture
Frames, Pictures, Marble Statuury, Paper
Mmche Goods, Istus< nt4-, Work Boxes, Wood
and Willow Ware, Jap;,nnch Ware" Fcndcrs,
Shavs}s and Tongues. AH,lroI,s, faa4ti Rla,
St"n"wnro ond K.rosirc Oil Oct: 20. 6~ini
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-06-03

At + o'clock Thursday evening the
thermometer mark cd % deg, in this Of
flee.
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NON'T buy II Wagon Unit! you sec 1i,o@o
~ Mt Surgnor's. gil
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Nuaeh'ta Tele9raph~
MONROE, Ia. JUNE 3, 1871.

Any person Hclid;nG rs five new ,asi, su b.
:,rrih"rs. II! the sniuc post office, will he on
Iitlei Ia copy of THE TEL. t:G tAPH gratis
M
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-02-10
Donation PisH.

TIE Methodist Soeieiy II Runho'l
gave Donation ,i,h Oh TUESDAY. Jan.
3l>t, IL The house ~ Henry Alb ~. Esq
Of East Rumlurd. CIR tbe beDeit ~ their
Pastor, Rev. benjamin. y. fosie:- oil
bethel, who has ben aboring with them
i,,r llse goo+! oi SOILS. th,- present Coulter
euce ,rar. Die L,boss have been we'll ~.
ccived ald have proved SAVIOR Vt lie
nsto lie 10 EaHy. he has also been
successful 70 ob,ai;,Ag new clock and
IL very sies bell Tor oBr new chareh, III
the Centre, rs presef's.
Owing 10 The Storm on the preceding
Sabbath, tire nO,ac NJ his ikinntion VISA
was nut 10 well circulated ~ was de,iFs d.
yes there were enough ~ ;atcn,fDce To
iii Bro. AbbOt's house which !, vcry large
and eommodinus. The Instrumental
music on the OCCASION. by Miss Celia
Pulnam who is IN expert teacher AMI
player oi the Cabinet Organ err the runo
toric, assisted by Mrs. Waldo Pet,ngill.
and Mrs. Cyrus z. Eaton. together with
The Numerous yoe;slists, an The OCCASION
made il one Of mcoraniou Interest To The
lovers oi goo.l mnsie.
fine result OF the visit was, that Bro
Foster AMI wife received ah,Ai, one
hundred dollars. nearly all oi which We're
greenbacaS. given by those WIZ, bolievc
ilr,l "gi"ing doth not impoyerish. nor
Withholding more than is meet enrich"
After receiving This. Bro. and>i>tcr Foster
assured the donors OF their hearty thanks
and best wishes in very appropriate ~.
marks; inviti, g them TO hook to Him who
hath .ail lit IS more blessed to give iban
tO receive"
Rev. Joseph Lutkin. who is in the
eighty fifth year OF his age. was present
Dn the occasion and ma'lc lengthy and
Interesting remarks on the origin Of
Donations. A SUBSCRIBER.
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Bethel.
NJ. ". l..

The school under The charge OF Pro-
G.. ". Lancaster, al Augusta, close ft>t
NJ, K with cnmccr, at Pat'cc's Hall. ~,
TlMIsdty and Friday evenings. anil WAS
universally acknowledged Ia have heen
from the beginning 10 the end triumph
ant success. The course oil instruction
w,,s such rs will be Il real benefit ~
teachers, aud singers GENERALLY. All
doubts were removed in the minis oi
those who heard the grand s,H,n'fs n
th.y blended together AMI file the lfalf
with harmony. Professor Lancaster we'll
deserves the extensive popularity WIKI h
he has gained rs j musician. His untfring
efforts and ready tact, never fails 10 inter
est his scholars, and inspire them with
The spirit of song, and his lraetiFa! pow
or, and ready skill as Il director, enables
him 60 draw from those who conc under
his charge, such an effect "a his r'iltivat-
ed musical ,aStc c"ncrive> piece of mu-
sic susceptible of producing.
The order of exercises consisted of
h,n.ns. tunes. songs, s',!o,, 'fncttS, quar-
,c,tcs, glees. anil aniheI,s. The eNer-
ci,es commenced by the class singing the
anthem Holy Lord Cod Of Sabhaoth.'
This was followed by - piece entitled.
Nv hen we cross the crystal River sung
10y Mr.. john Perry. DR.. TwitrhcII, and
Miss Ella Goodwin; il was truly beautiful.
"81 auiful Sunset BY Mr.. Chandler,
Miss Woodbury., and Mr.. Carter. was ex-
ccuted finely. Continuation song. by
Professor Lancaster, was Amusing
Duet, "Star Light" sung by Eva and
Ada Foster. was well resolved, and their
reputation rs the sweet songstresses sus-
tanned. Mr.. Carter rendered The song
Not for Joe" admirably, showing AT
and culture. dreams Of Home" was
rich production. "Lone rock by the Sea-"
sung Nv Mrs Wiley, and Miss Dodge,
showed good taste. Miss Mason anil
Miss Stevens. performed their solos with
much clealness. and proper intonations.
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Buckfetd.

The CRYSTAL Wave, o. oi e. T. ut
East Bucklield. paltook ct their lhrI an
niverary supper at their Lodge room on
tho Goth ult. Alter the cloth WAS re.
moved. the time Vas well spent in speech
es determinations, select reading songs,
&c. Tn. whole was cnllvrned by m.
st,umentsl music. It WAS truly Il feast
of reason aud low Of soul" OF the 10
members that were initiated into Lodge
three years ago, IA remain, one having
died while member. and one Withdrew,
la To- 'ch nj the Ear West.
The following officers for the present
quarter. were installed Feb. I'd. ly Mar.
Gus l.: Sampson. Lodge Deputy
Benjtmin F. Irish. w. c. T.; Mrs. NJ.
/, Sampson. W. V. r; Mrs Nancy r.
Croker. W. s; Miss Abhic NJ. Mason,
". A. S Abel Irish. W. +. ;. L"andor
IIodgdon, w. T.; VIM. Bickncll. W. G. /;
Gcor,,e ". Mitchell. W. NJ. Miss Aidic
4 Abbott, w. ID. NJ; Mrs Benjamin F.
Irish. W. r. H. s.; Mr.. 'icorg" W.
Shaw. ". n s.; Levi Munk. w l.
G.: Albert Holland, w. .. c.. Cyrus VI.
Iii.h. 2. w. G.. r.. VIM. Bickncll. Libra
rian.
Condemns. warm ard cloudy for most
oil the day much bare ground, wagons
and Slrish' pts-,--evcning splendid,
iii, ten, then old Bore a blow a hlaSt
that Knocked the tlprnoinricr below
zero. MANY wells 'lry-'pring' low. and
water fur culinary use hard To obtain iG
many places Hardly a family exempt
iruin severe rpll. and nlny inmtt"- con-
fin,d Ia tie house by sickness; and many
cellars have been hrokcn into by jack
Fr,st. HARTFORD.
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2l sO2. 655 rs S3,l74

The Ap;or,innmcnt Committee held \
pro,racjel and quite stormy meeting Ell
Tuesday evening The question of Scn.-
toYial districts was first considered. \
proposition ,o adhere To county lines n
the formation IT Senatorial districts WAS
carried = To :. The S,nuaial repre-.
sentatinu wa Thrn fixed u lolioNs:
Audiu>t,,- ia A,no>l""k |, { Umhcr'aGd
:. Frat Sin I. Hancock =, krunelrc =,
KnnN !. Lincoln |, ONI"rd ,, Pcu"l'>' o, :,
pi>ralagui> l, StSr'laloc | Somcr-,t =,
Wai,,,, ,. " .>hmstou >, lWA :.
Ah,rr long di>ru>>i,n. the following
,ule wa> ad"plcd,ou m"Ii"n ol Col Rot ic
OF Gorhn That the Rep, >eula,i,,s
br apporI,, ned ,u"uy The >rNeIal c0u Itic>
according ." The population, giving 30 4
county - n.anN mrmlcIs - there are
4l41 inhabitants in each county; and in
ease there i i lal,ncc al Representatives
not thus distributed. those counties that
have The largest fractional excess shall
take Representative respectively, until
The uumhvr required hy he constitution is
eAhSu>i,d--Iegaid being had 10 the r. Ia
live increase After a long discussion
the committee appo.tioned Representa-
lNes - follows; Auho>coggln ., Aroos-
took :. Cumberland -. Fuukliu }. Han
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-02-10

Du,t and chorus, 'Sho sleeps ~ inc
Valley" 10y Prof. Lancaster, Miss MINI
bah, Miss Bodge. and Carter. was hcauti-
full Prof. Richardson, however. can
siny As we'll rs play the violin.-as was
exhibited in the song entitled The
Bat calcher's Daughter" resulting in a
shower of laughter The tenor voice OF
Mr Perry was heard often above all
others. Richardson's Quadrille Band
being present. adled much To ,hn enter.
tainmcnt. Miss Anna Kimball showed
proficiency on The piano.
1t l., to be- hoped that The singers ana
musical amateurs will appear out on The
Sabbath. and give us u touch oi Their
qualify. Must repeat. Mr.. J.. has won
golden opinions. ~ well ~ cndeared
himself 10 the hearts Of all. When
Bethel moves. il moves rs one man IN
everything that pertains to It's credit.
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Professor Uerrick's LeefareH on Rome,
Egypt and Jerusalem

Three consecutive lecture. comprise his
conrse The fs.s elirited IN these pro-
ductions arc both new and old; meaning
by the term old, the most prominent and
not To- say startling truths That ae found
upon tho pages of Holy Writ.
The object Of Professor IIcnick Is not
simply to amusc, but SCI to present cs-
scnth,l facts, a. shall both please and
rdiiy. His hectares, whether he depends
IN what IL written. or upIn cxtcmpo-
rancons remarks. are accurate. solid,
lerse and often snbli,ac lis podue.
lions have cost him not only tens OF hum
dret' in gold. hu. Also many severe jour
MES. anil not , little harI slmfJ.
These On the whole are the cheapest
lectures 81 any 10 which | have ever
listened. j. ELLIOT.
RunhoriI. Feb Q. 1871.
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IL, lcl.r, lis Ice, u..j, lis >i=u
eel l., Edwin b Su.,D. l. e llul"N
ALE join l,I>,u. ,,uucr-. ami
cumpri-r- ~ p,g'> al closely written
Cool-cap. The il!. aces npanyiugi> ,cIl
long. containing uo ic>. than sixteen
sc,Ii"nS.
They recommcnd:-"l>t. let district
lie substituted lor county iail>, with a
l"u,I ct iran>l, lodged ia the Prison ln-
sprctuls or some other conpc,eu; hands.
80 that ne; only Il classification of prison
or, in our iaiI> can tee n,ade hut That
;hrr,. Should bc graduation Established
am pug tie several iaii>. anal thus the
bop, OF promotion ir"m one lo lhc other
- held oui ~ an iudurcpcul 10 good
ccrduct; uitlin. phi, i,ccrs dcuied in the
lower grades Icing permit in the hi@h
or 81. we would have ll"use ot Ref
u.t established exclusively fer Women
aud AL industrial, school Ter Girls s.. in
to the. place, ol confinement wc would
iuitodu",. ali"r, not "uI, iu Tighten The
lul,,, u jn tlc counties. hut also aud
mainly tia, il might rrr1l, ~ reform
aior, agent upun the prisoner. We lee
li.,c iha, under the IL tlurn,, 81 regular
bal ~ sclItG L,Ut>. dit ald slt,p a
man wEr can >uri ;, 'he wants at him
Ill ard i;miN cat 81 Jail ought Ia Le AT
least eli >UrI oltirg in ccuti.,n,tul. AMI
hop. that many Wht>r ignorance oi let
irls sid lack ct Kill in or of disposition
10 inl"r. irin,d With iir'gulnr ba''iI>
lave mad, lhrm only Z: iutdrn 20 IN,
c"'nmmit u.tN he one >rIi sustaining
4lh. In le: this uvat;neit. with regular
II IN Wnrk, diet nd habits. &C think skill
~ ou!d lr gcutial!l gwen 1" The worHmen.
anal ,hat the i.EOraut might bc taught
tie elementary branches ol common
sch.'ol education. aDd moral and religious
Instruction also be impaired. 9Th. 10
carry OH This reioTmdtnry work Titi sue.
cess, those Who have shown Il criA,inal
disposition by repeatedly offending. ought
la be coutinel I "a sufficient length ol
time to permit this course ct treatment
To prodarc il natural and desired effect
We therefore reComr,nd lnugcr sCn.
trucrS than are usually acc 5f,ird .o such
cl>,>. aal greater eaori Il, learn ire pre-
IiHus i,j>,oIl OI The criminal, that 81 term
of iGiiri>.iunr'i ,itr be awarded pro-
por;imn.I'. "a hi> cli niua liz Wita the
LONGER term. II ah",e advocated we
wo;ld couple Ia, right na the Isut "l the
convict IL sh.ater il 10y cnud cnn,lurl.
making hiN Pr"-;rs> towards iSiS r"nciU
sion by steady promotion rom class IL
eli :. and p is'H I" rri>nn a. hrrrin br
fare Indicated. Finally even ter a
discharge Ia Oh .iie. NE Nodld tot RI
linquish all >.tprVisi IL over thr man, but
would II, int in II during ihe whole term
OF the al sinai sentence, hold him liable
until the expirsti.4a al that lime Ia for
lett he a'HKiy, met; "f his term and to
.ecommitment I'LL is termination"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-02-10
LeOisldfire.

The Committees are winding mp their
business, and will report finally in a lew
DAYS, as no new business is now received.
1t is thought an adjournment viii he
reached during the month.
Petitions for Superior Court in Oxford
and other Counties have been presented.
Adverse reports have been made on the
petitions for aid to Academies. including
the Oxford Liberal Institute and Paris
Hill Academies The disposition seems la
he To refuse all aid OF the kind. this year.
The Bethel contested ease of Maj.
Hastings. against NJ. c. Foster seems Ia
hang tire. The Committee are tied, Sto
3. Saj oan absent. l. may 80 into the
lInuSe There are precclenls bath ways.
and the determination of il will depend
upon the temper at the House.
There was \ spicy hearing on the med
cal quaekery bill, before The judiciary
Commalee. the opponents OF tho bill com
rrising homeppa,hi"ts. Undergraduates.
eclertics and ThompSoDians, DIR. Bell Of
Augusta and DIR. Payne of Bath repre-
scented the ho,neopalhists. making some
of the features of the bill look quite
mon jtruu> rs well rs lu'liCrous, says the
correspondent of tho Portland Press.
Or. SNOW OF the House and DIR. Garcelon
OF Lewiston ably supported the bill. II
has been laid over until tomorrow, but
the prospects nj favorable action by the
committee aIe not Gathering.
The Committee have granted leave 10
Withdraw, io4
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Terrible Railroad accident.

Telegram from poushkecpsie brings
int, Ilig,nce of iri.hliuI disaster which
occurred ON the Hudson River Railroad
near New Hamburger, y. y ON Monday
night ~ the ri, train bound South MAS
passing near New Hamlurgh, an axle
LloAc aud dragged alcrg the ground I'LL
il reached lhc draw hidgc, when striking
the tinll,I> it thiow ihc ear III It's track
and upon the up track Ia lace q! the 2'i
Paciit EAprc>s. An attempt WAS made
to stop The Express train which Was then
apr on, hing, but lh,re WAS not time
enough and il sIuch the eli car scatter
Ing lis irasm, ATS i'll every direction, and
lis content, were nj Cncc ignltd, en-
rcloping The entire Express train in
flaues The Express train WIS composed
OF locomotive. one baggage car, one
express cat, AMI i've or six siecpiug car.
The locomotive was ut once hurled into
the river aud the Engineer killed, and the
baggage and 'SpteS- cars were piled on
top of the engine. Al Ike same time the
Chicago sleeping Car was one sheet OF
flames. and though desperate attempts
M,rc made to rescue The passengers, il Is
said that not one got oul alive.
Two other sleeping ears next to II.
we've also Wrapped in flames. but The
p essen .rrs in them all got out safely.
The llidge soon took fic. and in les than
len miu,irs afterwards the Who'll >truCt-
ure tell earn ing with IL The Chicago car
and nury ing it and its inmates out OF
sight under water, and amCng the ruins
of the locomotive and express cas-.
This terrible result settled all doubts rs
to thu probability oil re>cuing amy one.
dead oil alive, and then there was nothing
done until DAY light.
Nineteen bodica have been recovered,
lourlcen of which are those of passen.
gers. including three children and five
of the employees of the road. Search will
be continued. although it is thought that
I'LL had been recovered.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-02-10
Editorial and Selected Items.

The Boarsl Of County Commissioners
WAS oEg anizcA this Year by the choice at
of Imam 4. Ellis. Esq, OF Canton, As
Chairmaa.
Fine Lewiston journal learns tha.
Gov perhasl y 10 gMe n temperance adj
dress before III. students et Bates College
during the present tcrm.
We have received the first copy OF \
Rsw religion. newspaper pnblI-hr'' in
Portland. eniith.d "Go"i S-ed.' + g.
Ri.h & Co. are the publishers and the
price is 81 80 II Year.
AT Brighton market. Sh inst, there
were good share OF cattle for >ale again.
fhe excitement IN regard To the cattle
disease is >Ul,>i,ling. From Name. there
were 20 cattle.
1T was 50 cold last Saturday evening
there WAS no Farmers Club meeting on
the llill.
Thursday morning we have damp
Snow, with mist Ii il 'locs n,t turu into
lain the sleighmg will b. inrpu,c,i.
-SDvrrc winter weather again visited
as t.st Saturday. Sunday anal Monday.
The mercury went down 10 % dcg. in
many PLACES. aud high wind prevailing
most VI the insc mad. il very disagree.
able % be vut. The caHent, oi m1ny VI
the erllnr> were badly frozen.
The buildings oL Mr. Downs, IN
RDrt y. on "Wednesday night OF la>t week.
hieliding house, barn audi she'd, were
dc>trol,d by fire. together With all thcis
contents One hog was burned. The
t. mfiy barely escaped with their live
Eyen the clothing 10 cus,Y them Was con
,umcd 10y the Il INES Loss $1,000 mo IN
>arance eNccp, IN the tii!nlanlon In>ur-
anee Company !ot 500. aud TIE company
h,, in. i;-iIed they cannot recover thc IN
sur;lnce, says the Oxford Register
Correspondence Of the Lewiston
J5aY7ldi- L. b. BumpHS. Hebron, sold
FIVE pigs hat MAY. thtt weighed when
slaughtered. ns follows Rev. \. c. Her
rick killed the ii.St when mont rs and ;
DAYS old. weighed 32l lbs. the second, by
t.. :. Bmpus, months and II dA,s.
weighed ;}3:S lbs the third, 7. Y. Ever
Ell, months and ID hays. weighed SO
lbs 1.-THE iouyth, Il. NJ Everett, : months
ami "a days. weighed $40 lb~ The iiith.
W. IL. BiSbcc, z months and y days,
weighed AS lbs.
The democrats are much disturbed
by Senator Salisbury q, elan atinms, on
"Wednesday in the Senate that Gen. Ian
crk viii be their candidate for the
Presidency IN ~. stu ,bury j. sail 10
10 have revealed this plan OF some Of Tho
leaders while intoxicated
- Mr.. Hill having obtained his seit as
Senator from Georgia, "a vigor ms attempt
will he ina,le to admit his colleague eject,
DR.. Miller, who was surgeon in tho
confederate artDy. Georgia has nIw 4
Senator foi the first time for ten Yeas.