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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-12-05

!N~. EdHor - Believing that many 81
your readers are Interested in The history
of their ancestors, and having visited The
Gcncalogical Sociclys Rooms, in Boston.
to trace three names, among which WA
tina, OF Briggs. a. many OF your sub
scriber. descended from that name,l send
you the following copy of the records
Clement Briggs WAS = felt maker; land
cd at Cape Cod. Nov. 9th, 1921, from
the Fortune. Of 80 tons, with sc pas>en-
gers. lie had grants OF land probably 10
facilitate his business In taking beaver
He came to Weymouth, Mass. in 1858.
The General Court granted TO two OF his
sons $50 acres OF land in that town. De.
position Of Clement Briggs, of Wcy-
mouth, lcllmonger, 1893, Augt. 20. And
this deposeth and Sayeth that Robert
Heeks, did pull 800 pelts week. and
divers times 6 or hundred AMI more,
week, in the killing season, for the space
of three or four years. and he sold hi
sheep pelts for forty shIlIings hundred
TO Arnold Alland. Clement c. Briggs
his mark Extract of Walter Briggs
will. OF Situate, Mass, made In 1854.
To nv wife. Frances, one-thlrd OF my
estate. during her lite, and Il gentle horse
or male. and Jenny, the negur shall
catch il Tor her Also to my wife u little
negur girl. Mariah, as long as she lives
in Conihasset; also 2 cows, hogs AMI
rooms in the house.
Walter was long useful man although
he was fined pounds for moi collecting
ministerial tax In Situate.
The following were chosen on the 25d'
by the Crystal Wave, East Buekfeld as
delegates TO the County Lodge Tor the
present official term ;-Wm. BicGnelI, 10
nah Fobes, Benjamin i. Irish, Melville
A. Allen, Martha Allen, Sylvina Is. Shaw
Abbie NJ. Mason.
Preaching every Sabbath by Rev MI
Linsley; n singing school three evenings
in week, by his son, and a meeting oil
the Wave every Thursday evening .!
East Bucklield. HARTFORD
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-12-05

Our correspondent says: We ebay win
ter here in Peru ia earnest. SNOW Il foot
and a-half deep on high lands, the 2jth of
November; prospect of long winter. and
our barns look a. empty a. they should III
March. Many farmers have improved
their barns much Of late in this town.
making them much warmer and more con
yeuient. l.. VI. Brown i building II nice
house near his ferry in Peru. says the
Register.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-12-05

The questions involved in the elec.
ton eases in Aroostook and Hancock
counties are OF so complicated "a nature
that the Governor and Council have
referred them TO the Supreme Court for
its opinion.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-12-05

The Bridgton News says Mr.. VIM
Hapgood. of East Fryebhrg. aged 81
years. died very suddenly Friday morn
ing of last week. He arose apparently
as we'll as usual and went to the barn to
take care of his stock, rs was his custom
when rs he was crossing the yard, bis
daughter saw him fall, and she ran out 10
help him up, and asked him if he was
very badly hurt. lie told her That "c
guessed not; but he soon fell again ana
was NOT able to Use; she called for help,
and they carried bin into the house but
before a physician could DC fqtiea ~ IS
pired.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-12-05
EXTRA OFFER.

For hv3 new subscribers 10 the Oxford
Democrat with the money, $500, we will
give a copy Of
THE PEOPLES JOURNAL.
for 1872, n first class large quarto. Ga
columns. Illustrated, containing excellent
reading matter, good portion OF which
is agricultural, for the benefit of the
Farmer
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-12-05
Secretary of State.

Nr. Ed'tOr:-Among the candidates
named for Secretary of State is Sumner
j. Chadborn, Esq, of Dixmont Mr.
Chadborn is { young man well qualified
for the position, affa5le, pleasant. perfect
~ honest. AMI is outside Of all rings and
cljgucS.
understand Penobscot (where he is
best KNOWN and several other eastern
Counties are solid for him-whilc in the
central and western portion OF the State
he mas many substantial friends.
While would say nothing against
Messrs. Cochran and Stacy,-his com.
petitors Il can Int think the State will be
fortunate il ii secures the services Of Mr.
Chadborn in that highly responsible po-
sitiou. ANDRosCoGGIN.
We are always glad to have om Ia.
bors and enterprise appreciated, but not
appropriated by others as their Owp. The
Democrat of this week contained no less
than eight items from the REGISTER for
which no credit whatever WAS given
BIO. Shaw. this is coming il little too
strong; take what YOU like, but give the
REGISTER proper credit.-Driord Regis
ter, Dee lSt
Doubted Three items which You may
think you had a paten. right to. were
furnished Us by the same parties who
were Your inlormanls, and enc other
item got in, without credit. by mistake.
These are all that we me able TO discover
knowing the Sensilivcness OF the new ed
itor. when he gets an idea purely origi
nal, we are punctilious in giving due
credit By the way. would it not be rs
well Tor the Register to look little sharp.
er FOR local items from our columns, such
rs reports OF the farmers club. giving
the time Of the meeting of the State
Board Of Agriculture here. sudden deaths
in town, doingS OF the MaSOHS at impor-
tants funerals in town, and other things
which were noticed in our columns, even
at the expense of giving US credit there
for Perhaps lis subscribers would be as
well satisfied rs by such draughtS on his
imagination, as he has INDUCED in. in
the item which we are commenting on.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-12-05
Gbr 0tforh 9tmotrat,
For the Campaign, 1921
1T REDUCED RATES!

Our Country is to pass through, in the
ensuing year, one of the most exciting
and important political campaigns which
it has ever witnessed. Every intelligent
voter will desire to be posted on all of
the issues of the day, and in order to at
ford all the means in our power for the
accomplishment of so desirable Il result,
we have concluded to put our terms
down 10
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-12-05
SI.5o n year. i'm Advance.

We DO this in the expectation OF making
large additions to our subscription list,
and thus reaching a larger number OF
readers. We trust that our republican
friends throughout the County viii APP
preciate this, and use some effort to en-
large our sphere Of usefulness,
We also make the following liberal Of
fer to al in arrears. BY sending the
amount due before the lst of January,
next and one gear IN odrance, settlement
will be made NJ the rate OF one dollar and
Rdy cents q gear
All who are tco gears in arrears Janu.
ary lst, 1872, will have their papers dis.
continued, and their accounts left for col.
lection with an attorney.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-22
New York Market.
New YORK, August 81.

NEW i ORk, august IL
FLOUR-Shipping grades j@lOc
higher sales at 81 1895 20 for
superdne State; S. 50@5 60 for
extra do; S. 65@5 IS for choice
do 81 T5@5 20 for superfne western;
S. 1905 Is common to medium extra
western; S. S0@6 10 for choice do;
Sc 2066 80 for good to choice white
wheat extra; s. 56@5 90 for common to
good shipping brands of extra round
hoop Ohio; s. $500 so for trade brands;
S. 65@6 10 for common to fair extra st.
Louis Sc l5@9 90 for good to choice
do, the market closing firm. Southern
flour is shade frmer, ATS jO@6 IS
for common to fair extra, and Sc 50
40 90 tor good to choice do. Rye
flour firm. Corn meal quiet.
GRAIN-Wheat lc better at 81 Sc
al SO for No. , spring ahoat;
81 43@l Al for winter red western;
81 4S@l so for amber Michigan. Rye
quiet. Barley and barley malt dull.
Corn a shade hrmer at 67@61sc for
western tOlXeu. OalS u Sllaut III lueT anu
more active at 42@50c for western and
Ohio.
PROVISIONS-Pork is quiet at
Sl3 25@l3 81 for new mess; SO 500
ii O0tor prime do, and 81 O0@ll 30 for
new prime do. Beel dull at 81 O0@ll 90
for plain mess and Sl3 00@lj % for
extra do. Beef hams dull at SIS 0O@
90 90. Tierce beef nominal at $40 00@
Is 90 for plain mess and SO O0@22 %
for India mess. Cut meats held at
l2@l4c for hams and 5a@6fc for
shoulders; middIes are quiet. Lard
quiet at 9@9sc for steam and 92c for
kettle rendered.
BUTTER-Dull at 10000 for
western and 10000 for State.
CHEESE-Dull at G@l0?c for COM
mon to prime.
COTTON-Quiet and in buyers favor
at l7sc for low middlings and lS9c FOR
middling uplands.
OILS-Petroleum in fair request at
l4c tor crude and 24tc for refined.
TALLOW-Quiet at S!@9sc; stear-
inc nominal at S@l0c.
WHISKY-Quiet.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-22
cincinnati Market.

CINCINNATI, August Il.
BUTTER-Unchanged; medium at
l26l5c; Western Reserve at 2O922c'
COrTON-Quiet; middling at lSc,
COFFEE-In fair demand; Rio at
161@l91c tor common to choice. =
CHEESE-DuIl; select factory at
@9!c.
EGGS-Firmer at l24@l3c
FLOUR-Quiet; family at s. l0C9
5 65; superfne at 81 20@4 so.
GRAIN-Wheat quiet; red winter
at 81 l2@l Is; hill at 81 90 white at
81 cool IS. Corn at 5l@56c for mix
ed ear TO pure white and yellow. Oats
steady at::33@3Sc for good white: Rye
quiet at 65@6Sc. Barley at 9Oc@Sl w
for Nos. and .; inferior at 6O@65c,
HAY-Steady; timothy at ST oO(G
1900.
OILS-Linseed qniet at SAC.
PROVISIONS-Dull, with down
ward tendency; mess pork $l2 Oo9
- %. Bulk meats very quiet; should
ers at 7sc clear rib sides at Gle. Bacon
quiet, shoulders &c; clear sides tic,
all packed. Sugar cured hams dull at
l3I@l4c Lard dull SIC.
SUGAR-Unchanged; New Orleans
l0!@l2!c.
TOBACCO-Firm; lull prices rea-
LIKED.
WHlSKY-Unsettled at 90c.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-22
Double Murder at the Comfy In.
Urinary Of Guernsey County, Ohio
"A Crazy Paupcr Kills Two or the
Inmates.

WASHINGTON, o., August lS.-A
double murder was committed in the
Infrmary of this county today. About
noon a demented pauper, whose name
is Berry, and who had, with much dit
ticulty, a short time since, been brought
to the institution, becoming terribly ex-
cited and enraged, and breaking out OF
his room Of confinement, seized short
board and with the sharp edge OF it
struck on the head and instantly killed
two OF his fellow inmates, who CHANGED
to be in his way in the yard near the
building, before he could be stopped in
his death dealing career. One OF these
victims is a woman named Agnes Kim.
BILE; the other man named Rlchey,
who has long been habitue OF the
place. With great difficulty the savage
maniac was restrained from further
deeds of blood, SO powerful was he In
body and desperate in determination.
The scene is described by those who
saw it as dreadful, as the wild tiend in
human form stood brandishing his fatal
weapon like another Hercules over his
dying victims as they lay before him,
their brains and blood scattered around
him, and the other half frantic inmates
making mournful lament. The Super
Mr.. Henry Mccormick, was
not at home at the time of the occur
renee, or it might not have been so
tragic 10 its end. No blame,
however, can justly attach to either him
or his assistants, as all the usual pre-
cautions to safety had been scrupulous-
" observed. This is the first case Of
the kind, or indeed OF any attempt at
acts Of cruelty by one pauper to another
that has ever been known in this institu-
ton. The bloody tragedy has awaken.
ed among our citizens generally no Or
binary degree OF sadness.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-22


Mr.. SPEAKER BLAINE, who is known
to be hostile to the President and an as.
pirant for succession, addressed a meet.
ing at Saratoga Springs on Wednesday,
in which he took occasion to expend
much eulogy on his own party, and to
denouuce "the corruptions OF New
York" He had not word to say
about the notorious venality Of Congress,
the corrupt legislation for railroads
banks, tariffs. land,jobbery, subsidies,
Indian treaties, and the like, by which
the people have been. and are still
robbed OF hundreds of millions OF dol
lars, and Radical Senators and members
suddenly enriched. No man knows
better than the Speaker the extent OF
this plumber and the means by which 1t
ia carried on. He himself came to
Washington only few years ago, like
many other members OF the Radical
Ring, poor, aud dependent upon his
congressional pay for subsistence. In
that short time he has become enor-
mously rich, and to-day vies in splendor
with the crowd of Radical plunderers
who sport their ill-gotten gains in pal:
atial mansions, glazing equipages, and
glittering gems.
When the Speaker next turns his at,
teption to this subject. he will do we'll
to enlighten his audience as to this
remarkable acquisition Of wealth, and
relate his personal experience for the
edification of those who may hereafter
aspire to seats in Congress, as certain
mode of reaching fortune oy rapid
otridas ----.--...
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-22
pumber Of tackinc) ;n5;y;duals, swol.

o number ofeucking individuals, sw0l-
len 70 such size that their clothes
bad 1oug SsaSedZ Ito meet aIonnd them.
They were lsbeled Stockholders B. q
O. Go. : Ono 1at, teatzIwasI Ipneccupied.
l saw, with untold griefio:that those
whom I had known as shining lights Of
the bar were employed in tapping the
tight cracking pounches Of these suck.
ers, taking them down when full enough,
weighing them, and laying them aside
to get slim again. Luantum mutatus
ab ito E. The people at the leayers were
working tread mill by which food for
the monster was ground to digestible
condition. ' Those whom had known
as market men were hauling in
large quantities OF vegetables; the
nail mills had been wheeled
up near the building and were
cutting up -turnips and potatoes; the
banks, having gone into liquidation,
were treading out blackberries for cor
dial the glassmakers were all engaged
upon an extensive bowl, which the
grocers were getting ready to fill as
soon as flushed; the library associa-
ton was engaged in making large
candy opera-house, in which, being tired
of lie, they meant to sink; the Board of
Supervisors, assisted by certain active
little monkeys in periwigs and gowns,
with Justice" flying on flags from
:heir tails, were playing circus for the
edifcation of the animal, and were then
engaged in the exhileraling game OF
"occupet ertremum scabies, or devil
take the hindermoet;" the steam fire
engines were squirting in different parts
of the building to keep the air cool;
the dry goods merchants had been set,
to work to chew up their whole stock
Of goods into pulp for making paper,
which the printers were to transform into
railroad tickets; while the former edi.
tors OF the IntelHgeneer and REGIsTER-
0 tcapora! o mores were sitting on
either side Of the beasts head, tickling
it behind the ears with their quilts,
that laughter might promote digestion.
| began to fear that the monster was
vergiug towards monopoly. l
thought It might probably be prudent
to leave, so | started for door. AS |
lett Jnowg's eye lit upon poor George.
He smiled and said, at give me pleas.
ure to make an immediate connection,
at the same time effecting a junction
between the end of his whip and
Georges neither garments. George
struck Decline for the nearest lever
and set to work. / hurried on in con-
siderable trepidation, intending to weep
over Georges fate after awhile when in
safe place. happened to run out
Quincy street. AS | neared the edge OF
town saw trees and houses on the
other side OF a ditch moving rapidly at
right angles to my course: | start
ed back, struck an attitude like
that of Macbeth when Birnam wood
took up it's line of march for Dunsinane,
and waited. When they stopped, Qun-
cy street was running in the direction
Of Bellaire. | found that they wanted
to run train from that street and had
Just turned the town around tor the pur.
pose. l left my native burgh, sat me
weeping down upon the ruins OF neigh.
boring hill and abandoned myself to sad
nominations on the dangers OF monled
monopoly. "R Up VAN WINKLE.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-22
NOTICES..


NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
y the undersigned has been appointed
Receiver, under u decree OF the Slrcuil
Court of Ohio county, West Virginia, made
and ELI cred in u cause IN Chancery IN Salu
court pending, in which !. n. Dstrrah Is
COMPLAINANT aud w. w. Miller, w. j. Bates
Jr., and thomas Moorehead al d, fend ants,
on the I'd day OF July, 1871, OF all the prop
rriy, goods, effects and debts due the lale
urn Oi " W. Miller & Co. All persons
knowing themselves indebted To said late
MN viii please call upon the undersigned
AMI make settlement without delay.
Ioler at private sal at the Machine shoP
on Market street lat ly occupied Dy salu
@ie firm, one (D large Planer, one ~ ~ leet
Lathe, one ID ~ feet Lathe, one w D leel
i.tIHe. two = Drill Presses, two " screw
'llterS, Lane OF Shafting and PullieS, anu
81. their other Machinery and Failures
suitable or first-c. ass Machine Shop.
Tie Undersigned may be found during
Ia>iness hours at the office on Market
>dett corner VI south.
dugli III. b. MILLER, Receiver.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-22
baltimore Market.

BALTIMORE, August Il.
FLOUR-Heavy and weak; Howard
,treet superfne at 81 50@5 %; do e1 :
ira at S. 50@6 Is; do family at 50 70
a. IS; City Mills superfne at 81 oo(9
6 so; do extra at Sc 25@7 %; do family
at 81 2599 IS; western supertine at
"a SOFAS 25; do extra at $ 50@o d. 40
family at s. 50@6 %.
GRAIN-Wheat active; choice white
at 81 55@1 Co. Ohio and Indiana at
81 34@l 35. Corn scarce and firm;
white southern at 67@77c; yellow DO
at 6S@70c; mixed western at 659o'c'
Oats active at 43@4Sc.
PROVISIONS-Unchanged.
WHISKY-Dull at 94c.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-22
BELMONT County Land for
Sale.

DFTWEEN FOUR AND FIVE HUN
Is drti acres of Land in Section 3, Town
Ihlp6, Range corueriny on the National
TnT,,nike, within two miles OF Bridgeport
anIig,rer OF Bellaire, with nearly SEVEN
WI'NDRED ACRES OF 60 NJ, will be sold
on fair terms, o close an estate. Ibis tract
has been suOd vided, and will be sold ac-
crrdlug to the divisions, or entire.
Thu>- wanting land convenient to mar
knr schools, churches, &c, will find this q
favorable opportunity for invrstmen
JOHN THOMPSON.
AGENT for the Executors ofJoSeph Foulke,
dee aSed.
MOUSp>vILLE, Marshall county, w. va,
August /, ISL. augll-uOaW6Wdt
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-22
HooFtANp.'s REMEDIES
oneMilHoh Of Lives Saved

Is one of the remarkable facts Of this
remarkable age, not merely that 50 many
persons are the victims Of dyspepsia or in
digestion but its willing Victims Now, we
would not be understood to say that any
one regards dyspepsia With favor, or feels
disposed to rank IL among the Injuries Of
life. Far from It.. Those who have expert
enced its torments would scout such an
idea, All dread 1t, and would gladly dis
pense with its unpleasant, famiharittes.
Mark Tapley, who was jolly under all the
trying circumstances In which he was
placed, never had an attack OF dyspepsia,
or his jollity would have speedily forsaken
him. Men and women sometimes suffer Its
fortunes uncomplainingly, but whoever
heard Of person who enjoyed them?
or all the multifarious diseases to which
the human system is liable, there Is perhaps
no one so generally prevalent as dyspepsia.
There are diseases more acute ard painful,
and which more frequently prove fatal but
none, the effects Of which are so depressing
to the mind and so positively distressing to
the body. Ifthere Is q wretched being in
the world il IL
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-22
ELECTION NOTICE.

THE UNDERSIGNED HAVING BEEN
L appointed by the Governor, under au-
monty OF the " Act TO take the sense OF the
rope upon the call OF Convention anu ~
nLsanizing the same, passed Febru rs,
S;l,' commissioners TO superintend the
King Of polls in Ohio county hereby give
"p'lce that polls will be opened at the usual
Pace> OF voting in said county on IN 2itn
rIaS OF August, 1871, for the purpose OF TAXI y
We SENSE of the voters of said county on
az Question of calling Convention 10
the Constitution OF this state.
A. J. PANNELL,
JOHN Il. WILSON,
JOHN BISHOP,
.S.i Cnm m issiOnprS.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-22
Fer Sale or Rent.

,,,u,T VERY DESIRABLE THREE
story Brick Building, corner John and
MARKET streets, Opposite fost9nee, con-
'",',',. 10 It's central location, II Is suitable
U way KIND of business. For particulars,
! ~' M The place or at the German Fire
,ntt"rance Company's office, above German
Hh i,,'.tS pi' - j. l.. STROEHLEIN.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-22
Inc New Wheeler ~ VIII.
son" Sewing Machine.

\ FTER EIGHTEEN YEARS kXPERl-
"a. ehce, the Wheele, & Wi son Company
b rr,e iemodeled their sewing Machine AND
ill., Ii! many marked improvements, In aaaI-
W.T. W. 70 The" New Silent Feed. rencer tne
(,metrier Wilson still more superior lor
smid sewing, and secures to H. the pre-,
o o. NE LEADING FAMILY SEwING MACHISE
saa ne oRLD. All are invited 70 cal anu
roe q s,L IN operation at our office, No. IS Mon
yS WM. SUMNER q co.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-22
BENEFICIAL ONLY

In all cases of the hillary system. Hoofland's
German Bitters stand without an equal,
acting promptly and vigorously upon the
Liver; they remove its torpidity and cause
healthful secretion OF bile-thereby supply
ing the stomach with the most indispensa-
BILE elements of sound digestion in proper
proportions. They give tone to the stomach
Stimulating It's functions, and enabling II
TO perform It's duties as nature designed 1t
should do. They impart vigor and strength
to the entire system, causing the patient to
feel like another bcing-in fact, giving him
IN nau, 1oaSn pf
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-22
CHtoaa0- Augu

40 CHICAGO. August Il.
GRAIN-Wheat this afternoon was
active but unsettled and somewhst irreg
Mar; sales No. 2 spring sold at 81 !St9
/ Ia, seller month, and $l,07&SSi oet
ssllsr September, Corn quiet ct 46tS
4sic seller month, and 44i@&4a seller
September.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-22
FiNAN0RAND TRADE.
Kew Yorn Money Market.
New YORK, August q, 6 !

NEW loRk, august q, r NJ
= MONEY-Remained easy up to the
close Of bank hours, at S;per cent on
call. = ON 81" To
FOREIGN ,ExCHANGE--At the
close Of the market the leading dealers
advanced their rates 1851 for 90 days
bills and 1921 for short sights.
3 GOLD-Has been steady at ll2t(S
1925. 5- . L-.S
GOVERNMENT .BONDS-Closed
lower; United States currency IS at llot
@l16S. 49, b.. ..-