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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-12-31
The Postal Telegraph Bin.

The democrats papers, including The
Oyov5 Register, being unable to seize up
on anything in President Grants recent
Message 10 find fault with, imagined tho
Postal Telegraph Bill Vas some torrible
plot of centralism. and attacked it, with
out knowing anything about it. The bill
rs really very harmless, az will be seen,
The Postal Telegraph bin reported by
Senator Ramsey is the Hubbard bill with
sundry notifications. The Postmaster
General is required as soon rs practicable
TO establish telegraph office 81 the post
offices on the telegraph circuits, at
others within ten miles OF thoso where
the salary is at lesss $500 per annum and
other places whore the wants OF business
require it. The charge for transmission
IS not to exceed one cent per word for cir
cults of ESQ milss. counting The address
and signature, viii 10 rate lsss than
twenty-five cents except in cost of night
messages. tor which one thousand miles
should be circuit. The tolls arc pre-
paid by stamps. Delivery within mile OF
the office is 10 DO free, and above one
mile rate is to be fixed by the Postmaster
General. Government messages TO have
priority and arc 10 De sent At rates fixed
by the Poslmaster General. Press re-
ports are 10 be IS cents per 100 words
not exceeding 500 mile. al night. and
one dollar by day with drop rates at in
termediass offices of lii,y cent, At night
and seventy.tivo cents in the day. The
rates for the pres. associations are not
TO exceed those now paid and five csnts
postage is TO be paid on each prsss des-
patch
The Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gem
eral is TO be appointed 10 supervise the
administration OF The telegraph. The
Postmaster General is also authorized 10
contract with the Postal Telegraph Conn
pany for the transmission of correspond
ence by telegraph. rs his agent OF ten
years, according to the provisions OF this
act, with the right To contract and pro:
vide lines on Nil post routes and 10 all
postal telegraph offices and may take
possession OF tho same in case OF failure
To perform the service, and contract with
other partie, therefore. chsrgin. said
company with the loss. The capital
stock OF the company will consist Of TO-
600 shares Of par value SleO cash paid
up, to DO increased by toe amount equal
al par value 10 the cost of The lines pur-
chased or constructed thereafter.
The telegraph companies in actual OPP
Grafton are allowed 10 sell 10 This COM
pauy ut valuation. which will be fixed by
five DISTINGUISHED persons, two to DO
named by the Postmaster General and
two 10y the sellers and ono by the four
previously selected. The company i. al
so authorized TO establish officers indie.
pendent Of those established by tho
Postmaster General. Any postmaster
may act A. an operator with the assent Of
the Postmaster General. The company
may make special contracts with railroad
persons or associations for the use OF the
wires. The Government reserves tho
right 10 renew contracts or annual fran
chises for neglect or failure Of tho COM
pany.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-12-31
Temperance Lectures.

Ar. Edit0r:-It il expected that Nr.
" NJ. Bryant. o! Lewiston. ths eloqueu.
Wa,hing;onisu reform speaker, will isit
Oxford County Jan 18th. and speak ten
times. It i seldom Ne have such az op.
ponunity offered, aud wherever he
speak,, lrusl he may have good audi
eucss, knowing. ~ do, that those vino
attend will not have cause to rcstcl %
Particular. will be given in next wccs'-
paper. ct date aud place Il each uco.,Da.
&. 81. TwucuRtI,
County Deputy
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-12-31
The GOId Tenn.

The cold waYo started at the Rocky
Mountains. and has passed over The
country. On Saturday 2lst. at ST. Paul,
Minnesota, tac mercury stood st 80 dc
grees below 1-ro. On Monday the Their
momstcr. around Chicago marked 20
and below.
A special from Wabash, Ind. OF Dec.
24lh, SAYS that upward or sixty loeomo'
lives are frozen up and out Of water be-
tween Huntington and Peru, Ind, on The
Toledo, Wabash AMI Western R.ilroad,
for nearly fory.cight hours. Cattle
hogs and sheep were frozen 10 death.
There were no fatal case, OF freezing
smong tho employees, though many had
limbs badly frozen.
The cold has been intense throughout
tho week, in Maine, The mercury being
lowos. at WaterviIls, reported NJ 43 ono
morning. 1t was 20 bslov here, on the
26th, and when 4 wind prevails, it is
bling. But little travel is seen. A
January thaw would be comfort.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-12-31
Credit MObiiier.

Perley says ths, the Credit Mobilier
scandal is being made the most of by
sensationslists. who profess 20 DO able TO
give full reports Of The secret session OF
the committee. aud who Mo rsha.hing
the printed political scurrilitiss OF the
last campaign. Il appeared in the pub
lished report OF = trial, and was thon re-
tailed in many diGsrent WAYS. that at
least twenty different Senator'S and Rep
reseutaliNes, some OF than men OF
wealth. were original stockholders in
this Credit Nobilisr, and the only thing
which does not look well about this con-
nec,ion is the positive denial OF some
that they had thus invested, and the a.
legged retention by the manager, Of the
profits OF the shares returned TO them by
others. But there are dozen gentle
men accused OF having owned Credit
Mobilier stock. as though that were =
crime, whose past lives are 50 many
guarantees that they could not have in
tended doing anything wrong. II will
not be long before tho reading public
will be placed in possession Ot all the
facts as elected by the committee, and /
DO not believe lhatthe reputation Of al
legged stockholders, who are well known
and respected citizens, will suffer.
Such mon as Henry Wilson. Samuel
Hooper, Moses H. Grinnoll, and John A.
Dix cannot be claSsed with the tricksters
whose operations will soon be exposed.
Judge Black, who is doing his level best
to give this investigation political i'm
portance, offered no longer ago than last
Saturday TO silence his bitterness il
Cakes Ames would give Col. .McComb
the profits Of ceIlais shares about which
there has been dispute. But Nh. Ames,
who stoutly persists in asserting that be
has done nothing wrong, DECLINED to
hush the msttey up. He has carefully
kept count OF those gentlemen both in
and out OF Congress to whom he offered
the stock of tho Credit MObilier com.
pany. and has been able to inform the
committee who declined to take profferot
shares. who did take them, and wher
they paid for them. and who returned
them and had their money refunded. |
any OF the gentlemen who did thus &c
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-12-31
Canton Items.

The Registers correspondent writes
the p. & o C. Railroad has gone into
winter quarters, and at the same time the
town Of Canton is called upon to pay 5000
interest on The railroad bonds
In looking over some old papers, found
list Of Bounties paid on wheat raised in
Canton in 1886, which shows that 3. 20C
bushels were raised in that year. With s
like crop now, We should not have to 60
west for -four.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-12-31
Musical Convention.

The lovers OF music will have rare
opportunity for engaging in o musical
jubilee and receiving valuable instruction
by attending Prof. Chamberlin's Musical
Convention at South Paris next week. II
will pay for those at distance to come
and stay through the week. Prof. G. is
a superior teacher. See advertisement.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-12-31

cept the stock have seen lii To deny il.
they must explain their conduct as they
best can, and not seek To- make Mr..
Ames their scapegoat. He has opongh
to stagger under without carrying their
burdens.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-12-31

Gen. Banks, now he has gone over
to the democratic reform side, proposes
TO increase the Presidents salary to
$4,000. 1t is as good as $4,000 now,
nd we sec no need OF increasing it.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-12-31

1t is now said that Whitclaw Reid
has purchased Il majority of the Tribune
stock, and that its present position will
remain unchanged.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-15

new modification Of the favoritc position. Il IN
equally appropriate for other materials and makes
a most charming house basque for with a plain1
dcmi.train skirt II, as Lamartine says, Ito be-
beautiful il to reign every lady may be reigning
queen this season II personal adornment vii !
make any one beautiful for never were more
beautiful goods or designs to make them up in
offered for their SURFACES.
II ia TO he hoped that winter viii now relax his
grasp the sceptre by which he has so long l0rded
II in our thoroughfares and that the Avenue Will
each recurring Sunday, be brilliant with the new
styles and materials OF which we have spoken, and
the greater number of which have not as yet made
their appearance in public. Then there VIII De ronf
Delmonico to Forty second street procession or
Sunday afternoons to dazzle and delight the femi-
nine eye and to draw even the opposite sex 10 the
fashionable thorOughiare TO admire and mediate
upon the many and wonderful ways devised TO
adorn the female form divine.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-15
TIE DEAD ELECTRICIAN,
The National More Memorial Cciebrn-
ton "a, Wash ingtOu.

N~l INuTON NFTIi " I0'-'
The preparations .Or me memorial services III
honor 81 the latc Professor Morse gre cohiper'
The speakers arc senator Patterson anu hcP'oS'"s
atfycs Fernando wood Garfield, coz voorhees, anu
Banks. Rev pr tdau~ Of New York pastor
~ rho cy,ur,h winch the Professor attended in
tho, ,ttv Win open with prayer and Dr Wheeler,
,he nastnr of the church which the deceased at
tended III Poughkeepsic win pronounce INC oehe-
dction me President and Wee President, the
Judges OF the Courts aud other prominent officials
have been Invited. rhc Governors OF states who
cannot be present IN person have designated
nroXies 10 act ~ Wee Presidents of thu
meeting. The Secretary al the Navy has complied
with The application FOR music by tic Marine Band,
ana thcre win bc vocal music by the Chora. Society
of Washington. Numerous letters and kilograms
have been received some of them stating that
similar meetings viii &c leid on Tuesday evening
n several cities.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-15
Provincial GIeaminCs.

Tony Denicr has sold his interest in the Capitol
Theatre Albany. y. y. Lucky man.
Johnson ami Powers, the song and dance mon,
open 1T Stctson's Boston, on April - FOR two
weeks.
Caroline Rchings- BERNARD plays in the surround
ing towns Of fttsburg nest week, under Beamer's
management.
Lille Eldrdgc opens IN pittShurg. 1T the new
Opera House. on April -, aud Academy Of Music,
Chicago. May Is.
Colonel T. Allsiou Brown has engaged sheridan
and Mack for san Francisco. They viii start over
land on the 10th inst.
NJ W. i.ef,lngwcil has been secured ~ Colonel
Brown to open at FoN's American Theatre Phlla.
dephii, April -, for two weeks.
NJ O. Reardon. the tumbcroncou performer.
sailed rom Liverpool April 3 nv the National line
ana VIII De due here on tile 10th inst.
Johnny Allen and Little Mack with Il dramatic
company. play AT the Academy Of Music pitt<hurp
next week aud then make tour through the OIL
regions.
Little Nell starts for tour in the West lndio
Islands early IN May, 70 lie gone siN months II is
her intention ~ go 10 jamaica and thence TO New
Zealand.
tiona Theatre Cincinnati. ONO. commencing in
"Through by Daylight. on April 20. He opens in
Chicago at the Academy OF Music July |.
Kurdish A Wilton, managers OF the travelling
company with divorce" who have met with 81
much success the past three months. 20 through
New England all next week, and open in Montreal
April 20. for one week.
John r. smith retires from the dramatic profess
sion at the close OF the present season, and IN
junction with another wen known Snowman man
ages large English opera troupe now organizing,
with Thomas Allyn as general ADVERTISER.
simmons a Slocums Minstres have been Sc
cured for San Francisco, and will start overland
early In May, to appear AZ the Alhambra Theatre.
Colonel Brown Is arranging route through tne
West and for this city for the Emerson Minstrels
during the ten weeks engagement there VI The
Summons slQcum party.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-15
YACHTING.
Ma ch Race on Dorchester Bay Between
the SIOop Yachts Peerless and Adieu-
The Former Win,-An Exciting Con-


BosrON. April IL, 1872.
The sloop Yachts Peerless, captain Bibber and
Adicu, Captain Macombcr, both belonging TO tho
South Boston Yacht club ana about equally
matched 10 sailing qualities had another trial
yesterday afternoon over the Long Course in Dor
chester Bay. for The usual purse OF 500 side. on
Fast Day these yachts sailed against each other in
which the Adicu was victorious; but il WAS
made even IN the race on saturday by good hon
est defeat or the latter. stakcboat was moved
on the beach hous. south Boston Point, from
which the start made. and the sailing course
around ScGlpin Ledge buoy, leaving Ii on the
starboard hand; thence back and up to ana around
Cow Pasture buoy. also leaving 1t on the starboard
and thence 10 The starting pont--a distance OF
about ten miles.
The Peerless the FIRST get away, starting at
hliceD seconds past three O'Clock, the Alden filing
carried reefs iil passing the stakeboat on
shook out. ana the littc vessels Rugged the
wind rs close possible. each working its best for
victory. The Peerless maintained the lead rom the
start, though she had nothing 10 boast oil when
rounding Sculpiu Ledge ia passing the stake on her
way up the bay. she rounded Cow Pasture buoy
al i:2I, and the Adieu followed three minutes later.
The Peerless came down home most beautifully,
aud passed the saAchoat 10 H. 3Sm. 30s., three min
utcs and litN seconds ahead or her antagonist The
sailing time oi the victor was III 5Sl. ana 5s Tho
weather was eNhraiin%. with u fresh breeze iron.
the Wr~t-soutnwe-t. and ihc race WAS well enjoyed
l,y those vino witnessed H..
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-15
REFORMERS, TO THE RESCUE!
The Committee OF seventy Calling Upon
All RefOrmers TO Enroll ON the Anti.
Tammany Side.
The following imnOrtanl call cXnlains itself :

Fully alive TO the Importance of securing concentrated
action in the reform movement In the city OF New York
and believing that this be best accomplished through
association pledged to political party but including
all citizens who desire to maintain good government
the undersigned agree to form such association and
invite all fellow citizens actuacd by similar motives
ourselves to sunitc with An immediate enrolment
will be taken in compliance with the suggestion Of The
Committee OF Seventy under the supervision Of this
citation.
ROBERT T.. KENNEDY, JOHN a. DIX
HENRY CLEWS, o. IOLLIkOFFER.
WIN. r. HAVEMEYER HENRY G. STEBBINS,
JAMES VI. BROWN JOHN FOLEY,
GEORGE JONES. r. SIGEL.
ROBT H. ROOSEVELT, JOHN II. KNAPP,
JOHN II, SrRAHAN, EMIL SAuER,
GEORGE ". LANE, JOHN =. DAILY,
THOMAS McLELLAND, THOS. $. CUNNINGHAM,
MEYER STERN THOMAS &. FREEBORN,
ISAAC II. BAILEY, HENRY CLAUSEN, JR..
J. NJ BUNDY ROSWELL u. HATCH
BRYAN LAWRENCE. w " VERMILYE
JAMES W. GERARD in, WILLARD l.. FELT,
OSWALD OTrENDORFER, PATRICK McELROY.
mn LII A -
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-15
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The United states steamer Kansas, six days
from Key West, put into Kingston, Jamaica, gu the
29tn ut, short of coal She IL on a Surveying cx-
peuiton IN iurtherance Of ihe enterprise of an
lsthmus canal. Having received tile pcccsSaly sup
plIos sue let Kingston on the 3QtL,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-15
Rustlings from, the Wings.

The Partisan Infant Ballet Troupe appear this
week at Tony Pastors.
Miss Jennie Carroll has benefit AT the Park,
Brooklyn, tomorrow night.
George Clarke and Charles Fisher are en- gagged for
the Fifth Avenue Theatre next season.
Madame Arabea Goddard and Mile lima hi
Murska will arrive in this city before fall.
A matinee Of ''Artcle A. for the benefit Of I lie
Founding Asylum, will be given at the Fifth Ave-
nue. Theatre on Wednesday next.
Mr. Augustin DAILY has taken long lease of th e
Grand Opera House, and will commence the next
season with the celebrated fairy comic opera. ''Le
Roi Carottc,n which has been the sensation Of the
winter in Paris
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg, the American Nightin-
gale, sailed on Saturday for Europe 10 fuli an
gagement as one Of Mr. Mapleson's stars In London,
at Drury Lane, this summer. She Will divide the
honors with Tctjens during the season.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-15
Memorial Meeting at POugh keepsie.

FONWHkkEPSIE NpflI II, IST2.
Arrangements are In progress for large Morse
memorial meeting in The Presbyterian church in
this city on Tuesday evening. Mayor Eastman VIII
preside, and Tie telegraph wires are 10 b. led into
The church.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-15


A large majority OF the sgners Of this can met on
saturday evening at the Firth Avenue HOTEL Gen
eral John A. Dix being elected Chairman. Roswell
ID. Hatch was appointed Secretary ana read the call,
which was approved.
Mr.. FOLEY moved that committee Of three he
appointed 10y the Chair TO report resolutions and
an executive committee Of ten TO carry into eject
the views Of the association concerning the immc-
date enrolment of all voters in favor Of REFORM
This gave rise TO an animated discussion by
Messrs. Stebbins, Foley, Hatch, Gerard, Jones,
Bailey, stern and others All conceded the import
ance OF organizing and securing an enrolment in
all the Assembly districts In the city but some Of
the speakers thought that the Committee of Sew
enty should take the matter mp and carry it into
effect, or al least should endorse and support the
movement. The motion prevailed, however, and
the committee reported resolutions, which, after
amendment 10y Mcssrs. Bundy and Bailey, were
adopted unanimously, as lOllows:-
Resolved That in compliance with the urgent appeal
this ossoc ton will proceed forthwith aud enroll all good
e party religion on nationality who are IN favor OF re-
Resolved that We now call upon all citizens-mer
~ bar other procssons societies and organ
bations friendly 80 this reform movoment-o send hy
ton, o. 10 our headquarters ~ Union sqaarc
ieenth streets. one, i've, ten more names give
inli name residence and Gccmaiion, :" reliable
oishc enrolment. our executive committee will be IN
W"d"eay npr i t. y and IL r sS eight III ten
y. W., to receive such names. The committee viii
the selected and time OF opening the books
Tor enrolment In four or FIVE DAYS.
Resolved That 80 soon aS the enrolment Is completed
tu authority viii bc 10 create reform association
in each the tweutyone Assembly districts; and also
subcommittee who shall act delegates TO the General
Committee
Resolved That Executive Committee shall have u
to do all that he necessary 10 out the
objects OF this association
Resolved, That we will support no candidate any
Office until he STIMULATES IN writing that II elected he
will sustain the principles enumerated in the resolutions
tcmbcr I, ISL
Resolved That the support OF this association
all candidates for office must first produce clean record
honesty and capacity and possess the confidence OF
their ncghbors.
The committee agreed upon the following EXecu.
tive Committee 81 ten aud their report was
adoptcd:--
John Foley, VIM. I. favemeyer,
q. ottendorier John H. Strahan,
Robert u. Roosevelt. Myer stern
Roswell u. Hatch, Isaac III. Bailey
Henry q. 81 ebhins, Henry ClauscJ,. Ar
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-15
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
NIackayc ut the Brooklyn Academy OF
Music.

Music.
On Tuesday night the inhabitants Of Brooklyn will
be afforded an excellent opportunity OF seeing good
acting, as Mr. Mackaye has resolved to present on
the same night the Two plays, 'Monadi' and MAR
rage," in which he played during this season at the
81. James We have already spoken in unde
cidcd terms Of the excellence of Mr.. Mackaye's
efforts, ana the distinguished support which he
receives from his pupil. Miss Griswold, and we
would advise those who have not had the pleasure
Of being present ut the performance Of either or
both the plays announced 10 visit the Academy Of
Music on Tuesday night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-05-25
Ladies, take Particular Notice.
The Real Velpau Female Pills
WARRANTun EpzACu

These Pills, so celebrated many years ago in
Paris for the relief of female Irregularities, and
afterwards for their criminal en- p 10y men in the
practice oil abortion, are now offered for sale for
the mrs. time in America. They have been kept
comparative obScurity from the fact that the
originator, DR.. Velpau, is physician in Paris,
OF great wealth, and has strict con tioursprn-
clPies, and mas withheld them from general use,
sttney should be employed for unlawful pur-
poses.
In overcoming Female Distraction, Falling
ofthe Womb, Whites, Green Sickness, Suppress
sion, Retention, or Immoderate Flow Of the
Monthly Discharges, Nervous and Spinal Alice
lions, Pains in the Back and Limbs, Fatigue on
slight exertion, Pal pitation of the Hear Hys-
terics, &o., and will effect a cure when ali other
means have failed and, although a powerful
remedy, do not contain calomel, antimouv. or
anything hurtfu to the constitution
To married ladies and young girls who have
never been regulated they are peculiarly suited
They will, in short time, bring on the monthly
period with regularity.
CAUrIoN.-Married Ladiesshould never take
them when there is any reason to believe them
selves pregnant, for they will be sure to produc.
miscarriage.
Ladies can procure box, sealed from the eyes
ofthe curious, by enclosing one dollar, and six
postage stamps to M W. MACOEBER, General
Agent for United States and Canadas, at Albany
n. L, or Of any suthsrissd Agent. ny24dEly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-05-25
MEDICAL.
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CONFIDENTIAL pRysrC,.,

565 State Street., the longest engaged ,pam
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