Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-02-06
Netys of the Week.

The Japanese Embassy will come cas-
as soon as the Pacific Railroad is agair
open TO travel.
The property of the New York Print
ing Co. Qh0 Tammany concern.) sold
Friday, tor 100000.
Mrs. Mansfield, Fisk's former mistress
visited Boston, Friday, and was hootet
at the depot, by crowd.
George w. Watson. a Williamsburg
n. Y. hair dresser, was shot, on Friday
by Mrs. Fanny Hyde, aged II, who say:
he has been in the habit OF Insulting ant
accusing her of unfailhfulness TO her hus
band.
Alfred East. an Englishman. % years
old. who boarded at the same house ant
lodged in the same room in Brooklyn
with Prof. PanoIma, who was murdered
last week, blew his brains ont Saturday
Somebody has started a story to the eli
feet that Morgan, who wrote rea OF
pretended exposure of Masonry, escaped
from his captors, was adopted by the Apa.
che Indians, among whom he became
chief and that Cochse, the warrior o
Arizona, is his son by IN Indian wife
The story seems mn absurd one. but AS II
furnishes sequel to II very mysterious
romance in real life. il will find believers
in plenty, without doubt,
The Sunrise says that the horses. sledS
and apparatus which were seized by Sher'
iff johnson, under the order OF the Gov
eYnor and Council for cutting lumber on
No. 10, Sd range. and brought out to
Presque Isle, have been reccipted Tor by
Mr., C.. F. A. Johnson. Several OF the
teams have gone home into the Province.
Others are owned in the vicinity, and
have been taken home 10 their owners,
and others have gone into the woods on
otter townships drawing in lumber.
Work has been begun on the rsslora'
ton OF the Vendome column. All the
pieces, 272 in number. have been careful
~ preserved aud housed in the Rue
University. The bas-relici. represent.
ing the battle of Austerlitz. was so badly
damaged that it had to DO recasl. In n
few months more the old column will
again grace Paris. and be one OF its chief
ornaments.
Lady Franklin has offered reward Oi
$4,000 Tor the recovery of the records oil
the Eiebus and Terror, supposed to be
deposited in King Williams Land.
Messrs. Henry Ward Beecher. White
law Reid. VIM. c. Bryant, Bayard Tay-
lor Bret Hartc and others. lett New York,
Thursday. on anexcursion for Havana.
A large meeting in the interest of pri'-
on reform, was held in New York. Fri.
day. Ex.Gov Seymour presided.
Rev. George IL. IIepworth addressed
the Young Mems Christian Association
of New York. last Monday evening.
James Gordon Bennett. Jr is mention
cd rs the probable successor OF Fisk IN
the colonelcy of the Ninth Regiment.
The Illinois Supreme Court refuses TO
interfere to prevent Alderman Glade OF
Chicago, from being punished for bribe-
~.
The Democratic State Committee will
meet in Augusta on the 9Th OF Feb
ruary, for purpose OF organizing and
fixing upon the time and place for hold
ing the next State Convention. 1t is
highly probably that Bangor will be Sc
lected at the place.
Congressman Frye. ON Thursday. pre-
scented the petition OF citizens OF Andres.
coggin county, asking for the repeal at
the stamp duty on contracts. 1t was re
ferred to the Ways and Means Commit.
tee
Speaker Blaine gave i dinner par.
ty on Saturday. complimentary to The
newly welded Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Hale of Maine.
It is reported that the smallpox is
raging ioarlulIy a, Thayer, Iowa. In a
population of less han 1000, sixty deaths
have occurred within four weeks. Al
most every person in town has been
stricken down. No trains are allowed
TO stop.
4 ST. Louis dispatch states that Fred
Douglass registered at the Planters llo'
tel on the 23d, but the clerk erased his
name, and Douglass was told that the
Planters Hotel didn't keep niggers. and
il he warted anything he would have to
60 elsewhere. Douglass denounced the
proceeding to the crowd and retired.
The first step in the trial OF Stokes for
shooting Fisk was taken on Monday. and
it may possibly prove step backwards,
as the counsel for the prisoner made a
motion. WHICH was followed up by long
and excited argument, that The present
indictment be quashed because OF illegal
formalities, and undue bias against the
prisoner on the part of members OF the
Grand Jury. The court reserved its de-
cision on the motion.
The Free Baptist church in The lower
part OF Skowhegan is enjoying prosperity.
Eighteen persons were recently baptized
and twenty four added to the society.
A lew members of the Young Mems
Christian Association of Winthrop, have
been holding meetings at Keene's Corner
in Leeds. About twenty have been con
verted
In the case of Glover, the Boylston
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