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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-04-09

In reply to the question asked by The
Oxford Democrat this week, We can say
that the editor Of the REGISTER did vote
against The indefinite postponement OF
the report OF the Committee of Invests ga
ton. Now will the Democrat tell us who
made this motion ?-Register.
How the Register voted against the H.
definite postponement, wo cannot see'
as the vote passed. no one dissenting.
According to Parliamentary law. as given
in Jefferson's Manual. - vote passed
without dissenting voice is presumed
to be unanimous" The motion to post
pone was made by man who voted the
democratic ticket. that day, and we can
call names, if necessary,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-04-09

Vocal CULTURE At the opeuing Ses'
sion of his class. this spring, at the Ok
ford Normal Institute. Prof Thwing read
the following remarkable statement, sent
him by Prot. Arnold OF Syracuse Uni
versity That he had heard one sing two
parts OF tune at one breath. converse
with his class for IN hour without strain.
ing or screaming, yet heard distinctly
two. thirds OF mile separated. teacher
and pupils. The uncuItivatcd vocal
chords have 200 degrees OF variation. and
the trained and practiced over thousand
degrees OF variation. These facts suggest
a culture almost limitless, and show how
little, rs yet, we know OF the wealth OF
human speech.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-04-09
Temperance.

just uow there i considerable excite
mcnt on this subject. There are TIVE
classes Of movements The Sheriff En-
forccmcnt Act, which has iu>, gone iuyo
effect, and which Is oeing enforced Wig
oyuosly in the cities, So tar as giving emo
tees TO quit" arc concerned, occasions
some talk. The democracy, All AT once.
have become earuc>, ilr men, anal say
,baf ,he law. with al. ,ae au uimsutS o,
las, winter the cider, a'e aud win.
clauses iuc,ujed-shoab = enforced
bat there ,a lt'. suspicion that then
motives are rather To- render gbc law ~
popular than 70 promote temperance
Weak kneed politicians are also fearful
THAI the law Will wsrk ,ernh', injury Co.
their party prospects. Jut there need Dot,
no apprehension it the liquor dealers sac
quiescc so readily a. they do ia Portland
The keepers of the low places there. Say
they are satisfied with the situation. now
that the hotels are treated us they are
Blu, il there were any particular danger
OF political reaction, owing 20 The tenn
perance legislation of last winter and
the more vigorous enforcement OF the
law. i. Will be more than offset by the
opportune movement row in full force b.
the Kennebec valley and >preadin. rap
lily over the State. called the Reform,
movement, which Is made up OF drinking
men, hard cases. Who have reformed and
are doing a noble work Tho not lac
men, al first, leave them alone Tor that
they viii come 90 their senses. after
awhile. They say, they Will starre oct
tie rum. sellers by taking away all their
customers. Very weji--ouJ they must
look out tor the HcC crop continually
coming up. made by opsu bars.
=, The great meeting held IN Portland
last Friday. which i, said TO be the
largest Temperance meeting eS.r held IN
Maine. where large delegations OF lbr
Relormers from Augusta, Gardiner and
Bath came i'm. with Band OF Music, Mr
Osgood of Gardiner. the famous auction
esr. testified that the CIDER clause in III,
pledge saved hin, aud Yet many temper
ance men are teariu, OF the legislation ot
this ar,icle-aud IL l. said that ONtoro
County. because an orchard country, Wi.
not sustain the Cider clause These II
form leaders, who it Is ,aid are bcF HghtS
and 90 against law, testified tina, their
cause owes its origin to tne efforts o..
Joshua Nge, the great apostle OF the
ConslaJuIary law. and they invited him
TO accompany them 10 Portland. and he
addressed the meeting. Over Jot.r hl1s-
dred signed the pledge. one being the
keeper of The miserable place where the
quarrel between Loyeit AMI SWEET occur
red last tall, when the latter was killed.
Timid law men need have no aPpre
tensions about The cause suffering 10y
recent legislation. when God steps in and
reinforces the great temperance hosts
with thousands OF recruits IN - triel q
time. He vii. taAe care 90 thi- great -
form. which Is part OF The ere,, work
which lie uphu.is
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-04-09
Mason Items.

The friends of Rev. 5 ID Brown, in
Mason, met at the house nf \. o. Paine.
March 26lh. tor the purpose of donation
visit. A goodly number came together
and spent the afternoon AMI evening in a
very pleasant social manner Mr. Brown
breaches here every lomth Sabbath
Thity-one dollars were contributed Tor
his benefit
A High School has been keeping here
some five weeks. taught by Mr.. Knee
land. OF Harrison. The school IS a credit
to the place, and Mr.. Kneeland Is suc'
cceding finely. ). d. Is.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-04-09

We would call attention % Mr. VII
sons article ON our town finances. H.
seems 70 comply with the quest OF "B. ~
to point out some of the errors OF the
Committees Report We are very glad
that Mr.. W. has found time TO give to the
matter 50 careful an examination. and tn
result he arrives at, supported by his tig
ures, shows how little reliance is to be
placed upon the manner in which "B. in
vcstigated the affairs OF the town, and by
which he made out so large deficiency
II there Is any good answer To the Town
Clerks reasoning and results, let Us have
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-04-09

While IN Portland, last week. We en-
jOyed q visit To the store Of FRED Hale.
corner OF Free and Middle Street, and
viewing the beaudu, Pointing Of the
Crawford Notch, Jy Ht, O, Boston
1t is 6 Zee, by 10, and recently sold To-!
So. 600 Mr. Hale has some fine works
of att in oil, chronOe and engraving
which strangers in the city can while
away many leisure hours in examining.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-04-09

f. l.. Dingley. Esq, of the Lewiston
Journal, accompanies PtOf. Herrick, and
Rev. Mr.. Record. in their trip to Europe.
They expect to visit England and Scot
land. France, Italy. Germany and pos-
haps the Holy Land. Three such social
men will have Jolly time, no doubt.a
among them. keep good record OF what
they see. AS Frank is sandwiched in be-
tween two ministers. he will probably
escape many temptations that editors are
exposed to, when travelling abroad. We
wish them a happy trip aud sale return,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-04-09

The Collectors Tar Book and the
Highray Surceyor's Book, embracing
.aa> and Forms by W. w Bolster, Esq,
81 DiXiieid' and published by Dresser "
Aver. Portland, should be in the hands
Of officers OF all the towns in the State.
The forms have been tested and are very
reliable. Now is the time 10 get them
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-04-09

We arc glad to lind that our friend,
Charley George, of Hebron, gets Maple
Sap enough to make some of his nice
Sugar. He called upon us on Saturday
giving us the first taste OF this years
production He thinks the sap VIII near
ly make up in sweetness whetiI may q
deficient in quantity.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-04-09
Confirmation OF General BeaI.

Gen. Geo. L. Beal. of Norway, was on
Thursday, confirmed Is Pension Ageu,
for Western Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-04-09
Total Unscceuuted for,

Total Unacc ouuted for, Ell "
presume no person who is al all con
versant with town affairs. considers the
$3.50 OF old notes mentioned above as
still outstanding against the town. Either
they were never issued or have been
paid, and in either case would properly
be placed under the head OF expenditures,
but, although the town officials have The
assurance oil some oil The persons who
are recorded as having received these
notes, that they never received them, and
OF others that they have been paid. did
not place them directly in that column,
as | did not wish to include anything
there that could DO questioned. The dis.
crcpancy OF 1864 95 chsrgeabe to The
Treasury, arose during the years prior 10
1870, and resulted mainly from the prac-
tice, during the first years covered by tho
investigation. of not entering in The
Treasurer's account proper, all orders
turned in by the Collector. There are
also some errors in the ioo,ings, and one
or two omissions of entries that should
have been made. speak now of the
books as they stand without any ex.
PLANTATION. No doubt whenever settle
ments were made these matters were ex.
planned satisfactorily. Whether il can
be done at this late day is question do
not undertake TO answer
As lar us the Selectmen are concerned,
the magnificent deialcation of $4,000 fades
away into thin air,-the paltry sum OF
S71.97 only remaining unaccounted for.
When we consider the large amount of
money that passed through their hands,
and the circumstances under which n
large part OF il was expended, the citizens
threatened with draft. and the only cry
to ..fll our quota" at any hazard and at
any cost, the large number of men who
had the handling of the money, the
difficulty OF procuring money. so that
very often notes were given for much
larger amount than was received-when
we consider all these. it seems strange
that there is not more unaccounted for.
If my lootings are correct. while we
cannot acquit the municipal officers of
all blame, in that they had not kept a
better record of their doings, yet every
conscientious citizen must acquit them OF
wilfully appropriating any of the towns
money to their own use. Every citizen
ought TO feel to congratulate himself that
such can be his decision, and those who
have been foremost in charging this upon
them ought to be the first to acknowledge
the wrong they have done them.
GEORGE A. WILSON.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-04-09
ond DIsTRICT
Republican Convention

THE Republicans OF the second Congresst"hA,
District. are hereby requested O. meet IN Conven-
vention Nv delegates. at Auburn Han, Auburn
Ne ON wednesday, the 22nd day of May next
nj 10 o'clok \ NJ, for the purpose of nominatinE
a candidate to represent said district in the ssh
Congress.
Also 10 nominate q candidate for elcctor OF Pre-
llent and Vice President, and 20 elect two deii
gates aud two alternates to attend the Repnt
lican National Convention TO he held % Philadei.
phia, June 5th, ls7e
Alsoto transact such other business a may
properly come before the Convention.
Tie basis Of representation will be m follows
zach city, town aud plantation viii be entitled C.
one delegate, and an additional delegate for eae.
seventy i've votes or nacti0n Of The samenumhe
Ing thirty eight or more. east toI Governor Chan
berlaiu. in lS6S. ChairmCn Of the several cts
town and plantation committees are requested Z.
forward The names OF delegates elect 90 Rpbcf
Martin. Chairman Of the Distric Committee
Auburn, Box IS, Immediately after their electio
The committee will b. ia session al the XII
House. Auburn la the AFTERNOON prior and az o.
Han on the morning o. the Convention at O'Clock
10 receive credentials
ROBERT MARTIN, Republics
= CARR. Di-tri.t
REUBEN HENDERSON.
e.. u. BlSBEE. Commute
March 9Th, A ID. lSs2,
Under the shove bssi' the several town IN On
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-04-09
S5,I4 81

Balance to be deducted from deficiency, 1920 20
In this estimate have not made any
allowance whatever Tor orders issued in
1861, remaining unpaid after Feb. 18th,
l862-but every one at all conversant
with town affairs knows that there must
have been many, the amount of which,
if we were able TO ascertain it, should be
added to the balance to be deducted from
the alleged deficiency. l also find an old
order, of 1853, amounting to $l74.35, re.
deemed Aug. Alb, 1870, which was not
credited by the Committee, as they only
brought their report of the redemption
OF old orders up to 1865. Then again.
they sharge the officers with S74S.44, as
the profits on the Liquor Agency-at the
same time, saying that they have not in
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-04-09

Under IN. sbo,s bssi. ths several town IN On
ford Count viii &c entitled 70 representative q
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-06-21

regard to whose movements Hooker
was well posted, was that he came
down on the flank of the Eleventh
and Twelfth corps, the men being
away,from their aims, which were
stacked along the line of defense,
and they were driven and slaught-
cred as helplessly as herd of buff
faloes, the retreat being only stop
ped by the Interpolation of our own
cavalry, who, to prevent their de-
moralizing the whole army, had orr
ders to cut them down. Hooker
goes on to depreciate Howard with
out stint; he is not much more in
love with Generals Grant, Halleck,
Stoneman, Averill, or even Sher-
man, whom he accuses of having
been in close partnership with Grant
in neglecting to do him justice. he
accuses Sherman of having-accord-
ing to General Thomas-planned
the operations at Chattanooga one
way and fought them another, and
declares that it was for saying this
that Grant sent Thomas over to the
Pacific coast.
Whether the generals censured
will pay any attention to this news
paper war upon them remains to be
seen. We always had good de-
gree of admiration for General
Hooker, but we fear he has "seen
his best days." However, some
thing interesting and spicy may
come to the light from this open
ing mp of sold Sores"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-06-21

near Paxton, Ill. seven men were
killed and twenty-five wounded.
Mad-dogs are the sensation in
Louisville Already some twenty
persons are awaiting hydrOphobia.
The Grea. international Peace
Jubilee at Boston opened with tre-
mendous success.
A Saengerfest excursion train on
the Indianapolis, Cincinnati 6 La
fayette railroad was run into near
Elizabethtown, by another train.
One man killed and several badly
wounded.
John Higgin and Jos. Smell, both
colored, and both of Brownsville,
Tenn, took to fighting and were
took to Jail. While the men were
laDgaishing in durance vile, Mrs.
Higgin visited Mrs. Smell and beat
her brains out with a poker.
The 9th anniversary of the battle
of Bunker Hill was obsery ed in
Boston with great deal of spirit
The receipts of the st. Louis
Saengerfest were $1S. 600 in excess
of the expenditures.
St Joe rejoiceth much at the
prospect of soon having an asylum
for her lunatics. The new building
will be located about three-fourthl
of a mile from the city, on a farm
of 120 acres.
The proposed parade of the
Orangemen in New York ON the
18th of July, excites no little anx-
iety in that city.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-06-21

The last accounts from Horace
Greeley are that he was up a tree,
roosting on limb, while he held
his little ak in his hand to chop off
the superfiuous limbs. Below was
several anxious reporters ready to
interview the philosopher. 1t
would be worth great deal of
money to see Horace climb tree
to watch that ,grayhaired old man
hugging the trunk with both arms
and squeezing it with his knees,
while the hired man boosted him
with q pitchfork or something in
serted into the button holes of his
trowscrs. But it occurs to us that
the campaign would be greatly sim
plified if some arrangement could
be made to keep Greeley up in one
of those trees until the election is
over. The man who catches Hor-
ace aloft, and then saws the tree in
half and takes away the lower part,
leaving Greeley suspended upon a
limb up there in the air without
any chance to slide down will be
regarded as a public benefactor.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-06-21
TWO SETS OF DELEGATES.

We see that the Republican State
Central Committee is called to meet
at Leavenworth on tho 18th of this
month. We suppose the object OF
the meeting is to prepare and issue
a call for a Republican State Con-
vention. 1t is rather inconvenient
for Southwestern Kansas members
to go to Lcavenworth, but'wc hope
to see a full attendance, both of
members and others. In this
connection we have q suggestion to
make; and unless there are some
good reasons why it should not be
adopted; shall insist on its consid-
Grafton before the committee. The
suggestion we wish to make is this /:
that different delegates ba elected
to nominate the State and Congress
sional tickets-in other words, that
they be made separate and distinct
conventions. We are not so sure
but that the interests of the State
and party would be subserved if
they were held at different times,
or at different places. 1t was I'M
FORTUNATE that the legislature of
last winter failed to make an ap-
portionment, SO that the Congress
sional nominations could be kept
entirely aloof from the State ticket.
The plan we propose will prevent
the evils which will result from
"dickering" and trading if the
same convention shall be called up
on to nominate tho State officers
and Congressman. They should be
kept separate, and the power should
not be placed in the hands of any
man to 'fswap" votes for Congress
men for a nomination on the State
ticket, and vice cersa. Abuses can
not help but arise if the came con-
vention dominates the whole ticket.
Better men will be secured if the
candidates are put upon their mer-
its instead of giving them chance
to scheme and "swap" themselves
into a nomination. The contest this
fall is to be q vigorous one, and VIC
want the'very best material on our
Republican ticket, throughout. We
are satisfied good ticket will be
put in the field unless improper in
fluences prevail.
We should like to hear an express
sion on our suggestion, if it is
thought worthy of it.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-06-21
THE NORMAL SCHOOL.

We are indebted to Hon. Geo.
w. Hoss, President, for a copy of
the new catalogue of the State
Normal School, at Emporia. Dur
ing the year there have been 100
students In the institution. repre-
senting twenty-five counties in
Kansas and eight different States.
La fact there have been more stu
dents than the Faculty felt falIy
prepared to receive. The new
building will be completed on the
first of January, and the facilities
of the school viii be more than
doubled. IF this institution con-
tinues its present rate of growth,
such:a building as the epe now in
progress will require to be added
once in ten years, and Emporia
viii present the appearance and be
in fact University town.
. Tuition is free, and the use of
all text books is free. How much
these few words mean can be
known only by those who have
had to work hard and psy dear for
thelri education. There will also
be, in the new building, . free
library and scientific apparatus.
The board of directors consist
of Hon. E. S. Slower, Of Council
GrqYa, Hon. Edwin Tucker, of
Eureka Harvey BancFnft, of En-
poFla, Hon, John Vt. Hprner, of
Ghetopas S, 3. Riggs, of Emporia,
apd e. P. Bancroft, Of Imports,
The next term will open on the
10th Of September.- Fort Scott
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-06-21

q VA q.
Fighting Joe Hooker is on the
war path again. He, docs not take
the sword but the pen. BE is en-
deavoring to Hstraighten ont some
little personal matters betweenihim-
self and other union commanders
or the late war. He unburdens his
wrath to reporter from the San
francisco Chronicle He brings to
life in print some ong-cherished
and bitter memories connected
with his famous mishap in the Viii
dcrncss; and in il he goes for Gen.
Howard with an angry cagcrness
10 set matters right-as he consid-
era (which makes us wonder that
he has bcen silent about It so long.
1t appears that the same interview
er--an attaehe of the Chronicle
who got hold Of and pumped Gem
eraI Howard, had an Interview sub
sequently with General Hooker !;
and in reply to the queries as to the
responsibility attaching to General
Howard for his failure to do his
duty at charlottesville, General
Hooker declares that tho telegram
sen: to his subordinate to put him
On his guard against Stonewall
Jackson, was never read; that
Howard received it lying on his
bed, did not open it, but pocketed
it, stating that he was tired, and
then went TO sleepi Henever COM
municated the order to his division
commanders, aud made ne dispose
tion of his forces. This is the
charge. The result of this negli-
gence to look ont for Jackson, with
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-06-21
KANSAS ITEMS.

On Friday last the wife of Hon.
]. NJ. Morris, of Manhattan, was
thrown from buggy and seriously
injured. Almost the entire scalp
was torn from the top of her head,
one side of her face was fearfully
mangIed, and her shoulders and
arms shockingly bruised.
Mrs. Ellen Webster has taken the
oath, and qualified as superinten.
dent of public instruction of Har-
vey county, the first woman ever
elected to a county Office in Kan.
sas.
Alarge number of boys have been
missing from Leavenworth during
the past week. Their parents are
in great distress, and have not the
least idea of where they have gone.
Four young chaps that had started
were overtaken by their parents at
the depot. The Evening Call says
dime novels are at the bottom of
this running away.
We have heard, says the White
Cloud Chief, many incide of the
flood of Wednesday last, one of
which sounds like a Munchausen
story, but is strictly true. Mr.. John
Swartz, living on Ceder Greek bot
tom, near the Ceder Greek House
on Highland road, had his horse
haltered in the stable; and when
Mr.. Swartz got up on Thursday
morning he found the stable snr-
rounded with water, the upper per-
ton only being visible. He swan
into the stable, and found the horse
braced up with his fore legs against
the stable, or the manger, with on
ly the end of his nose sticking above
water. In this position he had
probably been for hours. Mr..
Swartz got upon the roof OF the sta
BILE, tore off the boards from the ga
Bile end, and actually rescued the
horse by cutting the halter and ia
king him out through the opening
in the gable end of the stable.
Tho Ottawa Herald says Peter
Murphy, of Ottawa, lost valuable
pair of horses on Saturday. Mr..
Murphy was driving from Williams
burg, and when mile or two from
home, both dropped dead. He says
they had been driven at a moderate
gait, and seemed to be perfectly well
ten minutes before they died.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-06-21
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN BUTLER
COUNTY.
The People Armed.

We regret to learn that there
seems to be o prospect of trouble
over the county-seat question in
Butler county. We clip the follow
ing particulars of the matter from a
special dispatch to Wednesdays
Commonwealth. We sincerely hope
the crisis has passed, and that we
shall hear nothing m ore of the mat
ter. Let the courts decide all ques-
tions at issue between the different
interests. The dispatch bears date
June 18th. a
On the list of June an election
for a county-seat was held in this
(Butler) county and resulted in a
majority of two hundred for Au-
gusta. Eldoradlo got an order from
president judge, restraining the
commissioners from counting the
vote, on the ground that the election
was illigal, being held over fifty
days after the petition for it was
presented. Yesterday was set to
hear the argument and to decide
whether the injunction should be
perpetual. Rumors have been rife
for number of days that the in
habitants of Augusta were coming
here to take the books, safe. ETC., by
force to that place. Yesterday
about one hundred aud fifty armed
men appeared with teams, etc, evil
IDENTIFY prepared to carry ont their
threats of taking the effects of the
county to Augusta by force. The
Eldorado people were already arm
ed, which undoubtedly was the
capse of tho Augusta people not
carrying out their threat. There
was great excitement all day yes
tcrday, but at night, every one hay
ing left, the town was quiet. Fears |
arc entertained of another raid, and |
scouts are kept ont to give notice of |
it should it occur. The court decid- !
ed last night that it had no right to |
Issue an Injunction restraining the |
counting OF the votes, but an appeal |
has been taken to the supreme
court.