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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-01-02
Selett Storp.
\ SPITTOON

Mrs Hall pridcd herself upon her
handsome parlo:s, and they were elegant
for CA, oi town drawing rooms. The
carpets were luxurious, the furniture of
rosewood and reps, the drapery of frost.
ed ACE. hung in the most uneXceptionable
manner All the ornaments were taste
tai ~ well rs expensive, and the pictures
iaultlesS.
Three charming daughters completed
IL 2ltraclion> Tor the Young people who
cousrega,cd there nearly every evening,
To- enjoy the music and saunter in the
grounds, 80 carefully kept 10y an English
gardener.
Among other acquisitions, Mis-. Hall ill.,
sisted upon her daughters becoming tidy
houSekeepers and she had long since
made il a rule that each should take her
turn IN caring for the parlurS. Upon the
occasion ct which we are speaking Alice,
with whi,c handkerchief deity arrang
cd over her beautiful hair. and her hands
covered with gloves, was dusting The
furniture and giving u finishing touch 10
the ornaments.
Alice was, hy tar. the prettiest OF the
three daughters and she knew her power
quite ~ well aS did the Young gentleman
who rode - many miles to call on the
Halls. She WAS A. independent rs she
VA, eauIil,.i but ~ her ideas were
usually very corrrc, oues. the iudepcnd-
ence passed Tor esprit. and her sharp
savings for wilticisms.
As she waved The light dusler hther
and thither. she kept up flying CONVEX
sslion with heS sisters, one OF whom WAS
leaning upon the window outside. and
! the other gathering flowers Tor the vases.
Suddenly Alice sent something spinn.
ing out through the open window onlo the
grass plat. and her pretty lips curlcd into
An expression ot the most intense dis
gust.
+ There the two go again, cried Giace.
That abominable Spitloon. Alice
ne, er will rest until she makes brick dust
/ OF it,"
well such thing has no ight to be
/ in anybody's parlor. and cannot think
what mamma insists upon keeping il
here for" said Alice, going to the win
dow and picking up her feathers in the
most comical way.
why, for the accommodation OF your
young gentleman" the mother sald'
whose quick eye had detected the condl-
ton of her household goods.
What need has young gentleman OF
a spittoon. more than young lady, l
should like to ?" asked Alice.
Young ladies are not supposed to
chew. my dear"
"No, neither are young gentlemen
nobody but rcwdy will think of enter
ing house with quid in his mouth"
Aren't you a little fast, Alice ?" Grace
asked as the color mounted TO her cheeks.
II can think of several of our acquaint'
ances that have occasion for the use OF
the discarded articles, who are very
agreeable rowdies."
well, that is exactly the term to ap.
ply to them They are agreeable row.
dies; but repeat, we'll bred person
will never enter parlor, especially with
anything In his mouth that will make
him a nuisance; and any one is nul'
sanee that keeps hawking and splitting.
1t is filthy habit; and ii young men
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-01-02

HONE CHKEREuLNEss.- MANY child
goes astray, not because there is want OF
prayer or virtue at home, but simply be.
cause home lacks sunshine. A child
needs smiles as much as flower needs
sunbeams. Children look little beyond
the present moments. II thing dis.
pleases they are prone to avoid it. Ii
home is place where faces are sour and
words harsh and faalt6nding are In the
ascendant, they will spend as many
hours as possible elsewhere. Let every
father and mother, then, try to be happy.
Let them look happy. Let them talk to
their children, especially to the little
ones, in such way as to make them
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HARD WORK TO Henry Ward
Beecher says: There was man in the
town whore was born who used to steal
all bis firewood. He would get up on
cold nights and 60 and take it from his
neighbors' wood-piles. A computation
was made, and it was ascertained that he
spent more time and worked harder to
get his fuel. than he would have been
obliged to if he had earned it in an hon
est way. and at ordinary wages. And
this thief is type OF thousands of men
who work great deal harder to please
the devil than they would to please God.'
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diet that brain. workers need less nutri.
ment than muscle workers. The changes
of tissue in the brain that take place dur
ing study and thought are very important
and very rapid, and must be replaced by
abundant food.
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the Cincinnati Convention and that the
President had been caught in a trap
get for him BY Congress at the iRstIgation
OF his enemies. Behold how plain a
tale shall put that down. 1twas in the
Presidents message of the 5th OF De
cember, 1870, that these words were
used: Il call the attention Of Con-
gress to an abuse of long standing
which 1 desire to have reformed; /
refer to the civil service Of the country.
That first utterance had been made four
months before the provision had been
put in the appropriation bill to which
Mr.. Butler had referred as the origin
of the movement; but that provision
did not compel, but merely authorized,
the President 10 devise come means ior
betteriug the public service.
After an exciting discussion between
Messrs. Garfield and Butler, the civil
service bill was recommitted-yeas %,
nays 79.
After action had been taken upon
various measures reported from the
Committee on the District of Columbia
the Speaker laid before the House a
message from the President in answer
to the resolution introduced by Mr.
Beck and adopted by the House, call,
ing Tor information as to the cause o
the suspension Of habeas corpus in
South Carolina, in which the President
detailed the reasons on which he based
his action.
Without further important action
the House adjourned.
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CHICAGO.
Suicide OF n Book.keeper.

CHICAGO, April I'D. NJ. Booth, a
book-keeper for A. Franklin, this morn
ing committed suicide by shooting him.
self through the head. He leaves a
wife and two children in Pittsburgh,
where he is highly connected. Booth
has been a slave to opium for years.
The "Times" Indignant.
The Times, the leading Democratic
organ OF this city, grows indignant at
the idea expressed by the Tribune that
the Democrats are not to be considered
in the Cincinnati Convention. 1t says
this morning: "Messrs. Liberals, this
Spanish game will not win. If you are
not as idiotic as you are insolent and
dictatorial, you must be perfectly con-
scious that it will not win. II you
take the least consideration Of men
who are pulled up with their own
vanity, you must know prejudice is
as strong in the minds of men calling
themselves Democrats as IN the minds
OF men calling themselves Republicans
Your contemptuous sueers and disre-
spect of their opinion will not soften
their prejudice. Your foolish attempt
to ignore The political existence oj
100000 citizens will not incline them
TO the assistance OF a handful Of
mutineers, who are expecting their old
officers to come over and lead them in
the old way"
The final decision of the Secretary Of
the Treasury is that dressed lumber il
to be admitted under the rebate bill
free OF duty. This is good news fol
builders.
There were twenty-five arrivals anC
twenty.seven departures Of lake vessels
steam and sail, at this port, ye'ter
day, from and to points on Lake Michi
gan, showing that navigation is tas
being resumed. After the straight'
open, which will probably be by Ma!
lst, an extraordinary activity along ouI
docks s anticipated.
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0r-,o,ors ASsAULr.-We would
have published the Cllowing yesterday
morning but for the request OF the
relatives of the injured uan, who de-
sired US TO withhold it in the nope iha'
they would be thereby better enabled
10 discover the assailants aud pring
them to punishment. As our Qui>cS
street neighbor has given it publ city,
there is no use in longer keeping the
matter from our columns:
On Thursday morning as Byron Cra-
craft, an employe oil this office, was on
bis way home, he was attacked by a
party Of FIVE ruffians at the corner Of
Market and Monroe streets. In the
course of the melee he received terri
Die cut just below his eyes and an
other on his head. He was taken
home and a physician called. We
were told yesterday that Mr.. Cracraf'
lies IN very precarious condition, and
1t Is feared if he does recover it will be
with the loss Of an eye. 1t is thought
however, that bis recovery will be little
Nss Than mirasulous.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-04-20

FACTS Nor FICrION.-ln the past
year the Singer Sewing Machine
Manu- factur;ng Company sold nearly
lS2, 900 machines. Some idea OF the
extent of the business which these fig
ures represent may be gathered form
the following facts:
The Singer Company sold during the
last hear several thousand more ma
chimes than were disposed of by the
Grover & Baker and Wheeler Il Will
son Companies both put together.
The Singer Company sold during the
last year several thousand more ma
chimes than the entire sales OF the
Grover & Baker, Weed j. Wilson Shut
tie, Original Howe, Florence, Davis and
Elliptic all added together.
These figures cannot be controverted,
They are based upon the official returns
sworn to by the various companies.
They need no comment, but convey to
an intelligent public their own lesson.
II the Singer is not the best machine in
the market, how explain these over
whelming proofs Of popularity ?-Pt'''
burqk Paper.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, April l9.
SENATE.

Mr.. Fenton introduced bill for the
relief of the heirs of Jethro WOOD the
inventor of improvements in plows'
On motion OF Mr.. Cole, the deficiency
appropriation bill was taken up.
Mr.. Merrill offered an amendment
providing that the jurisdiction OF the
Court OF Claims shall not extend 30 Is
to include any claim for abandoned OF
captured property received or collected
either by civil or military authorizes OF
the United States under act OF Marcn
l2, 1868, unless in cases commenced
within two years after the suppression
Of the rebellion, and where the claim,
auts have proved to the satisfaction o'
the court that they have never gwen
aid or comfort to the rebellion. :,
Mr.. Cole moved to lay the amend,
ment on the table on the ground that II
was not germane TO the bill Lost
yeas, l6; nays, %.
The supplementary bill to the Texas
Pacific railroad act was discussed all
the afternoon.
Mr.. Harlan said the bill was 80
loosely drawn that it would permit the
company to use its bonds to buy up
other roads without building mile OIL
its own.
Mr.. Hamilton, OF Texas, denounced
the bill. lie said this road would never
be built, and that the whole thing was
gotten up Tor speculation. He also SAID
that the next thing this company would
be taking would be the public lands oil
Texas. which had been set apart tor
educational purposes, and that the
present authorities Of Texas would
assist them in the robbery.
The Senate at $40 adjourned.
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CINCINNATI.
The Coal Strike.

CINCINNATI, April l9.-The coal
beavers end drivers held meeting to-
night and appointed a committee to
wait on the coal dealers tomorrow.
They demand an advance OF fifty cents
per day. In case Of the refusal Of the
coal dealers TO comply, the entire force
OF beavers and drivers will strike on
Monday morning A portion OF the
men went to work TO- lay at an advance
OF twenty-five cents. Tuey will also
strike.
1t is reported tonight that the stove
moulders are inauguratings strike from
Ironton, O., to Evansville, Ind, tor an
advance OF fifteen per cent on the present
wages.
The brass foundry Of Miles Green
wood was damaged by fire to the extent
Of $4,000; fully insured.
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BOSTON.
supposed Murder-Absconded. Q.

BosroS, April l9.-Yesterday alter
noon Mrs. Julia Maines, aged 35 Yeas,
was found dead in her house, No. $50
Harrison avenue, under circumstances
which led 10 the belief that she had
been murdered while saving herself
from outrage. Laier in the evening her
bro,her-in-law, William Maines, wa-
arrested on suspicion Of being the muir
derer, and in Court to day Was fully
committed TO Jail 10 await the result Of
the coroner's inquest.
Edward Jones, clerk in the Office OF
q. II. Holiday. agent Of the Pennsyl-
vauia Central Railroad Company, has
appropriated the proceeds o: TIE sales
OF fifteen hundred railroad tickets aud
left town.
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A BRUTE ARREsrED.-On the last up

A BRUTE ARREsrED.-On the last up.
ward trip of the steamer Express an
important arrest was made, while the
boat lay on the Ohio shore, near St
Marys. A young man named James
R. Bailey, who resides few miles above
St. Mary's some time since seduced a
a young lady. respectfully connected
who resides near Rays Landing, Ohio.
Bailey took advantage Of the girl by
drugging her. and afterwards followed
up his beastly purposes under q promise
Of marriage. A week or two since the
girl gave birth 10 child, and since
that time warrant has been out for
the arrest OF Bailey. He evaded
the Ohio shore, and thus
eluded the officials. He took
passage on the Express on Thursday at
st. Marys for home. Before reaching
the West Virginia landing, the boat
landed on the Ohio sh ore, a few miles
below RAYS Landing. to let passenger
off. While the boat lay hugging the
Ohio shore, Mr.. James Riggs, an en-
ploye of the Express, who had been
sworn in as deputy sheriff of Wash
ington county Ohio, approached Bailey
and astonished him by producing a
warrant. At Rays landing Bailey was
taken before Squire Bedilion and given
hearing. In default Of bail, he was
sent to Jail at Marietta.
Bailey, week before last, failed to
come to time at Barnesville, Ohio. to
be married to a lady to whom he had
engaged himself some six months ago
He appeared in the town day or two
alter the wedding day, and gave as a
reason for his non-arrival that he had
been delayed by pressing business en-
gagements. The Barnesville lady has
since learned Of Bailey's affair with the
lady near Rays landing, that instead
OF being partner in a wholesale house
in Pittsburgh, Baily was a worthless
scamp, residing near St. Marys, and we
are confident does not regret his failing
to make his appearance on the day
fixed for the wedding. Baily is now
good for a term in the Ohio Peniten-
tiarv.
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We HOPE IT Is TRUE-We heard
last night, from a somewhat reliable
source, that Taylor Strauder, the negro
murderer, had been arrested at Cleve-
land yesterday. We hope it is true.
Subsequent developments show that
Strauder had made his arrangements
for killing his wife on Wednesday, the
dav before the murder. He collected
every dollar that was coming to him for
work done, and took the hatchet up
stairs at night, desiring to kill her dur
ing the quarrel he purposely raised
on Wednesday night. 1t would seem
as if his heart failed him then, but IN
the morning OF Thursday he carried
out bis terrible plan, selecting an hour
when his escape was almost a certainty,
when but few persons were awake and
when the train on the Cleveland and
Pittsburgh road gave him immediate
transportation northward.
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FOREIGN.
PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, April l9.-It has been Off
cially promulgated at the War off 'e that
Bismarck has postponed till November
next further negotiations with France
relative the payment of German indem-
nifty and the evacuation OF the French
departments by the German troops.
The negotiations are based upon pro-
possls made BY France sometime ago.
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The success OF the New Weed Sew
ing Machine is beyond question. The
extraordinarily rapid increase of sales
is the practical test, the percentage Of
increase being greater than that OF any
of its rivals. 1t is in every respect ad-
mirably adapted to family use. 1t sews
easily, rapidly and smoothly, and seems
to have attained the acme OF perfection
in all its appliances. Wherever it has
been fairly tried it has come to be
regarded as the Standard Sewing Ma.
chine of this advanced age OF improve
ment
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ST. LOUIS.

ST. Louis, April l9.-This noon Rev.
J. Heder shot his wife, and then himself
three times. Theyar Germans. Both
will probably die. The cause was the
husbands suspicion of his wife's I'M
iaithfulness to him.
A large delegation OF railroad officials,
headed by Jos. Brown, President OF the
Missouri Pacific, will leave here Sunday
night TO visit San Francisco relative TO
the proposed Thirty-ffth Parallel rail
road across the continent.
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Personal.

The Tichborne case has been drama.
tzed.
Benefits income is s22j 900, his
sons $4,000.
The Car keeps his spirits up with
voiki punches.
The second trial of Laura Fair is
fixed for the oath Of June.
Mr. Castunda, OF Peru, is the richest
man in South America.
Bismarck was born on the lst OF
April he's no fool, however.
Livingstone the African explorer
has been gone just six years.
Beecher is not going to California
he is not even going as Tar as Cincinnati.
Captain Shaw, Chief OF the London
Fire Brigade, receives salary of $425O.
Victor Emmanuel enjoys the snug
little sum Of S3,0O0,0O0 per annum, in
gold.
Powers, the sculptor has lately in.
timated to his friends purpose to visit
America.
An exchange paper says that there
are believed TO be some 10000 Hungar-
ians in New York State.
Mr. Gilmore will be more "instru.
mental in attracting the people to Bos'
ton than any other man.
Anna Dickinson is advertising her
spring campaign bv refusing that young
man. He has $4,000 this time.
Eugene Rimmel, the great London
periumer, has been created a Knight OF
the Lrgion of Honor ot Thiers.
While Ofenbach is as popular as
ever in France, Germany and Russia,
they hiss his operas in Florence and
Naples.
Mr.. A. T. Stewart has arranged TO
build one hundred hou-es at Jamaica
P ans, this spring, at the average oI
$1,000 each.
Karl Blind, the noted German Re-
publican, has been lecturing in the
north and west OF England on the folk
lore Of Germany.
Pre-ident Grants sons, Jesse and
Ulysses are to 60 to Europe in June,
AID return with Miss Nellie Grant at
the end oil summer.
Dan Rice has made St. Louis his
headquarters for fitting up and reorgan-
izing his mammoth circus. The tent
will cover 5000 peope.
Miss Polly Pesry died in Matoonic,
R. l., on the 5th inst, aged SO years
8 months and Il days. She vas a
remote relative OF Commodore Perry.
A Connecticut Sheriff Gays: IF any
man doubts the Bible doctrine OF huns n
depravity, | only ask that he be Sheriff
OF this county one year.
A Providence paper thought tha: Mr.
Leland wrote Hans Breitnann" until
the New York Herald proclaimed to
the world that John Hay was the au
thor.
The town OF Sedan has sent vote Of
thanks TO Count Orloff, the Russian
Ambassador, for his successful effJrts
in disiniecting the battlefield round Sc
dan and Metz.
Edmund Yates, the well known Eng-
llsh novelist and James Anthony
Froude, the historian, have been en-
gagged to lecture in America next iall.
Charles Rsade expreses bis willingness
70 come on the same terms as Dickens
came.
1t is fashionable now 10 New York
to arrange through the Herald person
ais to meet your inamorata al church.
1t 10 much cheaper than ,ne theatre,
and there 10 much les chance Of her
husband being there with somebody
slsss wife.
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PENNSYLVANIA.
Fatal Accident.

LANCASTER, Pa, April l9.-Thi'
afternoon VIM. Richardson, conductor
of the local freight train on the Penn
sylvania railroad, was thrown from q
car while in the act Of cutting csl
loose from the train. The wheels passed
over him, terribly crushing both his
legs and bis lett arm, besides Otherwise
manslipg him. He died soon after.
Mr.. Richardson Is . married man about
thirty.Hye ysars old. and his family r.
idss in Phiadslphia
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PoH C,NcINNArL-The favorite steam
or R r. Hudson. Capt. VIM. List, will
leave for Cincinnati this afternoon at
3 o'clock. Passengers for Cincinnati
will be well taken care OF BY our friend
the accommodating and popular clerk
Charley List.
The Granite State will be here this
morning at I o'clock on her way TO
Cincinnati. Morris Dorsey, well known
to our citizeus, is in the office.
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The Weather To-day.

WARRINGTON, April l9, 1:3O 7. M
PrOJa5iIties.-Partially cloudy but
pleasant weather will prevail very
generally from the lower lakes to the
South Atlantic States and east, with
light, fresh winds on Saturday. The
pressure will continue diminishing
throughout the Mississippi Valley with
increased cloudiness and probably rain,
and will extend east over the Gult
States, Ohio Valley and the upper lake
region. Dangerous winds are not anti
cipated.
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NEW YORK.
The New City Charter.

new YORK, April l9.-Iesterday
there was much anxiety at the City
Hall and in political circles generally as
to the success of the new charter in the
Legislature, and when it became known
that it had been passed. sui stantially as
coming from their hands, the
anxiety gave way to excitement. The
prospect Of clean sweep being made
through all the municipal offices was
much commented on.