Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-12-15
NUMBER 4S.


commencement ot Hle asi session oi
Congress. many 1i our iiiclcH' wooden
iii ps were pat IA condition tor Immcdiai'
service, and the lcpliis ut oir ,tph c'td
fleet were pushed with li,e dtn0 Il igor.
The result Is ,hAt mo-l Of these are npw
in an elective stare aud nced eH.} u1 b"
manned and PAT into commission - 2"
"a, once into sclyire. 9"iuc % ihc re"
s,onps authorized tN ,Jl% es'. aic NJ
ready IN commission, Ir' more OBJ 'He
remainder are launched ,ud atHu only
the completion 90 'hc'r mHrInrit, {"
cnIOir them lo l... h,t Pat - H"i
%. oar effective l"irc. lHa ...' tori ="
ship- haze been C'mpeled iIi@ nr
UIsi ycT. and tom ui ON i1iSt douoiG-
iuuctri iron end, 't' rVW 'oT' gong
repairs. When these are th'-i''' ''erN'
hing hat l' ",c.ui TOR 'u' navy 80 no"
authorized. viii he in condition Tor seq
vice, and with the 'd' auc1 80 zoe scicGee
OF !orped" "l''.e' 'nr 'N". '.'' N.',
W. comp's"l"c" s-"'' '' Wv
he ionnd al ahN lmr. p'"'iI.' .'' .'o
VW poses ~ Pc'o"iUl N'''''.
>cu.Nrnlc .rrVE-.
Nn,b b,. ,r.,. h,,a ,cr,nluli.b,l ,lIr.
;,,, ,l,,.,c,r f., iii .f .cl,.cc. auI BIZ,
inrre,.c ihc ..p al g.u...,i buowIcds..
luJ hr.brr the Interest, o.. commerce
asa ',' ''i"'''D"' '.N-o.'' ''' '''' ,''',. .. .
h'G"eu s'nn"'"T' "''' '" ,.'' ''.
"yui"2laph" qua P''e'' '.' w IN no
proper route "' "'e'H 'c''~' .''.' "''
her surveys o' lht sIr'. '''n'"'@ ''''
been uhIcU'heH 'n' COM! ''.''' 80" w"
vessels OF the navy are nov eNp''Feo "a
'onWncton with those ol LnGlahH,
France, G'rr"Hy and HH''i'. o.. ",,,et' l.
ions connected with the lN,n'i- 'l enH+,
80 u,e.Ul and Interesting To the c,eE'!I;
world. The cs'im1tcs ior 'ii- branch ot
he public service do not d.iter materially
rom those oil last year, those .pr lbe
General support ol the rcy.ec rciAg
,onewha, less. M those io. permanent
nuroyeincn.s n the vafiou. stations,
.a,hcr leroer than the cor espondiug cs.
in,fcs made . ,rgr aoo Tee regular
,aiui.n,ur,. and d steady Increase IN the
.Cici.ncy rl ,hi, most Important arm in
,,on,rti1n N The orn.ylh rou maritime
and interests = f. recommended
- tho attention ol tonsr,,s.
Th, ',,,. ui ihe navy in timr ot peace
pigL, ns mrbor uli,ilcl ry - dtrcrt
'',,'11''.,;,.,;.. ,r,,,,, M n.,oi
- - ....,'...,;'.. o,J .,,.o,.s ~
So snn,ns.J ~ n,ri"al'Ic VIE ni olbrr
,..,,,,,tir;,;os an ,,;s c,u,;ncni ,.nec;,llv
D., ,,','',,.,,;.,. -, ,,,. ,,,', .,.o., ,.,,,sn nf
;',,h hn,o,;c,-.,i,o - inn and a..
,n.Ion ', T",birg n,c,cI,s urdercy
.rino law snch eIpIoroti.r. ,Ncept thai
mus, be made n -u.h eX.
,cGiiiou, bcvond those .,g.l.,. prov.tei
or I'm the apnropr;aii5us Tie feN 'p,.
onq,ed i Enthusiastically one ol inicrcs
nd one capable 0i large dew Opmcnl ui
commercial iit'rcs'7 a"'AN,a ''' 10 ''''
cope reached ana lho'e N"' h.-' '''.''
TN relations WITH ihem
POST orFIcr pFP,nI5nNI
rLo...l,oo,;or -, ,l.. ,..,,,le c,,-tr,Jt,
- 'H>'','o', c.,r,,oiso ro,,rJ
.'' So O' = ''.',, =.
> esseh''"' 10 Seue.", P'oSl'.'"J -. 80.
neie' n'iN sspvS'n''l ~ ~ .P]o,' a',,'i;
"e' So'H 'u"s''''o'' y. P'"' -,
'or Noe' w, en'e4 'p.o "VNYS''' 80 !" .bs
N"'HEs -'eN' ~ '"o PHo''o 49, r,
'SHt oIlee y VIC g'eN. nso"' ~ .,ii,"
VOC OhF 'ast ''''""'i' '"' 'NP'"'y
-" ""'o" sac" S''''''''- '''' w -
h"i HoFeA,ihg .He carrying =! M'i.- ~
moro rapld ralio lnah i"l 'HS'e"1c %
eceipts is not alarming, Inc lepDt oI
he Postmaster General beiewih attach
d. shows that there was an increase
4 revenue IN his department IN IS.