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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-09-07
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'"'S say ih' wears since last ,ys met
Have wrought sad chsnyr IN tb,c.
mat % were better ,t forge,
cur youths fond history.
-Nnd Sei isin would clasp That hand.
Would meet those eyes ouce more
One moment by Thy ,.dc would stand.
"A have stood OF yorc.
Ihey SAY the very tone, that thrnrd
Ny heart and dimm'd my ewes.
Now, hy ;he cold worlds bI'eh,inc chil,.l.
scarcc might recognize.
And yet long to hear thce speak.
R'peat some by-gonc strain.
Although the charm there ,bould scsl
We're hslen'j for IN vain.
would not wish The years rol'd back.
Could such choice lie mine.
Nor ialter In the onward track.
Though scvcr'l Car from thine.
But pilgrims may from harl-wonheights
Recediug homes survey.
And give "a sigh 60 past delights,
Yet, -jshinS-tuu away.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-09-07

"A small boy-passenger was on board
the street car, and as it was moving of,
his mother said: "Why. aren't you 60
ing to kiss your mother before you 60 P"
The little fellow was so delighted at the
prospect of a ride. and in such hurry
that he hastily rejoined, looking back
excitedly: "Mr. Conductor, won't you
kiss mother for me ?"
"A New York city pastor significantly
remarked recently, that he didn't want
any more whiskey in his pews.
Charles Fetchner, the celebrated Eu-
glish actor. is reported to have become
seriously addicted to the "fowing bowl"
"A sensible Lawrence drunkard went
to the station house on Christmas eve.
and asked for policeman to escort him
home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-09-07
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-09-07

Nor FoSD OF BLUE "A Wiscasset pa.
per says that man in Rochester, \. Y,
bought white horse, recently. that had
a very white tail. To improve the looks
of the animal he colored his tail black,
but In very short time the dye he put
on turned blue. The horse was accord
ingly turned out into an open lot to see if
sunlight would not change the blue to
black. AS soon as he had chance to
look around. the horse noticed for the
first time that his tail was blue-frst he
switched it to see II il belonged to him
next he started on run. or gallop, at
the same time kicking at his TAIL switch
ing it violently. finally he held it straight
behind so as to get it as far as possible
from him Thus he galloped around tn
pasture hither and thither. kicking an
switching. and looking behind him, and
he kept the circus up until he grew tired,
and found he could neither run away
from his tail, nor kick nor switch it OH
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-09-07
A Victim of Creaking Boots.

A man who draws the prize Of squeak
ing boots from a shoe store always gets
them on Saturday. and by the next day
the full power OF the squeak is developed
DE arrives at church at the opening of
the long prayer. and is admitted by the
sexton with admonitory gestures of
silence The first step inside the door is
followed by a sound like that of ripping
a clapboard from the side Of barn, while
all the ladies on the right side of the aisle
tip their top knots to one side and squint
from their left eyes, those on the other
side reversing the order. Balancing
painfully on his worst corn, he makes
more gradual effort and is rewarded by
hearing the same harmonic reverberance
like linked sweetness-lOng drawn out.
Then he tries TO navigate on the balls of
bis feet, then waddles along on his heels.
He clutches convulsivey at the sides of
the pews to tighten his weight. knocks
down woman's parasol, and gets all the
deacons to raising their bald heads and
the skin across their toreheads, and
scowling as they do the rest of the week.
So he determines to mince the rlatter no
more, and trots along fast. jerking out
spasmodic shrieks with regularity that
he never could attain at anything else.
and reaches his pew with all his under
garments turned to porous plasters, and
his tace of color to match the saint
done in red glass in the principal window.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-24
Marine Items,

The steamship Australian leaves the dry
dock on Monday next. She will then come
over to the head of Josephine street take
on board 30 tons of ballast, new topmasts
and topgallantmasts, and proceed to Mo
bile to load cotton for Liverpool. She is
unable TO take full load from here, as her
draft, cotton loaded, is twenty.one feet.
The steamship Strassburg that left this
port for Revel on the twentyfourth of Oc
tober, was chartered By the Messrs. Slken-
stadt, to make three Of the same voyages
this winter. VIXEN last heard from she was
in Bremen, having her saloon taken out,
which will give her an extra Thousand bales
capacity. After the above number of
voyages are performed she goes to the East
Indies for cargo Of tea. via the Suez
canal.
Again the bark Mignon is up and off. She
cleared Tuesday for Providence after the
short stay of ten days in port. Her gross
freight bill amounts to $7l0O, out of which
over $1,000 was disbursed here. The scanty
sum of $50 covers all legal charges.
Yesterday there were seven tows in the
river bound'up, and not:a boat in town but
the little Job boats The ships Bohemia,
John Bunyan, Zephyr, Austriana, and bark
P. c. Merriman, are awaiting towage down,
their hen coops well filed for Christmas
in the Gulf.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-24
NEW ORLEANS, FRIDAY DECEMBER a. 1875

tion and the wretehed paucity of materials
witt, which he had to deal, he has made a
terrible botch of it for himself and the
country, though he has done as coed a
DAYS work for the Republican party as we
could desire. =.
The disposition made of Schumacher, OF
New York, and King, of Minnesota, is com
mented upon. Schumacher is a Democrat,
and was member Of the last House. King
Is a Republican, and was doorkeeper. Both
we're implicated in the Pacific Mail cor
rruption, and the evidence taken by the
Committee on Ways and Means of tne last
House is in possession of the present House
Tor action. Schumacher was placed on the
Revolutionary Pensions, below all his Dem
ocratic colleagues, and King was placed
last on the Militia. These two committees
are seldom called and neither have any
work to perform during the session. This
IS the only part of kerr's committee Goa.
struction that is not openly condemned by
his party friends. On WAYS and Means
the Republicans have four strong men,
headed ny ex-Speaker Blaine, and on the
Appropriations four equally as strong,
headed By Wheeler of New York.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-24
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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-24
FOREIGN.
Reintorcemeuts for Cuba,

MADRID, December 23.-E Cronista
ministerial organ, states that the govern
ment has decided to send heavy reinforce
ments to Cuba.
Carlist insurrection is suppressed an
efficient army will be maintained in Cuba
as a measure Of preeaution, and that heavy
guns will be placed on the coast. At the
same time Spain will propose to the United
States a new mutually advantageous treaty
of commerce. Subscriptions have already
been opened to defray the cost of manu-
featuring the heavy guns for the defense of
Cuta.
British Troops in NIaIncca.
SINGAPORE, December 23.-The British
troops in Malacca arrived before kintah,
where the Maharajahs, Ismal and Leila, op.
pose them with considerable force, and
General Cclborne has asked for reinforce
ments.
rIore Suez Canal stock for Sale.
CAIRO, Egypt, December 23.-It is ru-
mored that the Khedive is negotiating for
the sale of the Egyptian Founders shares
in the Suez Canal. The government of
Great Britain and NJ. de Lesseps, represent
ing a combination of French capital, are
the bidders. The latter offered s9O00,o0O
fer the shares
Reforms in Turkey.
BERLIN, December 23.--It is stated the
principal feature of the great powers prop
Osition relative to reforms in Turkey is, that
the ambassadors OF neutral powers at Con
stantinople shall exercise permanent con.
trol in the execution of reforms in the
provinces.
Tweed in Havana.
HAVANA, December 23,-A report is cur
rent that William NJ. Tweed arrived here
last Tuesday in schooner. Several New
Workers, who know him by sight, say they
saw him yesterday and to-day in different
parts of the city.
The Lost OF the Louisiana.
LONDON. December 23.-The Teleg'aphs s
dispatch from Paris says the number of
drowned by the sinking of the Louisiana
includes only one passenger. The rest were
of the crew.
Not the Man.
The Gordon elected to Parliament yester-
day was Sir Alexander Gordon, eonserva-
tive, for East Aberdeenshlre, not Lord
Advocate Gordon, for Glasgow and Aber-
deem Universities.
Wrecked.
The bark Jenny, from Pensacola for
Bristol, is total wreck on the Welsh coast.
The Prince ut Calcutta.
The Prince of Wales landed at Calcutta
to-day and had magnificent reception
In the Assembly.
PARIS, December 23.-In the Assembly,
to day, the electoral district bill was under
consideration. An amendment proposed by
the government was adopted, by which
Paris will return to the lower Chamber
twenty deputies instead of twenty-five;
Lyons six instead of eight, as at present
This reduction is effected by apportioning
one deputy to each 10000 Of population ia
those cities, instead of one deputy to each
ACCOMPLISHMENT containing under 100, 900 in
habitants and two deputies to an arrondis-
sement containing more than 100000, as in
the rest of France. The left are indignant
over the introduction and adoption of the
amendment
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-24
BY TELEG R APH L.
WASHINGTON.
special Agents Postoaice Department

special Agents Postofice Department.
WASHINGTON, December 23.-The follow
ing Southern special agents of the Post
office Department have been dropped: c.
S. Bell of Missouri; Henry Booth, Geor.
gia; G.. ID. Chamberlain, Georgia; w. 7.
Cox, Texas; a. P. Higgins, Mississippi; q.
D Ramsdell, West Virginia. Special post
ters; L. NJ. Farrell, Atlanta, Georgia. w.
L. Hunt, St. Louis s. D. Brown, Louisville;
Thomas B. Long, Salisbury, North Carolina;
j. r. jolly, New Orleans; W. P. Edger-
ton, Little Rock; John Frey, Atlanta, Geor-
gia; Joseph B. P MINES, Newmarket,
Tennessee; t. B. Shallcross, Wheeling,
West Virginia.
An Untrue Report.
Attorney General Pierrepont says there
is no truth IN the report that the President
tavors pardon for Joyce.
Fog Horn at Heniopen.
On and after December 2g, 1875. first
class steam siren will be sounded at Cape
Henlopen beacon light station during thick
weather, blast Of six seconds at intervals
OF thirty-nine seconds.
Bristow Denies.
Secretary Bristow decides that the cos
tunes for the Covbellion de Rankin So
clety can not be admitted duty free under
the head of regalia.
Taking the Meridian.
Lieutenant Commander +. M. Green hav-
ing completed the observations for lcngi-
tude by telegraphic cable between Havana
and Key West, has arrived at Kingston,
Jamaica, where he will measure the mari
dianal distance between that place and the
island of st. Thomas as soon as the rains
cease. His preliminary reduction of the
observations taken between Kew West and
Havana gives the longitude of Havana diff
fering but three-tenths of second from
the observations made under the coast sur
veysothce in 1858.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-24

WI. w." the distinguished Washington
correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial,
speaking of one of Senatos Bayard's late
speeches, says:
Anent Senator Bayard's declaration in
the Senate the other day that he believed
in his soul' that McEnery was elected
Governor of Louisiana, it may be well to
reflect that he tBayard) owes his impression,
undoubtedly, to information furnished him
by professional politicians of the McEnery
faction, who are endeavoring to make the
country believe that they have been
swindled. In point of fact, know of but
tew men of largest information in Louisiana
outside of the party specified who are not
satisfied that Kellogg was actually elected.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-24
The Mass Meeting.

y mass meeting of the property Hold.
union," at which it is proposed to in.
the action of Mayor Leeds, as sug-
20 in his message to the City Council,
% held at st. Patrick's Hall on Mon
syening next. The question of the e4-
aon from taxation of public buildings,
neither for church, charitable nor school
ses, will perhaps enter into the de-
Of the evening.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-24

A PRESIDENTIAL PIANO lit is the Scho-
macker piano of Philadelphia 1t is rich
and grand instrument, and justly deserved
the distinction awarded it in being selected
successfully by our three last Presidents to
grace the salons of the White House.
Messrs. Blackmar & Finney, of the new
music house, No. la Canal street, are the
agents for this piano, and will take pleasure
in exhibiting these matchless instruments
to those who may favor them with visit.
They have other beauties and novelties that
will tend to enhance the pleasure of visit.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-24
MISCELLANEOUS.
Receiver Appointed.

Receiver Appointed.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, December 23.-John
a. Fisher has been appointed receiver of
the Richmond and Atlanta Air Line rail
road, vice Buford.
Death OF a Journalist.
BALTIMORE, December 23.-William Bose
is dead, aged seventy-nine. He was one of
the proprietors and editors of the Baltimore
american for forty years.
On the Mexican Border.
SAN Francisco, December 23.-General
Schoteld has ordered Company G, First
Cavalry, to San Diego for border service.
Six hundred armed revolutionists re-
crossed the border from Mexico.
The Trouble In sonora.
A dispatch from San Diego confirms the
report of anarchy in Sonora. Mexico A
revolution is in progress and the Yaquie
Indians in revolt. Governor Periquiera has
levied special tax to carry on the war.
The revolutionary party, it is reported, are
about too invade Sinaloa. Business Is pros
trated.
No further demonstrations have been
made by the banditti at Campo. The
presence of posse from San Diego keeps
them temporarily quiet. They threaten
revenge for the shooting and hanging of
their comrades in the recent raid. Cruise
since the death of Chavez. The Mexicans
living on the border. with but few excep-
tons, are in league with the banditti.
A cavalry company will leave here to-
morrow for San Diego.
Revolution In Lower California.
A dispatch from San Diego says q courier
arrived from San Rafael, capital of Lower
California, reporting that the revelutionists
had attacked the place and killed Governor
Villagrens and twenty-nine others, and had
possession Of everything. The report needs
confirmation.
Hanged.
GUELPH, Ont, December 23.-Henry
White, colored, was hanged to-day for wife
murder.
Tho Bark Ssenewail jackson.
BosToN, December 23-The bark Stone
wall jackson sailed for Norfolk, Virginia,
to-day. Three thousand persona visited
her. A salute and grand ovation occurred
~ she passed down. a Boston Lady left in
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-24

HOLIDAY HEADoUARTERs.--The place to
get your holiday books, toys and games is
at R. j. Harp's, Nos. ITO and ll2 Camp
street, where the newest and best of every.
thing in his line can be had. He has those
delights of childhood, Robinson Crusoe
and the Arabian Nights, Peep Show, Little
Folks, and great stores OF spelling and
building blocks, alphabets, model ships,
paper dolls, games and other pleasant
things too numerous to mention, besides
writing desks, albums, pocket knives, etc.,
and all at very reasonable prices.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-24

When Richard Wagner visited the Prus-
sian capital in 1872, he was asked his opin-
ion of the three royal cspellmeisters resi-
dent there. He replied: "The first is
naturally not unmusical, but he is too
phlegmatic; the second is naturally not
phlegmatic, but he is too unmusical; the
third might have learned to oonduct-for
he saw me conduct in Riga thirty years
ago-bus he never has done so."
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-24

AUCTION BY THE SHERHF.-Particulsr at
tention is called to the sale at auction to
be made this day at noon, at the Merchants
and Auctioneers Exchange, Royal street, by
the civil sheriff of Orleans, of that splendid
family residence, late of j. U. Lavillebeuvre,
Esq, situated on St. Charles street, etc, in
the town of Huntsville. For particulars
and terms see advertisement.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-24

4urlFUL HOLIDAY GIFTs.-Those who
ne popular store of Mr.. I. G. Levy, No.
.ehal street, will have no difficulty in
= themselves with elegant and appro-
presents. His stock of diamonds,
as, hilverware, statuary, clocks, etc.,
and complete, and his prices will be
vsry low. HiA corps of clerks are
phahed gentlemen, and all who call
nay rely upon being promptly and
eas1 waited upon.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-24

The printing Of the Buffalo Express was
not suspended by the fire which destroyed
the office on Sunday last Other news
papers rendered such assistance as enabled
the Express to rise like the tabled bird,
though clipped of one wing.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-24
r. II. HOOPER,
Master of McAlester.

Drawn by the public.
Supervised by the public. The
Prepared by the public. Golden
Conducted by the public. Drawing.
Controlled by the public.
Best ever offered.
Academy The most liberal
OF Music. Fairest and safest.
December "a. Postponement impoatible.
No scaling prizes.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-24

SOUTHWEST PASS, December %, 1875.
To Captain Q. ". Howell, Corps of Engineers,
United States Army:
Depth of channel at mean low tide,
sixteen feet. Least width for that depth,
seventy feet. High tide al P. NJ. Height
above mean low tide, two feet. Depth of
channel at high tide, eighteen feet. Bottom
soft.
r. II. HOOPER,
Master of McAlester.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-24

The thermometer at Louis Frigero's, No .
so Chartres street, stood as follows Decem-
Der %: At A. NJ, 709; at . P. NJ, 75o; at
6P. NJ, 730. Lowest point during the night
of December %, 65o.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-24

A golden opportunity
A golden opportunity
A golden opportunity to make quick for
tune is now offered by the Louisiana State
Lottery Company Monday, December %,
when 100000 gold will be distributed in
$3.50 prizes. One prize Of 100000.
The golden drawing.
The golden drawing.
The golden drawing.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-24
Closed for the HOLIDAYS,

The public schools of the city will close
at halt.past one o'clock, to-day, and open
again on Monday, January 3.
Arizona citizen., 1875-01-30
Tucson and Apache Telegraph Route.

R. H. Howe, Esq.,, called in this week and gave us some items regarding the tele- graph route from here to Apache. Him. selfin charge of a party of eight soldiers and fifteen animals left Apache December A, and arrived here last week. They did not stake out the route from Apache to Old Camp Goodwin, but ascertained that by the trail, it will not exceed sixty miles and but thirty five miles of poles will be required on that section, there being trees enough on which the wire can be hung to make up for the remainder of the distance. Goodwin, from which place to Grant the distance is forty miles, and from Grant to Camp Lowell not to exceed eighty-five, making the whole length of line not to ex- ceed 1855 miles. The whole route from Goodwin to Lowell is over ground that a loaded team may be taken. From Lowell to Tres Alamos, the distance is not above thirty-eight miles, and with some work on one hill, loaded wagons could be trans ported over it.
 Mir. Howe and his party did very rapid work in coming rom Apache to Goodwin, and from thence looking out and stalking the route to Lowell, all in three weeks. We understand Lieut.. Theo. Smith, gen. eral superintendent, will return here from San Diego within a couple of weeks, when he will order the building of the line to begin.
Arizona citizen., 1875-01-30

LAST Saturdays Mining Life says that c. F. Curtiss was out and around and i'm proving. c
 It also says a rancher on the Upper Gila, had sent lot of vegetables to Me silla, and intimates that this proceeding tells against the ranches in the Rio Grande valley. The Rio Grande is rot the only large and rich valley whose farmers some times fall to grow vegetables enough to supply their home market. But it does seem strange that 8 mountain valley farmer should find profitable market in large and noted valIey like the Rio Grande.
Arizona citizen., 1875-01-30
Good Railway News.

A late San Diego Union had the follow ing special;
 SAN FRANCISCO, January 15.-A private dispatch from Mir. Blair in New York states that the federal government of Mex leo has finally confirmed the franchise granted by the State of Sonora to the Guayrias and Tucson Railway Company. This intelligence will be gratifying to The Union's Arizona and Sonora readers.
 Our expressed belief of last week proves to be true, and next to favorable legisla- tion by Congress on behalf of the Texas and Pacific company, we regard this in the order of importance to this part Of Arizona. We are not certain as to the time allowed the company to begin and finish the road, but understand that the confirmation of the concession will induce early work. The Texas and Pacific will come along sooner or later, and the Quay mas ard Arizona road can hardly fail to connect with It via this place. A City of Mexico correspondent says this company is a powerful one with s5,OOO,0OO capital in hand in 50,O0O shares.
Arizona citizen., 1875-01-30

ACCORDING to a correspondence in Mining Life, the mines at Ralston, about forty miles east of Apache Pass, are being developed with improving prospects. Re- gently several shafts have been sunk and one furnace built and in operation. The furnace is said to be smeltfng< lore which assays from S1OO to S4O0 pesfon in silver. A. L. Bailey and brother are sinking on the Bay State in a ledge which assays 4OO ounces metal to the ton Their shaft is down twenty feet and intend to put it down te fifty. The correspondence says Messrs. Lesinsky, Bomback & Co., are about putting O force of laborers on a copper mine there, and another company will soon have men at work on several of their mines and erecting furnaces also.