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sAla INTEREST.
sAnd interest.
EEw YoKK, juno III. -tJold c!oscl nj IGN.
The extreme salos to-day wcso At u"h19l1@A.

NEW YoKK, juno 1O.--UolA c!uacl nj 1losi.
The cxtreme salos to-day were At u.hQl1@A.
Novcrnmunta dull and steady.
Railroad bonds generally nrin.
Stats bonds qulet ind nominal
Ttu stuck uasket upened Irregular ind con-
ttnued In TINT condition I'll! noou, lacl1c Mall lcad-
tug ths advance and New York Ccntrnf thu DECLINE.
There wAa not much improvement 10 tho latter
until the early part VI tho last hour, when there was
m advance Ut from NON Ia Michigan Central.
Iate1 thars fractional decline and the market
closed dull and a.rudy. The ,uost active stocks
ware Pacldt Mail, Lake ShDFe, Ohio Mississippi,
Michigan CsntEa1, Now York Central. aud Wcatasa
Cnloa Tc,sgsapA, The last.nalnod closed At the
1owrsi prles ol the day, aud &hcso WIS pressure
10 stl by sume Of u,ose recently bufltug thu stock
tf ths sales To- day 2l 600 ware Pacific Nail 2 600
Western Union, 1000 1t Paul. "a, 600 Lake shnsss
g ~ New yprk cen4al. 7.0o0 Quo, aud hoo
MlchIgxu Centrsl
MONEY. 2ea?,t; prime msreantiIs paper, 4Est
disbnrsea tb4h 100; cieurtngs, *i5, o39, ,0o stes'
Hug uumlnai; 10 days, iS71iebas91s demand.
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FOREIGN.

L1vRRPootr Jnno l0-Cat:on-Fsruler At O i-1e9GAc.
snes H. O a1cs Including o naies fos speculation
and export. nnd I, 4ul American.
s-WhCat--CatifurnIA white wheat areraGn,
Aak1s ID; Dc club Us .dEtlus I'd rcd Western npFtng
No to No. /, na uAalos ult 1u WINTER Da 0dt.na It'd
f7unr-Wcsturn canal, ..S.is III. Corn-Wcstcst
mixed, 20s gdHs77s. Uas-ls3sss Cd. DarIcy-3s ID
Pras. Canadian, 3Gst9Bs 81.
tTDrtr Sttd-53asGh.
T4nrfsons-srss pork. a0s Prime mess beef. Scs Cd
Lnrd, 5ls. ilarun-Lung clear, +Hs; illort do. 4Ds,
1is!foIr-lB ID.
Sptrtts hit6ieum refined, 10, lus 0IGslis.
ItHn-,.u,n,lun. ~ Gda Il I'd; pale. do, lBs.
Spirits Tufl*n4Int-.As III.
EhsfAt-52s
ASrwknr juno IO,--1t.roleu,H-2a5.
, 1876-06-12

The cxpnrta from The United States nf wheat and
nonr arc now Mt Tho rntto Of III, COO. OflD hH pr
niunth. Tan tits rAtln ot export he kept up Ill
September! -.
'fh, movement of whrat 10 the t'ontIucn, Ia.
week. an,i In nve weeks nearly .. 900. ono 'bu.
uuw long will this Continental demand cnntlnMn!
The movement Ut wheat trun sunthcsatcsn
Ing sllu eight weeks ending May -. lH7II, fMf
earGoes, arainat 30 carRoes 10 Great Dsa!n.
There have hcen Fomc shipment: Of weas m anl
ryr from nanzig, ticFlnhny. anil from trus.tn'
Poland to The pnrs Of Northern Krs.a. indicating
small prospective smpptica from Russian Ha!tlc
rnrts.
The wheat harvest In Northern Europe will, II Is
expected, bo 1atot than tlsnal In 1870.
, 1876-06-12
Withdrawn from s.oro on Fr!day for city con'

Withdrawn from stufo on FF!aAy 1ot CITY euh'
sumption: l, Dd}1 bu wbrut.
Tho following grain waa ainspcctcdintost store in this
city on Saturday morning: casa No. . winter
wheat I, cars rejected do. 4 cars No. y. W.
WHEAT IL cars No. 2 NJ, W. do. n
c.rs No. 2 srring S0 cars No. 3 do, "a cnra ra'
jectcd do, cars no grade t2a8 whcatl: 2 carr
yellow cnrn, ~ cars high mixed do 4h8 cars and
~, GOO hu No. 2 do. % cars and ~, 300 bn re-
}cctcd do, 2 cars no Rra.lo t940 cornl; e cars
white oats, 40 cars No. do, cars rc]ectul do, 8
cars no grAle TO oats}: IL cars No. rye, car
rejected do, chr no gtndo; i cars No. J barley.
y ours No. 4 10, Total H. 01' carR>, 4hs}, 0o0bn.
Inspected out: 1.i, 2s bu wheat, 1sa 055 bu corn.
1, 100 hu asts, 1, $50 hu rye, IL, 510 bu barley.
During The first ten days nf June, 1s7a, 2,n1a
cars IT ,shrnt tnsr been received against, !, 143
cars during tho same time In June Of last year
Enr tho wl,ule noath es Jane, 1a75, The receipts
OF wheat weru i, u:ll cars.
Tho following wcrcthe receipts and shipments OF
brcudstuIs and Hive stock 1T lnfB point during the
pssst week, aud for tho corresponding wecks cnd'ng
1nfm
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EEw YaRx. Junr 1u.-lWslcss light with doMcatic
commission hDlses and importers. cotun gaots IN
lluitcl rrlueat, hut !ltc lloru active for export
Whl,e gruun tancy, aud shifting prints III fair de-
n,anJ, HlnsiIau,s quiet. Heavy woorna FalheF les
lcive. Kuntucky jeans ruled quiet. Foreign guula
biugpiAh.
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EtIVISTtgNSs - =
moo TnnDtETs-Nert In good demand and
stcAlcs with better feeling. which 'naao rritrs aver
asc stronger, t1nuEh hogs wrre reported weak. Tho
market wAaA continuation ot that Of TWO lays rrr'
yIou.y In th!s rcsrcrt that fair number ot h5lnR
ortlc,z wcro rant IN unce tho impression that prices
have touclrd tho tnwes point for The present. Most Ut
c nnrrhs.es srr nnde t. NJ sSrt nYt thsrf
Naf II tho week. and ths msskct wssr. hrntt!icr
fhr Isfiu CnHatrcHl Rtpaft gives thu foliawiny A.
c shipment Of provisions from thu city for the pcs'os
nAnlti ..-..-
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COMMERCIAL,

The following were the receipts ard shipments Of
Tho leading articles Of produce in this city during
tho twenty- four hours ending at 7 o'clock OIL
Saturday morning:
, 1876-06-12

isoE aa ioft cleafs It oaic Cash, md oNc lelcF
July, buxpd: sweet picked has tla(6!lc for a9l..'
Mcr .n iN.,1Ae r. % %wln;,sr: spnsraan1t ns n.
f;reuse-Wns fuEet At HlsaC. .-..- =.
DEfF rttODnCT4-Wrre steady md 1niet At sl0.73
Qli.tu fur nlGsa, &t:.754+i2W for extra ncss, aud
81. t.xI> -, ~ fur hanls .
7liiaia-Was ln0trI ut s4tsMc for city, and 7&sc
for country lots according TO condition.
, 1876-06-12
PETROLEUM.

CLEVELAND,
CtEvRLAFn, O., June 1V.-rctrolGum unchanged;
standard white lO test. i1sc; pure wtc, $50 test,
l3l{e By car Iots casll.
r1TTHDunU.
FtrrsuGna, Pa, lune lH.-i'etro1cun dnll crude.
S. 2aA at rattcr'a; rctnrt, l4Aebl+bc phlla1rplla
ucltycty.
, 1876-06-12
PORT HURON.

Ponr NunnN, N1lcia., JUNE 11.-Dowy-rrops
st. Joseph, Maine, II. Louis, Parker, Chnmbcslin,
u. ". blanchard, ladgor sate, Cnnnda, Havana md
bargcn, j. =, Fny and consort, Wrstford with
Butcher hoy; nchrs Jntnes G. King. Ida Keith,
Monguagun, Lot,e Wolf. John burt, John Masoc.
Cr-rropA Wunoua, Holland, !. Hcrtschy, kcu.
wcnnw, Cuiorn.lu Ohio nnl burgess, Tlu.a nttl
burgess, Ontonagon all,l lurgrs; scllrs II. j. Welb
j. i. Miner, JGnn!o Mathews, 4rUrgu Thurston.
Rui i-Whlte. and Blue.
W1ND-Soutl, gentle.
MEATnEH-Flne.
pa4sfng the stnler. Murine Cityashorv n,t1wny
butwecn CrAwfori's tluprTy aud rrcsquo Isle, ul
the mainland ycstcrdmy noun. alarss thy, presHn,-
nDly tho Crusatler, cndGasorlng tu release her.
4 lnrge schooncr was aito reported ashore on
Middle island ltcef ut sunttown yesterday wilt. q
tug working tu get her aaoat. 10th went OH dur.
lug a fog. The tug MDck!ng bird hus been sent IL
thu vcssrB' assistance.
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TIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, JUNE IL, 1876

qniet nt 4oa47c. Oats dull At 2aa3sc 1yc quiet and
hrn NJ 71+t1lr. 49,, s.
fTortsfaas-l'ork nrnl At *2nID a'krtl t.or! nsmi
ete!n "; k'ifr ~ II, t'n'k 'ats "a M.ans ,,,. @ A."
hil,rr Jniy, itrnr rlS tIarnn tlrn ht a}At1 la9a3
Ifhf.tp-Itt Enui dctnnnd at fulI prices, stu.
HHt!sr-StrNlY anl hhrhnnHcd.
i.ni'tNvits.K. .
LnrtsvILLx, .fune lH-F7nur-Nthrkrt hnlls rxtrh'
sa T:* 4Ml: family. $l.23I No. l. q. 9adfa 1ahes'
t7rdin- n-Whcat-ttcd, si.pt; amber and whIto. g. io
Cnrn nDtatnalty unchanged. lsfe, TIC. onh WI
chnnRrd - - , -, ,.,,..
7fc; eltnr rll' I..D]tls ErRr. tbtfc. flatn'-Hhn-
tI3.,l ,l}t krR, $1@.2
Whtsap-Unchan.ch,
nnatON. ..- ...--.
1fn4rnH, Jftne 11.-F1aHr-3tcAhJ and unrfanRrtt.
tffH -Eurn-Sraiyt kttlsn for illl xeA aMi yellow
DatA-NU. ! whitp and mixed. 4.t+5c. rclcctcus ~
t+4.E,
, 1876-06-12

ssoaa On boarh THE sscam yacht. Manir, which
lcnafisnsl, during tic l,art winter, viii leave tbs
ntt Inr 10" Ecniel,nlal Equation II few :.ays.
Shn VIII n'Is!ohle!!y rcc'iro tie premium a. nv
,lnrat Yacht Ut Thu Inited States. lhete arc n9
tthts yachts m exhibition. ;Cars l!uauYa u"spn!
Sn'p tnd Illihfa ls hnw Wing AZ tho norm fm '.
u Wcita atteEt bridge really to AMrt on nef
oyanEslsz!ns tour. She prescnt" very nne r.:
pcathaee, AnI sports blhck gown 70 ahnW nst
hllhatef,ai fa'AnE. Acf Atsrn N eulh'nhh,e" TX ~
NJ oGth li!ble taFt; ih1ldy, expects 70 ~ I'lu
Mns,ay an,pnR ths shl"tn, snu hchleyo thn 'nccesa
"nroMu "n'en aG tsa 10 sain , H., fa'' y S'..
~; r. aanes w r., refrr o.!ef kno"h ~ n.
"sitlon, a'lti Mf nnns!'y hsresotoFe St,sincof u
tMo tuH uoo. ANs gsGh ahheintGti y nA ~
mnInoth eSn. A. -, moase, ,e1I me,g ~ isaaic
@ n VIII .sn'cmSe fo =, c'e . ,u ~. no.
iM. ntsL ~ ; ~ H. t , nm ~s"ivoJ
',r Ivy n,,,1,sp .. ~ snt rM,n , III H.! ,ho n
, 1876-06-12
FINANCE AND TRADE.
Review OF an Embarrassing Week
In Finance.
Falling of Of the Currency Movement
and General Dullncss.
Moderately Active Produce Mar
Observation-Disclosures Strong.


r.as, week was dn1l md untntcrcttinR period In
local finances. The bank clearing. shaved mr.
tbcr decline in transactions snrc the flyst Of tho
ycnr and also Ar compared with Tho corresponding
week Of ]ast ycar. Ii Ii the significant feature OF
tho situation here md throughout the country Inns
rcpcral bnpk businrha 1,ns been accseNslnE during
Tie year and that this is but continuation of tho
backward movement gung on ftnce the ranic.
This IL true Of tlc transactions Of the banks which
rcnresent those at tho cntird cnnntry and OF
the stock market. Thcso facts would indl'
cato TINT the bnttom Inns hardly been
reached Jet, were It not that The
decline In price. mist bo taken into confederation
ohyiopsly, the ta,nc amount Of production. mimi
fncturtnr, and exchanges might be carried on now
a. before the panic, hut II tho prfcca were lowcs
The aggregate Of The transactions would Aecu' much
towcr.
The locnl loan mnvket waH quiet. There was M
abundant supply Of tonnnble funds, md snck lie.
n,and Discounts hayo decreased, dcposlts riscn.
Collections arc better.
liutee Of discount at tile banks ARC SOLO per
cent. Independent borrowers can obtaln joans
al tower rates. .
On tho street there Ia an ncttve induiry for gontt
paper. Rates arc GG12 per cent.
Ihere Is more New Yntk exchange making. but
II 10 still quoted at a5c per 81, coo discount.
The orders from Tho country for currency were
not heavy.
The clcnsings Q! the week arc reported NJ follows
n u 1nJo of tko III
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RAILROAD TIaII, TABLE.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINS,

Explanation n Reference Asrks.-t Saturday ~.
ccptrtI. Sunday excepted. tMun1Ay excepted. Ar
rlYu Sunday vi d Il. iii. daily.
, 1876-06-12

MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD
Depot fuut of [hst.k, anu fuut IF Twenty -HcOnl.EA
ct'otct, ~ GlarG'st southeast corner Of lsa'
LuIul, and ut FAnur ItDlHe.
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" ~ VIII Y
A. 't1tA, Il
SIN, w'k-:
Hinrc Not
L. ID. so
S',nr tint
'74,G .....
, 1876-06-12

CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY.
CsIai.srrsi corner Madison. IT., Ind al thr drpots
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-04-18
Rumford Centre.

A delegation of about forty members
of the Dixie!d aud East Rumford Reform
Clubs visited Rlmford Centre on Saturday
evening, The s.h inst, and q rousins
temperance reform meeting was held n,
the village church. which vas filled 10
overlooking. A club was formed with
sixty names on the Iron Clad pledge, as
the result OF one evenings work. The
president OF the East Rumtord reform
club. Henry w. Park. Esq, Of Mexico.
presided during the evening 10 the most
acceptable manner, and much credit is
due him for the success of The meeting,
which was very enthusiastic and com.
plete affair. The occasion was rendered
Interesting aud entertaining by the pres.
ence of the ladies OF Ramford Centre.
as well as by those who came with the
members Of the clubs from DiIiield and
Mexico, and who, with the members OF
those clubs, enlivened the meeting with
soul-stirring music. 10 which the audience
joined. A number Of speeches were
made, and among them may be men.
toned those of Wm. I. Euslis. VIM. w.
Abbott, Tyler Kidder. Vim. w. Walker.
aud H. A. Randall. Esq. Of Dix6sld,
and OF Albert s. Austin. president of the
Dixield club. and OF II. w. Park, the
president of the evening; and those of
John F. Irish and j. + Washburn of
East Rumtord.
Among those from q distance was A..
Z. Herrick Of Pennington. Hon. Enoch
Foster. it,, Of Bethel was presen. and
addressed the meeting. heartily CO.
operating in the work.
1t was eleven o'clock when the meeting
adjourned, having organized club OF
sixty members; f. II. Bartlett of Rum.
ford Centre being selected temporary
president. F.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-04-18
Peru.

April 9.-We have tso feel OF SOLD
snow ou the ground. roads IL very bad
condition. There is good crossing on the
ice at the three ferries 10 this town.
Horses sheep and cattle are doing well.
H.y is plenty and sells a, sl2 per ton.
Considerable maple syrup Is being
made here. by Daniel Hall. joel Hail.
John Knight and Albion Knight. They
all have good maple orchards.
Mr. Noah Hall. our insurance agent.
is believer In Maine companies. lie
represent, The Bangor. and the Bangor
Mutual, Tho latter being Il years old.
He also represents the Commercial OF
New York.
Mr.. Joseph Staples formerly of this
town. now deceased. born 10 The town OF
Freeport, 10 1912, and xas 6I years OF
age when be died. lie served in the
Madawaska; has lived on The farm =" here
his grandsire settled was one OF family
of u children worked on the farm I'LL
u years Of age. lie served in Portland
: years with Mr. Cummings TO learn
the carpenters trade. Married Sarah w.
Brown oil Peru in 1874; came 10 Peru 81
years ago and has worked at his trade
and nj farming since. lie has been an
upright man and ever ready to do kidd
&c, Tor the needy.
Sir. Thomas j. Demerriit. worthy
citizen of this town. died very suddenly
90 Sunday March 18th. He went to the
barn 10 feed hi. stock. Not returning 70
the house as usual, his son went TO the
barn and found him in al unconsciour
state. He soon expired. Mr.. Demerrit'
was a native of Durham. y. II. Came
TO Peru IS years ago. HIS age was %
He has held responsible offices in town,
was Representative to The Legislature in
1862, served as Selectman three years
Ho Was believer 10 the Uniyersalisl
faith, and Was ever ready 10 engage in 8
good work. lie has LETT many true friends
who deeply mourn his loss.
Oar Grange is prospecting finely. We
number 60. and are taking IN new mem
bers nearly every session. We are doing
some business in buying 70 distribute
among the members. with great saving
The farmers now believe that much eau
be- saved and many advantages gaiued
by being member OF the order.
A. l.. II.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-04-18
Locke's Mills

April l3.-The weather is warm, and
the snow is leaving fast.
Mr.. Patrick Conley oil this town lost a
three years old steer Teusday. On bis
return from Bethel. where he had been
with load of potatoes. the animal drop.
ped dead in the road. Mr.. Conley thinks
the hot sun was the cause of bis steers
death, as he had been standing in the
barn all winter.
MI. Luther Cole lies at the point OF
death. He is not expected to live through
the day. Mr.. Cole is one OF the oldest
men in town.
Dearborn & Tibbels are receiving q
large amount OF spool lumber from out
OF town. this spring.
Charles w. Judkins has six sheep that
have brought him twelve lambs. They
are all looking finely. ID. A c.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-04-18
ELI HOWE CusHMAN, born January 81.

ELI HOWE CUsHMAN, born January 81,
1908, and who died in Bethel, March "a,
was the last of the early settlers on what
was once known as Bird Hill. When a
young man, Mr.. Cushman commenced
on the farm where he lived for nearly
hall u century, and where ho died. His
home was near the district school house,
and the writer oil this sketch remembers
distinctly how the scholars. patronlzed
Mr.. Cushman's well, when as child
he attended that school over forty years
ago. Mir. Cushman was quiet uuob-
trusivc citizen, honest and upright in all
his dealings with mankind, strictly obsery
ing the golden rule of doing as he would
be done by. He was member OF the
Baptist church for many years, and was
faithful in all bis duties and obligations
He will be much missed in the neighbor-
hood. the town and the church, but most
of all in his family, away from which be
had rarely spent a night. lie was the
son of Deacon John and Parazina glove
eastman, who lived many years and died
in the lower parish in Bethel; grandson
OF John and Deborah (Barrows) Cush'
man, the former OF Kingston, the latter
OF Carver, Mass, who moved to North
Yarmouth and died IN New Gouces er,
Me-; great grandson oil Thomas and
Mehitable - (Fluuce) - Cushman, the
former being the fifth son Of Robert
Cushman ot Kingston and the fourth in
descent from Rev. Robert Cushman. who
was the first minister at p mouth. Mas.
and preached the first sermon preached
in New England Eli II. Cushman va:
twice married; first TO Lucy. daughter o.
Consider aud Elizabeth (Cummings)
Fuller of Greenwood. and second tc
Hannah. daughter OF Abraham, and Sarah
(Hollis) Jordan OF Bethel. The last wife
survives him. and he leaves three married
daughters. one OF whom had resided with
him since her marriage. and the other
two are settled in the same neighOorhood
His mother was daughter OF John aid
Mary (Newton) Howe. who came irou
Marlboro, Mass, and settled in Rumiord
INDEX.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-04-18

A comparison Of the administration
OF the stIairs in the States OF Tennessee
aud Louisiana will indicate the relative
merits OF reform (O Democracy and
Republicanism in those two States:
Tennessee has been in the hands OF
the Democrats ten years, and as a result
The value OF taxable property has depre
ciated, since 1873, $4,000. 900; and a
democratic paper in Nashville admits
that, should the Legislature treble the
rate OF taxation aud apply /. TO the year
1871. January /, 1873, would find a
deficit in the Treasury OF more than
Sl.50O,0U
The Stale gOyC.lmerl OF Louisiana
has been in the hands OF wha, the demo
Gratis have denounced as most ilagrantly
corrupt republican administration, while
The city OF New Orleans has for years
been ruled by the men who are now
end6avOIing 10 overthrow the State gov.
eminent. On the first OF January. 1876,
the bonded debt OF The State amounted
20 SlS,472. OJ0; new bonds issued under
The finding act, = .23S. 600; and the State
securities were selling al q premium
At The same date the municipal debt OF
New Orleans, which has been 10 the
hands OF the democratic economists
ever since the war closed. amounted TO
S2i. OO0, COO. and the municipal securities
were being hawked about the streets At
twenty Eve cents on dollar. with takers
ew aud tar between 2, "a at
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-04-18
Conventions.

The Republicans of South Carolina
held their State Convention last Tuesday,
and scene OF disorder such as would
disgrace any civilized gathering resulted.
An exchange gives the following account
OF the meeting;
Each of the two parties desired to con
troll the convention, IS that would carry
with il not only the selections OF the
delegates to the Republican National
convention, but also probably the control
OF the state nominating convention. TO be
held hereafter. The trial OF strength
took place on a question whether dele
gates whose seats were contested by
other delegates should be allowed 10 take
part in organizing the convention. Gov.
Chamberlain Insisted that where any
County sent two sets OF delegates all
should be temporarily admitted or all
excluded. The debate grew very hot
Judge Msckey, one of the delegates.
denounced the anti Chamberlain party
as band OF robbers, and told ex Con
gresham Eliot, who asked whom he
meant, ths be (Eliott) was the head and
front OF these robbers. Eivts dttN 4
pistol and tried 10 get at Mackey, who
awaited him. Desks and chairs were
overihrown, and the excited delegates
gathered around Mackey and Elliott and
dragged them apart \ chair was bran
dished over Gov Chamberlain's head by
an opposition delegate No blows pass
cd, and when the convention had Gained
down little, Toe chairman eN-CunggtSS-
man Whiltemcle. ruled ont The contest
iug delegates, al OF whom were support
ers OF Gov Chamberlain.
Gov Chamberlain was elected as one
OF the delegates 70 Cincinnati. II i re-
ported that Bristow is TO be the first
choice of these delegates, and Blaine
the second.
Virginia Republican Convention or
ganized on Thursday. The delegates
to Cincinnati are uupledgej. 1t Is re-
ported that the majority are in favor OF
James G. Blaine as nominee for Presi-
dent.
Utah sends an unpledged delegation to
Cincinnati.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-04-18
Fryeburg.

April S.-Mr. Slas Warren OF East
Fryeburg. has lived 10 this town seventy
four years. He is yory active. smart
old gentleman. frequently waking 10 the
village and returning TO his home on
foot, II distance OF twelve miles lie is a
well-ic-do farmer. Keeping bank acct.
though he has not been Z great traveller.
Desiring 10 see the great city, oil P"E,land
before be died. and 10 take u ride upon
the cars Tor the first time 10 his life. this
week. under the escort OF his gTaud-soD,
{. w. Pike, OF the OHtori lIouse, he go,
aboard the train and wen, 10 Portland /;
aud alter "doing" The ely ANA seeing its
"shows" aad enjoying It's busy life as
long AS he wished. returned TO tell the
neighbors the great journey OF his lite.
Mr. Warren is brother Of the late Osaiah
Warren of This place. W.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-04-18
The " eek.

The past week has no record of par
hcularly harassiDg crime. though the
usual number of casualties and suicides
are repeated. Among the latter is the
suicide Of DR.. Gannett's wife. OF Boston.
Floods and fires have visited several
States, destroying considerable property
The old Greeley mansion st Chsppaqua
Was totally destroyed by ire. Friday.
This State has, however, been compar-
alyely tree. A small FIRE is reported in
Brighton. another in Milltown, third
in Wateryille, another in Gardiner and
another in Piits,on. All small and losses
slight.
Quite large sums OF money have been
diverted iron their proper channels by
delsulteTs; the largest loss recorded be-
ing $4,000 taken by the cashier Of New
York Security Savings Bank.
EI-President Prado of Peru, is in New
York. He came to do the Centennial.
Gen. Buffers wife died Saturday,
April s.
Rapid progress is being made in pre-
pairing for the Centennial. Goods are
arriving in great quantities, and are BE-
ing sxpeditiously placed 10 their assigned
space. Two OF the Maine State Com
missionsrs are on the grounds.
Other news, concerning matters politi-
Cal. eIe., appears under various appro-
Pirate heads.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-04-18

So MUCH has been said now-a-days
about assessing employees OF the Govern.
ment tor political purposes and ignorautly
too, that il may not be out OF place TO
state that no assessment as such, has ever
been made by authority OF any Republi'
can National or other Central Committee.
That, OF the contributions made by office
holders, over eighty per cent. has always
gone to the pay ment OF printers bills
lbat not over fifteen per cent. OF all the
Government employees have ever paid a
dollar 10 any such fund; and that the
name OF no man has ever been presented
for dismissal in consequence Of such
nonpayment.-Ihe Republic.