Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-10-31
Editorial and Selected He,,,-

The Bridgton NeIcs copies . !.
article from the New York Sun o,.,' any
"Ingersolrs Visii TO Hayes and nv,
itiunny. We first saw it 10 a demo-. u.
psper. aud Immediately STAMPED T.
the viIest thing in prini " "
Polite bridge, situated sbop,
from Mechanic Falls, fell ThursdavI nile ulie
ing. carrying with il one man uott-
number of cattle into the water "1 ~
cattle were owned By j. Z. Leigb,,.i lie
Grsy. W. +. Russell OF Hartio,JI o.
badly injured about the head. vas
Edwin NJ. Smith. charged with Il
BuckspOrt murders. has been or, 80 'le
before Justice PIlsbury and comm Faei
to Ellsworth Jail, 10 await The SET .','''eu
the Grand Jury next April. IN ~ g
lock will defend him. The co,o Lac
jury has not yet rendered q verdict
A serious misfortune is reported
have belallen the Arctic whaling a., "
Bhering's Sea. which neces.i.a.ed ,sa
abandoning OF twelve vessels in ice u, iIe
small portion OF their crews. Az"
two hundred men escaped to two 80
ana were saved. The loss is e,,im.,,5
at $500, coo.
"A silly partridge committed soic;
the other night by flying through a I5Se
80 light OF glass. into the dwelling
W. W. Palmer 1t Bothbay. Hard lin
and a scarcity OF buds was 10 doub, ,fa
cause of this rash act, GDd yet the inm.,,.
OF the house held an Inquest and car
to the conclusion that he had taken 60
glass TO many"
Tho Press says that negotiation, +,
progress promise the re-opening OF tina
Falmouth Hotel about the irstof Novtm
Der by Capt. w. II. Herbert OF RiebnorG
The same authority reports that one ana
perhaps two Of the executors Of Hon F
.. j. Smiths Will will not accep, tho
position. About $50. 600 in at,actmer,.
have been made upon Smiths estate in
tic past Two years.
The Lewiston Journal Of Friday cor
tains an interesting story OF man sto|
wasted considerable powder 10 charging
up his neignbor's wood pile. There had
been trouble between the families. ard ,
plan of revenge presented itself 10 one
OF the parties. So be bored holes 10 some
stove wood. filed them with powder aai
plugged them tight. One missile demo-.
ished stove and scared the family.
joins CmrNAMAN's NorE.-In lhe fr.,I
part OF the week "a North Adams Ch.a..
man got an American Democratic lrertI
to get his naturalization papers. Wre-
all was complete, said the American
We'll. John. how shall YOU vote r
"Lepubican." said j In. Why 1l|
vote with the d IN 'c-Is ~ a.ssi ,ss
Americon. Dem, clats bad Dsnoc4..
and Ilishmen all one thiag." was ,hl
reply OF the heather Chinee,
The Lewiston JouuH say, GA.
c. II. Howard. ! native oil tn, county
is the managing editor of 90 The AIgaac.
"a well known religion, new spaper Vlc-
lished at Chicago. with which /. Dew 10
TalmAgo has connected himself. Ill,
brother, Rev. K. y. il)wA,d. louacr.y 2
Pennington. is associated with h'm. sa1
Gen. O. q. Howard is coauJ-.3.
We wish our old friends much Success 10
their new departure.
" A Ha.nGen OF Norway called d,
our office last Thursday, With tao ge-r
ine cray on portraits, Of III, cwr exec
tion. Ole OF Hon. y 5 L.ileiel'o!
Brid2ton was q remarkably cXce..tn, lac
ness. The pictures are so mounted 'h4,
they may be washed without injury -
Such works OF art, costing IN lie cities
from 50 10 go. are furnished 0j Mr. Il
at the remarkably low price ol so. Mr.
Henry Dmmock is csuyassing Tor them
-Advices from Lincoln, Ne5rasaa, ssg
that terrible prairie fire took f.sct N
Saline cvuuty oa the l1,h inst, UuruIaE +
section Of eight miles square nes!'
clean. destroy ing Oh. houses, stables,
number OF dwelling houses. agr.cu..-rs
Implements. kay and grain m stack 81.
corn in fields Ga Swan Creek the wife
OF Peter Oleson, Swede, was burned TO
death. She saw the lire approaching aui
ran Tor broken grouud. bu. stopped 20 e.
the hogs out OF the pen. She apPeAr'
TO havo fallen exhausted lost before
reaching plowed grjdnd. Her bea.
touched plo~ed ground when found
The body Was burned 10 = crisp. Alolle
wCinan AID her tSO children, names Z"
given, are $50 reported burned 20 cea.'
on Spring Greek, five miles from 'a'
other locality, bat particulars not gFea
The wind was blowing heavily tom 1a'
south, and the fire was stopped oy Ia
key Greek, or il would probably IL,
| beer much more extensive, and pfooaO'.
accompanied with greater loss OF .H'
The Washington correspondent OF Toe
Boston Adccritser say. that rc.iA1.e l.
formation received from Now lotA !ep
resents the Democratic leaders as ereA.
" distressed over the ANNOUNCING
that the funding operation VIII be oEouE1
to a close il Tilden IS elected. I1e p-~
LEGATION Of the statement has prJcIc1
much CONSERVATION 10 Democratic qlA'
tiers, and the haste displayed by Aue1'
Belmont in rushing into print to Si". u
that the national credit would no! SUI.
by the election OF Tilden is deeply re-.''
ted, the other members OF the yld.1''
affirm The original statement to be w.
Letters have been received from menO''
of the syndicate since Bslmont's ca:d u
peared. repudiating the sentiments Ile''
in expressed, and saying win mu.'
earnestness that, with the possloie eN
ception OF Belmont all the other nous
which form the syndicate concur ~ y.
view that Democratic success IN N .-
Der means a stab at the public creul' ~
| total susnan<ion Of lundinV GpeIhtlub'