Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-10-16
Editorial and Selected Items.

interesting account OF tne meuoriai ser
vices, recently held in the Universalist
church We should be pleased to reprint
the same, but have not space.
The New York Times announces that
Mr. TiIden is candidate for the United
States Senatorship and that the struggle
of the democratic factions i'll New York,
will turn largely upon this genteman'S
aspirations.
Oar Gilead correspondent send full
report of the doings of notorious New
York tibet who has been enjoying the
scenery OF the Androscoggiu Valley -
We shall endeayor to publish the same
next week.
The funeral, of Gen. Custer, the dashing
cavalry leader, who was killed some timc
since in the Indian surprise at Montana,
was attended Wednesday at West Point.
Clusters horse, fully equip?e u with
empty saddle, marched a the ranks
Flags were at half.m~., and bells tollcd
during the PROCESSION.
The final success of the campaign
against Chief Joseph and his band of lndi-
ans, who have caused so much mischief in
Montana and Oregon, is cause Of con-
graduation After long pursuit, and
several severe engagements, Gen. Miles
cut off the Indian retreat, and on Friday
forced Joseph aud his warriors to surren-
der. This will probably close the lndi-
an war for the present.
DMGo-The Lewiston Journal says
the people of Maine may not be aware
that those in America who stand at the
head of every department Of art are ma
tives of the Dirigo State. Longfcllow, the
poet; Paine, the best music composer +;
Miss Cary, the best American singer ;
Eastman johnson, the best American
PAINTER, and simmons, the best American
soulptor-al are natives Of Maine, and
two of them Of Androscoggin county.
Longfellow is a native of Portland Paine
of Portland, also !; Miss Cary Of Durham :;
En-: man johnson Of Augusta, and Sim
mons Of Lewiston.
FISH Lawn eply to numerous
applicants for information as TO the close
time for our game fishes, Mr.. StillwelI
calls attention to the following law Of
Feb. 23d, 1876:
Sect. l. There shall be an annual
close time for land-locked salmon, COM
monty so called, trout, black bass and
Oswego bass, in all the waters OF this
state, as follows, viz For land-locked
salmon, from the 10Th day of September
to the first day Of March following and
for black bass and Oswego bass, from the
first day of April to the first day Of June
following.
The fall term of the Bangor Theolog
ical Seminary, opened last week. During
the past vacation the buildings have been
undergoing quite extensive repairs. Main
hail has been newly plastcrcd throughout,
the hal floors and stair ways are made OF
hard wood, and all dadoed with ash, and
new sashcs havebcen put in containing four
lights each, which adds very much to the
appearance ofthe building. A new yeran-
da has been built, which is a great improve
mentlover the old one. The grounds have
been greatly improved by trimming up the
trees and fixing the walks.
"A Mrs. Snow OF Vermont has
received $4,000 damages Of D. G. Carpen-
ter Il Son, landlords in Rcadsboro, for
selling her husband liquor, by which he
became 80 intoxicated as 10 overthrow the
wagon in which he aud his wife were ride
ing. The case has created mucn interest m
Vermont, and the verdict will show liquor
sellers Of means that the business is a
dangerous one. We have had precisely the
same law in Maine for the past six years,
and there have been several successful
prosecutions under it. The difficulty ordin-
arily is that liquor-sellers have no prop
erty that can be reached, Or that the rela-
tiyes Of their victims are disinclined to
commence and carry on a suit.
Lest week Judge Libby Of the Su-
preme Court declined to grant the motion
by the trustees of the first mortgage Port
land end Ogdensburg bonds for the APP
pointment of receivers, but has ordered
system Of accounts and payments which
will equally well protect their interests.
Meanwhile the directors, finding the re-
ceipts sufficiently large, have proposed
that four overdue coupons be funded in
interest scrip, payable in II equal semi
annual payments, beginning October !,
next,-the trustees to withdraw pending
proceedings and commence foreclosure,
which shall also be discontinued July,
1879, if the payments are regularly met:
The bondholders approve this, and 1t will
doubtless be accepted.
Thirty years of active service in the
good and honest work Of life insurance
place the Penn Mutual Life of Philadel-
phia among the foremost of American
life companies. Amid all the ups and
downs, the trials, struggles, failures and
successes of American companies, this
Quaker City institution has pursued
steady course of honor and rectitude. 1t
is one of the few to which the public turn
with undiminished confidence in period
of extraordinary suspicion and disparage-
ment. 1t shows assets of s5,S97, lO2,
ra1 aOS OK bo;no ,,ura