Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-06-26
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Rev. Geo W. Bicknell Is to deliver
an grafton at Bryant'S Pond Fourth Of
July.-Argus.
The model town in the state Of New
York Is Alfred. has 1000 inhabitants,
has never had single glass Of liquor
sold within its limits, and never a pauper
10 support.
The New York Herald isn't compi-
mentary to Scion Chase's greenbackers,
IL SAYS
The soft money lunatieS Of Maine held
a convention yesterday and passed the
usual set Of crazy resolutions about a
currency based on the resources Of the
nation and the wants Of trade What
they most need in Maine Is gOOd-Slzcd
madhouSe.
Russia Is glad to get her little five
per cent. loan Of S75,OOO,OOO taken at
seventy cents on the dollar, and has in
fact. placed it in the hands Of a syndicate
st a much lower figure. The United
States offers four per cent loan Of 500
100000 at par, and the syndicate thinks
itself aggrieved because the public Is
given an opportunity at all 10 subscribe
to it without paying a premium.-Prcss
1t there had been an honest election
in New York last November there would
have been no Governor Robinson, aud II
on some fine day Ills Exeellency will but
take the pains TO 20 TO one Of New FORK :
highest spires, he can look into three
States. New York, New Jersey and Con-
necticut, which were carried for Mr.. lid
en- by fraud. In New York and most
other States where attempts have been
made TO enact registry laws which would
secure 4 tolerably honest election the
Democratic party uniformly and yigor-
ouSIy opposed them. Like all converts,
Gov. Robinson Is very zealOus.-BOston
Journal
That the Catholic Church Is the
enemy Of Republican institutions, as
asserted by Secretary Thompson, Is tn
umphantly refuted by Father WeniDger,
who shows that Princes drew the sword
against the Apostles themselves and did
not sheath IL for three hundred years ;
that in the past three centuries seventeen
millions OF Christians who were all Cath
olics were the victims OF princely or I'M
perial cruelty that the Catholic Repub-
he Of San Marine has preserved It's Re
publican constitution for thirteen hundred
years, and was for centuries protected by
the Popes and that Venice was a Cath
Ollie Republic before any one dreamed Of
the 'nited States. Pilot
MERIDIAN, Miss. June l.. The In
vestigation by United States officers in
the case Of Mcclellan, an alleged British
subject killed in the kemuer riot, devel
ops the following facts Mcclellan serv-
Ell as a volunteer q short term in the Con-
tolerate army in 1851, and afterward
sought to avoid CONSUMPTION, claiming he
was 4 British subject The British Con-
sui at Mobile declined 10 protect him on
the ground that he forfeited such claim
By his acts he performed many acts Of
citizenship, but never voted. He was
armed, threatening and Obtrusive on
Chisholm's behalf the day of MS death.
His character for honesty and courage
was good.
A tramp entered the house OF ID. b.
Dennison, in Great Falls, Wednesday eve
ming, during the absence OF the family,
and demanded the domestic to deliver the
money and valuables in the house or be
murdered. She begged for her life. The
tramp stood in the hall and allowed her
TO 20 up stairs under pretenee Of getting
money, when she procured Mr.. Dennison 5
revolver, and ordered from the top stairs
the tramp 10 leave or she would shoot.
He made threats OF her lite. Before he
reached her she fred and he fell. Two
other tramps coming to his assistance and
taking him away, he remarked, John l
am hit The police searched in vain for
the tramps all night. Three strangers
seen looking about Wednesday are sup
posed 10 be the ones The girl fed the
one who attacked her Just before night.
She Is only about 20 years Of age.
The greenbaek party in Maine held
4 state convention at Skowhegan, last
week, and perfected state organization.
They nominated Rev. II. G. Munson,
pastor Of the Uuiversalist church at
Skowhegan, formerly Of Turner, is their
candidate for governor. In view Of the
fact that just now the silver dollar is
worth four cents less than the greenback
dollar, the convention added TO the usual
greenback resolution another declaring
that silver should be a legal tender for
any amount. One of the speakers stated
that 1t was intended to nominate Hon.
William Philbrick Of Skowhegan for gov
ernOr, but that 1t had been concluded bet
ter 10 nominate MIN for State senator
from Somerset county. 1t Is stated that
this arrangement Is preliminary to a com
bination between the democrats and green