Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-07-03
The Democratic State Con vehtion i.


to be held at City Hall, Portland, August
14.h.
The Springfield "Republic,m,n in
view of two recent speeches, is moved to
suggest Wade Hampton and Fred Doug
lass as a Presidential ticket for 1880.
Gen. Howard in person commands
troops numbering $50. which are moving
against Joseph's band of 400 warriors
encamped on Salmon river. A company
/ OF troops have reached the citizens who
had fortified themselves at State Greek d.
The Piule Indians have offered 10 join
the troops in fighting their old enemies,
the Nez Perces.
Mr.. b. +. Maxim OF Wayne. who
went To the Black Hills in the Readheld
party, has returned home and writes that
he found ali the valuable claims in tbs
mines taken. and about forty times as
many people there as there WAS business
for them to do. Hundreds walk the
streets unable to find any thing 10 do To
keep from starvation. Altogether be
prefers Maine TO the Black Hills.
%. the new civil! service order. the
Somerset Reporter says:
So far as this county is concerned the
order is of but little consequence one way
or the other. We know OF but on official
who is reached by it. VIM ID. Hayden,
Ed. postmaster ut East Madison, will
ind il necessary to resign either that OF
tca or his position on The Democrat,
State Committee We are sorry for VIII
liam, tor the post office is dear TO hi'
heart and it really is quite impossible for
him to keep out OF politics-and at thl'
OF all times, when those Greenback bone:
are waiting TO be picked!
The Iowa Republicans are not ard
ent admirers OF Mr.. Stanley Matthews,
or OF the "poicies" he invents tor the
Administration. The Burlington HGiCk
eye. one of the best-na,ured OF papers,
can't stand Matthewsism. and it emphat-
ically remarks: at is rumored thai
parties in Washington. in their kindness
are willing 10 furnish the Republican
State Convention a lot OF readymadt
resolutions iudorsing the Presidents pol
icy. We don't know that this is true
but We do know that if any such resoln-
tons are presented in the convention
they will DO kicked out, and the man who
sends them will re ceive rebuke that b.
will remember Tor the balance OF bis life
II may do Tor the powers that be in Wash
ington To send commission into South.
ern State to trade and dickGr away the
, victory that was gained at the cost OF
life itself. but it will not DO TO attempt
to manage Iowa on Tho Stanley Matth-
ews plan, and il the attempt is made il
will receive the rebuke il deserves"
The town of Thomaston is to cele
brate the one hundredth anniversary Of
its incorporation on the fourth Of July
and is making elaborate preparation.
therefor An Grafton will be delivered
by Hon. f.. b. Neatly Speaker Of The
House of Representatives, and there viii
be other exercises appropriate to the oc-
casion. Thomaston was known as a trad.
Ing post in the early times, but settle
mcnt was not made until about the year
l7l9. The Indians were long trouble.
some, and nothing Of permanent char
actcr was accomplished until the arrival
Of Mason Wheaton in 1863. Thomastou
formerly inclnded South Thomaston and
Rocklaud, aud originally belonged to the
Waldo patent. The town was incorpor
. ated March 20, III, aud Rooklani aud
South Thomaston were set of in ISIS.
Tie two latter cooperating with the par
cnt town in order to make the occasion Il
success. The Governor aud Council and
other State officials have been invited and
will probably be present. Gen. C!.ley
has loaned battery Of artillery for ihc
occasion, and the steamer City Of Rich
mond transports it from Bangor aud back
free Of charge. The days festivities will
close with grand display OF fireworks.
-Ex-Gov Noyes thinks the ReEubi-
can party in Ohio stands as well now as
it has at any time for years, that the dis
satisfaction with the Southern policy has
almost entirely died out, and the financial
question will not make much trouble
When asked by reporter Of The Phla-
delphia Press what he thought about the
organization Of an anti administration
party, Mr.. NOyes said There are GER
tain public men Of great ability, high
character, and real patrlotsm-such men
as Mr.. Blaine-Nho thinks 4 different
policy would have been better, and who
cannot quite reconcile themselves to the
idea Of Packard and Chamberlain not
retaining the places to which they Were
undoubtedly fairly elected. must confess
that myself sympathize somewhat with
that feeling. But the President had to
T take things as he found them, and there
was no way for these Republican State
governments to be maintained except by
the use Of arms, and the whole country
was really getting impatient at military
interference. | have never believed, and
DO not now believe, that Mr.. Blaine
will place himself in an attitude Of hos
tility to the Administration. He may
oppose certain matters Of policy, which
it is right to do, but | AIN sure he enter
tains friendly spirit toward the Presi-
dent. He is man Of good sense and Of
high character. have not the slightest
idea that the formation of any such party
will be attempted. l."
| SENATOR Ben HILL said in 4 recent
speech in Georgia that "the future of the
South is going to be better, brighter, mob