Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-11-05

Don't forget tho Musical Convention
a, South Paris. L begins to-day-Tues-
day-Nov. 5,h.
PosrPoNENENr.-Ox Oxford Conference Of
Congregational Churches has postponed
is fall session till Nov. 26th, when it will
be held With the church at South Paris.
-EX-TreasGrer Spinner says that his
statement concerning so Treasury notes
being used IS currency, referred 10 the
origiual issue OF Sl4O 900 600. and had no
reference to tie lsrger issue o, $780,.
100000. which was issued as a loan and
was never issued as currency.
lion F. " Bird sat upon the plat
form al tie rep1 5.jcan meeting, 10 hear
Secretary Schurz. Monday evening
Both Schurz and Bird nave lived u learn
tina. reform within Tho repub lean party
i, after sll, the only reform practicable
in This country .-LtlriSi0g Journal
Uncle Sam still has land enough lor
u ell 10 larm. According 20 the report
O.. The Land Oh,e Commissioner there
sre still 100 millions OF public land IN
surveyed. The receipts last wear from
the sale OF lands were - O22 $50, being
Sj6Q. 591 II excess OF the preceding year.
Saturday 5 LeicisioH Journal publish
e. some very interesting leaves from
GOV. Ding,ey's diary. The Maine En-
ropean party had rather rough passage.
a delegation OF Scotch temperance work
ers gave GOV. Dingley q most cordial
and unexpected reception.
The Financial Chronicle of New
YORK prints the market price ol the bank
stocks 90 about twenty CiRerent cities.
IL lists $40 banks. Oh these only 90 are
quoted above par. With more than two
thirds of them the value has so shrunS
lbs, the shareholders cannot get back
even the money they put in. Aud these
are The "blOsted monopoheS."
-Dea. VIM. Rice OF So. Paris, lett at
our ofico las, week SIX specimens OF the
Harl5eyt apple. Smallest OF these mess
ures II - inches in circumference;
largest y -. Dea. Rice hss some % or
50 bushels OF TINS variety, averaging as
large a. these specimens. The favor is
a pleasant tart. and the iruit keeps ill
late in ,he season. Las ear be hsd "a
specimen, vel preserved, Aug. lst.
Teachers salaries ought 10 oe the
very last expenses 20 be cut down. says
Superintendent Elot, 81 Boston. We
can get on be adds, without vast build
iugs or materials; we can wait tor better
tunes 90 on our libraries or our col,ec-
tons; We can par; forever with drills,
exhibitions. anC festivals or WIKI al mat
j. expensive about them; but We must
have men and women wh, N nature as
well IS training has made teachers; We
must have the heads and Tho hesrts that
are MOI found wherever We seek them
We must have The persona. force which Is
beyond al. other forces, 10 earth As we.
q heaven. ], everything else were sold
TIA, We m,gh, have these treasures, they
wonld not COS, too dear Economy be-
ginning with them Is not economy, but
wasleiu ness.
james z. Anderson Of The Potter
Committee r1torjety confessss to hiS po-
E;icai rascsiijies. lie clears 40 The mys-
terry regarding The Sherman letter and
eNooc-stes Secretary Sherman trrm 49,
comp lefty IN The matter. TEis - not a
matter ot great importance as the te-ti-
d ny or t,.ja. OF Anderson amounts 20
ve-y 1.-THE anyway. but IL mus. be
heavy DRAFT upon the po,i.ica capital it,
tended 70 ot made by tie Potter COM
m,tfoe.
\ gentleman wlJ Is regarded a. ore
o. ,ho managing mel in 'hs Poue- in
ves.igs.iJn. and who has recent IT,
turned tom 3 visit % New 70 <. where
he bas consulted with those VINO have
conducted the 'nveS;iE alton thus far, eX-
presses tae opinion that the committee
Vi. hold 90 further meetings for tasting
O, les imOnY. The cipher dispatches are
evidently slaiec, of no Interest 10 Pot
ter aud bis associates, and the expected
investigation Of ths, entire subject VII
doubtless be conducted by Senate CON-
mi,tee II the Democrats examine any
other witness 1t Is expected that Samuel
j. Tildeu vii De among tbem.-Wa>h
VUg.0u Cor. Boston Journal.