Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-01-15
EaltorIal and Selected Items.


last week. SANDY sleighing" is what
travellers reported.
Our Legislative delegation have
thanks for supply OF public documents
furnished this oflice.
We shall publish next week, "Aunt
Kelly and The Fiddle" "reminiscences oil
Paris Hill, by Hon. Horatio King.
- Tuesday morning Thermometers
ranged from l6 10 AZ degrees below zero,
in this section. Thursday afternoon and
evening rain fell.
The storm OF Thursday and Friday
did immense damage to shipping and
other property along the coast. Inland
it spoiled the sleighing, and filled our
streets with water and siosh.
Appropriate resolutions and remarks
upon the decease OF Judge Howard,
were presented in the Supreme Judicial
Court at Portland, Friday, and court adj
lourned tor the day in token of respect
TO his memory.
The Springfield Republican admits
that the first nine months "f PRESIDENT
Hayes administration he been full of
mistake, and class" 81 the most colossal
mistakes all" hs neglect Of Mr.. Bris-
tow. Out of this way Republicans would
put great many Of the Presidents mis-
takes ahead of that A neglect of the
Republican party is worse that a neglect
of Mr. Bri.tow indianapolis Journal.
On the question of peace between
Russia and Turkey, the English Cabinet
seems to be divided. While the Queen and
her Prime Minister are credited with war
like purposes the other members Of the
Cabinet, are said To be for peace. The re-
lection of Eug,and's mediation by Russia,
created considerable turmoil among the
populace, but the majority OF the ministers
seem to look at it in different light, and
are firm in their peace principles. In
these views they are supported by the
leading London papers.
The only Republican papers in this
S,etc that are inclined 20 support soft
money notions, are the Belfast Age, and
/ ,he B,dl,io,i journal. OF the Democrat
/ ic papers, the Bangor Denocra, aud the
IS On Advocate support tue same notions.
IA. the other political papers, Of both
%. les, are in favor OF currency based on
the gold standard. Chasc's Chronicle, es-
tabi,hcd rs a greenback paper, and the
/ Camden Herald, Independent, also support
the greenback theory, and = paper called
the Era, has been recently established in
Portland, by the soft mOueyed men.
The Bangor Wing says that the age
of Speaker Lord Of the Maine House Of
Representatives is 80, and that he is the
Youngest person ever elected to that office
in this state. The Lewiston Journal says
the asst statement is an error. Hon. Han.
nibal Hamlin was only rs when elected
Speaker in 1897, and Hon. Charles An
drews the same age when elected in lS42
Several other Speakers were the same age
of Mr.. Lord, among whom were Hons
John Rugges,N. Dlngley Jr.,and probably
others. Mr.. Blaine was 81 when elected
Speaker.
"A terrible mutiny occurred at Sandy
Point, Straits of Magellan, November llth
The entire Gillian garrison suddenly and
without known cause, mutinled, released
all the conyicts, placed their captain in
irons, and sacked the town. numbering
the people and each other indiscrimlnate-
ly. About fifty persons in all were killed
and the mutinecrs 10 the number Of "a
took to the country. The United States
steamer Adams arrived on the 18th Of No.
yember and afforded all needed protection
till the arrival Of reintorcements from
Valparaiso.
The nation may want TO know, before
hundreds Of millions are sunk IN improv'
ipg Southern Rivers, whether the States
bordering the same, and in which the mon.
ey is to be laied out, intend to stay In
the Union They have expunged the &C
Acknowledgement oil the United States SUI
premary from their new constitutions, and
why should they come to the Government,
whose supremacy they iguore,to lay out a
billion or two in their Improvement 7 Per
haps in their haste to reform their constl-
tutions, they forgot this aI-lmportant cir
cumstance. Let them have the whole ben
eft Of their own moyementS-fall River
News.
Officer Wormell drove into Auburn,
Monday night. week, with the team stolen
from X. :. Bradbury some time since
The horse had received hard treatment,
but NJ. Bradbury thinks he has not re-
ceiycd any permanent injury. The team
was hired TO 20 to Oxford, but it appears
that be drove Immediately to northern
! New Hampshire. He then passed down
through Berlin to Gorham, and then
through the notch TO Conway, Tamworth
and Sandwich when he sold the horse and
robe, and the wagon was disposed Of III
Plymouth. The harness was traded off at
some point not ye; ascertained. The thief
is yet at large.
Victor Emmanuel, King Of Italy, died
wednesday,aged IS years. The King con,
fessed to the priest sent to him by the
Pope. The King then summoned Prince