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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-25
THE PROPOSED FRAUD.

We recently expressed belief that our
State authorities would DO no wrong IN
the matter OF canvassiug the election re-
turns. but would issue certificates 20 the
candidates who received plurality Of.
votes cast. Last Monday. and by suisse
oueu. action during the week. Governor
Garce.0n and his Council destroyed all
foundation for such pleasan; hopes, and
proved 10 a certainty that they intended
t. perpetrate q great fraud upon the peo-
pie of Maine. The history of the trans
atoms OF the past week may be briefly
stated as follows
Monday was designated as the day for
= canvass of the votes. In view OF oft
repeated stories Of intended fraud, the
Republican State Committee was invited
to meet with Senator Blaine All the
living cx-Governors Of Maine with many
other prominent Republicans, also assem-
bled 70 witness the count. The presence
OF this large body Of Republicans. was
regarded by the Governor and Council a.
an insult Every method was pursued
10 embara,s the State Committee, and no
information could be obtained. except
that a committee OF the Council had al
ready opened the returns. in defiance Of
the law. which provides tina; they shall
be opened in public.
\ delegation Of visiting statesmen,
headed by Ex-Governor DiEgley next
waited on Governor Garcelon. and were
assured by him that everything would be
conducted in strict accordance with law
He also agreed that twenty days allowed
by law for correcting returns, should be
reckoncd from date, and not from the
time when opened bv the Council Com
mittee He further promised that the
candidates should have ample opportunity
20 examine the returns, and 20 make such
corrections as are contemplated by law.
After receiving these promises. several
candidates, N person and BY counsel, APP
piled tcr permission 10 see the returns, bat
were refused. The members OF Govern
az GarcelonS Council refuse to carry out
MS agreement, declaring that the returns
shall be examined BY no one outside OF
the Council. In view Of this refusal, The
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-25

I'D snap.
I. .a- ae>, Thursday.
issued h., Thanks
...a les, Tuesday.
- .ag-.o3 much da., for
-... enough snow for runners.
-t.c I, article concerning the
. uui, us OF Hon John p.
-..-s- lrr- IS, story
Robinson, So. Paris, have
.t.r d. .--. sock %, goods. which they
.t., paper We would call
..aaoa 20 the stock of -four,
.s... before the rise.
Tle editor otthc Nar Religion SAYS a:
~p.on. 4.ye d nigh: to do many things.
As ..o agents, they have the night to
sin. Is.o. .ha. rather curious doctrine
...a clergyman TO teach:
9Th, New York H.raid reporter IS
evidently Is I.morist. He called at M
Iu,1ur, office. and Mr.. p. said "he
had Do, spoken 10 the Governor or any
ot the Council Tor several weeks Just
a, this point. the reporter adds, Gov
lmor Guc-.5u entered, and as private
VAS evidently desired, ! with
dev. Nouc but a humorist could have
d-wn the picture 50 mildly and point
ealv.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-25

Nipi.l COS YAIap-On the night OF the
election. N9v. j. the the telegraph brought
the ~t-r~in- news .NaZoo has gone demo
cratic. s rc-. mt of that city writes
friend u'E -lG-,pu how IL happened thar
Yqloo So u.u,cratic. The correspond
en- SAWS -... N1S understood among the
belf'...r- ..- E.. Che negroes could not be
irfu .e. tl vote with them, they would not
I.tt. tar taI. A. soon as the polls
-....t .s o.. Court House. Jim Barks-
al .... t.... mss H Aadlcy, Gibson, Bob
W..-t I..... Ul about twenty 9th
.-. -t.aI a- tac gate, and voted
tl.-s ..- sta time. which would have
taken TT ..-. Two days for them all TO
v.t.-.- I..r l.l been allowed al all. Ey-
O., t.m .l,-iJ came up 10 the gate they
,e..,I demand him % show his ticket. II
r. tl~a 20 independent ticket he was
Knocked Ultu. When it was near noon
u.e ....u1.t- began 10 ire pistols in The
lii .... c4. negroes all Jeff the vicinity Of
rr.s. s.l .l more voted. The same
.s.. WAS played az Benton and Dover
Mis-. Al silver Greek. where everything
vr. ,aEav independent. the democrats
wo.l. not furnish them with either box or
r.-t,.r.t.9a book, 50 that the vote was
thrown ..t entirely. This is the Iazoo
method Of rolling as democratic MAORI
ties. 10 saves all trouble OF counting Out
candidates after Standardization Jour
ma
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-25
Sec. Maine State 5. 5. Association.

Mr.. FRYE on The NEXT SESSION OF Cos
GREsS.-As 70 the future course OF the
democrat, in Congress. Congressman Frye
4, reported by an interviewer 10 think that
they will have no choice at the coming Ses-
sion but to adhere to the programme laid
down at the extra session, especially that
part relating 10 the repeal OF the election
avs II they back down from that they
must admit that they were wrong. The
bin to prohibit the removal OF cases from
state to federal courts is one OF the lirst on
the calendar, and Mr.. Frye say, ne does
not see how the democrats can dodge the
discussion OF it. lie regards this measure
- one of the most iniquitOus brought for
ward NJ the extra session. If it should
become law it would make but little DIFF
ference, 50 far as the Southern states are
concerned, whether the election laws are
repealed or not; for the officers appplllDi
10 execute those laws would be- lrr III
and left to the tender mercies Of tn South
ern state courts Altogether Mr.. FRYE
does not think that the democrats IN Col'
gress have vet been taught wisdom enough
so that they will abandon thar rsvsiation-
sV deviGm.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-25
Newspaper Decisions.

ANY person who takes = paper regularly
nom the Ofnce-whether directed 10 his name or
apother's, or whether ne has subscribed or not
Il responsible for the payment
2 Ii 4 person orders his paper dlsconunue0i
he must paw al arrearages, or the puoisher may
continue 70 send II until payment is made, and
collect the whole amount, whether the paper IL
taken from the once or not.
5. The Courts have decided thAtrefosing TO take
newspapers aud periodicals nom me posi- otnoS,
~ rep1Svinr aud leaving them uncsled for, Is
prtBsa 6acSs evidence OF fraud.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-25
NATIONAL THANKSGIVING
PROCLAMATION BY rHE PRESIDENT.

rEoCi AVIATION BY IHE PRESIDENT.
mo recurrence o. thc season which The de-
won't habit of religious people has made the
occasion for giving thanks 20 Almighty Goo
and humhly invoking his continued favor has
the material pro- pcrity enjoyed oy our whole
country been more universal than during Che
pa, year. ant che uubrckcn peace with AL
foreign nations. Che general prevalence 81 do
rc.-.c tranquility. supremacy and security o'
the great institutions of civil and religious
freedom have eladdcncj che hearts OF our PEG
pie and confirmed their attachment 20 their
government. which th, wisdom and courage Of
our ancestors 81 dt,y framed and The wisdom
and courage oi their descendants 80 firmly
maintained 90 De- the hab.taCou OF liberty ant
Justice to successive generations Now. there
fore. Rutherford r.. Hayes, President OF Che
United states. lo appoint Thursday. The 9Th
CAV az November. as "a day ot National Thanks
giving ana PRAYER. and earnestly recommend
tlat. Withdrawing themselves from secular
carcs and l11ors. the people % The United
STATE. Go meet together on that day in thvir
respective place, az worship, there % give
thanks ana praises 90 Almighty tod tor his
iuyrc.e,. and 90 levou,ly besecch their cont,n-
uanc,. lu witness whereof nave herrunto SCI
wv hand and caused che seal % thc United
state, Co De- affixed
Done. 10 -hc Ci-y of Washington. thi, 81 day ot
November. 500 che year ut .u- Lord one thou
sand eight hlrIIr-.. and -,vrrtt-Nluc. ana &C
fur Independence 90 f.t mite. state, 'l
America Oh, one hundred and fourth
signed RyHlEFoEp B. HA1E>.
Iiy che President
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-25

al suicidists for drawing the life blood
from the parties of this country. Let
US come up, man fashion, with no shirk-
i:g Of the responsibilities imposed by the
ballot, with no whining about the cx-
pcnsos Of a campaign being taken from
Us, aud sustain our party with our voice,
our vote, our money, and thus secure its
continued success. All else Is political
snicile-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-25
TO THE SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS
OF MAINE
ADAM PEyERLY,
Member elect from BOst.c.
SbUTH NoRRIDGEwocE M, ,
Nov. Is, 1879. I

DOL III -NOhflDbENO Nh
Nov. 10, 1879
Dear Brothers and Sisters
At the eleventh annual meeting Of tho
Maine State 5. 5. Association held At Far
mington Oct. 2l aud %, the following
officers were elected
President, Guy c. Goss OF Bath: Vice
Presidents, J. Z. Lapham OF Wilton, + l.
Dingley Lewiston, {. +. Penney. Augusta,
y. W. Bakeman, Auburn, Eli Jones, Vas
salboro; Secretary, W. H. Clark. South
Norridgewock; Treasurer, A. r. Bixby,
Skowhegan; Executive Com, President,
Secretary. Treasurer, and County Secreta-
ries, n Qficio, and c. VI. Bailey, Winthrop.
J. b. Davis Pennington. W Woodbury.,
Skowhegan, Jas. b. Severy, Pennington.
At the International Convention held at
Atlanta, Ga, April 1873, there were re-
ported from Maine 1900 schools, 1900
teachers aud officers, $4,000 scholars, max
ing total OF $1,000 in attendance, aud
showing that 2OOO had been received to
the churches. At the State Convention
held at Bath in May Of the same year only
~ 'N'4'''' nav 'P"' go w .""l ''N'NNAt!'
with total attendance OF 1877, and l%6.
converts. This showing comes from
failure Of schools to report The returns
for the mast wear were 80 imperfect that
re are unable 10 Judge what progress, has
ieen ui"ue' we '"nHoI o'eFlo'H 'ne ''A-
pOrtancc OF accurate statistics as q basi,
for our work. and the consequent impor.
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"" may correspond Wa" respect 10 Town
organizations. Any person willing 10 10
hi, WORK. will confer 4 great favor by for
Nlrdiug his or her name by postal card. 70
"ithcr your County or State Secrct1ry--
nv Noun'y oS','' 49, ~ "a. - 49,
mr. raU and 'r, ,.sdy r., ,jG an th,y ,.,n
And now let there De move along tho
whole line OF operations, and God VIII DleSS
ouI eHol ~
Inc uc"' feS'lns upon inc Oon' 'N''ou
hss been removed, aud 1t Is the purpose OF
your Executive Committee 10 avoid all IN
,,.,,,oss.-,, s,rors. and 70, s..,,r. ,b, hos,
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results Ii eacn VIII 10 MS snare 'nefe -
ability in the State OF Maine TO do grand
and glorious work. The press. pastors.
and snpcrirterdents We believe are will.
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lug " "'u Ills sO0u 'Ause' - 4uNu'' ~
the rate OF one cent per member in our
schools, can be forwarded 10 our Treasur-
ar ,bev will he iudiciopslv eYnspa.d for
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-25
THANKSGIVING N MAINE
rEocLANAuoN BY mn GovrRNoI

4 PKOCI- AM TION ~ TuE GOVERNOR
BY The advice OF the Executive Council ana
.p compliance with established usage. Iappoiut
Thursday. the twenty seventh instant. 90 De-
Observed by the people % This state as day
II Public Thanksgiving and rejoicing. ior The
manifold blessings which have been vcuch~aiej
81, chem hv Divine Providence during thc past
wear NOwidc-sprcaJ pcsulcncc has invaded
,l-horIer, our harvc,ts have been abundant ,
the rain AMI dew have nuca lu fair pvopvI-
rions Neither floods, nor lrcuEht~ nor CON
,lllslon. OF Ns-ur, have been permitted Co dis
tur1 our repo-e. and health, peace and pros
p,rity have been thc common loo oi all out
peopIe F0r these and al other blessings. lc-
our people rejoice ami Doe exceeding glad, AMI
r-,.a su The congregations ot tle aui let songs
OF praise and Thanksgiving Dee beard
Given atth. Council chamber. az Augusta, this
seventeenth day 0t November. 200 tlr v,ar ot
our I0ui one thousand. eight luuitcl anN
-sv.rtv-n nine. and pf tl. Independence ot thr
United state, ot America, Tie one huulrct
AND fourth
AtoNIo GARCFLo>.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-25

FmI Al LocKE's MuLS.-Saturday
evening, the extensive spool factory Of
u.ulou Is Tib5ctts 1T lockes Mills was
totally destroyed by FIRE; also the -four
min OF Allen Garner, the store occupied
bv Mr. Wo1dsum. and al the sheds and
building, connected with these manutac-
tories. Ne learn that the fire was first
discovered on ,he roof of the -four mill !;
bu. have not been informed Of the amount
Of loss. L sill be a heavy blow TO the
vii Il. o.. Locke Mills.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-25
Ato>zo GARcFLo>

BIS the Governor,
EpwARp Il. Cow, secretary OF state.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-25

will not fight"
asked Pilsbury, for | wished TO be
prepared to meet all questions that might
be raised by the black republicans ofBostic
on my return home, on what grounds he
proposed TO ignore the late election and
that would suit the reigning dynasty! Il
am not sure whether this word should be
spelled rs have written it, or whether il
should be lie nasty; please correct il
wrong At this, PillSbury'S bland smiles
departed; his eyes flashed lire, and with q
cOunttnauce full OF wrath, he rose 20 his
feet and said con what grounds: ON all
grounds, but principally on the ground of
intimidation and bribery. | can cite you
fifty cases here in Augusta where democrats
pcrsistenty refused 10 vote for democratic
lawyers who had only sued them few
times, because in their troubles they had
been aided by the republican candidates.
Men were also bought and sold like sheep
for the ShambIes. Why, right here in this
city we had arranged with one batch of
voters TO vote our ticket at ten dollars per
man, and that WAS our usual price, at least,
il las been for two years past, but we
didn't get one of them, simply because the
rascally republicans saw us and went five
dollars better, the llwlesS wretchcs My
blood boils when | think of this particular
case, but it is only one Of thousands that
occurred all over the State. The scoun-
drcls outbid US everywhere, and thereby
carried the election, Int ws'n oSswit them
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-11-26
The Kellogg Investigation.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 26.-Rev. Jeremiah
Blackstone (colored) testified contradicting the
statement OF Bernard Williams that he (B ack-
stone) was paid with others $500 by Kellogg in
Washington. Did not see kellogg until after
he was notified by the committee that he
would not be called to testify. He also denied
all knowledge of affidavits referred to yester-
day by Seymour, but was offered $500 by Dix
who was working in Spoffolds interest if he
(Blackstone) would furnish information to
GUST Kellogg. Blackstone denied that he re-
ceived any money from Kellogg or any of his
friends or that he made any payments as set
forth in the so-caled affidavit Witness said
the signature to the affidavit was his, and the
only way he could explain it was that he went
frequently to the office of Claim Agent Dix
and signed papers as witness and did not see
the contents.
John vigers and Ex-Recorder Gastinal and
Solomon Marx testified to the general bad
character of Bernard Williams
Emanuel Hedenfelder testified that Ber-
nard Williams was tarred and feathered during
the war and afterwards court martialed and
sent to House Island for stealing horse.
siEx-Recorder Eugene Staes testified that
Bernard Williams during the war was drum
med through the streets with half his head
shaved.
w. J. Moore, formerly assistant supervisor
OF registration in the seventh ward testified
that by the registration lists the Republicans
had q natural majority of nine hundred iu that
ward. Republican members of the legislature
were elected whether the polls were thrown
out or not. Know there was quorum present
in the legislature when Kellogg was elected /.
No fraudulent registration papers were used.
Had a conversation with PeterWillams. Gave
him to believe had been discharged from the
custom house. My object WIS to ascertain
what the Demscrats were doing They
wanted to make the strongest case they could
before the committee, but Kellogg had to go.
1t was foregone conclusion that the object of
the committee in coming here was to look up
plausible excuse for oustng him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-11-26
DISASTROUS FIRE.
New York Horse Car Stable
Burned.
TWO HUNDRED HORSES ROASTED TO
DEATH.

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.--There was fire in
the stable of the Eight Avenue Horse Railroad
Co. on the west side of the avenue this morn
ing. The fire originated in the southeast cor
ner of the building. SAN the horses and cars,
with the exception of those on the road, were
in the building, the horses III the stalls ON the
upper floors. A humber of cars were taken
from the building. The building was we'll
stocked with hay, straw and feed: Inc pulid-
ing was destroyed The loss is heavy. 1t is
reported that out OF 70 horses on the second
floor about 50 were saved, the remainder being
roasted to death. Also that Of some 200 horses
on the third and fourth floors only 40 were
saved. The immense building burned rapidly,
although the fire department had large num-
Der of streams of water promptly pouring upon
it. On the Fiftieth street side of the building
the wall fell in carrying ladder with Dennis
Reasan and Henry Mount. firemen into the
flames. They were finally rescued and taken
to the hospital. One had an arm broken the
other an arm broken and head bruised. Both
were badly burned. On the Eighth Avenue
side the wall also fell outward and whole fire
company had a narrow escape from being
crushed. Many received bruises and lost their
fire hats. A report was cerrent that three fire.
men were killed on the Forty-ninth street side,
but this is not confirmed.
OF the 200 horses all were saved bnt 3d. OF
100 horses about 200 were burned, and $50
snow plows, 20O0 sets of harnesses, 1000 bushels
of oats, 1000 bushels OF ground fodder and an
enormous supply of robes, blankets, whips,
&c, were burned. A row of brown stone resi-
dences on Fiftieth street narrowly escaped de-
struction, and was much damaged.
The loss to the Eighth Aveniie Railroad Co.
is over S120.Oo0 A building on the corner of
Fifteth street was burned and an adjoining
dwelling belonging to Mrs. Tracy was badly
damaged Loss about $4,000; insured.
A report was current of suspicion that en-
ployes of the road who were yesterday refused
an advance of wages, set the stable on fire, but
not much credence is given to this report. The
insurance on the car stables is a270,000.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-11-26
The stannard Murder Case

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov. 25.-G eneral Will
cox, who at the time of the murder of Mary
Stannard was Chief of Police of Middletown,
created sensation in the Hayden case this
morning by testifying that Sept. IA, 1878, he
made search of Haydens barn. examining the
girders, where the hay stood, and saw nothing
of a tin box, although he searched carefully.
This search was made ten days before Tai
colt Davis went to the barn and, as he claims,
found the tin box containing an ounce of
arsenic. The State claims that this box was
placed there after the arrest of Hayden by
some friend of his. This box first appeared
Mr. Hayden, September 24th. testified that
the arsenic he purchased in Middletown with
WIZ ich to kill rats he placed in tin spice box
and hid it on stringer under the hay in the
barn, because he was afraid his wife or chill
dren would get hold of it if he took it into the
house. That afternoon Talcott Davis, acting
under instruction of counsel for the defence,
visited the barn and found the box as described.
The State has endeavored to show by expert
testimony that The arsenic found in Mary STAN
nard's stomach differed from that in the box,
but was identical with the kind sold in Middle
town.
Mrs. Amelia Ward of North Gulford test-
fed that the day of the murder she saw man
cross the road leading up by Mr.. STANDARDS
house. He was apparently bound for the
woods toward the Fox ledge rocks, where
Mary is alleged to have met Hayden. The
testimony of Mrs. Ward coupled with that of
Edgar Stevens, and his boy, Geo. A. Stevens,
to the effect that they saw Ben Stevens on the
road bound for home about two O'Clock the
afternoon of the murder, assists the State in
showing that he was not the murderer as has
been claimed by Haydens friends.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-11-26
The President is going to Philadelphia today
to attend the Methodist Eniscopal fair.

The President is going to Philadelphia today
to attend the Methodist Episcopal fair
Steamer Albert plying between Pictou and
Magdalen Islands has been lost. Crew and
passengers saved.
At Blooming, Ind, yesterday. David Tolli-
yer on trial for murder escaped from the
sheriff.
The Oronveo mill in St Paul with $4,000
bushels of wheat was burned yesterday. Loss
$4,000.
1t is stated by the editor Of the Brooklyn
Eagle that the debt of Brooklyn contracted
during the past ten or twelve years is forty-two
million dollars.
The annual conference of the African Meth
odist Episcopal Zion church III America
which has been in session in Petersburg, Vir-
ginia, several days. adjourned Monday night
to meeting in Hartford, North Carollna, the
third Wednesday in November, 1850.
Henry Mlloy. a horse thief, arrested at Is
land Pond short time since and conveyed TO
ST. Johnsbury Jail, and who Afterwards escaped
from there, has been arrested at Chlcago ana
and is now on his way back to his Old quarters
VIM. r. Davis, negro, was elected from
the Grand Opera House, New YORK, ana VIII
sue the propretors in the United States court
Ex-Sheriff Clemens of New London, COM
plains to the police that he was swlndled out
of about $500 by gang OF horse thieves at
New York.
Private dispatches state that the large pier
of the Pacific Mail Company at Aspnwall has
been destroyed by storm, and that several
small vessels were wrecked.
The proprietor of the London Figaro was
yesterday sentenced to three months mprson-
ment and a fine of el00 for publishing articles
by Mrs. Weldon on the lunacy laws, in which
she states that her husband and Lieutenant
General Sir Henry De Battle had conspired to
confine her from interested motives.
The steamship Bellona, the last of the ocean
fleet, left Montreal Monday night for England.
Before leaving, number of sailors deserted.
all saying that the vessel was unseaworthy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-11-26
MINOR KILOGRAMS.

The New York lottery dealers will sue Post
master James for not delivering letters adj
dressed to them through the mail.
Schooner Hector of Boston is going to pieces
under a heavy sea at Freeport, L. L., and
cargo of coal will be a total loss.
Town Hall and four adjoining buildings in
Clifton, Ont, were burned yesterday. Loss
$4,000.
Several deputy sheriffs from Colfax county
visited Otero. New Mexico, yesterday, to make
arrests, but the culprits had fled. They ac-
cused Deputy Sheriff Bassett of informing the
parties, and III a pistol match that followed
Bassett was killed and Deputy Curtis fatally
wounded
The execution of Asa Magoon for the muir :
der of Rufus Steeter at Barre, October 1870
will take place at Windsor, Vt, on the after
noon of Friday, Nov. 28th.
NJ. A. Daughin, agent of the Louisiana lot
terry, has brought bill in equity against the
Postmaster General, praying for an Injunction
in the matter Of stopping his mail privileges.