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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-18
" IVORY poSTMASTER.

II is related that some years ago the
Postmaster General of the United States
wrote TO an Alabama postmaster TO learn
"how far the Tombgbee river ran up above
hi, Office The response in due course of
time respectfully acknowledged the re-
ccipC of the letter from headquarters, and
the mailbag custodian chad the honor OF
informing the Postmaster General that the
Tombigbec river ran down and not up
The high Official at Washington thanked
the gentleman for his information and no.
titled him that his services would no long
er be required by the department. sim
liar disposition is likely To be made OF a
Michigan postmaster who in response TO
Il letter making inquiries concerning a dis
tinction between the name OF the post Of
flee and that of the place, with a view Of
avoiding mistakes in the delivery Of mail
matter wrote the following answer:
Dear Nir,-I Do get little out of Patience
for government wants a sight OF labor from
forth Clas Office when IL gets About u dollars
every three months for Pay. II Government
would equalize the Pay IL would bee Better.
tharc Is u Iumarack swamp one Mile NCrtl OF
here with twoO Hands In IL that Is quite "A LO-
cal Name here and IL Is in this Town. / don't
know OF any letters getting in the swamp.
This county is quite Local place. ! suppose
IL was located WHARF II Is when the Rest OF the
world was located, thare is quite number of
Local names around here and If uncle sam viii
pay me one Fiftieth Part As much as he does
the President 1 could afford To Write for him
all the time and would not spend my time
swinging around the Circle either. much
for Locals Yours truly - -, i. NJ"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-18

If any one has an immense turkey that
he wants 70 see in print he can be satisfied
by ieaving it AZ this otiice.-Nelr Religion.
Little small turkies eau be Matched
IRON tRrkies' eggs. After Matching, i
they are well fed. Immense turkies Will
% the result
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-18

FROM YNIoo.-Will some %: those per-
sons who believe that there are fair c.cc-
tiou~ iu The South pcruNc The following
paragraph relative 10 the Democratic vic
tory in Iuzoo, Mississippi. taken from tIr
Nick>hurg Hr0N, an independent Demo
cratic paper
I'VE advise the Yazoo fellows not 90
waste their enthusiasm ON other counties,
for hy the time they get through with the
Iazoo precinct. the supply Will run short
They should instantly begin - dance
around pat themselves on the stomach.
gigglc and hug and kiss each other about
the Silver Greek precinct The solid tri-
umph ~ that poll almost >urpaNscs the
camp F,f1t ON the streets Of GakOp city,
when Dixon was defeated 10y eleven votes
lhuck-,hot in his back some two months
before the election. The ballot box returns
from Silver Greek were peculiarly Nalup-
ish. There were some siN hundred major
i,y there for the Independents, and this
majority was represented by ballot-boN
which was returned 10 lazoo City that
contained nco pens and uH tHkSiGHd. II
these fellows can become hilarious over
the Warren election when only the exact
amount Of CuSSeducss necessary WAS used.
they ought certainly 10 Kiss and Slobhcr
over each other about Silver Greek. They
might also enjoy considerable jubilatlOu
over several other precincts ia the county.
where a fearful race issue was prevented
hy the 'nggcrs not voting.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-18
COUNTING OFT.

The counting in OF Hayes, with the pres
eut attempt 20 count out the Democrats
elected In New York . -Ncir R'iyioH.
Igllu. =.
ColonJ PeHon, No. Is Gromrcy Pvk
Ny.
Certificate required 20 Moses decision hare
LoHiou hour for Boliria ef jusi and Eo'H-
jurgb a., N1s,iie hand any orer Glrsg"-
France rsc'd Russia ~
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-18
TWO MORE SOUTHERN oUTRAGES.

TWO MOkE SUI hEhN VI hAUEN.
Indications of the feeling In the South
towards Union soldiers are afforded by re-
cent occurrences in Tennessee. John W.
Thomas, who, during the war was q Union
soldier was indicted in Putnam county OF
that state, for the murder of man named
Malone, during the war. Ills company
was sent out under orders 10 eNterminate
bushwhackerS. and il was in obedience 10
this order that the bu>hwhacker Malone
was killed ON Wednesday. Thomas was
brought before the United States Circuit
Court. on a writ of habsGS corpus, and dis
charged from custody The next day an
other similar case was before that court.
Miller Hurst, who has been convicted in q
state court in Morgan county. and SEN
fenced 20 fifteen years Imprisonment for
the murder Of Thomas Staples. during the
war, was also brought in by hub,nS corpus.
II was shown that he was a uiOn soldier,
and that Staples was a rebel captain, but
there was really no proof that it was he
rather than any other of the company OF
forty men who fired the fatal Shot, and he
was also discharged. Had it not been for
the interference of the United States Cir
cult Court. there i little doubt that both
these men would have been made TO suffer
for having served in the Union army.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-18
ANOTHER RELIC.

In an old account book in my possession
kept by my great grandfather. lind many
curious items and interesting transactions
recorded, illustrating the manners and Gus
toms Of our paternal ancestors, also afford
ing useful lesson to those who continu-
ally cry hard times" Below we give
some of the items charged to Benz. Spaul-
ding Of Buckfeld:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-18

Mautou Marble. Tallahassee. Fla.
Telegram here. Proposition accepted
Do done only once. Better consult with
Woollcy and act In concert. You can trust
him time very important and there should
Dee no divided councils.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-18


Mar. II. To , bush. haxsccd. 90 g. %.
To 300 single Males, -
To seiye Rim, o.
To Pounds iaX.
To \ nogen, .
To Alvin 81 days, % Is
Benz. Spaulding Cr
By 37l lbs. Moose meat,
By yourself and oxen 10 meet me from
sylvester, 10
By Benz. and oxen 10 move here,
By gals Rum y. T., j.
BV work on the mill day, O
By cash for 10 buy Joseph COW, o
Dominicus Record, DR..
list
Feb 20 To . chear- with bottoms, = O,. 0d.
Apr. q. To gallon Rum, o 3
To ounces OF snuff Tor your
Barter, 10
There are also accounts against Abliah
Buck, Job Prince, DR.. Micah Allen and
other old settlers of that date. The effects
of deprecated paper currency can be
realized in the charges in 1902:
: lbs sugar, Il p. Cd.
/ quintal salt nsh,
iOU lbs English hay, :
! chair, o
Compared with those times, we live in &
time of ease and comfort. SLocUM.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-18
Translation


Colonel Pelton, - Gramcrcy PARK
Have Just received a proposition Co hand
over ~ any hour required Tildcu decision
Of Board and certificate OF Governor Tor
$500 uuO NNHiE.
The Louisiana returning board. for inc
stance. did not take into consideration low
the people OF Louisiana voted. cor how thoy
might have voted. uuiutimidatcd, but how
the vote could Doc manipulated so a. q" give
a Republican majority. -Nrr b. Ji"H.
N1- lurt. D.r Z NJ
MHn'.a Nfriir.
I..g ,ioa'f lupnr'r,' do .... ., -.a-
cart council fHi 'ffr ~ 'rr' g.H Hr.
rsrg s. Hur,4i- rrH Fr i,H. ft.t. him ne
ri5.' ari .u'y Hrir.g vim Hf r."f
hare.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-18
0tforO Democrat.
Newspaper Decisions.

Paris. NAME, NOVEMBER Is. 1879.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-18

Augusta, Nov. 3, 1879.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-11-18

Compared with those times, We 1--we IN 8
time of ease and comfort. SLoCUM.
, 1879-08-09

high temperature In n dense atmosphere Of hy-
hrogcn.-pTeclsGiy tho rn,1uii Ions nin!or Which
the vapor Of Iron would cs,nl tln'sn white cecap-
ing from large csnss Of asars, Including our
sun.
Fiftytwo revolutions haso now taken nlaco
since she encounter with Uranus, nul tltc tttlo
cloud has crcpt nut into an extended stream,
strelchtng lonr way rt1n.l tue urt, wllilH !lls
comet has fnllen lin grentcr part OF rovn'u-
tton behind. Wo can tnuk forward, tuo, asnl seo
TINT IN seventeen centuries nnro tlLc train
will have doubled la length. nlal TINT ulsl@
naselr II will form complete rfstr rotttitl ille
WHOM orbit. When this takes place, Il EhoTer
0f tl'ese mctcors will tal tyery ycar upon The
earth, hut tho 1wnrtn will hu then 20 scattered
that Tho display will he far less Imposing than II
iuW fs,
Such II the history OF nt,c Of the MANY me-
teorlc streams which cross the pntt or thu earth.
There nro snverAi ot these streams, and M
unbt the story Of every on6 Of them is q,lttn n.y.
strange And II ti@rn nrc arycral htrraina Of
tnGtcors which cunE ncrass that ltttle lt'o In
spare which eonatltlltcs Tho cartl1,s arf,ft what
,tntult miltttutlcs Ut them must he within ihc
Wa,nlc length atll breadth nf tho sutAr sYatenll
1erlsaps II mar even turn o1t TINT lie 1nys'
tpriouA zotliacat HIGHT whlcf, attends The sun Is
duo to rounticss t,ortcs 1T thesc llst'o bottles
flying In all directions through the space that
lies within tho cnrth's orbit.
, 1879-08-09

splcndpr Of tho 9rcst November shower. slR.
nor Schfappar4ll nlso pointed mt that elcra IL
comet moving In the track ot tl!e August
moteors, and smother ia the trnck OF the Nosetn-
her motcnrs. Wo shall presently sec tue sig
ntttcancc Of tt,fA observation.
Tho Hext Great stcn WAS lnado bY u. J.0 'cf-
ricr, the late Director nj thn Paris Observatory.
Acting uu tic suggestion fnado by eIrnor
scttn0paseIlI, II. Lc VcrrEcr pointed out
Tint Tie orbit Of metcors irtessccts tho orbit of
Uranus, as represented IN tho diagram From
It's inclined position It does not interscct tho
pa:i, of any Of ihs intermediate pEancta. Saturn,
.jnpiter, and Mars. n. t4e Verrier nlso ealcil..
lated tack tho npochs at which that planet null
ti, metcHrs were at tho 1otnt Of !ntcr.ect ttbs,,
ntl fn,1ntl that carly In tllc year 4. D. 195 they
were both at that sltot. hut tint this llas not
l1appo1ch since. Taking this In conjunction
with vhnt StQnor Hchtnpparelll pointed out, WI
seem to have clcw to truly wonderful past
nuao that, before tl,o sear 1e6 the nletcors bayu
lnen moving beyond The solar system; md TINT
In that ycar they clnnced To
cRors TIM FAITH or URANUS,
travelling along soma such path a Tint repre-
scented III Tho diagram. Had It not been for the
planet, t1Iey would hare kept ou ihc course
marked ont With t1ottcll line. anA, after hay-
ing passed the s3n, Wot,k hnve Withdrawn on
the other side ltu the depths of spacc, to tho
safno tlcahuEcle8s distance from which they
had originally como. Hut their stumbling on
the planet changed their wf1oio dcstlnv. Even
80 great planet would not senstblY affect thcm
until tlicY got within distance which mould
look very short indeed upon our diagram. lut
they seom to hare almost Erazet I,ts surface,
, 1879-08-09
Btep townrd gaining knowledge Of their orbit



PROF. u. NHWT0N,
OF New Haven, in Amcricn, who published In
1891 two memoirs, in wcl, lle itActlaAed ali tho
nrro,,n,a that tnd een collected, extending back
to t.,r ycnr A. p. or. 1Fc found. by comparing
the .latcs Of tic ul1 observations With the mol
crn once, TINT the phenomenon Is ono which re-
ours trec times Ia century. or, norc exactly,
TINT the fnI0hle Of tho sHarns crosscs the caFts
tath nt intrrvais nf thtrtY"threo md a qunrter
yenss lie tllrliu1 showed Tint n,cteprB which
fll,1. visit the earth thrcc times Ia n century
must he moving In ono or 0tter Of flvo orbits
which ta tcasribch; and that therefore, II means
could be foi1ntl jur Gcct,f1nE between these 'vo
orbsa. tho problem would be solved. The hvo
possible orbits nro: tEit gfcat OWL orbit whtcl,
We now know the motcort actually. dn trsaynrso
every thIrty.thrce and 4 quarter Yeats;
a nearly circular orbit, very 1!ttio
larger than tic earth's orbit which
they would move round In few DAYS ,noro thur,
a yenr: another similar orbit in which fs!f'r
periodic time would 10 few days short OF
rear; nm two other small oval orbits lFlhE
within tho cartil's orbit. Hut VIZ eve ever tnoto
to 1'rpf. Newton. 1fo ntso pointed oi't no" It
wns possite to ASCERTAIN which Of tlcsc nrttta IL
the tr,te one, although the test he Indicated Wae
one 40 difficult Of application tint there was at
lie time little hope that any astronomer would
attempt 1t. Eortunato1v. onr os,l
PROF. ADAMS, or cAsn,nipoH,
wns found atlc to graphic with tho difficulties
Of the problem. atl willing to encounter tts In
mensc labor and to linn We owe the compilation
OF this great discovery.
4 comparison Ut The dates Of the successive
, 1879-08-09
THE WRATH Of NIAGARA.
4 LEGEND OF TIE 1ALLs.

4
Lows Is Immortal!
W hearl yondor cry.
Echo BhrllT md wild
Wsrrs % tic dark rolling stros speeds fast br tbs
,rls tho s,qts; l1o;;,uosss chllat
4ferer, ah Hrter,
Shall lur Butl, Et4tlGes wrath
Find c1i1l1DhlfG III laasht
" ILLS thu enid tostonta, over
Thu nreast Ut tles lovor /
roamlnE, melt out VI sight tho dark cavoFns be.i
meath. I
1arkl {
"rwns but tho night.wlnd. :
Tnu cuyote's Ehrf bark. i
"Fls thu Yulce Of Il shotI, !
i lust spirits sal anrlrk,
Tls Wild wall Of y woman. foad-t'usttng ami
weak,
Ear dear Juror ,ost.
"Nestr, al Herct!" J
frhul still tnuus1ls her WIZ! cry
Where tho fuan,- -hil!owH Ay,
Whesn tnu sw!f waters curl,
Kossiny. lsap % dows wi IL iii. from tho brow Of sha
akyl
Wtlpra poised on tho brink
Foata lur blEclen canoe.
Up tho swift. running akcnm.
l1ark. bur plt1tn! wall,
Like rho .0!ce of kAscaHl:
- Atu.ft IN Hsrsrt"
Fhers su slIti keeps l,ot tryst,
lsY' tho foam. fountains kissed,
And fond lureFH pale
AZ thuy list the aa1 tan
or inc Isoqaots' daushtsr-tho Maid Of tho Mlstt
j.. Ai.nEMT WsLsos.
NAoAnA FALtA, Au9. 70, 1H77.
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The article was then adopted as
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noes AZ.
Recess.
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EEinco Nup0Icuh 0olDS ~ Fikhss
LONDON, Feb. 26.-Prince Louis
Napoleon and retinue sail on the
steamer Danube from outhampton
tomorrow, for Cape Good Hope to
join the British military forces in
South Africa as volunteers. The
Prince, in letter to Rouher an
nouncing his intention of Joining
the British forces at the
Cape, says: ''For the last eight
years I have been the guest of Eng.
land. My education was COM
pleted in an English military
school. l have strengthened my
ties of friendship with the English
army by taking part in its annual
manoeuyers. The war at the Cape
having assumed q more serious
character I have wished to follow
the campaign. I could not refrain
from sharing the dangers and fa'
tigues of the troops, among whom
I have SO many friends. Moreover
time witnessed In this struggle o
civilization against barbarism will
mot be wasted for me.u
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LITERARY.
yHE SUN FOR 1879.

THE SUN will be printed every u--
during tire year to come. Its purpose and
med II will be the same as in the past:
ag1si all the news in a readable
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PROCEEDINGS OF C0.rGEEsG.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 81, 1879.
SENATE.

SENa16s
Mr. Teller, of Colorado, from TIE special
committee to Inquire as to the alleged violation
Of the Constitutional tights of ciliEaus during
the late elections, submitted report OF the
majority 10 regard to the Investigation in Lousl.
ana and South Carolina, and said the minority
OF the cou m;.ee reserved tho right to submit
their report tcreafter Ordered that the report
be printed.
he also submitted 0 resolution continuing
the committee until Tie next session OF CcE-
gress, and authorizing it to sit during tho reccss
With all the power and au horlty heretofore con
ferred upon it. Objected 10 by Dir. Bayard
and laid aside.
Mr.. Morril. Of VT, from the Committee Oh
Finance, reported an am.adnc1S 10 tho House
bill making an appropriation to pay the arrears
of pensions. 1t provides that in order to pro-
vide for the prompt payment Of the arrears OF
pensions the Secretary Of the Treasury sbal!
issue, BELL and dispose Of at not less than par
four per cent bonds of the United States not
exceeding ir The aggregate SIS 600, 900, or 10
lieu thereof. CT nuy portion thereof, 70 Issue
certificates Of deposit OF tha denomination ard
character provided for ia the act of February
26, 1879, and the pr0csceds ct the sale OF such
bonds or 60 much thereof as mGy be necessary
shall be applied exclusively, aud is hereby ep.
proprlated TO the psymapt G: ciaiDs fer arrears
of pensions arising under the acs Of January
Is, 1879. Referred to the Committee ca Appgo.
prietons.
Dir. Dawes, CT Ma5a., from the Committee
on Fina5co reported an aineuGne9t to the I'LL
making appropriation for the paymcut OF arrears
Of pensions, so es to provide that 10 40 Gaze
shall arrears Of pensions be allowed aud paid
from time prior to the date o. actual disability.
Referred to the Committee ca Appropriations.
The Senate by vote Of yeas %, bays Al re.
fused to take up the Geneva Award bill.
House bill making appropriations for the
payment Of arrears of pensions was then taken
up. but before despoSipg Of it, the Senate, on
motion OF Mr.. Edmunds, at 100 p. N. went
into executive session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr.. Randall made a personal explanation
10 regard to charges made against him ia
letter written 10 September 1876 by special
agent Williams to Major ". 3. Moore, 10 re
gard to appropriation warrants Issued to the
Bureau CT Engraving ard Printing, and offered
a resolution for the appointment OF special
committee to erq1ire into such charges
After short speeches by several republican
members expressing their beiiefin the Integrity
and honesty Of MIR. Randall the resolution Vas
unanimously adopted.
A report in reference 10 tho ventilation Of tho
Hall Of the House was discussed for two hours
and was fually adopted With various amend
ments. 1t provides for the charging OF the
openings OF the south wall Of the chamber be-
hipd the Speakers chair, for open fire places
I the ball ard f1rthe appointment Of Com.
missioners 10 carry out the improvements. The
proposition to remove the desks Of members.
was defeated.