Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-06-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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MoNpAY.-In the Harlem races the Co
lumbia crew won the Scared sheii raIe.
The revised New Testament cannot oe
read In the English Church until punlic au-
thority 40 authorizes.-A Conspiracy
against the life of the Car discovered III
st. Petersburg. Twenty-one arrests naVe
been made.-The British government
orders the troops TO fire on persons VINO
forcibly resist evictions. They resist sur
lenly.-Elijah Sterling, religious iahat,
ic. nearly kills his wife because she u'o
not confess he was the son or Cod. IA
number of changes are to be made III the
Treasury Department Both Assistant
Secretaries, the Appointment Clerk, Gus
todians Pitney and Cabougb, and the zap
tain of the Treasury, 10 be removed. ne
moyals 10 be made on account OF treasury
investigation, with the exception oil Assis-
tant French, whose removal was called TOT
! by the business men Of New YORK.
TUEsDAY--Frosts In New Hampshire,
Vermont and the Province of Quebec. III
turing growing crops "A hail storms
does great damage in Deadwood, Dakota
Wrecks several houses, kills one woman
and Injuries several others An organiL-
alton of ex Confederate soldiers will tender
a reception 10 the Army of the Cumberland
ut the annual reunion at Chattanooga
! A Ku Klux band is operating in Perry
county, Arkansas.-The soldiers or Ire
land are Disguised at the part thay have 10
! take in the eviction of tenants.
WEpNrsDAY.-The Whitaker case clos
ed. and the Court now has to agree upon
the decision aud forward IL TO Washington.
The Grecnback National committee
met at st. Louis and elected Jesse Harper,
of Illinois, secretary In. place of ]. IL.
Murch, resigucd.-The town or Sinawa-
ka in Gallicia destroyed by a contihgration
Three thousand people are homeless
Blackfcet aud Cree lndiands light and six
teen OF the latter scalped.--The Ute In
dians agree go TO their reservation.
THURSDAY. Gen. Devens elected pTesi-
dent OF the Army of the Potomac. Gen.
Beal oG~ Maine, elected president of the
Twelfth Corps. The neXt reunion To be
held in Detroit. The Ohio Republican
Convention renominated Gov. Foster by
acclamation The Postmaster General
has cut OFF another Star route at a saving
OF sl0u,0O annually. Desperate riots
In Schulz, Skibbereen and BallydehOb, Ire
land Haynes, the Rockland murderer,
with two other prisoners Try TO escape from
the State Prison. They throw ammonia
in the eyes of the guard aud rushed for the
outer door but were met by another guard
who shot Haynes aud probably fatally
wounded him. The others returned 10 the
prison.
FRIDAY Gov. Foster Of Ohio, accepts
the Republican nomination. -Thirty-fOur
villages OF A,iatic Turkey devastated by an
earthquake 100 strong, at
tack the Ute Indians aud Kill two in re-
venge for Indian murders. samuel bib
BILE elected to MI the vacancy in the Second
Congressional District OF South Carolina.
The Republicans abstain from voting. -
General rains have fallen IN the Lake re-
gionS. Middle states, Eastern Ohio, West
crn Virginia and Tennessee, causing dan
gerous rises In the rivers Five and one
half ipches of rain fell at PlttSburg. a
Sl,5O0,000 IRE in Quebec. G5l houses
burned Graduating exercises take
place at West Point and the Naval Acadc-
my. Among the graduates Of high stand.
Ing at tie former was Chas r. Phillips,
and at the latter G. VI. Buck and i. Haines,
all OF Maine.
SATUEDAY.-No change at Albany
An unsuccessful attempt To blow up the
Town Hall at LiyerpOl, England.-A
Cyclone visited Solomon Valley, Kansas,
killing live persons aud blowing down
many houses.