Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-04-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

MoSpAY.-The late Senator Matthew
Hale Carpenter was buried at Forest Home
cemetery, near Milwaukee. The funeral
pageant surpassed any former burial cere-
mouy In Wisconsiu.-Prince Pierre Ma.
poleon died ut Versailles Friday.-Thc
widow of Theodore Parker died In Boston
Saturday.--Thes six Nihillsts on trial for
complcity In the Cars assassination.
have been found guilty and sentenced 10
be hung. -Brigands near Salonica, Tur.
KEY, have captured an Euglshman aud de-
mand $500 ransom for him. SalOnica is
the ancient Thessalonica ofthe New Tesla
ment.-Col. Flatters' Sahara, railroad
expedition massacred. The attacking
tribe have fed into Tunis and the French
troops have followed. The Bey objects
and has asked aid OF Turkey.
TtrspAY.-The circular issued by the
Secretary of the Treasury relative TO the
maturing OF United States bonds, calls in
outstanding 6 per cents on the first day OF
July and makes IL optional with the hold
ers Ia have them extended at and l-2 per
cent -Gsneral DrveDs has been appoint.
cd 10 the bench Of the Massachusetts su-
nr,me court The Quebec government
il I'm financial straits, the whole Of the
four million loan being -xprn'i-d aud mOte
money required. -Hostillties in earnest
have begun IN Algeria. The Freuch lost
hfty men In fight.
WgpyRspAY.-Rear Admiral James L.
I,,r,luer dies In Brooklyn 'Sprradoes
rid. into a railroad camp in New Mexico.
and rob every store and saloOu.-Naru
Klaru Krssar, the most advanced fort on
the road 10 Central Asia, has been captured
hy the Turcom,ns, aud the entire Russian
garrison was killed Earthquake shocks
of considerable violence have begun again
I'm Chic. In the Chickasaw reservation
of the Indian Territory, serious trouble
has arisen between Texan stock raisers
anil the authorities. Gov. Oyerton has
ordered the stock raisers who were Occu-
pying some OF the grazing fields, 10 with
dir Nv, aud they refuse. collision Is i'm.
minent. Miss Hattie Duel of Iowa City.
Iowa, died after abstainiug ~ days from
food.
THURSDAY. was stabbing ARRAY
In Bangor Porte in reply TO the
appeal OF the Boy OF Tunis for aid, advised
him 10 restore order on her frontier; but
If OCCASION should demand, he will pro.
tect the Bey.-The State Department has
received from the French government two
gold medals 10 be- presented 10 Samuel
Dabney, L. $. Consul at Fayal, FOR As
sstiug the shipwrecked crew Of a French
vessel Two students from Andoyer
Mass, attempt 10 rob house, and one
of them shot dead In the act-Nore
bombs have been thrown at Madrid. Spain.
FRIDAY. -Postmaster General James has
appointed D commission To look into the
alleged irregularities in the steamboat
mail service. and also the management VI
the Memphis post oflice.-The Post
master General i about ~ issue an order
declaring publications In violation 10 copy
rights unavailable matter II possible
clue To the missing Charlie Ross has been
sent TO Col. Forney from LondOn.-A
strange disease Is killing the Chinese ia
British Columbia Many die in Is minutes
after being taken. -StOCktOn's band are
still rniding In New Mexico. The Car,
assassins hanged. An Unsuccessful Al.
tempt tO librrate them was made The
International Monetary Conference will
meet ut Paris the l9tb.-A number "
families have been eyict.-d in ireland. caus-
ing heart rendDg scenes The circg,l-
ton OF the Irish World, New YORK paper
10 be suppressed in ireland as trca>onl5.e
SATURDAY TIL re was collision 10
the English Channel between the steam.
ships Andau>ih and James Harris, and
the latter was sunk Fourteen live, were
Iost.-Jnhn j Jourdin, under arrest Tor
the Middleton Conn Bank robbery. has
r>cap-d. The Michigan election result
ed in Republican plurality ~ nearly
- 900 In settling diSput.' in II Pl>o,
Texas. six men were shot. Tho Russian
Grand Duke Nichols Constantinryich Is
charged with completely in the as-as'ina-
ton Of the Czar.-Eightern Cuban navel
off 'ers have been ;entenced % peua. ,rr-
yitude for fraud There j. p'itipg
circulating In Germany 10 restrict the i'm.
migration Of Jews into that country ---
The late storm has caused many murine
disasters on the New England cotSt aud
much loss OF lifr.-The United States
Senate has spent another week OF h.i1us-
teriog. Lord Beacous1eld still serious
ly III.