Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-02-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK

Saturday: Six persons were killed !
explosions In Welsh mine. The "
mont Supreme Court decided that m,n'
facturers and mill owners have No "a.
to dump into q stream saw-Gu.t or p.
kind OF waste.-The ship Manitoba,
rived In Boston, with cargo OF 75clvI.
stations, the largest single import,,,o.
ever made.-Soteldo, the Wsshin,,.
Committee Clerk, who was shot Tn
day, died.
Sunday: The burning OF ls5, 900 b,,,.,.
of kerosene made brilliant blaze at Ole,n
New York; the night was light As a.,
and cannon shots were fred into tbe,,,t'
to draw of the oil in the direction wbs,.
1t would do least damage.
Monday: Gen. Grant made a speech =,
the celebration Of Llncolns birtbd,v 4.
New York City.-Senator Dawes m,A.
an exhaustive speech In favor Of civil g.,
vice reform. The town Of Greenwoo1
New York, was in the hands OF mob ~,
refu sed 10 pay taxes, and Gov. Cornell b,
sued a proclamation calling upon the r,o,
ers TO disperse. The House rejected III.
claim OF one Ball as a Delegate from Ala.
ka, and the country thereby saves A ga
600 mileage fee.
Tuesday Ko Kun IIua, the Harvard Chi
nese Professor, died. Several pr,r,
nent Members OF Congress, am1tg them
Messrs. Robson, Cox, Randall AMI Robin.
son, INDUCED in personal debate duri,,
which all lost their tempers, aud Speak,,
Keller either could not or would not pr,.
serve order-John c. New Of Indian,
was nominated Assistant Secretary OF tn.
Treasury. In al interview with Rosro.
Conkling he announced his Intention q,
keeping entirely aloof from politics. and
will hereafter devote his time aud ,slep.
to the sole purpose OF making money
High water was doing large damage h
Arkansas.
Wednesday, Seven hundred tons OF gran.
tie and marble fell in quarry at Frances.
town, y. H., aud caused 4 tremendous dl,.
turbance, but injured no one SERIOUSLY
The steamship Bahama, from Porto Rico
to New York, foundered In a gale, aud y
men persisted The House discussed n.
Apportionment Bill, and vigorous ,peechs,
were made by many; notable among then
were those OF Messrs. Joyce Of Vermont.
and Tillman OF South Carollna-the former
wanting the number OF Representative. to
be 300, and the latter advocating CO.. 4,
being no more than were needed
Thursday The Edmunds anti-POlyglny
Bill passed the Senate. Every bushes.
building in the town OF Robinson. Kausis.
was burned Gov. Cameron OF Virginia.
left Norfolk with troops for the scene Of
an oyster war at the mouth OF the Kappa.
hammock. - The Pennsylvania Nllli.u
Academy at Chester was burned Il va.
one OF the most celebrated institution, d
the kind In the country. and the loss
over $500, OOO.-A colliery explosion la|
Durham, England, entombed 10 miners,
OF whom 80 were rescued during the i.y
The House finally passed rs Appor|
tionmcnt Bill, agreeing upon S2j as ID.
number OF It's members Maine, YernOr.|
and New Hampshire are the only States
that lose-one each.-Thc wife Of Gov
Long OF Massachusetts,, died.-A Bill
passed the House giving Mrs. Garfield 81
pension Of 5000
Friday: At u o'clock, midnight, Ire
broke out In Ilaverhill, Mass, which VI
not stayed until the entire business pari y
the city was destroyed, loss estmiiet q
several millions. - Gen. Skobef iasI
famous Russian general. says war Is !ns1'
liable between Russia and Germany
Seventy lives were lost by the Ens.'i
colllery explosion Thursday. -- Bo'!o'
was sued for $500, 900 for an alleged q
fringement of patent in use on sill steam
Dire engines. Prof Jackson's pyro.ec,-
mic works at Chester, Pa, exploded, k-ir!
II and wounding so.