Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-22
MERE AND ThsRE.

A local paper published In New York
state gives AN interesting report OF an
inauest ON a man who WAS shot and
Killed by woman whom, according TO
the evidence, he Was threatening and
had assaulted by throwing seals weights
nj her. The woman is hard character
and Il reported TO be good shot with a
revolver and not at allayerse TO using it.
She gets little sympathy from the COM
munity and has been bound over. The
particularly Interesting feature OF the
Inquest, however, IL the prominence
given to the question OF how drunk the
victim WAS at the time. Although it Is
not 90 expressed In words, the inquest
seems TO have been conducted upon the
principle that II the fellow Was only a
little drunk when he assaulted the
woman, then she shot him In self-de-
fence; but II he Was very drunk when
he made the assault, then II MAS not self
defence, but willful murder. New
York Ia good many degrees removed
from being q prohibition state, aud 10
may be that under their practice a
drunken man enjoys certain privileges
which are not accorded to sober man.
There Il something almost sublimely
ridiculous In the inscription which VIII
appear on the cornerstone OF the Gould
$4,000 memorial church, ITO the glory
Of God and In memory Of Jay Could"
There are some shrewd advertisers Ia
the world. One Of them has for the
last few weeks been working" the
Associated Press, and sending out as
news dispatches Of that association adj
yertisements Of a new consumption cure.
Newspapers as q rule are pretty careful
about Publishing free advertising, but
number Of them haven't ''caught on" to
this little scheme yet.
Chicago people are stirred OF It," and
hope that hereafter the worlds fair will
be closed on Sunday. They've had
enough, but IL took little experience to
satisfy them.
A doctor thinks that he can cure can
Ger by the incubation Of erysipelas.
Some people would rather take their
chances with the cancer.
The decision Of the Bering Sea arbltra-
ton commission IL officially announced,
and IL seems To be both victory and
defeat for all parties concerned, though
Canada, whose citizens have done most
OF the '.posching" on the sealing
grounds, finds little consolation In IL.
In brief, the claim of the United States
10 property right In the seals IL dis
allowed, but the commission recognizes
the necessity Of protecting the seals
against exterminstion, and prescribes
regulations of the seal fisheries which
will prevent such extermination. The
result causes some disappointment on
both sides Of the water, though some Oh
the Americans think they have praeti-
cslly secured more than they asked for.
The only really uncomfortable feature
Of the decision to the United States IL
that there must follow an award OF
damages from the United States to the
sealers who have been seized ~ poach-
ers In the waters OF Bering Sea. The
amount Of these damages IL TO be decid-
ed by this court Of arbitration, but that
point has not yet been acted upon.
Congress has got to work, after q
fashion, upon the financial situation,
but the outcome IL about as uncertain
m ever. The Democratic majority Is
very much divided and will not be able
To take any united action. The free
silver men are united and determined,
not defiant. The general opinion is that
q repeal Of the Sherman law will pass
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