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Public Virtue.
l'ho stability ut a tree government
rots no lees upon the virtue ami integri
ty of the people than their intelligence.
Every w«ll deposed tu tu ιίοιιο to >ee
good government, and reprobate* every
instance ol malleaaaace or corruption in
office. Were this not so, our free gov
eruiuont would bo a failure. I'iiat thi e
is λ great need oi a reformation in our
pablic men h:ia been m.vh· paintully c. i
Jen! by the disdeeares of the past lew
months.
When the Tammany fraud» wero ex
posed, we rejAfM such inisc«*nduet as
local—not in danger of spreading—but
the same spirit of plunder i» found in
other quarter*—nay, in our national oap·
ital, and among a cla*s of men we little
suspected. The public exigencies re
quire a porideation. It is not a partisan
matter, tor corruption »h<>uid l>e frowned
uihui, In whatever pai!y. Lot there In·
no whitewashing or vicarious -acriliees.
•Ml each man bear Iiih own guilt—no
maKef livra «ha* height- he may l»e
WaL·'· J dowu
Is there no remedy for thi- downward
tendency in politics® The venerable
Poter Cooper, ot New York, the founder
of Cooper's Institute, has been much e\·
eiei«ed in this mutter lie !s circulating
an artiele calcinated to arou-e public at
tention, which points out a remedy. Iiis»
idea is that corruption e\i-is and thrives
in Iwrge communities—that bad men are
elected to office, wIk» are nominated by
paid hirelings, in caucus»· ■ uuder party
machinery, becaus*· the men are un
known—that in smaller communities, in
tne country, lor instance, where mdiridu·
alitv is not lost ia the crowd, a ru iu's
ehaiacter is known and candidates for
office are weighed accotding to their
merits, llo would have representative
v. .■ !·, ::i!uu:i.ties created—for instance
let the whole town select a hundred,
more or less, according to its size—a rcr
of tho whole, and ballot tor them as
ncj'rtstntaiiix huh. Let these select
town officers to be voted lor by the whole
town. The hnndred may choo*e a small
er number who may be representative
men to select County officer·, ami a
• mailer number for highei officer·, and
<r> on, and all citizens should feel a
duty incumbent u]K>n them to discharge
the offices to which they are elected. In
other words, the gist ol tin· proposition
us, to iuduce ail well disposed citizens to
take part in the prtftuiry meetings, and
sec that only good men are placed in
u oui ι nation for otKi-e It is simply a
j.urtft tH·/ «it the i'aiK-tts system— no
matter how effected. The bane of the
Caucus system h .is been that a irtc have
managed the caucuses,because the iuh: v
absented thcmseltt^
W e·Ιΐ disposed men mu»t see that some
remedial measures looking to rvtorm in
civil mutters, are adopted, or «e shall _o
by tbo board. We are ready lo joiu "iu
any move to accomplish reform—in the
repubiican party, it ti,e rt.|0rm can I··
effected, as we have no doubt it can—t ut
out o: it. it not—lor integiity and public
virtue i~ above party. We believe in the
hifih.r lu-r doctrine—not α jot or tittle
surrendered.
f* hut Congres* is Qoiny to tlo
about it.
Mucfc interest b.is ceutcrcit at Wash
<(gWn the p^t \t« to >t-e what w .
with the investigating C'ouj
rfjKjr» in the Credit Mobilier
**2JÈtt 11m Ckakmui, Jadge ftotud.
£atdc an ·« defence of the report, and
many »\τt Ike view* presented F.irn —
worth, ot Illinois, »nd Vuorhi«» seem to I
bo the principal detenders of Aiues aud I
Brooks. The democrats a ill not \ otc tor !
the expulsion ot' îhe.-e men, and some !
republicans seem inclined to go with
them, so it is doubtful *bout the result.
I resolutions of condemnation of Auk··'
conduct passed the House on Tliursdav
l>y a vote of 181 to 35, and ot Brooks by
a vote oi 174 to 32.
C on^iess remaine<i iu ses>ion all uight
I hursday, discussing the question.
Mr. Brooks seek- to escape ou the
ground that Lis offence was committed
previous to his election—but α good tin·
were to this Is that he was Interested in
large dividends while iu Congress.
Mr. Sj»eer, a democrat, admitted that j
iu; had been anxious to clear Brooks, but
loti.d not it. He eould exonerate
1'aaes and Scholbeld, but claimed that
Ke'ley and Gartield, were equally guilty,
and should be censured.
1 οι η an do \\ ood would not vote tor the
expulsion of either Ames or Brooke, be
cuuse he thought the loruier ought tu
escape for turniug States evidence, and
tho latter w.vi only included as u make
weight for the purpce of holding up η
member ot the demociajic party to
odfom.
Loral it.
I he article on our outride, relative :o
l>rul*, expresses our idea- exactly. Our
aim is rather to furnish local intelligence,
than the late· news. *bicb now <-oe«
by telegraph. We rely upon our cores
pondents, and never decline an item
found in oar exchanges, and we think our
tile· will show that wo do as liule steal
ing :u our neighbors. Our iuie is. to give
• «ci!.:, through this ι» sometimes omitted,
in the hurry ot going to pre&s.
I'ost Musters at Fault.
It is hard enongb for printers to lose bv
delinquent subscriber—but still hardej
is it, when such subscribers move away,
and their papers lemain in the lost oflico
uncalled for, for Post Masters to Le re
s in their duty, and receive and a -
propriou the paper to their own use,
against express orders from the Post
Master General—for a year at a time.
Our attention has ju>t Citfjed to such
a.xw, of a Po-t Master uutof the Slate.
-ToWls are requested to send in tbei
fWhlt tff their town meetings, with the
JBi υί (own officers.
LKU18LA Tl VK.
Tho Législature adjourned tuiailv on
Thursday night, at 10 o'clock, aller a
-c -ion of lorty-eigbt days. The number
of Act- passed is 317, an J 106 resolves.
It has been a working, well disposed and
cautious acting body, whose doings will
receive less criticism, we think, than is
common to soch bodies.
That tierce light predicted over the
Boslou Λ: Maiue force bill ended in ten
minutes.
There was a vigorous paper session
Thursday. *
Ih\ Brickett made some remargin be·
halt ot the Kefonu Clubs, and got a con
tributioti ol $120. T. 11. Hubbard, Esq.,
offered to give $25 it any member would
j;ive a like sum. Hon. Nelsou Dingley,
Jr , "saw him," and l>r. Brickett took
the $09.
(jov. 1'erham has appointed W. K. S.
Whitman, tsq., ot Augusta, better
known as "Toby Candor," of the Boston
Journal, to collect the industrial statistics ;
of the State pursuant to » resolve of the
Legislature. An excellent appointaient.
Gov 1'erham has nominated K. B. j
Smith, ot Saco, liepoiter ol Decisions.
Four of tlio Judges endorsed Smith.
Mr. VcrtiU's petition was the most nu
merously signe»! by the km. and Hr.
rul<ilcr's came uext. Col. Spaulding
had the mem bet s of three bars on hie
papers, and sc\etal hundred ex-soldiers, j
including several Ueucrals. Mr. Crosby
was endorsed by Speaker Blaine,Senator
Hamlin, and Congressmen* Hale and
l'eicrs. Yose's petition was numerously
signed by lawyers. The contest which
is now closed by Smith's appointment,
has been very exciting and protracted.
The County tax authorized by the
legislature for Oxford County for 1*73 is
#12,000.
l'Ue pay of fence viewers was r;used i
to l-'.OO |«er day, but thai ol School
Committee men was denied In tho
estimation of some, it tak«s more ot a
man to view a /cmce Ilia· a ichooi.
The resolve in favor of the chapel ol
the lusaue Hospital, was taken from the
table and indefinitely postponed.
Tbt general railroad bill was taken
ltom the table and referred to the uext
Legislature.
Tbo Committee of Coulerence on the
resolve to promote the Temperance lie
form reported a new resolve appropria· |
ting $2000 lor this purjHwe. This cumc
from the Senate passed t<» be engrossed
and w is in the House indeliuitely jk>si
potied. ψ
The LcuuIoh Journal says: At one
ûme it looked as though nothing would
be doue to promote the educational in
terests ot the State, but the pa->>age ol
the free high school bill at last secured
perhaps thu iuo;l iu.pori.tnl measures in
this direction lor a generation. Under ι
this bill the Mate encourages every tow n
to maintain a tree higli school for one,
two, three or lour terms a year, by pay
ing one-hail expense of instruction not
exceeding #Ô00 Irom the Mate to any
oue town. The Normal Schools have
been placed under a board of Trustees,
and a special appropriation has been
uiade each tor apparatus and a liberty.
School Committees have been authorized
to introduce auy studies that they m ιν
think proper into common schools.
V ial assistance has be«u given the ;
Madawaska schools on condition that
Lng. sh only shall be taught in them.
Al» appropriations lor Academies have
been refused. A bill fur a eommi -ioner
of school» in each county to be elected
by the people, has been referred t·» the
next Legislature. A pioposition lor
compulsory attendance on schools, was
defeated.
iur uusi χιυρυι ι;ιιιι >u υι u
public character, is a iaw authorising
couutie> to erect workshops in conuctiou ;
wi.a tlit* jikiis. ,ku«l requiring the sen to nee
ot persous con Tic teil tu Le imprisonment
to and labor in an ν jail luaiutaiuiu;; u
workshop—the jails being put under the
geaenl eoatni ot the Slate Prison In· j
spectois, as to classification ol prisoners,
«te. The laws relating to insurance
have been modifie J so to provide for
greater security. Tho Savings Banks
Ian* has been modified so as to require
tho distribution of surplus profits once in
two years instead of four ; and so as to
provide for tho bsue of duplicate bouks
of deposit where the original book is
lual. Thu project ot building a now in
sane hospital has been referred to a com
mission who ate to receive proposait
from any town desiring to have it loca
ted within its limits, procure plans and
estimates, and reports to the next Legis
lature. A law has been passed authoriz
ing the commitment of wayward git Is to
the new Industrial School for Girls at
Ilallowcll. The State has appropriated
$0,000 towards expenses of the school
the ii.-st year, provided the Trustees raise
$20.000.
The State College ot Agriculture Las
received an appropriation of $.'4,000.
An appropriation ef $1000 annually has
lecn made for the collection and compil
ation ot statistics relatiug to manufactures
and industrial pursuits in Maine, to be
published and distributed under the di
rection of the Governor and council. Tho
proposition lor a geological survey has
been deleated. A law has been passed
to «coure the proper expenditure of school
Uiouey. Provisions have been made for
λ re-survey of the State line between
Muine and New Hampshire. Municipal
officers of towns have been required to
provide tor the Iree vaccination of all
, their citizen·. The proposition to in
crease the salary of members of tho Leg
islature has been defeated. The bills to
provide for port wardens and harbor
commissioners were also deleated.
The railroad legislation has consisted
oi a charter of tho Bath A: Portland, and
Audroscoggin Λ: Oxford railroads ; the
extension ol time tor the location of tho
Bridgton Branch road, and tho Maine
Central road from Cumberland to Port
land ; an authorization allowing the
► branches ot the M. C. Railroad to con
• solidatc : the confirmation of the location
of the Boston & Maine; and the author· Î
ization of P. S. & P. road to tun further !
' into the c>Jy of Portland The general
railroad law, aftor passing the House by
u .-tronvi vote, was defeated in the Sen
ate, and subsequently reforred to the
next Legislature. The bill to compel the
Maine Central and Boston & Maine rail·
roads to connect, was referred to tho
uext legislature.
Among other matters disposed of, the
Legislature has declined to submit the
question ol the shire town ol Somerset
to a vote of tho people ol that county ;
and have divided tho town of Watorrille,
incorporating tho new town of West
Watervillo.
The eider quostiou was settled by a re
peal of tho law of last year relating to
eider, î.ihI a revival ol tho previous law
excepting cider from tho ©juration* ol
the prohibitory law ; and then by the
passage <>1 a supplementary act uppl>ing
the nuisance act to tho sale oi any intox
icating liquors, including fitter when in
toxicating.
COXGltESS.
At the evening session of the Senate
Thursday, the consideration of the Lou
isiana bill w.-w resumed and dis«-u*scd.
Mr Merrill of Maine, submitted the im
port ol tho Senate Credit Mobiliei com
mittee accompanie«l by the following
resolution :—
Resolved, That James W. Patterson be
and lie is hereby expelled from his seat
a·* a member of tho Senate.
The Isouisianu bill was discUiSed ill
night, nnd tho Sonata did not adjourn
until 7:40 Saturday morning. The
Louisiana question was discussed in every
form, and finally was rejected by a vote
of 18 to 20.
In the House Mr. Kelley defended him
self from Mr. Speer's charges. Other
speeches were made. At last the motion
to lav the resolution censuring Mr. Kel
ley ou the table was offered and agreed
to—yeas 117 ; nays 75.
Mr. Stevenson offered a resolution con
demning tho conduct of Samuel Hoopejr
of Massachusetts, which the House re
fused to Consider.
Mr. Sargent then offered a resolution
discharging the selest committee on
Credit Mobilier matter from further con
sideration on the subject, which was
agreed to—114 to 75.
Tho Speaker then stated that it took
the matter entirely from tho considera
tion of tho Hou«o.
Tho House committee on appropria
tions this morning eonsideied the Senate
amendment* ίο t!»<* p<»tofllc*i appropria
tion bill, and agreed to non concur in the
amendment lorbidding the transmission
ol free matters so far as the same affect
ed exchanges among newspapers.
—
Fret JF/ίί/Λ Schools.
We rejoice that the Free Hi^li School
bill passed the legislature. Its provisions
will be seen in another article. Now lot
the Paiis Hill District either have a new
school house for a Free High School, or
buy the Academy building for the pur
j>ose. W'o hope an article will be insert
ed in the Warrant for a School District
meeting,to effect one or the other of these
objects.
Terrible Accuhut.
Iho « il» til .ι sixston building in
Hanovct Street, Booton while υη lire, on
Thusday last, lell in, killing t ·ιιι |►«·ι -,
and injuring lourtcen other*, two ot
which aiu thought i<> L. tat.il. The
nails It'll while I ire men wore on udders
leaning against theiu. The papers rail
the building a uuu-Uap. Aie tin re not
many others a·, dangerous in that and
other cities ?
Thf l.ml of the IrMOil.
The Augusta House i- all ablaze to
night. 1'he serUs of social gathering·»
which have marked the season, culmin
ate to night in a grand select rccherchc
party, the moat biillunt <»t the winter.
Gov. IYrham and staff, members «I the
Legislature, and gentlemen from nil
part * of the State, with the bon ton «»!"
Augusta, are among the gentlemen pie*- j
cut. The ladies aie dressed with such ;
exquisite taste that any description of
toilette would be impossible We notice
among Uie ladies present Miss Kgery
and Mrs Woods ami the Mi-·»»·» WootI of
Bangor, Miss Hob-on of Portland, the
Misses Perhatu, Mrs. Palmer and the
Misses Webster ol Orouo, Mrs. O'Brien
ol Cornish, Mrs. Nye, Mrs. Col. Osgood,
Mis» Sawin, Mrs. Col. Drew, Mrs. Milli
ken of Augusta, and the Misses Swan.
Cony's Quadrille Band of Augusta, furn
ish the music. It is acknowledged that
this is the most successful gatlicring of
the season.
Messenger Walker, of the House, one
ol tLe most faithful and efficient oflicere,
was presented to-day by the members
with a purse of $100. The presentation
was made by Mr. Mathews ol llamptleu.
Tin Maine Outrai Xtrtln; Jmlge Itice
uu Ka» y Victor,
At the meeting ol the Maine Central
railroad stockholders held at Waterville,
R. 1). Rice, of Augusta, J. B. Brown of
Portland, Abner Coburn of Skowhegan,
Noah Woods ol Bangor, G. M. Patten ol
Bath, Geo. L. Wood of Boston, I). Allien
of Augusta, A. P. Morrill ol Headtield,
II. N.Jose ot Poitland, L. Strickland ol
Livermore, and Lewis Pierce of Portland,
were chosen directors. The meeting
was entirely harmonious ia all its pro
ceedings. The names ot A. D. I,ock
wood and 11. 1>. Dunn, who have served
as directors tor a long lime, were with
diawn from the list.
At a subsequent meeting ot the direc
tors, Hon. It. D. Itice ot Augusta, was
unanimously elected as President, and
lion. A. P. Morrill as Vice President.
—The Whig says it was estimated at
the Lumbermen's Convention held in
Bangor, Wednesday, that Androscoggin
County had on haud 6,000,000 of old
logs; logs cut this year, 41,000,000, mak
ing 16,000.000. Last year· the total
amount of logs on hand was 65,000,000.
The total amount of sawed spruce on
hand is 1,000,000, and ot sawed pine
400,000.
The Sunny Side.
The parishioner· and Irion ils of Her.
Dr. and Mrs. Estes improved last Friday
afternoon and evening to pay their re
spect*. In the evening η large number
assembled. Dca. J. B. Thayer very ap
propriately expressed the pleasure it
afforded the company to welcome them
to their hearts and homes—their labors
and llmir rewards. Tho following orig
inal hymn was then sung :
T\tne —//»·»«·, Sicfrt Πυ»te.
1
Crnne, Iriond' anil brrthron, all unite,
With voire· xtroutf aud clear,
To sing a welcome greeting
To our much-lore»! pastor, dear;
Tlivugh Angry clouds hare lowered
Ami wintry now· arc drear,
Oui hear!» are warm and earnest,
Ami we'll sing with hearty clievr,
A welcome ' welcome, now !
WMh heart niul roue unite·!.
A cordial welcome here.
II
Dear friend, we hail your ouminR hero
With heartfelt, tree delight;
To «how our love to you tunl > otii η.
H c'ii' gathered hen; to-night;
Vml may these little tribute
Of friendship, whicli we hiing,
Γ,ui prove to yon the earnest love
We cherish, while we sing
Our «ιΊι'ιΐηβ to l'aris Hill.
Willi earnest In arts. wo hid J ou, now.
Welcome to Paris Hill.
III
Hear tcacher, we, thy whnlars,
Will strire. with Godly fear.
To learn the lesson* thou do-t te.vli.
And take heed how we hear;
And, at the leet of Jesus,
We'll, all. together stay ;
And learn of Christ, our Master.
The lile, the truth, the way.
W« Iconic, welcome here !
With heart, anil voice united,
We hid you welcome here.
IV
Dear I'aslor, you are needed,
This flock to tend aud feed;
And we, thy sheep, will follow
Where'er thr voice may lead,
Till Christ, the great, true Shepherd, .
shall all together hrtnjp
Tj lairer, green· r pastures,
Where angel*, then, will sing
A weleome, welcome home I
To Christ, the gn at, true Shepherd,
Will bid us welcome home I
Mrs. II. F. Morton then presented a
handsome sum of money to Mr. Estes,
in behalf of tho ladied of the Society.
Dr. Este» responded with much lecli·#.
Baying thai their songs of welcome, both
here ami at the church when he preached
his trst sertuou, had mat!ο sweet tnclodj
in his heart. Ho made somo pleasant
allusions to hit first sermon at this church,
iu 1*4$, aid r<-«ognizcd in his presence
now, the gentleman who thi n entertain·
ed him—(Mr. Elias Chase, now oi Port
land Alter other singing, and much
social intercourse, the company made
their adieus, highly pleased with the
enjoyable evening «pent at the l'arson
age.
Wo found thai the Dr. was a man ο I
bo«>k<—his private library l>eing so ex
tensive ho can hardly liud room lor it in
his large parlor, which he appropi iatc·
for his study, lie enters uj>oii his pasto
rate here with a united church, an in
creasing lOHgrcgation, and tho hearty
good wishes of all citizens.
Chaur Heirh Meeting,
The Chase heir* met in convention at
South 1'aiis. thc*J7lh iusl., and organized
by choosing Klias Chase, Ksq., of Port
land, President, and Aidcn ( hase, h-'|·,
ul Woodstock, Secretary.
Jiiia- t 'hase, Κ»·|.. gave a very inter·
o>ti»»ix report ol the several meeting*,
beld in different |·. ice- «>_· the I haso
heiis ami proving thai a v< ιy largo
estate i» held in C'h m iv in England, «Ί
which the Ιιυίι» ol Wilim.i. Γΐιοιηη* and
Aquila Cha-c au· entitled.
lliruui Chnet\ K>«j , «il l'ai m, submitted
a plan to iv » titrate Iho uction υΐ the
heirs in pro-ccuiing their claims to the
estate, and Inn ing out the genealogy of
William, Thon ι* ami Aqnila Chusc,
which was adopted, and agreeably t*> the
provisions therein, and to pet feet an or
ganization lor that purpose, Edmund
t'uitis, ol Paris, was chosen President;
I'eter C. Fickett, of Pari». Sect clary;
Aldcn Chase, of Woodstock, i'uasurer;
llirani Cha -e. of Paris, Agunt to su licit
lund> lor said purpose*.
All measures taken are to 1>υ in aid of,
and to co operate with the action of the
Committee choseu at the Convention of
the Chase Heirs, recently held in Boston.
The evidence of a large estate in Eng·
land belonging to the Chase hoirs is so
apparent, and the piospeet of obtaining
it so favorable, an Agent to investigate
the matter will he sent to Kngland so
Soon as funds suftieient lor '.hat purpose
are contributed. A. C.
Musical.
Never have the citizens of Norway
and vicinity enjoyed so ri«'h a treat as is
offered them in the Concert advertised
in another column of this paper, ami we
have every reason to congratulate our
selves on ι ho prospect buforo us, and it
remains for us to give them a reception
that will show that we are able to appre·
ciato and enjoy a first class concert.
Of Mrs. O. \V. Uurnham, her reputa
tion as one of tho linesl American singers
is too well established to need comment.
Since her return from Europe sho has
met with the greatest »uuecas whorcver
she has appealed, and is now ono of the
leading sopranos in Boston. Mrs. Den
nett is an artist of unusual cultivation,
and has a most pleasing and sympathetic
voice. Mr. Dennett, whoso namo is so
familiar to all our citizens, but whose
voicc we have never been permitted to
hear, is well known by most of us as
a musician of extraordinary ability, and
most finished cultivation. Of Mr. Fes
eeudeu it is impossible to say too much.
All unite in conceding to him tho first
place among the ten or» ol ibis country,
lie never fails lu give the most entiro
satisfaction. He is a member of tho re
uowncd Temple Quartette of Boston, ol
which we often see such flattering
accounts, Mr. Marston, who is well
known, not only as a thoroughly culti
vated pianist and organist, (having
studied under the be it masters in this
country, also in Germany·) but as a com
poser of more than ordinary met it.
ι AU lovers of music will avail them
' selves ol this opportunity of listening to
such a combination ol musical talent.
Jteath of Orra Hall.
Mr. Orra Hall, nu old resident of South
Paris, died on Sunday; ut about 11
o'clock in tho foronoon, just as the Meut·
ing House Boll, which bo was accustom·
cd to ring. was tolling its last nolo for
morning service. He had had a cold,
with a little difllculty of breathing before
Friday, and ou I hat day had a spasm or
partial paralytic shock, from which he
did not fully recover. lie was a (rue
hearted, kind and genial townsman,
whoso loss will be generally mourned.
He was about 70 years of ago.
His luucral will occur on Wednesday,
probably Iroiu the Congregational
Church.
Smlilcn iteath.
Mrs. Su-aii Brings,of this town, widow
ol the late Joseph Briggs, complained ol
feeling unwell on Friday evening lost,
and in twenty minuits lite woe extinct.
It is supposed to bo a case i*l heart
, disease.
.tuothé'r Xonrtif/ Kmnterjtrtee.
A company lur the manulacturo ol the
Kvans Kill . m tins ι Ι.ιιν, has been char·
ton·»! b> lin I,·-i»laturo. We were pre*· ι
cut when « ι . ιlii· mveiilvrs and man .
ulaiturer. .Mr. ·». K. Kvan», was at Αιι·!
gu.-ta, exhibiting tiie new rillu to military j
lin n mid other», ami ran bear witness to
I the universal eommendntiou which it te·
tvived. It is ikhtincd to supercede all
others in use, owing to its superior points
ol excellence.
The Killc is constructed on all entirely
new plan Iroiu any other, and is the re·
suit of years of study ol Dr. W. It.
Kvans, formerly, ol Norway, and of his
brother (ΐ. F. F.vans, the ingenious pro
prietor of the Machine Shop at Norway.
The Hille is strong and beautiful in all
its points, not differing in size from the
common rifles. It weighs 9 1-2 pounds
with a 5 pound baircl. It is a breech
loader. Tho slock will hold ihirly < tyhl
cartridges ol forty·four one hundredth
calibre. ·
The whole number ol «arlridgca can
be put in in one minute, and the whole
number discharged in 19 seconds, with·
out taking lliu lillu Iroiu tin* »houldt«r.
The grandest Iraturo ol this gun is
that it eau be loaded from twenty to
thirty times a minute and retain the
magazine lor close action. There are
no long spring* to become weak, as the
hammer and tiiggur spring* an· the only
springs in the gun Kach lartridge is
forced into it» po.itiou by a device which
is stroag and sure; eich is in a ceil by
itaelt, doing away with liability ol ex
ploding by coming in contact with each
Other. There are but loui working
pieces in the whole construction of the
rifle. My removing onK one· screw,
the working parts can be removed and
cleaned and icplaced in a ver) few min
utes.
The Kifle has been patented, and we i
prcdict will lind lavor in other countries I
a* well as this It needs only to be seen
and trii-d, to receive popular favor.
Ûoutli Varia.
Kev. Α. Κ Γ Stnnll, of I*«»rtlnn·!. well
known in Oxford County ji* m cloquent
Hipliot preaehcr, (formerly ol Buck tie Id)
will tho flint lecture in the Oxford
Ν ·πη.il lijsiitdt·· cinn-c, next Κι i<l:iy
evening. (>ni people *« j!l Ι»· gl.vl to
nvnil themselves ·ι tun (>|>|miilunil) ot
m r i ·.* this popular I >i ν inc.
We undctMiim! lh.it I he Irvtnre to bo
11«« ivered in lore tin· course l»y Kcv. Ν .
II Μι. «tri, »*ili I»t on WomAn's Suffrage.
IΊη· Oxlord Normal Instivalu has ft
l;ii^« i number"' >< holnn than ov ·ι this
spring. I Iat turn! luomivs to be a very
popular one.
(>»* i«iiî îoiho bail traveling, imt Moil·
d:ij, the Lodge oi (rood Templar* was
not organized tlml evening, bill will bo
this (Mo «lay) evening. l>r. Geo. M.
Twitclull, i* exj>eclfcd to be present.
Λ meeting ol the Corpora tors of the
South I'nri·» Savin»* Hank li «« been called
at Kngine II .II. South l'aris, on Thurs
day next. >1 irch Gih, nt Ί o'clock, for tho
pur|H»se ol organizing.
Xorway Item*.
The Advertiser says : Wo learn that
W. II W oodbury lia» «obi thw Hotting !
mare, Lady Harland which lie purchased
recently of Messrs Crookcr & Crosby,
' for $1,000.
Iter Mr. Tabor wil) deliver a lecture
ou the "Dignity of Human Nature,"
on WodiH .-day evening, Match 5th, in
the In.ttituio Hall. All arc invited.
Smoke was diecovorcd Tuesday morn
ing mi'king its way through the roofof the
building oeeupicil by Whitcomb & Ox
nard. and had it not been for tho large
amount of snow ou tho building, wo
might liuve hail quito a tire. A few
handtuls ol snow extinguished Ihc flumes,
doing little or no damage. The lire was
occasioned i) » defect in tho chimney,
which was probably mudo tho day befoit,
or tiiai morning, by the setting of the
building. To prevent a similar accident,
the old chimney has been torn down,
and a new one ι· being built from the
I basement
Mr. Allen Story, one oi thu lirui of
11. F. dpinner <i Co., who are to occupy
the Shiwj Factory, was in town Wednes
day, ami expressed himself very much
pleased with thu workmanship and up·
pearauco ol the building. He will re
turn in about two weeks, to manage the
putting in of tho machinery, nearly all
j of which is ready. Tho contractor Mr.
Houghton is pushing thu work with all
' possible dispatch. The chi «uey is up
and tho windows going in. so that the
workmen « ill bw coiuforta'dy house J in
a short time.
]>.. Je*so Ho wo, a wel| known ph}si
cian, died on Friday 25th ol pulnionat)
cans jtuplion, aged 57. He was born in
Sumner.
— Our conscript lathers sometimes in
dulge in tiie pleasure ot tin· dance, and
are quite proud o| thuir uubjojremenl· in
that line. Says Senator Justin Morrill ι
— I think I can dance as well as Hnnul·
bal liamlin, and 1 am sure I can dance
1 better than Zachariah Chandler.
Urthrl Item 9.
I he past winter if not first-rate for
lu tube1 niieo aud wood hauler*, generally
excels ior the using up of coario kind· of
fodder. Last week wo poor mortals
were completely snow bliid. Friday
night, Feb. 20th, snow fell to the depth
of twelve inches. On tho following day
old Boreas blow his blast, promiscuously
piling the snow into huge drifts. We
loarn it will cost the town $50·) to put the
roads in passable condition. Thus far
our snows have come in u very digniliod
manner itnl have been much given to
friskiness alter tlioy havo got here, so we
liave had only about six weeks ol good
sleighing. Where uro our woather-wiso
and sugar-wise people this season, «ho
are flush with prophecios f We fail to
hear from them. Much has been said
and written on tlio flow of sup which we
think variée with the state of the vvcather,
being most abundant when the nights
are cool and the days warm. This has
been explained on the supposition that on
warm day· the air contained in the trunk
of the Iree expands, thus forcing the sap
out, whilo as tho tree cools off nt night,
the air contracts, uud the .sap rises from
the root* to siippl} the vacuum, to l>c
a« uu forced out the next day. As itoou
as the leave» commence it» expand the
flow ceases, bccau.se then the leaves are
able to ovaporate all the water that the
roots can supply. Some thirty thousand
sugar trees will ho lapped in Hot he I this
spring. Mr. John Swan, 2d, intends to
set twelve hundred buckets this season.
Mr. J. Moody, of Walker'* VlilN, has
sold out his intereit in tho Bedstead Fac
tory to Mr. Lyman Itussell. Wo regret
to lose Mr. ΑΙ., as ho is one of our enter
prising and highly ostecmcd young men.
Mr. El)*r Clough is having some two
hundred cords ol white birch Imuled into
his mill this winter, which he is sawing
ibfo spool timber.
Mr. Hcrsey, formerly Principal of
Gould's Academy, is studying law with
Hon. Knoch Fouler, Jr. C.
Bethel will bo 100 years old next year.
I ho first mill and house were orevted iu
1774. Tho citizons of the town should
begin to think about α centennial.
< apt. John Marris η ml vifo nro the
oldest married couple in the villngo at
Bethel Hill. They have well-nigh reach
ed their lour score years, and have been
married lifty-two. He moved from Win
ihrop forty-nine years ago, and carried
with him tho lir»t barrel of flour ever
brought into the town; also a barrel ol
rum, and a barrel of dried apple, which
his wife supposed could not be had so
lar in the country. These article·, with
tho spinning·wheels, formed α promi
nent part of their movable property.
Ilov. J. F. Simmons will gi*o the
fourth of b's free course of Lecture· in
the l'niversalist church, Wednesday
evening, March 6th. Subject. "Darwin
ism in fis relation to Thcologv."
Arrangements for our course of Lee·
lures by speakers from abroad, are being
pcrlcctcd. Hon. Israel Washburn, Kev.
(Όο. H - liicknell and Mayor Kingsbury
have been engaged, and for our fourth
we are hoping to engage Consul Murray
for a "Reading." Notice of tho time of
lii>t lecture will be jjiven next week.
The who!u thing is in charge ol a Com·
mitteeconsisliug <>f lliram Young, a.
M. Twitebell and (I W. Haskell, who in
a lew ι lay s will have tickets lor »alo.
.1 lint nu I (mm,
i In· various manufacturing establish
in· i:t> :ii Albany mil Waterford are very
prosperous. Among those tit Albany is
tin; iii'W and extensiv·· spool lactory of
Bartlettà Elliot. The} etuplo) constant·
It men, and arr doing a largo
business. The kind of wood used is white
birch, which has long considered al
most worthless either lor lucl or lor man
ufacturing purposes, i'hu dimensions of
the factory are 1 H'xbU feet The good
effect ot this enterprise i· «eon in the
houses which arc .springing up, and in
other evidences of turilt iaauil>«t
throughout All any and Water ford. The
snow is diifted badly. The snow ii livo
feet deep iu litis vicinity.
C. Knceland has recently purchased
a fine timber lot at Albany. Ths tim
ber is being hauled to the mill of John
Lynch, where it is manufactured into
Ixixus.—LetvUton Journal.
/iuck/Ulil Itφιιμ.
The drifts on ιΙιμ -'.M reached the high
est point lor the season. The main travel·
ed road in many places in Bucklield, is
higher than tho fence, which tokens bud
traveling in luture.
There is much sickness at Kast Buck·
tield, this winter.
Asa Taylor, nged 72 years, born and
living at Buckflcld, never drank tea, used
tobacco, or draik ardent spirits only a· a
medicine. Being reared where tho cus
tom compelled him to treat his associates,
he paid, but never drank, saying ho
would rather cast tho three cents into the
Xezinscott liver. Timu has not yet add
ed a silver hair to his raven locks.
They have had an antiquarian supper
and a calico ball at tho village to add to
their funds to furnish a bell aud furniture
for tho contemplated school house.
Much rejoicing "all along the lino"
that there is a prospect that the Buck
tield Hailroud is not always to be an ob
ject of disappointment.
Capt. J, Harvey Bates of Buckfteld
village, had a paralytic shock on the 18th,
which has partially affected one sido.
Cyrus C., son of the lato Orias De
Coster of East Bucktield, is Prolessor of
Languages at St Paul, Minn. Married,
Jan. 30th, at Lake City, to Julia C\,
daughter <»t Jude Williamson of that
place. IIautfoed.
—The Augusta correspondent of tho
Rockland Free Press says: "Island Falls
is largely represented in the House as
tho gentleman of that place tips 350
pounds! Mr. lieegan of Madawaska is
the best feeling man in the body." Tho
same corn spondeut truthfully continues:
"In a frout seat at the left, is Nelson
Uinglvy, dr., of the Lewistou Journal,
one ol tb#most honorable journalists in
Maine, or anywhere else, aud one oi tho
ablest men in either branch."
Hebron I tame.
Λ correspondent υί the Lewiston Jour·
nal snya Tuesday evvniug. Fob. 18lh,
as η party of ladies ami geutlemen of
Hebron, were returning from \V«»t Au
burn, some ol tho horses boeame unman
ageable oil uccounl of not being harness
c«l right, and commenced kicking. There
were six tea urn «lose bchiud, and as the
road was very narrow, Ibey wore all
obliged to (all back. Several sleighs
were overturned, aud the occupant·
pitched into the snow. Dr. Lane's lioi»e
got into tlvn siiow, and demolished his
sleigb, and breaking away dashed iu
among the other teams. General «ou·
sternation ensued. Tho ladies, after em·
erging from the snow, scaled tlie «ton#
wall. As soon as thu horwes were <piiet·
ed tho doctor piocceded to ascertain
what and who were injured. He lound
two or throe ol tho sleighs wrecked, but
further than this no damage was done.
I'orter Item*.
Mr. Editor:—We are lia» ing very tin·
pleasnnt weather now in this locality,
very cold, with much wind and uiucù
enow Many ot our roads have beeu
abandoned in consequence of the great
number of drifts and their depth. The
I'. & O. Kailroad wus completely ido< kt d
for several days since the storm ol Fri
day, causing the mails to be provokingly
delayed. The train was detained iq
lirownlield, being out of wood and
water, and they had to telegraph to Port·
land for help to get through. Kvory in
dication goes to show that wu have
plenty of snow to last for months to
conie if ordinary care and prudonoc is
observed.
Mr. Wru. Chapman, of Kczar Falls, is
lying in α very critical condition, suffer
ing severely froui u paralytic shock.
Mr. (i. T. Hicklotd, of the samoplooe,
has rented hi* stand to N. W. Stone, and
is soon to niovo with his family to Lewi»,
ton.
Tho several schools of this town have
been remarkably successful this winter;
we have heard of no failure whatever as
Vet. X
IHxflehl Item*.
Mr. Wni. Scvery, a former resident of
this town, dit*J in Fanningtou.Feb. «4th,
1H73. aged 67. Mr. Severy was bore in
Dixfield, and was the only son ol A*»
Scvery, late ol Dixfield, deceased. Wm.
Scvery lived in Diifleld, on what is
known a* the Sovery Hill, on his father's
old farm, till about twelve years ago,
when his only son, Dr. James U. Severy,
who in well known as one of the Medical
Lecturers upon "Anatomy and Surgery"
in Howdoin College, located himself al
Farm iu g ton as a physician, lie theu be
ing possessed of a handsome property,
moved to Farmington to reside. Mo was
a nian of integrity and firmness ot pur
pose and character, aud much respected
by all who knew him. R.
.louth H'uoilttock Item*.
G G. Fuller of South Woodstock. cat
hid loot badly in the wood# on Thuisday
last. He was splilliug a stiuk I»ud llm
axe «truck fairly on tho top »f tho f(H.|
and cut straight through th* small bon<?s
nearly to the bottom of the foot. l>r.
K. Yates dressed the loot.
The snow in the woo It wo recoil to bo
lull live feet.
1. W. Andtews, tho vclerau undertaker,
ha». >jot up a now style Burial C'a»··, tor
wliich he has applied lof a l'aient
Rev. J. II. Gritlin, Methodist, sttp
plie< lb·· pulpit three-fourth of the litue
nud the rest of the time at Br y atil's Bond.
— We undeislaud tJiat Fosseuden Swan,
λ bo b.ia Ldon cutting wood on Ml. Abraiu
in Greenwood, the past wiuter, recently
lelt uainp, and not returning, search *as
made the next morning when bis dead
bod) was loiirul* sillily frozen. We to·
membtir that Fessundeu Swan, thirty li*u
years ago, was u young man ot some
promise, though even then ho had ac
quired an appetite lot strong drink. Ho
was married young to an intelligent girl
ol a good family, and thoy h vd seveial
children As he grew older, tho app*·
tile for stimulauts increased, until lomo
ten years ago ho forsook wife and chil
dren, and lor most ot the time since, ha·
led a 11 to liltlo better than » vagabond·
ago. This is another itriking example of
the baneful otTect· of iuteaperance.—·
Maine Farmer.
—Conductor Stevens (our "Sam*), o!
the Portland and Ofdeusburg Railroad,
who has recently enjoyed the*now block·
ado, says that tho people of Uiowutlold,
Fryebutg and lliram are the "whitest"
pooplo lie ever met. They brought pro
visions, and abundanco of them, te his
snow-bound train, in toiuo instances a
distance of over six miles. Hu te(»orts
tho road all right uow.—Portland Press.
—The Keuuebec Journal has ascer
tained some (acta in regard to ·ηο of tho
Représentatives of tho present Legisla
turo, which it challenges tho world to
beat. Moses Alloy, Esq., of Hartford, is
46 years old; has a wifo and ten childrcu
all living; father and mother both living,
aged respectively 78 and 76 years; all of
his brothers and sisters, seven in uuui
ber, are liviug; all the grandchildren,
twenty-one in number are living. Up to
the present time there has never been a
death i· the family.
—Judge Luce, of Lewiston, whoso
familiarity with Probate practice as
Judge of Probate for many years, well
qualifies him to this work, has compiled
an excellent book, giving all the needed
information and requisite forms for doing
I'robato business in our Courts. It is
uot only valuable lo prolesaional men,
but indispensable to Justices ot tho Peace
and all who desire lo selllc I.stales. Its
price, f'i.AO, could be saved many Unie#
over in law fees. The book may be ob
lained of Dresser, McLellen & Co., i'ul>
lishors, Portland, or George S. Plumraer,
Lewiston.
—The Androscoggin Herald, at Mu
chanic Falls, has 1>οβμ rpviretj by Mr.
Clark. It makes a neat appearance, and
we trust will be sustained.