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Show WRECKED COMPOSING-ROOM. The renple of Maryvllle, Ma., Vent Thair Malice od Demnormtlo Paper. Maktville, Mo., Nov. 14. On Aug. 9 last the first issue of the Muryville Daily advocate appear, devoted to democracy dem-ocracy and temperance, and vigorously opposing the saloons at this place. On Sept. ID notices were pouted ' on the show windows of the principal business houses of the city, warning Frank (irif-fin (irif-fin editor of the Advocate to go slow or something serious would result. Griffin Grif-fin paid no attention to them, but proceeded pro-ceeded to publish a red-hot political paper. Tho entire democratic ticket was elected in this county, which so In. censed Grillln's enemies, who bel 6 ed that he was, instrumental in carrying the election, that Wednesday they entered en-tered the Advocate composing-rooms and destroyed and carried away the weekly forms, consisting of twenty-four columns of type.gallevs.stick and uews-paper uews-paper headings. Fortunately the daily forms were down In the press-room and were saved. Tho paper offers a reward re-ward of $500 for the arrest aud oouvio-tion oouvio-tion of the perpetrators. |