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Moses MCDONALD. This member Of
congress from the York and Cumberland
district, having harmonised The "regular"
democratic party in the state Convention, so
tina, il is now IN tune with the Washington
organ, has been iarrying at home TO hear
the first song. He was hung and burn, in
eifigy this week in Limerick, his native
town. Coming into Portland in The cars on
Monday, he was everywhere salu,ed with
Kisses and groans, and going from Portland
Wednesday il was the same, and the par,
of the car near him was left vacan, Tor his
benefit. An effigy was found hanging from
the liberly.poe in Brooks on the morning
Of the 4lh inst, marked "McDonald," with
flag overhead, inscribed =" The Halter
for Traitors and 7yrants ~ Belfast Pro.
gresMre Age.
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DEATHS.


In this town. 9th nst John Lewis son Of Mr.. Charles
Blood, aged months 10th inst, Mrs. Patience Cousins
aged 70 years.
In saco, sth inst, Mrs. Mary A., wife Of Edward Sta
pies, aged % years.
In buxton, 9th inst, Mrs. Phebe Miken, wife Of Capt
Abraham Milliken, aged % years. 80. ..r4
In Shaplegh, 10Th u, Sarah Jane, daughter Of James
Fernald, aged Is years and IL months.
In Kennebunk 9th ult., Mr.. Jonathan Kimball aged
81 years. 9th inst, Sir. Seth kimbal aged SO years
Lost at Sea- 10Th Inst, by collision Of ships Trade Wind
and Olympus George L. Wise, passenger on board the
olympus, and son Of Mr. George Wise, Of Kennebunk,
aged IL years.
In his town. I'd inst Rufus Eigar only child Of Joseph
and Olive Meserye, aged Is months and days. -.
sllE Amid the rpsy dawn Of life, LtEJtL
Ere had begun Its toll and strife, -.
Ills Father called him hence away, .'gN
To dwell with him In endless day. rl' 3
Say not he hath left US too soon;
-. Earth could not hold 10 rich boon.
Ills spirit 90 dove-llke, % pure.
Could ind here no haven secure.
90. cherub babe, our IDOL one!
Thine earthly mission here 10 done! ID,
nam 90! join the angel band that rest fflIG
Secure from harm In Jesus breast. ICor.
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The CoNcrnr.-Thc Concer given by the
choir of the Unitarian Church, Saco, on We'd
nesday evening, was Of a superior order. We
have never listened TO finer music in our place,
even when concerts have been given here b.
singers Of unlues,ioned excellence and POPULAR.
". The cloir, under the direction of Mr.. Pink
ham, hns attained unusual skill and perfection in
music. There are four female, and two male
voices in the choir, and where all pc formed their
parts with so much perfection, it would be invidi-
Gus 10 speak in praise Of the performance Of any
single member of the choir. On this occasion,
the choir was assisted by Miss NJ Sawyer, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. Charles C. Sawyer, Esq, of saco, and
il is no dsparagenicnt to the others, for us to say
that the richness OF her voice, and its superior
,raining, was the subjcc, Of general remark. She
sang that beautiful song, (" Charming May" with
unequallcd skill and spirit. Miss Sawyer Is con-
.,ecied with the choir Of the Congregational
Church, Saco. The excellence Of Mr.. Shannon's
performance on the organ, was marked by all
Mr.. S. is a young man who is devoiing his whole
time to the requirement OF music, and II Is said
that his musical talents are uncommonly great,
and promise 10 give him superiority in the probes
sion he has selected.
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From the baltimore Sun, June 2stA.
Public Meeting in Kansas-.Squatter
Sovereignty and Shareholders Rights.
SALT CREKx TRApiSG IlorsE, Kansas Territory,
4 nnllez frnIn VI LcaNenMnrth- Inna 10 ISL

SALT CREEk TRADING llorsE, Kansas rerritory,(
miles from W. Leayenwcrth, June 10, 1854.
To-day, large number OF highly respec
table citizens OF Kansas Territory aud OF
the Stale Of Missouri, assembled here ior
the purpose Of organizing a Claim
Association" TO protest their rights rs
squa,,ers on the soil OF said Territory.
The frs, resolution adopted BY The NEE,
ing, declares in favor Of bona fde squatier
sovereignty, and acknowledges The right oI
any CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES 10 make
claim in Kansas Teuir ~. with the ul,i
mate view Of occupying IL.
The eighth resolution declares ne follows,
viz: Tha, we will afford protection 10 re
Aboli,iouls,s as settlers Of Kansas Territory
And the ninth declares. .That we recog.
nize The Institution OF Slavery as already
existing in this Territory, aud recommend
to shareholders to Introduce their property rs
early as possible"
According 10 these resolutions, free-soil-
ers AMI aboliiionisis would do well not 10
stop in Ka sas Territory, but keep on up
The Missouri river ill they reach Nebraska
Territory, where they can peacefully make
claims aud establish iheirabolilion AMI free
soil notions. foI il They DO, they triN be re.
sPssU~'y HoIHso f"dt W" OHcoe S'utt bua
be aiiotred for them 10 take zap their bed and
baggage and trdik.
II is estimated ,ha, some two thousand
claims have already been made within az.
teen miles OF the military reserve. aud in
another weeks time double thai number will
be made.
- rae above, j, will be seen, is from n
Southern man to Southern paper and con-
fesses the Lynching intention of these des.
pera5oes towards aniislavery settlers. Il is
well understood Of course ,ha, when they
speak ofF,ee Sellers AMI Aboliliionists they
mean all Northern men who condemn and
oppose their "peculiar instiution.n We
irus, that these threats will no, las is doubt
less hored)deler Northern men from settling
there in numbers large enough TO ou,So;e
these ,nobocrais and that rhen there, II
the "rifics" are used 10 argue them down, rs
spoken ofin the Independence and West 'or,
resolutions, they will not be- iniimidaied
thereby from an open and fearless vindica-
lion OF their rights.
The N. Y. Tribune adds tho following
comments on the above:
We enireai the Northern supporters and
halfway supporters OF Douglass to consid-
or these facts. They have thus FAR rested
on the assertion that Siarry can nerer 20
INFO Nebraska or Kansas until the people OF
fRose Territories shall. By a Legislature ast.
authorize 10 10 do so. We have resisted
assumption as a, war with History. which
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uniformly aile,s that Slavety is established
6rsi and legalized ai,erward IL was %
in.virginia aud all the Thirteen colonies
so in louisiana SO in Texas. The riilt
and the lash are lis 6isi foundations an.
supports = Legislatures and Statutes iol
low in their train. Tn. amentnen'a
moved by Messrs. Follrt 'and Mace
would in fact have shut Slavery out Of
Kansas, and were rejected for that reason
but on the preiex, that they were supe,tin'
Gus, as the bill already provided IN eifec'
thar Slavery could only be planted there m
pursuance Of Territorial statute duly enac'
led. How baseless was this assump
ton, facts are now irresisiably declar-
ing.
Men Of the North! champions Of Free
dom and Justice for all what shall be
done, Should not all unite to defeat and
dive from power the authors and perpe'
traitors Of the Nebraska Inqui,y first, anc
80 amend their act tina, Slavery shall nc
more invade and encroach upon Fee.
Soil ~
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STATE OF MAINE.

CrNBERLAsp, IS AT the Court Of County Commits
soners begun aud holden at Portland, within aud for the
County Of Cumberland, the first Tuesday Of juno, An
On the foregoing Petition II being Satisfactorily shown
to the Court that the petitioners are responsible and that
hearing Is expedep, II IS hrreby ordered, That the
County Commissioners VIII meet at the dwelling house OF
Daniel Dav. Esq., In standish, in said County Of Cum.
beraD Tuesday, the 18Th day of August nexi, at 10
O'Clock, A.. Mand that the Petitioners give notice 10 all
persons interested by causing atese copies Of said pc
On and this order Of thereon, 70 be served upon
the Town Clerks Of Stands In said County VI Cumber-
land and Limlngtbn In the County Of York-aso upon
the chairman Of the board Of County Commissioners Of
said County of York. aud also by posting up copies Of
the In three public places In each Of said towns, and
publishing the three weeks successfully In the Age
newspaper printed by the printer 10 the State, at Angus
a In the County Of Kennebec also In the Portland Adj
vertser and Eastern Argus newspapers printed In Fort
land, In the County Of Cumberland and also In the
Union, newspaper printed In Bddeford, In the County
10 York the nrs' IL said publications aud each Of the
other notices to he at least r,y days before the time
SAID meeting Mt which time and place, t"o- has gcen
satisfactorily shown that the above notice has been duly
giyen the Commissioners viii proceed to view the route
set forth In said petition and other routes and roads con-
nected Herewith, and after such yiew they VIII give
hearing TO the parties and their witnesses at some conyen'
lent place In the vicinity, when and where, all persons
and corporations interested may appear and shew cause
II any they have, why the prayer Of said petition should
not be granted.
Copy Of the petition AMI order of Court thereon.
Attest, ROBERT A. BIRD, Clerk.
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Al Count Of Probate holden n, York. within ana for
the County Of York, on the first Monday In July, In
the year Of Lord eighteen hundred and my four
by The Honorable Joseph j. Nye, Judge "f said
Court:
ON the petition VI Charles e. Hilton, interested in
" the estate of benjamin T. III ton. late OF idde-
ford, IN said COuhy, deceased, praying that admins
iraton Of the estate III said deceased may be granted
To him, or TO s,n,e other suitable person ... d. .
ORpERgp-Thit the petitioner cite the widow and
next Of Kin 10 take administration: and give notice
thereof To the heirs of said deceased and al persons
In said estate, by causing copy Of this or
der To be publish d ~ the Union and Eastern Journal
printed In Biddeord In said County, three weeks sue
cessivey, that they may appear ut Probate Court Ia
be holden at North Berwick IN said County, the first
Monday In August next. at ten Of the clock In the fore
noon and shew cause. " any they have, why the
prayer Of said petition should not be granted.
htiest.-FRANCIS BACON, Resister.
true copy. Attest,-FRANCls BACON Register.
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.A,ehiiusou, of couarsc-Ed Thb.
STATE MASS TEMPERANCE CON.
VENTI0N.

! This Convention was held in PORTLAND
on the 5lh and 9th inst. I,was the lar.
gest Convention Of all that has been held
in iha, city this year. The Journal says
"ii was halmonius enthusiastic, decided
aud thai. The rigq, spirit ia every respec
prevailed. ], will be highly Influential
for good throughout the State.
A subscription being called for 10 defrny
The expenses Of The campaign, 81, 1855 WEI,
promtly raised.
A committee appointed for the pupos,
reported series Of Resolutions upon the
subject Of Temperance and the Maine Law
which amer dlscussiun wer. unanimously 4
dopled.
The Convention voted the State Committee
be instructed to call any and all other con-
ventions that they may deem cxpedient, &c
corjlng.io the amount Of means tina, may be
pu, into their hands.
A, the evening session Of The End day Rev
Mr.. Stevens, of Saco, offered the following
resolution. anew
Resolved, Tha, the present exigences o.
the Temperance cause in our Stat, demand
that the true men Of all parties should rally
10 the support of Hon. ANSON p. NOR
RILL. us the candidate for Governor, whose
charac er and past course IRE guaranty
that The interests of The Maine Law will
not suffer at his hands, whose election viii
not DO the triumph Of u political party bu,
Of the people. United we stand, divided
we fall"
Tn" Resolution was adopted with grea,
enthusiasm, three cheers were given for Mr.,
Morrill,, the band played Jordan's hare
road (for Rum;nies) to trabcl, and the Con
vention adjourned. ru
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Al Count of Probate held nj York, within aud for
the County of York, on the first Monday In July. ~
the year of our I.ord eigeen hundred and my -four,
by the Honorable Joseph 4. Nye, Judge Of said
COuit
WILLIAM u. SMITH, administrator of the estate
w Of william Smith, late of BijdefOrd, In said
County, decreased. having presented his private ae'
count against the estate Of said deceased for allow
ance:
ORDERED That the said administrator give no.
tce 10 n persons interested, by causing copy oil
this orIsr "a be published three weeks succcsslyey
IN the Union and Eastern Journal, printed at Bidde
ford, In said county, that they may appear nj pro,
county, an the first Monday of August next, Mt ten
Of the cork In the forenoon, and shew cause, any
they have, W by the same should not be allowed.
Attest, FRANCIS BACON, Register.
A true. copy-Attest. FRANCIS BACON, Register.
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Al 4 Count of Pfoirite held at York within and for tho
County Of York, on the first Mandy IN July, In the
year of our Lord eighteen hundred md fy -four, ny
The Honorable Joseph T.. Nye, Judge Of said Court
MARIA r. HALL. administrative Of the estate of
vi Porter Hall, late Of kennebunk. 10 said County.
having presented her rsi account Of admin
israon OF the estate uf said deceased for allowance
ORpEREp-That the said administrative give notice
10 all persons interested by causing copy at ths Of
der a. he published in the Union and Eastern Journal,
printed IN Bddeford IN said County three weeks sue
cessivey, that they may appear nj Probaie Court 70
he holden ut North berwick, IN said County, on the
first Monday In August next, nj ten az the clock ~
the frenonn and slcw cause, if any they have, why
the same shonid not be allowed.
ly, Attest, -FRANCls BACON, Register.
A true copy. httest,-FRANClS BACON REGISTER.
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TO the Hon. County comm,,,iorss~- e| ns County

To ne Hon. County comm,ssionsse-ef At County
THE undersigned, committee ehosen = tovn-meet-
Ing held June 1ath, 1854, q the toFp-house IN LID
ingon, for the purpose Of pstitionpg your honorable
body, respectfully rpresent, tfst The rcad - nov gav-
eed nom Hminetop village acrpss esco rsd over LIN
ington bridge, 70 the Junction te Dow and s,andish
Corner roads, the same being the Travelled route 10 Fort
land crcuitous and hy, and that the present ooA-
ton Of aid Llmngtou bridge bad location, Beng
poor fbundatioo 70 build bridge upon, Win Crsex
making out Of the Westerly side Of said river, around me
end Of said bridge, thereby rendering u necessary 70
maintain an additional b,drc, and making rery ex-
pensve Or the towns oil Umington aud Standish 70 mp
port said bridges, AMI rendering u of public
and necessity that the Aforesaid bridge be discontinued
and new road laid out crossing the river at more con-
venent place. Tbs undsrignedi In lshah Of sad town,
respectfully pray your honoIs lay cut public highway
commencing at the foot Of Noolys HILL near Lmington
village following the most convenient rorte to emas
, called, thence the most direct route TO and over
Saco river at parkers Fails, so called, where there "a
permanent bridge now built thence to the aforenenticned
junction Of the rods In sd and at the sane time q
disoonnue 1imlnston bridge aud much Of the road
leading To and from said bridge In ue towns Of Lining
ton and standish aforesaid viii mo; he required foi
pELTIAii gAntL, a Committee ~ Se-
BENJAMIN Z. LIBBY. Wants Of LiDingfon'
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PosrroyED. The subject of electins an
U. S. Senator from New Hampshire to gil
the vacancy occasioned by the deccasc of
Mr.. Atherton, after repeated ballotings, on
the 9Th instant, was indefinitely postponed
by the House Of Representatives in that
State. This seems to settle the matter for
the present session. In spite Of the efforts
of the President, he has been beaten in his
own State.
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beio,e outsiders Know tha,la ;isafy na Been
made or the lands sold 10 The IGovernmeo,
nj ALL W ltlS u SJIJ 1-UN ST.
This is an easy way of colopizing the
whole Territory with slaveholdefs, While an
nn,i.slave,y man cahnoi get even good
homc.' These are facts " hich The coUnlrs
ou.h, TO know, and rs soon as am ih'bei.
ter health | shall entlcavoriornase kaown.
1 wish lcould have a press. Can you moi
assis, me IN getting one 30 i, ..s1,al H..
What We want i men-men Of courage,
industry aud Intelligence. They can find
no place OF The habih,ble globe where they
can get more desirable home than here
The other Territory tNebraska) is no, com
parable 10 this in. any, respect, aud there
The STAKEHOLDER will make no effort at do.
minion. 81 Your obi serv'i, 30 aripar
ABELARD GUTHRIE. (.
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BRIGHTON MARKET, Thursday, July 9th.

At market, 1000 Beef Cattle, Stores pairs Working
oxen SO Cows and Calves, 1000 Sheep and Lambs and
400 SWINE
PRIcEs-BEEF CArrLE.-Pirst quality, $685. second
quality, ssi third quality, 1918; ordinary, $780,
IIIDEs.-s6a Q, 80 per cwt
TALLow.-ss,5 so a 0, per cwt.
PELrs-50 75c.
CALr SKiSs.-l5c per pound.
Wal CALvEs.-$5, $50 5as.
WORKING OxES.-No sales.
Cows AND CAlvEs-saes at $40, 81, o. 81 go 80, 40.
SHEEP AND L.ABs.-Extra, $3.50, s, Cal. by lot,
$3.50, 2,75, 3a4.
swISE.-s l-2 a el.2c retail, 0a7c. shoats, a &C..
Fat Hogs, corn fed, 5 Lie.
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SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. The
consultation of the several committees, ap-
pointed ut the Wing, Free Soil, and Morrill,
conventions held in this district, resulted in
the selecting of lIoS. JonS j. PERRY the
nominee Of the Morrill, Convention as the
candidate for Congress. The entire Anti
Nebraska vote in the District will be con-
centrated on him, which will secure his cleo
ton.
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Hdrrtages.

In Kennebunk, 9th inst, by Rev. Mr. Swan, Mr.. T. ii.
McKenney, Of BddefOrd, to Miss Martha Emmons, Of
Kennebunk.
In WATERFORD 81 inst. by J. II. Scrbner, Esq, Mr..
lothian A. Smith TO Miss Mary A. CARL, both of w.
In Kittery Mr. Charles II. French, Of Portland former
ly Of Portsmouth, to Miss Caroline A. Pernad, Of Ports
mouth.
In Buxton, 4th inst, by Rev. J. MCDANIEL Mr. Ivory
Mason to Miss Sarah L. furlong, both Of Buxton. .
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Destructive FIRE. A fire in Lubec
Me-, al o. clock on Sunday morning,
consumed Powler's plaster mills, stores,
six dwelling houses, and two vessels; loss
estimated a, 500, 900. A house containing
500 kegs Of powder was saved with dit.
hculiy. Insurance supposed 10 DO about
$4,000; Etna. $4,000; Hartford, $4,000,
CT SLAVERY IN NEBRASKA. The Nilsson.
ri people have held two meetings aud passed
"a series Of resolutions in favor Of settling
the new territories with slave population,
and are determined To oppose the operations
Of The Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Socie-
| ,y, and all similar organizations. This
they will do peacefully fmay be, and by force
of arms necessary.
~J. L. Russell, Captain of a Canal
Boat was arrested a, Albany, on Monday
last, charged with being an accomplish OF
Mr'ill in Kidnapping Solomon No''hup.
He admitted iha, he was a, the inaugural
in Washington in ls4l. He was ironed
and taken 10 Balsion Spa for trial.
The jury in the Walker divorce case, in
New York could not agree and were dis
charged. Eleven oil the jurors were in ia.
vor Of Mrs. Walker, and publish card in
her favor.
70 In Bangor, on Friday morning, Miss
Elizabeth Rand was burned 10 death by the
explosion OF camphene, while filling
lamp. s'Ys f.e, Gf>sI,-.,.
Four Of The crew Of The schooner. Vir.
GINA, died on Lake Erie Of cholera, \ few
days s since, 0eIlLEJ x 3lGc.
In Cincinnati, over twenty cases coup de
soleii occurred onthe Fourth. = S!a
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Boys DROWNED AT CoRINTm-A correspondent
sends US intelligence OF the death by drowning,
on Saturday, at about O'Clock, p. NJ, Of Rodney
and Stephen Haley, sons Of Benjamin Haley
Esq, of Corn,h, aged i2 and Ia years respective
ly, the sad occurrence happened while the lads
were bathing They were 6ae, in'elliscn, youths,
aud the loss falls heavily upon the bereaved faith
er o. II is bu, few years since the mother Of the
boys was taken from him.--Baaeor WAis. "
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Resolrei. That this Convention re alirm the
resolution passed by this body one year since, that
the Universalists Of Maine should express ia ir
earnest and continued thanks to Heaven for the
progress which the Temperance Reform Thus lar
has made-that a wise and judcious Temperance
Law II now on the statute book of the Staie-nnd
that our ministers, societies, and churches should
continue 10 give their prayers and their efforts to
keep that law secure, and to help on the Temper
ance cause TO its 6nal triumph
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S l. A v u u Y.

Resolved, That our religious faith as Universal
lists aiiir,s and teaches that 4" God has made oil
one blood Ill nations Oi men that he has gwen
equal rights TO oil the human races-ilat human
" is one aud indivisibc, aud ulike precious IN
His regard-that our Lord Jesus Christ gave his
gospel, his prayers and his blood io' all men, US
his brethren, and the offspring Of one God there
fore, Us true disciples Of eur Faith, we are ever
opposed To oppression in all its forms, especially Ia
Tie system Of American Slavery, with It's darR
catalogue OF vices and crimes.
Resoipei That iaithiulness To our religious lrin'
ciples aud professions, The spirit Of lrcenen aud
Just regard Tor the dignity and welfare OF our
country demand that we should look upon the nd
vdnces and ouiragcs OF the Save porer IN this
nation with alarm, MS dangerous 10 all the true IN
iercsts Of the American people, and al war win
the letter and spirit Of Christian civilization.
Reyolped, That the late Legislation Of the Con-
gress OF the United States repeating the Missouri
Compromise aud enaciing The infamous Kansas
and Nebraska Bill, is an insuiien,be outrage upon
the equal rights OF American citizens--a gross
insult To the friends Of religion and hunlaniiy- u
sad development OF human deprvity-a bold de-
iance Of the God Of the oppressed; therefore we
demand, and pledge ourselves TO labor for, It's re-
peal.
Resolved, That the " Fugitive Slave Act OF
1850 is in direct opposition To our religious iai
in open war with the laws Of God and humanity,
burning shame upon the American nation, con-
tains the worst elements OF barbarism, and can
never receive the cc,intenance Of Christian free
men therefore we demand, and will no, cease TO
pray and labor for It's unconditional repeal.
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Fire Insurance Agency.

THE subscriber win take insurance risks In the following
cmnanIes, Howard Fire Insurance Company' low.
I'M Mass, Lowell Traders AMI Mechanics Mutual Iire In
.uranc Company and in the Granite Insurance Company
These are the two Stock and The best Mutual insur
Ance Companies doing business IN ~ hi, vicinity.
Biddesoi, July l2h, 1854. sly