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The comparison In the above Instances are 20 TIE
t0ta population, and will therefore be somewhat
affected by TIE greater or less proportion Of persons
at school age in the several countries. With all a.
lowarcts, the results are sufficiently remarkable !;
they plafe Maine and Upper Canada at the head Of
educated states. and America before any states OF
Europe. The Protestant states are also far in ad
vance OF the Catholic states. Lower Canada, Is
win to remarked, has not kept pace with France,
its mother country. On the whole We have ma n
Cause Tor rejoicing that America has attained the
highest branch OF the tree OF knowieiee.
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FOND Dr LAC COUNTY.
The Fond la Lac linton bnss. the esmtss,s ssssss -
that county. II exhibits nnosi rsmaftAbis tsssssss,
having sefy nearly doubled u 70 The total thHD
vas IL 30 BY tho unlt~i Bis>s hsurss, hssEh tAS
yaf0a mates q Ices The azsr~ss,s sos "a - 90, -
sbieh O. "a are foreign boin
The Hcrad pubAshs. the osasas a ths elsy a ys>a
iu Lac. Tbs aggregate rorulston J. ss25o, vh&ssf
ALL mslss xgik fsmsss - ralnr~i and ,ssl -
foreign hf,h. 10 isto ,hs popal s,Aoa vAs ,s5).
1ks tosn u fona la faethss papulstan ~ as, Il
vkom xcl u foreign birth. In 1850 tbs tsvs 49,
city oas thai ths tnrr~sss ~ tie tws 10 ys0s
ALTON, during hs pssi Jssr hss ben 5,it1-sv~ -
nj
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fh6trss y fgrtVtity.-Ds.ra ~ psyvryS - ". ar.
sssn called e. rsserd cssth ty eAslssa vr Tsss
rstAsi, nAp rns,or N car once yNs tAksa az,
si1us e1rss sc<k 90 Frfay nixkt ssA ds~f Ia sbSst
tven,y fogI hcsfs lie had b~sn sassvsy s-ys tis
yr.ssy stsr.er- trJiET 70 vsvf. lie -as sasivs "
CasA<e snt hsi bssa 10 ear eat sssse saen, or
s,spsss s-risx vh2A tH4 ~ hat Ra!s>s H. rssysc,
ssS ssusH ~ al v'th vssra he sSsseis.44 no ssvs
. wf0y end es estk W asars tssss pas -. isss
We Issply syupsshlss eta tAs asnirt.s .t4sv tiss
r.,suss., 90 .ss lasssusi rssis r. 80 s,;y q SO
- -LStF~trs ggg.sss, fyif "a
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nissec 60 the pfophes By Sidney Region. in the
stspe RI a manuscript which he stoo fron . gentle
man cemad Solomon Spsitiug. rhis revsoa. WHO vas
q minister Of, We believe. tas Methodist persu aston,
csyotd All his leisure hours for MY PEARS. 60 the
with ~ ~ozk called Che Msuusc,sp. Found !"
IN Which he gave an amusing and very plausible ac-
count OF the erign OF the American Indians. II
was however, merey in,erdsd for religious novel.
Failing into the hag6s Of Sidney gdon, who wss
printer, he ar Jcasph Smta saw In it at once the
foundation u raanih eut scheme OF religious i'm
s to srs their piare. sud finally was announced TO
the world ne translation from solaon plates found
huaed il the ground. and revealed by "a angel to
joseph bmito. Allah Aha, and Joseph u his Pro
uhcH
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prsoe>r Lett mr. ho0se, IN sbcs. ten fiuutss Murphy
acd Vaughan tsN q Wen do ycc frst bear Of tbs
murAxf a. A little afssr o'cisek Captaia Gay came
TO ny houss, ard ta chat kurpay eI been stssbsd
ara soale Cot probably Gvs bet . few uisr.es
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RV'~a ~ VFN -UJyS8b
In 1912 The lumber OF chiidreu, between five and
sixteen ytars Of sge, was i4l 49, and in 1853 tbs
same class numbered 2G6,9 Hence, at the first
reacd, only taa per cent Of tho children of school
age were Actually attending school, while at the lat
population in 1872 tho ratio of scholars was 4b per
cent, and in 1868, % per cent. These figures
ccitsinly show an immense improvement and places
Upper Cansda in the frs, rank Arcong educ s.ed
countries In any Ct the United States the highest
ratio Of schola,s to population was in 1850, only
one IN three or 30 per cent, Gas In Msins) and 10
tie whole United States exclusive Of slayes the "a.
ito was one In every five persons or 20 per cent.
instance, Is 10 per cent, and in the latter, , per
cent.
The statistics OF Lo yer Cansds refer only to the
year 1859 4, and hence comparison Of periods il
possible. In that year the condition of education
m lad in fha oil In
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In Upper Canada, about 2s per cent Of the D ,pu-
lation are Of school age. On the same basis, the
number Of such persons 10 Lower Canada would be
49 800, and heoee the proportion attending school
to those who should be, 10 only 43 per cent In TO-
whole population, only IL per cent were attending
school; in Upper Csnada, % per cent This is very
low, and per ceat below the average OF the United
Slater.
Thus then we may compare the educational int.
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I've may know thai ] am the God Of Israel,
and the & d OF the whole earth and have been
The asccunt q the teachings Of Carist TO the
Eephites comprises large part Of the Book OF Nor
mon. They aie, however, noshisg bot the sayings
of Saviour taken nom various parts OF the New
Testament, jumb,ed together in mass, aud In sous
places altered 10 a most blasphemous and sacrils-
ious manner to suit the peculiar views Of Joseph
Smith. A sample CT tkeir notifications, take the
folowing:-"And he (Christ) said unto them In
ibis wtte stal ye bAptise; ard there shall be no
huputatie ms smopg you. Behold, ye shall 20 down
rd staad In the water and in my name shall ye bsp
tse THEN aud there shall you immerse them in t1e
aser, and come forth again out Of the water. This
ct course aetties the question OF Immersion or
Having explained the leading doctrines OF the
beW dispersaiicn, and appointed twelve apostles to
preach the gospel over the whole Of America, Christ
wss caught up INTO heaven, and the Nephites for
loug while lived Ia accordance with the
wcadrons revelation that had bsen given them.
As time elspsed, however, and the appearance ~ bs
Messiah became only tradition, the people begsn 70
lhhelieve, and God besams 10 cnraged that he lei
he Lar antics uIon them 10 destroy them from ira
are Of the earth. Tho Lamapites q this TINA vere
yng In South America, and the Nephitcs in N nth
ner;cs. Battle after battle cnsued, in which mil
Cos fell ca either side, but faay alb ,ut four hun.
rd yesss alter Christ: the Nephitss we're driven 20
Stw York State, where they were all killed except
fc mos and bis son Moropi, and now II cane 70
AZ, that altar the great and tremendous battle at
vunorsh behold the Nephites who had csc ped into
re country ncrhward,. were hunted by the Lams-
lso vas kDlsd by them, and even remain alone
b write the sad tale OF the destruction OF my PEG
We '-(BsnS OF Moronil.
IA now generally Admitted on oil hands tia, tbs
lex Ct Scrmon vas NOT written By lseph Saith,
a,iaa' tie whole s1cnndvcTk Of tho story WA Far.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30

Cn,ucTTRnrrc. By the last Democrat
we s,c tia, the Agricultural editor Of this
paper has given paragraph Tor the h1neGt
" the Norway Advertiser That journal,
rs hl. becn is wont, ever since it tore down
The Hubbard flag and deserted the standard
" Democracy, has had an unusual procliyi-
~ TO make charges it charged Us with
writing yariou, articles which We never
wrote with doing various deeds which We
never did and il has made more false state
mcn,. of al kinds and lcl them unrctract.
81, than any one journal ought to l. guilty
oC in a no, time. llr. Forb,, ha' done well
20 set public opinion right on various char
o. "a. u himself. bat the reputation Of
that ,hco, i. now too well known, to render
any relutatipn of it, assertions or chargcs
necessary. It's columns have recently tccm-
el with abu-a and yilifcation Of this Jour.
AL. but an, source they come from Is their
own be-, rcfutation. LIS lshmaelte pro-
rcn.ities win no doubt continue to find -uf
6cicn, objects of qualification and It will
continue 20 sing the .on- put into its mouth
at tic start. viz +" Bogus, Niger, Ram
rod" until il has blown is blast; and con-
WINGED the people that Compounds for
slavery only are sacred, and that Liquor
laws are the product Of the " sons Of Be''-
a." ~ mote IL be.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30

ANpRoscoCGrN AGmurLTuRAL SOCIETY,"
The annual meeting Of the Society was held
at Lewiston, on the llth. The officers cho-
IN ARE a. follow.
Prr,iicnt-IIou. Eliuh Darrell, Greene.
Vice pr,-ident.-Wm. Scal, Lisbon
JamaStrput, Durham.
Recording Secrotary-Wm. Il. Wright,
lewiston
Corresponding Sccrctary-.William n.
FRYE, Lewiston.
Trrasurrr-Mark lowell, Lewiston.
Ascnt-l,aac g Field, Lewiston.
Iihnrian-Cal,in Record, Danyillc.
Trustecs-John VI. FRYE, lewiston, An.
gustus Spnguc, Greene Robert Martin,
Danyillc; Daniel Pierce, Poland Ruff,
Prince, Turner.
Amount Of fund. in treasury. SjOo, -.
II was voted that an assessment of one dol
lar he made on each member and that all
premiums awarded that remained uncallcd
Tor on the first of January, shall he cuusid-
cred ~ donations a. the Society.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30

Srconp ANNrAL RrroET OF THE SEcRrrA-
nv az TnE Board 90 ACmcrLTURE OF Mas
s,cmrsrrrs. BY the politeness Of Hon. C..
l.. Flint, Secretary Of the Board Of Agricul-
ture Of Massachusetts,, we have received his
second annual Report. II isa work Of over
300 pages, printed on good paper with large
and clcganttypc. 1t isa highly interesting
Report, and possesses more than ordinary
merit. II indicates activity and improve
men, in the great science Of Agriculture.
II isa reflex Of the enlightened opinions Of
living Agriculturists. II is devoted 70 Ag-
ricultural statistics-to intercollegiate the
culture Of tho hop. and to various other
topics. The article on the climate Of New
England, giving an account Of the years in
which drouth has occurred, since l623, is
one Of great value.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30
F,, IN. o,S,d Democrat.

PAEsoSsFIELD, YoRK Co., REpEENEp Ik'f
TIM THEALDou on DENAso6uIsN. On Mon.
DAY, the 10Th inst, SAM that sood o'u
patriotic soul, came through this region LOT
the first sine, and rallied his forces--hH
enemies fed and left the field, withoutst rik'
ING an etIectual blow in the hands Of tie
mighty conqneror. The entire American
ticket was elected. There were some mighty
long face. about the time the vote for hO,
derator was declared. Some sighed anu
looked "a though they might have Lost every
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30

TuE Slvryv Qrru,>. Thus thrr, g..
s1m-,hIn, -rrrif, o. 10 on tbc question or
slavery. in view e the a--g-,i,n of tlc
Nebraska lill Aui % r ursur tv1 thing,
IT, IRE srltr- must submit. ~ r.usr o.
submit. u, that a--r- -,iaa. We ua,,l not
chanct.rii, ;hc two ciszs Ut action. So
nonan'lu, iu their consequence. Weno,j
~, =, az length iaua development. Uf the
r,.alt, o. follow Oh. ono or tL"u,h.r rour,r.
= h,o'y-- 10 str of O. nation, anil ,bs
c,us % human Ir,-rc-. Our opinions
trrr-1n arc vel known w merely d,-ir,
hs-~ O. ak tss members o. thc Know Moth
M. organization in tho free State. WI, ar
Mt rusl'auialr,, and dI MT pr1pD-e On
natirul,,e -Ag~ry, AMI thereby h'c1ms
,1y- th'm~'e. VIA, ,hey a-r srirs TODD
IN thi. eur--r-cy, al what they propose
t. AZ ar demand of their r.rrr- u'1tivc> iu
Congress, now AMI tsrrlg,ere Do they ,r-
,rui &, confirm Oh, wrr.n1 ? ~ r., terrific
~ @, slavery made hy tis Nsrrlssa BIN, ~
d, ,hev intend o. rlsi5: it, ON. uf 'hr,a
Two thing, they must d.. Nov. v, ask.
which !, IL Ir' us COME r'.at O. th,
point, AID have a decision. arL % every
man, s-for- he mako IL, D. fully rrrs,at.d
n his own mind. IN, ..',lsuen, n thi.
question by t.r T"nrlo = che f0v States g.
mur, p-a-naut with vital Consequence than
that Of al! other .zis,ing political Issues
-eubined But {, carnrrEe elu-id rrl and
irc6ti to- so1n. lrr ever man and every
party define their position, then. On this
graf question, ara 81 u, have no.casions,
aud no skulking under g"u"ral platituis.
ab,ut 1" rehakins agitaHou."
r.. \ Tribune
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30

STATISTICS TOR BrsNIss ME>, Is the IL
tie Of a volume recently issued by Geo. VI.
Atwood, Gardiner, containing the name and
location, Of every. town in the United States,
together with tho - extent of the Meran-
tile, Manufacturing, Agricultural, and In.
dustrial inter,rts of che country Also a
political register Of tho State Of Maine for
1855. IL isa compact volume, and is what
Is needed by every onc FOR occasional refer
ence. Price, 81.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30

If,.,r, va. ary Jrul,hsr-.. q th.r-.--
.rt STAT. o. publ, feeling IN Nv Harr-
shire. there can Pc non. sine, r'i. election.
The STATE ha. pronounced it.alf gslir.'Nr
P.rr,'. ADMINISTRATION With AN s1Bpha.i.
which leave, nr room fr cavl. Nothing
crud have '.cr NOR, f,'trir- t1a ,a0li-
doc. tha1 tl, vr', which New lIawrsli-s
ra,e NJ. Pis-cc az che tim, o' PTS ry;i.r
and --ara any cirr1m,,arrr, we thiuf.
could m1si'r- hiu mprr than .r.F % -.rr-
-al -si's favorable fu6-meu'--.1rh lr.'1-
a,i1a, made ny Do, 0il rr.gAhrr ~ h.ir
utter b., of c1rfdnrs i1 him. o. tvDl .ar,
BE- has rlmh-l away lHe T-,ur'e Inherit
an,, u popularity with which o. ru'rr-l
up.n Die rG .ilI 'i-'. ruined au. broken up
HI. party, ani clu..la r.nv'at.rrya,a.iIu
IN thc political ehlnr;raf'hr STATE, which
say' him en- uu-; .r.rtua' support. Tha-,
never vls man elected o. On prr-ilsrrv
shrs. publ, rrrr was nor. plainly lrfu-
81 ty tns circumstance o. %, tinr and
more g.. from embarrassing Trrplsyi'i.-,
than that % Mr pirrrr. tvpycars since, AMI
lhrrr never was one rn,Nu- them who miss
elhi, way 81 jsrlar'lv n. Y Post,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30

4 NovIl ANp l>rrEETiSU PRESENTATION.
On the evasion ola rcvrni Convention Of
the "DAughtss. cf E-vcisa., the following
rrocs,liuss ,ssF.rlaco Nc copy from the
Portland Inquirer
Airr the meeting 5lJsNi, hundrcd or
more, SJusand Daughters Of r0ciJn, walk.
u - the residence o. GOV Morrill,, ami were
politely revived ~ him au3 De excellent
lady, nssoluNj by Mr.. Pcrham, Spe1krof
tAe House Of Representatives ANrasbCr;
sal s1cial interview Mr. Gibbs, or Peru,
Prysilont ogthe STATE Sosicty Of Daughter,
in seat and appropriate adir's 70 the
ssCvernOr, presented q towering Io''' which
had been erected rr,n a c,utcr table. The
Governors iacsuuiiy Or psrtin,ntErvly on
- novel an OCCASION va- Tr.,ty -r,crgly tay-
n, but nor ----'azrd Il was wen done,
aud they ver. assured that ;hcir confidence
Wa. not misplaced.
r., r1sr Cake, us uhl,.urcl.. &, should
>, ci'l,l, was a u.a-uiirrut thing. ana Eagh
=. no Governor cyu b,.Jr, roy.i,ad. The
irm,iia;, order ius itgamc from o.. Dau-h-
,arg iu Turner, anu 10 vas mad, ly NJ.
E.'.usao, Of thi. lily, vhos. t.', 4ul ssiii
" such matt.rs cannot hsczre-l-l l;vas
a pyramid ~ t.y.s al,out . - t., high,
Ei,A Iara OF rrarly ! - zee -lmrr
Erl story orsz ~ ei:'t nrhr-r'1Ir IS.
o. tfs f-r-. --..r3l =, terminating Zoo "a yu-
rl'a upon ri''4rs. en- up.a t.i, st..i Lie
"a, vi:h h.r sap, holding IN h.r hand Ae
even sal,s 81 Jr.tce The vholcstras'urr
was 0y,rlsI With t'irk, fn,. easement,
ornamental with fvurr., Chains, ,sav- aul
'ov.-, 1' tbc most delicate .urtr work
Significant motto, were alz' s.rit,I uron
The different siis- ana port. Of ,hr uagr.
~c,l rcy,alm; %, design. of On, Tr-ru'.
Among them ver, d., following
w detect aui r,-i,, Oppression.
", way a-t's.t lrtrurerucr.
"" UppUs 'he rtair, Hi I.r'ry.
Liberty an ru->ui. or harTin-s.
Empty lrisrus.
Nu 0Teu bihl-.
\ Governor with ln-k ir1g.
The People ru'l.
Il was. In al rcaV.st., O. ra-1ii'utw0's
IN IL line, ard set some SIS ur $50
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PARIS. NAME, MARCH 80, 1855.
rrutisnsb fVEsr TRipAr MORNING ~
W. A. PIDaIN & Co..
rEnPsIErORs.
THOMAS II. BROWN, Editor.

Trrus.--.O,. dollar sol 6iiy cents 'tucth ~
.,py,NrE. ga. d,II,r srj -sveuiy-6ys cru'. With
% .,N p1rths Two fr''1Ts ai thc rud 4 The Ny'r
To sbsh CIV crpts vir ,y al'ei ~ c'cg lTar
- vhish ra,,nrut b. dslaNrl
ApvTurtsE~rSt' Inserted orrra'orahac trrms
NE pror.,lict MI l,'fg acctvifh'e gt any error
o.. sal thc 5mrr-t ,h,lrssl a. ihr ajysui.sm"ut
s VI. PUTTENCIIL \ Co. 10 N'r's
a., r.ffss. unl To- Nssfss -, N'w is'l, sr'
orr .r', auitur,ls H-,rt. hr procuring fuhscup
one. tIrs,rlipr ,l,HriI.rwc'i'.
rTr-Iauusnt CO.. IN sdy,ttsensnts 10 held 20 T.
d. rrr, toe date ,ftLs fret Insertion.
q Cornuasairstirus shuut directed 10 " Toe
ONDrd nruacIst. ISi-. Ne
HonL aud job Printing
PROMPTLY AND NEATLY ENECurCn
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30

Tux RoELND REPORTER, is a thrice
weekly paper, which has arisen from the
ashes of the Commercial Advertiser. IL i
a small sheet, devoted tn news, aud the gen
eral business interests Of that young city.
It reports that the warm sun and brisk
wind have nearly dried up the mud, and adj
viscs its out Of town readers that they may
visit the city with perfect safety.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30

TnE MEDICAL ScnooL. We omitted TO
publish the following few days since
At special meeting Of the students Of
the Medical School Of Maine, March l6,
1855
Resolved, That justice 10 the medical pro-
fcssion, as well rs the progress Of science
and the cause Of humanity, demands the en-
actmrnt Of laws lcgaliring dissection.
Resolved, That while we respect the pop
ular sentiment In regard N this branch Of
medical study, we EEL that duty to the li,-
inc requires the sacrifice of that srngbility
which would forbid anatomical research up
on the human subject.
Resolved, That Dr. :. II. Ttwksbury. of
Portland. merits our warncst thanks for
his untiring efforts In behalf Of the Medical
Bill before the present legislature and
that we also tender our thanks to those
members Of the Senate and lIousr, who 50
faithfully. though unsuccc-sfully, advocated
the cause ~ medical scicncc.
Voted. That copy Of thc-e resolves b.
forwarded TO the yariou. papcrs throughout
the State for publication.
Tn BrrllS, Committee.
&. e. TRATroN,
DR.. Tcwksbury replies in Just and appro-
pirate terms. Port, Advertiser.
While at augusta We were made ac-
quain,cd with the Bill above referred To
and We give II as our deliberate opinion,
that right and justice demanded II. passagc.
I, wa. analogou. In IT, provisions To laws
now in existence in many Of the Stats
where the feeling. Of delicacy and humani-
" are as scrupulously regarded as they arr
or can h. in this State. This Bill should
have hal p,s-ate II. failure at the prc--
cnt time l. the r-ul, Of want Of proper
information on the SUBJECT. II Il, however,
only question Of time. II must eventual
ly become the law of the State.
Thi, compliment Of the Medical Clas to
DR.. 5. II Trwksbury, f- hi. uutiring cf.
forts To procure the passage Of Bill 70
promote the .cience Of surgery, and remove
the difhcul,ir- which best TIE Medical stu.
dent. path, {. both timely AMI well docry-
cd.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30

DrrDE,rurD IyruoyriNrs. ID Louie
,ills Journal learns tiat Mr IIatn,.. o.
Nv. Ia. invented a printing telegraph, W
,elegrap,i, srrau,u.. %! d. following vra.
tarf1l powers
"drc - % Nor, battery wiz -snd o.
n,--ars ~ ;'i, instrument as Gar al. uu,
hundred ,ur. ly any other t.'-rarh'r r-
,;-u-rr;. Thusa Grow. h.';,7y rnah.ral
sending q mos,acs SEQ mills hy o., iu-tru-
rrsut noa b. U.s., Win ..gd &c so,ouo m1n.
Is thi, machine. Tr'ay magnet, arr u1-
ucy,-sary ia using t.- instrument
Thcactir1 ortii. u.a,h,rr hy tho ro'ijr-
Instead VI the r-rri,ir- F'wlr 1g electro
magnetism, ia great advantage over 600
other ;.'ar7.phis apparatus. liIrint. with
graf rar.l.ty. The k.ys c,u'sirir- tHe
letters, orrury 1oce of ci-'; 'y uw.
ii,ie,. AMI tic ,r,r.urhin- i.a-somr'i.hel
a. rapidly ~ Oh, keys rln D. t,u.h,J ~
s-ateg bow MANY k.ysulv De- touched, Oh.
corresponding l.''rr, az, inprr-,IuT.r 'hr
paper ANY one pln can .rrl can us
chs. instrument. MI whilst tvp ofEer- ar
So .e-ssauuir1ti1n the operator in the re-
eciyin- alb.,s oa-al ',a.' D., r.---a-,f q" o.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30

Erouru Annual REroEr OF rr TRrs-
rErs OF rnE STATE REToRN ScHooL, AT
WEsrBoaocGu, Mass. The Treasurer OF
this School ha. our thanks for Report Of
this institution. By it we learn that this
School contains at the present time $50
boys. The great mass Of these boys, accor-
ding to this Report, have been sent to this
School for larceny, stubbOrnness, idleness
and yrsrapcy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30

james T. McCobb was on Saturday last
nominated as a candidate for Mayor Of Port.
land, by a meeting at the City Hall lie is
called not a Democratic, nor Wing, nor
straight-out, hut citizens candidate
Speeches were made by John A. Poor, Ma
than Clifford, John Neal and S. j. Ander-
son.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30

REVIVAL WOlean that there i. quite a
revival at the present time in the Frccwill
Baptist Church at Canton Mills. Six can
didatcs, four ladies and two gentlemen,
were baptized, By immersion, in the Andres
coyrin river, last Sabbath.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30

ON FrsloN RnTsopr. That Boston
nri.tccrn,, CO.. John Abbott, now Of the
Maine Fro Pres, thus notices the recent
Lesi.latur, II thi, State.
"Tu,NI Con, The IIindoos ut Angus
IA, who have ben dissraring the State Tor
the last two or three months. in attempting
70 pas. laws, adjourned last SATURDAY. That
a,-cmblagr VI know nothings, will H. A.
memorable A. the Aroostook war az they
accomplished was their everlasting disgrace,
ruin aud utter destruction"
Thus thi. foreign stipcndiary and notori.
Gus hlackguarl. -cck. to hcliitle and slam
der the people fMaino. H. call- the Rep
rr-cnta,i,r- AMI Senators whom the people
have chosen, IIinioos, .tigmatiies them rs
know nothing.. and indirectly casts oiium
upon John Fairfield, one Of our mo-, illus
trious ciiiirn,, who wa author Of the
Aroostook war. Not even the ashes of the
dead can c.ap- the cnlumniou- outpourings
Of thi, nomadic political hack. How long
will the people of Maine suffer such abu-"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30

Syring operations have been commenced
Woo the P-no'scot and Kennsbcc railroad,
and will b pushed forward with all rracti-
cable d,spa,ca until the road i completed.
So doub, in thru m nnths The cnrs will run
r,-rl,rly b:trr-p ,his ei,y and ws.crvillc.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30

Gov. Morrill, has appointed Thursday.
April 18th, for the Annual Fast. His Pro-
clamation n well written one-he writes
like a Chistiau. lDrew's Intslligencer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30

ErD>pvY or Prnlc EyrTNprrErs. The
present Administration II the General Gov
cumcnt, was elected on the platform Of
promised rigid economy. Two year. have
cIap-yl. and for it, support il has required
somc $3.50, 100000. Ofthis amount SlO,.
0oo .,No have hccn paid IN Mexico S.
OOO 600 for Concrcs, 81 800, eco for Dis-
trirt or Columbia AMI frr sundri',-thc
Army, Navy, Texan creditors, &C., S7o,-
100000. And vet because a few old wild.
ovs and Others. were refused small
amount in the French SPoliation BIT, by
the veto, thi. Administration j. aid 10
guard vol the Treasury
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-30

The Maine legislature passed ZIG acts
and % Resolves; and yet the State Of Maine
ays I, has done nothing"