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tyslly s;fAsa asssndmeni," here too. there
|, \ loosenss Of statement Characteristic Of
the Argus. Valuable q ws Jadss shsp-
LAYS revision, none oft was taken on trust,
nor were his recommendation 'and altsra-
lions adopted without due reflection. Every
chapter. and every section in each chapter,
was carefully examined, and every new sug.
ssstion carefully considered, and none were
adopted simply because reported BY him.
This was done by largo and competent
committss, and to this committee Judge
Shspley's revision stood in no other relation
than did that Of the ast commission 70
Judge SIS as revision giving Every great
besu6u and advantages, which enatlsd the
Legislature to complete it, labou In revising
the laws In comparatively brief period.
We have been prompted to tbsss remark .
BY no member Of the 6rst commission. We
perceived in tho Argus recklesuess Of state.
ment which indicated no knowledge Of the
facts about which the editor was writing,
and have simply corrected erroneous and
partizan statements. Unless the editor Of
the Argus can find more real ground of com.
plant against the Legislature Of 1857, than
he can mako out offs proceedings on the
revision, he had better leave It and turn his
attention to explaining the proceedings OF
the board of trade Of Clifford, Appleton
d Co., for the benefit Of the harmonious
democracy.
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DIAIn or Senator's Bal AND BrTLkR.
Hon. james Bell, U. s senator for n. H.,
expired at his residence at Laconis, n. II Z,
on Tuesday morning. Mr.. Bell has been In
feeble state ofheslth for soms time. but It
was not until very recently that his friends
entertained any serious fears In regard to
his recovery. Tho Boston Traveller In max.
ing the melancholy announcement says:
"Tbe decease Of Senator Bell, Of New
Hampshire, will be learned with deep re-
gret, not on,y throughout that State, bus
measunaLly all over New England and tho
West, and indeed wherever hs was known.
lie was one Of the best and ablest men now
in public life-honest, firm and true. Tho
vac ncy thus caused in the United States
Senate will be filed at once by tho new Leg.
islature Of New Hampshire, which meets
next week, and which has q Republican
majority In both branches. Daniel Clark
Of Manchester Is more likely than any ono
else to DO chosen ~
Three United States Senators from New
Hampshire have died within three years,
and oil while In Office, viz Moses Norris,
Charles q. Anterior, and James Bell"
A later telegnphic despatch from Angus
II, Ga. dated May 20, furnishes the mel.
sncholly intelligence Of the death ofsnother
Senator, Mr.. Butler, Of South Carolins.-
He died Of drory.
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ACCIDENT IN M.curls. As Judge Davis wa.
leaving town on Friday OF last week, in the
carriage of John L. Talbot, Jr.. Ia. =, on IA.
way to Columbia 10 spend the night and take
the stage the next morning for Bangor, he
was upset while crossing the upper bridge
IN tins town The accident was ooSs,siou.d
by turning out 10 pass a loaded ,eam. which
brought the hub against u post and ut.sl
the carriage, throwing his Honor and Mr..
talbot furiously upon the bridge. Tue
Judge jumped and striking upon his fee,
fell forward an = bruised his kusss eon.iben
bly,. Mr.. ID. struck upon his head cutting and
bruising ii somewhat though not seysr,ly.
The horses cleared themselves from the car.
rage and stopped alter running q short dis.
tniICc.
l. Il sid that the Judge facetiously TO
marked to Mr.. Talbot ON getting up that
he didn't suppose he would turn him Oh,
again 20 soon."-Msehias RspHSAoan.
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Decisions Of Court.

The Supreme Court Law Term. sitting in
Cumberland. have made decisions in the fol-
lowin: casos originating in the county Of
York
YOrk County. Msllen vs.. Lord. EIcep-
tons sustained.
Hayes for Plaintiff; Howard and Srout
Tor Defendant.
Emery and al. in equity W. Philbrook.
Plaintiffs entitled to decree according to
opinion Of the Court. Masters to DO ap-
pointed.
Clifford L Eastman for Plaintiff; Evan,
for Defendant.
Thornton and al. vs.. Cults. Exceptions
sustained, verdict set aside and new trial
granted.
Goodwin for plaintiff; Moses Emery 70,
Defendant.
Inhabitants Of Buxton W. Inhabitants Of
Scarboro. Judgement for Plaintiff.
Chisholm for Plaintiff; Fesssnden L But
Ter for Defendant.
The Court thsn adjourned sss Do.
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GovrSos GEARr's FORTHCOMING Book. W,
arc told by democrat Of unquestionable
hrthfulness TO his party, hinselfG Gorernor,
that IN late conversation with Governor
Geary he learned that that gentlemen is pre-
pairing from his diary, faithfully kept du,
ring his administration, u summary of events
in Kansas, ms they came under HE Jwn person.
nj OF Official observation. We are told by
the same authority that in that book, when
il is given ~ the country the allegation Of the
Republican journals in relation TO the fend
ish atrocities practiced uIon the Free State
men by these border rutiian invaders will BE-
not only confirmed but fully proved.
10 wiH be stated, that during a trip on much
treTented road, soon after has arrirai IN the
TrritOry,the Governor sai1 the bodies Of tteen
~ sir murdered Free STATE men. Some of these
had been shot OF Drained, and thrown out by
the roadside to rot under burning sun.
Others had been scalped as .indians scalp
their victims. One was pinioned to n tree
by bowc-knife through his heart into the
eolid wood at his back I; on his breast was
fastened written warning to all other "sbo-
litionists." Some were buried just beneath
the prairie sod, their hands and arms Left
sticking out Of the shallow holes into which
they had been thrown. Upon Others the
nsmelcss mutations which characterile
the ferocious JOY Of the Indians in the mo.
ment Of victory, had been committed. In all
CLASSES. brutality seemed 10 have exhausted
himself in insulting what, among all civil
ircd men. whether friend or Toe, are looked
upon with rc-peet-the bodies of the dead.
Had these things appeared in the letters de-
failing events in Kansas between May and
November last, the journal Publishing them
would have been suspected ut exagyrration.
even by It's own political friends and more
than one Of the atrocities which the Governor
wi. descibs was written out by faithful cur.
respondents for our columns, but We refused
publication Tor the reasons alleged above
CAselyo TtabVne, April IL.
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Gov. WALKlR ON KANsAs.-Tho: Washing-
ton correspondent Of the n. Y. Herald gives
some further extracts from Gov. Walkers
Kanns Manifesto. Mr.. Walker says:-
kansas, with her neighbop on the Fast,
the great State Of Missouri extending along
her whole Eastern boundary, and from whom
came 90 many ofhor people, and with whom
her intercourse by rivers and railroads must
DO most intimate, can surely feel no DISPOSE
ton % establish hostile relations with that
State. to become propagandist Of abolition,
an asylum fsr fugitive slaves, multiplying the
decisions Of the Supreme Court Of tho Uni
ted States. and stirring up volcanic fires in
the heart Of the American Union on the
South lies the great fertile Indian slavehol-
ding territory, together with Texas, supply
ing her with her cotton for manufactures,
and Kansas supplying them In return with
her grain, and other products. Thus. on
the South and East she will he bounded by
,laveholding States while, IL from soil. cli-
mate. productions and other cause, she
should ultimately bccoms free State, she
will ct least retain all tho~s great conserya.
tive features which will enable her 20
strengthen and perpc,ua,s the American
Union,"
From the drift Of the other parts Of the adj
dru-, Mr. Walker EVIDENTLY expects tina,
Kansas will DO admitted with slave State
In co injection with this sub
icct he ayr-
81 have ever. throughout life, rearded
The formation ii q constitution. BY . con.
'ention Of delegates, but mere preliminary
proccodins. expressing simply the opin-
ions Of the convention. and obligatory only
~hsn ratified by y solemn vots Of the p.o-
pls themselves"
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OLE Bull. 1t will be seen by reference
to our advertising columns, tina, the citizens
Of Biddeford and vicinity, are " b favored
with q concert by this world.reuownsi VIC.
linist-the vcritablc Ole Bull.
Ole Bull, with his talented company, Is
giving, ata greatly reduced price-hp fare
we'll concerts, prior to his return to Europe
the coming Autumn. We doubt not our
citizens will improve this opportunity for
listening to the wonderful performances Of
this distinguished +" Norwegian snehantsr. {"
His fame b too we'll known 70 mako com
meut necessary. Tho people are only wait.
ing to embrace tho opportunity Of seeing
and hearing for themselves.
~Ths Concert will take plscs on Mon.
day nsxt.
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e The French Family will give con-
cert ct Calf Hall, Saco, on Saturday even
Ing. June 9th, under the direction Of Mr. I.
Il. Horton.
Tue WILMINGTON GAzrrrE states that ct
present, in Delaware, the peach crop bids
fair to DO moro abundant than It has been
for many years.
- The American Tract Society disposed
Of. "Sambo" and Rev. Dr.. Adams quite
unanimously yesterday, by adding Rev.
President Hopkins, Of Williams College, to
the list Of Executive Committee, and then
substantially requesting the parent or New
York Society 10 place him on their Publish
ing Committee In lieu Of DR.. Adams.
President Hopkins received 50 and Dr..
Adams vots.-Bosson Traveller 27h inst.
e Il Is aidthat the Mormous are about
commencing settlement near Council
Bluffs, Iowa, for an outpost or receiving
station and that the lending men Of tho
new settlement are to be eastern men, who
hays not been initiated into the real mystic
ries Of Mormonism. The foundation Of this
settlement Is supposed to be the cau.s Of
Brigham Y0ung's secret expedition 70 the
north.
20 Aeentleman who has just returned
from Q somewhat extensive trip through
Upper Canada, informs the Rochester Dem
oerai that nothing can exceed the promise
ofthe wheat crop there; and unless some
evil, now unexpected, shall beiall 1t, there
will DO an unusually bountifal harvest tho
pr esent season.
~ At Rockford, H., Ex.Governor Bsbb
fred into . crowd who were serenading his
son upon the occasion Of his returning from
the east with his bride, and II was reported
that two Of the noisy sersnaders were killed.
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Won Littrow, the great German astrouo.
mer, writes to the Vienna Gazette that there
is q possibility that the great comet Of 1856
may return this year, but that IL, Z" orbit
Is so situated that II cannot approach the
earth within some Eve millions Of miles"
lie rates ". Babbinct severely for exciting
an alarm on the subject. and adds:
I" Prom facts which fortunately render
the vacillat.ng arguments OF the physicist
Babbinet quito supcrilious, IL Is irrefutably
certain that the matter Of which comets con-
sists forms on extremely loose texture that
comets are in reality not coherent masses but
mere agglomerations Of small corpuscules,
which are separated from ono another by
large intcrstics.
Highly improbable as It Is, because II
could only take place by concurrence Of
circumstances hardly conceivable. that o
Collision oil the earth and tho nucleus Of
comet should ensue, such an event, far from
entailing destruction on this world, could
only be compared ut the most with the fall
of meteor, and its effects would barely
equal those produced by our thunder.storms
aud hurricanes. A mere passing Of the lu.
minous appendases Of ono Of these bodies,
which It Is true might moro easily happen,
would DO upattended by any injurious con.
sequences, since the matter Of which comets
consist Is not coherent substance, nor Is It
even an atmosphere such rs we conld not in.
hale"
The comet now visible through q teles-
eop returns once in ten years, and Is IN en-
sirely different body from the comet Of 1855.
1t was nearest the earth on the 9Th inst,
being then about twenty millions Of miles
distant. II is now receding from US, and
will not be visible to the naked eye during
its present apparition.
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From Kansas.

ST. LOUIS, May &c.
Adviccs from Kansas to May 81, state that
Secretary Stanton ad issued proclama.
ton for the election Of delegates TO the Con.
stitutional Convention on the third Monday
in June. The census return, from 10 out
Of the 20 counties were in, giving 92Sl legal
voters. ..-.....--.
I, is said that many Of the Republicans
are gving TO the Free State National Democ
raoy also that an attempt was making by
tho Northern men to send Free State men
Of that party to the Convention, and that
Eli Moore. furmerly Of New York, had been
solicited 70 run for Congress.
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Nrcr DRnrs. srychninc in whisky is
not tho only poison sold under tho title Of
intoxicating drinks. The drug.dcalers Of
New York openly advertise their compounds
for making imitation liquors. One Of their
circulars informs the world that brandy No.
that Il, tho bot sort Of bnndy-is made
Of" oil ofbnndy, "a poisonous ether, oil
Of bitter almond. (s poisonous Is pausic
scid.) ETHEREAL vino. alchohol. sugar and
Mslaga wine. No. 2-oil Of brandy. aostic
'ther, tAnarinds, cherry juice, sugar, all
,olorsd with burnt sugar. No. soil ofbran-
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0tr Bell AND ruK FAR MssoSs. We
make the following extract from Masonic
address delivered at Burlington, VI. . few
years ago, by John II. sheppard, Esq., Of
New York
Nearly four years ago, the triumph Of Mu-
sic and Masonry, hand In hand, presented q
splendid exhibition in the city Of New York.
The proceeds Of an immense Concert, at the
Tabernacle, were generously devoted by Ole
Bull to the J" Widows and Orphans Fund
Of the Order Of Freemasonry." The Grand
Master, with q Committee Of the Grand
Lodge Of New York, ranged themselves
ut the foot Of the platform. aud. before the
whole audience, hailed the Norwegian en-.
chanter rs a brother. and told him be would
DO followed by.a mothers prayer and an
orphans gratitude wherever he went
They then invested him with the Rcealia Of
the Grand Lodge. Many Of my respected
hearers have probably heard tho music Of
this wonderful man. It Is enough /, TO
deem the craft from all suspicion and un.
kindness to think that among tho fraternity
Is mason whose melody sounds like the
harp Of Orpheus, and whose Mother.
Prayer" has made many, heart throb at
the memory Of that maternal lore perhaps
now among the angels in heaven.
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Nerlrr'-An old lady desired her wore
hall to look into barrel that stood in the
corner and tell her what he saw. The old
gentleman looked and thus answered o I
CURMT.
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GEORGE DowNEs, !
" y PRENfl>s,
J NJ DEERlNG,
GEORGE LIBBY,
ALoNzo GARCELoN,
&. J TALBUT,
J l. STEVENS,
X W NORRlS,
, - BAKER.
" ID MEfCALF.
II n MARSHALL.
W u SARGENT,
Jos KELSEY.
WASHINGTON LONG.
May -, 1851.
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AMERICAN PEAcI SociErY.
In the absence Of the Recording Secretary,
Mr.. Bsekwith read the annual report.
The report begins with alludius to the
general rspose Of the world in psAOe, and
tho favorable position Of the cause at the
present time.
Operations in the causs generally pros.
porous during the year. Tho Society has
continued It's usual operations during the
yssr. Besides the secretary and o5cs agent
there have bean In i,s service during the
year six lscturins agents, all but one out Of
New England. in Boston, New York, and
In States farther West. The rsosipts were
&3,ls7 q, and expenses %, l0l, s4, leaving
In ths treasury $6s,7S.
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toned, the second ~ - mefe mattef OF
taste.
When the Argus undertakes TO discrimin-
ate bctwesn the t~o rsvisions. in favor Of
Judge Shepley's, because the hrst is ProliI,
Il should have some other foundation than
mere assumption.
In regard 10 the instance Of prOlixity cured
by Judge Shepley's revision, II any such oc-
eurred. the improvement grew out Of more
enlarged powers being gwen to Judge Shep-
" BY the resolve under which he acted, than
were given 10 the Ere: commissioners, who
sere only empowered to eollaio ''rsviss and
arrange" she laws rs they actually existed,
but were no, directed to suggest amend
rnents, and alterations. Judge Shepley was
not only directed to revise, but was instruct
I'd Ito consider and recommend such alter
atoms and amendments in the general lava
as he may deem necessary" Under such .
grant he had the power to compress or omit,
while the 6rt commission was confined to
the express duty Of reporting the laws as
they existed. Such bsin: the case all that
the Argus says by way Ofcomparison Of the
two revisions can have no bearing upon
settling the comparative value Of the two
revis'ous in the chapter relating to ways.
Had the. 6rst commissioners been given such
powers ~ were given to Judge Sherley, Per
haps they might have done equally - well,
or even better than he did-snd what We
have said on this point will apply with
equal force to any other Improvement made
by Judge Shepley Of similar character.
And in relation to the Legislaturs Of 1887
osstias that report Of Judge sh,llsy "~r-
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Publi'hment law will have tho eject to In
crease tho attendance ut church. and that Is
all the good 1t will do.
D Al st. Louis. last week, DR.. Eaton
and Robert Webb, both on their way TO
Kansas, lett Pi.tsburg steamer, In the even
ing, to have card inserte'i in newspaper,
and on their return could not lind the boat.
They called at q house where two men vol
unteered to direct them, who soon alter.
ward demanded Their money. a night en-
'uea' ana o0.h tho emiGran.s w're ooasen
WIN ',uns 'n0", 10 .na' meoo a'oa, ana
Eaton " confined 70 his bed. The former
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-06-20
The Pioneer Piano Forte.


Last Sunday as We were passing IIockcr's new
building, on Court street. a strange but pleasing
sound salutcd our cars. We divcd into the base
ment Of the building, and sure enough there
stood real Piano Forte, from which issucd the
sounds aforesaid.
Many weary day had passed since we had lis
tened 10 the tones of our favorite instrument,
and the sight and sound Of it at this time brought
back " the melodies of other days" and for a
few minutes We thought we were again in " The
old house at home" and expected to hear sis
ters voice, singing awccome 10 the returned
wanderer, as in days of yore. Twas a brief and
pleasant dream, from which we were awakened
by hearing an individual dog gone his skin if
it wasn't the best noise he had ever hearn ~
The Piano and case, weighing six hundred and
forty pounds, was brought from Shasta on a rag
on dra,cn ty one horse, and does not even show a
scratch. Mr.. George Landvoigt, the gentleman
who owns the instrument, says he met with no
great difficulty in its transit and we think the
most skeptical will now admit the feasibility Of
a wagon road from this place TO Shasta.
The pioneer Piano is to be used in Saloon in
the basement Of Hockcr'S building. We hope
soon to see the parlors Of our citizens graced
with these instruments, now that the possibility
OF bringing them here uninjured has been proved.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-06-20
TRINITY JOURNAL.
ssa.,s.sass arGsye-
60 -
wElyERyILLE, SATURDAY, JUNE 90, 1851.
To Our Friends.

Frank Ball, esq long and tavorably known to
our citizens aud who is now employed as assist
ant in the editorial department OF the JouRNAL,
will, during the coming week, visit the various
towns and mining Camps on Trinity river, at which
time be will have the pleasure Of meeting his nu-
msYous friends with the view OF obtaining sub
scribers for this paper. We anticipate the vel
come that will greet the ex-editor of the Sluic,
Bor, formerly published at Orleans Bar, in esct
locality. Frank will note the peculiar charac
teristics OF every section, Mines situations, &c
There will be no despondcnyfaces while Frank
Is about.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-06-20

President Yesterday, which lasted nearly two
hours, in reference TO the ballast Clarendon treaty
lie read Lord Clarendons dispatch to the Prcsi.
dent on the subject. The dispatch sets forth that
the exclusive ground for rejecting the treaty by
the British Government il the non-COnfrmation
Of the Convention between Honduras and Great
Britain All the other amendments made by the
Senate, except that qualifying the article in re-
gard to Honduras, we're accepted entirely aud
without reservation by the British Cabinet
There is. therefore, no misunderstanding as to
the alleged or real point Of difficulty.
NJ. ]. Bonham, d. has been elected to Con-
grcss in place OF Preston S. Brooks of South
Carolina.
The Judges of the Supreme Court of New York,
have selected Judge Ducr as Chief Justice in place
of Judge Oakley, deceased.
Col. Forncy, it is said has declined the offer OF
the Liverpool Consulshp
European News.
The returns of British trade show that exports
for the month of March amount 10 ten millions
and half this year, against nine millions and a
half in 1856.
The new Parliament OF England met on the
30th of April, when Mr.. Evelyn Dennison was
elected Speaker Of the House Of Commons, with
out opposition
Lord Palmerston's friends were in high spirits,
and all eyes were turned towards the seats lately
vacated py CoDden and bflght, ana thcr loi-
lowers.
The Duchess of Gloucester. last surviving
daughter of George the Third, died ON the 3Oth
April in her 82d year.
Mr.. McGregor late member Of Parliament for
Glasgow is also dead.
The New York packet-ship Andrew Foster, OF
the Tapscott Line, Capt. Williams, formerly OF
the steamer Ery, bound from New York to Liver
pool, came into collision on the night Of the 2Sth
of April in the English Channel, with the ship
Tuscarora, Of and for Philadelphia, and shortly
after sunk. Miss Quinn, the only passenger on
board. together with the officers and crew. took
the ships boats and were picked up and landed
at Liverpool.
Some of the leading London journals advocate
the idea OF Central American Protcctorate OF
Nicaragua, and recommend that Costa Rica be
constituted the custodian of the Transit route in
that Territory as a recompense for her resistance
to Walker.
Lady Franklin has purchased clipper for an
other Arctic voyage, and given the command OF
it to Capt McClintocb. who has had c0nsdcra-
bic experience in the Navigation Of those seas.
Lords Elgin and Ashburnham. the English
Plenipotentiary and Commandor-in-Chef have
taken their final departure for China.
The French expedition was about to put out
for the same destination.