Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-04-24
Weekly Summary Of News.

amount Of 1850. The principal Sufferers
are the proprictor- Of the Dover Fork Fac
tory, whose loss Is set down at 5000.
The Portland ADVERTISE learn, that Rev.
DR.. Cauu'hcrs, pastor Of the Second Par
ish Congregational in Portland, has ask
ed dismissal lie has had charge Of that
society for eleven years. No reason is u.s.
signed for the proceeding.
In the case Of Esther Berry vs.. J. Y.
Brakeman. Cor breach Of promise ormarriagc,
which has been on trial for some days. at
Bangor, the jury on "Wednesday evening
rendered verdict for plG. for 1919.
The camel c1pcrimcn, IN Texas is success
fnl. The TIRES native American. recently
born arO doing we'll, and farther increase
is expected.
4 conspiracy among .he prisoners at tho
Tomb,, in New York City was discovered
last week. II was their purpose u revolt
on the sabbath. force their keepers in tho
cell. aud then lock them up or Kill them.
They were to he provided with pistols, fur
ni,hcd by friends outside, to prevent recap
turc.
Another attempt To murder an officer Of
the Charl-stown States Prison, was made
bya convict last week. The officer prcsout-
cd a pistol. which caused che fellow 10 quail,
when ho was scilol and placed in solitary
confinement.
The Republican Journal say, that tho
Hon. Hugh j. Anderson will b. retained In
bis present. position Of Commissioner Of
Customs.
The aggregate number 1f steamboats, and
bars-' bull, along the Ohio river since 1870,
:. G62, there are now plying on che river
gOO boat. u all kinds,
DR.. William Yates, who first introduced
vaccination IN the United States. died at
Morris, y. Y, on the 9Th inst, at che asa
OF 90 years. IIc wa. a native OF England,
but arrived here in 1899.
james W. Davis has been removed from
the Office Of Postmaster OF Surry, and MIS-
Amin CLARK appointed u the vacancy.
4 very Gno article OF Olive OH Is manu-
ihcturcA in Now York City, from African
peanuts, which are imported by the cargo,
in bulk, Tor the purpose, and sold as 81 IS
per bushcl. Old nuts are rs gooda,auy l0r
this business. So says the y. Y. ESprcu.
The following a,rociiy was committed by
an oh bachelor in Wisconsin. who is an ell
itor: why i.a bridegroom moro cNpen-
siyc than the brilc2 B,caus, the bride ia
Away. gir,u away, while the bridegroom is
usually ,oH"
T We learn that Hon. T. J. d. Fuller has
been appointed second auditor Of thc treas
ury.
In the case Of Mr.. Cunningham and Eek
81, to b. tried thu. month, judge Roosevelt
has ordered panel OF i,e hundred jurors 10
be- summoned
The next State Fair will bO held at Ban.
gor, next fall.
Theodore Parker preached Tor Wendell
Phillips, the sandy preceding Fast Day.
Instead OF Goy. Gariner's proclamation, ho
read that OF Gov. Williams, OF Maine. Tho
cause Of tbi, mark Of dl.respect was q re-
commentator by GOV. Gardner, u tho
clergy, to abstain from speaking on pohii-
cal matters.
. Richard W Thompson has been allowed
fec OF 5 eco which no claimed a. Aitor-
ncy for the Menomincc Indians. The claim
had been rcjec,cl by two previous admins
tions.
Mayor Winner, Of s. Louis, delivered his
Inaugural Address on Monday last. he re-
cosni.rI entirely the ground upon which ho
was elected aud spoke strongly in favor Of
til, advantage, Of free labor.
Ahcn belonging to Elijah AmiIon Of Bel
cbcrtown, made mistake last Scck, aud
laid two csg, in one she'll, the result being
a mon,trou, specimen Of is kind, measuring
5 - by inches.
The Portland Advertiser says that a lal
named VIM. Killiay was run over on Conc
mersal street, by the car OF the Grand
Trunk road, on Monday llr lex, were 80
badly crushed that one was ampuutel, ami
It j. feared. il Doe survives, that be will have
10 lose the other.
Mr.. Nathaniel Willis has cold the Youths
Companion, aud is now, ins.saI of sole
conductor, the assistant vlilrr. IL, has
been engaged in editorial labor, Tor 80 years,
and has started three papers, Which az. now
in c8istencc.-,h Eastern Argus, Boston
Recorder, and Youth, Companion.
Henry J. Adams, Free State candidate,
has been elected Mayor u feaycnw1rth, by
a maority Of $50 over all Others. Thoaboyo
dispatch i, from 81 Louis, and doc, not
state what Icaycnworth is meant, but wo
suprO.. il 10 he In Kansas.
DEcrrArrp. Among the H., Of officers
dccapitatcd hy Collector Austin, Of the BJs-
ton Custom House, on Saturday. We notice
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