Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-05-08
Weekly Summary Of News

MtthlI Va "N"o
A lady. named Ann Eliza Tyler, died
suddenly on last THURSDAY night, in Rich
mond, Virginia, from the bite Of spider.
The gold box LEFT in trust by General Jack
son. with his son, to he presented to tho
most patriotic son Of New York, has at last
been beard from. Andrew jackson, Jr.,
writes to tho COMMITTEES that he will deliver
up the box whenever the city authorities ara
ready to receive it.
Tho Grand Trunk Railway. Canada, has
accepted the proposition Of the Amoskcas
Co.'S Machine shop, Manchester, n. H.,
for building twelve locomotives Of the Grst
class.
The work on tho Maine State Seminary
at Lewiston is to he Immediately resumed.
Fifteen thousand dollars are wanted to COM
plete the building Two thousand dollars
Of the required sum have been raised, and
Eve or six thousand morn is about coming
due.
The action for damages brought against
John X Kane, in the Court Of Common
Pleas NJ Delaware county Pa, by Passmorc
Williamson, was some time since argued
upon demurrer, and has recently been deci-
dOd against Judge Kane Tho case vii!
therefore 60 to trial on the general issue,
some tim Saluring the coming summer.
| A bill is before the Pennsylvania Lesi'la.
turo, for the Incorporation Of Printers
hank. The amount paid out weekly 10
printers and compositors in Philadelphia -
upwards Of $4,000. It is to be called tho
F. Commonwealth bank.
The Rev Il. Metcalf Pastor Of tho Uni
tartan Society in Bath, has on account OF
IN health resigned hi. charge. H. preached
HI, farewell sermon l.,t sunday forenoon.
/ An excursion from Portland, "a England,
Scotland and France, by the new steamship
line. has been planned, To start on the s'th
Of June. Tho cost Of the trip is st down
as $3.50, for each person, Or about half tho
usual cost.
| Lawrence Chstcllow Of Bangor, has been
arrested in that city, and after an cIamin-
alton, bound over 10 the supreme Judicial
Court, upon a charged Of having, on saturday
placed distractions on the track OF the Pc
nobscot & Ecunebcc railroad.
Hoop, dsu0uHord m hs BiLls.-For proof,
we would refer thoso inter 'stoi to the book
Of Iaiah, third chapter, sixteenth verso.
\ COW belonging u Mcsr'. \. c. Deni-
son & Co., was knocked CG from the high
bridge at Mechanic Falls, by the ear, last
week. She va, 50 badly injured that, was
found necessary TO Kill her.
;. G. FesscnIcn, has been appointed by
the Governor and Council, Juds, Of tho
Police Court at Rockland.
Daniel Sanborn, late ofthc Bangor jour
nal, has received an appointment in tho
Boston Custom IIou,c, the great New Eng
land Asylum Tor damaged bunker politicians.
The contract FOR publishing tho Revised
Statutes Of the State, ha, bccn taken by
Mcssrs. Wheeler Lynie Of Bangor. Tho
pucO fixed upon Is 81 Per copy.
/ Jenny Lind has another dausbtcE-born
on the 18th ofMarch Queen Victoria adj
dcd to the royal family, princess, On tho
l4th Of April.
GOV. Robinson, Of Kansas, procc,ded 10
Iecomptou, last saturday, - await his TIL
al on the charge OF treason.
. The Bangor Courier says that IL i re-
ported that wyman d. ;. Moor i to have
the post Of Consul general 70 Canada-a
place worth some $1,000 year.
The Boston Post contralict' the rumor
that Franklin Pierce had bought farm in
Now Hampshire, whcrc he intended % erect
house.