Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-04-17
Weekly Summary OF News.


The post office boxes, at Bangor, rer.
robbed last Thursday night, OF two drafts,
one for 600. and another for 800, payable
TO Mrs. Bruce. Tho scamp obtained tie
money before the robbery was discovered.
II will 10 rccollected that few weeks
ago the Government Of Nova Scotia was dc-
ieatcd on a vote Of wan, Of confidence New
elections took place on the Goth ult., when
when all the members Of the old ministry
were returned by large majorities.
A pair Of horses, belonging to Bradfori''
stage line. were Loot at Guilford, by the
freshet. They were driven into the rIcr
where one Of tho bridges lad BEEN carried
away. the driver suPPo'ing it to be merely
ovcrtowcd. The passengers were saved.
The Clarion state, that the dam across
the main pitch Of the fall. at Skovhcslr,
gave way few days since in consequence
of some defect in It's construction
Rev. l.. NJ. Pca.c, the F,ye Points Mis-
sionary, Ia. retired from hi. work, in cone
sequence u failing health. II j. estimated
that during the seven years Of hi' mission,
Eve thousand children have bocn reclaimed
from vice and vagrancy.
Hon. Z,bulon Chadbourn, Of Ozmrl,
died on the Goth ult, At the aga n 50. H.
was boon in Portland, and was among o..
first settlers Of hi. tovn-theu part u
Hebron.
In Waldo County the Progressive As'
state. that tho Republicans have elected
officer. in % towns, and the opposition have
succeeded in ;
Tho Boston transcript, recalls the fact ihai
the year l'O7. half century ago, WIS ~
marklblo Tor the number of extraordinary
people who were born in H. !, gave birth
to LonefclIow, Willis, Chccvcr, Thee. $.
Fay. Ephraim Peabody, Elwarl Sandivrl,
and other American literary men.
The number Of killed by the railway aoc.-
dent at Hamilton, :. now a'-crtainod 10 Do
60, Of wounded, H., Of whom two have
since died, aud Is were uninjured. Many
battle fields ar lea. bloody IN thctr results.
DR. Jcwctt, tho Temperance lecturer, ny,
that friend Of hi. residing in Coventry,
r. l., came into possession of the Leaf OF an
account book, on which poor drunkarI
had bccn charged with quart of gin pr
lay for Gy, successive days On thouslt
Of the 9Th he died in . drunken DC anil
on The sixth day the entry ON the rum ole
lcr'- book was" - fec yards doth, l.r
riud,Hc 'hoi."
+ The New York Time. contain, The fl-
lowing Jessie Fremont, the accomplished
womGa whom 30 many thousand rr9rl" SOC
tel 70 make the lady Of the White House,
We noticed yesterday, at har Sat among =
group Of ladio, who were learning bow 90
u.c a sewn. machine.
The Now York Herald Of Monday has an
editorial urging The political supporter q
COZ Fremont % conecntntliactiyn, ia view
Of the next Presidential campaign.
\ man slipped into tho rapid, below 81
asam Fall, las, wcck. H. managed O. sns
on to a rock few ryi, below the bridge
from which he was taken ~ by means VI %
r1po ladder.
In the last news from Havana, a brisk
trade ls noted iu the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
cars,e' having arrived since rr.yi1u, al,i-
cc-,-say l522 &c M bulk" with . loss u
$50 spoiled" on the passage.
Its rumorrd ina, Hon. sam Houston win
be- candidate for Governor Ut I2a, .a ~.
position 20 the democratic candidate.