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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-07-31
Weekly summary Of News.


abundant harvest. More wheat vas 'lsn
this season than in any previous year.
Geauier Wright, nof Horace wrish,.of
Lewiston, latabout ten years Of asr Wa,
drowned on Saturday afternoon last. in tr,
river near bis fathers house. lie was play.
ing on some los.nclr tho shore and ac...
dcntally slipped in.
The report that the military expedition
to Utah las been postponed is unbound
GOV. Cumming will leave in q isv days .r
Utah, and expects to oycTtak, ihr troops "a,
Wabash range on the other clio Of tho
Rocky Mountains Tho Secretary of Una
has not yet been namel
On last wednesday, in salem, Nh.
Reuben Rich formerly OF oxford, Ne, va,
sun.s,ruck, and after lingering in extreme
agony expired.
Tho Daily Advertiser learn, that che Hon
Edward Everett has accepted on invitation
- deliver bis EuloEy on Washington. u
Portland. on somo day OF the week after
next, PROBABLY on the i,h Of August,
We 500 itsntel that counterfeit 81 Irs
on che Bank OF Commerce. Belfast. Main.
are IN circulation. They or, new, well Disc
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-07-31
REPUBLICAN NOMINATION.
TOR GOVERNORS
HON. LOT NJ. MORRILL,,
or AUGUSTA.
Republican Senatorial and
County Conventions.

The Republican, voters tu che several towns aui
plantation. ln ONird County, aul the towns U
Turu.r bBI l.,,wurr i1 AuJrus,. ggin Count,
s.. rr5rr.tel 90 meet BE- Cou,rati0u, lt SCOTT
IH.r.a am
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-07-31
"Wednesday, August 10th. 1887,

A. 10 O'clock. \. ", f., thr purposr IT nomiuat-
Ir. fuH ~fu1tUrs i1 r,picsrHt thrm ore che senate
uI fH.s >Hf.. B's1 fH uuwIllfg e candidate iHf
REGISTER Hi Deeds 1r each 0t tLr l;rgsir, DISTRICTS
ir uNnrf County, "a Cuu1r, IgVm...iuu,r, aH.
"a JHHHf, TJyI.uIri. BuI o. tHHstgt suCh other
lusi1r.. Ia. ms, IrH.sr', cums lFi'rr them.
The fHfu uittrrrssuf1tIu1 vIN hs ss hIHss
Ig.I trau sHI plantation will lF ,1'it'rj i1 ono
delegate. each traH r,.fi1. il yHfrs iHr ths g..
THIIrsu candidate Doe Gu,,ru.r iu 1850, tvn
...r-HfIs. srH uH. ur r,rf, B...~.HH. 20 Nufr.
Brf trr1 fraction above IS, vlH bs allowed u1r
delegate. o., Or.'sf.
BENZ. FREEMAN, Cd. Co. Cuu.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-05-22
NUMBER FORTY SEVEN

" A man by the name of Nash cmigrated
to tah last summer, and settled in Provo,
a southern colony, taking with him his
daughter i beautiful and interesting girl of
some seventeen summers, who had been
much sought by the propag1tors of the
celestial Kingdom She succeeded, how
over, in battling the antiquated and anointed
rones among the saints and preserved her
purity until after the death Of her father
and only protector, which occurred during
the past winter. The bishop of Provo, a
creature named Carter, oniciated at the
funeral OF Nash, and, after concluding the
prayer over the dead body of the father,
turned to the weeping girl, and informed her
that she was now unprotected, and must
become his wife In less than ten days she
was forced to yield, and now swels the num-
Der Of Carter's 'spirituals' to seven
"There have been threats of late to MUIR
der the surveyor general, Judge Stiles, and
the United States Indian agent, the only
acting United States officers remaining in
the territory, and their position had become
SO precarious at last accounts that in all
probability they are now on their way to the
States. Thus is cxtinguished the last glinl-
mer OF federal authority in Utah"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-05-22
Ihe Ohio Slave Case.

The case in the Ohio Courts which bas
Deen alluded to in our columns, as involving
question similar to those presented in the
Dred Scott case, has been decided We
find in the Ohio State journal the following
outline of the facts
" n slave named Poindextcr, was owned
by man named Anderson, living in Ken
tucKy' near the Ohio river. Poindexter
was trusty and of much value His master
frequently sent him across the river into
ONO to transact business for him. and to
90 errands, lie agreed to give Poindexter
his freedom for the sum of four hundred
dollars. Poindexter executed notes with
suiilclent sureties for tho payment Of tia
money lie went to work in the state and
IN Kentucky to raise the money by the labor
OF his hands. When one Of the notes b,
came due, payment was refused and the
owner, Anderson, brought suits in the Ohio
Courts to recover of the sureties.
Inc SUIT was contested on the ground
that Poindexter was already free before the
notes were given, by having been brought
or sent into Ohio by his master, and there
fore there was NJ consideration given for
the notes. This is the chief point in the
case, so far as principle is involved. But
there are several other points Of interest
Our supreme Court decides that this positi-
on IS well taken, and that the bringing or
sending slave into this state makes him
Tree 10 this point Judge Bartley dissents
the other judges agree upon it.
The State Journal remarks upon tho deci.
sions as follows This, it will be seen. con
hicts with the Dred Scott law of the United
States Court as recently expounded by
Judge fancy, but it is good law, neverthe-
less, and will stand as such in the State Of
Ohio. Her soil is free soil and Shareholders
can neither bring nor send their slaves with.
in our limits and hold them again as pro
perty.'
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-05-22

THE MoDEES SopoN-Ihere Is rumor
from California that Brigham Young has
been driven cut by his own followers. The
Washington correspondent of the n. Y.
Times furnishes the following statements
made in recent official and private advices
from Utah --
Mrs Sutherland, a lady Of education and
refinement, whose husband was killed on
the plains last summer in company with
Colonel Blbbit. found great difficulty in get
ting shelter in Salt Lake City from the in-
clement weather Of last winter. After be-
ing driven from door to door all over the
city, she was at last afforded home in the
family of Mr.. Jarvis, merchant of Salt
Lake, who had seeded from the Mormon
church, as also had Mr. Sutherland Mrs
Sutherland, by the way, had never been a
member, but had followed the fortunes of
her husband with the fidelity of trusting
loving woman. For this act Of common
clarity Jarvis store and dwelling were
attacked, sacked aud robbed, he was himself
abused and badly beaten, his dwelling was
fred and burned and the females of his
family. with Mrs. Sutherland, were turned
into the street without other clothing than
their night dresses, although snow covered
the ground to the depth of two feet. Mrs,
Sutherland had provoked the ire of Mormon
dom by declining to receive as a suitor for
! her hand a certain Mr.. Howard, who had
been her husbands friend and employer
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-05-22

LARGE HAUL OF BURIED TREASURE The
Norfolk (Na.) Herald otlast Thursday says
that MIR. Benjamin 5. Dey, of Currituck
county, North carolina, while ploughing in
his field few days ago, dug up pile of
old Spanish gold and silver coin to the
amount of six thousand dollars 1t is sup
posed to have been buried during the Revo-
luton and the accident that led 10 the dis
covery was most singular. 1t appears that
an old pine tree had fallen near the fence of
Mr.. Dey's farm, and one Of the branches
stuck in the spot where the money was
found. As the tree was an obstruction to
those engaged in ploughing, it was raised
from its position, when il was discovered
that the old branch had several pieces Of
coin sticking to it, They then went to work
and dug down to the depth of about four
feet, when they were startled by the dis
covery of this large amount of money
Every eye that looked upon the sinners, we
are told, became as big as moons, and one of
the negroes, who assisted in raising the tree,
on seeing the money sticking to the limb,
was so amazed at the sight, that he hallooed
why, Massa Dey, what am dat wonder
if he grow dar-Well, well, dis am de tus
time | eber seed money groin on de pine
trees yoke Of oxen was soon hitehed to
the treasure, and 1t was carried to the house
of Mr.. Dey, where it can be seen.
This, we assure our readers, is no hoax
and 1t rather gives credenee to the ira
dition that there was money deposited on
that part of the coast by Blackboard, the
pirate
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-05-22

TIE recent fire in Rutland, By which the
American Hotel and the Union store were
consumed, was evidently the work OF an
House at the same time, but was discovered
in season. Suspicion at once rested on some
boarders at the American, and they were
promptly lodged in Jail. The key-holcs of
the church doors were found packed with
gravel to prevent an early ring of fire bells
The fire engines We're not in order, and
could not be used TIL the fire had nearly
spent itself. The estimated loss is at least
$4,000 insurance $4,000
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-05-22
Nj | ) CELL 4 n Y
The Bottlc-Imp.
FROM TIE GERMAN.

Will, vo,,;o, ,,,, ,.o. i, 1or ,,o1,,,, 1,,.,
or oon,,norca ,boro cImo tLitLdra yon4,
Carrn,,o ,norobant no,.od Piobard Fla
~ ;oyons faIlnw. Tbere was mrcb d;s.
nrto in GERMANY NJ that time OWN, r.
tha THIRTY yanr:' War for which ron son
tbe vonny merchant was csneci,Ilv dad
tbot his business called him 10 stoy s1me
time in Venice where people were not so
warlike, and where, as he heard, he should
find rich wines, the best and most delicious
fruits, to say nothing of many most beau
tiiul women, of whom he was decided
amateur
Accordingly he soon began to lead very
CAV life, and was introduced into all sorts
of society. Many dav passed in revelrv
and riot, where all faces were wild and
ioyous, one only excepted-that of a Span-
ish Captain-who although he attended all
the pranks of the wild crew with which
Richard had associated himself. never ex.
changed n word with his companions and
constantly wore an expression of strong
disouiet on his dark features. The rest
willingly suffered his presence, because he
was a man of good means aud station, who
made no scrupe on several occasions of
paving for the whole party.
But in spite of his gaiety, money began
ere long to fail poor Richard and he sor
rOWfully found that n lie so eXtraVarantly
delightful must soon come to an end for
him The others observed his melancholy
and its cause, and had their lest at the
we'll heeced hangdor. looking wretch who
could not refrain, SO long as a shekel re-
mained IN his purse, from sucking the pois.
oned sweets.
Ono oveninc tho Snon,,rd draw hin, osido
and With unn.nnI frienIlinoss took Inn ~
an unCrnono,tod nnrt oC ,La c;Ir rLo
rn,rna man was ot frst oi,rn,od ~, ,nr
ceedinos Rut he thomght tThn folln,y
knows that there is not much 10 h, rot lrom
me and as for NV skin. If he covcts that
he must first adventure his own. which
dopbtless he thinks rather too b;,L q stoko
Bnt tbe Snnnish cnrfoin ss,tin, him.
self on the wall of an old ruined building
made the Young merchant sit by him. and
beqan as follows: 1T appears to me. ms
vounp friend. as If YOU were wanting in
that faculty which has become to me "A bur
den past bearing that is, the power of pro-
curing at any hour the amount of money
you require, and so beng able to 20 on al
your pleasure. This, and many other i'm
reasonabie sum.
But wha. can Won want of money. wber
Won wish 10 Get rid Of the mover oi 1rocure
inp it asked Richard
eWhv rho cirrnmstonces ara tboso .
49,, 49, 80 :,
certain littlc creatures called % bottlo INNS ~,
Tbsv are httle hlact fends sant M IN al, .
eos Iybooyo, ,'ossassos .,cl, ona nae ob
tain from him wb,tcvcr ,lnnsmrc in ia h,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-05-22

RAILROAD CELEBRATIoN.-A large numb .
of persons, from all sections of the Union,
have been invited to be present at the for
NAL opening of the road from Cincinnati to
st. Louis, on the Sd and 4th of June next.
The guests will be passed free over the
various routes to Cincinnati and St, Louis,
on any day.before.the excursion after the27th
day of May, and on the return trip on any
day before the 18th day Of June. At Gin
,innati and St, Louis they will be the guests
Of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Com
pany.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-05-22

They laugh and scorn me dreamer land forsooth
Perhaps they ouchtl Thy sag my life is vain
That glowing visions OF aspiring youth
Shall end in disappointment, wo and pain
That Hope which burned so bright shall die again,
And wretched Sorrow gropc his weary way
In bliLdcr darkness; it n av be so, and ftin
Would take heed of all my friend. can say
But something deeper than my life impcls my life
away
Away from formal rules which Wisdom makes,
Away from seeming humble destiny,
Away from school-boy plays amid the brakes,
And transient joys that wake in misery,
Away from torturing facts to heaven of poosy.
And who shall swear my thoughts arc doomed
to shame
That all youths buoyant hopes are mockery7
have cared murh but care not now, for Fame
Is nothing in itself, but with the world is flame
Which burns for Good or III while empires, made
Through the long toll of ages ruins be-
Which tolls for Right or Wrong till time shall
Into the ether Of eternity fade
And, Power of Good, Will to work for Thee
rather shrink beneath the doom of fate
Than give one smile to Wrong or Tyranny
So be my high ambition, or Don, or lato
Joy sets in gloom if Good can call m c G rcat.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-05-22

IHE BuRDELL CAsE,-The Albany Jour
nal says of this case 1t conviets every
body but the criminals, and of everything
but the crime in question. Farrell, wit
ness is convicted of Illegal voting. Rev.
Mr.. Maryine is convicted of careless marry
ing Connery, the Cononer, is convicted Of
indecency and incompetency, Eckel Of liber-
tinism, Mrs Cunningham Of secreting
papers that did not belong to her, and Snod
grass of recklessness and bad habits Even
the murdered man Of past frauds and dis
| honesties. But while all these minor sins
with which the public has no immediate
concern are brought to light the great vii
hiny which all are laboring to detect is
shrouded in as impenetrlJle obscurity as
| ever.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-05-22

LIQUoR LAw.-Last Tuesday mornin, a
drunken man was found in St. Johnsbury
lying among the remains of his smashed-up
wagon, senseless. When sober, he named
the man who sold him liquor, who was ar
rested and fined $40 and costs. The same
night some fifteen gallons of rum were
seized while on the voyage of importation
from Wells River. The importer escaped.
Also, an lrishman named Welsh was fined
$50 and costs for selling liquor, and in
default of funds was committed to jail. A
fair days work.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-05-22

The BALTIMORE AND Ono RAIIRoAD.-Ihe
order restored on this road by the violent
interposition of military force, continues,
and has permanently injured only the riot
ers, who have lost their places, Those who
joined in the strike, but not in the violent
proceeding against the property of the road,
are being re-employed The company has,
however, felt obliged to suspend for the pre-
sent the sealing system of ensuring the
safety of the cars and their contents, which
caused the outbreak.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-05-22

A LOVING CoUPLE.-As some workmen
were employed removing in Chelsea,
Mass, they found, on raising up one of the
posts, an adder about three feet in length,
comfortably coiled around a good-sized
toad. The latter clung to the snake with a
fondness delightful to behold, having his
fore-legs tucked around the snake, and both
apparently enjoying perfect harmony in
their Winter quarters
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-05-22

The Lewiston Falls Journal man regrets
typographical blunder in an obituary no
tice by which the deceased was made lead.
ing member of the society OF sodkers. 1t
should have been shakers.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-05-22
SPRING.
Lines written in a lawyers Office on the arproaoI
Spring)

Lines written in lawyers Office on the approach
SprngD
Whereas, on certain boughs and sprays,
Now divers birds are heard to sing,
And sundry flowers their heads upraisc,
Hail to the coming on of Spring.
The songs ofthosc said birds arouse
The memory ofour youthful hours,
As green $ those said sprays and bough,,
As fresh and sweet as those said flowers.
The birds aioresaid-happy pairs
Love mid the aforesaid boughs cnshrincs
In freehold nests; themselves, their heirs,
Administrators and assigns.
Oh, busiest term of Cupid's court
Where tender plaintiffs actions bring
Season Of froic and Of sport
Hail, as aforesaid, the coming Spring
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-05-22

Thy body sired to cure,
Thou my FOULS ruin to insure
But yet my wisdom, higher far,
Contriyed thy evil scheme to mar.
The strategem thy praise demands
Thus play back into Thy hands
Thy bottle-imp, and with the elf,
Give the rogue rope to hang himself
a terror seized poor Richard at the
thought that he had now re-bought the bot
tle-imp, and at a very small price. Still,
there was satisfaction mingled with the
feeling for as he was determined soon again
TO be rid Of the thing he felt no scruple in
resolving, by its means, to revenge himself
on the cruel Lucretil. First be filled his
pockets with ducats, whose weight almost
pulled him down to the ground, and depos-
tied the whole sum with the nearest law
yer, receiving a legal acknowledgement, 4,
only keeping back certain number of
pieces Of gold, with which he fastened to
Lucretia's house. Here he made the bottle
imp perform all kinds OF jugglers tricks,
and convinced her that it was the very
thing she had thrown in the stream. She
instantly wished to possess such play
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-04-24

C"1TnS At $l,25 PoUSp.-Thc N. York Cour.
ier d Enquirer -ny We have been shown sam
pie Of Sea Island cotton, taken from n bale
solii Ii Charleston, :. G.. at Sl,25 cents per
pound pr"hably the rhighcst price paid in TWEEN
ty Years. The factors who sold this bale are
confident that it is the finest bale of cotton that
has ever crusscl the Atlantic. The planter
(of Ei;s,", =. c. took the medal in the Lon
don exhibition Of 1851 and the prize bale,
though it spun yarn up to No. 900, is believed
to bc inferior to this This bale was picked
out by lady of the planter with her own
hands and it is marvellous the perfection to
which she has brought the staple. We under
stand it is to 60 to Havre.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-04-24

The fact that the Court ordered re-argu-
ment is ample proof Of the Importance of the
questions involved and the difficulty Of solv-
ing them. On the last argument the
Court Was filled with intelligent and anx-
ious listeners. The Court took time to de-
liLcrate and prepare their opinions. Each
judge formed and expressed his own. The
reasons sustaining his conclusions are
placed upon record by each, and his coun-
trymen will read and reflect. and test them
by the rules of common sense and every day
reason. No judicial tribunal can reasona.
bly, object to criticism based upon such prin-
ciples. Truth will never suffer by being
subject to the standard Of reason and right.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-04-24
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, HARDWARE,

GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, HARDWARE,
HR we
PLANTATION IMPLE TENTS, SC.
IN hand in store, with large additions every
~ week for CASH, at Very low prices
so Bbls c. Yellow SUGAR.
" Crushed and Powdered SUGARS,
IIhds Muscovado do.
80 Bags Rio, Old Gov. jaw a and Mocha Coffee.
Thds. Trinidad and w. l. MOLASSES,
80 Boxes Sperm, Adamantne L. Tallow Can
dies. A large stock of FANCY GROCERIES,
such as Pickles, Syrups, Preserves and Jcllies,
Sauces, Spices, Table Salt, DC,
Macearoni and Starch,
Fig Blue, Indigo. 30,
The very best CHEWING TOBACCO,
1000 finest selection Rio Hondo SEGARS,
Lock, Tongue, Fifth and Log Chains
100 Pair Trace Chains (assorted,)
100 Kegs NAILS, do.
Tea Kettles Boilers and Grid Irons
Well Buckets, Sifters, Waffle and w afer Irons
Blue Stone, Copperas and Madder
Buckets, Tubs and Demijons,
Broad Axes, Foot AIDES, and Collins Axes.
Some best Plain Pocket Cutlery.
Also, just received, fresh from the Brewery
in Scotland
II Bbls. Gasgow ALE, very superior ar
ticle.
Agency for the South Carolina White Lead
Company, and on hand,
1000 Lbs. s. c. White Lead, purefbenutiful, J
1000 beautiful White Lead. (pure white, !
and great many other articles at the lowest
prices for CASH, short time to prompt
customers. ii. S. KERR.
Abbeville C. f., April /, 1851 48.ly
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-04-24
Common Things.


The sunshine is a glorious thing,
That comes alike to all,
Lighting the peasants lowly cot,
The noblc's painted hall.
The moonlight is gentle thing,
1t through the window CLEANS
Upon the snowy pillow where
The happy infant dreams.
1t shines upon the fishers boat
Out on the lonely sea,
Or where the little lambkins lie,
Beneath the old oak-tree
The dew-dr"rs on the summer morn,
Sl'arkl: upon the grass;
The village children brush them off.
AZ through the fields they pass.
There arc no gems in monarch's crowns
More beautiful than they;
And yet we scarcely notice them,
But tread them off in play.
i'""r robin on the pcartrce sings
Beside the cottage, door;
The heath flower Fl lis the air with sweet.
Upon the painless moor.
There nre rs many lovely things,
AS many pleasant tones,
For those who sit by cottage hearths.
AS those WHO dwell on thrones.