Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-08-06

SINGULAR Darn o. CuitE. Tasr'i'-
ileio, Bovgb." About IL o'clock Yesicr-
sAy morning a child 3 years Of ace. named
George Pritner. residing with his parents at
the corner Of Division avenue and the Mgr.
tie avenue plank road, was found dead in 4
chest or trunk in ehAmber at hrs fathers
houso He bad been missin: since last
Friday, and search was diligently msds for
him, bat viihoutsaseoss. Yesterday morn
ing. psrcclving an unpleasant smell in the
room, search was made, and on the trunk
being opened tie dead body Of the boy was
found thrrcin. Il 10 supposed that he hid
himself away IN the trunk from some I'M
explained cause, and the lid falling, the lock
being = spring lock, he was fastened in and
died from suEocAtion.
New York Tribune, s7.h.
Rev DR. Francis viuton Of Brooklyn, y.
Y, last week tell and fractured has right
leg while frcliekips with the iuvsnllo mem
bsrs Of his family at the fnily homestead
in Pomirat Hill, Conn.
Rev. IL. u. MoSre's soS,s;y in Portland
has voted to raise $500 in aid Of the The
olosicA! Summary in Bangor.
The Y. Y. Times says that 500 counter
fsits on tie wsteTvillc Bank, waserVille,
Mo. have made their appearance in that
City. The counterfeit i. well executed.
On the len Of the bill il representation Of
three females; on the right, milEmaid on
til top, q steamboat, on TIE bottom, train
Of cars.
Tho -pll on Frazer River was hrst DIS
covered by an American named Charles
Adams. who tell martyr 10 the discovery
having bsn shot by his partner, Charles Me
DOnal, in a controversy Abou, the gold.
The Pennington (M,) Chronicle says
that Rundl.;i the Desperate whose arrest
Wa recently announced IS Stimulating insan-
iiy, bot h.. uinicry IL 10 poor to deceive
anybody.
The salem Observer states that 4 white
robin, something new under the Sun, was
observed recently on two or three successive
DAYS IN garden 10 that city.
Mr. Franklin Holm an was instantly XIII
led in planning aiu at Bangor, on Friday.
from some cause several Of the knives were
broken from the cylinder Of the machine
While /; was receiving with tremendous yo-
locity, and two Of them struck Mr.. Holman.
Some Of the Telegraph stations in New
ioupdland are twenty miles from any haoi'
table placs and the operators lave IN state
Of original simplicity. They are we'll pos
TED however. in the news Of the day, and
know all about the prices Of cotton.
The Advertiser Of Wednesday, says
Hon Eliphsle, Greeley, President OF the
CAsoo Bank, and formerly Mayor Of Port
land, died st 10 O'Clock last night. Mr..
Greeley has bO-O in feeble health for sumo
months past.
\ Crystal Palace Is in progress Of con-
struetiOn at Toronto. for the use o, the Pro-
yineiL Agricultural Society. # will be
completed on the lss OF September.
The Free Lovers who have recently com.
neoesd a colony a, Berlin Heights. Ohio,
where they were enjoying the very Psrfee-
ton Of sensual pleasure. are breaking up the
establishment. The reason is that they
have been frequently disturbed, and are
fearful Of meeting with violence il they re-
main.
The managers Of the Great Eastern state
that she can DO fitted Up to receive the At
lan,ie cable, a, a cost Of 100000. The
expenses Of the Niagara, in this expedition,
will not tall short Of a million.
The yicksburg Wing recommends TO du-
el.ts that hereafter all dificuliie. should b.
brought before q court Of honor, the court
deciding in favor OF fsht, the parties to
b compelled TO FIRE till one is killed and
then ihe olher TO Be arrested aud hung for
murder