Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-04-30

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in session in Portland. j. O. Marble and
solomon Chase. OF Paris, are on the Grand
Jury. James Deering. South Paris. Is fore
man Of second jury. N. l.. Marshall, Of
Paris, Is also on this jury.
Tho A. a X. Railroad IL IS miles long
II was commenced In 1913. and cost 81.
2ls.3lG,ls. The gro.s earnings for the past
year. from passengers, freight and mails,
were s296, 96s,O2.
TheK. 4 +. road was commenced in 1913,
is - 10 miles in length, and cost S9,s1l,-
26i. Gross earnings the last year, S9l3 600.
In the edition Of the Public Laws sent out
last week in our extra. the date Of the APP
prevail Of the liquor law I. given. We have
noticed it IN no other edition.
The ST. Louis Republican says that the
question Of tho election in Missouri !. clear.
ly and distinctly emancipation, and that the
abolition of slavery is only TO be prevented
by the success Of the Democratic party.
The contractors for the carriage Of the
California overland mail, have constructed
and IN course OF construction. at Concord.
y. II. one hundred coaches and heavy GOV.
cred Concord wagons. Portsmouth Cbron-
iclc.
Hon. Ice Strickland has been appointed
Post Master Of Livermorc, in place Of $. II.
Morse, resigned.
The Chronicle states tina. little hope is
entertained Of the restoration OF Hon. q. j.
Talbot. to health. Iii. illness has been
painful and pro,raeted.
"TuE RsNo SuN" /, the title Of paper
enthusiastically a, Little River Village. in
Lisbon, by George Plummer, \. W. llobhs,
Editor. It is devoted religiously to the in.
tersu OF tho Free Will Dap,is. dcnomina.
ton.
4 despatch from Washington states tina,
Peter q. Washington, late auditor in the
Treasury Department, and a nephew Of Gov.
Wise Of Va, had made arrangements in that
city Tor duel, but were both arrested on
Saturday evening.
We were visited BY another snow storm
on Monday. About four inehe. fall, in all.
The singular contras, was witnessed Of y
bright yernal sun, and singing birds all
around, while the ground was white with
snow.
There was another fall Of about inches
on Tuesday.
The bodies Of the two little girls who were
drowned near Plshon's Ferry, in the Kenne-
bee, we're discovered last week
The sale Of Mount Vernon TO the Ladies
Mt. Vernon Association has been made. and
sis, 600 paid On IL. Mr.. Washington keeps
possession until $4,000 is paid. II the
payments are made previous to 1859, the
proprietor intends To remit the interest on
the payments now to he made.
Benton's Thirty Years View is said 70
have already attained the sale Of seventy
thousand volumes The Publishers ar,
about To issue a new edition, with copiou'
analy iieal index, aud an autobiographica
memoir OF Col. Benton, written within tire,
months Of his death This will much en-.
nance the interest Of the work.
The city aims house at Bangor was dam.
aged by ire To the amount Of $1,000, on Sat
urday last. SUPPOSED To have taken from
apIpc.
/ Col. Benton in his will alluded TO Mrs
Fremont. Us Jessie Ann This settles III,
,eIci question, and proves that both par
ties IN the controversy were righ, and both
were wrong
perley telesraphs to tho Journal that
there is no truth in the rumor that Treas
ury notes are TO DO funded into u permancn,
loan or that a new issue Of thirty millions
will be asked for by the Secretary Of tn,
Treasury.
] The population Of Mexico is about eight
millions, and the deb, abou, one hundreC
and thirty millions of dollars. Don't sh,
need q guardian
/ A dozen Kentuekiaus arrived in Cincin
einna,i on Friday last, equipcd with ride
aud other fighting materials ready, and i'm
mediatcly took passage for 81. Louis, from
whence they intend proceeding to the Utal
country. with the expectation Of being il
at the commencement, Of hostili,ies.
p. Willis /. lying seriously III a, Idle
Wild. A bilious fever, and a return of biz
old trouble Of the lung, have combined il
a pros,ration. before which his usual actiy,
resistance to disease has succumbcd for th,
present.
The Committee on the Fort Snellins
swindle have reported tina, no ono outside o.
the Secretary Of War, and the parties in
teres,ed. knew Of the sale; that there wat
no authority to sell and that i, should mol
have been sold on credit. They conclud,
that the sale was then and is now void
SAP FARE on AZ EMINENT PnrsIcIAN. On
Thursday last, a blind paralaled old man
without friend. or money, died at the hous,
Of benevolent nesress who had given hin
shelter, in Evansville, Indiana. Among biz
effects were papers and testimonials which