Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-06-04

Isaac Jordan committed suicide at Dan.
Vile, Tuesday. two weeks. by shooting him
selfwith sho, gun. llo was % year, old.
Gold has been discovered in several coun.
ties in Iowa. in considerable quantities.
Digger. average about two dollars per day.
ono John u. Williams Of Rcaiheld, was
made the victim Of confidence game, in
Portland, week before last lie lost $40.
which was recovered by the police, and the
rogues were locked up.
Commodore Thomas Ap Cate.by Jone.
died a, hi. residence near Georgetown, on
Sunday night. in tho G9,h year Of his age.
James IIurd. Of Maiden, Mass, recently
deceased. Left 10y hi. will, 5000 70 each Of
the States Of Maine, New Hampshire, Yer
mont, and Massachusetts. u be aprropria-
ted to experiment. in the culture OF Chinese
Sugar Cane. The will has been Sc, aside,
on the ground Of insanity.
Capt. Henry Russell, son Of the late Ma.
jor Ben Russell Of the Columbian Sentinel,
at Boston, died a, Brooklyn, y. Y, on the
2lth, at the age Of screniy.two. lie was a
man Of grea, energy and enlarged benevo'
lence.
|, i. said To be definitely settled that Mr..
Cas-, our Minister at Rome, is to be remov-
81. The ohyct Is to place man in that
position to whom the Pop shall be under
no obligations. The Protestant chapel a,
Rome i, tolerated through friendship Tor
Mr. Cas-. aud /. an ey,sorc to the Catholics.
BY his removal the chapel will be closed,
aud the power Of the Catholic vote in this
country Acknowledged.
Tho Washington Republic thinks that the
Utah war .not a war upon polygnmy, 50
much asa war upon the Treasury.
Capital punishment, a, tho boy said when
the school mistrs', seated him with the
girls.
4 little son Of Or. Samuel Greeley, OF
Ellsworth, was drowned on the 22d uli,
Tho Banner states that efforts will be
made to procure Hon. Edward Everett. or
Sens,or Douglass, to deliver the address, at
the next State Fair.
The State Of Maine learns thata subscriP-
ton Tor SlOO, OOO on u mortgage loan has
been started, to finish Woods hotel, with
every prosPec, Of its being filled.
The late union meeting at BuIilo, i'con'
.iJered as concession on the part Of Mr..
Fillmore and his friends Of the justice Of
the present course OF the Republican party.
At the Supreme Court a, OssiPec, y. H.,
on motion Of 5. Is. Carter, Esq, Ferdinand
". Guptill OF North Fryeburs, was admit.
ted to the practice Vi law, in all the Courts
in New Hampshire.
senator BELL Of Tennessee, recently over
hauled the whole policy of the administra-
ton. in a speech on the loan BILL lie show
ed that it had regularly manufactured soc-
tional agitation for political effect, and not
only neglected bu, Frustrated national IN
tercsts in concession. % the disunion senti.
The Court of Common Pleas, in Coos
Co... n. H.. closed ils session last week.
A case involving the title to some 500
acres Of land located on or near Mt WASH
ington, occupied the Court ten days The
Jury returned verdict for the defendants,
Isaac Dyer aud Horace Fabyan.
A dispatch to the Merchants exchange,
Boston, says. " Ad'ice- from Havana state
that Gen. Concha, Governor General Of Gu
ba, had sent the Spanish aeet to prevent,
British cruisers from violating the sovereign.
.y Of the Spanish waters"
The Panama correspondent Of the New
York Times mentions report that an ALI.
'nce, offensive and defensive, has Oeen en-.
erred into between Nicaragua, Salvador and
Costa Riea, to which GuataInaIa aud Hon.
iuras are invited to become parties; that
treaty has been made with France, by which
hat power guarantees the independence OF
'aeh OF the Central American States.
Senator Henderson Of Texas is quite sick,
It Washington, aud his recovery Is looked
lpon as extremely doubtful.