Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-05-28

ming and Twitehell. lilo Is in fair way ,c
recover.
Mayor Ticman having discovered that The
lo,,erie. OF Swan & Co, Of Georgia, having
agencies In New York. were bogus affairs
has broken them up. Five indictments hav,
been found against each member Of the frm
by the Grand Jury Of Augusta. Ga. Thes'
lotteries. too, are among the swindles thai
have been advertised in tins State, in defiance
OF the law which subjects publisher to a
fine Of no, less than SlOO or more than
81 200.
Charles LanmAn, Of Georgetown, ID. c.,
is preparing a complete Congressional bio
graphical dictionary. lilo solieits from
the friends Of such Members OF Congress as
are deceased, the leading features Of their
lives, that the volume may be accurate and
complete. Tho ln,ellisencer and Union
avouch tho literary ability Of the author.
There is to be a new Court House built
at lloul,on, In Aroosiook County at cost
Olive thousand dollars. 1t to be ofwcod
Two brothers, named WSleh, of Mt. Yer
non, Me-, we're assassinatcd last week, 10y q
man who came to their house and begged
for lodging. H. fired several balls into their
bodies with a revolver. They made dcs-
peraio resistance. and be finally lied, steal
ing horse 10 AID him. lis design vas u
rob them, probably. and burn the house
They were bachelors, and lived alone.
The new Marine Hospital. on Martins
Point, near Portland. :. To be opened i'm
medatcly. DR.. samuel II Tewk'bury, OF
Portland, formerly Of Oxford. has bvcn ap.
pointed Superintendent.
Speaking Of james u. Clay's supporting
Buchanan, prcn,i.s says -" Mr.. Clay wat
the author Of great many glorious things
and Of only one thing he had reason TO b,
ashamed oi-and that one is now 10 Con
grc-s.
Both Houses Of the legislature Of Wis,
con.in have passed n hill iur the re.establish.
men, OF capital punishment Tor the crime oil
murder in the first degree. 4 strong rae
ton appears ~ have taken place In the
mind. OF the people Of the State IN relation
TO TIE subject. This last action Of the leg
i.lA,ure .. understood to be in conformity
with general expression Of the popular
will.
". VI. Connolly. Of New York, tried and
convicted at Cincinnati for harborins fugI'
tive slaves. has boen refused new trial, and
sentenced To twenty days imprisonment, N
the couu,y hrl, and to pay fne OF $1,000
The Boston correspondent Of the New
York Tribune lay. that " Chcsuncook," II
tie Atlantic monthly for June - by Tho
rcau. the article on Leibniu by DR.
Hedge and Loo loo" BY Mrs. Child
The piece Of poetry " Ia CAniA,ricr," i
by Towbridgc, Of " NelShbor lakewood u
rcpu,c
Gen Pcrsircr r. Smith, commander Of the
Utah expedition, died at Fort leavcnworih
on the l7th.
Henry Giles, the Lecturer has no, reno
vel to Chicago bat i.iill resident. Of
Buek.port in thi, State.
one Joseph Ashcroft, was fined IS and
costs Tor taking pink root from the c'mc'
try 10, Of Benjamin Hutchinson, in Man
chester y. II.
George o. Read. Colvell o. Drew, and
Charles l.. Kelly, broke yniiat ST. Johns
bury on the 18th inst. They were confined
for countcrfci,ins. $500 reward !. offered
for them.
Capt. John A. Holmes, recently examined
in Portland on charge Of numbering one
ofhs sailors, has been admitted to bail in
$40 900, ard taken back to the Insane Hos
pital at Augusta.
The Land Ascn, has issued circular, Of
lG pages, and map, designed to eIh'bi,
the public lands in Aroos,ook County. now
open 10 settlers. Copies OF the pamphlc,
may be had, gra,uitously, at the Land OF
Zee in Bangor.
The Cape Cottage, Cape Elizabeth, was
opened for the season, on Monday last. Mr..
5. VI. Marble is the landlord. IL is a beau.
tilul retreat for ,hose who have a fJEdncss
for sea,horc life, aud is easy OF access either
by boat or omnibus.
CoSyIcrEp. Mrs. Gardner. Of Plymouth,
who murdered her husband. by poisoning,
about year ago, has been convicted OF
murder IN the second degree.
Tho anniversary Of tho New England
Tract Society was held in Boston, this week.
An effort was made 10 separate from the
National Society, but it was not carried.
The friends Of this movement, carried all
their other measures, voting to receive funds
iron all parts Of the country and disburse
them through their own officers and agents
in this aud other countries; TO procure
their books and tracts from such sources as
may be deemed eIpedient, and to withhold
all funds from the New York Society except
such n may be paid for publications.