Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-10-22

The family Of Mr. Andrew Gale. Of Au.
gusia, Me-, ate heartily Of lobster short
time since, and soon after they were taken
violently sick. the result their physician
says. Of eating the lobster. SIR. Gale died
after sickness OF eighteen hours, but the
Others recovered.
Washington ITring is again reported to
b. seriously III.
Mr.. j. q. NJ. Furbi'h, while playing ball
a, Portland on Monday last, in attempting
To throw ball a long distance. broke his
right arm shor, OF between the elbow and
shoulder.
The Rural In,elligcnccr has passed from
the hands Of it, late publisher and proprie-
tor. Il. Is. Caldwell. and Mr.. A. ID. Brock
i. now announced as the owner OF the c.
Enlistment.
Rev. A. c. Adams, recently ofManches,er
n. H., has received and accepted a unani-
mou. call to become the pastor Of the Con-
grega,ional church and society at Lewiston
Falls.
1t is stated the Collin, steamer Atlantic
has been bought by the California, New
York. and European Steamship Company
aud will be put on the NicarasuAn line im-
mediaiely.
A statement just furnished by tho Scere-
,ary Of the Interior, in compliance with
resolution OF Congress, shows that about
twenty-five millions Of dollar. have been eK-
pended bV the United States government in
the district Of Columbia, since il formation
exclusive Of salarie, Of clerks Of the depart
ments and the appropriations for the smith
sonian Institute.
The inventory Of the property Of the late
EbeneIer Francis. in Boston, foots up S3,-
iS3 900; exclusive Of some 500 900 in divid-
ends now due the estate.
From the returns Of the census Of Texas.
now nearly completed, 1, lsaseertained that
its population will not tall short Of 10000.
Gen. Scott has returned to New York,
nearly recovered from the effects Of his re-
cent fall at West Point.
In Mexico, everybody is Supposed to be
an e1.president who wears clean shirt
and keeps his hands washed.
The Harrison (Mo.) Democrat states that
Mr.. johnson, OF that place, reliable
young man who had jus, returned from
Pixies Peak, pronouneos the stories about
extensive gold deposits in that region, will
ful iabricatiOns. Tho most industrious well
provided with tools, do not average IL
per day.
The gold mines Of Guinn, South America
believed TO be the veritablc III Dorado -
fruitlcs.ly searched for by Sir Walter
Raleigh. have been recently visited by cor
respondent Of the New York Tribune. who
says iha, companies well organized, and
and with the requisite machinery to work
the gold quartz, aud drain the pools at the
various cascades, will. undoubtedly, realize
vast fortunes.
London astronomers DO not regard the
present brillian, Comet as Identical with that
Of 1865, which is now expected. The pres
ent visitor will not re-appcar for two or
three hundred years.
The AroOstOOk party raised money to
purchase a gold mounted cane, to be pre-
sented to Capt. Smith, Of the steamer w.
n. Ray, us an expression Of their apprecia-
ton Of his polite attentions on the eIcur-
sion up river.
The Uniyersalists bold two days Com
ference at DIfeld, on the 2Iih ..I .'ii
inst.
The Reading (Pa) Gazette announces
tbs appointment Of j. Clancy Jones as
minister to Austria.
AuGusra, Ga, Oct. 10. John u. Ash
mead has been elected to Congress in Col.
Orr's district. The latter gentleman declin-
ed a denomination. The rest Of the South
Carolina delegation is unchanged.
CALIFORNIA. The Buchanan papers are
Dragging on the result Of the recent election
in california, when by their own showing
they have gained los, Of nearly i've 'haus-
and votes since last year
Rev. Geo. W. Bartlett was ordained as
pastor Of Christ Church, Unitarian. In Au-
gu.ta on Thursday evening last.