Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-23

On the 9Th inst. as Capt. VIM. Clayton
Jr. Of yinalhayen. Me-, wa. out cunning
with a doubls barrel shot gnu, while in the
act OF loading one barrel the other wa. No..
cidsntly discharged, lodging the content. 10
his BODY and causing his death IN ab,at
twonty.four hours. He leaves wife and
three young children to mourn hi. sudden
death.
A worthy and wealthy member Of Ere
company In Bair,lo ha. bought Iisr "
pew. in Presbyterian church there. ior
the us, Of his isllow-member..
Two or tire. case, Of small poI Orisina.
tel in the jail At wi.ca,.e,, and no,with.
standing ihecIer.ion' oflho.s having charge
Of the matter. It extended to lew outside
cases.
Reu,1 Hoy, Of Exeter. Ne, few nights
since while in fl Of intotica,ion. made an
attack with an AZ upon his wife and moth.
or Who we're sleeping in the same bei.
III. mother an oli lady 50 years ofage va,
dangerously wounded. and hi. wife badly
bruised. 10 was about o. strike The third
time, when ho was sorIol by hi. son and
thrust out Of door.
Tho Bethel Courier .ay' Mr.. Caleb But.
terdsld Of Wilton, has purchased, ani &.
SON to pat in operation, tie Sash and
Blind Factory in that village.
TIE Maine Historical Society Ia. ju,, 10.
sasd tho Sixth volump Of IL. collection.
This volume contains twenty ,nluabl, "a.
per-. from the best writers. The us,i
meeting of tbe Society is 10 b. held in Jlr.
nary, az Augusta, when materials Cor o.,
Seventh volume will be collected.
4 shocking accident occurred At North
Waldohoro'. sc, on Wednesday evening
\ little daughter Of Mr.. william Burns,
agcd : years, during tho temporary %.
.euce Of her mother, foll upon rel o.,
stove. and va. 20 badly burned that o.,
died on Sunday morning.
Somebody suggest. TIA, ,f- COW a.
Charlcsiown. Va. va. killed because shs
bad two pord,r horn, IN her head. snd be-
cause ,ho bal besn iaith,ar7c among tho
negroes.
\ dispatch to n. Cincinnati CONNER.
cial says that Hon. Linn Boyd died at hi,
Residence in Keniueky on sunday
The Medical students, from the South. a,
Philadelphia, had a meeting Tuesday. and
resolved to leave m body and g to South
srn colleges. About 500 lsh. The s.t
that - large a number OF student, FROM %
South were attending lectures at PhiIadrl-
phia indicates the superiority Of her schools.
and that the students themselves will b. tho
greatest losers from th. proceeding.
The Mississippi river was crossed on n,
leo by foot passengers frnm DUnlsith 10
Dubuque on Thursday. and at l., Crosse
by horses ,nd wagons in safety.
The steamer Gir.y, which in the summer
season run between Portland and tho TO-
land. in the har5or. Wa burned on Friday
night Tho To-. !. about Sll.OOO. On
which there Va, insurance tor 5000
\ correspondent Of tho Missouri Reralli-
can avs that =. p Blair was near ber:
arrested by ,h- gensd'arme, Of Virginia
while eating hi. dinner a. Martnslurs
he was le, oG, add. be, ~ giving a-surIn-
css that be wns coming o. Wa'aiueton az
iast a, the locomotive would bring him.
We gather frou Ibo hlo foreign now'.
the fact that the Hungarian excitement
against Austria continues, and what makes
{, imposing i, that il manifest. ITSELF equally
on all public occasions. whether ~ a ca,.-
Ollie, Protestant, literary or business s.s..
srings.