Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-02-04

agreed to report bill f1r ,h' r''abli'hmen,
Of the Territorial government Of Jef.r1n,
including the Pike. Peak country.
Me..r.. Prior { nci". in tho states 70.
LAY. memorable Congress 90 give them q
share or ,ao Advertising. AMI complain Tia,
IN, Executive Committee has crowded them
ont.
/ IN. spillock has been appointed q. 5.
Marshal Of tho Di.ric, Of Georgia, vieo
Stuart removed, Cor lneaiciousy in ,he yacht
wanderer case.
The s2l Regiment, which gain'l such
glory a, Lucknow, Is now only 2li strong,
800 having died since May. lsi' Of 'ho's
l3j were killed IN action.
Mr.. Derrick ;. Brigham, formerly Of
Maine. was drowned In Fraser uyer, Brit
ish Columbia. on the l7sh Of last october.
The Herald. Washington correspondence
says It's reported that information has
been received here that two ers1e' II
slaves, from Africa, are Oh the coast Of
Georgia cndeavoring TO effect a landing
T Prof Bond, the distinguished astronomer
at Cambridge, died in that city, 90 Sliar.
day morning last.
Hon. Isaac ". Tabor, Of Iloulton yell
known lawyer and politician, diel On Sun.
day morning, at the age otG
/ Mr.. Lincoln Keen Of Lewiston bad h.'
lower Jaw broken by kick from horse,
last week.
A deer va, killed in the town OF Ilud5ln
on Monday. Last week ono Of these am.
mails was on the Penob.cot railroad, a. tho
train for Bangor approached. H. ,ioatly
maintained the race with the locomotive f0s
about mile, when ho plunged il,1 the
snow and escaped 20 the woods.
The Maine State Agricultural Society a..
,embled a, Augusta on the 2i,h u, Tho
following officers were elected
Thomas $ Lang, of va.n.boro' Pre'i.
dent DR.. Holmes Of Winthrop, s.rr.ury
VIM. T.. ". Means Of August Treasurer.
| 1, is understood that the mex, exhibition
will be- held in Augusta.
The Senate Post dice committee will re.
port a bill raising tho rates of postage %
10 Eve cent. on each letter. Tho rate. 20
California are unchanged. hi. stated TIA;
each letter. by the overland route costs tho
government sixty Eve dollars,
Hon. Henry l.. Ellsworth, formerly COM.
missioner Of patents. died At F,triaycn,
Conn, on the 27th ult.
Tho revenue, Of the State Of Delaware f'
the past year wcro SiG,OOO-eIpsuJ.ure',
$4,000.
The Florida legislature has repealed tho
law providing Tor the Incarceration OF Tree
negro sailors while their vessel, ara IN port
Ten young men have been arrested and
held to bail in Philadelphia, on a charge q
street loungins.
Valentine, day !. the li,h Of u, rre..n.
month. Those dc,irou, Of Observing 10. r.
quirrments will End an a,.ortmsn, OF Val.
en'incs, sentimental and comic. atA.M.
RaNson's.
A Nrw SrrHrn. Me.sr.. winnp,, Of
Baltimore, have recently buit new steam
err, OF model different from anything
aaoat. II is shaped like two sugar loave',
placed base TO base. 80 as to make ono body.
The motive power is applied by means of an
endless chain, t. which Is attached paddle
floats, and this moves around the centre Of
the vessel. Seats are riyetrd {, tho top Of
the machine. Tor passengers TO air them.
selves on a pleasant day. The thing i
built entirely Of IRON and the trial trip has
proved successful. Being pointed, it i
claimed. ihat she will pierce the biz waves,
thus saving the enormous waste Of force,
necessary for 'urmouniins them.
Thursday. April 9Th, has been appointed
FAs, Day in New Hampshire.
Petitions are circulating in Michigan,
asking for a restoration Of the death penal.
ty in that State.
Tn, Harlem boat on Friday ran into tho
city barge, containing the physicians bound
to Wards and Blackwell's islands, when
three bOatmen were drowned.
The Lewiston Advocate says An effort
is now being made to unite Danville and
Auburn, and another TO unite the village
portion OF Danville to Auburn.
We learn from the Thomaston Advertiser
that the citizens Of that place have Re.
ti,ionei for an &C, Of incorporation Tor
Public Library.
The New York Tribune learns that an al
lance has been patched up between the
sham democracy Of New Jersey and the last
sad remnant Of the +" straight Americans,
aud that the allied host purpose eleeting
the Hon. Robert +. Stockton to the United