Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-04-22

retained 10 Congress In the places OF Oo'n
" Delu.ion " Smith and l.. a. Grover
A volume consuming the speeches OF
Wendell Phillips is now in press, and will
soon be poblished.
An order has been Issued at tho Post OF.
Gee department, to the effect that clerks
who leave during Office hours for the Pur-
pose Of drinking spiri,uous liquors, do 50 a,
thu risk Of removal from office.
The average income Of the Mexican church
is twenty Eve millions year, while the
revenue Of the national government Of the
republic !, only fifteen millions.
Rev. Cad Newell, the oldes, graduate Of
Yale College. died at Lancaster, y. II. a
few day. since. a, the az OF % years.
The Golden Wedding Of Col. Seaton, edi.
tor OF the National lnIcIliscnecr, Washing.
ton. was celebrated March 3l'i.
Elizabeth blackwell, is deliveriuga course
Of lecture. m London, Eng. on the value Of
hyssuic and medical knowledge for women.
A new bridge /. in course Of construction
at Hanover. n. H.. TO take the place Of
one recently burned. IL will cost $4,000
The Canadians have surveyed aud intend
constructing n canal 20 connect lake Huron
with Lake Ontario.
Mr.. Williams. editor OF the Utica Herald
writing from Tuni-. say. that the American
Consulate Is supported at Tuni' at an er-
pense Of $500 per year, and yet bu, one
American vessel has anchored in that harbor
Tor five years
The clergyman Of Rockland poposed to
have but one sermon day. devoting the
afternoon to Sunday School exercises; but
the measure was defeated by the committee
Of delegates.
The Lewiston JouruA says \ are in.
formed that NJ. 7. LuJden, Esq. Of Turner
was seriously injured. last week by being
thrown from horse.
The editor OF The Argu. found on the
Monday after election the defeated cindi-
date Tor Mayor in the composing room Of
that paper, bu'ily " setting up" the inau-
suml Of bis successful competitor, and crit
icisine ita' he went along. so philOsophic
citizen should no, spoil his eOntentment
by going into Office.
The Mleritcs Of Newark, y. J.. are now
preparing for the second coming OF the
Messiah, or the end Of the the world, which
they compute will take place on or about
the Passover OF 1859, which commenced last
Monday night and continues for eight ia,
4 treaty has been concluded with the
Winnebago Indians, by the term. Of which
each head OF n family oi III, tribe i. emit.
tied to eighty acre. OF the winnehaso Res.
erya'ion in Minnesota. The remainder Of
the tract is 90 be sold for their benefit, and
applied to their moral and industrial I'm.
proycmcnt.
The Free Will Baptist. Of Lewiston have
organized second society Of their order in
that town, aud the Rev. J. e. Knowlton Of
Montyllle has accepted an invitation to be-
cJme its pastor.
Some twenty or thirty persons were ipjur.
ed, in the Catholic church IN 42d street. y.
York, on tho evening Of the llth, in con.c-
quence OF tho rush occAsioned by an alarm
Of Ere during the service. Que Of the light.
ed candles on the altar communicated Ere 10
a curtain.
The Patriot says that the railroad bridge,
about a mile south Of Wilton, was carried
away by the ircshe., causing some delay OF
the trains. The bridge was repaired 50 the
cars passed US usual, in two or three days
A,erdiet Of s. ,OOO has been obtained at
Burlington VI. against the Vermont aud
Canada Railroad Co., in suit brought by
the administration Of Mr.. Abcn y. French
who was killed by the explosion Of loco.
motive on the road in July, 1855.
Evidence in the sleLlcs' trial at Wash.
inston, was not all in up to Tuesday night.
Oar exchanges are commencing the en-.
terprisc OF an Oxford County man, who
places his ligh, before the world, ,hro' the
medium OF the Bethel Courier, rs follows
81. q. Rich, Hunter, Trapper, and Gnidc,
Letter u, Oxford County, Me-"
1t is asserted by those protesting to know
that secret expeditions have gone out from
this country to Cuba; and the island is now
in state OF revolution. These rumors were
started week ago, since which time no
news has boon received.
The population OF the United States in
creases one million year, or two thousand
every day.
A registry law has passed the Legislature
OF New York. 1t is insuiiicien, but better
than nothing.
Several persons connected with the or
der of Anei Mt llbernans were arrested at
n. York, On Tuesday, charged Of having
maliciOusly DISTRACTED the U. 5. mail.
TuE kansas ElrcrtnN. held on the o6th /
ul,., to decide whether the People would
have a Cons,it, tonal Convention to frame
a State Constitution called out very hsh,
vote first. because there was no serious OPP
position to the call; secondly. because the
day was intensely stormy and inelement
So far as we have heard, the vote stands