The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-01-27

The number Of swine in the several counties
is as follows Androscoggin, 2,425, Aroostook,
,375, Cumberland 4,39s, Franklin, 1919,
Hancock, L ,527, Kennebec, S, 225, Lincoln, ,2ss
Oxford, 1 ,532, Piscataquis, 1852, Penobscot,
S,slS, Sagadahoc, 775. Somerset, 4,oll, Waldo,
4,l44. Washington, $40, York, 1857, whole
number in the State 1928.
Ii will be seen by the above that Penobseot
has the most horses, Somerset the most sheep,
while good "0ld York" has the largest number
of Oxen, Cows and Swine.
From the register Of the Executive and lcSis-
lative departments Of the government Of Maine
have CLEANED the following items. The Cover :
nor is IS years old. The oldest councillor is ca
and the youngest IL years OF age Ofthe Sena.
tors Is arc farmers, arc merchants, 2 are
blacksmiths, beside these is 1 lawyer. Pub
Usher, . surveyor, 1 innkeeper, | physician.
/ lumber dealer, shipmaster. The average
age Of the Senators is jO-I years-agc of eldest
Senator 60 years, age ofyoungcst Senator 81
years.
In the House are CT farmers, 81 merchants,
Q lawyers, lumbermen, 6 carpenters, 5 Ply
sicians, 3 mariners, 3 shipbuildcrs, 3 black
smiths and Of ship and house joincrs, carriage
makers, editors, cnsrayers, manufactures,
clergyman, surveyors, boots and shoe makers,
rail road directors, tanners, stone cutters,
scale builders, master ringers, milcrs, machin-
ests, millwrights, laborers, door, sash and
blind makers, teachers, and shipjoiners, each.
The average age of representatives is 4O-i
years. The age Of the oldest member Is II and
the youngest % years Of age.
II will be seen by an examination of the
above that professional gentleman did not fare
very we'll at the hands Of the republicans. The
fact is our party is the Peoples party and seeks
its representatives among the farmers and
mechanics Of the State.
At the last session Of the Legislature, resolves
were passed authorizing the Governor and
Council to appoint commission Of three
suitable men, to consider the expcdiency of
demonstrating the State Prison at Thomaston,
and also the expediency Of building new
Prison In some other locality. II was also
made part oftheir duty to examine into the
internal economy and management of the
Prison, and with the sanction Of the Governor
and Council make such changes as they should
deem vantageous to the State.
In pursuance OF the duties thus assigned them
the commissioners have made their reports
From the majority report we learn that the
,,.....,t pr;son "a t;r,itel In liz accommodation
highly effective in its construction and arrange
ment, while its appertenant buildings are so
inconyeniently located with regard to each
other as to render Il impossible to carry out
the principles oflprison discipline under any
system of alteration or enlargement short Of a
new construction. Some improvement might
be made, and the business Of the prison placed
upon a more satisfactory basis, by the expen-
diture Of sum fully equal to one half the cost
Of new prison built In strict accordance with
the acknowledged requirements Of the present
day, but after all I, would be patch work
affair and disgrace to the people Of the State.
Amer stating in details the result Of their in
vestigations in regard to repairs and enlarge
ments on the present site and giving to the
entire subject their careful and studied atten-
ton, they reiterate the conclusion arrived at
by former commissioner, and say in brief that
the location, construction and arrangement Of
the prison at Thomaston, and surrounding
buildings, with q single exception have oecn
made regardless Of the laws Of health. economy