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BANGOR, (Maine) Sept. 28.

Bears.—A few evenings since, Mr. Adam Inman, of Orono, on his way home from this place, when about 7 miles distant, was alarmed by a rustling among the underbrush near the road in which he was travelling. On listening, he was convinced that some wild animal had scented the provisions with which his pack was stowed, and was making haste to partake of them. He immediately faced about, dropped on one knee, and presented his fowling piece, well charged with ball and buckshot, determined not to give up the hard earned fruits of his industry to the freebooter without a struggle to protect them. The animal made his way directly to the road, and rapidly advanced upon his wary enemy. Inman knowing from his footsteps that he was near, (though the extreme darkness of the night prevented him from seeing him) inclined his head as near the ground as possible, in the hope of getting a sight of the foe before he should close with him. In a moment a bear, blacker than the shades that surrounded him, and one of the largest of the species, reared on his hind feet immediately before him, and with open mouth rushed upon his prey. At this critical moment, Inman's presence of mind did not forsake him, but deliberately levelling his piece, he shot the sable robber through the heart, and laid him dead at his feet. So near was the bear, that his hair was burned by the powder of Mr. Inman's gun. His weight was 250 lbs., and his skin measures nearly 6 feet in length.