The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-04-24

gentleman at the South to his brother in this vicin
ty does not speak in very favorable terms of South
morality;
MONTGOMERY, ALA. March 80, 1885,
GAS an item of "news" will mention an GfTrny
which took place in this City day before yesterday,
although it is but every day occurrence in this
half civilized community, You will a brief
statement in paper Tcopied beowI which ! send
you to ,day--the editor Of which, by the way, is
YaniSee, and has said more than aSoptherper would
presume TO say such an honora5ie occasion.
was "a witness to the whole uiiair---it taking place
directly opposite also saw their bleed
ing wounds and heard their diving groaus, and IN
decd Il appalling, it was awful, One was shot
in four places in The neck, aud the blood poured
forth abundanIly as from fresh stuck beef
Another was shot in the side the ball first striking
his arm, cutting nearly Off then entering his side,
penetrating 10 inches, but not sufficiently
deep to deuth. 1t is thought however, unless
he makes correct and judcious prescriptions, his
wound will inevitably prove fatal. The other was
shot and most horribly cut by that gentoel death
bludgeon, which men of honor carry conceaed-
the Bopie Kn,fc. He survived some 10 or 30 hours
after the infliction. On examination it found
that the liver was literally cut into pieces, and that
the stomach also cut clean through. Now
you will ask, what occasioned all this Well, il
merely account ofsome political difference of
opinion 1t is only about year ago that one of
the same party killed man the subject;
and should either of the surviving tradegians gain
his strength again, doubt another just such
bloody affiay would take place. This is the 1Ith
death which has been occasioned by violence-by
shooting and s,abbng, within about six months
But this is nothing TO what it used to be ten years
ago. Then, 10 k III man thought nothing of
"a daily expectation almost; but now there are so
many Yankees here that il occasions considerable
talk-but that is all. Last night also, three men
were stabbed, which il is thought will prove fatal
From this you nigh, infer that it dangerous to
live hcre;--but let man mind his own business
and engage in any Of the controversies he is
safe here as at the North 1t is very seldom that
any but fighting chnracters-those who carry tbeil
knives and pistols for other purpose but to fight
that igh. are killed. 1t is very seldom that
Yankee is found to carry his pistols or knife"
From the .Nontg0mery y4doeyhsor.
The peace of our city has again been disturbed
by gross violation of the rights of reason, law JUS.
tice and humanity. On Wednesday evening last,
at about clock, an alray commenced on Nam
ST. near the Montgomery Hall. The persons en-
gagged were VIM. ]. Mooney and Kenyon Mooney
his son, Edward Bell, and Bushrod Bell, Jr The
! first received wound in the abdomen, made by
that fatal instrument the Bowie Knife, which caus.
cd death about 10 hours. The second was shot
in the side, and would doubtless have been killed
had not tho ball partly lost its force by first striking
his arm. The third received a shot in the neck
and now lies without hope of recovery. The 4th
escaped unburt aud we understand has fed For
the sake of candor and truth, will admit that
SUCH similar instances NOT unirequent here.
aud that all boased rights and privileges are but
little more than species of uurestraiued liberty,
have placed US upon their charts as humane poo,
pie, refined by the blessings of civilization. Would
that we were more deserving of heir kindly notice