The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-09-25

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DisAsrRous YEAR,-Dwing the year 1893, be-
sidfs large number Of less important burnings, col.
iaPses aud explosions thefollowing is The melan-
eholy last Of steamboat disasters The Ben Sber-
rod,with the loss of 100 ives the Monmouth,
400; the Homo, 100: tho Moselle, 100 the Ben
Franklin, 100 the Oronoke, 1870 the Washing,
ton, 30 the Pulaski, 100. Eight steamboats,, and
ten hundred and eighty human lives lost ~ u, Q
| The infant daughter of Louis Philippe, the
French King, has been named Victoria Augusta
Ludovic Lucca Isabella Amelia Filomena Helena
Penelope Bourbon. 1t stops there. .tt 3e
| ARKAssAs.--T The Cincinnati Wing states that
the election canvass in Arkansas is carried on with
btterne and vehemenOe Both parties are san
gune of success VIM. Cummins, Esq. is tho
Wing candidate, and Judge Cross the Van Buren,
candidate.
The cellars in 81. Louis have to be auarried out
of solid rock, and sufficient quantity of stone is
generally taken there from 10 erect the building
Some of the houses erected in this manner are
from four to five stories high. M t,y.at..,-r
Gov. William Clark died at ST. Louis on tho first
of this month. He was the companion of Meri
weather Lewis, in that famous journey over the
American continent, across the Rocky Moun-
Pacific ocean, the first time in which that journey
was ever performed. He first arrived at 81. Louis
in 1902 and there the enterprise was planned, and
the associates in that great undertaking collected
On his return from the journey be was made Gov.
ernor of Missouri. 5@
The Free Will Baptsts number in their connec
ton, 1888 churches 64S ordained and licensed
preachers, and 3S,2l0 communicates, Increase
,I IL, or a .r,a
communicates.
RISE OF THE LAKEs.-It is SAID that Lake Erie
is four feet higher than in 1924, and Lake Ontario
about G l-2 feet higher, ...l
GREAT SeUAsu.-A squash, says the Claremont
Eagle, N. H., grew in the garden of Newton
Whittelsey, Esq of that town, the past season.
which weighs one hundred and one pounds, and
measures six feet in circumference
Palmer Johnson, (says the paper, )of that town
has calf, year old last week, which weighs nine
hundred and 20 pounds Beat this who can The
celebrated Claremont OK Olympus weighed, if we
remember right, but eight hundred and seventy.our
when year old. r. a
The Rail Road between Lowell and Nashua, N
III. will be opened early next month.
UNION OF THE BRrTIsH PRovINcEs.-H. VI.
Steamer Me.lea, has again started from Halifax
for Quebec;-not with governors hut with com
missioners now. T, is stated in Prince Edward
Island paper TINT the Earl of Durham has invited
this convocaon of Commissioners, to consult
with them for the purpose OF effecting union
in the provinces. The plan is briefly this A
union of the five provinces, Upper and Lower
Canada, New Brunswick Nova Scotia, and
Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland to have
the option OF ioining,) under one Federal Gov
eminent, each province retaining its own local
Legislature, diuested of Legislative Council, of
Upper Chamber-the Governor Lieutenant
Governor of the province, aided by nm Execn
tive Council, of not less than five members, to
have the power of revising Bills and suggesting
alterations there into the Assembly, bur not to
have the power OF rejeciion---the Governor to
have veto on all bills, as at present. Each pro-
vince joining the Federal union, whether large
o small, to send ten members to represent them
in a general Assembly, which shnll legisate on
such matters as are common to all, or TO two or
more of them, and which shall also he Court
of Appeal, to take cognizance OF such cases rs
have heretofore been referred to the British Par
lament or the Privy Council. The Governor
General with the assistance ofa council to have
the same power, with regard 10 bills passed by
the General Assembly, as the other Governors
have in the Provincial Assemblies. Quebec,
Montreal and Halifax to send two members each
to the General Assembly TO he included in the
ten returnabe by the province)-the same prvi
iege 10 ne eXtenGed u any otner TOWN. MS soon as
its population amounts to $4,000 persons. Each
of the provinces to have the privilege of return
ing two members to represent its interests in the
British Parliament. The whole Of the revenues
Of each Province to he placed at the disposal of
its House of Assembly, who shall determine the.
amount of salary to be paid to its Governor Jud-
ges, and other public Officers, and provide for
the payment of its Civil List.
From the Charleston Courier, Sept. IL.
YELLOW FEVER IN CHARLESTON.