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The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-04-10
WILLIAM @. RivEs.

This Distinguished Senator, odraeted ov ms
former paliica friends for his unwavering hostility
to the Sub reasury scheme, has made powerful
appeal To the people OF his native STATE. 70 vndca-
lion Of his char, cter and cOndnci. we nope ere
long 10 fad 70 IN FIR This exp sioa of MS motives,
ihi, triumphant reply 10 the calunnies which me
infamous Globe and It's kennel p ok have he'ped
upnn an honored though sometimes errtng head
This snpe i'll touch most nearly the verile sans
d ur"! Of the edmond Enquirer, whose professions
of principle SQUAD so hblluw when conirased with
his sudden change Of opini N on the leading mea-
sure Of Martin Van Buren's administration. II Is
indeed scarcely credible that 50 many OF the prorni.
neni supporters ii the General Government should
have Welded up their consciences and judgments nj
the bidding Of Mr.. Van Barren, with hardly mo-
mentarv struggle. YET We see the Richmond En-
anrer first vehementiy denouncing the Sub treasu-
rv aud declaring It's patriotic det rninaion TO stand
bv the country TO the last and with the next puff OF
official favor The next nmalion OF the Executives
wishes veering directly round and supporting the
Ia this Stale too we have seen the ex Governor and
MANY of his leading political friends cheering on
Mr.. Tallnadge in his opposition 10 the Sub.treasu
nv; then bought or boand to silence BY some secret
parry appliances; and finally, with suddenness
which might have shamed the most callouS of poliii
cal ugglers, open and violent advocates of the very
plan The adoption of which but a few months back
they had deprecated and denounced.
Is any more proof needed 10 establish Mr.. Van
Buren's claim to the lille OF Magcianf' Or can
there be any doub, that his reputation and success in
this career are founded, hose Of his ilnsri
Gus predecessors in by-gone days. on understanding
and appealing To each mans private interests and
personal desires ALBANY Daily Advertiser.
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THANK you for your kind invitation to stor and
EFT Peaches with YOU "ichea tAey ara ripe !; and rs
! remember you have gol SINE capital eafly ppk'e
ire on your farm, III stop and lake bic on my
way TO the North, and chance NJ The peaches when
return back, jest b. way of reminding yon OF o'u
times Ia The b,nk-for JUL so sure you rememoer,
when you ieli'd folks ron thought Peaches would oe
ripe In September they would be down upon YOU "
get nip OF Elrly Apples IN june and men 'e'e" ~
on The Peaches Afterwards. r..,S now
The FAC, is Squire, am desperately afraid n0 nd
that yuu aud The Gipera have BON o.ea a many Or,
grne 10 eet some quiet and rest, that gne any ~
Is will have cause 10 feel thai COED es havs eone
hy-ooy viii ibis sspss ~ ps, ."s friends
IRA WORK "s rnrmesp and you went on The pin,
s uJ :, feeding baihand one was ao1u as hata
mos Kindle haint got Post Ollie nigh you,
"a. ~ send This eller lothe New fak Express,
70 prinr and send out, and suppose you gel sos
how that WY hest.
Yoar frienl in old times, and tines present. and
times 10 come, w,,xc
M,j,r Downingyille Militia, 81 Brigade.
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condemned 10 the gallies for swindiing, hut
having succeeded in making his escape, he
determined 10 push his fortunes in America.
"Ce most que le premier pas qui eout" A
run OF luck at the gaming table gave HIM
funds TO commence his grand experiment..
an accomplish, less favored by nature, assum-
ed the station Of his valet, Will, he played to
perfection the noble Duke. and we have al.
ready seen how he succeeded.
Whether his career is yet ended cannot
say, but my last meeting with the noble Duke
del Piomhino was during visit to France a
few months since, when saw him, chained
by the neck To fellow scoundrel, and busily
cn,plo, ed In mending tie road near Paris.
The fate of the lovely Matilda is melln-
choly one but who Of The loungers in fashion
able life cannot recall somewhat similar
case z When we shall ease To ape foreign
follies and foreign vices--when we shall learn
to value the lille Of american ciiizen" above
the proudest peerage that Europe can boast
then, and not till then, shall we cease to near
OF such things.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-01-01
CANADA.

A letter 10 the Editor ofthe VI. Chronicle, dated
Montreal, 18th Dec 1888, says -
Canada feels the effects of the rebellion far more
seriously this winter than last This city, for the
last six weeks, has had more the appearance Of IL
The markets have been mos. miserably supplied
BUSINESS except the furnishing the governme mt,
has been almost who'll y uspended.-The. expen SEES
OF carrying on the government, including the MIL
tary and Civil departments, are greatly increased
the former, in the two provinces, for the month
of November, must exceed the whole years rev.
enue, leaving the British Government TO provide
tor the other eleven months-which, in the hands
of certain members of Parliament, will form
strong argument for the separation Of tho Provin'
Ces from the mother-country' That separation,
however, will probably not take place very soon,
except in the contingency of War between the
U. States and Great Brian-whch seems quite
necessary for the employment of rnob-lovng citi-
zens of the u. s. There are also considerable
number in Canada who are extremely anxious for
n national war-and they have good deal OF rea.
son for arguing tn at there can again be
peace in Canada, ill such war shall have decid-
ed what is to be her fate.
There ten prisoners in our all who have
been convicted of high treason, four of whom it is
expected will be executed in short time. They
are French Canadians. You may judge something
oftheir deplorable ignorance, and lack of manli.
the sixty fonr who captured by handful Of
Indians, and were ferried across the st. Lawrence
on their way 10 prison, all al the same time by
ly five Of the Indians And yet the wicked wretch
who instigated them to rebel, and then skunk
away out of danger themselves, carressed and
Toasted through the States like heroes who fad
set on foot sCme glorious enterprise
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-01-01

Inc vile OF Mr. Samuel Greene, of Newport
m - was burned to death on the 9Th ut. w lille
IN state OF intoXcaiion, and her husband in fit
on the Same day. neighbor who went in, found
tnem ooth dead, the woman was horribly disfgur-
ed by the hre, and little nursing child at her feet,
uninjured the fire not having reached it,
GREAr.-The Florida Army was thrown into
the greatest CONSERVATION a week or two back,
by the appearance to their encampment of a
large and imposing procession of one Indian.
Tho State Penitentary of Ohio yielded an in
come last year, of twentysix thousand dollars over
all expenses.
A Cry SoLD.-The Arkansas Times tells us
.ihat the city of Rockroe in that State was sold a
snort time since for taxes Nothing is said of the
size and population Of this city
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-01-01
ar - M As Y g. gB5a

In Sumpster District S. G. Major Abraham Van
Buren,, oldest son of the President Of the United
Slaies) TO Miss Sarah Angelica, youngest daughter
of Mr. Richard Singleton.
In Barnet, on the 18th ult. by Rev. T. Goodwill
lie, Mr. Phineas Goodenough, Of Peacham, to Miss
Mary Allen, Of Barnet.
In Danville, on the 10Th ult. by Rev. s. Kelley
Capt. Hiram Merritt, 10 Miss Sarah Hutchinson.
In Sutton, Dec. 10Th, by Rev J. Woodmau, Mr.
Charles a. Clarke, of Glover, to Miss Fanny NJ
Hill, of S.
In Lyman, NJ IA. Dec. 10, by Rev. Mr. Sulher.
land, Mr Archibald Gilchrist, of Barnet, Miss
Susan Heath, daughter Of Simeon Heath Esq of
Lyman.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-01-01
IN SENATE.

DEsTRUcTlvE FIRE.--A fire broke out mt the
Wlncoski Falls, about one mile from this village,
at about two o'clock on Friday morning, which for
extent Of damages has probably never been equai-
ed IN this State. 1t originated in theStore room of
che Winooski Block manufacturing Company, and
IN short Time the whole building together with
all the valuable machinery was entirely destroyed
The machinery alone in the building cost from
$4,000 to 10000. The shop adjacent, occupied
as mandatory of machinery Of various kinds,
was also entirely destroyed with all its contents
were likewise extensive mill, paper mill &
we learn that the Wool and cloth principally
rescued las also four looms the rest of the
valuable machinery, we regret to say, was entirely
destroyed The total loss cannot be less than
$oo,ooo There was an insurance in the Mutual
for 900 which far as we can learn is the on
~ insurance existing on any part Of the property.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-01-01
BRIGHTON MARKET.

Monday, @Ucc. n, Ic3S.
Reported for the Boston Patriot.
At market G25 Beef Cattle, 1900 Sheep; 500
Swine. About 1875 Beef Cattle unsold
PRlcEs. Beef Cattle. Last weeks prices were
not supported, and we reduce our quotations
First quality I 50 a 7 IS, second quality rs a 7.
25: third quality % 6 so
Sheep-Lotss were sold at 9 %, 2 so, 3 IS, So
and ) So
Lots TO Pedde sold at &c for sows and 7
for Barrows. At retail 7aS l-2
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-01-01

Fatal Conflict aoith a Bear.-A letter dated near
The mouth Of White River, in Arkansas, gives
the following painful account ola remarkable
conflict with bear:-
There was one of The deepest tragedies here
two evenings ago that ever heard Of MIR
Harris the landlord in whose house am now
staying, went up the river To drive some cattle to
Il Mr. kean's on his way he and Kean saw IL We
ny large bear, which they shot twice, woundng
him MORALLY but not killing him. They then
followed him with their dogs, and when they
came to where he WAS, Mr. Harris went into the
cave to get another chance 10 shoot him. The
bear was behind tree, and Mr. Harris and the
animal met. Harris shot him the third time
but did not kill him. The bear caught him by
the ham string and bit the large artery in two
Kean who was loading another gun, ran to him
not being, more than ten Steps off, with his
butcher knife, 10 stab the bear that now had
Harris under him, but when he was aiming the
blow, the bear saw him. and Ieaped at him
kean sprang back, and Harris jumped from un-
der The bear ran fifteen or twenty feet and fell
Kean said, ''are you hurt?" ayes, | am killed."
was his answer. Kean then jumped between
Harris and the bear us the latter was rushing
TO another attack and luckily shot him the fourth
time through the body. which weakened The
animal much, though he still fought with the
dogs some time. Kean ran next TO Harris saw
his haggard countenancr, begged him to speak
but the PROSTATE man expired in an instant Mr.
Harris has left five or six children and his moor
wife.
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a Ill persons who have unsettled accounts with
"a the Subscribers requested to call and set
tie After so many earnest calls upon our friends
we hope and expect there will not be stupid
as TO let their accounts remain unsettled after The
10Th OF January next But if any person should
be unmindlul Of his interest as to let his ao-
count remain unsettled after the 18th of January
next, we shall feel ourselves justified in leaving all
such accounts with Attorney for immediate col
lection. H. d w BUCK JR
Lower Waterford, Nov. 2S, 1888. 70-4w
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Notice.

VEIH r subscribers hereby inform all persons in
n debted to teen that they about closing
heir Peddlng business in tho County of Caledo.
mia and vicinity, ard that all demands due them
must be settled without fail on before the first
dav of February next particular contracts excepted
In the absence of e. Prowtv, payment may be-
made to It. r. Fairbanks II Co at Lower Water
ford w no are authorized to settle snid business
r. X. PROWIY Il CO
Lower Waterford, Nov. ", 1888. 69-6w
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-01-01

TEyH1S article has been sufficiently tested
a. and has been found fully to answer the expec-
tations of those who hare purchased them. The
being sufficient for boiling a tea.kette, and this
without heating the body Of the stove. The ovens
are large and even tempered, and the stove adapt
ed to all the common utensils ofthe Kitchen. They
are economical in the sumption of fuel, and at
tho same time capable Of receiving wood of good
length and size.
The subscribers will keep them constantly for
sale, together with BOX STOVES OF various siz-
es. STOVE PIPE, &c. ~.
E. & r. FAIRBANKS IL co.
St Johnsbury, Sept 1888 59-tf
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-01-01
GCDNGsERT.

A CONCERT OF vocal and instrumental Music,
will be given at St. Johnsbuy Plain on Wednesday
Evening January 9th, by the St. Johnsbury Band;
under the direction ofMr. GEO. Woop. The vo
cal parts will be assisted by Messrs. CHEVY and
PADDOCK and other Ameieurs. Particulars here
after to be published in Bills,
BY order Of the Directors,
II. X. FLINT, Secretary
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Lost

ON the road, in July last, between Capt Less-
~ uel Hastings and my house, draft Chain.
with one hook marked J. r.
Also, strayed from me in Nov. last, one eve
Sheep and two lambs. no, marked; likewise, one
yearng Wether marked on 'he ght
Any Information of the above will he gratefully
received, and reasonably rewarded.
JAMES RAMSAY.
St Juhusbnry. Dec %, 1888. 73-3w
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-01-01
s3SS

In Barton Dec. 2lst, Olive, wife OF Mr. Stephen
Dexter aged 68.
In Indianapolis, Ind, in November, at the resi-
dcnce Of Hon Samuel Merrill, Mr. James Kinbal
Of Vermont, aged 81.
In Claremont. N. II. Dec. "a, Mrs Elizabeth
w. Carleton, wife of Mr. Goo. Carleton, and dnu h
ter of the late joel Hastings of this town aged 80
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-01-01

200 women. most of whom had small children
are thus left destitute, with no food TO keen
them from starvation, and no shelter to protect
them from HE storm. We trust that the State,
through her Legislature, will promptly do what
she can to repair the foul and cruel wrongs per-
petrated Ivy her citizens.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-01-01

I'm Easy Method Of Stopping Cold-As
soon as you perceive you have taken a coli.
abstain entirely from the use of any kind of
fluid either in yon, diet or drink, take gentle
dose of physc, put on extra clothing, take light
diet, such as bread and HITTER, hasty-pudding or
rice and moasses or sugar. and ifyour appetite
crave it, small quantity of animal food,
you will suffer less by thirst, and il you feel able
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-01-01
From the Lgnchburg Virginia7, Dec. 90.

DREADFUL FRE.-A letter from e, McGav-
ock, Esq. Postmaster at Wythe Court House, to
the editors of the Virgnau, says-I stop the
mail to inform you that one third Of our town
is in ashes. The fire broke ont about4 o'clock
ny of the citizen'sare without houses to which to
take their families. The loss cannot he estmn.
ted. Comparatively it is greater than that which
resulted from the fires in New York and Charles
tom
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keep abont your business. This course, strictly
observed, will generally he sufficient to effect n
perfect care in from iwenty-tour to seventy'two
hours. These hints are taken, in an alJbrevi lated
form, from Treaties on the Chest, by Charles
J. ID. Williams, Nj. ID. F. r. s. The experiment
is easy to be made and he says cost but little self
denial
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~ Office.

FENHfS is to inform the public that I have quf
n The business Of Cabinet and Chair Making
he, etoore carried on by me in this place. hereby
forbid all persons after This date trusting any man
on my account. also forbid all persons
settling any account note payable 10 me without
settling with me IN person or by my order fur
Their forbid the delivery of any property left by my
pedlar for sale without my order.
SAMUEL X. WILLARD.
Barnet, Passumpsic) Dec. 4, 1898. .72-3w
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-01-01

TEMPERANCE NETTING. The Annual
Meeting of THE CALEDONIA co, YOUNG
MEMS TEMPERANCE SOCIETY will he held
nj he Meeting House on St Johnsbury Plain on
Tuesday the first day of January next, at 10 o'clock
Nj. 1t is expected that the exercises, as usual
will be Of highly interesting character; and
general attendance is requested. The younger
part OF community are especially invited to be pres
ent The Executive Committee have made ar.
Engagements with Mr. Bonrdman, proprietor of the
Temperance House, accommodate the friends of
temperance on the occasion.
JF. SKINNER. Sec
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From the National MieIIigencer.

WAsHiNGToN, Dec. 20, 1888.
GENTLEMEN: Just before the adjournment Of
the House to day there message from the
Presi lent transmitting additional Information in
answer to the resolution of inquiry relative TO the
disturbances in Harrisburg. He communicated
two letters, from the Collector of the Port Of
Philadel phia in which the Collector states that
he was in error i'm his former letter in saying
no officer ofthe customs were participant in the
disturbances ut Harrisburg; and that one of his
officers, James H. Hutchinson, was at Harrisburg
for three days, in defiance of his Mr.. Woli's)
gen eral order to his officers requiring them not
TO go there.
The other letter is from Samuel d. Patterson,
Marshal ofthe Eastern District of Pennsylvania,
in which he states that Mr. Meunch, mentioned
IN the Governors letter, is a deputy marshal; and
was and is ut Harrisburg but MIR Marshal Pat,
teison, however, forgot, suppose, that he him
sell was PRESIDENT of q meeting in the district
of Kensng'on, held on the 10th instant, in which
an executive committee for the said district was
appointed to accept the services
OF two thousand minute men to he ready at n
moments notice." TO assist the dsturhers at Har-
risburg if need be, and the same Mr. Patterson
was himself one of that executive committee |!
So much for the interference of the officers of
the United States in the dsgraceful scenes at
Harrisburg. CHAIR NAYLOR.
The Western (Missouri) Star, OF Nov. 20, states
that the examining trial of the Mormons before
Judge King, closed at Richmond on the Wednes-
day previous. "Some twenty five Oh thirty were
discharged and about thirty five are retained for
Indictment and tral---sone for treason aga inst
the state, some for murder, some as accessories
to murder, and some for arson, burglary, larce-
ny. We are Informed the testimony discloses
many fact which have not we; been published
to the world, but not deeming it proper to make
them the subject Of newspaper comment before
the trials of the accused, we forbear disclosure
The JMormons. We'perceive from the procee-
dings of the Missouri Legislature, that Il memo
rial asking pecuniary all tor the Norman wo-
men and children Of Caldwell county, was laid
before that body on the 81 inst. "it appears"
observes the Louisville Journal, "that the houses
OF many the Mornons in that county have been
burned down, and about 600 Mormon men, alt
OF them married, have been arrested and i'm
prisone'i,i 40 killed, and 100 compelled to fly to
escape the vengeance of the citizens. and that
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Bangx OF

VENHE Stockholders of the Bank of Orleans are
a. hereby notified TO meet at the INN Of SABlN
KELLAM, in Irasburgb, on the second Tuesday
of January next, at O'Clock, p. NJ for the purpose
of electing i've Directors Of said Bank for the
year ensuing.
Per order Of the Directors,
GEO. c. WEST, Cashier,
Irasburgh, A Dec. 1888 72-3w
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The money appropriated to the Common Schools
Of New York, being part Of the income Of The
surplus revenue deposited with that State, will be
distributed The LIST OF February next. The a.
mount to be divided will be nearly $50 900 doll
ars
The Christian Guardian ~. C.) states that Col
Won Schnultz Che Pole who recently hung in
Canada) has left by his will $4,000 to young lady
whom he to marry-$40O to the Catholic Col
icge at Kingston and $1,000 to tho widows and
children of the Canadian militia who fell at Pres
colt.
A fatal ARRAY has taken place at Columbia, Tenn
Richard II. Hayes, Esq attorney Mt law had po-
tcal dispute with Mr. William Polk, brother of
Mr. Speaker Polk. p. met him and applied cow
skin. They then both armed, and meeting in the
street, both fired. A buck shot penetrated the
brain of Mr.. IT. which caused his death Thus
closed the fifth bloody street tragedy in Tennessee
for 1888"
The trial of Archibald Bates, for the murder of
the wife of his brother at SALISBURY, this State in
October last, came before the Circuit Court at
Bennington on the 18th ut. and resulted in his
conviction. He is sentenced to be executed on
Friday, the Sth of February.
The Jury, says the Vermonter in the case of
Thompson, tried last week in Middlebury for the
murder Of his wife, could not agree and were dis
charged Thompson was remanded to prison.
where he will remain till next term of the Court,
unless the States Attorney enters a nohc prosequi
in his case
Three hogs were recently killed near Moor6eld,
in Hardy county, Virginia, weighing respectively
7o9, $50, and 500 pounds. They raised by
Mr.. n. Baker, MIR Thomas Masin, and Mr. VIM.
Cunnn gham.
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w gatCa.

nNE or two GIRLS to learn the Tailor trade
W by HULL CURTISS.
st Johnsbury Plain, Dec. "a, 1888. 73-tf