The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-04-30

his article was manufactured, was of domestic
invention.
1t was stated in the Convention, that Indian
Corn u Morus MuItcaul is trees might be plant
ed at The same time, and before the grain from
the former could be ground for hnsly pudding
or homlny, the silk raised from The latter might
ne manufactured, and made into dresses for the
ladies'.
Sewing silk has been made by the 24th of Ju-
~, from trees planted between the 9th and The
18th of May
A female, who had been employed number
OF years in the silk business in the eastern part of
connecticut. was able to do five times as much
from Lthe Morus MulticauIis, than from the
White Muhnry
Young children, and persons in extreme old
age, are able TO employ themselves pleasantly
and probably in the silk business as now carried
on-C. Courdnt.
Extract of letter from Tallahassee, dated
Aprils6th, 1889.
"On the evening of Wednesday, the Sd inst.
about dark, the house of Colonel James Scott in
Jefferson county, was attacked 10y body of In
dams estimated a, from ten to fifteen. Colonel
Scott was sitting in his back door, and discover
ing the rapid approach of armed men, from near
"a wood, he quickly assembled the family in the
largest and most retired room in the house-he
and his overseer, Mr. Skipper, n young Bailey, the
son ofColonel William Bailey, who is a lad OF 10
or IA, were the only persons capable of ma
KING detence-ihey seized their arms, and fear
full that if the doors were closed the Indians
might fire the house, Colonel Scott determined
to keep them open, and to make fight at each
door and in the passage. He undertook the
defence of the back door, while Skipper and
young Bailey guarded the iront-the Indians
perceiving them ready to meet them, rushed
around 10 the front door where young Bailey
fired upon them they returned The fire, and
wounded Bailey severely in the arm-Skipper
also Fl red upon them, aud they returned to the
back door, where one OF their most daring war
rlors IN attempting TO spring into the passage
was shot dead by Colonel Scott, aud in his fall
the Colonel got his ritle--a second made SINH
lar attempt, and met from the fire OF Col. Scott
like fnte. Skipper during this time was keep
ing up brisk fire on the savages from the PAS
age,-hav!ng lost two of their warriors and sew
eral wounded. they fed. During the Combat
ball passed through the thin partition OF the
room in which the family OF Colonel Scott were,
and mortally wounded Mrs. Perrin, lady who
was visitor, and of which she died during that
night--a negro woman, in going through the
passage. was severely if not MORALLY wounded
young Bailey is badly wounded in the arm, but
is likely to get we'll Had the attack been
postponed by the Indians few hours later, the
whole family would have been butchered-their
safety is to he attributed to the GOODNESS and firm
ness Of Colonel Scott, who promptly made all
his arrangements with great Judgment, to meet
them, aided as he was in the b,avest manner, by
Skipper and the gallant youth Bailey. Mrs Per-
rim was about twenty three years Old and her
husband was absent on business connected with
live oak contract while she was to remain
short time in the family of Col. Scott-she was
an interesting lady, OF fine manners aud e,lucu-
ton. Mrs Scott and her four children, Mr. Skip
per and Colonel Scott escaped without injury
Agricultural Product Of Great Britain.--Tt is
estimated that Great Britain and Ireland con
tains about 100000 of enclosed acres. Of
these, about 20,OO0000 are cultivated 10y the
plough and 100000 are in natural grass,
meadow and pasture. The gross products of
arabic land, in wheat and other corn, in beans
and other pulse, in turnps, potatoes, carrots,
mangel wurZel, and other roots, and in clover,
and in other artificial grasses, is estimated an
annual average value OF eight pounds sterling
an acre-gvng on 100000 90 acres 100000
600. The gross products ofthe land in natural
grass-oxen, horses, sheep, cheese, butter, milk
and other things, is estimated four pounds ster.
ling per acre-making on 30 100000 of acres
$l2O,O0O000. Thus the product of the 5O,000,-
600 Of enclosed acres, is supposed to be annual
ly equal to $2S0,000,000.
,0F@The N. Y. Literary Gazette, gives the
following anecdote in illustration of English no.
tons of the United States:-
"A Cockney sportsman. who had read with de-
light Mr. Hoflman's new work OH the wild sports
OF America, took passage in London packet 81
arrived here during the present week. to search
for wild game. He brought letters to respec-
ta'io 'iie' CHatli, WIN WnOm we are We'll acQian-
ted, and desired, after delivering them, 10 be d-
rected to The best hunting grounds without de-
lay, as he could only remain here for few days
proposing to return in the Great Western. He
said he came to New York principally to shoot
bears. Our mercantile friend after satisfying
himself that his new acquaintance was perfectly
serious, informed him that the spot had been
greatly cut up here, and recommended him to
proceed TO Philadelphia. He departs for that
city this day, and we call upon our friends there
10 extend the distinguished stranger their usual
hospitality.
HE MoRMoNs. The Peoria Ull.) Register
says; "Great numbers of this unfortunate sect,
men, women, and children, are encamped near
Quincy, in a state OF tlestution of the necessa-
ries oflife. The sufferngs they endured in Mis-
souri, are heart-rending. A public meeting has
been held in Quincy to devise means for their
reiiet-Ihe audience was deeply affected at the
relation given by the Nor mons, and effective mea-
tbar iaf,