The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-07-09


the spurious Democracy of the locoiocos. lie
goes now, as he did in 81, for ECONOMY, retrench
ment and Reconsideration.
Waste of Bread Sluf-The Philadelphia North
American says-tThere are daily consumed at 3
dis,illeries IN this city, 1900 bushels Of grain
Taking bushel a month as the average consump-
tion Of an individual these consume enough bread
stuff in one day to supply 1900 persons for mouth
and enough in the course Of the year supply &C.,
900 people"
A Thousand miles Of Rail Road.-A public meet
ing was called in st. Louis, on the Goth ult at
which some expression to be made on the pro-
position to connect Boston and st Louis by line
ofRail Road,
Accounts from Fort Roger Jones, Florida, to
June 12h represent all the officers of the LIST
fantry on the sick list, and bring the melancholy
information of the death Of Captain Mitchell
Hon. RICHARD FLETCHER, M. G. from Suffolk
District Mass, has resigned his seat in tho Goth
Congress.
One hundred and six members have been added
to the Methodist Church in Centrevie, Indiana
the result OF proracted meeting there-and the
good work still continues.
The Montreal Herald ofthe 23d says, " we un-
derstand that warrants will shortly be issued for
confscaon and sale Of the property belonging to
such individuals as have been found guilty of High
Treason. We believe that the confiscaton will
not extend to the property Of refugees, nlthou gin
some Of them are wealthy, and were the prime
leaders in the rebellions.'
Robert Dale Owen Of Fanny WIight's
Radical friends, is the Locofoco candidate for Con-
gress from the LIST District in Indiana Owen was
formerly Sunday Lecturer In favor Of Agraian
ism and Infdelity at Tammany Hall, N. Y.
Flour is selling at Wheeling Wirginia) for Jo,n
dollars and seuenty:fue cents.
IowA.-The Cincinnati Post says that a citizen
of that place, who recently returned from tour TO
this territory, saw the prairies one field ofwheat
which perfect level, of GAO acres well fcnc-
ed. The stalks then two feet and half
high.
In Washington County, Col, ARENAS Cushman
of Warren, and John l.. Buck, ESQ., Of Mortified
have been nominated, candidates for the senate,
by the wing county convention. held at Montpel-
icr.
The yellow fever has made its appearance in
New Orleans. Five occurred within few
days. The heat is very oppressive there thermo
meter at "a in the shade. Two of cholerf
have also appeared.
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in company his sixth wife, and being the father o
26 children, passed through Buffalo last week 70
the west. Verify, his ideas Of immigration com,
late in the day.
New WHEAT appeared in the Baltimore marke
Saturday. 1t lot of 900 bushels prime
red, from Tyrell County, N. c., and sold q
81 80 per bushe
"If the devil should lose his tail, where would
he get ano.her' DO we give ii up2' 'In cir
shop, TO be sure, because there they retail Jat
spirits 90
The lie Roy Gazette states that Mr. Gerrit Smith
has lately subscribed $4,000 to the Abolition o
anli-slavery cause and has also made donation
TO the Obern Institute of $4,000 in money ant
$1,000 acres of land, valued at $l2 900.
An inquest having been held on the body of
topper down East, the Jury returned a Verdict @
"Died Of the Jug distempcr,''
Mackenzie's Gazette comes to us in mourning
dated s'Monroe County Jail" sMack enzie's i'm
prisonment seems TO have given great JOY in Can
ada.
''Don't rob YOURSELF" as the farmer said to III
lawyer, ven he called him hard names.
Richard NJ Johnson has written letter to
western editor from the White Sulphur Springs, /
which he more than intimaes desire to be a car
didate for another term Of the Vice Presidencv
~ letter has been received in Boston from Dan
TEL WEBSTER, in which he declines heinz cors;i
cred candidate for the Presidency.
DEoEAsED-The Middleburv Argu. d;so0,
locofocoism
Sales of timber, for six weeks ending the 90,
nt., in Maine, reached Ia 800 1854 feet Itis est
mated that the operations of the season will amour
to 100000 feet.
The Mormon PERSECUTION. good de-
Of interest has been excited at Cincinnati in bt
half of this prosecuted sect, and public NEE