The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-08-20

capitatod The parties were rival lovers.
negro woman, in New York, found check
for $35 600, and when she presented it to the own
or he gave hero shilling This is about splen-
did piece of mcanness us we have heard Of in a
iWcvc-month.
The FALSE IssuE-"A mistake says the Pa
trot; we locos arc not trying to secure Vermont
for Van Buren, want Bank Reform MARX
these hoilow hearted hyp"crltes not man IS pm
,,Do their ckct uaiesS he IS 10hOtG hog SubtreaS
otl,.,, Lau BVrcn mum. Aye, more--ncarly all of
;hGm, who have been tried, have actually sustain
ed the old banking system Let no man be de-
ceivcd by the false issue they would make up
Their whole object is to carry the state for Van
Buren,, and pocket the "spoiIs. "-Watchman.
lpportant from Florida-Ihe aoar Reneaoed-
The ST. Augustine News Of the 81 contains an
account ofthe surprise Of Col. ilarney's COM
inand at lis post at Colcosahachic on the 22d
uIt. OF % men, 13 were killed, and also 2 set
tiers. This is the most treacherous act commit
led by the Indians since the war Col. Ii. con-
fiding in their good faith, and supposing himself
Il favore with them, vcntured TO go to n port
nearly 200 miles from any other, with only II
guard of2S men. The inhuman attempt TO
massacre this little party by Indians who were
daily coming in and going out in friendly n'an-
ner, is definite sof their hostile determination.
ASST. .4djt. Generals Office. }
Army Of the South.
FORT BROOK, LIE. IT. July 30, 1889.
SIR: 1t becomes my painful duty to inform you
of the assassination of the greatest part Of Lieut.
Col. Hamey's detachment by the Indians, on
the morning Of the 22d inst. on the Coleosahat-
chic river, where they had gone in accordance
with the Treaty at Fort King, TO establish ira
ding house. The party consisted OF about %
mon armed with Colts Rifle; they were encamp
cd on the rvicr but unprotected by dcfences of
any kind, and it is said without seniinels. They
in large fore made the attack before the dawn
of day, and before reveillc, and it is supposed
that 10 of the men killed. among whom
was Major Dallam and Mr. Morgan, settlers.
The remainder with Col. Harvey escaped;
uyal of them severely wounded. 1t was COM
ete surprise.
The Commanding General therefore directs,
that you instantly take measures to place the de-
fence at Fort Mellon in the most complete state
OF repair, and be ready at all times TO repeil ar
attack, should one he made. No portion of your
command will in future, be suffered TO leave
the garrison except under strong escort. The
detachment OF Fort Maitland will be immediate
ly withdrawn.
Should Fort Mellon prove unhealthy, and the
Surgeon recommend it's abandonment, you are
authorized 10 transfer the garrison, and reinforce
some Of the neighborng posts. am sir,
GEO. II. GRIFFIN,
Asst Adit General.
Lieut.. w. e. Hanson, Com'r of Fort Mellon.
nF@There is q remarkable coincidence of
feeling between the Tory papers in Canada and
the Van Buren, Tory papers in the states, in their
attacks upon MI Clay. The Burlington Free
Press in reply to the Sentinel, Tory paper pvin-
ted at Burlington, says:
That so tr1ng an affair as the violation of our
territory and the murder Of GU citizens, should
he remembered eighteen months. is TO Mr. Pan
Buren, the Montreal Herald, and Burlington Sen
tinel a matter of great astonishmen; and the i'm
lnatiJn of Mr. Clay that the outrage IS get to be
tATONED; fer, seems to have unkenneled the
whole pack upon hiis?. More that half OF Mr.
Van Burcn's speech at Castle Garden was deVo-
lcd to the late frontier disturbance, and while he
descants freely upon the 'law less conduct Of a
portion of oar citizens no inmaton escapes
him but that al! has been right On the other side.
lie knows Of no grievances remembers nothing
TO be atoned for; but, speaking of the two ma
lions, he seems to have very distinct impress
ION that England is n po,Oerftt nation, and that
war would be Il terrible thing This the Herald
considers the right spirit and by way of contrast,
cites the fact that Mr. Clay, even after being civ
lily treated at Niagara, still remained a 'sympathi-
SER and be it remembered, "strred up recollec-
tions,' touching the nations honor, that were
well nigh extinct MIR Van Buren, will
never be suspected Of and act of this kind.
.4tofuI Insanity. We learn from Brggs's Bull
ietln, that Mrs Barnard, wife of MIR II. Barnard,
OF Nndover, IA farmer, much esteemed and re-
spected) who has for some years been subject to
tits OF insanity, was attacked, on Tuesday, with
violent madness, which, she had never before
exhibited. During its paroxysm she seized one
her children, boy ten years DID, and with u
knife severed the muscles OF the meek until the
head tell upon the childs breast. His cries
were heard by woman not far off, who ran to
his rescue, and found that the wretched mother
had partially cut sthe throat of another child
about three years old.
The woman tore the child from the mothers
grasp, and fled with it to the road The mother
pursued her. with the knife red with the blood
of her offspring, and met Mrs Shat,ucd who
had come out attracted 10y the cries of the wo
man and child, and attacked her with insane fe-
ferocity, nfiicting several wounds. Happily,
some men passing by seized the maniac, and
succeeded in securing her.