The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-02-02

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CALVARY.
had always supposed tina, calvary was a high
NIL always heard il called "Mount Calvary -
and had seen The pictures The ancient masters
where it is always delineaed. SO impressed was
my mind with the notion, that nothing could re-
move it,but an actual inspection orthe place itself
1 found no mountain, and felt some uneasinoss, un
Ill returned to review the scriptures which des.
cribe the place, and then for first lime observed
that there no "Mount Calvary" in the Bible
The supposition is altogether graiuitous; and il
| then seems strange that 1t should have become so
universal, The gospel speaks of the spot as "lho
place ofCalvary," or "the place that is called Col
gotha." ST. Matthew was the most particular
He says, ga place called Gogotha, that is to say
the place of skull" ST. Luke simply says, ssthey
came to place called Calvary" 81 Johns words
are, ''and he, bearing the cross, went forth into
place called in The Hebrew, Goigotiia'' lie udds
"the place where Jesus was crucifed the
city Here is mention OF any mountain or hill
IL is simply called "a place. The spot is a max
ed rock, from four TO Eve hundred feet the base
and not over twentyfeet in perpendicular elevation
but as il rises in an obque direction, its height
does not appear to be more than from fifteen to
twenty eet.--Baekingham.
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A RoouE CAUGHT IN ms OWN TRAr. A sin-
gular incident occurred during the holidays on the
other side orthe river. Two ladies', who resided
in Illinois, came 10 the city TO make purchases. A
well dressed followed them into several stores
at one Of which Of them got ten dollar bill
changed, receiving the change in small bills. In
tho evening, on their return home, when but n
short distance from the Ferry in tho prairie, the
same man they had seen in the city rode up 10
them and demanded their money. The one who
had the money drew it out, and in attempting to
hsnd il TO him, the wind caught the bills aud car
! ried them of on tho ground. The dismount-
ed to pick them MP, and he down
the ladies' put whip to their horses and made "f as
fast possible. On their way they heard the clai
ter Of horses hoofs following them, but they
were too much terrified to stop or look back
When they reached their own gate, behold, the
robbers horse with them, fine animal with
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man where in sight; they supposed his
horse escaped whilst he was picking up the bills
On examining the saddle bngs, large Of mon
ely was found, and scvera! articles of wearing mp
parel but nothing by which his name gould be dis
covered. Up to Saturday last, one appeared to
claim the horse property.
The above facts we have from respectable gem
teman of the city, who assures US that singular
the circumstance may appear, they are strictly cor
rect.--St. Louis Rcpub. ai"
Eastern Topnship's Raitroad--An amended Or
dinance, for the establishment of railroad be-
tween St. Johns and Sherbrooke, is now awaiting
| the Governor Generals assent. 1t is of great
sequence. not only TO the Eastern Townships but
10 the province generally, tina, tho above Ordinance
should be sanctioned by his EYcellency as there
is every probability of this louto becoming the
great thorough fare from Lower Canada to Europe
by the way Of Boston. .~
| Our enterprising neighbors on The other side OF
the lines will. we aro certain, do all that lies in
their power towards facilitating the continuation of
tho railroad across the country, and along ts1&al~
| lev orthe Connecticut SO that we shall theRRniost
likely be enabled travel from this city to Boston
ia ahout thirty to Thirty six hours.-lt Is TO be
| hoped that His Excellency will give bis consent
10 the above Ord NANCE as doubt not that he
himself is perfectly aware of its great importance
I TO the county Canada Times
| The Richmond Star says ibere Is an excitement
among tho slaves in Alabama, created by the be-
iier that after tho 9Th Of March they were 10 be
liberated by an army led on BY Martin Van Buren,
| or Queen Victoria.
Sud accident. A brakeman was killed upon the
Worcester Rail- Dad, Friday, it is said, by being
| crushe, between the cars. -'''
| The Exploring Expedition had not arrived ii,
the Sandwich Islands up to June %, 1910.