The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-06-01

ttREs--On tuesday nlgHT fotn wv Wo D'hch
smith and nachine shop rim Rutland No'ih -Vinge
owned by DR.. L. Porter and occupied by Mr. -
Richardson was entirely consumed Loss said TO
be rising OF two thousand dollars aofE <, o..
THE CARMELirEs.---Hele elem Maria Williams IN
her letter from France, records visit she paid to
these Devotees. She says eve begged TO know
the rules of the Convent A hollow voice answer
ed, that The Carmelites rose nj four in summer and
FIVE in winter that they slept in their cofiins upon
straw, and every morning dug shovel full OF earth
for their graves; that they walked to their devotion
al exercises their knees: that when any oftheir
friends visited than, If they spoke, they were not
suffered to be seen, or they were seen they were
not suffered to speak; that with them twas always
a fns,, and that they only tasted food twice a
day" ~
Gen. WooL is now on tour OF inspection and
examination of our seaboard defences.--We are
glad to find tho War Department paying attention
to the condition Of our Notifications.
The editor Of the Buffalo Repub lican refuses to
publish any more marriages, except by direction
Of the unfortunate paries their afflicted friends
DuEL.--The long talked of duel between Il.
WickIiffe, Jr, and c. NJ Clay, (who is only dis
tant relation to II CLAY )took place opposite LOUIS
vile on the 18th. They only exchanged one shot
with pistols ut thirty feet when the seconds inter-
posed, and the matter was adjusted.
A certain erudite preacher was reading passage
in the Old Testament which properly reads some
what thus, "And the Lord smoie- Urah the Hittite
that he died; to which he gave most ludicrous
version, s'Aud the Lord smoe Uriah, hyty tity
that he did" Nantucket Inquirer.
The SLIDE OF CAPE DiAMoND--The Montreal
Courier of the 2Ist says 1--WE sorry to learn by
Wednesday 3 Quebec Gazette that the loss Of life
consequent ON the fall of portion of CapeDiamond
is greater than was anticipated. Twenty-six dead
bodies have been extracted from the ruins, twenty
two persons have been saved, and far as il
known, six in6iv iduals ara still missing. -.
HrALTH,-Nsw York city contains ten thousand
more inhabitants than the State of Connecticut and
physician ofthat state who took great pains to
compare the bills of mortality found TO his surprise
that there were more deaths nCo nnecticut than in
N. York. q 2 1i
THE ARRAiaNMxHT. ION the 10 inst Madison,
Seward and Warrick the three blacks, who
concerned in the recent murder at ST Louis, were
brought :nto court tolisten the indictments found
against them They all pleaded not gully.
On the morning of the llth Brown arrived from
Cincinnat where he was arrested and arraign-
cd, and pleaded not guilty. The trial or the four
w III take place at the present term Of the court.
The Editor Of the Harrisonian furnishes his rea-
ders with idea, in the opinion that the man
who would cheat a printer, Is mean enough 10
steal the pewter off the head of a blind ncgroe 8
cane
IssrRUcTIoN OF SiLAs WRIGHr.--in the New
York Senate "Wednesday the resolution of Mr.
Root, insiructing the Senators in Congress, from
that State, to repeal the Subtreasury-to DOts for
the distribution Of the proceeds Of the Public Lands
among fke seycyaL States, and for National Bank,
were passed by vote Of Is to 10.
/ The resolution was afterwards reconsidered aud
| laid on the table. -. .s.
Two strangers recently visited Bunker iiill, and
assembled to the top ofthe Monument ARor they
had asked number Of questions, which the super
intendent answered them very politely, he told
them it was customary TO pay a small sum Tor as
ccndng the monument Al this they. were highly
indignant, and said they thoughtit free country,
4 and this plnce should be free 10 all:--ihey would
not be Quilted by n Yankeei and Engiishmsn ought
| TO be allowed to 20 free such public places, DC
The superintendent bowed cry politely, and said
Il wish that you had mentioned that you were
EngiisLmen before, Tor they are the only persons
that we admit free considering that paid
dear enough for ascending this hill on the 18th Of
June, 1776. s.sssB 6lsy t5.t,ftfe
boundary Lane deffce6n Me w. y. ana Teas
1t reported that by the line now being run by the
two governments, serenteen townships would be
sliced off the RedRvsr district, Louisiana, and add
ed to Texas. uE tF
Horribie-A man named Joseph Longshore il
Newton, Bucks county, nsylvania, on the Goth
uit IN fl of delirium trsmens cut open his bod,
I and mangled hip'seifin a most horrible manner
with a large knife. He died almost Immediately.
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