The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-10-01

and good Athenan and proud title as this, and
for the reason is the Governor Of Massachu
sets distinguished as ''an honest man, to whom
the world adds. "the noblest work of God"
FIRE We understand that the building owned
by slr willard Wood, at Rock Island, and occupr.
ed by Mr. w as Tailors shop, ana by Dr. Rob~
inson the Temperance Lecturer, as a Drug and
Medicine Shop. burnt Sundn Morning
last, with ali It's contents -Sacrbrooke Gazette
Sentence of John c. Colt. John C. Colt was
bcoua ut into The Court Of Oyer aud Ferminer this
morning to receive his sentence He made few
remarks, in hch he persisted in his former
declaration. that he killed Adams in self detence,
and was no. guilty of murder. Judge Kent, after
an appropriate address, in which he commented
severely upon tins declaration, delivered Inc
lence of the Court, which was, THAI he should be
hung on the 9Th day Of November next The prls
oner received the sentence without the slightest ap
parent emotion.
| The Case Of Wiley William Wiley sen
fenced to The city prison months and to pay a
fine Of $3.50. The Court stated that first it was
Intended to have sent him to the State Prison, but
IN consideration of his provions good character and
standing and inasmuch il the first trial of
the kind, The sentence had, upon reflection, been
| altered to six months, in the city prison, which,;
with the fine, constituted the lghtest punish
meut.
MrN. 3. Blunt, Wieys counsel, then stated
that he had an order from Judge Cowan to stay the
execution of the sentence. ". Y. american,
| SUICIDE. Mir Elijah Curtis, proprietor OF the
Jefferson House, ST. Louis, No, lately left his res
idence in a state Of mental alteration, and, as Is
! sup posei, destroyed himself by drowning. man
eriug his description having been seen TO leap
! from the steamer Meteor, and the fact of Mr. C's
! hat having been found aud recognized, leaves no
doubt but thut the unfortunate man has destroyed
himself
! Nsrth Carolina TO be Gsrrymandersd. The L o.
( co Foco papers in North Carolina announce that
in LAYING Off the State into Congressional Districts,
the counties will be arranged as to make = Lo-
| co Foco and 2 Wing distric;s-"and this too, Gre
marks one Of them,) without anything like Gerry
wandering !" On, no-of course not -! a State
giving 900 whg majority, is to be laid off, as to
give the minority out offs Representatves-nnd
yet no cheating Atlas.
STEALING GEESE. man in the District o
Columbia lately attempted the game of an old F0a
to steal some geese from his neIghbor; but a
spring gun, prepared for the purpose, shot him
dead in the attempt The Jury found Il bill of in
dictment against the man who set The spring
he was tried for murder, and has been acquitted
A CoNrRAsr The Loco Focos fired hun
dred guns for Tyer's veto Of the Tariff bill
The working men, mechanics of the sixth ware
Iron and Nail works, Troy, fired a salute on Tues
day morning. because the passage OF the Tariff hi
enables their employers again TO resume their ope
raj ions, and give them work. [Buh. Com
, Outragcoas attempt at jncendiarism an .hGnGyunk
Late in the afternoon of Friday last, information
was received from the Sheriff, that sometime du
ing the night, we might expect an organized gan!
of rufians from Philade phia, whose object was ar
attack upon the Cotton Factory of james O. hemI
tom with intent to burn 1t.
As soon as this was known our citizens prepared
themselves, and by s o'clock, between four an'
FIVE hundred men were ready for action, armed
F.. with such weapons as the shortness OF the um
,vonId admit Between two and three hundred
men carried fire arms and the rest swords, clubs
gc Notice was sent TO captain Jones, o. the Ro
borough Volunteers, who promptly appeared III IN
borough with his company equipped for action
Every thing appeared quiet up TO one ci0c'
, in the morning ,,when small party headed oy w
, constable patrolling down the railroad below III
village near a wood suddenly came in contact witt
large body Of men, and supposing them to b
! friends were about accosting them when the wore
"6re" was given by some one who appeared to o
their leader, and immediately dozen guns wer