The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-11-08

noes 76. BY general committee bill in alteration Of
CHAP io7 H. ,. (grand and petit Jurors fees s. pa
per day and cents per mile ravcl,) and it was or
dered to third reading; against bill to repeal chap.
ITO X. s (grnnting bounty on silk )biI Supported by
Mr. Rice, opposed by Mr. Van Sicklen and dismissed
against bill to define II chap. l. r s. (no person
to hold seat in the House unless elected at ballot
prior to II O'Clock at night of the first Tuesday OF
SePtember,) and it was dismissed BY committee on
on banks, bill to charter the Orange County Rank;
Mr.. Cobb Of s. stated the necessity of the bank, as
the charter Of the present would expire on the st
Of January next, and the bill was ordered to be en-
crossed
Resolutions. BY Mr.. Sanborn ,as to expectancy of
offering premium for the best essay on the produce
ton Of wheat in this state; adopted IOI TO S. From
the Senate requesting the Governor to apply to Con-
gress to refund to the S,ate 094 co. il being for
expenses incurred by this in the late border diff
cuItlcs; passed BY Mr. Douglass Of w. as to expe-
dcncy of making school committees in each town
board of education to furnish books TO the destitute
and examine schools; passed. by Mr. Rice, as to
expectancy oran equal distribution without reference
to scholars or school money derived from taxes on
non-resdents passed.
Engrossed BlIs-R educing the capital stock of the
bank of Poultnoy, taxing lands in Bradeyvale, rea-
ting U. s. dcposite money (trustees to report on
It's cond'tion in addition to act Incorporating Caedo-
mia Co Grammar School, -severally read third
time and passed.
Bills introduced. BY Mr.. Waidner, relating to
paupcrs (prisoners to be discharged from imprison-
ment after imprisoned 90 days, unless the creditor
will pay the expenses of board,) which was referred
to Judiciary committee. BY Mr.. Stark, in alteration
of chap So, R. $, (epealng all he part authorizing
licenses to retailers spirits, referred to the Gener-
al committee. BY Mr., Keith, regulating fees (audi-
TORS referees and committee to lay roads to re-
ceiYe 50 per day and cents per mile travel which
was referred to General committee BY Mr. Wells,
relating to urors fees before Justice courts and it
was referred to the General committee
Great Crash and Destruction Of Property at Ports
mouth, NJ H.-From the Portsmouth Journal office
we learn that ''On Monday afternoon, about two o.
clock, some persons in the vicinity Of Portsn outh
Pier had their attention attracted by cracLing sound
and time after discovered that store on the
wharf next north of the Pier, had separated little
from another with which it had been connected The
sound continued ut intervals for ten fifteen minutes
In the mean time the real cause of danger was not
dscovered-:he keys of the store house obtain
ed, the buildings opened, and examination com
menced. The individuals however, soon hastened
from the wharf,and hardly made good their retreat by
rapid flight when between fifty and sixty feet Of the
wharf sailed away into the river the pressure
of the store, which was about fifty feet in length; and
in three minutes the whole a complete wreck.
the roof ofthe building standing above the water,
and the fragments Of the wharf SC floating round was
all that met their eyes The store contained ,O25hhds
Of salt, and more than hundred tons Of coal-about
all of which Sprobib'y lost. The wharf and store
belonged to the Pier company. The whole loss is
probably not short of 5000.