The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-10-24
State ofVermont.
To The Freomen Of the Fourth COngresst

State of Vermont
To the Freomen Of the Fourth Congressional
District.
SIS. w pointed by the General Assent
( ~ } bly,, to receive and canvass the votes
given on the first Tuesday Of September A. d.
1S46, in the Fourth Congressional District, for
n representative to represent this State in the
Congress of the United States, have given no
tce to the undersigned, Governor of said State,
that no person has majority fall the votes
given in said district, and have forwarded to
me statement of the number ofvotes gwen
for each person as follows, to wit:
Lrcius b, Peck 5591
George b. Chandler 1867
A. Judson Rowell 1851
Charles II Parker /, George II. Paige D,
Joseph Scott, IL Robert Harvey Isaac Patterson
/ Joseph Potts 2, ID. G. Tnplin 2, Joshua Ste
vcns 9, Amasa Goodrich Thomas Bartlett ir.
3, Joseph Hill /, s Phelps / Elijah II. Covill
/, Newell KnsmNn s, Chaplin Keith ., Moses
Ordway 1, Cyrus Joslyn |, Salvin X. Collins
9, Stephen Benton /, Thomas Hazard /,
chester Marshall /, Horace Holding /, David
Hubbard r. /, J. p, Miller 2, Jared Spnlding l.
Now, therefore in consideration ofthe pre-
misses, you are required to meet in the several
towns in said district, OH the second Tuesday
of November next, Mt one o'clock in the AFTER
noon, at the same place where the meeting
was last nelu tOr tne elecIlOn OF u Icpicbthth-
tive to Congress, TO elect person TO represent
this State in the Congress ofthe United Statesj
which meetings are to be conducted IN all
things according to the provisions in such case
made and provided.
Given under my hand, and the Soal of said
State, at Montpelier, this fourteenth day OF
October, in the year of our Lord, one
thousand eirht hundred and forty six, and of
the independence of the United States the
scvontv first HORACE EATON.
BY the Governor,
FREDERICK BILLINGS, Secretary.
CONTEMPLATED ATTACK on TAMPIco.-
The Washington correspondent ofthe New
York Tribune says, that an attack on Tanpi-
co has lust been resolved on by the Cabinet
He saws that the preparations were so far COM
pleted by the end of the last month, that the
vessels designed for the service have sailed
for their destination. The steamer Mississip-
pi which had completed her cargo OF the
necessary stores aud supplies of munitions,
sailed on the Both ult. She probably reach
ed the squadron about the 9Th inst. 1t is pre-
sumed that every thing was ready for an at
tack in three or four days afterward. We are
therefore in daily expectation of receiving in
formation ofthe result the distance from
Vera Cruz to Tnnlpico being about hundred
miles. il is to he expected that Tampico VIII
be taken, and then passage will be opened
into the interior, by which reinforcements
and stores may be readily transported 10 our
troops rs they advance toward San LUIS dc
Potosi.
SICKNESS. II seems to he the general o.
pinion that there has never been more sick
iy season throughout the west than the one
lust closing. Very few families have escap-
ed. The effects ofsuch a general prostration
have and will seriously affect the public wei
fare. Large quantities of wheat have been
spoiled in consequence ofposltive inability to
have it taken care Of We bnye seen inn
mense stacks in which the straw had rotted
and the grain sprouied. individuals will lose
largely in this way. But besides this, we are
told that in many neighborhooGs planting for
next years crop has been prevented, and thai
many farmers will not average one acre OF
wheat next, for three this season. The wealth
err still continues us warm aud dry as mid
summer, though we have had slight trosts.-
Indianapolis Sentinel, Oct. II.
FIRE. On Thursday evening. the 10, the
two story brick store OF Roderick Richardson
Esq, of Waitsfield, together with the goods
and produce belonging to Richardson's and
Skinner, were totally destroyed-loss $1,000
Insured in the VI. Mutual $4,000 on goods
and produce, and 1867 on store. Cause of
fire, about 10 o'clock, the clerk undertook 10
draw some alcohol, flor the purpose ofcook'
ing some eggs,) the tasselt came out, the spIr-
IL took FIRE and burnt the store with such ra.
pidity that nothing could be saved except
their notes, journal and ledger.-.4ontpelie'
Wdtchmdn.
From THE RIO GRANDE. The following
items are from the Matamorns Flag
G,,lynacS onntinnaS n nrpVnlI
extent, both al Canargo and Matamoras. ~
Canargo, il is said there are eight or ter
deaths per day.