The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-08-24

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Mr. Eproni saw in your paper Of last
week % notice "a the effect that the lightning
hy which my house was struck ON the oh inst
came down tbc chimney into stove, and
thence into the cellar Allow me 20 state
more particularly how this was
The fluid came down the chimney SKATER
ing il considerably, aud thence down the
pipes from three different stoves, uuioindug
the pipes ia several places, melting one Of
them q little, and throwing-opcn the door. of
al the stoves. The part of the 1uid which
came into the sitting room, passed upon tic
carpet, which, IL ucirly cut or tore, a,undcr,
from the stove to the table opposite, splitting
table leg and breaking q castor, IL passed
into tho cellar. The portion which entered
the dining room stove, pns-cda few feet upon
the iloor which - nruriy iguitcd, setting tho
carpet ON fire, and finding a nail escaped up-
"p g. INT" the rrlirr
Il would socu1hAt the larger portion Of
the iluid entered the room up stairs, occup-
cd 10y the Row. Mr. Stone as a study. From
the Iofc in-thai room, aud directly under il,
and just over the bell wire, it entered the
diuiur room throwing on a considerable guam
ti'y ~ p'n,tcrinr and starting the aihina.--
BY tho lcllwirc plrtolit was conducted 10
tho front door, where IL splntcrcd the door
ca,inr considerably, and passed into tlc eel
larr e'td Huntior portion was conducted 10y
the wire 60 the hrll,whcTc IL entered the wall,
rent b-oo,Ier pla-tcring aud lniitinr, md
passing down the wall escaped into the cellar,
In several places in the cellar its marks are
Visible. Npnirrs in considerable quantities
---.-.il.--as.l-E.ls .ar.Ncre s.nltcrcd upon the
cellar bottom, Several persons were in tho
house at the time, and near whore the fluid
passed. hut none were hurt. Mr. & Mrs Stopc
were out. Had they been in their room, it's
doubtful whether they would have survived
the shock which they must have rcccivcd.-.
Our ncighhorMIr Drown, was knocked down
Epoar hi- own house Very likely part Of
the fluid entered thc earth near him.
Surcly'wc have occasion for gratitude To
Him who controls the elements that we are all
alive aud whurt. Yours. Truly,
JOHN BACON.
S. Johnsbury Centre, Aug % 1850
r7yNIr Upham, the Wing candidate in the
I'd Massachusetts, Congressional District, fails
of an election by about 90 votes. In all but
. towns in Palircys District, the vote is, for
Thompson, Wing. 2G5l--Palfrey, 279o, and
others, about 100
WING MEMBER GArNEp.-Gcorgc W.
Wright (Whig) has been elected TO Congres,
in the District in Iowa. from which Miller,
! (Whiglwas excluded hy the loeof;,ctrs because
the Mormons residing in the District voted
for him. The local locofoco officers rejected
the Mormon vote and gave the certificate to
the locoioco candidntc.- The House sent beth
home. and the result of another election is the
triumph of the Wings Sham democracy did
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on account ortheir religious faith
r7r Yankee sullivan. the notorious prize
fighter, is reported to have met with an un-
timely end at Sacramento City. sullivan, it
IS said, struck a man blow with his fist, and
vas shot dead with pistol, 10y the person as
sailed
SS- Franklin Way and David L. Durant
cmigrnnts to California, from Nlarsh6cld, Vt,
have both died from dyscntcry. since their
arrival at She gold regions in April last
| Way died at the mites on Yuba River.
pS DIR Judson, the missionary, is not like
ly to live long, it is said. He has left his sta
ton for the Isle of Bourbon for his health
His wife, Fanny Forester" did not accom-
pany him.
"a Jefferson z. Kiddcr, of West Randolph,
has been dominated by the coalition for Con-
gress in the Second District, (Windsor and
orango) The Wings support the Hon.Wm.
licbard the present member.
E7' Ii is said that a now Omnibus bill, IN
:! der the patronage of Mr. Speaker Cobb is to
D. make its appearance in the House soon.
SAD CAsUALrY-We learn that on We'd
tuesday last, Mrs Brown, wife of the late Hai-
~ brown OF this town, was riding ii, coHPa,
ny MliAanothcr lady in n wagon, on their
journey IN visiting Bath, y, H., and when
WITHIN mile ur two qf Raruct, the horse
'++'4'' -''tfft- cfrrSr, trUlInc trghtGned and 50
unnanageablc, thatM,s Brown was thrown
from Thc wagon with great violence, and re-
ceived severe bodily injury. though We learn