The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-05-10

NORTHERN RAmHoAD,-Tha earnings Of
this road for March were s24,87o 90, against
s2i ago 20 la the corresponding month Of
1850,
CALIFORNIA GpLp,--The amount dspos-
tied for coinage At the mint In Philadelphia,
during April, was s2,7sb, 500. Total during
the year thus far, 0ls,2is,sOO. The gold
coinage in April was ss,I7G, 5o--total coin
ago during the presentyeAr, sl7,sil ,OOs,-
About sfs, 900 three cent pieces have been
coined.
CHUHGH BURsEp,--PiasbtVg, Afay o.
The Roman Catholic church, the oldest aud /
largest Ia this city, which waH erected at
cost Of $4,000, was discovered 10 be- on Gre |
at 4 o'clock this morning, aud was totally
consumed. Il contained splendid organ,
valued at $4,000, which was also consumed,
There was but $1,000 insurance on tho build
ing, While the church was burning, man
was arrested in the act ofsotting Gre 10 the
Bishops residence adjoining
90 Some twenty-five volumes Of manu-,
scripts relating 10 America have been discoy-
cred in the library Of the Dominican Frars
at Rome. They contain tho narratives Of
Catholic Missionaries who visited and resid-
cd ON the Continent during the sixteenth aud
-seventcentl' ventures, '------
or Rev, s, NJ 'Plimpton, Of sturbridge,
Mass, has accepted the call Of the Congrega-
tional Church aud Society at Wells River,
VI, tn become their pastor,
E6r French, who made himself notorious
by crime while leading an American party
through Mexico, aud with whom the Vermont
boys had fight, has turned up alive, amer
having been killed twire by the newspapers,
lie has-been arrested as highway robber
aud imprisoned In Durango,
H3J Il has been lately decided by court
in Georgia, that the dying declarations Of a
man cannot be given in As testimony in
trial for murder. The objection was founded
on declaration Of the u. s. Constitution chat
can accused man has a right 10 be confront
ed with the witnesses against him"
CT Chilly Mcintosh, head war chief Of the
Greek nation, has boon ordained to the Cos
rrcl ministry aud ,s nov etnpluy-,l ny the
Baptist Board a. one Of their native preach
crs
ca Miss b., lady Of considerable no.
torioty In the Southwest, made her appear
ancc lately in the Plaqueminc Court Of Louis
lana, 10 argue her own suit She was armed
with n pistol and dirk, and frightcd the law
yers half 10 death.
E2- The Auti-Rcnt troubles seem to have
broken out again on the Van Rennsclrr es-
tate, near Albany An,agrrt NJ t1,r proprir
tors, while serving process for the collection
Of rents, was attacked by some twenty or thir-
~ indians" armed with rifles, tomahawks
sc. They bandaged his eyes, gave him a
coat &c tar and feathers, aud marched him
through the streets, and liberated him on his
promise not TO disturb them again.
SETTING TnEEs.-If thorc is vacant
spot, set Yourself about filing II with tree
Of some kind, Ifwithin your enclosure 'sct
fruit tree. Ifby tho road side more ex-
tended shade tree would, perhaps, be prefer
able. Now is the time 10 do Il, in this region.
"a word to the wise is sufficient"
CT Gen, Brady, the veteran soldier who
died on the 18th, at Detroit, at the age OF s5
years, reeGived his eou,'niuaiur, Wv reg, IRON
Wa'hingtons own hands.
THE SENATOR QUEsrIoY.-An unplcas-
ant and protractod discussion has been going
ON anaag tho Rhode Islaaa- editors concern
ing the political position of Gen. james. the
newly elected u. S. Senator. Tho Providence
Mirror settles il at last II says he is "Sil-
YER Grey, woolly headed democratic Wing
Free Soiler"
SECULAR CAsUALTY.-A little gisl p
years Of age, daughter of Mr. II. John, of
Muscantine, Iowa, died in that city about two
weeks ago, from the effects of jumping the
rope. She had jumped the rope in the usual
way t,oo hundred and sixteen times without
cessation.
81 Our Government is daily receiving in
telligcnce OF movements in different parts of
the South, which it is supposed are connected
with the Cuban invasion plot although moth
ing definite is known.
81 From Jamaica, we have accounts to
the Esd. The cholera has again broken out
in the parish Of Hanover, and also made lie
appearance in Westmoreland.
HSr Orders have been despatched by the
War Department to the officers on the from
tier, requiring them to exercise increased
vigilance and activity in the suppression of
Indian outrages, in compliance with the slip
ulation Of our treaty with Mexico.
ACCIDENT FRoM INToxIcArrox.-On
Saturday last at Newhaven, VT, upon the
Rutland Railroad, an intoxicated freshman
jumped of a passenger train, just as freight
train was passing. lie fell underneath the
wheels of the freight train, BY which a log and
arm were crushed of.
81 liz il asserted i'm tho Soutb C,rol;n.