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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-11-29
'PHrtADELPmA POLICE SCENES.
pXvY SMITHS srrAraarsr

/. David Smith, retired colored oysterman,
had scrapcd together sufiiccncy Of funds to
buy lot of ground in Lombard street. above
twelflh. Being an ingenious old darkcy--
this Davy Smith--aud intending To huild n
house on.,he lot he had purchased, he CON
triYed little speculation, which he thought
would put n few dollars into thefob. and help
to rsy the expenses of his new building. The
old black rogue secretly inserted few an
tique Spanish quarters in the ground, a little
below the surface. and the next day, while
tampering with spade about tho premises, in
the presence Of several Of his African neigh
bors, he pretended to dig up some ofthe hid
den treasure. Immediately it was reported
about the neighborhood that BIackbcard's
money, or some other fellows, was buried in
old Dave Smiths lot. Davy made his appear
apre, to answer inquiries on this subject, with
his arm in n sling; he mnde full confirrna-
tion Of the report, rcmarking that he had hurt
his hand and was unable TO dig, but he was
ready to grant digging permits to as many
eolored persons as would choose to undcrtak
the work-eaeh TO pay tho willy David one
dollar for tho priviiege-the finder TO have
all the money he should dig up. Ten color
= ed men joyfuuy accepted these terms, and
went 20 work with the energy Of California
Rold-hunters, making the dirs Hy rs it does
when the ground is raked by q Cannon-hall.
Old Davy stood by to encourage them, ex-
claiming onsc in a while : 'Stcam up, dnrkies
shovel away l-Haw, haw, haw how dc
higgas am agoing it You'll come to the
money bime-byl' &c. After about two hours
and half, the industrious fellows had exca-
waited square hole, six feet deep, and long
ard wide enough for Dayy's purpose. dat
viii do, niggers; haw, has, !" cried old
Davy--"Some people hab to spend money to
girtafI cellars dug, but hab mine done for
muffin, and git paid ten dollars for lowing dc
niggcrs to do it ~ Finding that they had.
bcsti sNindled, tho money diggers fell on Da-
I'D, pitched hiui into the hole. and began to
cover him Up with as mach activity Az they
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FREEZING UP To put out 6ve hundred
dollars at interest, have yourself packed in
ice, and stay frozen with suspended life, till
u amounts to a fortune, seems now becoming
possible resource. The scientific men oil
France aye, at prusent,specnlTtirg ON a recent
instance of young man brought 10 Ire nrley
being frozen eleven months, ON the Alps, Ii
has given rise to a revived bcliefin the theo-
ry that life can be Suspended at pleasure, and
criminals are abOut TO DO demanded Of the
Government, to be frozen ON experiment.
The reader will already have Inferred what
a relief, this offers to such unhappy ladies a.
hnd themselves not contemporary with the
hearth they sigh to win. They have only to
be iced nR orertdhen, We should add that
the above is by no means joke. however
TIE blbol Of living man was infused into
the veins q the frozen youtb and he moved
ard spoke. The eSpcrihcnt was afterwards
tried TN a hare, frozen Rv the purpoc AMI
with con1l~+c su.-ryF.-a if-rzc Jsuraala
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present IN even lie, calm, cheerful tenn.
per- withti prkeifee Of such rules as shall
lay ont fdf 700, will probably mitigate that
riiseHse==hAy allow you % attain old age Il
you wed, your duties, your Anxieiies are dou-
bled, and misery and certain death sntailed
upon others. Bot you must ehooso for yonr-
selves
~ len them with full heart, and am not
certain but wepli IL was 20 sad, 90 strange
an ordeal for me- Both had ibSefs-I knew
i not the two sons Of a clergyman they
had met them in The city. Eleanor, noble
air-iminediately dismissed young Clare
Eyaline Iingurcd tiit. alas Il wA2 too late 10
ruutroi her iTrurt --~s---v..ll- Sl4-ss,,-kaelz
no pain, experienced no l,iigue she did not.
in fine, believe herselfA victim and though
trembling at the thought Of her mothers re-
quest, She stood at the altar aud became n
Mife. Her ihirl child was born soon hftcr.
NC contracted slight illness in six weeks
we laid g in yoDdrr ehurchyArd. The care
other little ones dcvoved nAosiIy upon Flea
nor; Leon, a chcrub boy, died suddenly Of
consumption In his tenth year Eyalinc, our
village belle, shd the rarcst being in person
and mind have ever seen, wHs smiticn down
IN the hoon Of health and beauty; the young
man whose corpse you saw to-day, has passed
seven long years In protracted and wasting
Illness and his father, who was devoted TO
him, isas completely overwhelmed ms if he
had passed from f)h health To the grave. Do
yon nov understand, my dear, what Miss FL
eanor meant when she said--'I am the last
sacrifice p"
"Indced DO" was my reply; "but il {.
only six weeks since they buried Evaline
how mournfui"
~ sad history" he murmurcd "ss for Flea.
nor i%now not how TO express my admiration
Of her conduct; she has been so firm. g<s
roio through AL A what makes her still
more worthy ofcr,eem is the fact, that 10 this
day, she loves the idol OF her early affection,
who is still unmarried, and has besought her
more than once 10 beccmc his wlfr. She has
invariably refused hut ] should M, wonder
ifyct"-thc old doctor paused and seemed alb.
sorbcd In thought Icould not then hthom
his meaning, but within one short year un.
'dcrsiood il, little Ellen wrote mo a letter,
and the clause that follows is the explana.
ton.
"only think dear Miss Eleanor is dead ;
but tho strangc't thing Is, she was married to
Mr. Clare on her death bed MrC., Is now
our clergyman; he looks pale and sorrowful,
bur he IS 20 heavenly preacher We all
think hc isioo good Tor this world, and he has
a place in every heart. lie viii probably new
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had Just shown in throwing out The ait, A
policeman happened TO pass, when nothing
but the old sinners veolly tep-knol was Yisi-
BILE, aud although The officer ustd all possible
speed In getting him ont, Dayid's immortal
tpirt had nearly gone the long voyage before
be could be released from his unpleasant pre-
dicament- Penn syiranian.
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V. n, r-ALMER q authoFiEsd 10 receive Advsr-
hssmsuts and Subscriptions At his ofiess Ia nos-
ton, New YoTk, and Philadelphia S. NJ. PRTTEH-
nII4s A. %, arc also authorized 10 do The Cor
IA in Boston. |.|
OF Letters 10 the Editor, in order 10 receive at
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VOL. I5---NO. :. 30.
THE CALIFORNIAN.
p AZ. 81. ---- "H,H
BY a. a. CHADWICK.

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Ire paid, except az me optionofthe publisher.
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Trtsstsht Advertisements must bo paid Tor In ad-
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bodtihlied until forbid loF At the option of die pub
hsher.j and charged accordingly.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-11-29
JOB PRINTING.

HANflBTLL'S, BLANKS, CARpS. Sc, So.
Printed IN the nsatsst manner At ths caiedonian
nHlra
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-11-29

proceeded 10 Leghorn. and eGrrHrdfs fsurii-a,
goods to the amount Of nearly three millions
Of dollar', notwithstanding greet puuibef
Of BnFlish vesNsls. ssrapcd fruri the 'harbor
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-01-02
Fall Of part of the Horse Shoe Fall.

On Tuesday evening last our citizens were
startled on hearing a loud and terrific nose,
resembling, as near as we can describe 1t, the
heavy booming OF artillery, in quick success
sion, which shook the earth around us very
sensibly.
Part of The Horse Shoe Fall on the Cana
da side had fallen, carrying away about ten
rods OF the rotk IN lengl by four in width.
The canal boat, which had been lodged for
the last few months on the brink of the rock
winch has fallen. and which has excited the
admiration OF all who beheld IL, was also
carried over with the rock. Ii is now in the
whirlpool, two miles down The river, dane.
ing attendance to the freaks of that great
maeslrom.
The crash occurred about o'clock in the
evening; and it is indeed provIdeuIal that
II fell at such an hour, and at this season of
the year. Had il been in The summer, when
SO many thousands OF strangers are here,
there undoubtedly would have been persons
crushed TO death; for il is precisely the spot
where So many continually passed, and whore
so many have stood to contemplate the grams
deur OF nature aud behold the waters ot the
mighty cataract above them rushing ternti>
cally over their heads, that Is now filled with
the huge masses of rock which have fallen
from above.
The loss OF this portion of the rock has
not IN the least diminished in appearance the
view of the Falls but has III our opinion
added to the scene, which looks grander aud
more sublime, il possible, than ever.-Nidg-
arv Falls IRIS
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-01-02
Moderate Desires.

To most men, the chief source Of infelicity
in this life, is the indulgence of extravagant
and ultramondane desires. The day-laborer,
whose industry places within his reach the
actual necessaries of life, and who knows, by
experience, that to desire more would only en-
nance his unhappiness, is more to be envied
than the man of thousands, who labors cease
lessly to equal, in display, those whom fortune
has placed in position far above him, and TO
which he can never reasonably hope 10 attain
Many man has become bankrupt from this
cause alone, and rendered himself and family
miserable, when, by an opposite course, he
could have lived respected, and been centre
of enjoyment and happiness to those around
1t is not in the possession of great wealth only,
that true happiness is found to exist. Far from
it. If those who regard it in this light would
but reflect for a moment, they would perceive
the inconsistency of their cherished views
they would find that, although as means Of
enjoyment, it is certainly desirable, yet, as an
end, it can never produce the results anticipat-
ed. "Will you take the charge Of my proper
ty," asked a wealthy person, of one who was
drawing comparison rather unfavorable to
himself, between the condition of the two, "for
your clothes and vctuals I" "Certainly not, /"
was the prompt reply. "Well," rejoined the
other-''that's all get"
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-01-02
A Down East Romance,

The following incident has just been COM
municaied to us from source IN winch we
place implicit confidence
In the year 1914, Mr.. Thurston, Of Pow
nal, was married TO young lady of tina; place
with whom he lived for 2 Org years, and
then went to the British Provinces. where a
shot time after, il vas reported that he was
executed for trespass upon the kings timber
lands. A year or two after this report be-
came current, and which was supposed by
Mrs. Il. TO he rue, she married a secodd
time with Mr. Lowell, with whom she Ilv..
ed until his death which occurred few
years since. Since that time nothing has
occurred 10 occasion doubt of The truth of
the rumor respecting her first husband, until
few days since person called upon her,
and stated that her first husband had recent
ly died in Hudson, n. Y, having been MUIR
ed by a fall from his carriage, and offered her
$50 for an assignment of her right in his
property. THIS she very wisely refused 10
do. The next day another man called upon
her and offered $50, which she likewise
declined. An inquiry was instituted, and
we understand the result is that fortune OF
some $4,000 will probably fail into her
hands. Thu!ston left some or 9 children
by second marriage, but as this IN The eve
of the law was Illegal she remains the sole
NATURALIZATION Falls Journal.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-01-02

True Philanthropists.

Mn. FDIroR Our enlightened community
will sooner or later, discover the real truth, on
all popular subjects, and will correctly decide
the question, "who are the true friends of the
colored man." They, who vociferously de-
claim against slavery, and labor to excite in
the minds of the multitude, passions the most
inconsistent with true, neighborlv love, and to
direct those passions against that class of our
fellow citizens who are unfortunately incum-
bered with the institution of domestic slavery !;
or, on the other hand, those who are employ
ing themselves to devise means to ameliorate
the condition of the colored man. and qualify
him for the enjoyment of freedom, and are
also promptly contributing of their money, to
secure that freedom, and aid him in obtaining
position, in which, as man, and man free
from the disabilities which must ever attend
him while surrounded by whites, he can stand
up and maintain the rights of such a man.
Let facts speak for themselves The follow
ing article from the Journal of Commerce, pre-
sents view of the kind ofpersons who so lib
orally contributed in answer to the calls for
aid, presented by the editor of that paper:
We have received two or three communi,
ca ions desiring TO know what proportion of
the money contributed for the emancipation
of james flallet, was given by abolilioniss
We do not know the politics Of all tile donors,
are not aware that any OF them are abolition
ISIS in the technical sense of the word, I'M
less I>aac Holienbeck (coIored) is of that way
OF thinking. Nor do we remember that on
any previous occasion, when money has been
raised. through this Office, for the enancipa-
tion of slaves, any thing has been given by
aho!itonis,s proper except perhaps SO in
all, by colored men. The amount so raised
within the last five months, is S:} 900, secT-
ing the emancipation of 40 slaves, and the
removal OF 3S OF tlIem 10 Liberia, together
with eleven free colored persons belonging
TO The same families. And yet we are called
'pro-slavery men, and so are the doners Of
nineteen twentieths, if not ninety nine hun
dredlhs of the whole amount. They, on the
other hand, who make II a matter oil princI-
pie not 10 give any lling for the emancipa-
lion of slaves, but by their Incorporate zeal
and furious demonstrations have retarded The
extinction of slavery at least half century,
are, in their own estimation, the peculiar
friends of the slave,-the real Sinions. They
are great al stealing slaves but 10 gire any
thing for the emancipation Of slaves. wounds
their tender conscienres, dear souls. The
other day a man named Chaplin, OF Albany,
got caught in the acr, down in Maryland,
and was jagged. Anon the abnlitionisrS held
Convention AT Cazenoyia, and resolved to
raise $4,000 in order TO defend him from
'"e penalties of the law. This $4,000 if
n opp a. economically as the aforesaid So
9oo' won'd secure the freedom Of more than
t'eo hundred sfares. Applied TO CInpl,n's de-
'ence, II VIII only be expended uron LAWYERS.
abolition lectures, &c. The tim. will came
we hope when things will be called bv their
right names
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-01-02

On Saturday night and Sunday we were
visited by another snow storm, not unlike its
predecessor, and in point of severity not much
its inferior. The wind was violent, and the
snow now lies piled up in hard, huge drifts,
and on Monday the highways in all direction
were blocked up. The cars due here at ten
O'Clock A. NJ, on Monday, did not arrive until
half past six, p. M.
These are, we imagine, specimens of the
old-fashioned storms that we read of, such as
our grandfathers recollect, and it took us all by
surprise. We thought all such big affairs had
passed away with the olden times. The roads
are becoming passable again with two feet
of snow on their surface, and considerably
more in some localities, which will afford
abundant material for January thaw.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-01-02
Marine Disasters.
A despatch dated at New York at o'clock

A despatch dated at New York at o'clock
on Monday says
1t is now blowing gale of wind from the
N. VITO w. There has NOT been such a
sea IN the river for the last ten wears. num-
Der OF vessels have dragged their anchors.
and u 's feared great damage will occur
should The ale increase. A sloon Las cons
against the Battery WALL - eN
Sch. Violet, drove ashore in our barbor
and lies high and Cry upon the beach min.
jured.
, A brig with both masts cut away. Is re.
ported ashore at Clam Cove some three
miles north of this.
AtOwl's Head, three vessels on the beach
one is sch Hudson, Capt. Berry, loaded with
shocks from Prospect. Vessel and cargo
will probably be saved others not known.
AT Spruce Head, sch. William, Capt
Coombs, supposed of Deer Island, high and
dry, probably total wreck, also, sch. Gale
ma, Capt. Wall Of Hampden loaded with
hides from Salem for Belfast. Sch slightly
damaged will prabably be saved with cargo.
We also learn the sch. Texas, Pilsbury,
hence with a load of Granite, sunk in Port
land Harbor, in five lathoms Of water.
At Dicks Island, reported sunk, the sch
Exchange, Hunty, hence, loaded with stone.
At Lobster Cove, ST. George, three light
vessels ashore, names unknown.
AT Seal llarbor, two vessels reported a.
shore, names not known, the crew of one is
said to have been lost.-Lime Rock Gazette.
STILL ANoTHER.-Sch Mary Francis, of
Bristol, Ne, bound TO Boston with wood,
went ashore Oh Rye Beach, on Monday, at
IL A. NJ. :, and will be ii total loss. A man
10y the name Of John Thurston, belonging 10
Bristol, was drowned. The rest of the crew
saved. The body OF the drowned man was
sent through this city, for interment at Bris-
lol.
We have Geographic accounts of the storm
now raging, from several points between here
and Buffalo. 1t is everywhere most severe
On Lake Erie the gale is fearful, and at Buf.
talo the fall OF snow is very heavy. The roof.
OF several buildings in that city have beer
broken IN by the pressure Of the snow. The
propeller Ougoulz, from Cleveland, for Buffa
10, is long overdue, and fears are entertained
concerning her safety.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-01-02
The Fatal Wreck at Plum Island.

The Newburyport Union gives some par
ticulars of the fatal shipwreck of The schoon-
er Argus, at Plum Island, at noon Of Mon
day. The Argus left Frankfort week ago,
under the command of Capt. Ellard Cricket,
of Searsporr. He was obliged TO put into
various places on account Of the weather,
having lost an anchor and chain in the storm
OF last week.
On Monday he attempted TO run into
ProvincetowB, Cape Cod, having reached
within twenty miles of that pace; but the
weather coming up thick, and the wind in
creasing to n furious gale, he was obliged TO
keep oil before the wind, and finally hove 10.
On Monday, between IL aud IL o'clock, he
made Plum Island, quarter of a mile distant.
About the same time, foor men were washed
overheard, aud two were lost, the others be.
ing rescued. Finding tina, the vessel must
drift ashore, she was run head on with the
tide, about four hours flood. As soon as she
struck, preparations were made to get line
ashore, and while SO engaged the Captain
was washed overheard, and reached the
shore after being in the wafer nearly an hour.
Not being able TO render assistance TO those
on board, he went TO seek help, aud being
unable 10 find any one, he took shelter in a
barn, where he was found Just at night,
nearly exhausted, with his legs below his
knees frozen.
A young man belonging to the sch. was
found dead on the beach. The Young men
doubtless washed ashore alive, and were un.
able TO get over the beach. The sch. was
loaded with stone, for Philadelphia and was
not insured. One eighth part was owned
by Capt. Crockett, who thus loses all that he
possessed.
The Newbury?ort Herald says:
'On Wednesday, the body of young
man was found Gu the beach was brought
up by Mr.. S. L, Payson. 1t proved to be the
body of John Somers, native of Scotland
is years OF age.
Yesterday, Mr.. Payson, and Mr.. Thomas
G. Dodge, went down to ascertain the fate
of the others. They found, about three quar-
tiers of mile below the wreck, among the
bushes where he had taken shelter the body
Of stout man, and brought it up to the Cour
House. The captain indentfies the body as
that Of Henry Murphy, who was SO years
of age. They found tracks ofanoter whose
body will probably be found further along
The bodies OF James Hall, Benz Han
son and james kelIarn, have not yet been
found.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-01-02
The Depot Master mt Lincoln
Shot by n EsObbcr.

About a week ago, the depot at tonybrook.
on the Fitchburg Railroad, was broken into
during the dinner hour, and robbed of small
sum of money, and suspicion fell upon a short,
we'll dressed stranger who left the cars at Stony
brook. and hanging about the depot
until the arrival of another train. Friday, the
same stranger was seen in the eleven o'clock
train from Boston, and upon its arrival at Lin
coin. Mr.. Hayward. the depot master, was noti-
fed that the suspected robber had come up
Mr. HAYWARD at once determined to be on the
lookout, and at the same time manage matters
so as not to appear suspicious. He therefore at
II O'Clock locked up the door of the ticket office
and went off as If going to dinner as usual; but
in about ten minutes he returned to the depot,
found the door of the office broken open and
the stranger inside overhauling the things in
the desk. He then attempted to seize the stran-
ger, who escaped from the building by jumping
through the window. Mr.. H. followed in close
pursuit, and when the robber perceived that he
was gaining on him, he turned and threatened
to kill him if he advanced another step. Dis
regarding the menace, Mr. II. continued to ap-
proach the fellow who carried his threat into
execution by firing at Mr. II. with pistol. the
ball taking effect in his groin. He died Sat
urday morning.
1t has been ascertained that the murderer is
George ID. Carey, notorious thief who has
heretofore been arrested and imprisoned under
the names of Carey, Perry, Rantham and Bea-
man.
Mr.. Hayward was constable and collector of
the town, and had in his possession about $500
of the towns money when he was shot. The
murderer obtained SIG from Mr. Ilayward's
desk in the depot Office. At The prior robbery
al Stonybrook he obtained Sl73. Some of Ca
reys relatives speak of him as a most obdurate
villain HE hrnf hpr in law has Statn6 hot bo
has known him to be armed at one time with
two revolvers, common pistol, bowie knife
and a slung shot, and had heard him declare
that he would shoot any person who should
attempt 10 arrest him for stealing.
Carey has been arrested and lodged in
East Cambridge Jail, there to await his exami-
nation on the charge of murder. Post.