The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-06-28

hroRrATloE or FoREISH WoOL,-A (
leading manufacturer Ia udcA writes 10 the
New YORK Trhuns. tlsat several az DE man |
uiactHrers ia Central New York have sent
out an agent 10 eKplorv the London and Liy-
erPooi maskriH' whsrn wool can be- PTbeured
al cost, including dunes making il more
profitable than the high priced American
fleece, which has been bought up al such eN-
trayAgRnt prices by persons Who desire %
tJ,onopoIiKe the market The Utica Gazette
adds "We are Aware that the Utica Mills
have been for some time uaing foreign wool,
on account Of the high prizes a. tbs domestic
article"
60 Strawberries are abundant in New
York. A single steamer brought into the
city $4,000 baskets last Monday, the Erie
railroad about 10000, the boats from Rock
land as many more, aud the Tribune pre-
sumss 100000 baskeb were brought rom
Connecticut and Rhode Bland.
/ 81 Tho Warren (O) Wing says mr.
Bissell, Egg Merchant, has collected in this
vicinity, and shipped from this place 10 New
York City, up 20 June l, 500, 900 eggs, maxi
ing 472 barrels, and weighing nearly forty
= a.aa tans.And ffom The ist 10 the 9Th Of
June he has brought in fourteen bArreb
more.
60 The Springfield (Ms) Republican aa-
nounees that Jenny Lind will give concert
Ia that place snmetime between the first, and
the tenth Of July.
81 NJ. ST. Clair Ciarke's last story is re-
pcated as an admirable illustration Of the
, probable result OF secession movements IL
runs - follows! "MSma, won't eat my
, break Ast I" lExit boy, Pouting, and returnE
"Aly child, won't you eat your break fast p
, mo, won't I" Exit boy, but returns hun
! cry, and iAds the breakfast is about 10 b. re-
moved "MAma, why don't you whip me
/ and make me cat my breakfast p
r G. A little school girl, in McDonough
,sounty, ILL.,, near the village Of Macomb, was
accused BY her mistress with stealing piece
: Of money, who threatened 10 hang her if she
!, did not confess. She protested her inno-
. cence when the mistress proceeded 10 put a
handkerchief around her neck, with which
I she lifled the child from the floor, dislocAtiug
? her neck ------------
4 sSs- Texas dates 10 the 10th inst, have
a come To hand, via New Orleans The cleo
, ton campaign is very exciting S. NJ Will
i hanson has Withdrawn his name Ns n candi-
Z date for Lieut. Governor. Capt G. X Lew
n is, a candidate for Congress, announces him
d self Democrat Of the old school. The Bra
n zos river " in good navigable order Crops.
in Texas are beginning to suffer for want Of
e rain. The remainder Of the intelligence has
; been anticipated by telegraph.
ExTRAoRDNARV, ETFEcr 90 LrGnT-
d .NtSG.=A late Eraa~l paper relates mar
n vellous incident, which is said to have occur
red during recent thunderstorm in an inte-
!, rior department Of France. A harm, in which
J. were two goats, was struck by lightning, but
q not burnt Afier the shower. a woman who
d had been Recnstoulesl 10 feed tho goats, won't
e To the barn, and pcrcciviug that the animals
! were entirely motionless, approached and
1 touched them, when to her great astonish-
ment and alarm, they fell and erumbled u
:, i.isesa. isiiis.t. tis4l,iis, hat as.A Of Gin.
/" ders
CT A most appalling catastrophe occurred
at Gtoton, y. IL, Last week. A mechanic
IS had occasion 70 use varnish, pot Of which. h'
1t placed on stone in his kitchen in the morn
W ing, before his family arose, it gnited, and it
u a moment the whole apartment was in
n blaze. His wife in her efforts to escape wa
y horribly burned and IN few hours expired
n Two OF his three children shared the sans
Y fate. The poor man himself was very badly
,e scorched-and the house greatly damaged
a The clergyman who oilieiated AT the fnnerh
described the scene as inconceivably distress
~ ing.
: Mr. A. J. Wooster. Of Cornwall. ha.