The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-10-18

The steamer Yacht has arrived here, from |
BrazOs, with news from that quarter 60 the /
sch inst The LiberRtiHg army were still on /
a successful moYe,and had taken the town OF |
heyno.a, with bat little resistance. One field /
pieces and a quantity Of other arms oil inio
their hands
AZ the last accounts, Gen. Canales, Cover
nor Of Tanmlipaa war Apppaehlng hiaiamo-
rhs, aud Gen. AyAlalOs WIS on hts way %
meet lhem--wbefhsrA ~ iriand or foe, 4 nm
certain. II y supposed that Canalrs will a.
sumo tbe chief command Of the Revolution
ists AN act that will displease tho American
partizans
GC The religious public will be gratlGed
10 learn that Mrs Judson, widow Of Rev Adj
oniram Judson, the interchangeable Baptist mis-
sionary 10 India, reached Boston laat week
with her children. The health Of Mr Jud-
son has materially improved since leaving In
dia Her voyage was performed by way Of
England, aud reaching that country, the res
idne Of her journey WAS by steamer, =.
a." The Vermont baptist Convention met
on "Wednesday aud Thursday Of last week, at
FarhK, Franklin Go, Though in the ex-
treme north part Of the state, yet the attend
ance was very large in consequence ofthe ia-
rTiItTy-s uffurrfryi rTu- ftIrtruTTtr rruuiTV-
through the Stato,upon which the fare was re-.
duced for the occasion
EsIn 100, Rev. Joseph Woodman was
settled Ia Smbornton ~ H., with q salary of
5000 per annumi one hundred aud twenty
Of which, II is said was 10 be paid in money,
and eighty dollars In labor, with thc special
agreement that he should have the liberty
to preach old seHnons when his health would
not permit him IN preach new ones.
e1- Tho Manchester Daily American says
that the Ontario locomotive which was smash
ed np Mt the collision 90 the Vermont Central
Road, arrived at the Machine shop in that
place in such state that Il will be turned
over for old iron.
VIM. Campball, Of Bedford, n. H., was
found dead in an old unoceupied house in that
town last Monday. The Manchester Mirror
says he whsAn intemberate man, and the in
sigma OF mis- proicssiou,an empty rum jug was
found by his side.
HSTbc Washington Republic takes strong
ground apparently 10y authority, relative to
Biiish interference ia Cuban anairs,And says
it will lead To a movement that all Europe
cannot resist; that a majority Of the Amcri-
can people do not want Cuba, and bor only
protenl,nn ID IN the l., S-t.9seEnthent.
e. General Houston has written that the
Booald-or correspondence il hoax. The
letter Of Donaldson was probably hoax but
the icttrrs OF Mr. ffafutt, and r0 EdsT
Of others, were genuine. Therr is no getting
over that.
GS Henry Stoddard Esq, Of Dayton, O.
Rio, has presented TO tlfc American Coloniza-
ton Society the sum OF one thousand dol
lars, 10 aid Of the great cause Of colonization.
ca The StaLa-IOurnal gives an account Of
a huge specimen Of humanity in Ohio. giant.
which, it'avcrs is one Of ehe greatest living
curiosities eXtant lie stands about eight
feet high, weighing four hundred pounds, with
good proportion, and yet he 10 bearloss
boy, and is still growing,
saS J. Conklin, who has been convicted at
Utica, as the ringeador Of band Of incendi.
aries, of arson in February last, has been SEN
fenced To be hung on the 2lst of November.
Other parties, some fthcm said to be men
ofproperty, are yet to be tried for similar of.
fences.
ESr Henry a. Lees, editor and proprc-
tor of the Brooklyn Advertiser died the lIth
inst.
GSH Officer Snow arrested, 18th inst, at
the Howard AthenGum, noted pickporket
named John jackson, alias"T osh, !" aims Bax-
ter. lie attempted to steal the pocket book
Of q eountryman. who turned round and nab
bed him. The officer was considerably bruis-
ed by two confederates Of Jackson's who tried
to rescue him.
E4s II is stated that the city Marshal of
Cambridge has received a letter containing
threats to the effect that several stables will
soon be burnt in that community. Brighams
and also stables will soon be burnt in that
community. BriGhams, and also stables on
the south side Of Main street, have been des-
ignated. In consequence of this notice, the
watch has been doubled, and other precau-
tons have been taLon to apprchend the
rogues, should any such attempt be made
Ca An experiment was made at St Lou
Is, on Saturday evening last, with tho new
fire annihiiator, which proved a perfect fail
ure. a two story fame building had been
erected for the occasion and filled with COM
bustible materials turpentine, &c Aiier be-
ing set on fire, the annihilator was applied,
but its influence in checking the flames was
but slightly apparent, and only for a few min
utes. Another experiment tits said, would
be made in thecourse of this week. Upwards
oftwo thousand persons were present 70 wit !
ness the experiment..
Rar Joel Davidson of Dapielson, Conn.
aged 10 years, was digging in we'll ON tho
9Th inst, when rock fell upon him aud
crushed him to death. His body was terri |
bly, mangled.
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