The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-09-18

woman was seen on the track The whistle
was blown. but She moved not. The train .
was stopped before it reached her She then
stepped from the track and walked bv its
SIDE ahead of the train. The engine then )
moved forward and had got under some mo- II
ton as 1t came up with her, when to the sur =
PRISE OF the engineer, he saw her suddenly .
throw herself on the track Just before the
engine The huge mass passed over her.
hanging her body and crushing her Instant f
" to death. 1t appeared before the jury of
Inquest that she was Young Irish woman
by the name of Mary Kane. We believe c
She had no relatives in this region. She was {
undoubtedly in state of despair, as she coulG
livelihood Such. we believe, was the cause
Of this rash act,-C"1s'ian Repository.
E3s Mr. Asa Wheeler, of Sutton, returned
from California about three weeks since, and
on the 9TH died. lie took the Isthmus fever,
and was hardly able to reach home He
stated that on his way home he was badly
treated. and suffered greatly in consequence
He was so feeble that he staggered. and
. though temperate, was taken to be a drum
: karrl. He was a sober and respectable citi-
zen. His age was A.
WooI-The Ohio State journal of a late
: date says The Wool clip in this State this
wear Is much less than last wear and has
; sold on an average of about six cents pound
+ less than last year The diminuion in this
> State is supposed to be caused by the hard
winter. which destroyed sheep, and shortened
Il the wool on all. In many parts the sheep
T. are not sheltered at all during the winter
Al season, and in those parts the loss last winter
was great. 1t is now ascertaned that the
: clip throughout the whole country is much
III less than last year. 1t amounted then to j3
900 lbs. This year it will fall six or sew
IA en- millions short. This deficiency is partly
1T attributable to the hard winter, and partly
re to the fact that the farmers are selling more
sheep to the butchers
FREE BRIDGE AT WELLS RIvEE-Thc
Belknap Gazette of the 9th, contains the an
ln- nexcd paragraph, in relation to the matter of
eS- free bridge across the Connecticut:
The project of constructing free bridge
; over the Connecticut River in connectlo,
49,, with the Boston. Concord & Montreal Rail
,,d road bridge opposite to Wells River Village
~,I has resulted As we learn, in compromi>
ava, between the proprctor> of the old toll bride
H., and the Railroad. The Railroad is to huil
H.. for the propric;orS new toll-hridge, whrI
,,c- is To he FREE for all persons connected wit
Who the road. and all persons going to or re
tho turning from It's depot on business with III
.ao road The dcpotS and buildings of the roa
the are being built on the New Hampshire side
.,y;. directly opposite the village By the oil
,h. bridge the distance was over a mile while b
500 new bridge these buildings are. as il were !
,nrr the heart of the village. The bridge is to |
TN, hnilt 50 that the ears can run over it whcnc,
lin or the PassumpSic road shall consent to
+ Vi connection at that place.
him
on Tur TAEIFr.-'Thc late locofoco Conrrc
'nnd found notime to give more protection to =
ana mcrican Industry and no time to correct III
''', gross frauds, which even locofocos confe
lcd are prrpctrated under the present Tariff
hen is understood that the locoioros found pIcn'
ape of time to fill the pockets Of lorotoco prntc
'",' at Washington, and to vote appropriation
.irh for their own pay.
an e. The New York Times suggests III
'''" the steamboats, on the Hudson follow the @
howe ample OF the clippers in taking names, su
the FESTIVE of their character. While the o
'lain class are called the Fast Wind, the "Whi
h!ei ler," the "Srreamer." &C., the other shou
in
,n properly take the names Of Kill All. ""Dcat
.vcr. Dealer" "Watcry Grave" Winding Shcc
Dom. &C.. &c.
Mr.
in eEs Montgomery, Sept. 14.-At the Sout
liked crn kI"hts Convention, last evening, t'cor
9TH VI. Troupe. Of Gcorgia, was nominated
ask President and Gen. Quitman for Vice Pr
w., ""' ilent The nominations were unanimous
nsult ratified. Electors were appointed and t
hrh Convention adjourned.
h. o. \ New York paper SAYS the i
lJo,v Robert &. Sands sued for damages in a e
,iano of breach of promise of marriage. He ,
HIM. offered two hundred dollars to heal his b
'', ken heart Two hundred :" he cxrlaim
. the
: the '"' "'''''''" "o''a's LOT Iu'"ro h"l'eS
st his blasted life two hundred dollars for all 4
The No, never, Make Mrce ANT is a bargniI
them On, ~, ". W.
ly ac III ,'',''",'' " o'''" '''S"'s !
venton assembled at Syracuse, y. Y,
resi- Wednesday morning and organized by che
IL mel ing Lucretia Mott, President, Mrs Cla-in
:. ,a1 II. Nichols of Brattleboro, and four 9th
: Inr- Vice Presidents and three Secretaries T
mbcrs passed resolutions, made speeches, and
, near iourned man-tashion.
little
their G Joseph R. Ingersoll, the new Mini
t time to England, will leave for Europe in
walk Arctic, on Saturday, and Abbott Lawre
is expected home in the Atlantic
,babv g Hon. Horace Mann declines bell
nts in candidate for reelection to Congress-
la,,as Observation-Disclosures from Nicaracu;
ing its port that the revolutionary party under
nment noz, assisted by large number of Ere
regret and Americans, have taken possession of
! trust on. Every exertion was being made by
taken authorities to check the progress of the in
NC the rectionists. The French Governments
rams posed to be at the bottom of the moveme