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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-03-20
4 -a'sAaA-
EDTCATI0N.
the Gaze

The Elcrali:y with which Prov l"T> are
mad, in many ct orr new States, Tor tie III
strur,on of vouth Is worthy al al c"ini' MIA
t;on. and shows that the rcoi'!" are iayln@ the
s,,r,.st foundations for future prosperity An
INTELLIGENT and well educated community l.
,,r,. +, thrive. and that government X nnln>'
to community. and false TO TIE 'a'>' Interests
Of, the State. which does not make adequate
rroyi.iion for sustaining ;!orcugh system "i
education. Massachusetts,. New York and
other S,atc> which are the most thriving and
prosperous. have experience! the advantages
resulting to all classes Of community from L
oroper attention to early cia"aiioa. aI! have
made libcl7.l provisions for schools, for leach
CPS institutes. for >upc1intendcncc. and toral
the inriiental expenses necessary 10 the thor
ouch training of youth. and the necessary out
law Is Welding returns even in a Peruniarv
respect equal to an hundred fold Let Yer
mont adopt the same liberal policy, and make
adequate provision for sustaining the caH>"
of cdu..tion. and the next census Viii show
an increase in population. wealth, and al that
can render lii. comfortable and haii,v- far
irvoii the Increase "f til" past few wears,
y correspondent Of the Ne"l"r,I"rt IN
cnnr n,on wli;c> from tii,- ,oul- AMI tlriY-
~. STAT. al Iowa 4, follows:
,EIara;;on j. l.ro,;!!tl !ar most librra!ly,
al :: Il :: wears We snail nave system "a.
common schools whirh will leave The Oh
Bay State" clear out of ~i"hi. Congress
donated aDouuo acres oi il,. lc>t land IN The
State for ronl,non schools while il wa~ 4 Ter
ritorv. only little of which it yet sold; ihrn
.:,nrn a,.r,.> more tnr a university: and lastly
Oh arimiitin. II ~ STATE. reservations Of
every sixteenth square mile wa~ mad" for
rnrlrsu: >clu",- ani fac lrr cent 81 ali the
>ar> q. ul,i- al.'!> after pawn EXPENSES Of
survey al,l sale All this from Congress
and the >,arr ads Ia the fund. all thu fines
for i,rrarl,.> "i the peace, and other ni>'!''-
n.rannI>: :" the probability l. that in twrr;,
five wears thu State viii have a >-h"ol tund
of =. "uu. ""u. S-houi> are >,,rim",rc M, al
over th,. state ami in ,h,. larger towns uni"l
School> are al,cut hcim- established. Thr",
Normal >,-lm,l> are established Tor the c-lara
ton Of irarhcr>. The STATE university l. IL
iro.r,.><-"nc branch at Davenport another
At Fairfield. AMI medical department a
kcohuk. Every thin" promises well IN th'
Inc %. c,.:-J;i9'..
The Foresight and wi~'l"mdi-llayed IN thu
rroHi'.in9 t"r The instruction "i the WON'T; al
tl:> growing State vii make it ir~:~a'l,
residence tor ,i:.igran;> from New En.,a',l
AMI the elements OF New Eu-'s,.i cia-a.te.
VII there tini d cor-,i.i,.. "a. :or ;!.rir Ia.
Developments Frn<kiI<-
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ORR .UARk;.TS ABROAD.

\ few ..nvs -ii,." the Nv No~., .h,pro"'
n nm, ,'-, III VIZ" OF IT., a'!,an cd price
Of ',rcad>'u.i in iuiopc ,>uj,in.iv dcriarr'i
,hlt i; world r.,to!r "hcaltIy circulation
o. capital" in Til, country Ev DRAWN" upon
the un>o,I rr",> o'rhc Wet ~ >non a the
canals open III tn" >prin.. lhor@h thu sup
position l. likely 10 prove decisive, hy the Ia
Ter ac, Quad received from Europe. yet II
shows with What ay;dity Tie free trade a'!vo-
cat"S rr:~p a ANY straw that is likely Ia ASST
themselves under he ad,cr<" practica! opera
ton Of their pliu.ip,r@, 1t Is t"c' arhn"''i-
ed,cnl"nt that or free trade Tariff has pro
lu.ri an unhealthy circulation. or Father al
exploration of capital and that nothing but
4 foreign demand for our surplus crops viii
restore it. Ii i a ta,it arknowlclg cement
that, with al orr California cold there Is moi
now money enough in the couutr, fora healthy
circulation. and that without the favorable
contingency OF the t,rri- IN demands for brcal-
.tutls bcyond what, few weeks since, we
had right to expect, we must >ta1-cr on
nndrra load Of tor,Ln debt that cripplcS al
the iinanriel operations Of the country
'ou,h any opponent Of free trade have pre-
'iict"d a more hHniliatn4 Acknowledgements
than this, from a lrad:n. free trade organ
! The POLICY trat was to treble and quadruplc
our exports Of hrrad>tutls in five wears
that was to make the West one GREAT gran'"v
for the supply y: IL" world mas proved de
!u,ivr and in all is practical results free
,raIr has broken down 7h.rp IS nat hoi1
HE H,wgnE jar o~r Lrrnh<'uG< in 1852. that
h,r. mu; 'ien onr tic. huFc tH'iN ~~f u,to
op,,utson! In the light Of such practical
acts how small ,himlir will contain all the
free tra1e twadllc of such papers as the
Journal Of Conln"-rr or such politicians a
Rohcr, Hantoul, Jr.
The news from Europe does not Justify the
>uppositlon that an increased demand will be-
made for American l#rral-tui>. which Will
bear any proportion TO the amoun; now in the
hands of the prodrrcrs The short supply in
our srahoard markets. OWN" partly to the ear
" closing o:'ih' canals and partly to the fact
that the mlIlrr> of the West stopped their
mills in the fail, because they lost money on
every barrel Of A"rr manutl, Iurcr hy then.
may cause liji!r Curry in the market when
the Spring opens hut to the extent OF fur
I nislllir the domestic want, and very little
! 1r export. VIII p the ,!rn.nri: AID one third
At least, of the last crop. will still remain on
hand to paralvzc and discourage tx. industry
u the Western farmer. How different would
have been the case ii TIE manufacturing bust
acS> of the country had gone on as it was 20
ing on under the talii OF '!2
But if there >hould hapNrn 10 be a demand
in Europe for all the brrad>tufi>, the Wc>,
IAN spare. it will give very little rclirt under
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TIE .r!G. MAIN E.si;.i..

III. 80 :. ,,,,, ,t..~,.,;,r.. >..r.I
49,. ,i,,,,, X;,l SOM, ,,.., .i;,.,
h;,h n..,..,.,,,,,,.. ,,I n,,,Jt, - L...;.'r
I'.' ;., .,,,.,.''iI
i.'c NTH. !. ..I,', -, N',','.,:'' = ~
:, I.rI:,, -,
!, :. ,.,. ...,,. g..
''"'I''' ; '''''','' -
~, - ,.'''' ;.''' nn:I ....,,
law -, ,.'''',,'' - '.'. :, L.,..r
l.. rn,..:r,,.,;o, ;.,. ,;,II,w. , Iar,,. wheel
hay;nr ,,.;,, ~, ,,r,;....tr., from liz nrt,r
rd,. !. attached ,n rr,n}>in, SHAFT. Ia,
rim ot' ,i,. vl} :, ,,,,,n.,d with steel cutters
which arc ~. II \ size. and 80 ARRANGED. Il t"
emf when IN ,uti,r , ,ir,,ilar trench nr
groove. in ihc face ot the rock. ol.e foot in
wi,ltIlaud OF the diameter OF! the tunnel. The
Shaft OF the drill is supported on .ltin"
frame. which rests u,,on a n.ain l,,l SUPPORT
cd E;nn Hanged carving wheels. 81 :. &c,
in diameter. ! hr main shaft j. fed forward
with the sliding frame. 10y means OF Il power
/ tul screw. The distance through which tie
shaft, wish rs wl:ccl> are. cutters. Is ni't!" IL
. PASS. is five ttv; ..1r Zach adjustment Of the
machine. this distance lrin" thr h"''t'' al the
rim upon the main wheel. Uron tn" end of
the shaft and in the center OF the circle DIES
crincl l,v the n.nlion otthr cutters. drill o.
six inrhrt diameter i attached. Tbs drill
enters with the cutters. and to the same dis
lance in the rock On the rim of the main
wheel are buckets to ,onduy; the rock cut a.
way into an adj
The operation Of the machine will lr q,
follows: When the a,}rro,chcs to the tunnrI
arc nrcrorc,l the Drill will he hrourht up tc
tho Taco N, the rock u,o, \ track LAID for I'll,
nurnos, Tho .l.t4 9Th is wheel and cut
t L ,,. =; o,;, ,,L fol forward
:, ', ~ M .
Wv ''''' 81. ,''''. w., q, am ~,
IT, ,., ~ =, =,
',; INV IN WV wv ~ IT, ',.'' ''i''" wv, '''''
'' :, wa, ''' o'", ~ VI i"'"''i l""
IA '"' ."'''. '',r anu inc r"h "H"n '"'
I ~ al u''''" Will "' removed I" one "'','
'hc VI ','e arms "i me man wheel Is mad'
reh'"''p'e' 80 d I" a''"" a car to pass under
,''c 'ii"'''','' |" 't'r ioh: ne fragments bro,
ken away nv inc blast VIII then he l"alcd and
"ra"!' BAR 10 me mourn "' me tunnel. Inc
mach'h' Is AGAIN 'rl forward ana ITS >nrrrs-
s -, 'i"''''''S VIII y" Vie >a''r d. "r>''f'''"
ne maui ra'''"2c i proper! or"tc" :" "S ''
oe ~, r.'i''''""o' -, '.
ne "'':h' "' 'h' Th"'' !na' hll' Is iroh
","'v 10 hi"c'v IONS 'ir wei sn' OF me <''a',
r'tNch i"h>''''! Inc "''3'' "i Inc mann vince
Is thirty tons. IN order 10 convey 1t t" N"rtl
ADAMS, where 1t Is ;IitciHi'n II snail +" u>r'
VII" ''' '''''>>''! 10 '"Nc II apart -iIi inc
"''. '''a''' 4, '''r WORKS Oh me :>"u''
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S.,,,.,,.. .r,,, rrr C.>.r.
ro>. Number OF persons les dian one
wear OF asr. -: from to ;. Iil-trom ), f.
~ 80 '''''' - 10 - 80, g. ''''i" ~ 10 d.
Il '''' - ~ ~ : w. '''''' 49, I" ~ ~
= '' ~ - '' - van wv ~ - 80 ''''
~ TO w. 80, from ~ - ~ - over w. l.
'''',,' Il, ~, q, y''','''> ''
az, Oh '''''' born III Vermont
,'' IL ~ H. - II ''''>>'' q III Name, = IN
h'"tr Island II IN Nonnortiru;,l2 IN y. \.
in :. Cardinal ln3 in Canada. | in Nova
S.,t;, , :, Er.l,,J =, :, I,.I,n1 ,l :.
s.o,1,n,
''''''''
lWcnty-tw" persons over 20 wears of age
cannot read or write, twenty of these foreign
OPS bv birth
'"''''H ne persons married curing the
year.
Twcntv-two gentlemen over thirty wears
- aye ''''''-'I'@ 10 mat h""'f""' class IN
>""lctH OF which ;>ir I>aarNcwt"n wa. 4 mem
Der.
Twenty-cinIt ~;p.r. I,I;os rr;,. ,,o, a.,
.5,,,,....:,, :, .,..,[ "i''', '''
''''' >''' VI '"''9 w
t The or;.,;n. ,,.,n,., ,,
r...;;;n.,..,. '' '''' ',.''> d ''"-
,.''''''- "''ie'e |" an eloquent 'in'lra'"n OF
ho>ruth'> cause against the various ISLANDERS
put forth by hi> opponents. In speaking Of
Ko,,,,tb There III. ionrn.I ~a,. - '''''''
1T is \ source Of. r,or,;,i,.,,;,
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had : n.cnth & rol,!yr weather il7nwr haze
Known fer several wears and excellent sleigh
;pr The latter part of January WAS nni'i
and muddy; tie entire month of February
b,< been drv and pleasant; the roads A.
smooth and dusty AZ in summer. with h'''i''''
,,;p nor snow. and many days ""''e warm
and none mnron.iortahly cold
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ACCIDENTS FROM Bi-KNiNt: FLUID.

,r.r~3l r. CT severe and :..;a, accidents
l.,.,.:,... Enrr.;.. I~.,.l las c<..i.,i =, .-..l
...u,... .......I...I, ,I...
'-.''- Ia. .'.i .'. ..'.' = j. ','''H
'.,v- '''..' a.'.'.a., ~'..'i Inv" !arn,.'r'!
,,'..f. i'm, ,,,...,>,..... I'm IT, 1.,.., or from
..,..... -. ..:l ..,....-.
WIN . u" ,''..A % can .,';.'' J., y "''''' I'LL
tn" i;.-.an Traveller i'rhnY> Il" ia! - Il
!.al,r N. 80 ma.:t. ::~rr o,, :'sr ,,r:i-,.
.Li,.l .'..,,.., l,.,,.> r~r.,l f.. .,-.,,.-
., ,l.;.,; .l.
~''''- :" .' ''f'' = we ',I..' = >''. '.'.'' ''
' "-'.i ''' ''.''.''.> w!'-'' f''.- az, 81 .:.:i
"r ,'hrr Iyr-on- Whom, no. l.'>~r~~ k,."N !
..I...nt'ir~ rn31i.i.> or I.n ay4. ro, wei, in-
49,, .:;., ,-..r:.l
-,
'..''
dies :" w.. "'' 'F '''-'" ''' ''-"'> 'r'''''.'
.ro,n which dang" ! not TO 70" i"a""d IN the
hlnI- of y ,,.,r.n ar others. l. J. a." g:.r;ci
So. L,ou mn, with how n.,.,, reason ;Ls,
80
he ry">-i..,l II wears td'lh "'.' >'.'t'. '':''
.o,l.r,i,'..>. The f"oA:Eg !; IT, a.; -,
H.. r.,,.,,..~
,...o ..,..,".. ,,.I
-, ,',,!
rrI", {" H'', ''''''''.'. ',,,.,, ..,.,,,
mn lar -, -
III" "-' 81 i','' MI
''".> -
me s,''',' ,lr ,,;,, ,n., ar1 r,I;,rI +; ,l,.
!'','''''', 80 800 H., ,r;.nr - ,r,,, .,,,,.
u" .,,,;;'.;.,. ,.,.,. t,r ,I,,, ,..;J..,,,
,'>>' i',r, ~ r ,;,. r.,."n ia, rn'. he'd L."m
l''',, ..a;,,'l -, In. .;,," I, :. ...,cI thar
'>,'I''''''' ~ ',t' ''''''. It ! '''''. ''','
III. r'n '''''' '''''" ~ ''''t'''''' a. '..'
"' ! ivy T. ''..'' vs. i',','.'' -, - ',;.I
'''''r W >'.''I' ':'' ''' ,;'' >''''' - "' "
inc IRE N'' ' !i Il ''l'I' arc 49, =, ~
'Nl'.,>'!' '''I''' scr nave '"N'" ',".' "''''-
'''' '''''
81 81
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Fl OLE EUROPE.

-
IL, Il - armed Il ~" l"-'- 49,, '.'
frra rn.'ani 20 rl.. -, F,.i.,r-..~.
T<,,><r II. ..s-. c',,..,..,.. sf..
i>-ra,:.i, : r,..n~,,.; =. l.,v 80. ~.....
with ,.,in-a.I .,,.;. .,..... 49, ;,'.......,.
! >r:.r,,.~r,.l -r7- ,r....,. T.. t-.f..-....
-,...i...:I,, Wi. 49,. !'-.:......-.- -f.t .-
,.. -.-;' 80 -. ''' ~ ''' '''' i''>.' .'''
..l.;,I. .'...,J.. ,,,,,'.1,''",.
ro r,.,-.~,, ,,.....-,-.,. IN .-..-
towards :. a. r,..-~.. .--. ..5....
rn.mc,- L.. I'm. -. ,,...,... +. 49,
ms Tern, -. -; ~ .....-
Russell. an ,...,~r,..- -,..,., 49,,
IL rrr.,o-r 10 .n,.,.o.....,r ,-...... IT..
ca~a,iar. o-';rc .,.,--... ..,...,. 81 q,
the na,a.. 81 ,,,,,-..,..:1,, ~. -. r-.-
mrr,.a. w.. .,,,.,,..ll:. il.
urv N,ni>,r, and ,L..l...'..~.l:... =.
..c-..,,...,.. j.,. , -, =,
-.
Gnmo-'''v -,,cakir.-. the ra,r min.
we'll received: REPORTS ,.r.va;'..l l.,,..
thu the "fr,.-irir,, would me-, Va. III, .-
Supplies until Lord n.rlv laI 9rr.,,n., .
prlarp'cS on which H. administrators, ".
at
in tn" Hons" Of Commons. Nr VII,
GAY" n";l"r that he should move. at an ear
'i1'- resolution '''rigiu@rhr House 20 ia.
tam tn" POLICY ut free t~a,r. and arrest
a,'rihi II r"''.'i''>" a protective lutv u,l
FRANCE
: sort nr,.,rt ~,..o.,..;,,.,.;...,
have taken ,',..o L,..,~r,., m;
and II. llnniaIn,nl.,r, -. i.,I ".
-. ~ neither i2rrv fUI> !, co1,,,.....
i.'aEr war - tl;> mo,:cnt.
i VA: reported that note had fr,, ,---
mi;tcd from the En,;prar N;rLnl,. :. q.
President. in:.ma'ina that the Cabin, :
rrtcr>l.,lrr wnuId NOT adm, oh. ,-,......
a'i"n at the President into an ,m,a.~r
tie introduction into Europe OF anr.y 1.--
Y.
Since IL rcccint the French AID n.
Environments wcrc less tr;rni,r. ir..,,
Nl"i."'a~ declares. that If .iu~.r.a r ,....
>rc,, To a>>i>, Frame. ~ l-..,,,;-,..-,,
ct Vienna. he viii march an arm, ......
OF Prussia. y rc.srr7i> an alii1n... VII g..
r~'a. again-t The re-; of !,ur,.... ,'.......
i'dr:> :. In: foa-r vii 10. rls.........E
S,u.c The ,,.,-,.i,,. III. I,-.....-,-N .
nn,c 10 Austria. Louis Na,4,'..n,, IA -.-
X directed H. Minister IN Aust, ...-...
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ST. 10 n N S BUR Y,
SATURDAY, MARCH 90, 1852.
PRESIDENTIAL MOVENENTS.

on the use Of his name as a candidate for the
Presidency, and addressed to Mr. Blair Of
Washington. has been made public lie
manl!est> apparent unconccrn in regard to
lis own nanr in connection with the office
but ayow> his opinion in decided manner
upon the Compromise. He goes for it with
out doubt or halting and would make Ic-
lief in it a lua'l!l alton in any candidlte.-
Mr. Butler WAS started a> IA Van Buren, can
,lidlte. and us he was charged with being in
thc leading strings OF the sage of !.indrnwall
it became necessary for him to clear his skirts
Of the ,airt Of free soil, or abandon all hope
of prcl,rncu, bv the slavery dcmocra"v-
He could stand 10 chance Of being either the
first or second on the ticket. Indeed. it is
supposed that his letter is bat sign of sur
render Of the first place. and a bid for tia,
second under the leadership Of Gen. Cas-
He is nov regarded l,y some a> figuring for
Cas-: au,l tie rumor i that LIr Douglas has
waived his c!aia IN r,,or Of k same i,iran;.
and Will wait his turn four years hence. But
this we doubt. NJ Douglas instinct, are a.
gainst such a s;;ppos'lom. His disposition
prompt, him to c!"avc to The main c!la,,c.
though i is now IL 10 means 50 ron,l-count-
ing upon nuEIcr>-a> Gen. C's Gen. Cas-
can ROW. doubtless, count upon full half Of
the votes Of til" celebrates to the l"n.n,," Na-
thirds rule. Lv wbir}, Van Bur,p WAS dc,.an-
itatcd (politicallv) in !a4i. he may l,.l to Tie
ground Inc adoption "' thi> rUi" seems |"
p"lh' I" Inc "iit! 'il'h'e '"r -1F i'"""''>- II
moi Int'r'H Is nearly as ""od is That "i '''n-
- WIN ha'f Inc party 10 back HIM up at
Tie opening OF the Convention, Inc signs
are Tat The friends OF Gen. Cas- Will not ~
hn up without fer >tr'r,3c: au.! Il c''':i-
,..'.@, - do Il ~ rhr two-,hi,,!> ru". ;lt H..
Mr. fn;:-,:,~ !. t.i.i t WI! fri':r;ai,. e r....'
Wi I.o, .-.jh irl-...,l H.. r..,>r ct u. the
l"s;y III tie ,,s.t.on.
Tnr~i.uw 81 >::u". rr...: .l,.:.... ly ;L,. l..
co.o.o.. il: the >.:-y"sS o.: ,Ec;r rar":,!or" for
y 49, =.
,..,;., .,',~ ...,,.. ..'I.'
-.
~" =,
remarkably >hs"wd III their Operations. their
ciltucr ol'-Urr''~o j. 4 >,lnt ""r- Nj H1.n,n-
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L IL l. G. 4 L L ID q \ 4 \.

principal aud LARGEST ingredients "i Inc i1%'m'
is highly iniiimma'ic. and 80 l, sl'lli'S !"
pcntinr These articles are used l"I {" '"
variety OF purposes. and are stored III w.
quantities il. this CITY. and c>Hcclallt aii'''ii-
the tlru.-i>i> and the iarl'cntin" l. almost AZ
every corn,r, ,torr. and are a. liable 1" 'N-
plo.ion as fluid. The burning Hand a. al, Ill
iiclc OF li.hf. With pr"rrr lamps and "f''''':'-
rv care. Is perfectly >att, and without these i
unsafe.
Nineteen ca-c> Ola; d: twenty Of the a'ci-
dents which have occurred from is use: nave
been caused Ly filling tie lamps w!.lie .r,r"-
in-. MI danger nIav lie avoided hv fiii'-
the LAMPS l., ,ia,li hit and by u>in" BRIAN
MIA. or metal lamps i;or portable purposes.
The consumption O. this article OF hight IN
alone i immense, far exceed
in. that of oil! aui in every STATE oi the IL
ion it Is used. and rapidly increasing. I've
- person VIII" rrlinqui>hc> is use, returns I"
oil with treat reluctance. and every one WI"
j. in doubt about commencing or con'Ih'lih:
il use must settle the question Tor himself
whether to secure all It's advantages ami f"a-
void the dangers. he will obey those prrcan-
tons which are absolutely Indispensable to
make it safe. /.
.Tur FIRST OF TIE SEASON. Maple
lioncv-tLc first OF tie ScaS"n-waS brought
into or VILLAGE for sale on Monday last. We
never Vet knew the world TO hc too sweet
and hope the sugar makers may have ''good
run" Accordn. TO the census Vermont
stands ONLY second among the States, in the
manufacture OF Maple sugar.
X ko>>uth was at st. LOUIS TIE last heard
of him. A;that place considerable opposition
had been exhibited 10 his mission. more par
ricuIarlv ON the part of the Catholic p"Pula-
ton. lie was moi disturbed upon hiS arrival.
nor was he erected with :" much parade and
enthusiasm =, attended liz advent 10 some
other places,
PA>~rr.-Thc Iowa Land Eli has been
passed ly IT," Senate. The features OF the
ill have no, all fcrn made public. bat II
Is known 10 be one OF the many schemes got
NJ 30 monoi rlizc the public Lands and t" roi
the Older States otthrir Share in them sen
;,-ors from the atlantic and Middle States
>onic oi thcm Il, ica>;-y Welded To the rlam"r
Of western members and aided them in then
cane OF whrlr-,,l,. robbery Of the East. II
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Yours.
W. y. MAI.C6N.
-. .|ohn>9urv Center. March j..

MURDER IL C"MrToN.-An alrav o.,cr:r-
red at Compton Center on the c1th ult. he
tween two men in the employ of Mr. ARIA
Siim>on. named Thomas Wilson and john
Cole. which resulted in the death of Wilson.
1t appears that the men were. In Mr. Stim>nn'<
yard together with ,"un" lad. who states
that they had quarrel that Cole attacked
Wilson. who cn'icavorci la SEIZE. Il sled stake.
hut WAS anticipated bv Cole who struck VII
son on the head with II several times. The
boy ran and called Mr. >iinl>on. who wen,
ont and met Cole who Admitted having struck
Wilson with the stake. and u,un l,inr re-
qn">tcd. assisted in removing the wounded
man INT" the house. Wilson lived until Sat
Urday morning. \ Coroncr'> Inquest was
held on Monday, and Il verdi; al willul muir
der a:'in't Col" was returned. H tlr,! over
the line As soon a Wilson died. hr. was ar
rested IA tie town of Holland 4 fw ,lay,
since 10y liI-h Constable Clark. and :. rnv
IN custody. -.>-r.>..,.@ .E,,sr...'.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-03-20

LErrrES FROM THE ISTHMU S.-Lctter.
dated at Panama, Feb. H. have been received
ircn 2 company Of young men. who recently
lett ti.is vicinity for California. They contain
natter CT considerable interest in regard to
;he passage from New York TO the Pacific
coast, but we think not enough to warrant us
IL publishing them entire. The names of the
,cung men are William Rowcll, TYLER Row
-. ;--c-ae Ilovev. and Loren p Fairmon,
II Albany. and T.. j. Randall of this village.
They complain very much of the poor accom-
modations on the steamship Georgia. owing TO
its crowded state there being 100 pa>>en-
rers aiIoarl. and give some good advice in
-e-ard Ia DE hangers in cro>Sin. the l>thmuS.
roLtcries are frequent, and but for the pres
crca Of his revolver VIM. Rowel thinks he
>hotld have lost his life. He was pretty Sc
vcrcls tabled by native near Gurgona.-
Tll,,v at.-;ss all who intend to 90 this route to
60 well ar.,r"tl for The danger is far greater
than is zen, ~ail y represented Tie true state
ofaflars is key. from the public by the s.eau-
an =, -yr',.-,- =: u. = 80.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-03-20

Hn"aitY or \ JEWELERS. >HoT.-Lcw-
Is Il Browns JcwcIry shop. at Lyndon Cor
ncr. was broken into Friday night. the 10Th
inst. and robbed Of five gold, and several slI-
yer watches: cold and other pencils. The
shutter to a window wa, bored, and hole
made large enough for the rorue or ro"urS
to reach in and take watches hanging inside
against the window, and pencils &. from the
bench by the window. The thief procured
bits at Mllcr'> Carriage shop, for boring the
Window and lrt; one or more OF them near
the window. The property taken belonged
mostly to customers Of the shop. The loss Is
:; or 500. No positive evidence OF Guilt,
the last we beard. Lad been obtained aaain>;
any one.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-03-20

X koS<uth was at St LOUIS The last heard
of him. A;that pla~e considerable opposition
had been exhibited 10 his mission, more par
ticularly on the part Of the Catholic p"pula-
ton. lie was not disturbed upon his arrival.
nor was he erected with - much parade and
enthusiasm =, attended liz advent 10 some
other places.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-03-20

MELANCHOLY SUIcIDE-Miss Amelia
Scott of this town. lady universally esteem
cd for her amiabiitv of character. committed
suicide on Wednesday nj ght of last week by
throwin. herself into the M!ascoma River at
East Lebanon. Cause -insanitv- Lehaaon
l,biq
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-03-20

THE FIRST OF TIE SEASON. Maple
Honey tic first Of tie >caS"n-waS brought
into our village for sale ON Monday last. We
never Vet knew the world to hc too sweet
and hope the sugar makers may have ''good
run" Accor,lin. TO the census Vermont
stands only second among the States, IN tine
manufacture OF Maple sugar.
Southern shield., 1852-01-24
The EXplosion-Tne Killed and Wfundet

GRAND GULF, Miss, Jan. IA, I. M.- Among the sufferers by the explosion oI the steamer George Washington, aie Wm Carroll, first clerk, killed; J. T. P. Supner first cook, killed. Twelve fremen, fix deck passengers are missing. They are all sup posed 10 have been buried with tie boat MT. Kuy Kendall, passenger, iron Ken lucky, also MT. Chopp, carpenter, were SC badly scalded as 10 cause their immediate death after reaching the shore.
 Those saved, but scalded, are Ctpt. Ir. vine, badly scaded; Daniel Clemens engin- ger, badly scalded; Mr. Pearce, secord clerk badly scalded; Martin Dunn, secom mate; Wiley, third engineer; Moore, wathman; Jas. Moore, first mate. Uninjured: c. D. Clemens.
 Passengers: J. B. Kuy Kendall; Wn. Fol ey, slighly scalded. Cartin Wheeler, second cook, was also uninjuted.
 The books and papers of the boa were all lost. The Washington had two oarges in tow, loaded with stock and freight both of which were burned. The steamer J. S. Chenoweth came down four hours afer the explosion, took on board the surviving off. cers and crew and provided for them
 Capt Irvine is now in fair way for re. covery. The boat and freight were fully insured.