The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-07-31

er of the Wing party is contrastcd with the
aggressive. land-stealing, British character
# the opposite party in that forcihlc II raj ght
onward language for which Mr. Greedy is dis
inruiShcd, and which cannot fail to carry
conviction to the unprecedented mind every
yherc
We would suggest to our Wing friends, to
clubs committees and individuals who are will
Inc to lend hand in helping forward a good
cause. that they cannot perform more &C
ccptable service at very triiling expense,
than hv procuring quantity of these pam
phlets for general circulation. They are to
be had we'll aud neatly printed for Sl,25 per
hundred, SO per thousand.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
We learn that the Wings OF Orleans coun-
~ have put in nomination their last years
County Ticket. 1t ii a good one, and if It's
friends put their shoulder to the wheel it will
succeed
The INDIAN MAsSACRE.-LouisriNf. July
PA government express arrived ut Fort
Smith on the 18th inst. bringing intelligence
Of the total destruction Of the tnited States
military expedition to the head waters of the
Red River. and the massacre of Captain Mar
cv and 50 men hv the Camanchc and kionv
Indians The lniian> were 1000 stron. and
fought the troops all dav. Capt. Strain. DR.,
Marcy. and j. H. Snvdam. Of New York, are
also reported to have been killed. Ii is also
reported that the Indians intend to attack
Fort Arbuckle and the other posts ON the
BrazoS. The Caman-hrs it is said were on
th.'ir way to attack the posts on the Brazos.
when they met Capt. Marcy and his troops
They were invited into the camp. received
presents and left at night running of all the
horses and mules The next morning the AT
tack was made Great excitement and fear
prevailed on the frontier
DESTRUCTION or LfQUoE. Several search
warrants have been issued directed against
places where it was suspected that spirituou>
liquors were sold contrary To law. In two OF
three eases no liquor was found. although
there "as good evidence that it had been sold
there Thursday evening two seizures were
made. In one place only a lew gallons wrr,
seized, in the other :. larger quantity. The
liquor having been condemned. was yr,tcr'la,
DESTROYED according to law Ii was brough
to the brid-" mex, above Washington bridge
and. in the presence OF :; large collection of
people. thrown into the river. when tire,
cheers were given hv the crowd The lVu"
destroyed was contained in barrels. | key,
.jug>.onl , otirs.but not all full. The qran
ttv WAS about Go ar 20 gallons. Some of
was genuine liquor, but the greater part wa
such vile compounds that ought to be DESTROY
ed under any law Yo-tortlay attcrnoor
another seizure of about 100 gallons wa
made 1t was ngcniousIv hid away, but bar
rel after barrel was detected and taken ava,
We presume that this will undergo >rn,rnr
> to-day. No open resistance to the law ha
t been made -Pr"cidrnct Jo,una' 2lN.
THE FISuEKlEs.- National Tntcll
. .cncer of Tuesday morning reviews the fist
cry question. and concludes by exprc>>in
. the opinion that the time has come to cca>
demonstrating and protesting that the Amer
| lean Government must either abandon il
= prottnsIonS, and inform its constituents tn;
t the construction for which the English COZ
tend Is the true one, and they must Tover
themselves accordingly or abide bv the cons,
g pucnceS; or else ii must insist on its ow
c construction, and maintain i, with an adcqua'
/ force; or, as a third resort. propose An arb
Il tration to settle the true construction al
meaning OF the treaty.
\ BEAR FIGHr-Thc Portland Argus r.
: lateS an almost incredible story of bear hs
, which is said to have transImrcd in Andove
North Surplus. Oxford county, Maine {
E Thursday last. As Erastus Bean, vour
4 man ottwcntv wears, was having in his feel
accompanied by boy of twelve, nam.
~ Dunn, he looked up and saw near him lar.
6 black bear. of the white faced breed (Tl
a, most savage of the black varictv) IIavir
- taken hi, gun with him to shoot partrIy,
~ he caught it up and fired at the brute, b
-. with little effect the bear in the mcantir
u gradually closing upon him. While prcpa
~ in. to fire second time Bean fell to t
=. ground, and the bear sprang upon him a,
;, hit and scratched him, severed = decorating
II flesh. Bean finally run his hand and al
i down the bears throat and the boy conn
;, to the rescue, took from Beans pocket ia
-, knife. with which he, with his untrammcl
hand. cut the bears throat from ear to e:
J., Killing him stone de0d whiie he inv on his Lo,i
! He then threw the bear eff, notified his trien
VI had his wounds dressed, and is now comtn
- able 1t was Judged the bear weighed nea
or tohr h'mdrcd pn,ndS One of his pa,
~ which the informant of the Argus sa
80 weighed two pounds eleven ounces This be
80 all the genuine bear fights We ever heard {
u saS' Gen. Scott still remains at Old 20
- Comfort. lie has recovered from his line
Nv and on Monday evening was ENJOYING his
IN sual good health
-, e" Two thousand persons left Cinema
,sc by the cars 18th and 26th. for the Mag
nd Falls Celebration.
~ New BANK AT NoRTHrIELp.-W lie;
nd that Bank has been organized at Northfi
of under the new banking law of this state, {
=; that James {. Dunn, Esq, late city trcasu
49,. Of Boston, has been chosen President of
c,I Institution.
re- e John X. Wilson, formerly Sheriff
Id Butler County, Ohio and always DtmoC
was one of the Vice Presidents at Il late s,
rn- demonstration in Hamilton County. lie
mt clarcs his determination to support the ),
wv ticket, and says there are large number
10 Democrats n O. Butte w.:o will DO
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