The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-06-12

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SIDES dong considerable other damage. For
t"natciy the torrent was somewhat arrested
by large pile Of bricks on Eagle street, but
iof winch more serious conquences would
have cnsued. Mr. Ladd. though not serious
~ injured, Is considerably bruised.
Terrible CoNFLAGRATION AND Loss
OF !LFE.-.Nonreai, June I'VE were Wis
tied Yesterday with most destructive fire.
which mas lald in ashes a considerable num-
Der OF buildings in the business part Of our
city. 1t commenced at s o'clock A. NJ, in
st. Ietcr street. at the corner Of Lcnoir street,
in carpenters shop occupied by J. Martin.
The soh p. together with Martins residence,
was quickly consumed, and two of his chill
drcn were burned to death one of them on
the spot, the other expired in the Afternoon
From tins point the fire extended to the old
81. Andrews church. which. together with
the dwelling house OF }. Mahony, and several
out-buildngs was DESTROYED On the oppo-
site side OF the street. the stores of RYAN.
brothers & Co. and No 81, warehouse. were
burned down. and large quantity of valua-
Die goods in them Other buildings in the
neighborhooi were in great danger, and were
only saved by the most strenuous excrtions
OF the iiremen. \ strong wind from the
southwest carried the devouring element to
st, Paul street. destroying in its passage the
roots of two houses in st. Francis Navier
street, belonging to Mr. Dcwist, and occupied
As Exchange Offices. The Commercial build
in.S, occupied by the Imperial Customs De
I,artment and others were also consumed
The store of Seymour & Whitney and some
ut-buildin"s OF rockingham & Workman
We're burnt. but their store was saved. The
fire then extended its ravagcs on both sides
OF the street. As tar down as Little ST. Joseph
street, where it was subducd. Several hous-
cs facing the steamboat wharf We're burned, -
The total loss Of property is estimated at from
two hundred and fifty to three hundred thou
sand pounds.
ME. HINGUAM'> Crowds Of
people. SAYS the Mibblcburv Register. Assem-
hed al the residence of \. l.. Bingham Er,l.
OF Cornwall, to witness the shcarIny of la
flock Of sheep. The >!earing lasted two DAY
and was attended by band of music--th
weather was lovely and the scenery charm
ing.
On the first day, So ycarling ewes wcr
: >heared, the average weight OF carcass bcin
! ~ lbs. and of fleece ! 2-33.
On the second day. 50 sheep, two year
old, were shcarcd averaging. in carcass. u
4 ID lbs. and in fleece. - 81.
y The largest fleece shcarcd the first Ia
= weighed y pounds.-thc largest the sccon
dav, weighed 81 lbs.
' IHE AUSTRALIA MINEs-The latest a
: counts from Australia, received in En"Ian
:, previous TO til" >aiin. of tn" Arctic. turn>
continued confirmation OF the supposlton III;
II both in New South Wales and Victoria tn
e supply o.: cold III various forms is virtual
incxhaustbIr. Fresh districts. cxtcndin.
T.. yer several hundred miles. were found to |
more or less rich, hut The success of the wort
ers AZ the mines already opened was too gre;
st to allow any arlor in testing the rcsourc,
- Of new localities. The tide Of cmigratio
\ from ENGLAND is constantly Increasing, an
r"nitancrs from The miners are beginning
- be received Ia enable larg- numbers of the
Al friends To join them. y great many OF tn
VI clerks IN the London house, are making a
~ rangrmcn'S to eo.-B Boston Jo,uud
+ ARREST OF A CorNTEEFEITER.-
2, Monday last, man calling himself Dude
= Gilman, passed counterfeit ten dollar Ii
on the State Bank, Boston. 10 the pronrctC
Of this paper, He was pursued to LYME.
q H., where he was arrested and brought
e bradford for trial. His examination toe
=. place Yesterday (Tue>dav) before JUST,
Prichard, who bound him over for trial at II
/ County Court in the sum of one hundred lc
he lars. for the want of which he was taken
N Chelsea jail. brn!tord Gn:ctte.
FUGITIvE SLAVES N CANADA-Fr
qucnt reports are met with in the paper
i touching the wants and the d>tresScs CIV,
Of the fugitive slaves, now resident in Cana,
West Appeals have been made in their h
half, and money has been raised for their r
lief, Henry Bib. writes from Windsor. Ca
, ada West, DENYING these statements and ~
nt ting new face upon the matter. His lett
h. appears in the Detroit Tribune. from viii
we make the following extracts
Z
u pose lyin" and begging, whether carried
&c hv white or colored men, and especially
~ monGst refugees in Canada. with whom
70 stand identified, and upon whom the vile
al civilized world are looking to see whet
,rs they are capable of takin. care of themScl,
.- under the anti-slaverv government. | KIN
mi that every man in Canada West who W
vc work can make good LIVING and it is d
;cs graceful to us as people to continue scndi
Of agents over the country to beg for a Twin
NIL when we are are Just as able to work for
u as white men are.
ON For maintaining these views, | consi,
no. myself maliciouslv illuminated through
nm columns Of the Tribune on Monda, last, +
mo u set OF unprincipled beggars from Cana
nd who are determined to sponge their liv
we ont Of a generous public in this wav
.se But. again. as far as my property in
o. troit Is concerned which the writer seems
i covet | would say to him and his set-m;
liz pauper friends, that | came honestly bv
he and that if some of them would drink
rcr whiskcv. stop lying and 60 to work they mi
oct also have house and lot, This course wo
md be far more creditahc to the fugitives in {
NM ada. than to be continually scndin. out il
To- rant preachers over the States to beg
or clothes, SC. If the representations of tn
,r begoar> were all true. the tugitivcs in Can
w would have but little to choose between 81
nm walton on the one hand and slavery on
sh, other
s"i ARREST AND ESCAPE OF FrGITl
''"' SIAvEs.-On the ed inst. three fuci,