The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-07-31
Great Wing Gathering at
Niagara!
OUTPOURING OF THE PEOPLE!!.
NIAGARA, july q, 10 A. NJ.

are getting together their forces. preparatory
to the opening exercises. Several hundred
tents have been erected in the grove back OF
the Cataract House, to furnish sleeping apart ,
ments to those who cannot get into the no.
tells.
SECOND DE>rATCH.-The morning open
ed bright and beautiful, with cool breeze
The enthusiasm is hourly increasing, and the
streets. before well filed are now absolutely
crowded with visitors. The extra trains on
each line of railroad come in filled to over
flowing. From Buffalo. trains have been
running every hour and a half since :, o'clock
and all arrive crowded.
Gov. Hunt arrived at half past II oclork
last night. Several military companies also
arrived, in addition to those already report
ed, and a large force is now cncampcd on the
ground, Among the new arrivals are the
Onondaga Light Guards, Capt. e.. 5. Miner.
accompanied by Gen. W. {. Brown, and the
full staff of the 9th hri .ade.
Delegations are reported from New lamp
shire, Vermont, New jersey. Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland, Georgia. Ohio Illinois,
Missouri, Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee
and Alabama. Nearly every military com
panv Of Pennsylvania and Ohio are represent
ted by delegations
Private clubs and associations are also rep
resented largely, among which are the New
York Central Committee of Wing young men;
Soup BOYS Of Ohio; Scott Civic Guard of
Pennsylvania, and the odd Troop" of Mary
land.
All the societies have their several devi-
ces, flags, and inscriptions. Some 220 officers
and soldiers OF the war of 1912 have already
been registered by the Committee \ dele
CATION of 1uscarora Indians, numbcrin. 40
with several old warriors of the tribe, who
, fought at Lundy's Lane, are here, and form
an interesting feature IN the proceedings.
The proceedings are to commence at :, NJ,
by the firing OF a national salute. The troops
are 10 C rev cwcd tomorrow
The town presents very brilliant appear
, ancc, with large crowds OF military i'll SPLEEN
, did uniiorms,a and almost every visitor drckc,l
+. with badges of different dc,iccs Banner,
n are waving from every hotel and public build
r ing, and over every spot where a staff can be
raised
J., Arrangements are now being made for IN,
K erection of temporary building, for the ac.
4 commodation of visitors; numbers even las
night We're obliged to sleep on the floor anc
= tonight the want of room will be still NOR,
N serious Y felt, as an immense accumulation It
# our visitors will be made when the larg,
f boats and trains from the West arrive.
g. III \. NJ. The delegations are now march
r ng to the cncamYmcnt ground to form thu
81 grand procession.
A. -New York, July -. on T. MD-Owing L
re some unexpected delay. the remainder of tn
proceedings At Niagara has not been received
H. The CE"rs. The Washington (Iowa
H. journal saws:
"FarmcrS are done harvesting wheat. an,
e. truly it NAV be said that a more abundan
t. harvest was never known in this country"
H. The poughkccpsie American OF THURSDAY
saws:
IL "Wintcr grain comes in fair. Wheat an
!; rye will prove a good Weld III Du,rhc>S.-
$ The hay and oat crops will be short Cor
pr"nl.rs we'll OF p"tutnrS nothing can a
" vet be SAID. Pasture, have been dried II;
and milk and butter command high prices i
n, this vicinity"
- The Richmond Wing saws:
n "Thc wheat crop in the valley of Jam,
n River was never surpassed, either in quaint
d. ~ or quality. Off from the river in man
e. sections. the crop was very seriously damage
by the fly. the ioint worm and the arm
IL worm In consequence ofrhc hot and Ion
H. continued dry weather. the oat crop is amo
n, failure. Owing to the same cause. in all IL
ii. countries on James River between Richmon
and Lynchhurg. not more than halt toba
&c co crop is Standing"
d. The Alexandra Gazette saws:
"Thc farmers in the surrounding roun,i
have finished their harvcstS, and the whc
~ crop is said to have generally turned o.
well. Corn is suilcrin. very much for wa
,a of rain, and it is thought that there will
!, Il short crop
' Is The Leroy (Gcnncsce Co., y. " Gazct
J." says:
~ "Whcat is nearly ready for the reaper r
"0 generally looks WE'LL Corn is coming rapi
.ho ly forward. Fruit will be quite abunda
-, and unusually thrifty
~ The Belfast (Me.) Republican SAYS:
-. I'VE have heard as vet Of no appcaran
90 of the potato rot, and are led to hope that t
sn 90 disease in that csculcnt, which has sent tho
80, sands of good farmers out of the State, W
die out OF itself"
Vi ANEcp"TE OF ScoTT.-The following 2
ccdotc was related to a writer in the .Jrrs,
~, man, in farm house in Nirgina durin.
W. night spent there some six years AGO.
In December, II, towards the close
''7s a drcary day, woman with an infant ch
~. VI was discovered, half buried in the snow. b,
H. little \lrTlnian, four wears old. The lad v
~ returning from school, and hearing means
I, some one IN distress. threw down his satc
u OF books and repaired to the spot from wher
the sound proceeded, with firmness bcco
"le inc one in ripper years. Rakins the sn
o,'' from the bcnumbcd body of the mother, a
the rs;,,, roo,s % o,r,,.o u
VI" deplorable condition, the noble youth 8
s,'' cee1rd in getting her upon her feet the
'" FAINT nesting on its mothers breast lool
7o''- towards their youthful prc<crvcr and smil
as 1t seemed, IN gratitude for its preservati
,'"' With countenance fall of hope. the gall
''o' youth checrcd the sufferer ON. himself be
&c ing IN his tiny arms the infant child. wi
''o' the mother leaned for support upon the she
der of her little conductor. NV home is h
l,ea5 by" he would exrlaim, as often as her spi
Id" failed; and thus for three miles did he ch
anu onward to happy haven the mother
anu child. both of whom otherwise must h
l. persisted, had 1t not been for the hum
Tvs cehng and perseverance If this noble ,or
nov 4 warm fire and kind attention soon
VII hcycd the sufferer who it appeared was
''''> search OF her husband an cmigrant from y
non Hampshire, a recent purchaser of farm
me the nri.hhorhood of -. near this Lilac,
,'o'- Dill gent inquiry for several DAYS found /
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