The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-09-24

FIrr.-nn SUNDAY evening last. (Scnt.
II. AT ainrt the hour If >ix. an alarm Of fire
was heard in street. Iiu.." columns of
dense black smoke were seen ISSUING from III,
rear oi he Law, stone house. urN, door ",~
Of Mr. Norman Williams md but a few t..
.-r.u rhy County Clerks o''icc |, WIS
double house. 1nl IL ca, shoot il was CIV!
al ana occupied bv NJ Albert kinr. Ih'
other part hal been UNDERGOING repairs, an,
WIS owrcd ty i'hiio Hatch and +. W. Clarke
The FIRE had taken in the wooden !ui'i,n.
alta he'd 10 the stone house above named
When the alarm ~ fir>t given the fire had
,,ot well un,Irr WAY. AMI the utmost cNcrtIom>
were required 10 prevent il crmmuni, atm"
70 H. adjoining bindings.
On,. half q the stone huiiiin- was in the
main saved rv the c<crricn> of the citizens.
and the farther progress ct the fire prevent
ed.
Mr. HIM had no insurance upon h. iurri-
turc. which WIS a GOOD deal damaged. The
insurance upon the house will cover he lo>>
on that and the Insurance Ia Hatch AMI
Clark Will probably cover their loss. Whole
amount of Insurance : 'on.-ia>ur. / in the
Vt. Mutual II ",,}<;or5 Nrrm.L
How "N TEE Llpr"E LAw-The two
Senator's known to he elected in lbs county.
are orro>,! 10 the repeal o.: the present Il
Juor law: 50 also are he REPRESENTATIVES
from Fairfax. st. Nhan~. Sheldon and Frank
lin. The other five Representatives are re-
ported as in favor ot'rcpra', but this We can
not ailirm.-.N. !H.u,> M<>pg,r
AccrprNr-lIr NJ Martin. driver of 4
six horse freight team between Brattlrboro
and Wilmington. accidentally fell under his
wagon while in motion on "Wednesday eve
ming in Marlboro. and the fore wheel passed
over his body breaking his ribs and crushing
him so badly thu: his life is dcSpaircI Of
Putrio,.
BAD T"wN AGFNT-The Sclcrtmcn
OF Brattlchpro. have prosecuted Mr. Buubec.
town agent for selling liquor to all who cal
led for ii, and also. and especially. for keep
in" very bad and impure article on hand.
The .lud &c ruled that the cas-, was not strict
~ within his Jurisdiction. hut minated that
ii the agent did not keep better liqour here
after, ne would entertain 4 complaint to sup
press his shop a. nuisance
! That Judge is sensible fellow.
! ES On Saturday night last. the ,iewrllrr's
shop Of Mr. y. 5. M,Ili>h in Windsor was
entered. and goods to the amount of about
5000 taken away. Mr. Mcli>h offers re
ward OF >lp0 for the apprehension of the
thief or thieves ana the recovery OF the prop
erty.
/ NIAGARA FALLS.-What remained of
Table Rock" fell on the morning of the S,b
inst, with tremendous crush. The \. Y
Commercial Advertiser, has the fo!lowiner in
relation to it.
We have conversed With a gentleman. who
with his wife, was, Just before il fell ON
the extreme projecting point of the TabIn
hock- looking over at a portion of the sbalc
OF the rock that had fallen abou, = orlort
that morning. Our informant had ,,,,sc,l
from liable Rock to the Gcrrv. and was ,,Io,,.
midway across the river when The roct ..n
with noise resembling ~ bro,d>;da fro,, =
irlgatc, completely ol>tructinn the n,,b,r a.
That irads under Tie great Sheet of wa.
ter, The fallen mass Is OF that maonitnd,
that 1t IS supposed no efforts will be mad. -
throw 1t INTO the river. Indeed. the prevail
ing sentiment at the Falls Wa, ,l,.rid.,iI,
gaInst Its removal, as il Is evident 70 .,.os.
one who knows the locality. that tI.ro ~
at: at all AT, times been hazard in "oing under
Three masses fell, first the shale. then H..
large portion OF table rock, aud in few m,
u'es after, It's small remainder. - " HI i
mere was no person under the sheet of
water when the rock fell, hut several rcrsors
were dressing for the expedition. s'"S
~ At Quebec. on the 18th inst 49,
having left a candle Burning in h. bcI " 10y 10y
when he went to s!"rl. fir. lr.;-. ~, 'o9iil