The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-12-17


to investigate the claim o; Henry Stevens A
,ar>t the STATE II" expenses Of Investigation
to be paid lay Mr. Stevens AMI hi, claim al
lowed II ~" committee report UNANIMOUSLY III
favor thereof: on morton Of Mr.. Burrows the
rcsrIu.on was dismissed.
Nv the majority of the committee on Flee
10 hold = scat in the House Il, the represent
ta:,vc from Ncwl.urv The minority Of III"
Committee reported against the rirht Of Mr..
Hale to 4 seat The resolution reported hv
,VIc conm,fc" was adopted, BY the commit
zee on the Grand List. in favor of the Senate
bill in amendment of chap. 80 {. $. with an
amendment which was rejected and the thir1
r.alin Of the hill refused
The >cna'r i'll providing for The adoption
ri [ niorm Roles TO be used in the Comfy
Court. and Courts of Chanccrv in this State
was passed.
The Senate hiil relating to the issuing Of
wrir> against the lolirS of defendants in Ger
tain cases was refused is 81 reaiino.
The resolution rrlatin. 10 thc claim "t the
Irnuuois Indians was adopted.
III" usual vote of thank, TO ihc Speaker.
was adopted when he addressed the House.
The usual m"SSaurS were intcrrhannyl.
aud at half past o'clork Wednesday morn
luz. the Speaker declared the House adjourn
ed with ont dlr.
TURKISH VICTORIES IN ASIA.
We have already published al arrornt Of
flr artion at tit. Trhouro1k SOL where The
Russians were beaten ana compelled 10 ,'r-
IRE 10 Orcli hv the Turks under IIa-San Pa
sim The papers Nv The EUROPE hrin1 an ~"
count of another victory raincd hv the Turks
1t Chrrkclv to which place the russians re-
mrnt, There and then ma,ie stout Resistance
10 the Turkish attack >cim took tie town
Nv storm after two assaults. Vt length the
Hu>sanS oavc wav. leaving great number
Of dead three cannon. and unward> Of zoo
r.riSoucrs among them Col. HIATT a chief 81.
The CoS~,kS The Turks found among the
booty. 5000 sacks of tlour Loo mn~kr.>. and
= lar-r quantity Of Ammunition. The prison
rr< a. sent to Con>iantiuopIe. :i;.lim i'a>ha
r"nlu"s a despatch hv announcing thar he
is ahnut 10 march on Srhoun Kalr having
sent out two regiments ef cavalry and three
batteries of field artillery lii pursuit of tie en-
cfnc. before surrrnurrin9 Cheek cdv, the
l.i>>ian commander set fire in several pir">.
and most of it was LAID in ashes. Hasa"
Pasha i pushing on lv forced marches. 10
keep oi,cn the communication between Svlm
and Aili Pa,ha The Turks state their own
los1 at the passage OF Tchouroak-sou al 90
dead and 10 wounded. and at CEc1hcAy
IL" dead and 500 wounded while they took
two pieces Of cannon, and made IA prison
crs E,.ilrS killing and wounding 60" Of III"
enemy =, the former Place.
\ letter from Con~tantinoplc of the -. an
uou,rc> that Abli PaSha who commands the
army OF Asia. had entered the Imerctia. after
having PASSED through Erzcroum and kar>.
md il,n' he had been received lv the moun-
,,inrrr> With every demonstration of JOY. \
!,"uaral attack was about to be made on the
Hnssnn line. wi.irh heing OF great extent i
vulnerable at several points.
Fc"N UrAH-Thc st. Louis Republican
has dates from salt Lake CITY to the Goth Of
Or:oHor. Beyond accounts Of Indian outra-
-. tie n1crS contain nothing of interest
,uyrrnor lor NJ recommends, in an address
tsrrv person to make his house fort. where
Ne can defend himself against the SAVAGE,
AMI active preparations were making TO wal
il the cities. and all considerable settlement
throughout the territory. The Mormon en-
i-ran,> across the plains had nearly all arr
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RAILROAD DAMAGES.-A claim Of niue
interest in relation TO railroad damages wa
recently made by the supreme Court in til
State of New York It is the case of tn
"frov AID Boston Railroad Company
''''' winch may be found IN the III" 'o
"m' '' i'ar'onrS heroE's' thus Gwen;
/" MAKING aFpF''>a'> {" the DAMAGES 81
''"''' "H person whose PF"P"r'! Is ''S'
forthe purpose of railroad. the tr;c rule
70 ''''''''',' "''' Will .e III" erect Oh u
the nrorcr,y remainino The nroncr ino,