The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-06-11
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gennes, j. Pratt, Rutland, d. Peaslee, New
bury, I. b. Scagcl, Waterbury.
FIRE IN BELLOWS FAILs.-A Bowling
Alley belonging to Ira Walker was burned
up on Thursday morning, 26th, ult. 1t was
on the premises of Col. Shurtleti, and the
owner had been notified by him to remove
it. 1t was insured for 500, and the fire
has saved the trouble of moving A powder
house, with eighty kegs of powder, stood near
by, and there was for time great alarm in
the village. BY the exertions Of a few Cit
zens the powder was removed, ard no in iury
done.
! BRIDGE FALLEN.-The west abutment of
the Connecticut River Bridge at Bellows
Falls was undermined by the long rain storm
and gave way on Thursday night. letting
down the west end of the bridge. 1t is be-
lieved that it may be raised up at an expense
of 6 or $500.
ACCIDENT IN ELMoRE.-Tn Elmorc, on
Sunday week, some persons were handling a
loaded pistol, when it accidetaly discharged
the contents entered the side of a Young man
named Camp, son of Mr. ID. NJ. Camp of that
place. At first the physicians considered
his case hopeless. but now hopes are enter
tanned of his recovery. The charge howcv-
er still remains in his side.
ACCIDENT in MlDpLrnvEy-M Charles
IIurlburt, from Monkton, on his way to the
Bingham strengthening, at Sudbury, was
thrown from his zig halt a mile south of Mid
dlcburv village. and dragged some distance
tracturinG his skull and otherwise seriously
in uring him. He was taken in a scnSelcsS
state. to the house of Mr. pritchard His re-
covery Is doubtful.
THE JArAN ENrEpITloN.-A letter from
the L. ). ship Plymouth, at Hong Kong
SAYS II hardly think we will 90 to Japan
this season. The squadron will not reach
here before July, and will not be ready be-
fore August The coast at this time is very
dangerous, and delay may be deemed in
di>pen>ablc"
&" The Alabama Wing State Conven-
ton, which met on the 10Th inst, nominated
Richard W. Walker, of Florence, as candi-
date for Governor. \ series of resolutions
were adopted, advocating State reform, in
ternal Improvement, education, and judicial
election by the people.
s9' While the Passenger Train going
north on the Rutland & burlington Railroad,
on SATURDAY afternoon, was standing on the
track near Brandon, it was run into by a train
from the south. The locomotive of the pas
senecr tram was disabled the cars but slight
ly injured, and the passengers escaped I'M
hurt.
&c" Two students of the senior class of
Union College at Schenectady, Rev. Ira S.
Watkins, of Chester, Vt, aged 80, and Ethan
Clark, Of Ovid, Seneca County. y. Y. aged
% years, were drowned by the upSetting of
a boat in the Mohawk river. on Saturday ac.
tcrnoon, Mr. Watkins was preacher of the
Methodist persuasion. Mr. Clark was pre-
pairing for the Baptist ministry.
e. The Standard is cre,liblv informed
that Mr. Kennedy, the original discoverer of
gold in Bird water, has sold part of his in
tercst in his gold farm, to Mr. Stickney of
Norwich, in this state, for the pretty little
sum of six thousand dollars. Mr. Kennedy
reserves besides an interest of five thousand
dollars in the placer"
A Coon RAILROAD REGrLATIoN.-The
Iackawana Herald SAYS the Delaware, Le-
high, X Wyoming Railroad Company have is
sued the following order for the observance
OF those employed on the road:
G. The use Of Intoxicating drinks of all
kinds is strictly prohibited, and any person
, reported violating this Order, either on or
oft duty accompanied with satisfactory proof
of the fact, will be promptly discharged
A VALUABLE BUCK-Mr Ebenezer
Bridge, of Pomfret exhibited to the Wood
stock Mercury fleece of wool, which is very
fine and beautiful shearel from his buck last
week, after the ordinary washing, weighing
hrc,,ty pounds and sir ounces. The buck is
now two years old, and weighs, without the
fleece, one hundred and fifty pounds, was rails
ed by Mr. Bridge, also the sire and dam, and
is tive-eighihs Atwood Merino. Hcsheared
last year at one year and eight days old, af-
ter having been thoroughly washed with
soap and all surface dirt and oil taken off,
eleven and one-tourth pounds.
"a The New York and New Haven rail-
road are to stop running on SUNDAYS as soon
as their present mail contract is expired
GE An article in Hunts Merchants
Magazine upon American marbles, says that
the tract OF country extending from the
Northern part OF Vermont south into Con-
necticut, contains the finest specimens of
marble in the world. The Parian marble, 50
long celebrated As unsurpassed in quality
and variety, the writer says, is exceeded In
every respect by that OF New England. The
value Of the marble quarried there is now a.
.-c.:..j"1 ~ 7,roo,r49 annually.