The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-09-03
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s=E On the l4th ult., at Lasalle, Illinois. a
drunken man, named Cooley, stabbed three
men. two of whom have died oftheir injuries.
Cooley has since fled from Justice and re-
ward of $3.50 is offered Cor his apprehension.
eg Lord Brougham has come in for a
handsome bequest of nearly 100000, made
by the late Mary Flaherty, Hammersmith
spnster. The bcquest is "out of respect and
admiration for his uneqnallcd abilities, pub
lie conduct and principles"
s=S "a person who wears pants lately in
suited married lady in Columbus, Ohio,
and she got satisfaction for the insult by raw
hiding him sonndlv, while her husband and
another relative held him in a good position
to take his licking quietly.
g. Mr. White, of Marlborough, NH. a
victim in the Norwalk bridge slaughter, has
received s2Gs5 from the New Haven Rail-
road Company. He was in the first passen-
ger car.
e. Four dwelling houses in Norwalk, Ct,
were entered on Monday night by some dar-
ing burglars, who carried away plate and 9TH
cr valuables to the amount of 81 900 and
upwards.
&c" The citizens Of Sandrsky are making
arrangements to get up Military and Civic
Celebration in honor of Pcrry's victory, to
take p ace on Put-n-Bav Island, on the 10th
of Srptember-the day and the place which
witnessed the hard fought battle and the
glorious victory.
e." \ country editor informs his readers
that there are a number of boarding houses
in New York, in which there is not siuq1e
bed bug. They are all married and have
cot large families.
G." The new English Honscs of Pa~lia-
mrnt in London, have already cost nearly
nine millions Of dollars. and are not vet fin
>hel.
ezEy The Louisville Journal SAYS General
Pierce succeded very we'll in riding two
horses, Old llunkcrism and Barnhurncrism.
when the two We're going the same wav, but
how in the world can he manage to stick to
the backs Of both, when they are going in
different directions?
TROUBLE AMONG TIE New YORK DE-
MOCEACY.-Ward meetings of the Demo
Gratis TO choose delegates to the State Con-
venion, were held in Buffalo on Saturday.
a fierce conflict took place at the polls on
the issue of the policy of the Administrations
al appointments, when the Administration
party was cntirly routed, carryin.'only two
wards. In the ninth ward a cuStom-house
official attacked the ballot box, which was
broken to pieces, when general fight took
place.
s3' 1t is stated that Conrad Spence, Esq, .
of Baltimore has been appointed Minister to
Constantinople in place of Mr. Marsh recall !
led
THE CHOLERA AT CrMBERLANp.-The
Cumberland journal SAYS that up to noon of
Friday there had been SO deaths in that
place, which are not denied to have been oc
casioncd by cholera, and ten about which
some doubt has been entertained. The Jour
nal also says that more than three thousand
people have left that place since the cholera
made It's appearance there.
YELLOW FEVER IN PHIIADEIpHIA.-,
The Baltimore Patriot learns from reliable
source, that several cases of yellow fever
have occurred in Philadelphia, in the vicin-
ltv of Front and South streets.
HE HOWARD ASSOCIATION, NEW Or
LEANs.-The number of patients treated bv .
this Association to August 2oth, was 1850
OF these 220l were discharged cured, 723
died, and 1000 were under treatment STILL
The expenses OF the Association were $500
per day.
FATAL RAILROAD CoLL1sIoS-A COL |
llslon occurred the 29th, on the Schenectady
and Saratoga Railroad, by which Daniel o.
trander, fireman, was instantly killed. A
passenger belonging TO New Hampshire was
badly hurt, and several others more or less
injured.
late Henry Clay is advertised in the Lexinc-
ton Observer for sale. 1t contains three
hundred and thirty acres of the best land in
Falyette County. Kentucky.
THE WINGS OF ST. JOHNSBURY
Are requeste" TO meet at the Town Hall Satur-
day, September Sd, at TWO O'Clock P. NJ. to agree
upon a candidate for Town Representative, and
transact such other business as the interests Of the