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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-12-31

~ The people Of Shcrbrooke are treaty
,!is,leaScd bv the ncw arrangement OF ruii-
n;rr pa<Srnscr trains over the Atlantic an"
y. Lawrence Railroad. The second trans
from Montreal and Portland now stop over
n;rht at Island Pond. One train, at least
formerly stopped at >hcrbrooke. The i'irec-
tors Of the Grand Trunk Railroad Company
are severely cenSured by the Sherbroo'e
Gazette on account Of the change
BUTTER N CALIFoRNTA-A 'aiiio' III"
rarrr states that on the 18th Of November
the stock Of butter in san Francisco amount
ed to FIVE and half millions Of pounds anu
vet the im,erta;ions monthly dou'dr! IL"
amount consumed. The price at which II SOFA
was a1oIt halt its cost. The Boston courier
in rcmarkine upon this subject, says: I'VE
cyprct next >rrin" to eat rcimportcd |allior-
MIA New England butter" Perhaps We may
yet some OF it un here in Vermont,
:;lArr TrN"TEA>cr C"NNE>TI"N--l h"
Vermont State Temperance 'o.i"rE's next
annual meeting will he hol,!yn at Montrclici
On "Wednesday the IltA day Of January, Il
continue two days.
t. The notoriou> l.. Il. Villas, who left h
country f.r his couutr,> FOOD a few wear
AGO and it:i.rrrd himself upon the village Of
Madison. Wisconsin. was a candidate Tor tn
Wisconsin legislature at the ia>, rIccti"n.-
Eo,wi!i>,lndin" h" lives III 4 >trom@ l"r"ior
own he was defeated Ly i Whig, ProbahI.
the Infant votes" were not numerous enough
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-12-31
iur IN" CALIFORNIAN
,ciiE.-E,DAE MATTERS.

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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-12-31


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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-12-31
MORAL. EPiiDEMICS.

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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-12-31

. .jnHNHEFEI LiTFElEE LN>IiTTII
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-12-31
T,ga vea:s Later from California.

Sour ut lmr IrlIzr>> CT ORLEANS.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-07-13
A Rip Van Wrinkle !

The Rochester Democrat gives detail
ed account OF an extraordinary case of
somnolepce-!hato of Cornelius Broomer,
who has slept for nearly five years, with
only occasional intervals Of wakefulpess
The Cleveland Herald condenses the State
ment as follows:
Mr.. B. is full grown man Of six feet
two, and about thirty seven years of age.
and fell into his first deep sleep in June,
1848. and since that time has been awake
at different periods from few hours to
four months at time. The fit comes on
instantly, his eyes close, jaws are set, mus
cles contract, and his whole form is rigid,
so that when standing in this sleep-which
he has done for days together-it is not
easy to pull him down. A seaton was a,
one time applied to his back, and at an
other time cayenne pepper moistened with
spirits OF tdrpentine was put into his mouth.
but all experiments Of physicians and 9TH
ers to drive off his lethargy have been
fruitless. He retains perfect health; pulse
80, and without variation, takes but little
food, which is given to him by prying open
his jaws. When he awakes, it is sudden.
y and with voracious appetite, having
no recollection of what has transpired du-
ring his nap.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-07-13
Arraignment of a Girl for the Muir
der of her Lover.

Agnes Anderson, the young woman now
in confinement charged with the murder Of
Mr.. Taylor, was brought up for arraign-
ment this morning, in the fifth district court.
The court room was crowded on the occa-
sion. Agnes had on silk dress. a bon
net, and green veil, and looked fatigued
and careworn.
When called to the bar, she advanced
with steady step, but when the clerk
commenced reading the indictment and
the finding of the grand jury, her assum-
ed fortitude gave way, and before the doc
ument was read she became terribly agi.
tated.
When the clerk had finished reading the
Indictment, he put the usual question, "are
you guilty or not guily2" to which she re-
piled, 81 am guilty in self defence, and
wish was hung and be done with it. I'll
die for him; love him; wish was hung
for it; don't want to live in chains" Her
language became incoherent, and in the
midst Of the excitement of the scence. the
Judge very properly ordered the officer to
remove her from the room.-Augusta,
(Geo.) Sentinel.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-07-13
Lucky.

Mr.. JOHN RoEDIFER. of Pultney town.
ship, sold his farm of 1873 acres, last week,
for Iaoenty Seven Thousand Dollars
Twenty years since the honest german.
now an old man, was persuaded to take
it at $4,000. During that period, year by
year, the old gentleman's pile has been
expanding at the rate Of $1,000 per an.
mum, OF which increase, until quite lately.
he was wholly unconscious So much for
the influence of railroads upon the value
of real estate.
Four adventurous individuals of our
town are the purchasers-C. G. CARROLL,
DANIEL PECK, JOHN H. HEAToN and JOHN
KELLEY, Esqrs. So far as we are inform
ed. we believe the general impression is
that the purchase is not conclusive evil
dence OF the insanity Of oar friends.
Doubtless the old german is lucky dog;
and there are some persons so sanguine,
or so good natured, as to think or to pre-
tend to think that our friends have made
their Jack too.
The farm is situated upon the Ohio riv.
er; the Harris ferry farm lies between it
and the Town of Bell Air. The land lies
beautifully, coming down from the high
land with a gentle slope, and spreading
out into large proportion of bottom land
on the bank of the river, lying high and
dry above the highest water mark. The
bottom land will be traversed by the Mari
eta Railroad; and the Central Ohio Rail.
road approaches the river at that point
The hill land is well timbered, and full o.
coal. of the best quality and easily acces.
sible. The channel of the river is deep
close to the shore, and affords one of the
best steamboat landings upon the Ohio
River.
Thus situated on the river, at the juno
ton of the Railroads, with plenty of high
bottom for town, it is considered by many
as the point at which prosperous city
must spring up. There is every facility
for manufacturng-coal, water, timber
and the materials for subsistence, all con.
venient and cheap. Every facility too iol
transportation. for reaching and commu
nicating, far and near, with rich and
thickly settled country. Considering al
these things we must say, we have hope
for our friends.
Rejecting upon this enterprise of ou
friends has brough, forcibly TO our mind.
what we have often thought Of before
Why should we not have the city .on thi
side of the River.-St. Clairsville Gazette
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-07-13
| CosrLY GovERNMENr.-The F,

A Costly GovERNMENT.-The Faux
land islands contain population of only
t,centy-seren men, women, and children,
and vet the British Parliament lately pas
sed the following salary appropriations to
the officers of the colony: Governor,
fsOO per annum; magistrate. E4O0; chap
lain, f4OO; surgeon, f4Oo; surveyor-gen-
eral, f3O0; first clerk and acting colonial
secretary, $500; second clerk, El5o;clerk
TO stipendiary magistrate. f96; school
master, f32; magistrates department.
f192. Total, E2,836, or about $14, 200
q wear. 1t is understood that all the sala.
ries are pocketed by three or four persons.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-07-13
FATAL CURIOSITY few evenings since

FATAL cUR1oslry.-A few evenings since
ono of the female performers at the Hippo
drome at new York was very badly burnt
by her clothes taking fire. Some foolish
children living near this young lady, from
talking over the matter, come to wonder
how much Of PERSONS clothes might be
burnt without injury to the wearer, when a
girl named Teresa Dawzler proposed TO try
the experiment. Singular as it may ap-
pear. the trial was actually made. the other
children lighting her dress with shavings,
The rash experimenter was dreadfully
burnt, and now lies at the point of death.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-07-13
Greece.

The affair of Mr.. King. the American
missionary, says the London News, has
entered into a new phase. The 12 or 49,
600 drachms, which he demanded as an in
Identification for piece Of ground which
had been taken from him for public pur-
poses, was granted at once. The second
demand OF Mr.. Marsh, the American Min
lister, has seen rejected by the Cabinet. It
was, that the sentence Of the Areopagus,
condemning Mr.. King to fortnight's i'm
prisonment, should be snnulled. The two
American frigates which were expected
had not arrived the eth May.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-07-13
United States Revenue.

The duties collected at six OF the most
important Atlantic ports during the month
of Nav for two seasons were as follows:
1853. ,554, FOG
1859. 1885, 900
The increase tor May, 1858, is s ,279,.
8O6, equal to 40 per cent. The increase
for the port of New York is 81 100000;
for Philadelphia. $4,000. The Custom
House has gained about million month
during the present fiscal year as compared
with the last. The land sales have also
largely increased, and the aggregate rev.
enue for the year will probably not fall
short of sixty millions Of dollars.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-07-13

How HARD IT is TO BE CoNrENr.-A
laundress who was employed in the family
Of a Governor. said to him with sigh.
"Only think, your Excellency, how small
a sum of money would make me happy,''
How little, madam?" said the Governor.
:Oh! dear sir, one hundred dollars would
make me perfectly happy" ..Ifthat is all
you shall have it," and he Immediately
gave it to her. She looked at it with thank.
fulness, and before the Governor was out
Of hearing, exclaimed, 81 wish had said
two hundred"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-07-13
More Yet.

A Wing citizen Of Columbus, says the
Statesman, who is an honest man and who
scorns the base dishonesty which charac.
terized the last administration, mentioned
to US the facts reoited below.
Having missed the New York Times
which contained the letter, we could not
call attention to it, as the Wing above po.
litely requested. We find in the Roches.
ter Republican, synopsis Of the charges
against Mr.. T. BUTLER KING. He was a
pet OF the TAYLOR administration-a fit
associate of CRAWFORD, CoRw1N & Co., as
will be seen below:
There seems no end to the Wing pecu-
lations upon the public treasury during the
short period the Wing dynasty has had
charge Of the affairs Of the General Gov.
ernment. Almost every day reveals some
new scheme ofplunder in which the Wing
financiers have been engaged. The latest
case Of the kind which has come TO light,
is that Of T. Butler King, late Wing col.
lector at San Francisco. We do not deem
it prudent always to credit all the gossip OF
the Washington letter writers, especially
when their gleanings and ebullitions are
evidently instiga.ed by political motives,
and intended TO accomplish some sinister
political object. But in the present case,
the chief accursers seem to be Wings.
A Washington correspondent of the N.
Y. Times. Wing paper of moderate
type, charges that, in his account for liter.
age charged to merchants for goods passed
through the custom house at San Francis
co, Mr.. King, in accounting to Govern
ment, has received $74 1896 more than he
has accounted for-and that the books oil
the custom house had been cut and mutt
lated, and in some cases destroyed entire.
ly, to cover up these frauds.
Again, the same writer charges that Mr.
King refused to hire certain building as
an Appraisers Office, at ST 100 per month";
because it was unsuited to the purpose
and shortly after rented the same building
Of another person, and paid therefor 49,.
500 per month.
These are grave charges, and should
not be made unadvisedly; but the writer as.
ser:s that the proof to sustain these charges
will appear in the course of the investiga
ton, which the Treasury Department has
instituted. The writer further adds that,
! "There is also a charge Of some enor'
nous smuggling frauds by foreign mer.
chants Of San Francisco, with the conni
vances Of some of our Revenue officers
frauds, too. that could not be successfully
carried on wi,hou. the mutilation of certain
bonded warehouse books. The particu
lars Of this transaction also, am con
strained 10 withhold at present. hav'
given enough TO show the necessity for ,
strict investigation. If the positive state
ments of credible witnesses can be dis
proved. it is of the highest importance t,
the reputation Of the late Revenue officer
at San Francisco, and to the honor of tn
country. that it be DONE And if tn
charges are true, it is equally due to tn
country that the guilty should be held VI
to public reprobation."
We agree with the writer in his conclu
ding reflections. and trust that justice ma,
be done, let il fall where it may.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-07-13

KNOCKING AT THE Door, Venezuela
has sent forward motion to be admiaasd
into the American Union. A correspon-
dent of the United States Gazette, writing
from Porto Cabello. makes the following
exclamation -" Would to Heaven that
Brother Jonathan would, in the excess Of
his republican generosity, take this beauti-
full country under the cover ofhis big guns.
and add another star to the glorious con-
stellation!"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-07-13
The Great Cities Of the World.

Population Of The Principal Cities an
Europe and North America.-We COM
pile from Webster's Volks- -Kalonder Peo-
ple's Almanack) for 1853-published an
nually at Leipsic-the following table of
the population OF the largest cities in Eu.
rope and North America. As the Ger.
mans are proverbiaIly accurate in their
statistical statements, it is to be presumed
that this table may be relied upon as cor
rect As matter OF curiosity and refer
ence. the table may be worth preserving.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-07-13

or The velvet moss grows on sterile
rock-the mistletoe fourishes on the ma
ked branches-the ivy olings to the moul-
dering ruins-the pine and the cedar re-
main fresh and fadeless amid the muta-
tions of the passing year, and heaven be
praised. something green something beau
tiful to see. and grateful to the soul. will in
the darkest hour of fate. still twine its ten
drills around the crumbling affairs and
broken arches of the desolate temples oI
the human heart.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-07-13

CoLLIsIoN.-A collision took place on
the Central Ohio railroad, on the afternoon
Of the 29th ult., about mile from Colum.
bus, between the mail train going east and
a gravel train, by which some four thous-
and dollars damage was done to the en-
gines and cars. The cause of the COLI
sion was an attempt made by Creighton,
the gravel contractor, 10 run in another
load Of gravel before the mail train came
along. For his fool-hardiness he got q
broken leg and a very fair chance to pay
all damages caused by the smash up. No
persons were dangerously hurt.-Guern.
seq Times.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-07-13
Tremendous Hail Storm.

The city Of New York was visited by a
hail storm OF extraordinary force on the. o.
-vening OF Friday last. The wind, which,
during the day, had been from the North.
east, suddenly chopped round to the N.
w. and then came from the East, bringing
with it a heavy thunder storm. The wind
blew very heavily, accompanied by hail,
or rather pieces Of ice, which clattered all
around.
The shipyard OF Mr.. Thos Collyer, at
the Dry Dock. was covered with irregular
ly shaped pieces of ice, or large clusters
OF hailstones. Several of them were meas.
ured, one of which was 81 inches in cir
cumference, another Z inches, and third
measured 3inches long and inches thick.
The inhabitants Of house in Waverly
place were startled by solid body falling
in the front yard, and on proceeding there
found number Of pieces of ice, which ap-
peared TO have been originally one piece
broken by the fall. When together they
would weigh about two pounds. The gar
den at the back Of the house had also a
large number of pieces of ice scattered o.
yer it, and skylieht at the top of the house
WuS SuloSuCo Wy uoiiotOuCS.
The noise OF the falling hail on the Crys-
tai Palace was tremendous-the dome act
ing as an immense drum.
During the storm most disastrous ac-
cident occurred up town, by which three
persons, lost their lives, and seven others
were severely injured, some Of whom it is
expected viii not recover. The scene OF
the accident was in Forty third street, be-
tween Fifth and Sixth avenues, at newly
erected frame building opposite Latting's
Observatory, which belongs to DR.. Town
send. and was not entirely completed. II
is also opposite the Crystal Palace. Du-
ring the storm this building. which was
two stories high, and roofed in, was over
turned instanlaneously by the hurricane
that blew about five o'clock, and leveled
in moment to the ground.
number Of hail stones which fell in
some parts Of the city were from four to
FIVE inches in length and three to four inch.
es thick.
Scarcely house can, be found that did
not suffer more or less from either the
wind, hail stones or lightning.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-07-13

OF The city of Mexico contains pop
ulation of about two hundred thousand.
Two-thirds Of this population are said to
consist oflow Mexican half breeds and In
dians, whose morals and habits oflife much
resemble the blacks of the South. There
seems TO be life and activity about the
city much resembling New York.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-07-13

"OLD BULLIoN."-Col. II. H. Benton
has declined being candidate for re-elec-
ton to Congress from the ST. Louis district
intending to devote himself to canvass
for election to the Senate, in place Of Mr..
Atchison, whose term expires in 1855.
With this view, he will. after his present
visit to Washington City, where he goes
to write up his Thirty Years Memoir in
the U. S. Senate," return to make tour
throughout tine southwestern counties OF
Missouri, and be back TO take his seat in
the House Representatives in December.
In letter on this subject he treats Of the
central Missouri route for road TO the
Pacific, as the chief purpose for which ne
desires to labor in the Senate.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-07-13

IMMIGRATION IN JUNE. - During the
month ending June 3Oth. there arrived at
New York from foreign ports 458 vessels
whose aggregate tonnage was I94, ,4Ol,
bringing 5O.845 passengers, Of whom S.
267 were citizens ofthe United States. and
the rest immigrants from other countries.
During the corresponding month Of the
wear 1859 the number of foreign immi-
grants al the same port was As, ,225.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-07-13
When not having Jurisdiction.

Sec. 90. When the several Probate
Courts in this State shall not have jurisdic-
tion of any crime, offence or misdemean.
or, the punishment whereof is capital or
by Imprisonment in the penitentiary. nor
for any offence or misdemeanor the origi.
nal and exclusive jurisdiction of which is
vested in Justices of the Peace or in any
mayor or magistrate OF any town or city,
nor Of the crimes or offenses mentioned in
an act entitled ''an act to punish certain
crimes therein named," passed March l8.
1889, nor of the crimes or offences emu
merated in the act entitled "an act to pro-
vide for the punishment of certain crimes
therein named" passed February 81.
1884. nor for violation Of the "act to pre-
vent obstructing navigable streams there
in named," passed March 1, 1884; but
they shall have exclusive oognizance of all
other crimes, offences or misdemeanors.
unless otherwise provided by law.
What recogniz0nce to be filed in Probate
Court
Sec. 80. All recognizances which shall
hereafter be taken by Justices Of the Peace
and other officers authorized to take the
same, and all transcripts in criminal cases
within the Jurisdiction Of the Probate Court,
shall be returned to the Probate Judge
forthwith after the commitment Of a per-
son charged with an offence, or the taking
of recognizance for his appearance be-
fore the Probate Court.
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FRO BE coNTlNuED.]

o. On the 4ih, by the premature dis
charge Of cannon at Chester, Geauga
county. man named Bisbee lost an arm;
another at Fremont by which man had
an arm blown off; and at Chagrin Fails,
q cannon was prcmaturely discharged by
which Mr.. D. Babcock had his hand shot
off and two OF his ribs broken; and Mr.. P.
Colyill had an arm shot off.