The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-04-08
T lie G. Al DOMAIN.

SUGAR PLANTATION DESTROYED By
FIRE.-New York, April, 4.-The steamer
Empire City, from Havana, arrived here thi.
morning Much damage had been done on
the Island by drought Upwards of twenty
|. sugar plantations, including several Of the
largest on the Island, have been burnt, in
, consequence of the dry cane igniting from
some sparks which were emitted from a rail.
road ocomotive-causing an immense de.
struction ofproperty.
ELECTION IN PoRTLAND-Tortland 4.
pra 1.-The Municipal election today result
ted in the defeat of Neal Dow, and the re.
election of Mr. j. Il. Cahoon, our prcsen,
Mayor. The vote stood, Cahoon 1860.
DEATH FROM FRIGHr-EIlen Deere, a
factory girl of Lowell, was frightened to
death in that city on Wednesday evening"
She left her boarding house in perfect health
at eight o'clock, with another young woman
to make some purchases, and on returning
home, she passed through a dark passage
way-suPPose, that she was followed BY some
one, ran with her companion to her boarding
house, and fell nearly dead upon the sidewalk
in front of the door. She brcathed but few
moments after being carried into the honsc,
and died of tright-from the effect of imagin-
alton, or from the wanton fOolishncss of some
inconslcrate person.
HORRIBLE CUPIDIrY.--A person in neigh
boring town died lately of snail pox, and the
bed upon which the patient laid was given
IN charge to an freshman with instructions to
burn IT, Instead Of Obeving his instructions
he sold the bed to a family, several memb RS
OF which are now sick with small pox-Bo<-
ton Post
a. Qucoec papers state that on the heights
OF Abrahaln, where the decisive battle be-
tween the English and French was fought in
1850, which decided the future nationality
OF Canada, the remains of several men who
fell in the conflict have been lately found.
a." The remains Of the late John Howard
Payne (the author Of "llome, Sweet IIome''>
are TO be brought to this country and placed
IN TIE Congressional Burial ground. and 4
suitable monument erected to his memory at
the expense ofthe government
81 y Galway Nrcland) paper speaks in a
lc>pondlns tone OF the increasing tide of en-
Sratlon from that country, which, lift should
las; but agar or two more, Ireland must be-
come zone continuous Auburn
STRAWBERRIES AND GREEN Pas
The steamship Florida brought to New York
on TUESDAY between thirty and forty bush
els of green peas. and six champagne baskets
ofs,rawhcrric>. They were raised at Savan
nah and Florida
ca The law for the protection of Moose
and Deer is violated largely in Maine at the
present time. Hunters with their dogs are
making great slaughter among the deer in
the present deep snow.
! u The cicr.ymcn Of New England are
against IL" Nebraska bll,-thc Office bolder>
favor it,
- %yand Fletcher, Esq. is replying
sharply to f. d. BarAer's truck and ticker
ography.
eT James Raymond. a well known circu,
managcric manager died at Carmel. y. Y.
on the 23d. He imported the first clcrbanf
that was ever exhibited in the United States
His estate is estimated at a million and a
half Of dollars. and includes the broadway
theatre, and Washington Hotel, New York.
cF Good butter is now but ten cents a
pound at Cincinnati.
lHE ADMINS war upon
the President and his Cabinet is ken. M
with vigor by the New York Democrats. A.
meeting Of III" "Yorrc Mems Marion, =
Democratic Club" on Friday evening. Judge
Morton made a long Speech, in which h.
excor'ated the Administration He said i,
had proved rccrcant TO Democratic cxpec
tatlonS.' Instead Of proving to be "national
IN his views and feelings" Pierce, he sail.
had proved to he inst the reverse. Party
TRAITORS in every section have been chosen as
the pad opponents of Democratic sentiments.
Resolutions were passed approving Of Mr..
Cuttings vote against he Nabraska Bill.
FIERCE, DoUGrA> 4 Co., are. it is said.
charged double price for shaving hv the
Washington BARRIERS, since The New Hamp
shire election. because their faces are so much
longer than usual.
~ The Richmond Enquirer sound, the
alarm to the South urging them to Withdraw
their patronage romNorthernC colleges on az
count "t the expression given bv TIE Pro-
lessons in Yale College of their sentiment,
on the Nebraska iniquitv.
"RLAT SLAUGHTER OF SHEEr n friend
from \. armouth writes that there was
Srrat slaughter OF sheep there on the niyht
OF the 2?th. Mr. {. T. Hicks, owning % valu-
able sheep. left them all in his harvard on
the night of the goth. and on the morning
OF the 3"th twenty-five of the number were
found dead, having been killed bv dogs
Portland .fdrey1iser.
CAMBRIDGE CATTLE MAIKET-AprjI g.
AT market 537 cattle. 500. beeveS. and 81 stores.
consisting OF working oxen, COWS and calves I.
and wears old -
-Market-Extra beef Ssias.: 1st oualitv
Sasi a2d quality 7la7ic; 3dquality y ;lor.narv s.
lIides-S6a6s.
lalow-SS!as..
Pclts-Sl9a2
Cai Skins-l2c. per ID.
Veal Calves-S6. 7sa9
Barrcng Catte-None
Stores-WOrking Oxen-SI20 I25, I45. I,2,1os
lows and calves-S21, %. 49, SO, 20, IS, 5lae9.
fearlingS-nOne
wo years Old-S3s ~, 45a52
Three Ynarc rI1 Go