The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-11-18

" ' ht"o' YIN her return. the GOliah
!,rotcc"cd to the wreck, where she found on
'he shore the remaining passengers, all of
whom she took to San Francisco.
In regard to the number of lives lost. there
IS much difference of opinion. Some think
'hr'y lives were lost, while others estimate
the number as high as sixty. In one boat,
which was Swampcd. twelve were lost; in
second boat five. and in third boat three.
II is sand that three persons Jumped overheard
from me N"liah. on her way to San Dieoo.-
ne report is that two ofthcSc were robbers,
VINO had heard that they were rerocnizcd,
and that there was a disposition on the part
OF some OF the passengers 70 bring them to
Justice.
The Yankee Blade was purchased a few
days before her loss hv the Nicaracua Com
pa"v. and was valued at $3.50 900. She is
supposed to tee insured for that amount. part
y in Wall street.
x Marshall, arrairncd for the murder of
Calm. at Manchester in June last. has been
acquitted. Marshall kept a stable. Calm
hlr"d horse Of him and upon his return
Marshall required SO by way of damage
Calm refused to pay il, and thercupon scuf-
ilc cnSucd, during which Calm was struck bv
Marshall upon the head with a monkey
wrench, woundinr him so severely that death
,nsucd within a few hours His counsel con-
tended that the act was one of iustiGabe hom-
ici'!e. and the jury appear to have taken this
view of the case
e" Hon. John VI. CLAYTON made a speech
at Delaware City, on Monday, in favor of the
Know Noihinc>. and predicted all sorts of
run IN consequence Of the passage of the re-
cprocity bill. which he SAID would cause a
reduction in the price of wheat and bread
>tuii> generally. Ii that is to lc its effect, it
rlay certainly be taken for granted that there
are 4 large class ofronSumcrS, under the pres
cnt circumstances at least, will have cause to
rejoice.
"EXrEESsIVT SIrNCE"- st the NEE
'nc OF the regular Democracy of New lamp
shire. who renominatcl the Hon. Geo. w
Morrison to.' Congress in the second district
OF that state. resolutions were passed cnIor>
M the Administration, but saying nothing
about the Nebraska matter.
/ HECIrEUCITY-Th Legislatures of Can
a1, and New Brunswick having given :he
required sanction to the Reciprocity Treaty.
1rrancenlt nts have been made bv those Prov
iHycS on Tie one hand and the United States
on the Other, to give immediate practical eff
feet to the Treaty under certain precautions
airy regulations, without waiting for Nova
Scotia. y Treasury Circular accordingly
allows the impor'ations from those provinces.
with Tie un''cr-.andin. that they are 70 be
free Of duty
THE SAVT CANAL-Thc Detroit Enqu
rrr says this magnificent national work, con
taiunL within its limits the largest locks in
TIE world. will bc conn !e:ed by the fifteenth
day Of November
g" Died. at WASHINGTON. Nov. ., Mrs.
Elizabeth Hamilton. willow of Gen Mrxan-
der Hamilton. and dau.llter of Gen. Hobcr:
Schuyler of tie Revolutionary Armcv, aged
.. years and > months.
K" Ten thousand dollars have been raised
in England to- 90 honor to Lieut.. B"lot.
who lost his iitc in searching for Sir. John
Franklin. NJ the Greenwich IIo,,ital. a
granite ohrli>k is 10 he erected for - 800 and
The rest of he money to be equally ,li>tribu-
tel among his five sisters.
rEt' The editor of the New Orleans Tru.
Delta is responsible for the statement. that
III that city there occurs one murder for
every 'ei9lt hours" the wear round That
Is. one person III every hundred is cut off in
New Orleans by murder every year
WILLIAM b SM:ru.-T The examination
81 William 4. Smith at South Berwick Me-.
charged for The murder of Charles +. Brew
>tcr. was concluded last Friday afternoon
1t resulted! in the commitment Of Smith for
rial at the January term of the Supreme
Court; At Alfred
e. Of the five hundred Methodist minis
tcr> IN the state of Indiana, only three sup
port the Kansas and Nebraska platform.
t. p. +. Barnum had a sale of fowls at
his y. York Museum on SATURDAY. 400
persons were present y pair Of Mandarin
ducks brought $50 ; a pair of white swans:
ana Japanese rcacockS. 500 each.
e. The Five Points in View York. is the
banner district of Loco Focoi>m. The vote
there on Tuesday was Clark, :; Ulmarn, 6:
Bronson, IL; Seymour, Sill ",
G." Cholera is raging in st. Johns, New
tound.and. The Courier SavS-"That fear
tul epidemic is now making serious ravarc>
IN our town. no person. we imagine, will ven
turc to DENY calls upon the authorities
to appoint day Of fasting in consequence.
MAyoEALTy OF New YoEk.-A meeting
the Know Nothings took place in the Pail.
in New York on Monday night. ABOUT 10000
persons bein" present. Resolutions were a.
d"pted. drnouncinc the fraud and corruption
pracii>cd IN the late election. and declaring
that they would oppose. bv force. anv attempt
made by Fernando Wood to fill the MavoraI-
" chair Mr.. Jones. of BROOKLYN. said that
II Mr. Wood went to the City Hall on New
Years dav. he wonid have TO walk over dead
bodies. The meeting was very enthusiastic
but not very orderly. There was some hu>-
Ting of an Irish large: company, and one or
two fights.
CAMBRIDGE CATTLE MARKET Nov H.
II market SIC cattle about 5000 hccvcS and 49,
stores. consisting Of working oxen. COWS and
calvc- !. y and years old
PEI"r>-N arkc-Extra beef S.: 1St quality, .. ::
2Iquality 7a7 80 quality g. ordinary la:.
li'dc-->:i;:5,. Tallow-Ssasi PeltS-Si2a75c
Gait Skin~-l1c. per Ii. Veal CalvcS-S5. &, 7a>.
StorcS-Workn- Oxcn-Ss2 90. los. l25. 130a1ss.
lows and cA!ves-S22, 81 81, 42.0S.
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