The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-08-05

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NEW YORK, August |, 1>5i.
Wy pen most willingly rctrain> from all matter,
OF minor importance. TO congratulate, the reader, 81
I' GihGo'|i'. upon tie recent triumph Of A,,ori
can afns-ihc great victory Of Gr,v.oui!, So luln
has III! occasion: occUrrc! better iit.cI 10 rl>, .Lc
PATRIOTISM OF The true lover Of his country. Turth
.! July Why il is "nowhar.'' What is 4 r,l,ry
display Of iire-crackers and Roman can!es t. all
me glorious h"n"r> Of a sciSe The demand for
apology - the drawing up in hattie arrav-,he
clearing The deck the bomhar,!,nnlr-.b total
dcm"ii'l"n of the attacked position. True. the vic
tory IN The present case, was not over armed men
not over fortified town: indeed no resistance Wa.
MADE but on the contrary. III" inlIabtn:. quietly
retired. Only think Of the glorious manuuvrc> Of
that gallant tyrn. how her commander could say
IN the PRIDE OF victor, without fear If contra.lic
fit+ti. Ell. viii, Wei. W., III Ny l-tv,.
been considerably DISTURBED! il, coujl,Irjr.n ~, ,b
""f''Ae News winch has poured i'll upon u>-a state
+" things much 20 hc DEF rrca.c in cholera times,
when physicians cnjoin uic, and abstinence from
cxci'cmeu>. The caricaturi>tS. too. Reckless. ,n.n
that they are. persist in making fun q. the matter
They absolutely have gone So far a. f. Ike ,,;,
turc Of Frank Pierce Representing Uncle sam, n.
iul! length. with tremendous cut!cc in his hands
and "f"'"'S. tcnol.>hnr very lit:lc ,!or-kcn,cl,
III" IIahlthn. Thereof being seen sinking away in
III" background Meanwhile. TIE rrorl.. viii,
>'rtliGr l"rvcr>cnc>>, ~N keep calm. the affair an
outrage etc. and we. on the other hand kcc,,
looking T. The WASHINGTON Tntm for an cxrl.,u,
'l"n; but. owing 10 the wires rii.c down. .r some
'hcr cause, that paper has n" y h.ordot Tie mate
hr We are expecting cvarv dav that Il lor- .lca-
der IN that Journal will set every thing t. rrt>
and the people see the affair in is true light most
heart -rrndng victory" We wait the result.
We haye 10 record de,lorab!c accident that oc
CURED at the Manhattan Gas Works in thi. city ON
Saturday last, by which five persons were killed
ana twenty or more seriously injured II was cars-
ed by the falling in Of the roof which VA, Of from.
o an addItl" that wa> being built the establish
mcnt. 1t seems that the roof although Of >I;.,l.
construction was of large extent and the ,u,,nor,s
were inadequate for sustaining the weight us the re-
suit shows. There were in and around the |,,illL
ng at the time Of the catastrophe about o.,c hun
drcd ana twenty men. Ii is marvclloll, how 50
large proportion escaped death or injury. The
noise Of :hc fall represented tv those near thc
spot 70 resemble that made by steam cscapiur fr,m
the boiler ofan engine.
Another OF those di>graccful and brutal FIGHTS
which furnish alllncnt TO such q great number of
our fancy men, and without which tnev would
>arvc, came Oft at the wharf near the foot Of Amos
street. on Thursday morning last The partics
We're two notorious bullies named Eli Poole md
John Morre>>ey. Poole was the victorious party.
having succeeded in getting his antagonist down
and pummclling him until he cried "erourh -
These fighting men have become serious pest in
Ncw-lork. not only by their own rencountcrS, but
in encouraging the young. 1t would surprise
stranger TO hear with what tluency the little latter
ed urcllIns in the street will dcscant upon the merits
of"Tom llver." and ''Poolc,'' and "Yankcc Sulli
van, and to see how ready they ALWAYS IRE 70 re-
sent tanced insult from a comrade. They square
away, and in moment plant blow at their adycr
sary's head, ia "Tom Hyer." with as much non
a necessary result Of allowing ru,lians like those
mentioned to 60 at large.
A most commendable effort is being made. which
is far almost entirely successful by our nechbor-
ing city Of BROOKLYN TO carry into effect her Sunday
ordinances, which have been hitherto dead letter
on the statute books. The closing of the rum shops
on Sunday was a great work, but the Chief of the
Police, su>tainedbv the Mayor, has done hi. duty
nobly; and, by the transfer Of policemen from one
ward TO another on that day, have succeeded in
making Brooklyn what the city Of churches should
be on the Sabbath. 1t remains for Newly ork TO go
and do likewise" In some of the wards the incor-
rupt!b!itv Of the police is shown by the closed shut.
ers Of the rum-hoies, but in others the unblushins
ront displays the usual array Of drunken oafer>,
who in their countenances and appearance general
y, advertise the three cent rum, TO obtain which
enquire within y.
a. The Detroit Board Of Health have
passed a resolution prohibiting the sale of