The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-02-11


ofcru-l.y in Europe? How loac? TIL; i
me problem o!'.hc times - -'e'.r, D:I.' =. :
..r.is.r.
E..c Trcn'lc,..
lie State Of Pennsylvania, r.htrAis,. q
very regular shape, sen!- ", FROM il :. \.
corner. a It'll. horn ;..t touches Lake !.ric.
Here and upon tie lake, is IT, ely o. i,,r.r.
witt, the liz, oi'Nrw York near J.. OF !:.e one
.,ul ar,l that Of G:l:o on IT, ct':c".
Most o: cur Northern Rt:!ra :; c::f' ,".l O.
rl,s .,la... n Zee: ;, in,llc.. '!..e i,rie rail-
road adopted TIE :; lie. -:a@H. ','io COM
n.ls tran>lpmcnt at Ter STAG !:"ci ~ re-
.,,irinr on nj her road, .ra.c o. :.et -
inches. Err. lies On Tie line o:'r::!roaI tran
i, between the Crest Yves; an! Ike co"'.:"r-
.:,i East. and !, Is .: in,ort:n :or !1.ii t:e
,,.i.,.s Az! passenger business. IL. ira:s:!:r-
.nents should BE Is ';.~ Is possible.
The railroad compnn;cs wished 20 make !aH
ADVANCEMENT for these tr.nS:'r+ At Il p'.n~.-
u"l s:oppins-p!a"". as Buffalo .: C!eYc'aH!
l,ut the State of PENNSYLVANIA resolved -
bin. all this business to ie d..ne On is :e:i:.-
,orv, with view Of thereby ld:!1inr ~ Il
env ut Erie: and 50 the legislature refused
70 carter any railroa! whatever Tia: Should
run with cotinuous "uacr iom one State
line to the other. They nj IL; 'o.Ac iro:!. TIE
line Of New York to !..ri. on gua.c Of
feet or of 1 feet 81 inches. hu, 10 further:
anil they might come from The Inc Of Olic 20
Erie on 4 guacc of tee: 10 inches, iu: 10
further. \ bill. however. was cu,inecrrt!
,hro,:ah the Legislature last winter, which the
railroad ccmpanie, i:~:.! 70 au'hori1c a through
track: and 80 one Wa ba.;. i!r'u.',T; -
,hs Erians insisted tina. The "l:o'e Transaction
was fraud, and thcrcupon they passed cify
ordinances un'er which TIE track his been
broken up, and all regular trave! prevent
ell
Such il the origin Of the Erie riots.
The State courts. the Governor. and the
LEGISLATURE OF Pennsylvania. have sd"d with
Erie. The United States Court has '->';cI
an Injunction forbiilin. tn" further Interrupt
t;on OF travel; the city officers OF Erie 'lisrc
sar,lcd the injunction, AMI were fotthwt!
arrested and carried to Pittsburgh Tor con
tempt Of court: but on hearing, the jude
decided that the parties can Only De procec'.
I'd against by in,iic:mcnt.anl so they are Dis
charged ON their own rcco.n.ancc.
The interruption still continues E:;an
tcarin. up and destroyin" a, last as the Raj
roads build, anil the parties in = .:s;e o."'.i
fare Instead Of awaiting t':o regain i:roc"; :.
q, oflaw to settle their liic ll:ie..-t.yo,
sic.
ca The Washington U.;oa leads i:s 90
u.nns to the abuse of Gen. Scott. That I?
organ Of General Pierce, whose highest re
concentration is, that he served under SO
in Mexico, and t,in'cd before he 90. iAto 0:
battle, and was taken suddenly sick AZ a"ot
VI WIS Nifou''A 80 W. go
whose military exploit, have been landed {
both Sides of til, Atlantic, is perfectly cha
acteristic Il Gen. Scott IS to be assaulted,
is appropriate that the attack shond cor
from an administration containin. such i
roes as Pierce and Cushing, whose only
.own is that they both tel! in Ike cncc!c.
sountry-onc with horsc. and the other V:
4or,s.'.
TmE PRINTING OrrlCH.-Mr Winthrt
IN his recent lecture before the Charta!,
Mechanics Association. made this remark
regard to a printin. office As good schoC
There is an atmosphere in Il printers oi:ii,
which. some how or other. puts notions ir
boys heals, too.-an atmosphere which
very apt to make quick blood run quick,
anil impnlsive hearts beat hi; ..her, and ac;i
brains work harder, until those who are Gil
intended to set up types Tor ether pcopi
thoughts. are suddenly found insisting
having other people TO set up ti.cir t..ou.it
DESTRUCTION III FIRE The CANADl!
PARLIAMENT IIursr-A tlcsna.,h tx
Quebec communicates information that {
Parliament House, with the building attach
wcr. entirely destroyed about two o'clo
WEDNESDAY morning. The fire was rot i
covered unit, some time after it had broh
out, notwithstanding a sentinel was on du
at the SPOT WIier. it was observed it had O
,Aned too great power 10 be subdued. 1
fire originated in the South wing from I
furnace. i. is believed. Part of the valuai
.ibrary was ss:ed, hut the Historical Soc
ty's library ard :l,;ara.u> were almost ent;r
~ destroyed
"a Joh. Avery Parser who lately d:
in New Bedford. leaving ior.aae OF over
million o. dollars was when q ,oang ma
warned or: 0. The town Of Weetport t.. 4.
=. would become cI.ar"cat.c e .l.c ..~.r