The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-06-03

SAIE OF MARBLE PEorERTY.-Wi,hin
a :.w days, company OF gentlemen in this
town and New York, have purchased the
Marble Quarry at West Rutland. owned bv
Vim. T. Barnes, Esq, for the sum of Sl25,-
900.
The Company will Immediately take meas
ures to increase the facilities for quarryinr.
and BY their large capital, energy and extern
siyc business acquaintance, will be enabled
10 furnish large Amount of this valuable
marble from the cxhaustlc>S quarry at West
Rutland Hypih.
\ MONARCH OF THE FoEEsT-Mr
Thaldcus X. Preston, of Pit,>iorl. lately cut
down an Elm tree, which was five feet in d.
ametcr across the stump, and four feet and a
halt in diameter at a height Of seventy three
feet. II WAS cut INTO fire wood. making elcy-
en- and half cords Of three feet wood
We one counted the grains" of an elm
tree Of nearly this magnitude, and found the
tree to be over four hundred and twenty year.
oll.-U7uiA
Is Hon IIiIand Hall has resigned his Of
fee OF Land Commissioner in California. and
returned to Vermont
e3s' The officers of the Vermont State Az
ricultural Society have selected for the loca-
ton Of their FAIR grounds. the land east of
Gcor.c II. Clark's house and principally
owned by him. The ground is such that 40
or 80 acres can be readily enclosed and an
excellent track halfa mile in circumference
easily made. The distance from the Cen
ira, House 10 the grounds is a little more
than half milc.-Euyle.
SUniDE.- William Wallace Mower, for
mery of this town. and about thirtv-three or
four years of age, committed suicide at th.
residence of DR.. Fay. his fa,her-inlaw, in
>tockbrilge, on Monday morning last. hv
cutting his throat with a razor We under
stand that he hal been in a state of hich ner
vous excitement for some time nrcyious 70
committing the deed, and that he retired to
his chamber at about 3 O'Clock in the morn
ing, assuring his mother that he wanted
sleep. lie was accordingly left alone until
about noon on Monday, when his mother en-
tered his room and found him living on the
bed with his throat cut in most frishtfu
manner, directly across the trachea or wind
Flpc scvcring everything to the vcrtcbrr.-
NdrdaN
ANOTHER LIQUOR SEIZURF.-Frceman.
OF Barnard, the unfortunate i,,l;r;1u11
who has three times before had his consttu-
ronal Rights trespasscd upon, by way of a
thorough search, Of what Gov seymour. Of
New York, would term his ,usiic. again fur
nIshed mother earth, on MONDAY of last week.
with another copious dram Twelve or Gt
teen gallons Of "New England" and other
choice liquors were taken from his rookcrv
by an officer of the law and summarilv dis.
f'NA vi a. ''!c INV ulrecIS. rceinan rrSis-
ted the seizure at first, most stou'v. hu, f.
ha!ly yielded to the superior force frhc Off
Ger and his posse. and gave up his treasure
only as he was compelled ,o-Nr.,hn,l
&" Sunday the 2sth ult.. five fat cattle
'clongln" to a drove Of over hundred nm
their way to Brighton, dicd.in consequence of
Inc heat. They had been fatened at Op,Icu.-
ou'Eh' on still slops-had been kept in A cool
barn for several months. The drove was lct
OUT OF the cars, for air and exercise. when
The heat OF the sun. to which they had no,
''cn accustomed, had the effect TO ..mclt
them by the timely effort. of the owner.
""' 'ie citlzens. others that were seriously
affected were saved Christian .H<<en1.y.
HS 1t is estimated that upwards of one an,
mali million bushels Of Wheat will be har.
vested during the month ofJulv. in Monroe
90 New York. and which vii! be worth. at
me present price in that ncishborhooi. abou.
three and half millions ofloIIars.
.frHITIvE SLAVE LAW Exrorcrn
.'tN FORK. May 26.-At about 3 o'clock this
morning. three co'orcl men, father and two
S' Known as Jake. Bob and Stephen Penn
Nt' were arrested here. at the instance oc
'''id smith and Jacob Grove. of Wa.b;n,-
WA county, Maryland. who claim Them =.
."e'r slaves: They were taken before Con.
missioner Morton, of the L. 5. Conrt and :,
vas understood that thew would hc c,,,n;'o,
a'll o'clock. Instead OF that bow.,"n IL
",e was heard at once, no persons L,inr
resent, when the claimants testified Tia,
'''. We're the owners of said slaves. and ,b,,
"cv escaped from their service at I;aItpor,
n sunday last. ''''o'c C.
rom what we can learn of the proceed
ii.-<' the fnGitves acknowledge themselves 70
S'a'cs OF smith and Grove. The Commits.
l-i considering the testimony sufficient
,,.I '' 'heir surrender. and they were ac-
I-";iv gwen up to the claimants who
- '' :, them of at once. and thew are now
~ ,ne'F way to Bltimo.c.
n..,inro.. was no excitement around the Com
-cr ONCE. owing to the 7qiyu,dlr.
r, ~ as 10 the time of examination.
r,:rn'e men We're tracked to this city lv the
Conn.,, who made application to the L. :
p~-. V "hen Officers Horton and DE Ano,.
..,.,-.,i 'ln'ed by the Marshal Thomson.
.,,i i''. The CITY till they found them secre,eJ
%Nouse In Broome street. N'e'
he r, soIh>el appeared for the fugitves. and
# .D,re, eng made out, the usual aiiila,ts I
,!s-a m o. Rescue were made, the warrants
l,eredF "' issued, and the three fugitves de-