The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-09-15
FROM CALICO RN A.
Arrival Of the steamer Empire City AZ
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Arrival Of the steamer Empire City NJ
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The steamship Empire City, From Aspn-
wall arrived at New York Sept. 10. with the
California mails of August IS, $50 passengers
and 1929. 900 in treasure.
Trade was active at Valparaiso. owing to
the numerous arrivals. Flour in In great de-
mand for Australia at s ,5oal2. Freights
Of ores to Liverpool s..
Political news unimportant.
In Bolivia the Presidential election had
terminated in favor OF Cen Cordoba, SON.
in-law of Belzu. the actual President.
Dates from Melbourne, Australia. are up
to the Goth of June.
The yicl! of gold continues steady.
Flour had largely advanced, selling at as
400 per ton.
Gold sold for s. | IS per ounce.
Serious collisions were occurring at the
mines, between the Irish on one side and all
other nationalities on the other. Military IN
reference was necessary.
"A DrLUSIoH-The New York Times,
in the course of an article on liquors, saws ::
" The fact is, ninetcen-twentIeths of all the
wines and brandics drank in this country,
and nine hundred and ninety nine thou
sanhths of all the rare and costly wines over
which our high livers smack their lips and
roll their ewes, and astonish their epirrrcan
friends. are manufactured for the market
made np bv a skiltul compound of drugs. with
IniusionS OF flavOriny matter and basis of
alcoholic or vinouS material, so as to resemble
brandy or any sort of liquor that may be de-
sired
AMERICA IN PAR!s.-Ait"r all it ap-
pears that we shall make very respectable
show in the Paris Exhibition. Life i,lu>tra-
ted saws -
Morse's Telc graph is admitted to be better
than any now in Europe. The American
rcaI"r> are creating an immense 'n>a'ion a.
m"ng the French farmers, and several public
trials have established their superiority over
all others. GoodvcarS India rubber fabric
attracts great attention. and seems Likely To
rrvoIntionizc several branches of manulac-
tnrc The American >cwira machine has
been introduced INTO the government army
clothing manufactures with striking success
the GOVERNING ut havin. imported an .\nrri
can lady from Broadway 70 Suyrrn;cnd their
operation. In addition 10 these. the Exhibi-
ton contains an assortment of Colts Rcvol
vcrs. Rirhmond's boiler IRON cutting machine.
Thompson< Life boats. Quincy and Meade
dayucrrec'ype>. American artiiirial teeth.
Manry'> charts. pianos. ship models, clothes
cutting machines apparatus for the cure of
>tammcrnc. and many others. The great
vau" and nnarrroachcd superiority of these
articles are apparent and unli>prfcd.
le: those laugh Who via.
Cattle are diving in large numbers in
the nrichhorhood Of Columbia Sullivan and
Iuzrrne courtics Pa. Twenty seven were
found dead in Tie woods in one hav This
unusual mortality Is mainly attributable to
>ta.nant am. impure water.
- latest advice> from fort Laramie Sta...
that the health Of the troops was good, and
Indians quiet.
AlSicc> from TEXAS confirm the >ucc, :
OF Evans the american nominee for Congress.
in the Eastern District
The wheat pressing forward 70 markc:
hrTln> 10 cmharra>> the western roads whose
freight c'IuipaCc will soon hc fully employed
The Illinois Central road has found it neccs-
>ary to order three hundred more ircirh.
cars.
- The whipping post has been revived in
Virginia, a 'hiet a, Parkcrshurg having been
punished with twenty ia-h-s.