The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-03-03
t e country orders for goods, and liquidation

Few country orders for goods, and liquidation
of hues. ''''
me absence Of rain has kept the miners,
ana indeed every department of business, in
state of stagnation.
me senatorial question appears to be as
lar from being settled as ever. The 3Sth
DaI!ot'ng by the Legislative Convention
was completed, and with scarcely anv
u vi, result since first ballot was taken
i he friends of the different candidates were
!Irm' but the knowing ones predict that there
IS TO- be general breaking up Of parties and
Inc Legislature has transacted no business
OF material importance so far. \ bill has
1 neeh passed, appropriating $1,000 from the
treasury to each member. The Governor
refused his sanction to it, but it finally passed
IN spite OF the Governors veto, by a vote of
80 to o.
RAILROAD ACCTDENT--Fou persons Kill
cd.-Last evening as the ten minutes mast
ionr tram from Lawrence IN. was passing
Niare's crossing, three miles from Lowell. the
engine struck vehicle, containing four per-
sons, who were killed Their names were
owen Cox. - Eagan, Mrs. Ellen Cara
nan and Miss Dolan, all residents of this city
he deceased, from appearances, must have
oeeh Killed almost Immediately. though the
morse made his escape apparently uniniured
he deceased had started for the purpose of
attending funeral at Ba!ardvalc. The
tram was DELAYED about Is minutes. and
brought the bodies to the city. All neccs,a-
~ precautions were used, and no blame
can be attached to any person connected with
the road. LoweN .News, 27M.
LARGE ONEN.-A pair of fat oxen, raised
by Mr.. Wilder Pierce. of this town. were re-
Gently sold in Montreal by Mr.. Benz. Smith
OF Barn>ton,tor the pretty little sum of s2ss
Their live weight was 4Oll, lbs.-.NanStcaa
.jomnai
Buffalo, Feb. 26.-The weather here is in
tensely cold, and dispatches from Chica
go and Milwaukee, state that it has been th,
coolest day OF the season, the thcrmometc,
indicating 20 below zero, this morning.
MEXIC".-A letter from Acapulco state
that Alvarez was daily increasing in popular
ny, and that in a few DAYS he would Ieay,
there for the capitol at the head of:5oOO troon
which would be reinforced by 2oOo more !.
the department of Michoacan.
Harrisburg. Feb. PA second ballot fo
|. ;. Senators resulted as tolows:-Camcro,
-. Buckacw 23. rest scattering. On the 3,
ballot cameron had 80. BuckaIew %. res
scattering y motion to adjourn till tomor
row was made ard !o>t-G3 TO ,:,-whcn III,
convention aGrced--66 to G5-tO adjourn
TIL the first Tuesday in October.
k0s>rIH ON PIrECE-If we are not mis-
taken, the distinguished Hungarian patriot
advised the foreign voters in this country. :,
the last Presidential election. to vote f.,
Franklin Pierce. as the most reliable frien,
OF European freedom. II he did so, he ba
at least rcrcntcd of his blundcr LONG aro.-
How he now looks upon this supposed repre-
sentative of Young America NAV be inferred
from the following extract of a private lct,c,
to gentleman in this country. and publishe,
in the New York Times of Friday last:
"Thc world has seen Administrations fail
ING from excess. from incapacity, from errors
or from misfortune but this view of an AL
''''''S'ra',on swoonlng away to utter nothing.
rsfataon i" TIE "sstnmGaT6oh @rt& SHfA li'fS Is;
sheer Incidence, is view unparalleled in his.
tory.
MVLATTo Boy Turned OUT OF So uoo1
"A few days since, Miss. Isabella NcwhaN ,
teacher in one Of the public schools in Gin
c'nnafI. applied to the Board of Education
OF that city. soliciting the dismission Of one
of her pupils, not for improper conduct, 70,
on account of his inability or unwilIincnes,
to receive instruction, but because his skin
was darker than that of some of the otbe,
scholars. The matter was brought before
the Board, and appeared TO have received
considerable discussion in that body; but i,
finally decided TINT he must take his walkino
papers. The vote stood IL to 10. Upon the
announcement Of the results. two of the
Board resi- gncd, both members from the Dis
trlct in which the sensitive IsabclI, teaches
The Young Miss is SAID to be native of the
South, which may account for her renuc.
nance to "nggcrs especially educated ones.
a. Thurlow w. Brown. editor of ,,,o ~,