The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-03-29
VERMONTNEWS

iS huDS 10 aXleS.
Some time ago Mr.. Manly of North Dor
set, w.. offered SlO. 900 for the n,,or+ az j..
machine Tor saving tapcring blocks of marble
o'' TWO or more sides at once. The offer gave
rise to great many machiues for that mr..
pose several of which have been patented,
"ut no one OF them can be obtained by Mr.
Manly Tor the sum he offered, being worth
great deal more than that to the INVENTOR
Inc marble interest of Vermont is now val.
ueh by ITS owners at rot less than fifteen mil.
lior dollars.
>IATE GE"I oGIsT.-Iion. augustus
Young, OF St. Adams. has received the an.
po'n'ment from Gov. ROYCE Of Geolo,ist and
State Naturalist Of Vermont, made vacant by
the death OF tic late Rev. Zadok Thonnson
NJ 'ounG was formerly membei OF Con-
"rcss from TIA. Congressional Dsiric;. mos,
worthy and excellent man, and one whose
scientific attanments, and especially IN the
department OF Natural History, have cial
!c".ed the attention Of the executive. who
va looking about for !t Successor o. tn.
i.;e Prof 'ihcnp.oa.
We neglected to notice last week. the
seizure Of one barrel of i,uol by the officer
at The Cocsf"c House il Wells River. The
pro,rir;2. plead guilty to one offence, and
was fined go and costs, ani IT,. LIQUOR was
destroyed. I.o store OF James Buchar.s..
90. was searched. bat no liquor was found.
tproAa"iy Il was IN consequence Of the r!e.
diunas benz present through whose in;iu-
ehce the spirits had 10 doubt taken their
departure TO another state, ard unless they
t"rre remain. we prophesy that there vii! be
i general trapping among the barrels
lie also plead guilty to one offence. and Wa
tined $50 and costs iu}0rr.
I'VE learn that our fellow townsman.
Capt L. {. Boynton, LIST Artillery. |. 5. A..
has retired from the army, having been cleo.
ted Professor Of Chemistry. Nincraloov and
Geology IN The University OF Mississippi.
( lhIs appointment is a handsome compli
ment TO Capt. Boynton for the able manner
III winch he has discharged the duties OF As
Nl>tant Professor Of M;ncralosy. Geology and
Chemistry for many Years. at the l.. $. NiI
tary Academy at West Point. - li,J<or
.joundi
II MALICIOUS ArrENrr.-Last We'd.
ncsday evening. while the Northern Train
was coming III through the cut in this village,
the trucks suddenly struck the ties, causing
no little CONSERVATION among the LARGE mum
her OF passengers aboard. The train ran
forward several rods. bringing the engine w
within foot Of the ditch 1t was moving At
the rate OF - or II miles an hour. We, 10
great damage was done. save breaking a
truck wheel, and the fright aforesaid.
1t was fond. on examination. that a rail
hal been removed by seine malicious scoun
drel. as the tool house Of the section. near
by. was broken open, and clinch- bar, used
for drawing spikes. taken ,herctrom. The
bar was found. hext morning. tossed ont in
to the snow. with the footprints of man
leading TO and from it. 1t is supposed to be
the act OF some one well acquainted with the
manner OF fastening rails. and the use of
railroad tools. Two Ilishmen, lately dis
charged from service on the road were ar
rested on Suspicion but nothing WAS proved
against them.-Ewiiny'on .N.ntnu.
--ATTEMrTtn SuICIpE.-Whlc par
~ who were out on a pleasure tide. were
passing the Asylum on Monday. a pa,ien,
suddenly Frustrated himself Immediately be-
tore the horses. which could not tie stopped
till the bend of the sleigh runners were on
his body. Fortunately the horses did no,
happen to trample on him and he was drar-
"ed out without having received much iniu-
~. lie was OF course insane. and on benz
released exr!aimr! why didn't YOU let me
die.-BraW,boro HepuIIcan.
-ACCInENT.-La>t SATURDAY. evening
both passenger cars. OF the Mail train mo-
wing north. were thrown from the track in
Waterbury, by the breaking of a rail, and
prcrIpitat"d down an emhankment forty fee;
The cars were a good deal broken up. and
about half dozen passengers somewhat in.
jured. though none seriously
- Dow. who recently shot Lewis. a,
Windsor, has been put under $500 bonds
tor his appearance AT the May term OF the
Windsor County Court.
- FATAL ACCIDENT FROM Drr<KrS.
NESS - Or the evening of tn. 10th inst. an
lrIshman named Michael Cochran, dead
drunk on Michael liuriey's liquor. laid down
upon the track, within the Rlilroad ward in
Mortified, and was demolished bv the first
train that came aionr.
-DEsTErCTINE FIEr.-At about one
o'clock on Saturday morning, our citizens
were startled from their quiet slumbcrs by
the shrlsi cry o! FIRE. 1t was soon ascertain
ed that the alarm proceeded from the Furn-
ace and machine Shop of Mcs,rs Grover :
harrington, Oh North street. which was wtei
hrst discovered nearly enveI0prd with the
iaiiie5-so much 50, that i, was found nearly
Impossible to save 50 much as the desks aud
books - which, however, was effected ,y 4
hazardous attempt Of ..r Grover an! few
others, WHO felt tha. they could not give
them up to the devOurin. element Llttl,
else IN Tie building was saved. rxccp'in, 4
very valuable tuning lathe, which, it is ho
PEI, Ia sustained; I.o ccn>:cra!:c injury. -
How the ire took. I, vet cnveiope,l ~ mvs.e
~. Mr. Grover. IS is his usual crl>;om. PASS
ed through the establishment before bed tim,
an" tound al things as :hey should be. The
loss IS estimated al from FIVE to six thousand
dollars, ard falls very heavy UPON the pro
prietorS. there icing no insurance upon the
property DESTROYED. Some thousand dollar:
worth OF Patterns. as luck would have it
were slowed in building contiguous to the
furnace, and were. therefore saved. This was
lucky.-Ee"n;ny'oa Ec'nsr
- ANOTHER - On Wednesday last al
about II ociork, a. III, the tanncrv of +. Ad
ans, ')r.. OF this place, was discovered to bt
on fire. The alarm soon spread through tn,
village, and our citizens, with the engines