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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-04

THE NILE ExrEp1rloH.-Tbe .xn.3;-
ton to the sources of the Nile, under The
command OF Count Escayrac de Lautere.
has not as was recently reported, been aban-
doned. The reports of dissenson. amono
the exped'tionists, and the incompetence of
the leader, have been traced to certain Aus.
TRAN savans who, having been thwarted in
their purpose of controlling the expedition,
ana failing IN their efforts to prejudice their
companions against their leader, left the ex.
ped'tion and returned nome.
In letter to the LeipSiger Zeitmuq, dated
Cairo, Jan. 20, Count Escayrac state, ,ba,
the vessels Of. the expedition had, durin, ,bs
month Of December, passed all the cataract,
OF the Nile in safety. On the 18Th of O,o.
Der detachment Get out under cor,,,,, .c
Tue BRITISH naval officer Twyford. It con.
sisted OF two steamers and eight baruues and
was accompanied by an escort of Tur.;.h
military. The passage of the catar,.t of
"ad''ha'ia was comparatively easy, but the
assistance OF four thousand men was necess,.
ry in ascending the second cataract and ,L,,
passage of the third was finally accomplish.
ed on the 18th Of December. The vessel.
having all received slight injuries, thew Ar.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-04
POSITION IN SLEEPING.

1t IS better to 90 TO sleep on the right side,
for then the stomach is very much in the pos
ltlon of bottle turned upside down, and the
contents are aided in passing out hv .rav::a-
'ion. 1t one 90 to sleep on the l<tt side the
operation OF emp'yins the stomach of its con-
tents is more like drawing water from a we'll.
After gong to sleep, let the BODY take its
own position. If YOU sleep on your back.
especially soon after hearty meal. the
weI"ht OF the digestive oraans, AMI thlt of
the foot, RESIN. on the great vein of the
oodv. near the back bone. comprs.ses it, and
arrests the flow of the blood more or l.s,.-
Ii the arrest is partial the sleep is disturbed,
and there are unpleasant dreams. Ii the
meal has been recent or hearty, the arrest is
more decided, aEd the various sensations.
'nri as falling over p:ecipire, or the per
SUIT OF Wild beast. or other impending dan
gers, and the desperate effort, to get rll of it
arou'es us: that sends on the starnatinc
oiooi. and we wake IN 4 fright. or trembling
preSriratIon, or feeling of exhaustion, accord
InS TO the degree of stasnation, and the
length and strength of the clTnr: n,!e to e.-
cape the danger. But when We are no, able
~ "tS thC Wnttl We over
The precipIce when the tumt.inc bn;llinr
crush"s us. what then? That is sl.g.h =
That Is the death OF those of whom il !. SAID.
when found lifelcss in their bed in the morn
ins They were as we'll as they ever were
the day before" and often is it aided. and
aie Aear'i.r isan common This last a. a
frequent cause of death to those who hay.
gone to bed vel! to wake no more. We give
merely As private opinion. The possibility
OF lis truth Is enough to deter anv ~a,,on,l
man from late and hearty meal. This we
do know with certainty. that waking uo in
the night with painful diarrh,ea, or cholera
or bilious cole, ending in death in very
short time, is property traceable to late
iar.e meal. The truly wise will take III.
safer side. For person. who eat three lime.
day. II IL amply sufficient to make the last
mea! o: cod bread and butter and a cup Of
some warm drink. No one can star,e ON il.
while perseverance in the habit soon be.e,s
vigorous appetite for breakfast. 50 promi>-
ING of day of comfort-Hhr. Journal of
Heath.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-04

IHE MYSTERIES OF New YoRk.-Tbe
New York correspondent OF the Charleston
Courier gives long account of most STRANGE
story which he alleges to bs strictly true. a
beloved and eldcry pastor of one of the New
ork city churches was called upon one
night by a man who requested him to 90 And
chrlsten two of his children. lie promptlv
complied. As he was returning home h..
was accosted by person who called him bv
name and accused him of issuing from a
house of ill-fame! Money was demanded Of
him. and in default of paying it be threaten.
ed with exposure. The clergyman took no
notice of it for awhile; but bis steps were
dossed perpetually till finally it BEGAN to
wear upon him. He told no one. bit loft
and went to Europe, thinking thereby to es.
cape from his tormentors But be was mis-.
taken. On his return they still pursued him
He resigned his charge to the astonisbment
OF bis Pensioners, who could not comnro.
bend The reason. lie went to country vii
Iiage, was still pursued, and it is brl;eve,,
that dreading the effects of such renorts
false though they were, he actually paiJ husb
money. finally the rascals we're arrested for
some other vilainly, when this whole aF.;r
leaked out, and the clergyman came 5.ck 70
his church. 1t is incredible that a nastor
should cover to such scoundrels.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-04

! IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT IN PRINTING
PEEssEs.-We hat: the pleasure, last week
Of witnessing preliminary experiment, with
full sized model OF an apparatus for turning
the sheet and printing it upon the second
side before it leaves the press. The appara
tus, which Is simple and clearly practicable
is attached to one OF Hoes "Liyhtnine Print
ing presses used IN The Sun establishment
1t Is the invention of Moses S Beach. Esq
Editor and Proprietor Of The Sun, by whom
1t has been patented in Europe, as well a,
in this country.
In its operation there is no checking or re.
vers'ng the ordinary movements of the press
y double or twin set of fingers, which sbut
against each other, are so arranged as IN
grasp the back or tail end of the sheet before
1t leaves the printing cylinder, and after the
first impression is taken. The sheet, thus
held fast while the cylinder continues to re-
volve, is drawn in again for the second i'm
preston, and thus the feeding the sheet by
hand the second time, or fifty per cent. of the
LABOR now required is saved, and, practically.
the sheet Is printed on both sides at once.
two forms instead of one being placed upon
the press.
Nor, it seems to US, does the improvement
end here. The difficulty of feeding the sheet.
IN the f,rst place, by machinery, is not in.ur-
mountable. 1t can be done by cutting them
from roll. ifin no other way, and then the
feeding would necessarily be more accurate
than 1t can be by hand. Spoiled sheets from
irregular feeding would be almost unknown :
the full speed which the press is capable of
could be maintained, and uniform "resister"
anu UNIFORM work would be the rule. Thus,
foo' folding and counting machines, which
are now comparatively useless, might be
brought into service.
Unless we are greatly mistaken, this inven-
ton will make a stir among the newspaper
folks We regard it as most important and
valuable Improvement, anG congratulate our
editorial brother upon its production, while,
at the same time, we welcome him to the
ranks OF American INVENTORS Scientific
american.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-04

The Beecher Family, almost race GER.
ta'n'y sect. by themselves, are thus enum,r.
ated:
Lyman Beecher. d. D., (now 81 years old
Is the father of eleven children. ten Of v han,
are living, and one is not Taking them !,
the order Of their ages, the family cou.;.,, Of
the following persons: Miss Ca:har;n. J.
Beerher OF Hartford. Ct; Rev. VIM iI,nrv
beecher, Rea',ing, Mass; Rev. Eaw,r.,
beecher. Galssburs. Ill; Mrs. Mary + p.r.
k.n'' OF Hartford. .(now with Mrs. Slow. in
E"roPe') Rev. George Bsech.r. late ofC.,u;
co'he. OF Ohio. who died in 1874: Mr., J,.r
ret B.echer Stowe, (now in Paris rr,rra,
ke': IL. W. Brerhsr: Rev. Charles H..rhsr
ot Andover; Mrs. Isabella II. UooL.r IS
Hartford Rev. Thomas X. B-.rb-r q, Fl,
MIRA n \; and Rev. James e. E.rrhrr
seamen's chaplain. at Canton, China Cer
fanny 'his Is an extraordinary family. Where
"a" another be found to equal ir-surh a
family of Lev:tes-the father a m;n;s,ar
sons now in the ministry: and one in h.,.
en- who has been minister. And in mh.,
other family shalt We find such an or,,au ""s 's
writer as Henry Ward, ans. suh an t .'.h,"a'. anu
As Mrs. Stove, A''''' eS>
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-04

NINE LIzARDs.-Mke Brady was at work
IN the harvest field; when getting some.
what tired, hr LAID himself down be.idc ,
hay-cock and fell asleep. \ small stream
raj, snort distance from his resting place
ana while he lay snoring away hke-lik,
ANYBODY that snores with his mouth wide o.
ptn-a lizard, creeping from the water.
! edss took the opportunity of waking quiet
ly down his throat. The poor fellow i'm
medlafeiv awOke. almost cluked to death
out when he stood upon his t-c,, and rerov
ered ms consciousness, the lizard was com
iort'y ensronrrd in his stomach. and Nix.
k"em no'hiny 9hom 1t.
However, after that dav. he became sick
y and thin. but his appetite increased arcor-
DINGHY and although he dcvoured enough At
meal Tor SIX or seven men. he was nearly
starved to death. lie sought the Doctor. who
alter cafech'slng HIM pretty severely, came At
last to the right conclusion, and proceeded
to act accordingly
First, he made Nike eat about fifty .a'ted
herring, until he was so full that he couldn't +
swallow another morSrl. In a little Will.
poor faddys thirst became intense. bu, no.
one hroP OF water would the doctor allow him
In snort he was not permitted to take drink
until his raging thirst caused him the most
terrible agony. Then the Doctor ordered :,
tub OF water to be placed on the floor. and.
making Nike get down on his knee. over il
and open his mouth. he held him in surb a
manner that he could not even moi,;.u HI,
parched tongue.
In aoont two minutes, the lizard. whose
,ss; Wt no doubt was fully equal to
Nuke s. began to crawl M the throat of tn.
terrified man. 1t had no sooner leaned :ro,,
his mouth into the water than ano,her and
another reptile of the same species followed
Tue hrst' until no less than nine .limv lizards
ieit mat mans stomach The Do.tor then
pulled nm away. gave him glas. Of brandy
"n'cn he bad no sooner drank than he faint.
Gu Another d'se poured down bis throat
o1u'S"t n'm to i'fe again. however, and
anu that Is the snl of The story.-poy;,r.s
Spirit >
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-04
Derby, Vt,

From the Evening Post.

From the Evening Post
At prayer meeting held in Plymouth
Church. Brooklyn, th. morning, the pastor
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, in view Of the
recent decision of the L" unj us, judges" of
the Supreme Court of the United States
disfranchising citizen OF the United State.
because his skin is black to the meet
ing the following pertinent hymn. by Dr..
Watts; hymn which has been sung by our
forefathers, on both sides of the ocean, in ,
thousand Christian congregations, and which
may need to he sung thousand times again
before there shall be All end of rebukino
those " who have fellowship with iniquity
and who frame mischief by law"
Judges. who rule the world bv laws.
VIII We de>pse the righteous can.e
" When the oppressed before YOU stand?
l)are We condemn the righteous poor
And LET rich sinners go secure
While gold and greatness brbe your hands,
Have We forgot. never knew,
hat God will Judge the Judges too?
High in the heavens His Justice reigns.
Yet You invade the rights OF God,
And send vOur bold DEGREES abroad.
10 bind the conscience in Your chains,
Tn Almighty thundcrs from the sky
lher graldeur melts. their titles die
They perish like di>so!vrng frost;
AS empty ctatf, when wnrlwnds rise.
Before the sweeping tempest fires,
SO shall their hopes and names be lost.
Thus shall the vengeance of the Lord
Safety and )ov To- saints afford:
And all that hear shall JON and say
." Sure there's a God that rules on gh-
Go that hears His children crv,
And will their sutisrngs well repay"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-04
THE NORTHERN voYAGERs,

Written for The Caledonan
Amid those icebergs drear,
Whose hoary forms appear
Along the swelling food in wild array,
Manned by faithful band,
An hundred leagues from land,
Breasting the angry .urges, a vessel wends her
way.
Beneath the couded sky
The tempest RACES high,
And the dull wind across her pathway roars,
But hearts and dauntless minds,
That fortune never binds,
Fear not the threatening storm, or the advancing
waves.
Through midnisht's deepest gloom,
Or days refulgent noon,
From .ea-imbosoned ISLE and swelling sound,
As glowing hope inspired,
Or faiths ambition fired
They forced their destined way DER boisterou.
seas profound.
Among those icebergs drear,
No sympathizng tear
Will fall III unison with others woe
For where their anchors weigh,
In cave or inland bay,
Extends one gloomy waste of wild untrodden
snow.
The fallow deer may roam
His northern mountain home,
And gaze unthoughtrulIy upon his foe,
But where e stems the cold
No human form will hold
With him true intercourse, save the dull Esqui-
mauX.
Oft, as their anxious eyes
View the impending skies,
Or trace with titful glow the threatening West,
Glad memory will turn
To where their bale fires burn
And sgh for their blest land, the land they love
the best.
And signing for that land
Where guardian angels stand,
Where truth-crowned liberty unveils her might
Fearless their bO>oms bare
To stem the Northern air,
Where reigns unwearied day, or long tempestu
Gus light.
The gathering ice draws nigh,
Close packed, as mountains high.
And on their listening ears the dull crash f:ll1,
Till mounting up, it rides
Along the vessels sides,
Or with uncertain strife, piles round in massive
walls.
And winter shuts them in
For soon the gales begin
10 breathe their thckenne floods of falling snow.
Till where the pillows rolled
In sheens of icy gold,
Now floats one c.mbrous mass, around, above,
below.
The wntry night comes down.
Fer fades the fading sun,
Around the frozen keel their camp fires blaze,
I'LL nights unbroken goom
Flies for the coming morn,
lhe slow but sure return Of more rsfulgent days.
Derby, Vt.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-04

undergoing repairs at Donsola, from which
place the entire expedition vas to start early
in the ensuing summer. Beyond this poin,
no further difficulties in the navigation of
the Nile are anticipated. The enterprise i,
receiving vigorous aid from the Viceroy of
Egypt.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-04

RAsCALITY ABOUNDING.-The oosnel !;
preached to the people regularly, all over tn.
country-relisious papers and magazines are
circulated in families, and many valuable per
sons set good examples before the world
but notwithstanding all this, and more, obser
vat'on teaches us that rsscaity abounds ir
all classes OF society. Petty thefts are dali,
commltted-such as robbins money drawers
stealing clothes, and dry goods, chickens
ducks, corn, and other eatabes. StroIIlnn
vagabondS, dealers in counterfeit money and
diseased horses are all over the country.-
Gamblers. travelling and local, and residen,
roSues, are all on the alert. Pious Williams
with faces as sanctified as the moral law. are
Keeping false accounts, and swearing to them
tor the gain. Whskey shops are selling by
the small, IN violation of the law. DRUG
stores are training up drunkards in high life,
and aiiordinS facilities for Sabbath drinking
which can be had no where else. The rich
are expressing the poor, and tie Door are
content to live in rags and idiene.s. Coun-
try dealers in produce come to town and ex-
act two prices for all they have to sell, and
the owners of real estate in towns are a.k;no
double rents, to the injury of business and
the growth OF towns. Banks and corpora.
tions' intended for the public good, have
their tavorltes, and are partial in the dislri.
button of favors. Families persecute and
envy each other. individuals slander their
betters Persons of low origin put on airs,
and falsely pretend to he more than they are
Cheating and misrepresentation are the
order OF the day. generally. In politics there
Is very little patriotism or love of country.
while demasogues seek to mislead. and build
up their own fortunes at the hazard of ruin.
ing the country.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-04

IHE DARKEY AND THE DEER" Mack
the Detroit correspondent of Porfer's Spirit
Is responsible for the folowing:-
The good steam .r In was coming down
the beautiful ST. Clair, when noble buck
was seen swimming across ahead of her. TC
lower away boat and give chase wa. onl,
the work OF a moment, and with stout line
he was taken by the anters. and safely bro,
upon the steamers deck. A good deal of
admiration was excited by his fine propor.
tlons. and amsng his admirers wa. the cook,
a goodly specimen of 'Atrcs cIime,' who
'mag'hed that, from the docils appearance of
the animal, he was quiet as sheep. lie
therefore undertook to caress him, and to Law
bis hand upon his haunch, when he was a..
tonished by vigorous kick, that laid him
sprawlng on deck. Nothing daunteti.
however. Cuiiy thought he might succeed bet.
ter by the head. but the deer, liking this no
better, made butt that laid the poor darkey
out again. opened an ugly cash on his WOOL
ey head. This was too much OF a good thing :
SO Gully, when he recovered himself, stool
Al respectable distance, ard eyas the old
puck sad - Now, look here, Mister Dee. ,
10 no whose dee you is, or who you b'long
TO- but If you do dat ar asin, dar'll be wen
'-on board dis boat, sure's you live."
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-04

"A FAT eALARY.-The paw of the Col
,ec'or ,s.o OF tins port, for the first quarter in
4o''' was ~ cents. That i. one Of the off,
ces to which the rotation principle might be
applied without much damage to any body
out the person who wa, rotated in.-N.ubu.
rtpo-t VeyrlJ
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-04

Late springs produce the greatest plen
Mariposa Democrat., 1857-09-24

The editor of the San Andrcas Independent
bores his readers with the following aborious
effort:
The WELL BoRED.-In Stockton the Artesian Well
Board, have bore ii WELL and well decided that the
well is well bored. We advise the Well Board to curb
the well bored with well board, or visitors to the
well uored will he wel bored on account Of the Well
Board negectng to curb the bored well with well
hnar1.
Mariposa Democrat., 1857-09-24

PANORAMA OF THE YOSEMITE VALLEY-This
work was taken through our town last week,
on its way to the State Fair in charge of the
proprietors, Mcssrs Mann, Bros The paint
ing is not ns yet entirely completed, but the
pleasure will be none the less to those who
would enjoy glimpse at this great wonder of
nature, although it be on canvass. Mons.
Claveau, the artist, has rendered the different
tabeaux, in such natural manner, that the
beholder is charmed with the beauty and un-
surpassed magnifccnce of the scenery. The
Mann Bros. have spent much time and money
in the completion of the painting so far, and
we bespeak for them reward commensurate
TO their deserts
Mariposa Democrat., 1857-09-24

RAsEy BIvEN Eso-This gentleman, after
in Stockton, on Tuesday morning of last week,
from Mazatlan. During his eventful sojourn
in Mexico, he has suffered many privations at
the hands of Mexican officials on charges Of
connection with the expedition of the lament
ed Crabb, and being wantonly assaulted,
wounded, and thrown in prison at Mazatlan.
Making his escape from prison, he succeeded
in getting away from the country. The Stock
ton Argus and many of the San Francisco
papers have published long and interesting
statements of the outrages he has suffered
His arrival in Stockton, his former residence,
was greeted by many friends.
Mariposa Democrat., 1857-09-24

A REMARKABLE ANINAL.-There is at pres
ent at Stockton, and will be exhibited during
the Fair, an American mare colt, sixteen hands
two inches high, and weighs twelve hundred
and fifteen pounds The colt was raised near
Stockton, and is now Mt Mr.. VOLTS stables
Mariposa Democrat., 1857-09-24

MERGED RIvER.-During this week, almost
every company engaged in nnming and turn
ing the river will have their claims opened and
will be taking out the precious metal Messrs.
McManus & Williams, last Saturday pros
pected their claim portion Of the day, with
two rockers, and the yield was $G6. Consid-
ering the fact that the water was not suffi
ciently pumped out Of the claim to allow them
to prospect the best portion of it, the above is
a good yield, and we expect soon to hear Of
large receipts from that quarter.
Mariposa Democrat., 1857-09-24

.B-our friend ''Charley," the Exprcssman,
with his usual liberality. furnished us with the
late Atlantic news. Obliged to you, Charley
Mariposa Democrat., 1857-09-24

EscAPED-A letter from Point San Quentin
to the San Francisco Herald says that on Fri
day, 18th inst, two prisoners made their es-
cape from the State Prison officers while kedg-
ing down the Widow Reed Creek in sloop.
Their descriptions are given, as follows John
Anderson, 20 years of age; hight, 8 feet 7
inches, dark complexion, dark eyes. dark hair,
scar over left eye, scar on left arm, two scars
and wart on forefnger, left hand Patrick
O'Grady, 80 years, 5 feet inches high, dark
complexion light eyes, dark hair; woman sit
ting on a chair and indistnct ink marks under
meath, on right arm ring around third finger,
right hand mermaid, heart, anchor, rising
sun, and woman with flag on left arm small
scar on right breast.
Mariposa Democrat., 1857-09-24
SPEC CIAL NOTI CES.
Mariposa and Merced South Fork
Canal Company

as- NOTICE. TER oNs DEsIROUs Of TAKING
Stock in the above Company respectfully informed that
Books open for Subscriptions TO the same at The
Office Of the Company in the building Lately occupied by the
MARPosA DEMOCRAT, in the town Of Mariposa.
BY order Of the Board OF Trustees, A. MCNEIL,
ASGEvINE REYNOLDS. Sec'y PKfsDT
Mariposa, August IL, 1857 aug2ou
Mariposa Democrat., 1857-09-24

QUARTZ MILL ENTERPRIsE.-Messrs Kellett
4 Peterson have purchased mill lately erect
ed on Ell Dorado creek, and are about re-
moving it to Mr. Kellett's place at Old Horni-
tos. There are numerous quartz lodes in that
vicinity that will pay handsome wages, and
we think our friends have entered upon a re-
munerative enterprise. Mr.. Kcllett's ditch,
which takes up water from Burns Creek, near
this place, will furnish water sufficient to run
their new mill during six months of the year.
From what we hear, there will be news Of
rich strikes thereabouts, some of these days.