The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-07-25

] II Drusged> whisky to fl. ,,.,.,,.
""o gallons per day is manufacrurcd IN w.,
near New York city. using up E.oo, b M ,'i'
OF gram per day. iIow many h,lf.,. .,-.e's :
families the srain would feed. N'i'-'''r'"i
q Mengin. the itincr,r. 49,,
whom everybody who has h...', P'n.ii.selier'
remember has died leaving fortune , If nnn
ooo francs. Hewas accustomed 10 Jr vi nj ,.;
great maSniticence and had son;ra . :, Y, WIN
Ills trumpet IN order to call the crowd 49,, pio"
ef-aii TO sell lead pencils at two sous ,.,h
q" \ man, calling himself p.rrr (, ~
was arrested at St Louis. last week ,ccn na'y,
OF kidnapping free colorcd men q, III
ana taking them to st. Louis for sale IN
gave bal IN S2.joo. which he forfeited ~, ,i ie
guilt. '''ueilce OF tls
DR. George b. Loring. POSTMASTER &c
salem. Massachusetts. had one of b;S Ga.
near! cut OFT by a moving machine Will
ne was operating on his farm, on Tues1ay
- l.iebig. the great chemist .,,s H..
peer Is worthless for the blood; it is Of ALI
only to support respiration and to SUNNY
warmth. app.
- he southern Journal of Medical and
Physical Science. details the case of bns
eight wears old. whose lower extrem;,;as ~.
turned completely around. There ~. -
kree pans. and the Joints bend bacl vi
That when ne kneels the legs proper are in
front otth body. The heels are in front AMI
the toes behind. '''N
. Among the passengers by tbe s,e,r,s-
Niagara. which sailed from Boston ON VII
day. were John 3. Cough and wife.
- During the last three weeks. twenty
io"r fugitive slaves have passed through S,-
acusc. New York. on the srea, underground
One man sent his wife ahead in a box.
y little son of Robert Oliver of New
York city. aged only tive wears. is now SER
ouslE i'll from eating orange peel Parents
cannot be too cautious in keeping orange n,e
from their children. AS ii contains an ,c,;,.
poisonous oil which in many instances Ia.
caused the death of persons indiscreetly e,.-
ing it.
The Boyden prizes for skill in ma,bc-
mates. at Harvard. have been given as fol
lows 500 10 William Watson of Nam
fucket. 800 To George Searle of Brooklinr
and an additional gra,uitv of 800 by The
generosity of Mr.. Bov!.r,. To Alexander
L. ASa>>iz. SOP of the Professor.
Inc excitement i'll the countics of low,
about fhe horse thieves, continues: a rnol,
rescued tiiltt from the con>tabl, ~ Anamo-
81 last week. and promptly executed ham. and
another thief who had sold >-oicn bmS.,. =.
|'alela and then taken another hack ~.
Iowa WIS shot 80 that he cannot recover.
y correspondent of the Journal o;
commerce says thai crc hong the I,re~cr. ..,-
.cu'lNe mansion VIII cease 70 lethe Presidents
and viii be appropriated entirclytn
'fi'c,> connected VITA the pre>;i,nsy. IT,.
grounds for 'hc mansion are 20 lr. occ,,,ie1
y cN"c"tl'c irii!'!in->. one %: ,sll:cl. IS now
Il process of crcct;un
: II NIL he rccollectcd tha. :. tbc Tim.
II the rcc'ii, railroad catastrophe =, D,.>iar-
lines bridge. all efforts 10 obtain The wb,,l
mich Is tiir supposed cause of III, ac,iae,-
'F"Ncs. inii!e- Last wc,k Friday. The. diver
,mp!"!t'i III searching the canal for this wheel
'r>rrnd'd Tor The pu,po~c Of making auo-b-
r effort 10 recover il. bat MIS- seized with h,
ramp and drowned.
: Professor Mitchell. OF the Nnr,b C,r,.-
ina university. h.:> lcr:>hc! on rb,. Rel
noua;..;'.>. which he vs. engaged IN cy,,lnrl
70 lie !c.' the Mountain HOUSE 10 eros,
'rr :" 'ancy rlNcr. and l.ut arriving there. 4
e.'rch WAS made. when hi> bod, was found
Il Sa'-tall fork. the Professor having proha-
y! host his to"tholl and fallen down :, rrec;-
ice of forty feet
= Helen Mcfarland. aged 1, YEAR. was
tempting 10 snow some sister bathcrs =,
ap" Elizabeth. Me. how TO swim on their
ack> WHEN she MIS- suddenly seized with
ramp ana drowned IN ONLY two and half
ct of water
\ Young man br the name of NJ.
or:E:ck WAS dragged under the cars ., Tho
o>ion depot in Lowell. las, Monda, at,.r-
o"n while shaking hands with some friend,
n" were gong out upon the train. and WAS
l>,antly killed
Fugil. the ruffian who murdered and
'alpcd Mr.. Hops at Leavcnwor,h. has he
'me. Ike Cain. fugitive and vagabond in
le earth. His associates in CRIME. who con-
l'uted the jury, acquitted him in spite Of
ie most conclusive rroo.-hut divine Justice
oe> not sleep. He attempted TO make his
ONE at Parksile. Mo-. and the people re-
arded INN with horror and disgust. and he
as been obliged 10 fly. TO escape threaten
| lynching.
:. \ paper called the Free Press. pub
she'd n Quit,nan. Texas. has been snp,,r,ss-
|. y pro->laverv mob voted To DESTROY The
lice. and gave Winston Banks and Mr..
rmon. the editors. twenty-four hours in
Inch 10 leave the place. The press was de-
ol>hcd and the editors fled The pspc-
ivoeated the substitution of free for slay.l..
Or in Texas. as for It's material interest,", bu,
ade no moral opposition to slavery as wrong
principle.
SINGtlAE E>cArE.-In Chicago lately, as
brass worker was turning in his lathe
'lnted brass instrument. ii broke and one
'rt struck his elbow. shattcring some of the
mes. while the other was driven with great
'l"citv against his side. the pointed end
,>>lng through an cyelet in his suspender
h,ch arrested ii within one quarter of an
On of his heart.
VERDICT ON TIE MONTREAL" Dls,sTR.
: ne Coroncrs jury on Tuesday evening a,
uehec. returned 4 verdict of manslauyhtc-
,ainSt Wilson. the owner of the steamer
entreal. Captain Rudolf. Dorval. the plo:
I'd Roberge. Tie mate. and strongly censur
e Wilson. the senior controlling agent
ne verdict also recommends stringent en-
rcement Of the Steamboat Law. The