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

NE AVGr>r Notwithstanding the first
week IN August the annual elections will take
place IN s!x Of the States As follows
:, .''"''';'' Aug" texas. Aug ;
Kentucky. " ) North Carolina. 6
Missouri. :; Tennessee, :. q
Alabama is 20 choose State Officers and
seven members of Congress: Texas. STATE
officers and two members of Congress: Ten
ne>Scc. 4 Governor and ten members: Ken
tuckv. a State Treasurer and ten members
North Carolina. eight members: and Ni>>ou-
II. a Governor. to ill the vacancy occa>ioncd
by the resignation of Trustcn Polk. who WIS
elected to the United States Senate. and a
member Of Congress in the Third district. in
place of James :. Green. who was elected to
the vacant seat of Missouri in the United
States Senate TforeNer.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-07-25

ANOTHER NATIONAL HoE>E SHOW Al
SrEI>GFitIn.-Thc Agricultural Society of
l!ampdcn county have purchased 4 >pirndid
meadow of near one hundred acres ON IN,
bank OF the river Just above the centre of
Springfield. and are making it into 4 Grand
agricultural park. with course Cor the di>.
play of horses one mile in length. The IN
Nc>trcnt III the ground and fences and co,lr>,
Will be about Soo."ao. The society and cit
zcn> of Springfield have united to celcbra,,
the possession of this magnificent Park with
a great agricultural festival and national
hor>c->how. 1t is proposed to give IN a
whole week to the celebration. to d;sblrse
about $4,000 in premiums upon horses alone
and to gather there for speeches some of the
most distinguished men in the country. Hen
~ Ward Reccher is already engaged to de
liver 4 dctiicatorv address. The success Of
the first national Horse Show at Springfield
several wears ago.-the largcs, and best ever
held III this country.-will tend TO secure pub
lie attention and favor to the ncw effort. The
same gentlemen who led in the former Exhi-
bltion are devo,lng themselves with energy
to the success Of this one The active exec
utlvc committee are George Bliss. George
Douglas. and George NJ. Atwatcr: and the
week which begins with September oS,h and
closes October Sd. is assigned for the festival
and cXhibition.-7rurelly.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-07-25

u For disasters by lightning, and also large
amount of Local and State News, see third page
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-07-25

HUMAN SKELETON FOUND UPON TIE WHITE
MorNTAINs.- The Travellers correspondent
writing from the Tip-Top House. White
Mountains. July 10, says that his travelling
companion discovered that day the corpse or
rather skeleton of man, short distance
from the summit. supposed to be that of
benjamin Chandlcr,of Wilmington, Delaware
who was lost on the Mountains last fall, and
of whom since that time nothing could he
ascertained until the present discovery of the
body, although reward of $500 was offered.
On the body was found gold watch and
about 500 in gold and bills. A son of the
deceased has been engaged in searching the
mountain for his father the present summer.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-07-25

fy Advertisement in Washington papcrs
July Is: The great Tom Hyer of New York,
was whipped this morning at the capital by
lom Hunter of Georgetown. d. {. 1t was
fair fight, and he was elegantly whipped. :.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-07-25
Republican State Ticket.

For Governor RYLAND FLETCHER.
For 1t. Gown, JAMES NJ. SLADE.
For Treasurer, HENRY M. BATES.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-07-25

\ hfyur7r !"'ir.-A Young man walk
81 :ram 4 =, :Shhori.y town. III. miles Gi>-
tan'. toth:>city.ti;~ morning.;o @e;a Team -
TT 10 5i.n- HI -irl Il the Circus. IL arr;>-
Cd II o'l' Of or stables i, hal:-pa>t t:,c
"r!"cA. an1 pt'itn'l, waited til th.. head
man could b" called up. Hctnok ,hr team.
went after hi> gil. and returned in season 10
see the Circus come into the ciiv They spend
the day here seeing the >iyh,>-clcphant>.
ponies zebra. and several or more curio>iti,>
not specified in the flaming bills. and after
the performance return: he To return with
the horse. and walk back. Talk about swim
ming the llcIle>pont. and add the wi.cherv
@: song L. make il more romantic. Th,. fri
low that swan that small sheet If water MAS
no lover at all beside the Youth that walks
twenty miles this hot July day to give the idol
of his heart a chance 70 90 in CITY >t,le 10 see
the Circus --Nwrl.>',r y. H. .V,r.c.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-07-25

MILITARY GLoRY.-During the Mexican
war. company 60 of lO5 effective men was
shipped from Detroit. The company was
detailed for guard duty at Camp Began. near
Vera Cruz. Of these. 20 were cut off in the
forty days before Vera Cruz. Five more
persisted afterwards. The small remnant of
30 returned from the campaign. and went
into quarters at Detroit. OF these. IL have
since dlcd,-and of the - now living not
one is capable of doing hard labor.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-07-25

- Just two weeks before the death of
Gov. Marcy, ne was in the Rochester Union
office. and visited the press room of the
establishment. This was the first Hme. he
sad ne had ever seen a printing press at
work :. When we consider that he had. from
his youth up. been accustomed to write for
the political press. and had always been
more or less associated with the printing
Office, this circumstance seems very singular.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-07-25
che Californian.
St. Johnsbury, July Is, 1857.

BY C. NJ. STONE & co,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-07-25
KANSAS.
STEE:L.-I'EN.

On the Fourth of July. it is reported. Gov
Walker took occasion to entertain the people
congregated at the land sales at Paoli. witt
an address in which he condemned in sever,
language the free State party of Kansas. :,
MIR. Foster replied to him. and exposed t,
the people the duplicity of the Governor
course This boldncss on the part of Mr.
Foster created quite an excitement in the
crowd. which had 4 considerable mixture of
National Democracy in it. and brought forth
curses and threats both loud and deep. The
click of rcvolvcrs was heard. and the CLEAN
OF bowie knives seen throughout the crowd
but the excitement was finally alaved. and a
collision. which at one time seemed inevitable
avoided. This should teach Gov. Walker
that the true WAY of pacifving Kansas is not
by fierce Remuneration of the citizens of
Kansas as traitors. and by such duplci,, as
he has been guilty Of The people of Kansas
know their rights better than he can tell them
and will not keep silent when they hear them
selves grossly viliticd. or feel themselves
wrongcd. kunsay FIRE. >tnfc.
KANSAS Boy think the following. which
has fallen under my observation. As good -
any the kHickcrbockcr pcrpctratc~." A, |
was coming up the Missouri. no, long since.
witnessed. on board the boat. al encounter
between a Massachusetts Kansas boy of three
years. and a Young Niryiaian Of five. which
WAS quite amusing. Young Kansas was play
ing horse. a sister of Nir.inia troubled his
rcln>. and he pushed her gently aside. Viz
"lll.a> II, was fired. ard hri>tln- up. he said ::
" l., you know you re not boss utthi> +
my sister "5'N do inst ,~LW ST., jI,.t>.< Ia
'lo." Kansas took no notice. but rode on.
vour" sister pulled his rcin> again. l." care
full. showed her away. Young Virginia took
from his pocket a little l!ay-p:>tol. and. pre-
>"ntng il at Kansas head. said: If Won
don't let my sister do .rIat 81. ctooS.< T.. do.
III shoot Hor. Tvs too much for Kansas.
who. Jumping from hi> horse. seized >tool.
The nearest weapon. and with il drove Virgin
IA clear cross the cabin. have written Il
fact BIT j; has 4 moral Can anv hook ;,
Kansas and no. Sccit /? Truly the child is
father 10 The man.-'ot*t@p.n,i,n. >,li,.q-
nh h,p4H.rm
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-07-25

Ammonoosuc winds its way through greer
fields among thick forests. and down stcc,
Preclplccs. The view from this point we'll re-
pays the labor of the ascent.
But what is going to give the White Noun
tain house an increased celebrity. and make
1t the central place for all who approach the
Mountains from the East is the carriage road
now IN construction towards the summit OF
Mount Washington. Many who have wish
cd to visit this famous summit have hereto
fore been prevented. either by physical ina
blllty to endure the fatigue or lack of cour-
age to encounter the dangers of an eighteen
or twenty miles horseback ride up cliffs and
down preci pieces. The new road will place
the highest peak of Mount Washington with
in reach of every one who has moderate DOW
ers OF endurance and decent amount of cour-
age. The road is now progressing at the
rate OF forty or fifty rods a day, and before
this letter meets the eye of the readers of THE
CALIFORNIAN, the road will be finished to with
in less than two miles of the summit. The
visitor can then take carriage at Brabrook's.
and after an easy and pleasant ride, will find
himself fresh and in good spirits for the COM
paratively short horseback-ride that remains
to be achieved. BY this very excellent ar
rangemcnt the time necessary for the cxpedi-
ton to and from the summit will be shorten.
ed fully third, and the fatigue and dangers
Will be diminished in a greater proportion.
SO gentle is the ascent of the carriage road
and SO we'll is the road wrought that we ac
complished eight miles in an hour and half.
without compelling our horse. 10 any great
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-07-25

was introduced
That was a costly joke of yours. dca,
Fred" said his wife, gaily.
but get the muti, at all events, Lucy
and what is better no one has come forward
to claim the three thousand dollars, which
she loaned me, feel confident that she
intended to present it to me and therefore
destroyed my note
"l.et us have look at the old relic, Fred
il the moths have not eaten it wholly up.
will return with it in moment"
The mutF was produced, and, as Lucy pre-
dicted. the lining was wofully moth-eaten
My dear wife, YOU must look to this. 70,
prize It dearly Oh good Aunt Sallys &C
count. | think You had better rip out tn,
lining. and rcnoyate the whole with cam
phor.
Lucy took the scissors and commenced al
once upon the task
What can the cid lady have stuffed it witt
wonder? Why, Fred. instead of cotton
she has Saaded it with dirty brown paper.
"l'lrtr brown paper. indeed :" exclaimed
ksr husband, sprlng:ng from his chair and
catching her hand as She vas about to throw
6 bunch INTO the CRATE Why, it is bank.
nctes Or J am dreaming"
The mystery Of Of the word contents
vas now explained. Note after note wa.
srawn out until more than thirty thousand
dollars Ia! Oh the table before them. A let
ter was also found from the aunt, which
stated that she had always intended him for
her heir. Hi, own note also came to light
from which his name had been torn off: This
new revelation of course created an immense
excitement among the villagers, but Fred
eriek and his wife kept on the even tenor of
their way respected by all not for their
wealth simply. bu: for themselves. One
evening during each year. they open their
splendid mansion to ALL 1t is a famous al
far for the villagers. and it is known as the
I. r'N",l:I t"Arr: S,,'> NnH."
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-11-10

THE FIraY BoRDEn, Democrats are
now earnestly fixing their attention on the
remote coun,ies Of Minnesota, to save theil
tickeBA in that incipient State. So far as
definitely beard from, the Republicans are
several hundred ahead, Experience GER
tainly justifies the confidence of the De-
mocracy in the bordeis, and the returns
from that region are coming in according
". On this,yiew of the case, the Chicago
Tribune remarks:
Henry Ward Beecher says that the
march of civilization bears hell on its outer
edge. We are reminded of this by the
vote cast at the recent elections on the con-
fines of Iowa md Minnesota. Through
out the undiscovered portion Of Iowa, and
along the outskirts Of Minnesota, where
the Indians prevail over The country, and
whisky prevails over the Indians, the Sham
Democracy have achieved signal triumphs.
"A frontier town, made up ofg hundred
Sioux or Blackfeet, and dozen white men,
whose occupation is to keep the natives
dead drunk, and themselves moderately 50,
will not fail, to bring ina Democratic ma
lority equal tothe emergency, in any i'm
portant election"
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-11-10

A SINGULAR FAcT.-A stock raiser Of
Fayette county, Kentucky, lost eight colts
one season, four of them thorough -breds,
and four of them common scrub stock
He amputated the legs of all of them, aud
boiled off the flesh, cleaning the bones
thoroughly, to learn, by examination, what
difference, in respect of bone, here was
between pure booded and common ones.
On taking the bones of the thorough -breds,
and holding them up to the light, he noti-
ced that they were almost transparent, as
much so AS white corn. lie tried the same
experiment with the bones of the inferior
stock. They were Opaque, and transmit
ted light no more than buffalo horn. He
Then tested the bones by weight, and found
the thorough-b by far the heavier, show
ing their superior substance and solidity.
They were hard and dense as ivory
NaSAvIte Union.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-11-10


Result CT LAND SPEcULATIoNs. 1t is
a fair subject Of inquiry, at present what
will be the resultof the immense land spec
ulations INDUCED in last spring, against
which we were careful to warn the people
at the time. Many n town lot and quarter
section of land bought at fabulous prices is
now among the unavailable assets of many
abroken business man, and must be thrown
into the market and sacrificed at a mere
song, for money is now so scarce, and cred
it so completely exploded that depreciation
is the general fate of everything. The
Philadelphia North American takes this
view oft: 1 4i .-t-.e
"The people of the West, we have no
doubt, will generally regard this as lucky
thing. Had it not been for the universal
bankruptcy, these lands might have lain
Idle for years to come, like the great tracts
in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, so long held
III a similar condition. At the present
time it is impossible for any of these spec
ulators to avoid sale, and this, SO far
from being a matter for regret, is fortunate
both for the West and the emiglating
East. Next spring and summer, then, we
may look for such a migration to the new
territories and States on our Western bor-
ders, as has not been witnessed for many
q year. fs a4t e.-ss .-.r.. IN
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-11-10
gp, tI3."t +f For the Telegraph
TTIE CHRISTIAN SCHOLARS
Ff@' ~ li MISSION. asa agt-
BY sELAiI nIBBARD BARRETT.

knowledge" it is said. ''is power
Whether this be literally true, in every
instance, is matter of doubt. One thing,
however, is certain. High intellectual at
tainments, combined with virtuous prin-
ciples, an unsullied reputation, and an'un-
blemished character, give an individual
m influence which cannot be acquired by
any other means. The position occupied
by the Christian scholar is, therefore, one
of commanding influence, which may be
so exerted as to effect an entire moral rev.
olution. TO substantiate this statement,
reference might be made to such men as
Luther, Wesley, Knox, Cary, Judson. DC,
who welded this power ina manner high
ly effective. o = '-''o1- ',' .'''i,'s''e
To show that high scholarship is not
incompatible with true piety, is one part
of the Christian scholars mission. Many,
from misguided pFejudices, are underthe
false impression that high literary attain
ments and exalted piety cannot be pos
sessed at the same time by the same indi
vidual. This error should be corrected
Examples should be furnished, corrobora-
ting the fact that the one attainment pro-
notes the culture and growth of the 9TH 1
er. 1t should be shown conclusively that
ignorance is no longer the 'mother of de-
votion," but the corruption of the human
heart, giving narrow and contracted views
Of God and his works. When ignorance
holds the supremacy, usurping the pla0
of reason, there is little room left for the /
culture Of those Christian graces which
shine with such lustre in the character of
those. who possess well-trained and disei-
plined minds. y, '"'t '.st~
As a part of the Christian scholars mis-
sions il is his duty, as far as practicable,
to promote the various arts and sciences.
The popular literature of the day is not
such as it ought to be. A sickly senti-
mentalism, designed only to corrupt the
mind and nurture evil passions. is rapidly.
taking the place Of, the more substantial
and useful kinds of reading. The mass
Of corruption, issuing from the press, in
the form of novels, is immensely great.
That they are bought, sold, and read, is a
fact established beyond doubt Such
are the deleterious effects upon the multi
tude, who confine themselves almost ex-
clusively to such reading, that no time
should be lost in producing change in
this state of things "s.a n;a .o' ati
Another important workto be performed
is the substitution of other works for those
now used, TO purify the fountains of knowl-
edge, and present to the world literature
uncontaminated, whence may be drawn a
correct idea of the practical duties of life,
and the responsibilities of the same Who
shall perform this arduous and toilsome
work, if the Christian scholar neglects his
duty? None but such will undertake a
task so formidable, bringing at opce all
the power of the human mind into requi-
sition. And, surely, it will require much
skill and ingenuity TO show the fallacy Of
those oyerdrawn and oyer-wrought pic
lures Of life that have been thrown before
! the public gaze. 7.gs
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-11-10
VOL. 8, NO s6.

fRINTINd.-When printer runs his
eye over his ledger and sees thousand
names that have nothing set down to their
credit, 1T Is not surprising that he is ready
70 set down printing as about the worst
business IN the world. And when lie gels
word from postmaster that Groggs has
run OIL and left nothing wherewith TO pay
for his paper-from another that Scroggs
can neither be coaxed nor compelled to
pay for his, and from still another that
Muggs has died and made no sign where
ny 1t can be inferred that he remembered
the printer in his last moments-then is
the poor printer almost ready to set fire
TO his establishment and run away by the
light. :l a ~.
1t is truly vexatious to have once hard
earned money scattered over large extent
OF country, and to be enabled to get it IN
'drIblets' only by the siowest of slow des
grees. Butafter all, there is some advan-
tage- particularly in times like these--iuf
havlng thousand men owe you five dol
lars apiece, rather than have one man owe
you five thousand. Suppose the three
thousand dollars due us by our eloquent
subscribers had been owing TO us by the
Ohio Life and Trust Company, where
would 1t be? AOn eStinventus, non come
at'6ie, IN swdnpane, up a Stu,npi61s, as the
constable endorsed or the back of IA states
warrant when he returned from an unsuc-
cessful chase after rogue who took refuge
in a swamp.
Delinquent subscribers, we are your
debtor decidedly! If you all had paid US,
we might have invested 1t in Michigan
Southern Railroad. Stock or shares of the
Ohio Life and Trust, which has suddenly
changed to DEATH and Dis-trust. You
have saved us a world of trouble, no doubt,
and we are thankful forit f ~ "a.
However, it is not fair to ask you to take
care of oarmoney always. You have ta-
ken excellent care of it so far, for which
we render You due credit; but if you are
willing, we will now undertake the custody
of it ourself.. We don't suspect your
at all. We have no fear you
are going to bust like the big fellows in
the cities, for nobody ever heard of thou
sand delinquent subscribers "5ur8ting."g
But we can, make Use of some money now,s
and if our good friends, the delinquents.
havn't suspended, like some of the Banks,
they win do US the favor to send in thou
sand or two before long, Whenever we
get enough we will give them notice to
stop sending.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-11-10
CHURCHES.

4
Presby yterian-Rev I. Twombly, Pastor. Services ey-
cry Sabbnth morning at IL O'Clock. Every Sabbath
evening nv 81 O'Clock.
Msl.odist Episcnpal-Rev. a. G. Bycrs, Pastor; as
sisted by Rev. w. 4. Metcalf. Services ut Union
Chapel, Poimeroy, and Heath Chapel, sheffield, ev-
cry sabbath, at l01a o'clock, A. NJ, and 7, Nh
Pray er meetings every "Wednesday evcking.
Piotestsnt Episeopal-No services ut PRESENT. VI
NeS Jernsalepl-No services. 50 sa.. u .i...
Observation-Disclosures r.. Breare, Pastor.
Services tssecond Sabbath in January and cyerywo
weeks thereafter at l01s O'Clock A. NJ undBa J. NJ.
German Mcthodst-Rev. j. Pfeizing. Pastor. Ser
vIcss every Sabbath morning, at 10 O'Clock .gt
German Lutheran-Rey. ?. Held, Pastor. Services
every Sabbath morning. ifi 2f' f ft-!a@
German Evangelical Presbyterian ION Linn street)
Rev. l.. Thesis, Pastor. Services every Sabbath
morning, mt 10 0'clock. ss f.s tS. L.g.- 3f
German Presbyterian ION Plum strcet.)-Rev. -
-, Pastor. Services every sabbath morning, at
10 O'Clock.
Roman CathoIic--R9v. John Albrnck, Priest. Ser
vices every Sabbath morning. .s.
Welsh Bhptist-Peter Lloyd, Pastor. Services ev-
cry Sabbath, at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ. and r. NJ. .e..l
Welsh Presbyterian New School. .)-Rev John II.
Jonas, Pastor Services every Sabbath at 10 O'Clock,
A. NJ. and =. NJ. .f, .-.. b., 2 -......
Welsh Presbyterian told School John T. Williams,
Pastor. Services every Sabbath, at ~ o'clock, a. NJ
and 6P.M
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-11-10

MASSACHUSETTS AND Omo-Massachu
setts established the first school in the
United States, the first academy, and the
first college; set up the first newspaper !;
planted the first apple-tree, and caught
the first whale; coined the first money.
and hoisted the first national flag; made
the first canal and the first railroad: in
vented the first mouse trap and washing
machine, and sent the first ship to discover
the islands and continents of the South Sea:
produced the first philosopher; and made
the first pin, and fired the first gun in the
revolution; gave John Bull his first beat
ing. and put her hands first to the Declar4
alton of Independence.
Ohio counts among her honors that she
opened the first Female College; introdu.
ced or rather created the culture of grapes
in America; discovered the true method of
taking mathematically, the ascension and
declension of stars; invented the first steam
fire-engine; gave birth to noble series of
painters, poets, sculptors, and men of
science; has the best and most talented
Governor in the Union, and the prettiest !:
girls in the world, to say nothing of
thousand minor points of superiority.