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WANTED

800 ACTIVE YOUNG MEN, to act A. 10
wv cal and travelling Agents, in q business
easy useful and honorable, at a salary Of SIos
Per month, A capital of S. only required, Ne
F@ient Medicine or Book business. fnll psrtis-
uiI' sven nee tos'l who enclose postage stamp
or three cent piece, and address
62;3m WILLIAM JOHNSON,
Sandown, N. u
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DR.. JoRDoN can be consulted at Brandon,
daily, on and after Friday, June 10Th, ex-
cept the last Saturday in each month, at
which time he will be in Rochester, VT, pre-
pared to receive and treat patients.
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TURKS ISLAND SALT, just received and fss
i sale by A. G, WICKPR'
Cornwall, June 20, 1857.
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FOR SALE.

TNllE subscriber has very neat Buggy was-
i gon. which he will sell on reasonable tsrms.
he having no use for it at this time. Call and
see il. j. L. NEGUS
Middehurv, May 8, 1857. aft
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TO THE MUSICAL WORLD!

TCSr received, large lot Of New Sheet Mu-
- sic and Cramer's School for the Piano. which
will be sold cheaper than the cheapest Call OPP
posite Prof Par;ers. A. j. HERVEY.
Mr. II. has entered into arrangements with all
the Publishers, 70 receive their best productions
daily. Music orders sent daily.
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Middlebury, June %, 1857.
RS MINERAL WATERSl

INRESH from the Congress and Pavilion
Il Springs. Kept on Ice. For sale at ~ 1-2
cts. per bottle, by W. p. Russell.
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Herds Grass Seed.
NJ ORTHERN AND EASTERN TIMOTHY
IN Seed, ofprime quality, for sale by
April 10 Z. VALLETTE.
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Dried Fruits,

OrI6O FTu1tSs
Apples, Peaches,
Turkish Prunes, Raisins,
Currants, Citron,
Nuts and Figs,
For sale by april 25,) f. VALLETTE.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-06-27
1is7 Attempt on Napoleon's Life.

BIZ There has evidently been another serious
attempt 10 as@assinatc :,ie emperor Of France.
and although the fats in the ease are care
fully suppressed, enough is known to SLOW
that the emrcror's friends entertained most
serious apprehcnsions Of a renewal of the at
tack. The Paris correspondent of The Nan
chester Guardian writes -
Three days back. enc of the individuals
whose province it is 20 warn the papers of
what they must and must not publish, made
hurried round Of the latter, and desired
that nc alluslon might be made to what had
happened at the Musec d Artillerie. In the
evening Of the same day. the same man came
again. and the next day his visit was repeated
and he enjoined upon the various editors of
journals that it should not even be mentioned
that the emperor had gone with the king of
Bavaria to visit the Musee d. Artillerie.-
The only certain fact is that the emperor
went, without any ceremony. with the king
of Bavaria. to visit the IIusec d Artllerie
and that there something took place which
it is extremely desirable no one should know
The people usually best informed hint at an
attempt at assassination, which was extremely
near succeeding. The same individuals also
pretend that the emperor and empress did
not attend the ball at the Hotel de Vile for
the same reason and that the absence of
the imperial couple from the prefectorial fete
was owing solely to the strong emotion Of
the morning and thu united adiurations ofthc
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County Court Record.

ORANGE w. MAY & WIFE Us. ALFRED
was an action on the case
to recover damages for injuries sustained by
the female plaintiff, by reason of an attack
made by vicious dog of the defendant upon
horse after which the plaintiff was riding.
1t appeared from the plaintiff testimony that
they were riding by the defendants house
when his dog rushed from the barn, barking
furiously and frightening the horse so that
he ran, sheered, and hurled the plaintiff vio-
lently to the ground, by which her head and
hips were severely injured, and her general
health seriously injured for long time. The
defendants testimony tended to show that the
dog in question, instead of being ferocious
ANIMAL as alleged, was merely aplayful puppy
that his bad habits, if he had any. were UNI
known to the defendant, that the plaintiff was
himself in fault for being an unskilful horse
man, driving skittish horse, and using an
unsafe wagon, and, in general, that the plain
tiff-s case was mere trumped-up" affair.
The jury found for the plaintiffs to recover
SS5,42, damages.
For plaintiffs, T.. A. Cahoon, T. Bartlett,
Jr.; for defendant, O. L. Brown, J. ID. Stod-
dard
The last three days of the term were occu-
pied i'll disposing of criminal cases. Loren
AYR was found guilty of having in his posses
sion slung- shot with intent to use the same
as weapon. After verdict was found against
him. a motion was made to arrest the judg-
mcnt on account of the insuficiencv of the
Indictment. The motion will be decided in
July and in the mean time he remains in Jail.
Charles Morgan of East Haven was found
guilty of grand larceny. The principal testi-
monv against him was that of Warren Hart
well, an accomplice. who testified to the steal
ing of ploughs. shirts, wooden cloth. -four
ropes, sheets, drills. and "sundry other arti-
Giles too numerous to MENTION Both the re-
spondent and the witness evidently had very
vague ideas of the rights of property. and had
been in the habit of " anneXinS" whatever il
was convenient to Law hold Of The testimo
ny of the accomplice was so far corroboratcd
by other evidence that the jury returned Il
verdict of guilty. He was sentenced by the
Court to three years hard labor in the STATE
Prison at Windsor. 4 Belgian with
name so long and so full of con>onant,
that no one dared undertake to pronounce it
plead guilty to an Indictment for assault ant
battery. and was sentenced TO thirty DAYS con
fincmcnt in Jail at labor under direction O
the Sheriff He had already been in Jail fou,
months. which he says is much greater pun
i>hment than is inflicted in Europe for tn,
same offence
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-06-27
Poking fun at the Comet.

The Philadelphia papers managed to get up
considerable fun about the expected visit of
the comet, that did not arrive on the dav of
its announcement. The Journal and Bulletin
filled their various editions with special dis
patches on the comets progress. some of
the best of which We quote -
"SQuankum. (N. W June 18th. \. NJ
Work has ceased. The people have Just COM
pleted hole in the sand two and quarter
miles in depth. The tail of the comet will
bc run into this, and Immediately secured by
Il chain of circumstances. The luminous
head will then be used during the coming
summer to illuminate the country.
Still later, II o'clock. M-Grcat sensation
vcrywhere-crowdS rushing to Vine street
comet plainly visiblein the northwest-larce
fiery round body-tail not ceptiblc-alarm
bell struck-six of our debtors pay up. and
ask forgiveness Pshaw-Thc
comet turns out to be red-headed girl. hang
ing out clothes on top of house; great dis
appointment. The six debtors aforesaid come
back and wanted to borrow. Thermometer
SO degrees.
Washington observatory-No on.-The air
smells of sulphur; attributable either to Viii
liam Walker and his associate or the ap-
preaching comet. More anon.
Leo, 10 - \. M.-The comet has Just
passed and announced that he is bound to
strike some one of the smaller planets of the
solar system; but whether Mercury. Venus.
Mars, the Earth or Uranus. it is impossible
to say; most probably the latter
Wall street, New York, IL A. M.-Jacob
Little has just received a private dispatch
from the Great Bear. who says the comet is
sure to strike. The consequence is great
decline in Erie and New York central. Moth
ing heard vet from Taurus. and the bulls are
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waiting anxiously.

waiting anxiously.
Luna, ~ M.-Thc comet is coming near
and presents very striking appearance.
Later.-Thc man in then has lust been
struck. 1t is feared that the moon canno,
shine alongside of the comet.
Still latef.-Ihe man has recovered and
struck back. Result doubtful.
Arctic Circle. l 7. M-The North. Pol.
has been knocked down by the CONE, and
the line is out of order. Send on a uol,. Of
some kind, exi!cd. hoop, or fishing. TO r,,,a;-
damages.
Washington. > T. M.-Presidcnt Bucba,-
an has issued a proclamation warning the
comet of. and threatening to send AN ey,,edi-
ton against him. General William Walker
has been clo>cted all the morning with -bc
president. and viii probably command the ey-
petition. Of course the comet Will not dare
to touch the earth. and no more fears need
bc entertained.
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WHERE II HIT HIM.-People who {,

WHERE IT HIT HIM.~-People who take a
newspaper, and let it run from year to year
without paving cent for it, or ever giving
the least evidence that they recognize the in
debtedness. can't tell how it will bring them
up some day. A man in the ne;ghborhood
Of Portsmouth, week or two since, applied
to dealer in the city. to hire piano forte
The dealer knew nothing of his customer,
but thinking that our friend Fuller of the Ga
zete might know, applied there, and found
that he had taken that paper seven years
without paving cent. The dealer wrote to
him, declining to lie. him piano forte, on
any terms, and gave the reason. We hope
we shall not he referred to in similar man.
ner, in relation to some of our friends
Nashua Telegraph.
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ANOTHER "CLAssICAL GAMING "A. d.
Banks, editor of the South Side Democrat at
Petersburg, Virginia, the democratic candi-
date for clerk of the last House and an aspi-
rant for the next, has been assaulted by the
resident correspondent of the New York
Herald, upon whose statements Mr.. Banks
had made some personal structures. The cor
respondent skulked up from behind and struck
HIM n upon the head with heavy bludgeon.
Banks called the assault on Sumner a "clas-
steal Gaming he now has the chalicc COM
mended to his own lips,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-06-27
Slate Quarry.

"IEON." a traveller unknown to us. gives
an account of his pcrambulationS in this sec
ton. and among other things particularly no.
ticcd by him is the Slate Quarry in the nci Oh
boring town Of Waterford. belonging to
NrssrS. Hale X Drackrtt The Quarry has
been worked sufficient. to dcvcopc lis good
qualities: and the work of getting out Slate
is soon to be resumed with renewed vigor.
The Quarry is valuable. and there is no doubt
but fortunes can be made from it. by supply
ing the local demand. and sending off the sur
plus to other and more distant markets by
railroad. Leon communicates his obscr-
vations to the public through the columns
of the White Mountain Banner. We copy
the following paragraph -
After two hours of travel through this
rich and beautiful part of the town of Wa
tcrford we arrived at the celebrated and valu-
able Slate Quarry of McSsrs. Hale 4 Bracket.
Here the scene at once changes. from those
even and beautiful fields and pastures. and
lovely woodlands. rises the mi ghty pile of
slate. the value which is beyond calculation.
This immense Quarry is a mile or more in
length, by l2 mile in breadth, it rises 40
feet in height almost perpendicular. The
proprictors have commenced to quarry slate
of the best quality in the State. They have
drawn the premium of the Vermont State
fair. as being the best quality in the state.
Most beautiful specimens of this slate may
be seen around this quarry. This Quarry
lays i'll the open country, and good road
runs within twessy rods of it. The spot
where the excavation is made. is - feet above
the level of the surrounding land, and 10 feet
from the top of the Ledge. Some beautiful
specimens of Geology are to be seen here.
The quarry according to the vibrations of the
magnetic needle, contain some valuable ore.
and specimens resembling gold, have been
found among the stones Also many other
crriosities to pay any one for visit to this
valuable quarry, and no one will regret a Wis
it to this place.
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r. When you see an old man amiable,
mild, equable, content, and good humored,
be sure that in his youth he has been just,
generous, and forbearing. In his end he
does not lament the past, nor dread the
future. He is like the evening of fine day.
Arabic PrOrerb.
~ The New York Herald is now printed
on new ten-cylinder Hoe presses, that throw
off 10000 sheets in an hour.
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ministers that the emperor would not visit
the Hotel de Vile. Speaking ofthis myster-
ious affair this very morning with man well
known in the Partisan world, he gravely said
Last Thursday wee k, so and so, (naming
a member CT the republican partly made use
to me of the following words-we had been
talking of the risks and chances attendant on
the emperor's life.-sWell, don't be surprised
if something occurs much sooner than you
think Of"
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Ten. p. Willis, the Idlewld poet, thought

TEN. p Willis, the Idlewild poet, thought
he saw ghost, on recent night. The fig
ure was in white, in the human form, moving
at the foot of his bed. Ever and anon it
would swell into unnatural proportions, and
then raise both arms towards the ceiling
Willis confesses that he was frightened. He
rose with sweat-lrops on his brow, nerved
himself to the extreme of daring, approach
ed the figure, and clutched it-when 10! it
was his own silk shirt. 1t had been hung
near the foot of the bed, over furnace reg
lister. The column of warm air occasionally
inflated this shirt, and hence the ghost.
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che CaIruuMfaM
BY c. NJ. STONE & co.
St. Johnsbury, June 81, 1867

II L: will be the aim Of the conductors Of THE
CALrnox1Ax to give the News in an attractive
form and in its season; to make ali Interesting
and elevat!ng Family journal; to discuss public
affairs with independence and vivacity; and to
refec; the common New England sentiment against
the crce! Wrong Ct Slavery.
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New Publications.

TIE AMERICAN CITIzEN.-B BY John IL
Hopkins. New York: Pudney & Russell
Whatever comes from the pen of Hopkins is
ALWAYS worth reading. because he writes from
Z full mind and an earnest soul. In this work
he considers the duties of the American Git
zen in all the conditions. domestic. social. OF
public in which he may be placed. The chap
tiers on the choice of a wife. the education OF
children. social life. and public amu>cments
possess much interest and may be read with
profit and pleasure by Young or old. The au
thor's views in regard to slavery and tn,
mode of its cx,inguishmcnt are adapted to d
warmer latitude than that of Vermont, and
neither find or deserve to find anv favo,
North Of Mason 4 Dixon's line. With this
exception the book is a wcll-considcred and
deserving work.
THE SCHOOL HARP is collection of pleas
ing and instructive songs. designed for schools
and singing classes Children cannot learn
to sing too early. and anything that will help
make them sing. we will welcome 1t has
reached It's eighteenth thousand. Published
hv Morris Cotton. loO Washington St. Ros-
ton.
SCHOOL MEIoDIFS.-This work is most adj
miraby adapted to those schools where m,i-
sic would be appreciated and reii>hed. That
the public appreciate the work is appar-
cnt from the fact that 10000 copies
have already been sold. Price, only 20 cents
per copy. Sent by mail. postage free. on the
receipt of the price. BY Morris Cotton. l2O
Washington ST., Boston.
THE EXTRA SESSION DEBATES.-We have
received from the Hon. f. =. Walton, the
Journal of the proceedings and debates of the
General Assembly of VT. at the Special SEES
sion in February last. The Debates at this
Session on the location o: the Capitol. were
of marked ability, and what adds much to the
value and interest of this work, are its cngra-
wings. giving three views of the Capitol-as
it was before and after the fire. and as it is to
be, when completed on the present plan. The
cost of the plates alone in this volume as we
learn by a note from the publisher. exceeds
the amount of subscriptions for the work.
For this reason, none but subscribers can be
furnished at the subscription price of 81. \
limited number of copies for sale. free of post
age: Paper Covers. $3.50 per copy. Cloth
Binding, $500. Those wishing to secure a
copy should order Immediately of +. p. Wal
ton, Montpelier, Vt.
GEN. JOSEPH WARREN.-This is a neat lit
tie book of less than hundred pages, con-
tanning biographical sketch of Warren, and
embracing the prominent events of his life
together with his two celebrated Boston ora
tons, and also the eulogy pronounced by p.
Morton, NJ. NJ, on the re-interment of the
remains by the Masonic order Issuing as it
does when the country is awaked to the good
deeds of this patriot by the erection of a stat
ue to his memory, it will find sale Pub
lished by Shepard, Clark & Brown, Boston.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-06-27

Observation-Disclosures solicit voluntary com
mua:catcns from all parts of the country upon
matters Of interest. u Items of News, in par
ticular, will be thankfully received
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among us. But we have written enough up
on this singular complaint Of New Englands
influence and deficiencies. We leave the ex-
tract for the consideration of our readers.
COUNTY NoMINATIIONs.-The sterling Re-
publicans of Addison County, who are usual
" first in the field to make nominations and
never behindhand in electing their nominees,
held Convention at Middlebury on the 18th
inst, and nominated the following ticket for
County officers For Senators, John Pier
point, VIM. r. Sanford: for Assistant Judg-
es-John Strong, NJ. W. c. Wright; For
Sheriff, David S. Church; for High Bailiff,
G. A. Collamer; for States Attorney, F. Z.
Woodridge for Judges of Probate-Geo.
w. Grandey, Calvin G. Tilden. Mr.. Gran
dey has since declined the nomination, and
Harvey Morrill, takes his place on the ticket.
- The Burdell case continues to devel-
ope new features Testimony has been in
troduced favoring the theory that DIR. Burdcll
did marry Mrs. Cunningham. One witness
testified decidedly that DIR. Burdell told him
he had married her and was sorry for it. The
testimony showing that Burdell was at Alba
ny on the evening of the 2Sth of October,
the time of the alleged marriage, is invalidat-
ed by other witnesses, who swear to seeing
him in New York on that day. Hester Van
Ness, a dress-maker, testified that Mrs. Cum
ningham applied to her several times to act
as brides maid at her marriage with DIR. Bur-
dell that the Doctor was present more than
once when the subject was introduced and
also requested her to be a witness on the ex-
pcctcd occasion. Her evidence points strong
| " to the fact that such marriage at least was
for sometime contemplated both by DIR. Bur
dell and Mrs Cunningham. \ Mr.. knowl-
ton also testified that Dr. Burdcll had some
conversation with him in December or Janu-
airy last in regard to an exchange of real cs-
tate, and he then spoke of his wife in connec-
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Letter from Boston.

A few Introductory remarks in which your cores
pOndent makes his bow to the readers of The
CALEDoNIAN-The Inauguration of the Statue
of Gen. Warren-Political
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MASS STATE CONVENTION.

The people of the State of Vermont, without re-
gard to past political differences divisions, who
are opposed to the repeal Of the Missouri Com
promise. to the policy of the present AdminiStra-
tion to the extension of Slavery into the Terrific
ries: in favor of the admission of Kansas as a
free State and restoring the action of the Federal
Government to the principles Of WASHINGTON
and JEFFERSON. are invited to meet in Conven-
ton at Burlington. on Wednesday, the LIST day of
July next. at 10 o'clocs ~ NJ. for the purpose Of
nominating candidates for Governor. Lieutenant
Governor and Treasurer. and the transaction of
other business deemed necessary.
II. G.. ROOT.
ii. Ii. BAXTER.
\. F.. JUDEVINE, State Com.
ALEX. RIDDLE.
GEO. WARDNER.
June 9, 1851. 81
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law than calls fair in politics" still extant
among US. But we have written enough up
on this singular complaint Of New Englands
influence and deficiencies. We leave the ex-
tract for the consideration of our readers.
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tured and sustained Religion, Law, Science
and the Arts, and given to them, within our
own limits, a fuller development and more
comely exhibition, and in other lands wider
influence than the world before has ever seen.
But alas for the ignorance and stupidity of
the Puritans. They had no faith in stage
players. They founded Churches and Col
leSes and sent Missionaries among the Indi-
ans, but they never built Theatre, and did
not even consider it necessary or useful in
stitution. In their simplicity they never
dreamed that amusement was the chief end
of mans being, or imagined, what some mod
ern writer's seem to have found, that the Dcv-
il, if taken into good company, might be re-
formed and made very respectable teacher of
morals. But all this might be pardoned consid-
eringthe age ard circumstances in which they
lived if their descendants did not persist so
much in the same way of thinking and acting:
if they were not always haunted by "sense
Of duty" and thereby made to be worth
less as party leaders and political chief
tans. 1t is sad to think, "how much our
national character has suffered from the de-
pressing influence Of Puritan principles" but,
sad as the story may be, VIC hope this wri-
ter will find room in his next paper to esti-
mate it and tell U.S. But whatever we may
anticipate and fear in regard to that result,
we are glad to learn this fact, though it be to
the prejudice Of New England men in some
quarters, that there is, or at least is supposed
to be, some political honesty, some higher
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-04-30
EAlraY Notice.

yEyAKEN UP by Nathaniel l.. johnson, living In
II Columbia township, Wapello county, Iowa, Oh
the LIST day Of January 1851 estray cattle, described
as follows One pded brindle white steer with larg,
he'll on mark ed crop in the right and swallowforl
IN the left ear and very old Two red and white pdet
steers one has swalowfork in the left ear the Other
a swaow-fork and underbt in the right car. One red
lined back steer with crop and slit in the lief ear
One brindle and white steer pided with swallow-forl
I'm the left and crop OF the right Cine red-roar
steer with crop and underbit In the right ear Que
dark red steer without any marks or brands perceiya
ble all supposed to be threeyears old past and valued
at SllT. q ~ 70 az ~ "a ~
Feb 2652-8m - N Campbell, Clerk.