The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-06-20
The Season, Crops, and High Pri-
ces in ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Ev-
erett, &C., &c.
Correspoudence of The CaledOn,Gn.

Kentucky, but it is entirely minus its accus-
toned heat and splendor. Judging from the
first day as specimen,-or its forerunner,
the entire Spring-we are to have dull at
fair of it during the season. The thermomc-
ter stands to-day at COO, the heavens arc
overcast with Acknowledging clouds, and
the earth is drenched with the recent heavy
rains. More rain has fallen for the past two
months, than for eighteen months before, by
actual measurement. The Spring has not
only been wet, but cold and backward. Veg
citation, consequently was slow in making a
start. and looks now-gencrally speaking
as if it intended to refuse us its wontcd allow
ance Of good fare Corn is just up. and many
fields, having been taken possession of. con-
trarv to the laws made and provided. by the
ubiquitous cutworm, are now undergoing the
process of replanting. Tobacco. the great
staple of Mason and Brackcn Counties, is
small and pindling, and the prospect of an av-
eragc crop is extremely discouraging. This
is misfortune to the planters who depend
upon this crop for their livelihood, especially
as the price rules at present at so enormous a
figure. Mason and Brackcn by the way, (as
YOU may have seen in the Louisville papers,
have recently taken the State premiums in
that city for the best specimens Of the narcot-
ic weed for the year 1886.
VIII, at. such as escaped the Winters cold.
looks thrifty. and if it escape also the rust,
wcasil, scab. cheat. and other perils to which
it is incident. will turn out fair crop ard
will rcnumcratc-at present priccs-thc toll
some farmer. ] see. from a comparison of
quotations, (if rcliablc) that -four is selling
higher here than in any of the Eastern cities
a fact that is quite the reverse of the usual
order. This is the effect. probably. in part.
of the Railroad systcnl-an undue proportion
having been shipped East, to be returned.
for>ooth. for the consumption or speculation
of those who realized the first profit upon it.
Garden vegetables are monh behind the
timcS-pea> just in blow. potatoes ready for
the first hoeing. and other things pari passu
Fruit. so far as peaches. plums and apples are
concerned. is tiouri>hing; but cherries. bcr-
ricS and other )rssnreabc things of the Ia
dies liking are mn est inrcntus Sugar in
fact is too high. Cat II ctS.) to think of using
ii eXtravagantlv and the lovers of sweet
things will have to put themselves on short
allowance. unless they have long purse to
depend upon. As substitute. those who arc
80 Fortunate as To have 4 supply. can live on
"h"0id Smiles. while the rest are compelled
10 put up with the s"ur-kroW of cold and
"Caudlc greetings "a bad state of affair,
for ill-aS~ortcd mates. rs well as for widows
love. prude old maids. and crusty bachelors
Bacon. lard, and in fact everything eatah!,
, and drinkahlc-" old Bourbon not cxceptc,
are ruling at high rate and il puts poo
, man. even ii temperate. to his ,rumns. I,
furnish the whcrc-wi,hall for the surnort o
!..- i..".a..
But although in jeopardy of starvation lit
; orally speaking the people of this and the adj
: joining Counties were favored. short tim,
since. with an intellectual and patriotic tcas,
served up at Mays,ilc. hy the world-rcnown
' cd scholar. statesman and orator. EDwARl
, i.vIEilT He had large and brilliant au
| dlcnce of ladies and gentlemen. netting about
= 5000. for the Mt. Vernon fund. The them,
: was highly agreeable to every one prcscr.
and the manner and cloqucncc of TIE or,,o,
cAtl'od frequent outhur>tS of most cordial nm
: rla"sr. |, was no cold and formal affair
hut an occasion in which all who participated
did :" f'"" the h,dIt, and grew in their low,
OF ASIllN"I"N-'he great founder of Amer
lcan hhcrty,-and ofthe country of their birth
and devotion. the United State. Of America
The people of Kentucky. as people. are rs
ilrm rs granite rocks in their attachment 70
the American Union. No political chicancrv
or clustering can Swcrvc them from this no.
sItion. Let but the other States resolve and
d" Likewise. and the Union is safe boon To
Us and to generations vet to come. d2snitc
tn" croakings of Northern Abolitionists or
tirc-ca,ng Southcrncrs
Since the Grafton of EvtIETT, we have had
'h' hfSt Musical Convention ever held in Nv.
at Germantown. a village of some 500 iuhabi-
tants, live miles from this place. on the line
OF Mason and bracken Counties. 1t was pre-
sided over by Prof Baldwin. of Cincinnati
and was we'll attended by singers and ans
teurs from this State and Ohio. The Concert
on the closing night was highly applaudcd by
the large and enthusiastic auditory in attend
ancc. Vocal music. generally speaking, is at
low chh IN n.y., but the effect of the late
Convention is beginning to be perceptblc in
the facility with which Singing Schools c,n
now he gotten up. where before all was dis
cordant. dull and dark as Ercbus.,
If agreeable to you and your readers, (of
which You must be the judgc), NAV send
You an occasional jotting hereafter, with ref
erencc to such things ofinterest as NAV trans
pre- IN this part of our terra trma."
NJ. ID.
A Man CARRIED OVER HADLEY FAILS
The llolyoke Weekly Mirror relates the fol-
loving story of a singular and daring attempt
to cross the river ,t tb,+ ,l,oo ~ Al