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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-10-02

The captain aud surgeon considered Il crvo-
dient 90 tumigatr the steerage with burning
taf, which operation was 70 be performed d,
the b0atsWain under the supernlpndence N
the irh officer lhr hoatsWuiu heated ths
end ~ q chain to'dip ia inr % produce smoke.
The end became too hot 20 hold, and Boz lel
Il drop upon the deck 90 which IL set fire,
Tho tar also upset, aud Immediately al about
was In flames. feeble attempt was made
10 extinguish the fire, but IL was without Of.
feet, There was nothing at hand 10 meet
such an emergency.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-10-02

There is trouble with the Telegraph Gable.
Ever stree the Cable announced the news
that a treaty of peace had been concluded. be
tween China and the allied powers, the pub
lie hapc matted in vain for the announcement
that the line was ready for business. II is
supposed there is some trouble with the line
near the, Irish coast, and few miles may
have to be taken up before signals can be got
through from Valentia.
Geo. Mercer was killed in a prlzc fight at
New Hagen, Ct, last week Wednesday,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-10-02
A Shame.

Bono Of the Republicans Of Essex county
allowed personal preudiccs and local inter
ssits,io so far influences them in tho latc cleo
tion as to allow the Republican candidate for
Senntor-Col. ]. g. Darling, Of Cmcord--to
be defeated. Col Darling could and would
hive been elected by good majority had
all the Republicans votet for himi but re-
turns from his county show N. w. French
democrat, to no elected by 03 majority. Thus
The pnrty have lost one Senator and good
man, by the divisions IN thcr own ranks.
tt7~ Jim Lane has been publicly whipped
by lawyer named Quigley. and a challenge
has passed for duel.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-10-02
Douuti's Conct.

a correspondent inquiries of us In regard
TO the comet visible Ia the western heavens a
little after sunset each clear night We be-
lieyo Il 10 the same one that can be seen in
the moFnIng before sunrise in the northeast
We gather from our exchanges that Il takes
It's nufc from DonntI having first been diS-
covered by thisaaatronomer on the ID June
last The reuson Of is being seen now IN
the evening and again IN the morning. Is that
THGs now rrurtJrd u part NJ ~ url,it -o frr
north that in Is diurnal revolution Il Is only
about five hours below our horizon, and con
sequenty It Is well seen In the west in the
evening, and equally we'll in the east In the
morning, and with the naked eye,
Thg.besi view Of the comet can DO had In
the morning, about . IL or O'Clock, The
velocity Of the comet when at its perhelion,
Is about 100000 miles an hour, It's distance
from the earth At this time, roughly estimated
Is about s7OO0OO0 miles. IT, tail Is at least
G,oOo,OoO miles IN length,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-10-02
Another droat Caiamity.

Tho country I, 80 l6mcntalon and mourn
ing once more on account Of another Wnoir7
sale slaughter, The burning Of tie dushla
occurred IN mid-ooean, and though two other
vessels were nighr'hcy were tard in-1p-
preaching TO help, and Gre hundred and hir-
Wbrce human beings we're swept into otern
ily with hardly moments warning Full
particulars Of this awful tragedy are given In
another piaee--irom which our readers viii
see II Is the Same old story-carclcssn fol-
lowed up by total loss Of all control Of the
crew by the officers, aud then general panic.
The Austria was a frst-class propeller, of
1884 tons, built by Card Il Coz Of Glasgow,
last year, Her hull was Of iron. She be-
ongcd to the Hamburger and Amclicnn
Steamship company.
Below We give list Of steamships lost
since the introduction Of oeesn steamship
navigation. II will be noticed that this last
diaaster WAS attended with greater loss Of
4
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-10-02
Cambridge oA4rLE MAnxrr-scpt n.

market n7s Cattlc0uu Bcoves and t7p stores con,
HiEtng 81 Working ONcn, Cows and CALVES NearIuEG
Two and Three Years Odd.
PHccs-Markct Bccf-ENtra Including nothing but The
best large tat stabilized Oxen 7UO per quality
msudlns n9,mng but The best, large fat Stalled oven
the best stabilized Cows ana the three years old steers
$50 All - quality. 50 Osg ordinary, saw.
HhUcling Cattc--Nu quotations.
stofrs- Norkihg Oxen, NUN So, loo 75,. Cows ana
Calves from S2h 81 90. 81 Ncatlngs glg Two ears
Jpll $40, a u Three yUars old So a p.
Shrcp aud lhnilisaiN lots alsss
Loo 2.Op Extra and Hclcct i0ns, g,uu, a.hn 400
ulhca, El-s So per 10. IahW, ~ Z per lb pslA
acc NJ 20 chchl Cali Skins, ~ rs nlr
' TAI tALN Is sales at 81 y. RUNn each
SwiNE-Np Western market. cs-fSt,ntsA whole
q, per 10 on
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-10-02

90 take care u your cycsg Tho houihad
spectators ran to tHu sput hp antagonists
were both dead. and lhe night ESQ Of the
Judge wus shot out The Colonel Nas death
iu thn cye % The last
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-10-02

~ L. S. Marshal Dayton RECEIVED n Sc.
we're cuq1ing nj 0brrfu, Ohio, tast week, al
the hands of a fugitive slave, for whose ar.
rest and return to slavery he had negotiated
with the negro's master. The marshal ran
into n hotel and hid in one OF the chambers,
andtaftcrwards got out of back door, and
loft town on the sly. The next day, when he
returned with force to arrest the negro, he
learned that he had started 'or Canada.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-10-02
The ny. Tribune.

We publish the prospectus Of this paper in
another part Of to-days issue. The Tribune
though strongly partisan, is perhaps as indie
pendent n paper as is unpublished, We can
recommend il 10 any Of our readers who
want New York journol that Is out-spoken
and firm for the truth
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-10-02
LOCAL AND STATE.
New Adycrliscments.

New AdVeTtisrnionts,
New Arraugemont-IIoyt a. Green, n.
y, 1.Hhune-ll Greeley a 20. Lost
NJ Howard, Wanrel--Jesse Bishop, Cloth
iag Wasol,saso-.-W ~. H. IIsftoR. list Of
Letters Legal notices,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-10-02
Do LaaIe. ILaadIna .aeIslg

WIN meet At The house Of NJ, / y. Cor
ham on Saturday Oct Cat o'clock =, NJ
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-10-02
omalal Rolurna of Do EIooLion.

the official returns ara now 80 from 900 but
fea Towns, Al.ai, Do NOT rl1t sop votes IN
nll, They foot up as follows, compared with
iaat year
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-10-02
CsFIFCrrSu.

The premium on white bread, as given 70
@, L, Brown in last weeks paper, was wrong
The bread was made 10 Mr. Hiram Weekss
family, Of the Centre, by Miss Margaret
Inll--
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-10-02

llah's majority 1890 flsIoherS MAORI
~, l1,lo3. Nrt Republican gain 7s7,
Estimating lhe towns not returned the
Republican mgoriues will be-
For Governor 1922
For Congress, lst Dist, T.. = Walton $500
For Congress, I'D Dist, j. 3, morrill, GjOO
For Congress, lid Dist, II. T.. Royce 1000
Republican mljr Congressional vote 10000
The Legislature stands Senate -.itepubli-
cans, 2pi Democrats, l. Representatives
Compicte-ltcpublieans, 1901 Democrat So 8
Abolition, I no clniee, Is,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-10-02

s. NJ. PKTTENGGLI A CO., Hoston aud Ncw
Yak, srp authuuxei o. receive Advertisements
~ tie Caleduulnu iu bpth me above places
b. H. MILES fsu-ccssnr 90 v, j., ialwcrJ
Nsurpapcr Advertising Agent No. hcolln o.
E.iid.la. CONT street.. Huston, ~ HUtHurifrd 'n
rgtcEH rvsssssa hE ne
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-10-02

CunHurospKscR,-Wos solicit voluntary com
r,ossaGoas from all parts Of the country upol
msuof. u intsfsst 81 ltrms " Mem, iH par
tleular. WILDE thpnkmliy received,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-10-02

TsB" At the Ohio state fair in Sandusky,
last week, trial Of speed occurred between
four horses, in the presence of several thou
sand people. Accidently two of the vehicles
to which the horses were attached came in
contact, and one of the horses dashed away
from the restraint of his driver, and rushed
with fearful speed into crowd of people
near the judges stand, and in his course
knocked down and tssa4Rled- upea-4epefsi
persons. An old gentleman named Wallack
and young girl about seven years Of age
were injured so that they died in a few hours.
rB~ Three countcrfeiters were arrested at
Grand Rapida, Michigan, on the 18th inst,
md in their possession WIS found Sl60 in
cnlnterret twos on tho Brandon bank, VI
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-10-02
The Atlantic lIsnthIy.

The Boston Atlas pays deserved com
plimeut to the .fHunhc'
"Steadily onward and upward is the motto
Of this new favorte among the monthliCi.
The best sign about the dHdHfic is is con.
stantly increasing yigor manincss aud cncr-
gy, aud It's undated freshness and variety.
IN the October number we have fifteen arti-
cles, all excellent. each in its way. The po-
ciicnl pieces We do not think are equal 10
the average Of those contained IN the preyi.
Gus numbers but they are elegant and fin
ishcd, and have q meaning, which is more
than can bo said Of much that IL called poet
~. Of the moro solid contribuluns-"'lh
New World and the New Man. 1.-The lie
gcnd Of Doctor Faustus,' aud "Thc Birds Of
the Garden and the Orchard are the best -
the last mentioned is especially interesting
and instructive not only Ia unturnlists but TO
ali who love the birds, and a human being
who does pot love them is unfit even to read
the .itiaHtir The stories, two Of them con-
tinucd, are very iuicrusting-Wc like "lhr
Old Well best and think no reader will lay
it aside ill the pcrusnl is completed. We
arc sorry to perceive that Au--Agtoerat Of the
breakfast Table proposes 10 suspend for
awhile his coloquiuls in order TO go upon
his We dding tour with the "Schdol mistress. p
His chapter in this number is peculiarly rich
aud ndl'O wa and wisdom
The October number closes its first year.
Published by Phillips, Sampson & Co., Bos-
ton, at $500 per uunum. For sale ia ST. J,
by I. NJ. Howard.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-10-02

ffF 5s=rt=,==z=ssit ssf il,4l ..aligl;
members OF the New York bar, while riding
ON horseback near his country residence in
Windsor, was on Saturday last thrown from
his horse and seriously injured, his len collar
bone being broken.
~, Gen. Carlos ]. Hamilton Of White
River Village, in attempting to get into a
carringc for a visit 10 the Fair Grounds az
Chnrlcstown, y. H., Wednesday, was prccip-
itatcd beneath the wheels by the breaking of
the step, aud the carriage containing twenty
FIVE persons, passed over his body, injuring
him fatally.
80 Three large barns, containing one hum
drcd tons of hay, and a large supply OF
grain, owned by Mr. Simeon skinner, in
lrashurgh, were struck by lightning and en-
tircly consumed on Tuesday last.
~" Mr.. Harry Goodrich Of this place,
tossed tomato into our office that weighs
ttco pounds and quarter : To speak with
in bounds, il is as large MS a small kettle
MddieJmy Regi3'er.
IT, There is no longer any doubt that the
potato crop in this section will suffer cNtcn-
siycly hom the rot. Its appearance is ic-
cent, but reports from several towns and our
own observation are sufficient TO demonstrate
that the evil is alarming. Register.
Con-. PAuLnING IN BURLNGToN.-Con
modore Poulding, son of one of the cap
tors of Major Andre, and distinguished of.
iicer in the United States Navy, visited Bur,
lington on Monday lie was met at the boat
10y the Howard Guards, and escorted t6 the
Town Hall, whore he was cloquenty wei.
coined TO Vermont in the name of the pco-
pie Of Burlington, by the Hon. George p.
Marsh, III a speech TO which he appropriately
replied
~ Reuben Pierce of Lebanon, y. H.,
sixty years old was instantly killed Monday
at White River Junction, by being struck by
an engine on the Northern Railroad. He
leaves wife and three children.
~" A military company has been organ
lied in Montpelier--L. S. Humphrey, Cap
tain, and Stoddard b, Colby first Lieutenant.
r5~ Michael Tracy, an Irishman, while
lying on the track drunk, was RIA over by
the mail train, Monday last, four miles South
of Mortified both legs were cut off, and he
is probably dead ere this.
~ Daniel Hastings, of Brattleboro form
crly of Gill; deaf and dumb man, was killed
near South Vernon, on Friday, by the cars OF
the Vermont & Massachusetts Railroad. He
was walking near the track and was struck
by the cars and instantly killed.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-10-02
Cbe GaItU0ntaM.
DY O. ~. sToNE s 90.
ST. bloomsbury Oct 2. 1853.

ar u vim be- tho aim ~ che conductors o. TnE
CAlrpuiIAs a. give lho hows iu nn attractive
form and iu ita seasons 60 make au Interesting
aud Gle, aihg Fmpiy Journal 20 diseuss public
,fals viii independence and N'arip and 90
fla,ctiho common Sew England sentiment against
tAe great Wrong ~ Slavery.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-10-02
Awful Calamity /!
Burpina Of tho steamship Austria
and the loaa OF b3b Lives,

HALIFAX, Sept ~, The barque Lotus
from Liverpool. arrived 10 this harnor yealtil
DAY Sunday afternoon, with twelve Of Vle
ti1ty-sryun surviving passengers OF ''e
steamship Austria, which was burned az sen aa
Semi. I3. In latitude i5 OF, longitude, Al 3d.
INC twelve messengers on board the Lotus
we're taken from tho barque Maurice, on mo
18th inst
The agent Of the associated press immedi-
.aiely hnarded tho Lotus, and obtained 'he
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-09-17
AN AMERICA

AN AMERICAN DE<ERr-TERR1BLE SUE
FERlNG Fir M Thirst. "A long letter APP
peA's in the Dallas rexAs) Herald. con-
cerninS the passage OF McCullouSh's en-
iIr Int train across the staked plain to
California. from which We take the H.
lowing extract:
FROM Fort Chadbourne we travelled
south to the Chonco river, (old Camp
Johnson. then followed up the Chonco
To the edge of the great American desert.
The great American desert is u barren
waste. Soil. light color and alkaline na,
ture. producing mostly salt grass and
few mezquite bushes. and cactus. This
kind OF Country extends from the Colora.
do 10 the Rio Grande. is $50 miles in
width. and extends through our continent,
being narrower in SONS points. There
are but few watering places on the roule
from the Pecos to the Rio Grande. The
herd had no water for sevenLv>six hours.
and travelled one hundred and thirty
miles. The herdsmen were without wa
ter or noulishment Lhirty hours. Their
exercise was very hard, riding and hal.
lowing at tbs cattle, and was calculated
to bring on thirSG soon. The men sui
Iered extremely Tor want OF water and
sleep; many shet down the furnishing
bul!ockS on the road. stuck them. pulled
off their bots ar shoes, caught the thick,
hot blood, and drank it freely, and by SO
doing saved their lives. The cattle were
all very much excited, many of them
would tight, and the men were compel
led to shoot many.
We went into the Sand Hills with
$500 head of cattle, or struck the sand
with that number, and left with about
1850; many OF the missing have died for
the want of water. On arriving the
men were all excited and hardly knew
their comrades. Dan Murray. Wheatly,
CeltOn. and Collier would never have got
10 water had not some OF the herdsmen
beec seat on after water and returned to
them. They had stopped by the side Of
the road.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-09-17
For Me REGISTER.

For the Register,
MEsRRs. EDITORS: Every lover Of truth
and honesty must be struck with aston
ishment at the result of theSlate election
of the Clerk OF the Court Of Harrison
County. Who could have believed that
the Democrats of Old Harrison would
have given their support to wing Know
Nothing rather than to good. honest,
well qualified member oftheir own party?
What must be the conclusion of every re-
aecting man who looks upon matters i'm
partially? Will it not be said by such
that there is great want Of frmness, self.
possession. a regard for self.respect, hon
or and political reputation; or defeat as
it respects qualification to form correct
judgement relative 10 the true nature of
things-in word, destitution ofintegrty
or knowledge, positive corruption or igno
rance. One of these must be true, as is
self-evident from the fact that the demo.
cratic partyhaTing majorityo of some three
hundred votes in the County stands
greatly in the minority in this contest
They and they only are guilty of this
evil. and it is not to be expected that the
party that has gained the victory through
their treachery will even thank or respect
them. No, unfaithfulness is viewed with
disrespect and contempt by praise worthy
men Of all parties. Not one man in the
British parliament; no. not single hon
est citizen of all the English provinces re.
garded the treachery of Arnold as other
wise then dishonorable and mean, not.
wilhstanding he had some excuse for his
breach Of trust. His integrity was tried
by the offer of large sum of money,
but these men have bartered themselves
for naught. They have sold their birth
rights for a morsel of meat. Yea, they
have wandered as blind men in the streets
they have given their hands to the
Egyptians and Assyrians-ro be satisfied
with bread they have turned their inheri,
lance to strangers and their houses 10
aliens. They have polluted themselves
with the blood of their friends, and made
themselves famous for participating in
fraud. Shall not their iniquities be visi
ted and their sins discovered when their
visage shall appear blacker than a COAL
They shall be seen q far Off and remem
bered. Is there no redemption for then?
Surely with sore chastisemeut they shall
be brought back in sorrow. Shall.they
travel many days, but mercy and forgive
ness shall not entirely be Withdrawn from
them. A. FREEMAN.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-09-17
For The RegiSte
The Next Governor.

MEssRs EDITORS -
Since the public mind has been direct.
ed to this subject we have endeavored 10
obtain, from various sources, information
Of the wishes and sentiments of the peo>
pile of this section Of Virginia. in relation
to the person whom they would prefer to
see elevated 10 this high and res ponsible
position, and the result Of these inquiries,
from prominent gentlemen, has been sat
isfactory 10 our minds at least, that no
name that has been mentioned, stands
so prominent as that of Judge John w
Brockenbrough, Of Rockbridge, va
This gentleman is we'll known to the
West. AS Judge of the United States
Court, for the Western District of Yir-
GINA, he has presided for many years
past with great wisdom, learning, and
ability. He is in the very prime Of life.
with an intellect matured, and principles
firm, steady and conservative. Gifted with
highly cultivated, coupled with great
ameEity of manners. we believe that no
man ranks higher with all parties than
Judge peterborough. But moreover,
and far above all other considerations, af-
ter that of great talents and perfect fit
moss, it is universally conceded that he
possesses the confidence Of the people Of
the West, as it is fully believed he does
that of the people OF the East.
Without abiding TO the position of any
other gentlemen, whose names have been
brought before the Democracy, for this
high office. we must be permitted to OBJ
serve, that we believe that it is all impor-
tont for Virginia to select candidate for
Governor whose antecedents have been
consistent with her social and political in
stitutions, and with her integrity as a
slave holding State. We of the West
believe that it is not the time for Virginia
to give an improper tone. or sentiment, in
relation to the great interests which she
represents as a Southern State, by the
election of any other than sound South
ern man.
From all we can learn. therefore. we
believe that our people, judging from his
fitness and ability to occupy any office in
the service of the State, will. at the prop
er time. be prepared to say. that Judge
Brockenbrough"is the man for the hour. I"
NORTH WEST.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-09-17
: Valuable land for sale.
EhNG
Il

T WILL SELL, on accommodating terms, my
j. land situated about miles west Of Ciarks-
burg, containing 63S acres. This land IL aitua-
ted within one mile of the Railroad, aud less
than IS miles OF W offs Summit, where there
will soon be depot, and at present used by tf,e
neghborhood for shipping produce and p'ss'n-
gers That portion Of ths tahd not cleared Is
finely tImbefed, which renders Il valuable Tor
Railroad purposes. There Is a finely gpadsd
turnpike running through the land 70 the Rail-
road. The soil Is very fine, and strictly Of lime
stone character, and all the open or cleared IaAd
entirely fresh. The buildings comfOrtable:
and sufficient for good-sizsd family. The land
is well waters1, and possesses susceptibility Of
being made one amongst the best grain growing
or grazing farms IN this region Of country
Sep. Is, 1853 III II BIB. EURTY.
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TUE SERFs oE TUE CzAn.-The Gear of
Russia, by a ukase dated July Cd, has
enaucipAreI the serfs which belonged TO
private estates OF the imperial family
By their emancipation. in advance Of the
serfs. the Gar has shown his since rity
and earnes'n"sS in the great undertaking
which is to distinguish his reign. This
uGase endows the serfs of the imperial
family with all the civil rights of rreemen;
thev obtain a legal title to lands they
have purchased; they have the power to
appear before the courts, to change their
abodes AT pleasure without asking leave
of the authorizes; to enter the guilds and
become citizens. on paying from fifteen
to forty rubles for themselves and the
half of that sum for each of their children:
TO marry as they please. to purchase
lands. contract debts, make wills, &c.-
The plans ,for7 the general emancipation
are exFesiet to be completed by the
mobiles durins the present autumn. and
the Government will act upon their reports
By the next spring.
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To-day's Advertisements.

WIG INIA-At Rules held in The Clerks
' Ofice of the Circuit Court of Harrison
county, OH the first Monduyin September, 1858.
George Hofflnan, as Administrator of Edwin s.
Duncan, decensed, and in his own right, aud
Flora his wife, Complainants,
Against I'm Chaucery,j
Cyrus Ross, Michael D. iittings, james J. Dun
Gun, Earnest Duncan, Edwin S. Duncan, Jr.,
Gay Duncan, Gertrude Lee aud Hugh II.
Lee, Defendants.
The object of this suit Is to cancel tho CON
tract between Cyrus Ross, NJ, D. Cuttings and
E. S. Duncan, II 1t is proper 10 do 80; aud ifIt
is in the opinion of the COott not proper TO can
eel the same, then to have specific execution OF
it-and also, in either event, 10 settle tho ac-
counts between the parties
It appearing by affidavit flied that the defend
ant Michae D. Cuttings is not an inhabItant Of
the State o. Virginia., II is ordered that no do
appear here within ons month after due publi-
cation of this order, aud do what is necessary 70
protect his interest in this suit. AcOPy.
Teste, G. W.SMlTH, Clerk.
sepl7 It rs