The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-11-06
News of tho Week.

The country was shocked lust week by q
cold-blooded butehery Of whole family In
New York, full particulars Of which Is given
in another place, All accounts agree a. TO
the indulgence Of the fther and the disaipa-
ton Of the son, but none can as,iEn a reason
for the attempt TO murder am unofcnding
mother aud dplcnceless brothers. There Is
orrc very good feature about 1.-THE would.be
wholesale murderer blew out his own brains,
and thus defeated any attempt which might
be made TO Homie him, as the New Workers
frequently do great raseals and villains, Al
though the persons wounded in this shocking
affair are in a very critical condition, and, It
would hardly seem possible that they could
recover, yOt they arc all alive yet, and doing
rs well az persons possibly can with such
terrible Mounds upon lhem. Mr. Gouldry is
conscious al the time. Tho piece taken ont
uf his skudl Is a circular piece of nearly three
inches IN diameter, leaving the bruin entirely
exposed and through the cavity all the pull.
.a,onS Of the brain can bc plainly seen
Should he recover Il will be almost nIiracu-
lous Mrs Gouldcy is very comfortable aud
her recovery seems more hoprul, her CON.
dition, however, is still very dangerous. Tho
Ereunlg Post says young Gouldcy is reported
to have been "constitutionally vicious, and
under the influence Of the lower propcnsities
His head u witness states, was uniformed,
and somewhRt rescmbcd the idiotic type Of
eraninl development.
Tho steamer ST. Louis has arrived at New
York with the California mills Of Oct. 1, and
Sl,i72,07O in gold the news is not Of start
ling interest The laying of the Telegraph
Cable was celebrated with surprising pomp
and circumstance throughout the State. The
lawsuits in the case Of the mammoth land
'.eiatrr-, involving property 10 an amount of
not less than Sl000O,0O0, were in course of
argument in San Francisco The returns
from the Fraser River mines continue to he
meagcr.
At railroad accident near Rochester, y.
Y, Oct. %, three persons were killed out
right aud fifteen badly mangled. It was on
the New York and Erie road, and the cars
were thrown from the track and made a per-
feet wreck by the spreading OF the rails.
There was much excitement in and about
the Recorders court, Mt New York. oiiy, on
Tuesday morning, owing to the arraignment
ofubout twenty cN-ollicas Of the city for
swindles and conSpiracies 20 swindle. upon
the city treasury. The indictments of the
grand jury comprise Eve against Charles
Dcyln, ex-street commissioner by appoint
mani nf NIsVrr. Wnnt, f,,,. a0o;rs, TL,rf,.
Turner, his deputy two against James Fury,
former incumbent of the Office; two against
James Fitzpatrick, contractor; two against
John b. Smith, late Of the comptroller's Office, !
for forgery in altering accounts one against /
Euoch Dean, late president OF the Bowcry
bank, where portions of the city funds were
deposited, and numerous others against con-
tractors, surveyors, clerks etc The Record.
err required $4,000 bail in each charge.
We have two days later intelligence from /
Europe by the steamer Borussia, but nothing
important
The elections that have occurred this week
are of the most encouraging nature. The old .
Bay state has'spoken out once more in thun-
der tones. New York does not appear to be .
n whit behind her sister in this respect In
New Jersey there is sweeping triumph of 1
the opposition to the present administrations
The Atlantic Cable is quiet
Mrs. Gardner, convicted of murder in the
second degree for poisoning her husband,
postmaster at lIingharn, has been sentenced
to the House OF Correction for life.
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