The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-08-21
LOCAL AND STATE.
rho DemoaslralioHprs, ~. ToLassarT.

The Demonstration 90 -, IshHsbaFT.
II our town was foremost In giving Gre
denoa % The first report in relation 70 the lay
ing Of the cable, IL was not al oil backward Ia
celebrating the final completion Of the enter
! prise, When il WIS fairly known on Tues
day that the Queen aud President bad drop
| ped each other "a line" an extra WAS Issued
| from lHE CALEDoSIAN office, and our people
gave expression to profound rejoicing. Flags
were unfuried 20 the breeze on Main and
Railroad streets Cannon were stationed on
/ the hills on both the East and west sides Of
che village with fifty rounds each, AZ the
firing Of the first gun all the bells in the vii
lage commenced 10 ring, and the firing and
ringing was kept up about one hour
Many residences Of our citizens were bril-
liantly illuminated, among which We noticed
those Of Messrs Ephraim Chamberlin, e., 4,
Dana, and Il, Ilnett, At the north end Of
Main street Dr. NEWELL on Prospect ST.,
and John wilkins and Col, Meuills on
Eastern Avenue, aud T., Jewetts At tho low
90 end Of Main street, We presume there
were many other houses illuminated which We
failed TO notice, So many houses brightly
lighted, together with bonhres on the hills
and torches IN the streets, gave our village
such brilliant and beautiful appearance an
We have never before witnessed hero.
About o'clock, Torrent engine company
No. !, with eighty torches, paradcd our
streets, headed by music, (Dcluge No, p
with scyony-Gvo torches had just formed a
line, when messenger came from Mclndocs
with the news pf the eonangrnton aud an
appeal for help. They ~ once abandoned
their torches and made all haste for the scat
Of the ire) "
After No, had marched through all the
principal streets. a large number assembled
IN front Of the ST. Johnsbury House aud lis
tened to a. neat speech from Hon, Thomas
Bartlett in which ho took occasion 10 con
trast the method Of transmitting the nows
now, and a few years ago, when intelligence .
could bScarricd FROM Lyndon 10 Wells liiy- .
en- t27 Brir', through in one day After
making some very happy illusions, Mr. Bart
lett retired. Other persons were loudly call. .
cd for, but as the hour was late they could .
not be- found.
The progress Of the Atlantic cable enter.
prise has been watched with eager and in .
creasing interest bypcrsons throughout our
whole country, and especially in our great
centres, There are some in our
town who have been all absorbed in this
great work. Moses Chase, Esq, nn old man
VI SO years, has been particularly animated
IN anticipation Of this event lie could think
" talk Of but little else When the news e.
ngI.y camo that the Queen of England aud
hc President were actually congratulating
zach other, and the bells were ringing, and
cannon booming in jubilant sounds Of rcjoic.
ug, lac could contain himself no longer, but
wrote the following sentiments which he re-
Iucstcd might be read at the celebration, but
ahieh were necessarily omitted. Consider
ng their origin, We think they should be-
made public;
!. The QuiIN oi- ENGLAND.
.. The PRESIDENT OF TIN UNIIEp STATES
3. FRlNELN-lIc caught and tanned
he lightning.
4. MoHsE-lIc hancsscd and set the
lightning to work on land,
.. Fmip--llc navgatcs the ocean by
lightning.
q. England forcvcr.-Young America
0rCY6f and ever.
For an impromptu affair the demonstra-
ion in honor of the success Of the Atlantic 4
tzs==zfzt Jt,1,J ,iiii,it credit To
'ur citizens, and one worthy Of the great !
work the completion Of which they cclcbrat- {
d. Much credit is due to many Of our citi- /
ems for the spirit with which they took hold \
f this affair, and the success which attended {
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