The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-02-06


SEA1NG az NoRruihWToN, We should
judgc,is getting to bc a passion with the pco-
pie. We are furnished with another account
Of it. which shows that the people Of all ages
90 into the sport with a perfect abandon
One among The skaters the other day, was
the Rev DR. Alcu fresh and fair almost ms he
was half century ago, aud although at the
age of -, exhibiting degree Of vigcr and
agility quite equal TO many Of the young
boys.
,P 1Els computed TINT IN the Crimcan war
the British army lost by the sword, by disease
and other contingencies OF war 0Hc hundyci
anil sl..H NDVsuH three hUUdrei and Hir-
irro man, and that MtID-serelt h6uyald, four
hvt"r,i more ,rac ictt Hroi,is toritc--.
What VIII he the loss of human life in In
dia for five or ten years, commencing with the
outbreak ol the mutny thcrep The answer
Aluul1 L. -sadleninG- exhibit az waE's- a.aEs.-
less thirst for victims.
4 SKATING FrNr-On Thursday afternoon.
Young lads etd gentleman -tutrti from Ban
gor 10 llampdeu, Maine, on trial of speed
The Wing says 4" the young gentleman had
fssttz-i 4.4...i 4A4.-
yasS and beat him by > - minutes. and thess
feat was performed in half an hour. So ex.
haustcd were the parties, however, and so
strong the head wind to skate back. that
they were brought TO the city in carriage
~ Three horses were drowncdbyb breaking
through the ICE, on Lake Wnnipisoogre, near
Luconia, y. II last week.
~ The smallest specimen ofhumanity Of
which America can boast, is said TO be a Cen
Greene, anativc of Western Missouri, but now
a resident of illinois. lie is an intelligent
boy, about . years of age, although he looks
20, perfectly formed. and much smaller than
the far famed Tom Thumb
~ The North Bridgewater Gascff~~bron-
leles the following instance Of venerable TO-
king; DIR. Jackson, the elder. of Boston.
meeting his old friend Josiah Quincy (both
past eighty years of agcl on the sidewalk. ac-
coStcd him with, Well Mr.. Quincy. how
much longer do you intend to live?' TIL /
send for doctor, was the quick reply And
when did YOU send for one last p inquired DIR.
J. just righty-six years ago p answered Mr.
Quincy, adding the precise date of his birth.
BLASTED IIorEs.-Marryng woman with
rTu rXPUrtutIUH OF getting with her $4,000,
and when the union is contaminated TO be pre-
sented with the bill for her last years board
10 Bayard Taylor writes to the New York
lnhunc' that instead of spending this win,ez
~ hoSow, as he had previously intended, he
WI, spend IT IN Greece deyoting the spring
and summer to travels in Russia.
y Mana Snhib'S Shawl said TO be worth
thousand pounds sterling. and a most per
rect specimen OF India workmanshi is ON ex-
hl5ition at London, England.
20 The SaCrame to Times says IN the
course OF a report ofthe proceedings at pub.
lie dinner, The Mayor of the day. and ladies. g.
etc. were appropriately drunk, and the party
separated in fine cheer"
COMMERCIAL GENIus.-Fond parent ITO his
son u cs. New York is the place 10 get on
in. Look at James; he started without n penny
and has lately failed for hundred and ffy
thousand dollars. Ofcoursc that's an extreme
case don teNpect you TO do as well MS that
gun with honesty, see no reason why Won
should not IN few years. fail for fifty thous-
ana dollars. - n. L. PieoytWa
~ The unusual midness Of the season has
brought large ilocAs of robbins TO the vicinity
OF Norfolk, Va, but n" sportsmen are killing
tnem oil as fast as they make their appcaranee.
Shameful
MORE CHIvAI.RY 1T appears that il was
not Strickland, the bookseller. tbot Tho inbob;-
Iahts OF Mobile ordered 10 leave the CITY. but
pas 'oVe, who was there on a visit. A hubble.
indignation meeting was held. and she wnsor-.
oHfea TO teuvc at once. 1.-THE chiyalrous
South =! ~ '''' ''' o"'
hoLiLooUr OF AID wIt1tF
Aud now my bones arc vbisLi,, .J
With many skip and iump and bowrd
hut know they III the same snnrc ,b,,,
As they did before they yvcrc t,Lor -, -