The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-11-20

To- The annual tnrusugr of Aiuvur Stith
OF New Orleans uiudcS 10 the epidemic, aud
states that since It's commencement not les,
than $4,000 have been expended, beside the
disbursements of the city treasury, tor the
burial Of the dead and the conveyance Of the
poor 10 the hospitals, ard the multiplied pri-
waite Lcuefatuoas mAto by The Charitable OF
the city while on their daily rounds of mercy,
To- There is a "Sit Still Association" In
Newport r. l., the members Of which do not
believe in any locomotIon whatever
~ There ia q railroad down South which
runs one train day, drawn by locomotive
Of about one coffee pot power, The conduc-
tor is so polite that il "a lady shouts out. mir
Conductor should like a drink Of water"
he Immediately jumps OIL blochs the train
with stick, and attends to the lady.
~ a very singular circumstance happen
ed to Young lady in Cincinnati II few 'tit.i,'-
since. The cvcuing,hr rather All the day
previous shc had blrn. complaining of See
we're pain in the he ld and eyes, more plrticuy
LARRY the latter. JNlgc OF her ustoui,mcnt
and that Of her hicDlls- 10 find, the following
morning, that duHng the night she had be-
come completely cross-oyed.
~ Mr.. Elisha Chase Of Coos, y. IT,, an
aged gentleman, WAS run over md instantly
killed by a gravel train while walking upon
the railroad track on Friday last
MoRIuIY AND LOUIS NAPOLEON AT Cnuss
Recent ndViccs from Paris state that the
Emperor Napoleon has requested Morphy 10
give Il specimen of his blindlold play ing at
the TuillerieS, before the ladies' OF the impe.
rial court, and has also consented to be beat
en- at chess by the young American at the
odds of rock.
W Mr.. Johnson, a tinker of BROOKLYN
y. Y, was on Thursday fined three dollars
for kissing Mrs. Brown, keeper OF grocery
in the same street. without provocauon.'
NIAGARA FArts.-Thc path which led be-
meath Table Rock and Termination Point
and which those who desired to go under the
sheet of falling water travcrSed in their oil
cloth suits, has fallen away, aud there are now
no means of getting to the Point.
ES' The Mobile, (Alo) Tribune says ."An
editor of Southern paper was recently mar
ried, after an engagement which had lasted
twenty-seven years. During all this time
the wide Atlantic rolled between the lovers,
who nevertheless, remained faithful to their
first VOWS, and are now, after this long scpo-
ration, enjoying the reward OF their mutual
fidelity.
TT A remarkable exhibition recently tool,
place at Hopkinsville (rcnn) fair. Ten
brothers, named Brown, all mounted on fine
gray horzrS--Eade into the amphithcatro and
displayed their craftsmanship, all being good
riders. The eldest was aged forty, the young
est twenty They had not all been together
for fifteen years, Their mother was present.
and they refined up in front of the glorious
matrcn and salutcd her, while she shed tears
ofjoy and pride.
" Az Detroit, Young man named Hen
ry Lewis has commenced suit against
young lady named Mary Ann West, to re-,
cover some S70-worth OF wedding "fixings"
which he bought for her recently She don't
want to marry him, and he is bound TO lose
no money by the operation.
"THE INSTITUTION" THE Concord On. H.
Statesman says a rather literary young gen
tleman, wearing a study gown, cpne 10 that
city and told the hack man at the railway sta
zion that he wanted TO go to THE Institu-
tion,' whereupon Jehu conveyed him to the
State Prison.