The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-10-30

| AT1EMFT To SnoUT CLERGYMAS IN HIS
! PULPlT-On Sunday evening, Lewis Brrri-
ers, a Frenehman, entered the Trinity Meth
odiI Episcopal church, New York, and short.
~ after seating himself drew a revolver and
fired at the pastor, Rev. VI. ID. {. Crawford.
The ball passed close by the ministers head
and entered the wall haah Of the pulFii. he
man, who Was evidently insane. was seized.
lie said Mr.. Crawford had insulted him in
his morning sermon.
! To- Hon. w. A. Porter. one Of the JUDGES
OF the Supreme Court of PENNSYLVANIA, has
resigned his scat o. tho bench, believing,
! from the recent elections, that the people Of
the State would prefer 10 have some other
person in his position.
r-V- The rcrocious panther that has 30 ter
rifcd the people Of GoIsIown and New Bo,-
ton, y. H., was shot on Thursday. The
"varmin" measured eight feet from his nose
tothe Zip, ofthe tall and weighed over a hun.
bred pounds.
~ \ party Of men armed with muskea
deliberately fired nt policeman in baltimore
on Tuesday. Some Of the party, which mum.
bered about thnty, were arrested. To read
the Baltimore papers one would think the
reign Of terror had commenced in the Monu-
mental City.
w a piece OF the Atlantic telegraph ca
BILE purchased of Messrs 1iffuny & Co. has
been submerged in the Ohio river, between
Evansville, Ind, and Henderson, Ky, aud
works admirably.
An INCENDIARY SENTENCED To ne HANGED.
-Bren Rooney, convicted Of arson in setting
lire TO an inhabited building in West Troy,
N.Y., IN May last, wherein there were ten
persons, has been sentenced TO be hanged on
the third day Of December next.
VHE PWIZE FIGHTERs.-M orrissey SAYS that
his wiie's connexions are opposed to his con-
tinuing in the profession" lie intends TO
open grog shop and lead a respectable and
moral life IN future.
We'do not hear Of lIeenans reappointment
to he!Custom House office which he resign
ed, the performance OF it's duties interfered
with his training. He has not been logged
worse than clancy Jones was, and he stands
good deal better chance on another trial.
Mr.. Buchanan ought 90 do something for
him. Providence journal.
IY-A lady in Mississippi sued n Young
man FOR damages to the amount Of $4,000
for breach Of promise of marriage but the
jury being married men, says local paper,
returned verdict for only $40.
g1cA natural daughter OF Aaron Burr,
and his residunry legatec comes curiousy into
possession of quite fortune in this way:
Burr held a lease from Trinity Church of the
Richmond Hi. property, three or four hun
dred lots in the centre Of New York, for sixty
six years. lie released the land for sixty
three years to Aston and others, and their
lease expires in 1904 The lease for three
Gears then belongs to Rarr's daughter, and
the claim is undsputable, and the value Of
the lease very great. Already several of the
leassees have compromised the claim for from
$500 to $4,000 per lot.
Coop AbvteE.-OHe evenings We are told,
after weary march through the desert, Ma
hofnet was camping with his followers, and
overheard one Of them saving, IL will loose
my camel, and commit il 70 God y on which
Mahomet told him, Friend, lie thy camel
and commit It to Godi7 that ia, do whatever
is thine to do, and then leave the issue With
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