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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-05-29

COLD ~ IoWA.-The rumor, prevalent for
several months that gold had been found in
Iowa, has been confirmed by considerable
quantities of the precious metal being dis
covcred,near Fort Dcsmoines. Recent OK
plorations show that it can be found in scvo-
raj OF the adjacent counties in quantities suf.
hcient to pay foi working. One sample
valued at 5000 was taken few DAYS ago.
Tho excitement is great aud large numbers
have left for the diggins. There seems good
reason to credit the story though we do not
place implicit reliance upon it.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-05-29

DEATH crA WEALTHY HER.-Ebcnezer
Francis Thayc- Of BOSTON only son Of the
late John Hot Ihayer, and grandson of
Ebenezer Francis, who had been passing
few months in Europe, had reached Avignon.
on his way from Paris to Italy and there died
ofopopIexy after few hours illness, on the
first day Of May. lie was twenty years Of
age. Had be lived, he would have Inherited
the largest estate Of any young" man in New
England,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-05-29
Marrow Esrapc.

A man By the name If Lake went over the
dam In the passlmpsig near the Depot in
bIs place au Monday last To was out on
tho pond iu O small boat catching logs, lie
bad fastened 20 ono preparatory 10 taking u
ashore, when he found ho was beng drawn
rnpidly towards he dam BEFORE be could
free himself from the log aud row ashore be-
was 30 near the falls that be- saw II was use
Irss 20 make further efforts % gain she shore
As the boat ueared the brink, he jumped into
the water thinking perhaps he could make @
stand on the edge Of the dam, hut be WAS
carried over and buried Ia the boiling eddy
Ia an instant llerale near his boat rghled
the same and got Into H. and padded ashore
before receiving auyonistauco, Considering
tho very much swollen condition Of the
stream, bis escape from drowning was rc-
markubIa,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-05-29
Tho denomination OF Mr., MorilI.


Under this head the Woodstock cfanKfyf
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bnlt Nl lN' N'llh m'hr ~ inc 700 HtGN'"l
Change they make in their Senators and Rep
resontatiyes In Congress. They hardly give,
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'''h "' ''b'""u'H 'hN Parliamentary u''E'
before their place DO wanted by others, II
draws the contrast between the North and
s,t,I, i,. ,I,is ,,,t,.ra,,I ,.ls.,I., b,,. C,r-
u''' WI" NOT ''''n "h""'N from 'N' 'N'fl J"
this particular II closes with the following
remark. IN relation 10 our Tcwn,rl Ali,c-
Mr. Morrill, (which ,,e L..4,u, ,.lor.,
-
'"''r" " now '''''" .'''" mum '".'.
uoh'd in connection Wllh l1t Office OF hrUrr-
sentative from thia district, set there seems
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H. Ja,,, ;n,ar,s, MA Lo al w. H., 49,,
motion Of agricultural pursui,,. and II, pas,
sage through his own house; with the proha-
mlty mat II WI! pas, INC senate also shows
.r"' u" y NV" "',.,au ',,''.', 81, " ,ib
lire. so lint thcy nrc familiar with the detail.
Of the great enterprise in which hc Is cngag.
3D. Ills specche. ON the subject Of the bill
IRE m'rH''i ~ "G''',I' ana ,"' h,lustl'n u'H'
rcsc,rcb Tbc FAMINE commurir ,,n ho.
copmo"ic,,ior IN ,bc J1s 5 .",o1 WIND
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-05-29

SulclpE-llcnry William Herbert, the
well known Frank Forester" the author,
committed suicide at the Stevens House,
Broadway n. Y, on Monday last. He had
been laboring for sometime under great de
preston of spirits, consequent ON domestic
difficulties. He left a long letter addressed
to the press of United States, and also
one to the Coroneti giving the reasons for
scli.dostruction. Mr., II. was married three
months ago to a lady in Newark, but had re-
Gently been separated hom her.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-05-29

TIN HFWH or GIN PEpsWER I. SM11L-
A despatch from St. Louis informs MS orthc
death of Gen. Pcrsifcr f. Smith the command.
cr Of the Utah army at Leaycnworth, K.
T., on Sunday night. His death was not un,
expected by those who know the condition
of his health for the last few months, but he
thought himself so far recovered from his
late severe illness us 10 be alle Ia return ia
active service. His impmdencc and pro-
fessional zeal have resulted in death which
will be felt hy the milton as seyerc loss.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-05-29
LOCAL AND STATE.
Nee Advertisements

NrW AdFrrtisruirUi-f
Summer Millinery McDougal. MI
luery Goods 10 Mclndoas H. j. Page, New
Gonls-E.-F Brown Planning Work-D.
Colby, Highway Surveyor Bauks-f IT,
Howard. Boston Advertisements collected
by s, VI. roltenRi.l IS Go. Legal Apt,ce,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-05-29

MELANCHOLY OCcuRRtNcE-A0n- Saturday
evening last, two boys stole n Jug of rum
from wagon in the streets OF Lawrence. and
secretod It. Two other boys were cogpignnt
of the act, and on Sunday mornfHe tkty in,
tuced two Of tsr'fS companions to-ioin them.
N drinking the rum. The scquc{to the mat
and promising boy, and one of Tho Lns,
scholars of his age in the schools,of tho cit,
drank SO much as 10 cnusc his death. ~
other boy drank large quantity, and camo
near losing his life.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-05-29

NEW YoRK,Moy 2I.-Thc lotteries of Swan
\ Co., at Augusta, Georgia. have been in.
dictcd in that city as bogus concerns. and
some OF the parties interested in them are
arrested and heldin $4,000 bail each. Two
of the firm Of Swan x Co., Benz b. Wood
and George 7. Eddy, reside in this city. The
receipts of this bogus concern are said to
have averaged about $4,000 per week
Among the persons arrested at Augusta arc
Frederick =. Barber aud Leon Dugas, who
protested to be the State Commissioners
authorised TO supcrintend the drawings Mr.
Wood IL the brother of ex-Mayor Fernando
weed II is reported that n requistion will
be made for him by Gov. Brown of Georgia,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-05-29

FnyATEEmAG-lhe Sew York E5o,.,
says ihat some adventurous spirs in Cha,
CITY conceived the idea of ngmgng Tie b.
suits which have been bestowed upou tfa
American dag by lhc British oruisor,, and ss-
cordiugly Gued out % sfauurh clipper. uig,
nrty-hye picked men on board, a. proceed
10 the waters 10 which the recent outrage.
have oaprad. Whether die object of IN.
expedition Is 90 await tho announcement of
lhn course fo he pursued by 4le government.
or 20 oyerhaulgouomIly on their own account
rs not stated The vessel rs reported 10 have
sailed from Sow York ON SUNDAY without
troubling the Custom House for clcaane.
BEAHF.-Ncyer have these animals bean
more numerous on troublesome than An,
present season, la this aud tho uighb1riu,
towns they are daily destroying sheen ana
lambs. Several have been captured. Ind
there arc many more left "of the same sgrt d
Mr. janice Grant secured one 10 q tran l8st
week 90 Jefferson, weighing between thrrr
aud four hundred pounds LaHcsin Hfpub-
h1uL
luE LwnmNS,-Tha Lc,latAan ,rem.
10 DO Nenlablr elephant u llo hands ulbr-
.t9gLholdrrs. who find II difficult 4, ,.a.,
even ucr hrst cost In Wow of che strong
pr.bal,liry uiat the uttrmDt 10 rmuI,,.. ~
in actual commerce viii result disl.tr,u.I,..
correspondent suggests that she Womb
make % good monument, Placed ou end ibr
WarIur monster would rifn % moro tbau
r,.u times lhe hight of Banker 1901 m0uu-
mcuL lt would hr higher ihHl ODE projected
monument a. Washington m tho u,ti,n,i
rainfall and Ia f,ct bigbrr tb,p .ry ,,'n''
world, thc pyramids Hpt 'Ne'plnl Whua
splendid monument the I.'mlh1n w..ll
make, HHl HlH' 10 Wo1'l 1' % memoaa. %
MAN I''Iy'
tn ~ lhc HHi state lnuhe in worcester
Mass tlc other day, ana individual from th.
interior instead ~ turning OF lAn f1' which
lfhi'I n,s I"'"' D.'" " our eHd went 90
,lnrp la' prop l1g OF 'H, house. 900 pass
ng ihr chamber discovered very strong
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r,,,lr. ,,r,,.. nat mi De-, ,nu tr,,. y,
u,i,rt, " m. i.g,rcd out ocb.I ani g.,
,n,rr,J t.,ii.s .n'tbr door unI,r H.. WV.
pendant, and tbcn answered, There no
l''a mere h'fi ne rn'pl..h 49, ".H aa " elp
'gi,', no.. "',n u ''"s',' o'N't 20
gentleman where 10 look for the leak.
PElzE NLwsrArIH AEUCIIs-1Lo late
Rev. Dudley 4. lylg Of PHILADELPHIA, the
Rev. William Silsbcc OF Northamptou, Mass.
add the Bcy. James Freeman Clark ofJamairt
Plains, Mass, have shared equally n the
reward offered by O citizen of Springfield.
Nla.,.. about a ,cir AGO. for III, Lr.t ..r,.'
oI newspaper articles ON ihr importance Of
having F'od men 'l lhe hraI OF ai clN' 'uI
corporate honr- ~, it'I Of The successful
comp "."'' "AN passed. liom 'a' Garth
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-05-29

BANK DIRECTOR. --Jno. G. Goodnough, Of
Pcacham has been elected one of the lizard
OF Directors of the Bank of Culadouin, in
place of Moses kittrcdgo Of ST Johnsbury,
rceignrh. NlnL.-
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-05-29

IT, .imau1u--Its fire rnmpaulfs and proposed
frrmeu's muster-Ihr Ethan Allen monument
starch fur Ethan remalua-l Doc lhruH SIC
ChAUlU hlJF-ttc.i ttr.i go,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-05-29

Brlps.-Noyor have these animals boon
more numerous on troublesome than tbr
present season. Ia thia aud lho uighboriug
towns they are daily destroying sheen ana
lambs. Several have been captured. Luf
there arc many more left "of the same sort
Mr. janice Grant secured one 10 tran la.t
week 90 Jefferson, weighing between three
aud four hundred pounds. L0Holsip Hrpub-
h.UH
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-05-29

~ ADVERTISEMENTS of patent medicines
hIc framed with reference to two things tho
iirsl is to make the reader f,noy hinsclfi.l
md the second to make him believe nothing
but the nostrum advertised can relieve him.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-10-07
The Canvass in Illinois.

Senator Brown of Mississippi, iu
a recent speech to his constituents,
thus alluded to the contest in Hi
nois and Douglas:
'And now. fellow citizens, having
mentioned tho name of Douglas, al
low me TO digress so far as to say my
sympathies are not with those who
indulge in wholesale denunciation Of
him. He is more honest, more con-
sistent, more the friend Of the Con-
stitution and the rights of the States,
and better Democrat than nine
tenths Of those in the free States
who abuse him. He is a giant in
intellect, giant in will, giant in
eloquance, giant in everything that
makes up the characteristics of a
great man. and | hope he may thrash
Abolition Lincoln out of his boots.
81 need not say that differed
with Douglas on the Kansas Lecomr-
ton question We met in debate
we discussed the question. hope
| like Senators we differed in the end
as we had differed in the beginning
but we parted as we had met,
friends.
"If ! could get a man of my own
faith. would gladly take him. But
| God forbid that / should discard a
great man like Douglas. who differs
with me on one point. and take a
small man like Lincoln who agrees
with me in nothing
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-10-07
The Mormon Leader.

Brigham Young is said to be worth
So, 100000, besides having the con-
troll of all the Church property in
Utah. The latter exceeds in value
all the rest of the property in the
territory, and is exempted from tax
alton by tie territorial law. A corr
respondent of the New York Tribune
rays, in writing from Salt Lake City,
"In my strolls | have been astonish-
ed at the number Of deformed per
sons who are visible in the streets.
| have never walked half a mile
without meeting hunehback or a
cripple. I am informed by Mormons
that the cause of the assemblage of
such people in this territory, is the
claim of the first presidency Of the
church to the possession of the pow
er of healing all diseases aud curing
all deformities by the laying on of
hands. On referring to the publish
ed discourses Of Young and Kinball,
| find repeated instances in which
they assert that it was descended to
them from the Apostles of our Sa-
viour. but | can hear of no instance
in which they have attempted to de-
ceive the public by pretended cures,
Most Of these deformed unfortunates
are Welsh and English, who have
spent their all in journeying to
Zion"
Brigham is disposed to make ;
good thing out of the Mormon war
Though it has cost some millions Q
dollars TO bring that respectable
prophet to a sense Of the duty b
owes the Government he lives under
he has the impudence to present
bill against the War Department o
$4,000 for the use Of the "churcl
pasture" for the army borses.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-10-07
Red and White Wheat.

The following curious and interest
ing revelation is taken from the
Chambersburg PENN Spirit. The
question isasked by a contemporary,
whether Virginia and North Carroll
ma farmers have noticed anything Of
the sort in their wheat fields; and if
they have, to communicate the fact
to the public. The paragraph is as
follows:
"From what we hear from cur
country friends and see in our ex-
change papers, it appears that the
weesil confines its destructive opera
tioDs exclusively to white wheat. In
some instances, where part of the
field was 10 white wheat ard the re-
msinder in red, the white was de-
stroyed whilst the red sustained no
injury whatever. In Lapcaster
county, many Of the farmers intend
to raise red wheat altogether till the
weevil disappears, and it might be
we'll for our Franklin county farmers
to do SO too. In some parts of Ohio
and Western Pennsylvania the wheat
crop was almost entirely destroyed
for several years in succession by the
weevil. If its ravages can be stop
pea by cultivatiDg red wheat only, ou1
farmers will certainly do we'll to give
the white wheat the go by till tht
weevil disappears"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-10-07
Jndee Douglas.

The canvass now progressing in
Illinois, is viewed with good deal Of
interest by the people Of Tennessee,
and their sympathies are, With per-
laps an exceedingly rare exception,
decidedly WITH Douglas, as opposed
TO Lincoln, his black republican CON-
petitor. On the Subject of the ad.
mission Of Kansas under the Lecomp-
ton Constitution, the course of the
Little Giant" Gid not receive their
approval ON the contrary, they COD.
dem1el it then, and they condemn
it still. But the issue now joined in
Illinois is one between democrats
and black republicans-between
Douglas, standing upon national,
conservative, States rights democrat
ic platform, and Lincoln, the candi-
da:e of the sectional, anti-slavery
black republican agitators. AS be-
tween them, the wish of Gov Br0va,
Of Mississippi, that "DougIas may
lick Lincoln out of his boots," re-
caives an unequirocal endorsement.
10 We have seen it stated, since
fhe foregoing was put in type, that
ar. Douglas avows the belief thai
"the people of territory may by
lawful means exclude slavery before
it becomes State" which is anti
democratic doctrine; and if later ad
vices confirm the report, the interest
manifested in MIR. DIS behalf in this
State, will be very apt to cool down,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-10-07
Douglas and Kentucky.

The Democracy of Ken lucky
feel deep interest in the canvass
new pending in Illinois. The Frank
fort Yeoman, one of the leading
democratic papers Of that State,
says:
"For ourselves, we are free to say
that, as between Lincoln and Doug
las. our symPathies are all with the
latter. We have enough of the
Trumbulls and Wilson's and Summers
already to cast reproach upon Amer
lean craftsmanship and the Amer.
can Senate. We want no more such
fanatics, and do not desire to extend
the list by the addition of Lincoln.
The Little Giant stands opposed to
all the abolition doctrines advanced
by Lincoln and his party. and in a
most able manner is he demolisbing
them before his constituents. 1t is
known that we differed widely from
Judge Douglas in his action upon
the Lecompton bill last winter; but
be still claims to be a national Dem
ocrat, and is at present advocating
national aud conservative positions
/ in opposition TO the wild and fanatic.
al, as well as destructive, positions Of
his competitor. He is in every re-
spect superior to Lincoln, and how
any southern man can sympathizt
with Lincoln and the Black Republi
cans in the contest, is more than W.
can conjecture. We ardently de
sire the defeat of Lincoln; and i
Douglas be the most available dem
ocrat to accomplish that result. VI
hope he may be elected"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-10-07
A Case OF Hardship.

Justice moves very slowly in Gull
ford, Conn. Some six weeks ago q
girl was charged with stealing dia-
mond pin worth S10G, and was COM
mitted to await her trial for the theft.
The pin, which had not been stolen,
but only lost, was found within
ten days after the charge was made;
and yet, it is stated, toe girl still re-
mains in jail:
Beautiful consistency in the land
of Abolition and wooden nntmegs.
If this poor girl had been fortunate
enough to have been born with a
black skin and thick lips, and had
escaped from a kind home in the
South, ocer the Underground Rail-
road, she would have been earessed
and pampered by the best families. "
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-10-07

MORE WORK FOR TIE ABoLlTIeNIsTs.
Cruel aud unmercilul Aogging
of school children appears to have be-
come epidemic in Cincinnati, several
cases having occurred there recent
iy. Some OF the newspapers of that
city are beginning to take the mat.
ter under consideration, and seem to
think the children are human beings
and deserving of consideration even
if they are white. If they were
negro children there would be no
difficulty in getting up an excltment
about the matter, especially if they
were Southern slaves, but as they
are free white children we don't
know so we'll about it.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-10-07
Illinois Know Noihings.

The Illinois State Journal, the lead
ing Black Republican paper in that
State, admits the full and complete
Identification ofthe proscriptiye know
nothings and republicans. Here is
a paper that claims to be "upholding
the purity and preserving the AuH7Qa-
iy of the american Constitution y
by preventing white citizens from en-
tjoying rights that it is asking for ne
groes. Let every German, and spar
tieularly Eishnsa,'' read what the
leading black republican paper Of
Illinois says of them. Here it is:
"And now, IN this tremendous con.
test going op in the nation, where
in the Republican and American par
ties on one side are endeavoring to
uphold the putty and preserve the
humanity OF the American Constitu-
ton as The fathers wrote it, and where
in, opposed to them, the sham De-
mocracy are seeking to engraft upon
it the dogma that slavery may take
possession of and blight all the terri
tories land hereafter all the States
without the authority of and in def.
anee of the local law. almost to a man
the members of the Roman Catholic
chureh-particularly those who owe
their birth to Ireland-are arrayed
side by side with the nullifers and
disunionists of the South. These are
facts that none can gainsay, that
none dare deny"
Now, gentlemen, you have the sen
timents of the very front OF the Re.
publican party against you and in
favor Of the black man. How thai
paper can construe the Declaration o
Independence to mean the equality
of Americans and negroes, and pro
scribe white foreign born citizens, is
question for the "equalizing party
to settle, for we cannot so understand
| that Declaration.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-10-07

A HOME THRUsT.--The Washing
ton correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun makes the following pertinent
inquiry:
The heavy expenditure which must
arise before the final disposal of the
African negroes rescued from the sla-
yer Echo will doubtless change the
minds of our statesmen to the whole
subject of interfering with the slave
trade. Why should we keep up a
squadron on the coast Of Africa, at a
yearly expense of at least half mil
lion Of dollars. when so great powers
as France and England are carrying
on the slave trade under the name
of apprenticeship?
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-10-07

The democratic Convention In New
York have nominated Amasa j.
Parker for Governor. The y. 7.
Tribune calls the Convention "pro-
s1arfry,' which ~ noteworthy, as il
dicating how the democratic party is
viewed by The leading aboliiionists.
I"Pro-slavery!' That is: it defends
slavery under the constitution =
There is a triangular fight in the EN-
pire State. Black republican, know
nothing and Democratic tickets foI
Governor, &c, besides Gerit Smith
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-10-07
ChanesrH Sale Of interest in Slaves.

IN pursuance of decree Of the Cbancery
4 Court Of Lincoln county, Tenn, made az
the August term. 1853. in the eases Of Hush
Douglas vs. Thomas and john II. TimIaiEs,
ard A. P Smith, Trustee. &c. rs. Thomas
and John H. Timmins, l viii, on Saturday.
the 6fia day Of November. E85S. offer
for sale to the highest bidder, at the court
house door in the town OF Fayetteville, the
remainder interest of Thomas Timmins in the
following SLAVES, viz:--Ned Sally, Mar
tina, William, Mary, and Amanda--which
Slaves were bequeathed by Ambrose Tim
Minis to the mother of said Thomas during her
life, with a remainder interest therein TO said
Thomas Timm.ns. Said remainder interest
-or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to
satisfy the debts, costs, and interest mentioned
in said decrees-will be sold for CASH.
r. FARQUHARSON.
Sept. 80, 1858. CIk d u