The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-08-28


ing There wac not enough SNOW 10 sbg,
upon l.r Aranhhi bVt twas clearly percepu
IHr WAumrms-Thc three bro,l,....
. NH.h'Hw BOO CuuWus-uue ehch nam
MNnni Illinois aud Wiscuubin-1rc ryrv.
9hu. lugNn ilr ihair sterling character. H.
ih"I good common sense, aud llr their eg..
lenc} 900 m1irl1Hiug Republican princiuIr.
. u DO therefore gratifying 90 bear t.lt two of
. them lr M'mr and illinois, have been nom..
mated Tor reelection.
PAruN DpWuCuoN on TIN Nr,y Yops
I cay llALl~-lhe tower, roof and attic stor,
OF thc NcW Nork city hail we're burned d,,S
Ing "wednesday morning. The fire took nu
ihr root from ihr fireworks in the evening
hnt was upposct % have been cxtinguisbrl
II broke oui 1F1iu nt % little after midnight.
cWr,op.ug thr tower, Uld il WIS found ,uI
possible 90 ring thc fire alarm bell. no tb,,
Che engines we're not brought 20 pla, on lhe
iuc until hHi past O'Clock. The cuuo.
combining tho illuminated clock and aur
mounted 10y o colossal statue Of Julicc. Ma,
entirely consumed Most of the vnlu,LI.
records were removed from the building and
saved hut others were damaged by water.
with which iDc whole building was deurcH.
The llc mnda grand display, wholly criip,
wB 'he 4tehI.Joi lhc preceding evening.
~ IL is stated that there Is not a county
10 the nitcd SiaiCs that produces from hrr
own coil more wealth than Washington
county IA, In ordinary years she sell,
-2iO,uop worth of wool, SJOO.UJD wheat snd
HOUR sauou1o sheep aud hogs, making ,o-
cal ofsl,looooo.
20 & young married woman, aged ~
years, committed suicide iu New York, a Few
days SINCE owing 10 despair. Her husband
was q carpenter but could get no work, and
having tried Ali one day tu get employment
came hume aud was told by his wife thn,
there was nothing for supper, when he said
no would 90 TO sea and she must 90 90 her
mother until times improved. On this. she
threw herself from the window and fell 10
the pavement, aud was picked up dead
~. The Chicago 7ilm~ says that Judge
Douglas carries with him ON HE political tour
cannon 70 tire, hi' own s1lltcs.
- The Louisville, CKv..D Jonrnrl. in re-
pb To the Charleston Mercury, which said
thIt III the recent meetings tol the reception
oi senator trUtuIcl iu kcntueky are tho
D., of the irr.rur, or opinions of the pco-
pile ot that State, She may as well bc stricken
from the iull OF southern States" saws;
ave lcll the Mercury and It's friends that
they eaa not. by what they cali striking
E,.riutf,- fftrni tiyr- rrii uf Southern StAtes'
Here she Stands ugi 10 any of The ire-cat-
ing S,n,p attempt Co escape from the Union,
she will thtuW % hrmUDl h,sJ about their
ur~i,~.
CE-T7 INV y,rrEI-Ur-=S C5FFTs-
poulcut Dt Hanover, y. H., 18th ms. writes
10 us a favorable account OF the prospects Of
the harvest in that locality: "The hay crcp,
which is moro than an average yield, is gath
lt4l IT,. ll La iIl..l.ll g IlaA cutting their
gram, Tie oJt crop is very heavy as Is also
tht nrou.h 90 corn and potatoes. Fruit, al
though mot @ medium quantity, is more plcn-
titul than IL was last year, and of better
quality; and although the prices of cattle
aud horses are lower than they have ranged
during several years past still the condition
of the farmers iu New Hampshire va, uc,cr
better Nd" bsHor2 Mercury.
Tru Flgsg PuAcuCN Coon ar mn
tAu,t-lD0 collision he.Ycyn the Euroul
and Arabia win dctnu the former steamer
so,dc two weeks. = There viii hc no anxiety
Eel, IN Europe ON accouG, .ol her non-aui,bl,
for tho submarine, cable ha,. already trans.
mitlrd the intelligence OF Apr disaster. Had
this great enterprise been accomplished q few
years ago, tie safety of the Atlantic which
was So long given up Us lost, would have
been earlier asccrtdiucd, 70 the great relief Of
thousands, 'rhe'dNpotch sent was probably
publishcd.-Gdseite.
GooD-A working Democrat is defined
by Minnesota paper as ''Democrat who
can poll the largest number Of votes with the
fcwes, men" which has the double merit Of
being both witty and true.
THE ST. Louis FRArus-We are glad to
know that the extraordinary vote which
makes up Bauett's alleged majority III the
M Il, u
At least, this viii be the case SO FAR rs can bcn-
effected by determined contest of the cleo
ton by Francis L. Blair, jr.
~ There ARE in the United States seven
hundred and fifty paper mills in actual oper
alton, having three thousand engines, and
producing in the year two hundred and fifty
millions of pounds of paper, which is worth,
say ten cents per pound OF some twenty-scv-
en- millions of dollars. To produce this
quantity of paper over four hun,tstA million
pounds of rags are required, one aud quar-
Ter pounds of rags being necessary to make
one pound of paper. Tho value Of these
rags estimating them at -four cents per pound
is over sixteen million dollars.
II Senator Seward made the following
reply TO despatch announcing the success
of the Atlantic Telegraph;
thousand thanks-t6n thousand congrat-
ulatious. WM. Ii. SEWARD.
~ An ordinance Of the city Of Brooklyn,
y. y, imposes fine of $50 on every fireman
not wearing badge while attending n fire.
~ At the fire at the City Holl>Ncw York,
1t is stated the telegraph operator continued
at his post until the room was full Of water,
and then dvSSIlcd IT," This nun should be
employed on The Ocean line, as he is impcr-
vious to the %atory element.
-. An ERglist f,obirmnn stopping at the
St Nicholas hotel. New York, talked very
largely about his acquaintance with Mr.. Dal-
las, Inc American minister, aud urntesscd 10
expect dispatch from him b, the Atlantic
cable Some woggish Workers sent hoy to r