The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-03-12
Letter from Kentucky.

hnpNti Nilh now ana lhpn glimpse Of sun
shue 10 give spice 10 the yaricty--has just
been brought 10 terminus. The freakish
| eoqueuo j. actually deiunel, although, like
others Of lhe same genus, she has len many
sad aud Warning foofprais behind - o. any
one can readily ,eriG, by taking a dir, road
I JnunL and noticing the fTaeks m the stilened
mud. len al once a. signs Of former tolls, and
signals to seek for lurupikeroutes, when
+ ttnevttHf ~ viuivr
The Ohio river IL az present ono " the
taHcsf streams H. the county. She feminine
BECAUSE she bears stcamboatsl IA now on
the "higl-"cst Kind Of " 6usi, "--buruing
up bridges al the mouths gf her tributaries
into which she inlrudes without being ia,i,
ted Cmasculins Ia this respeei,) OVERLOOKING
iarms and villages aloug her borders, and
even pitching into the great metropolis Of
Ohio, driving before her. merchandise, PEG.
pie and rats, aud filing up the back part Of
the city with as dense population ls ever
tenantcd a "houso for rent" IN the Irish
suburbs Of New-Yorl, or Boston.
Many accidents have occurred. and i'm
mcnsc damage has been done. by season Of
the hpuds A Dover, near thiE place, a
Young man was drowned last week, by the
breaking Of a limb, against which he was
pushing, in order 20 land a wood.boat. plung-
Ing him into the raging waters. from which
be rose with the garments OF death about
him, The aetiJcn, was The more distressing
as he was The sole support q widowed
mother, and many orphaned sisters, who
nov arc Left TO their own weak arms for pro-
lection in this Maynard world.
\ second death hy drowning. is that Of
young lady, IN the Licking river. in Fleming
Co. She was subject to fits, and on one
night OF last week. while the family were
buried in quic, sleep, she slipped from her
room, wandered about considerably ppon the
banks Of the stream. (as shown BY her tracks
u the mudl and al last plunged into an arm.
lS'-Gl the river where her friends the next
morning found her, 10 her lone and chilly
grave. Poor girl! to whom life had no sweet
ai,rdedon-in whose breast,uhcre disease had
entered, hope and reason. lnmp had flicker.
ed out, and death alone seemed capable Of
arrcs,ing her souls tide Of sorrow.
Revival meetings arc being held in all
parts Of the country, and large nccessions
have been made 10 the various churehcs.-
The Rcformcrs, under the teachings Of Alex.
ander Campbell, arc most numerous in Ken.
tucky, although the Baplsts aud Mc,hodists
are quite prevalent, Al a recent meeting at
this place, dozen came forward and were
baptized in the Ohio. The day was one Of
the coolest Of the season, and the converts
most Of whom were delicate Young ladies'
(sumo white, and some black)-went down
into the chilly element, with the resolution Of
a martial hero, wading into the ranks of an
enemy.
a wedding arrangement which was the
counterpart Of those specified in my last, is
worthy Of mention a Young sprig, Who
sports the title Of Macmillan, sought, aud
thought he had won, ,ht hand and heart of
Kentucky sylph. The wedding day was
namcd-o rev spa of The Lroadcst kind of
cloth and starchiest BYRON" was procured
"a dollar and aquarter was expended, CT
iege, at the clerks office. and expectation was
on tip,oe for the festivities Of the ensuing
evening. The rigid hand of the girls grand
father, (who, it seems, had loreed--cocreed--
her to favor the Svit of Max, in preference to
that Of a Takish chap Of her own choosiug,)
as now the bird was supposed to be as good
as baggrd, was temporarily released The
girl, who had planned the denouement with
her oich lover, slipped Mnxs ready-made
halter, and few on Loves wings, with her
worthless -wooer, TO Aberdeen, Ia distance of
seven or eight mies,) and before the "hot
pursuit had reached the river, the fugitiyes
were no longer candidates for mntrimony.-l
Poor Macmillan Well, he has the conso-
laton Of new suit of clothes, and "a chance"
as he iocosely expresses il, eat tho rest Of |
the uncaught fishes in The sea-
As a tail to this rude monster Of a letter,
| beg leave to append a few political items I
and reflections. On the memorable 9Th of I
Jan, the divided democracy held state con-
vention, bringing out a list Of candidates, ut
the head Of which is "for Governor, Beniah |
a few resolutions were passed,
after considerable opposition, ratifeatory of I
the course Of the President. There was no
as there is none in any part Of !
the Union, among the wranRling. hloodless
Of this once great, unterriIied,"
janus-faced demi.god.
On The 22d ultimo, the opposition conven-
ton was held at Louisville. Over 2O00 del
egaleS came up from nsarlI 90 Of over 1903