The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-11-26


people The venerable old man, looking re.
mafkably well, was introduced by Rev Mr.
Case " West Lebanon, 90 the audielcr, which
rose 100 body helo slSAl. M. Wood of
Tered vel connected and impressive prayer, .
when Mr., Case followed boz au interesting adj
dress appropriate % the occasion.-ts bauon
Tree Itess,
o. ElIas Howe, the original patontee Of
the loekstltch, which enters into the construc-
ton Of nearly all the various sewing machines
manufactured, receives about 100000 year
300 commissions ON machines sold, without
manufacturing any on taking any risk him
stis % The patent expires in couple Of
yeatA and the lobby will be proftably en-
ploYed in iayorIng or opposing its extension,
The present manufacturers under Howe will
favor the extension because the simple Com-
mission Of % on a. machine onab!cs them 10
hold prices up, whereas, II the patent were
given 90 the public, prices would soon 20
down AZ least fifty per cent, and even then
leave fair margin for profit
-" Al the Police Court ip Hartford ON
IAurhday James Cosgroye was senteuced 10
prison for forty days for getting drunk
Say thrifty yer honor suggested Mr., Cos
grove "thlrrity deays is long enough TO get
the drunk out Of amy man."
70 An editor down south apologies Tor
delay in The issue OF hla paper as he had an
extra "male" 70 attend 20 during the week,
~ A SLAYER was recently captured on the
African coast during fog The SLAYER had
man a. the masthead looking out and a.
the fog lifted disclosed the man-ofwar, The
wretch OF captain deliberately shot the poor
fellow down from the mast dead on the deck,
because be could not See through "a fog.
a repairer on the telegraph line In pass
ing through Newton, on Thursday, found
dead partridge under the wire, is body still
warm, ihc bird having been killed by Tying
against the wire in such "a manner that IL
passed beIoecn the bili aud split the head
open.
O. The wood-shed Of the Concord rail
road company 90 Nashua, containing 500
cords Of wood, was burnt by au uccudiary
fire on Thursday night
~ George Bower, resident Of Hum
melstown, Pa, having very large wart on
one OF his hands, was induced 70 cut IL out,
and apply arsenic 20 destroy thefQots, lie
did 90 on Monday, and died from the effects
on the Wednesday following.
~ The Harrisburg Pa,,) Telegraph says,
a lady had the habit Of picking her teeth
with pins trilling humor was the consc-
qucncc, which terminated iu cancer. The
brass and quicksilver used ia making these
pins will account for the circumstance.
0y--ttg Ncw tfUvGh Palladium mentions
natural curiosity in the shape of q live oys-
ter growing upon live clam, firmly fastened
as upon q rock, and apparently enjoying the
very best OF health. The oyster is three and
half inches long, The clam four inches in
breadth.
~ George w. Richmond Of Canterbury
has lost eight children by scrofulous sore
throat the first Oct z, and the last Nov 10
Eight children dead within a month and
buried by the side OF two othcrs--tcn in all
is a sad record Of family ailliction.
The New York and New Haven railroad
company has offered - reward OF 500 for the
detection Of any person who may throw
stones u; their cars.
o. A'man in Hartford has made ,gpplt
wife, on the ground OF her being lazy lie
alleges that she will not get up IN the morn.
lug, build fire and get his breakfast az q
scasonable hour. lie finds no other fault
with his bosom partner, and the esquire" re-
fuses to grant the prayer Of the petitioner.
WoRcrsrrR's .QuARro Dictionary. The
publishers Of this great work announce that
they will commence the delivery OF the libra
~ edition, 10 subscribers, on the 10th OF De
Ccmbcr. The subscription price of the libra
~ edition is How 800, but this edition will
not be sold after the 10th OF December for
less than 80 per copy and il will probably
put into the hands of the trade over five
thousand copies Of the work have already
been subscribed for
TIE JArrA OuIllAoI--O ur Beirut tSyria}
correspondent writes, under date Of October
10, that through the energy of the American
consular authorities at Beirut, the perpCtra-
tors of the outrage upon the Dickinson
(Amcrican) family, have at last been brought
TO Justice. -Four Of the accused have been
imprisoned for life and the dead body Of the
fifth and principal criminal had been brought
into Beirut This promplncss has caused
much higher estimate 20 be placed in Syria
upon the American name and power rar-
eler.
a. The city of Brooklyn proposes to lay
out n rtaiu- of fivr magnificent purks, con-
nccteI BY Broad macadnmi2cd avenue form
ing, when completed, drive Of twelve milos,
which will challenge the world for rs equal
in mngnihccnce.
tP- Chicago must be growing in grace or
falling from IT, A recent paper states that
u whole family were seen staggering through
the streets drunk--tho husband, wife two
daughters and son.
~ The owners Of the steamship Great
Eastern received. $4,000 from visitors, at
HoShcad and hpvG thus far received a total
of El2O,OOO or nearby .$6OO,0OO for her eN-
hibition at the vuro,l4Nfoces where she has
stopped. At this rate even if the big ship
fail in other respects, she will not be long in
paying for herself
~ A man from Cincinnati was suspected
in Pulaski county, Va, last week, of tnmpcr-
ing with slaves and was hung up five times
by n rope attached TO his neck. After the
last ascension, he was let loose, with the as
surancc that, if caught in Virginia again, he
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