The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-04-02
Letter from NOW York,
NV YUM March ~ $50.

tHiM "NhH HANi'N ~ 4'f'F
10 No Edition of The CaIaaoaiaH,
Business is becoming quite brisk, jack
Frost has opened lhe river aud che state au-
thodles have decided 20 open che oinali ON
the 10Th of April Doubles there are ma-
49, thousands iu Ibis great eiry who seek Boo
vain 20 get ompIulmcuL lorso itaIvJs has
been even 10 The most prosperous times.
Cpuntymen think that nothing b. % drsira-
BILE as business 30 the ciiy, and 40 from every
part ~ the country cume every yeHr hous-
auds Of eager applicants ior employment
10 their ignorance lhcy suppose lhat 20 live
IN city il 10 live ..ss Of liltlo work and
much amusement. suppose il would hard
ly be credible 20 your farmer readers 90 be-
informed that anybody works harder lnr a
living Than the tiIler Of the soil hut il 10 @
fact that 40 workers in the whole country
work 80 hard 90 lhe hard workers VI the
city,
7ite uiA Of Stephens Tor poisoning ms
wife has just been finished with verdict OF
guilty. Il has occupied the attention Of the
couu for nearly three weeks aud viii doubt
less rank among the most celebrated trirs
iu tDe history of our country, The body OF
the victim vas di,iulcrrl one year u6w
death, and cNcN portion of Il was anall
10 find traces Of poison, ~ rigid an exam.
inariuu has been rarely fever known, 40
doubt rests on the miud ofany ono that Ms,
Stephens was poisoned with arsenic, but so
much doubt us 90 vino is guilty among pro-
pie generally have uc,or known o. cAist Zoo
any ease where o verdict Of guilty was 90
readily obtained suppose that lhy clsr
viii hc continued, II possible, %, o Jew lr.ll.
80 cluu has 81, been obtained, 80 ar as
the public knows, 10 lhe murlrrcr OF poor
Mike Walsh, That hr was murdered and
robbed while drunk Is almost sue, but who
they were who hurried Mike out Of the
world viii probably never hc known, The
Hon. Michael Walsh va, born 600 Ireland
lIercprc.cu,cd ,hi. cry several times is rhr
Legislature 90 Albany. and Zoo Congress. llr
vas several times sent 90 MrN.co and Cru-
trN america ou special business hy our gov
,rnmgn', and had been Tor years one nf the
most influential politicians Of his party 100
a4r eiy. Poor Mike lie had two great
GSuis' rum and democracy but o., frank
and open disposition disarmcl o., o.cmiy,
Of much Of th,ir hatred towards h,m, There
ore many worse men lrli
You have uo doubt heard az the mcretu.
l.!r agcuo.c, Of the c.'y, whose uhj.c, is 60
ascent 800 ,Dc IJunjary ability Of 90 those
who purchase goods go lhc cry, 80 taIt when
% merchant here {, ignorant Of the ability
~ character Of o. Customer, hc can huy from
,he aforcs.iIwcctrl.le aFena,g, 90 tbc Doe
formation hs needs. Such aseuer, t,hr
lrca, pain, 60 obtain ftom private source,
allIh,sniurmutan they need. and sometime.
the country merchant j. better known here
th1n in ,he yer, ,,..agr where hc lives An
association having somewhat similar pgrro,-
rs. with respect To the railroads Of the whole
couuir, ms just been established. rs this
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ana stocks whether Do Vermont ut IcN1s.
con We easily obtained here "hrrc oil b"si.
ncs' men are sure TO need o. Nov Tie wcs-
tern or southern merchant would often glad.
'ypay his debts due here 100 the stock or
bonds oil some railroad, hut il There Is Ha
means r'eTiaimng their ,.,ut here, u b.
NOT easy so 90 do, IL Will promote tire sale
~ ''i sound ana wei managed stocks and
unm''N the rotten concerns throughout the