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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-08
snsw stsFu.

The snow storm on Tuesday las, sppeartto
have been one Of unusual severity 1t the
south and east Of this place, Almost Nll the
rail roads IN Mas'aehu'c,,s, ana all along
the coast have been blocked up % rs 10 be
impossible for the traina, and many disasters
have occurred 20 vessels. IL iSworlhy Of no
ticc thar the Passumpsic valley :, always eX.
empt from such hockAdcs. The cars upon
thc Passimpsic railroad have ney er been in,-
pcdcd hy snow drf,s, and. never lost a trip,
except when waiting FOR trains below.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-08

HOMEOPATHY ~ FRANCR-Ths grent med
zeal cause which has been ~ long pending A.
Paris, between the Allopathisls and the no
mcopalhisis hiss Just been terminated, TO tho
discontinue Of the latter. The case In
word, was simply this' The Union Medicale
some time since stgmatled homeopathy a.,
n pretended science, and ils professors ns
ehnrlntnns, Upon this twenty.four homeop,
nlhists ~ Paris brought an action for libel
NJ. Emile Olivier did he hest for them, hui
the eo"rt, afier hearing of several days, has
dismissed their action with costs.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-08

a man named Thomas keenan,, who has
served a term At the stone house In Windsor,
visited Quincy, Mass, where be was reeog'
nized a. a man Who escaped from the Charles
town state prison II years ago, amer serving
four months time Of two years sentence,
He was taken over 10 Charlestown to serve
out the remainder of hiI time.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-08
Vgcddinz Cnt,c.

We are requested to say that the recent re-
cipients of an elegant loaf OF wedding cnke
from Mcssrs. Winter, Wiley & Co., tender
to them their sincere thanks for gift SO
beautiful in its cxtcrior--so rich in its en-
blemS
We but express tho feelings Of the whole
community when VIC say that the Bakery and
Confectionery store Of the above firm, are du.
ly appreciated. Their shops are in the neat
est order, and their wnres- are of the very
hest kind, and done In the most tostem
manner.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-08
meteorological.

The average temperature during the month
Of December at =, NJ. was 20 81 degrees,
3 IA colder than the corresponding month In
1857. The warmest day was tho 9Th, when
the thermometer stood at 80 degrees NJ 2 i,
NJ, and the coolest was the 30ih, thermome.
ter 20 degrees below zero 1T 7 10 A. VI,
Tue mercury was below zero on - dider,
ent days.
The barometer vas the lowest on the 22d
at : A. VI, (2s73 joehrs) and highest on the
25th at p. ~. (30,i1 iuehcs) making a va,
Ration Of IA inches.
Snow fell on 10 different days measuring
II IA inches. Rain f,ll on different days
Amount Of rain opd melted snow in gauge
~ inches
During the year 1853 rain ivli ~ 100 GiT
crent doysi and snow on 80 different days
measuring 20 10 inches. Amount n rain
and melted snow IN gaug, 1922 inches.
February vas the only month in which
rain did not fsll.
There were - thunder showers during che
summer.
The coolest day Of the year was the 1871
Hof February, when the mereary was ~ be
/ low zero nj 7 A. Nj aud the warmcst dn,
( was the e5th Of juno, mercury 81 O, making
variation Of l22 degrees. =.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-08

PLEASANT INtpENr.-'lhe Gospel Banner
relates 80 "plclsu; incident" that az q CO..
neral Ola labl i0 SrV ShHpn, CCunnl ~
friends placed iu its ntc hand a small houH
quot ~ hoVcrs,.omong Ohich was an upop,u,
ga rosebud, ul the crosse nf Sharon. The nd
Was then placed pu the coffin, and the ftnc,
rel services performed. When, after the
lapse Cf not more than two or three hours
the COLIN was opened again, and the friend,
gathered round 90 look upon It for the las,
time. That bud had become a GiH hio,rn rose
white grnEVUd In the cold hand Of death. ],
seemed MS though voice came az from
those hcautrul sealed lips saving, "Weep not
for mes though broken from the parcnt stem
ana blooming in the Paradise ei God.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-08

" LIT MI KISS IIlM ron ms Norma
The editor of the New Orleans Advocate has
this incident about the ra,rgcS Of the yellow
fever ia that city. related TO him by one Of
thr NtcthudTTt paUurv'- f.r rrr5rtJrr VIZ
called q few DAYS since to attend the funeral
o' Young man. Before his sickness he wa'
a stout huuyort manly youth. lie was from
the State Of Maine, and had been here bur
sho,t time. lie wns attacked hy yellow
fever and soon died. with no mother or ryla.
tive 20 watch hy his bed side, or ~ soo,Hf
him with that sympathy which none but ogr
own dear kindred blood can feel or mani.
fest. lie died among strangers and was bug
led by them, When the funeral service was
over, and the strange friends who had m.n-
is,crrd TO him were ahou, 10 finally close tic
collin, an old lady, who stood by, stopped
them and said '-' Let me kiss him for his
mother! We have vet to find The first man
or woman 10 whose eve this simple rccla,
has Not brough, tears
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-08

To- Just rs an nuctioneer in Hartford was
saving "gonc I" few evenings since, his nu-
dience went through the floor into the cellar.
hut happily, without hurting amy Of them.
The nuc;ioner ms soon as he fund his legs,
remarked thnt the accident would enable him
to sell lo,rer than before, and called for n Did
and they hid him good night" This will
balance the casc Of shop-lVtiRS the day be-
rsrn
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-08

~ A rich joke is told nt tho expense of
OK. Senator Foote who has recently adopted
a clever disguise. /. G., dying his beard and
wearing n black wig. Arriving at his stump
ing ground. Jackson, Miss, the other day, he
was rejected as impostor by the democracy
who knew Foote by his silycry beard and
bald Uranium.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-08

Where she 10 highly esteemed, the geuer ~
tone of society j. guol but where she 10 held
in a degraded light society shares 10 The deg
radiation. Thus then must We Trgard her
position, and acknowledge the immense inn
pouancs, 20 The social scale, of--Woman aud
Moms nkind.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-08
I.aaisa' Lilrar, A.sssiaiiou,

We are requested O. say that the annual
meeting Of the Ladies' Library Association
will be held At tho house Of Mr. J. u, Cor
ham, Tuesday, Jan. 1 /, at ? o'clock +. NJ, A
general attendance Of the members Il request
cd.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-08

t-=r Hon. James b. Clay is figuring it is
said, for the democratic nomination as Gov
ernor of kentucky, which is To be decided ut
q state convention which is TO meet on, the
eighth % January Ills competitors vail be
HSVd, Talbot and McCloihn.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-08
EIrcmcn'- Library.

At the annual meeting Of tho Firemens
Library Association on Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Joseph Boles was elected President, Da-
Nd 35ynton and Alexander Thompson Eek
ecutive Committee, and J, @, Willard Libra
! Van
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-08

ovn CuARLUy. ny Mrs n. n stowe. Bouon
Phillips, sampson Co. St Johnsbury T.
NJ. Howard
ThaEs pretty little book, done in blue
and gilt, intended as a book for the children,
We have nor had time to examine it thor
oughly, but our readers can judge Of its
merits rrnmlhe opcning chapter which We
published few weeks ugo, and from the
wcll-known reputation Of Mrs. Stowe.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-08

ComRrsrospssoR--W solicit po"Hf1'y eo@'-
,apsieahvas ffom al psrts ~ tho country uFoH
matters u interest, ~ Items u Ae'ei, Ia pst'
tiouiar. will Mechanically received.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-08
SNov's rNruriSrrH RAILWAY Gvipr. t.
ton George H. Snow

7N"N INIHTI NTIN NNILNAl VVIDI' Dos
tom George X. Snow.
We have received from time TO time car
several years tie above valuable guide 10
the railway traveller, hut have never before nc.
knowcdgcd its receipt It is almost indis-
pansnblc 10 the traveller, having nll the d'r-
fyrcut railway routes and stations in New
England and part of Canada Il is an OIL.
cial document, published the FIRST Of every
month"; with all the changes Of the different
roads. Price six cents.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-08
VI-Il ihr DI.lrIei-ebooI..

We douh, not that thcfoliovias paragraph
which We End IN the ST. Aihans Messenger,
is jos, rs applicable to our county and yiciui-
ty as it is to that in which Il was first eircu-
lated
III parent. and guardians would manifest
little more interest ia the schools 10 which
they send the children under their care
teachers and scholars would hc mutually benz
Gifted. Just look IN upon any of our village
r----i-=.,ti ti---f=-sfsrs1-rz sfrfsrzrzEzrr
of the rooms aud the cheerful and herr,
cnun,cnances of the children and youth
there gathered. siucu the efficient action of
the present school committee, in making
these resorts comfortable aud attractive. The
teachers will We glad TO sec YOU at any time
and the familiar taccs of parents viii not h,
unwvcome TO their children"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-08


A PoRTER.-The Woodstock Age says tha,
Mr. o. \. Bryant, Of that village, Killed
pig fourteen months Old recently which
weighed 57j lbs.
Coz. SLIn WARSrR.--On the 5oIh Of oct.
last, the remains Of Col Seth Warucr--a
name so intimately interviewer with the ear
~ history dr Ncrmont-were removed from
their resting place to the site Of monument
erected to his memory in the village Of RoS.
hury,~Ct.
~ \ new marble quarry has been found
in Claremon,, y. H. Il is said to be situot-
cd in direct range Of the Rutland quorrics,
and two men have recently purchased the
lands with a view to future operations.
IN The Montpelier Repository says that
lsaac y. Parker, a. NJ, who has been the
Principal Of the Orleans Liberal Institute.
Glover. for q Few years past, has received the
appointment Of Professor Of the Greek and
Latin languages in Lombard University,
Galesburgh, ILL.,
III Gov. Halls z. O. address i, North
bennington, VI.
- The Catholic Church at Svonton was
totally destroyed by fire on the morning ofthc
25th inst
/ ~ A post Office has been re-cstoblishcd
ut Chiitendcn, Rutland county, and Joseph
Parker appointed Postmaster.
TR- The steam saw mill Of Smith Sherman
in Cnstleton, was dcs,roycd-by frc ON Satur-
day night, 25ih. Loss $1,000 above the in
I surance.
BouND Ur.A dashing sort of gentleman
of color, styling himself Professor Bassett q
/ comparative stranger in these parts, recently
found himself III the clutches of the sheriff
on the charge OF taking $1,000 in money
from the trunk OF one of the girls employed
in the American Hotel. Tho circumstance,
were so strong against him, that Justice Hi
ram Bellows, before whom he was examined
bound him over tor trinl al the county court
Not being able To find bail, he was locke
up.-SL dibans Messenger.
ARnTsr OF TuIEvrs-We learn that w
I. Nichols, esq, States Attorney, last weel
caused the arrest of the following persons
viz: Patrick Foley, james Dolon, Patrick
Conlon, and Patrick Mcdonnell, called pad
dy the Pitcher" These wosthics are chery
ed with stealing from the cars flour, butter
cheese, soap, raiSins, and other articles TO,
b numerous TO mention. --Rutiond Herald.
, LARGE Hos. b. Lovchnd, ESQ. Of
FiItsford, killed on the 22d inst, a SOW vhicl
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-08
TbF GaIFUoMtaH.

nv @. N, sToNE 3 60,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-08

sd. Johnabury, Jan. 9. leB9.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-08

-l..E-.- 4.lixg- kcrsGlttn l1llntclstli MnucI tAe
ulea OF religion, sanctioned the murder oi
band Of unsuspec,iug liugucnots, with hcnd
Ike exultation; thinking OF their cries and
llor,inc IN their massacre. History. records
no more terrible crime pcrpouaIed beneath
woman's rule, than the massacre Of Saint
Bartholomew under Catherine de Medicis
Such women stand out Ike fuger.posts on
a sunny shore indicating where the trcacher-
Gus uuick,r lie, ana nroNing the female
character to be capable OF great en"rm'ties.
Few happily have the opportunity for the
magnitude Of crime prictiscd 10y those nam
ed here; set, a. the gushing river grows from
the single drop, so do the passions aud vices
which, in the end produce such crime', spring
from, fountain af unhallovrd feeling as
ar,nit. connar,A tn the full crime, ~ the tiny
drop to the wide flowing river.
Aud il wompu's nature be capable Of this
snormity Of III, so II is also capable Of good
Grim. iS the consequence of M iiI-trmnrd
heart and mind, and the most favored ma
tnres--thosc which are imhued With the
strongest feelings and the strongest purposes
are exactly those which, capable OF the
greatest good, run to the extreme Of I'll. II
/, a thought of deep responsibility Shall
the talent given bc so fhullv abused, and re-
turned Ia the Masters hand suiled, detaecd,
aud blrmished! And on the retrospect. can
wornn's position, in social point of view,
he deemed inferior 70 mans She has tho
carly training at the whole human race in
rFuSrcJt IT trrT-y the days OF childhood begin
I'D grow beneath her influence the hr,i I'M
prrssious Of lie are formed by her, and, as
lie progro.>e-, She has the power OF still d''
rectng those impressions. Whatever be her
lnt. whether married. or siugle-as the wife
the mother, the chil=-aer influence exists
In savage or civiizs,. nfe, ia bondage or ~
freedom. amid the culigl tened inhabitants OF
our own land, or the uplcttcred denizRns of
harbariau regions, i, womOn's influence, eth
~ know lodged or uunck uov'cgcd, Nill felt
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SHERIFF'S SALE.


DY virtue of execution issued out Of the Office Of
- the clerk of the district court of Howard county
Iowa. and to me delivered and directed, commanding
mo to make the sum of fortyseveu dollars and sixty
two cents besides cost Of suit and accrueing COSTS to
satisfy Judgment that George W. Pierce obtained be-
fore w. II Powell Justice of tho Piece for Howard
county, against James H. Bowers transcript Of which
Judgment was fled in the Office of the clerk of the dis
trict court of Howard county, the 23rd day Of Nay,
ls59 have levied upon all the right title and interest
that James Bowers had to and in the following desert
bed premises the 23rd day of May 1852 to Wit in the
southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section
twenty-seyen, in township ninetyninc north of range
eight nne ten, eleven, twelve in block nne all Of
block ten and lots one two and three in block sixteen
all in tho village Of Vernon Springs Howard county,
Ease the Village saH
New Oregon, Iowa, on Saturday the 5th day of No.
vember, 1852 between the hours Of o'clock M. and
o'clock P m. Of said day, to satisfy said judgment.
Dated, New Oregon, let 5th, 1859.
JAS CARPENTER Sheriff.