The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-12-17

~ DO cutting four pound loaf Of bread
NV lA}s aEni ip farmers family % BARN,
NeNi nfAr Dundle, small erihee was OBJ
served and pn being foilawed up % ihc nsu
He pi the loaf mnuses nest Was discover
e4, snugly aud warmly constructed Of tht
leal " d copy book, torn into shreds, 90
when feppsrl nine young mice. What
makes lt more singular 10 that the loaf WA
baked only on che preceding dag,
~ A German doctor IN Hanover, Pa,
was called upon By Peter Reed % attend his
daughter for sore throat, The doctor o.
tempted 90 Hpply phosphorus, which ignited,
aeI the girl'a clothing on tire, burnt hHr-peFs
stft severely and also set the house 10 flames.
30 disgusleE was the doctor With his III sue
cess with The phosphorus that he made an
unsuccessful attempt % blow OUT bis brains
nest day,
~ J, u, Green, who was often mention
cd few years since, n connection with HE
attempts % recover the safe containing
giOOpp from the lost steamer Atlantic, In
lake Eric, has become cripple and 90 inya-
ll' ilsterrlble labnrs and exposures under
water resulted 10 a paralysis which has re-
lueed htrong man % an almost useless be-
ing lH order ~ obtain tho means ~ liveli-
hood, bee u selling ANAL pamphlet giving a
history Of HI life and adyegtures
o. a lady IN Xenia, Ohio, AMER having
been troubled Tor some time by slanderuus
letters addressed % bcr friends, appealed %
The postmaster for relief, lie pui q private
mark on I've postage stamps, four Of which
were sold 20 the suspected individual, IN
two Or three days two Of the four marked
stamps came back on letters addressed % tho
lpdy's brnlher-in-laW, and 10 her minister,
lie was soon invited 10 her residence, where
be- was treated % COW hiding by the njur-
cd female and her sister-in-law,
SuccEss on HIE ClGkR SHAPED STEAMER,
During the late trip Of the Winans steam
er from baltimore o. Norfolk, Va, she NOV,
81 No steadily that when tumblef was filled
20 lhe lrlm With water aud placed upon q
plate, not O drop was spilled, On her return
Tip there was gale and o heavy sea, but
her speed was not diminished by the Hwell,
ana The pitching Was no slight az, ~ lie Of no
account, while another steamer and sea oOucr
that went in COMPANY with her were tossed
about violently. The owners and IN, n
guests on board were highly delighted with
hrr movement
$40 AcclpENrs--A Coacidence. On Sat,
urday last, a. Mr. Sanborn II, floss, Of West
Alton, was returning home, leading young
hrller, she became frightened and ran at him,
striking and throwing him down IN such
way as 70 break the pith ofhis neck, Of which
injury be died on Sunday AZ o'clock, lie
leaves wife and four children,
On the same day Saturday a brother Of
MI Floss, living in Gilmantou, was driving
an o. team, attached 10 u cart, when the cat
lie became frightened and threw him down,
the wheels passing over his body, aud crush
ing him badly, Up TO Wednesday he was
considered dangerously injured, and not eS.
pcclcd 20 live.
We are informed that two other brothers
came to their deaths in like sudden manner
one heing killed by the falling Of a derrick
aud the other drowned. This is "a sad coin.
cidenee in the deo,ase Of the four brothers.
Laconia ~. M Gazette,