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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-06-04


dlatrly abandon lhe idea Of coming out here
unless some other discoveries are made. Ny
impression OF the mines b., they are (sll d
humlug Where We ere Winieriug, We have
found The best quality Of gold that has been
discovered, and cannot make one dollar per
day. We were quite surprised a few days
since when Ne read the golden accounts in
the Missouri papers Of what the miners are
doing out here. ! pronounce them pack
Of lles, written by a SO Of petty, one-horse-
town spectators, and calculated 10 ruin ma
ny pooF man, beside your humble servant
The b. Joseph Gazette gives the following
story
"Alr, Thomas Winstaulsy, Of Adrian City,
Michigan, cans dswn from PlattsmOuth, on
he lAtsn, last Sunday evening, aud came in
10 our Office yesterday, 10 make a true state
ment Of the condition Of things 10 the gold
mines Of Cherry Creek, from which he had
Just returned,
ole and four Others LEFT &c. Joseph on the
3d day Of March, with an ca team, and were
twenty mine days on the road 90 Denver Ci-
w. After reaching Denver City, they passed
seventeen days 10 prospecting, and their eE-
animation cAtended over a region u country
lhy miles along the base Of the muuntain,
and twenty miles north and south. The
richest deposit that they could find w all that
range yielded not quite four cents per day 10
The hard labor Of four men, who fixed q sluiee
al2 leel long, and usel qHickailger and al
other appliances 70 increase the quantity,
"Mr, Winsianlry said he Jaw about one
hundred and hity men az work. and the lerg-
CT yield that he could hear of IN the mines
was thirteen cents per day, There was
much deat,lut.0n iH tho mines and many
persons we're begging their way back 10 the
htituA. Some we're found deBd on the Foad
who were supposed 90 have died Of staryn
ton. Mr. Winslanlcy VAS IN California
three elts, aud made money there, aud be
says be feels bound % give these statements
90 the public that no more persons may be-
led by false hopes 10 undergo all that ho en-
dared 10 going 10 and coming from the
mines"
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serious Accident.

Mr.. Thomas Brigham Of this village met
with severe accident In the town Of Greens.
bofo' last Saturday afternoon. He was dd-
wing not far this side Of the village in Green's
boro' when his horse, not liking the rcproof
administered as punishment for shying,
threw his heels into the front end Of the
wagon, and brokeAMr, Brghams left leg
about half way between the knee and ankle.
Both bones Of the leg we're broken, bot the
fracture was AZ favorable for rapid uniting 40
possible. After the accident, Mr. Brigham
was able 10 drive 10 a house near the village,
where his necessities were cared for, aud
where be will be obliged to remain until bis
leg admits Of removal.
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Pixies Peak.

The poor, deluded victims Of the Pixies
Peak fever are now reapng their harvest
which is destitution, starvation and death.
Thousands who have gone there had only
money and provisions enough to get them
to the Peak" and many barely eked out an
existence I'LL they reached the land of prom.
Use, only there to find starvation staring them
in the face. Some have been murdered by
the cut-throats of the border towns. and 9TH
ers by the disappointed and furnishing emf
grant Many have already persisted from
want for it must DO rcmemb ercd that there
arc no magazines Of food to feed these hun
cry thousands, in country undivided and
uncnltivated. Thousands are now returning
to the states sudder aud. we have no doubt.
wiser men.
II may be wonder to some that such n
story Of the discovery of great quantities Of
gold should have so many vouchers. 1t
will-not appear strange when it il remcm.
bered that the railroads, hotels, merchants
and spectators along the whole route, and
especially at the mines, are all interested in
keeping up the fever. We do not mean TO
say that there is no gold a, Pixies Peak. but
We would warn all people against going to
that region till they were sure that they
could get something to eat, either for fSee or
money.
We have read conflicting accounts of the
gold region, but because they are conflicting
we do not consider il positive evidence that
there ia gold in large quantities there. The
miners give one story aud the spectators
the other. We will give below extracts
which we find, whereby our readers will get
some idea Of what other people think of this
great humbus. The late mayor OF Nebraska
City says, in letter to a friend, dated ST.
Nrain'S Creek, Rocky Mountains, January
90
IF you have any confidence in my judgy
n''i, er' act or my advice, you vii. imme
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-06-04


Paul Mophyi the chess player. had a bril-
liant reception and dinner At Boston on
Tuesday lalt, spseches we're made by o.
w Holmes, Mayor Lincoln, Henry Wilson,
Prof Agassiz and other.
Il IL stated that Powers statue Of the
Greek Slave has been purchased by A. 4.
Stewart, and will be placed in his dry goods
store on Broadway, No ladies will venture
a shopping there hsreaher--the marble pal
ace viIl be abandoned by the modest fair
ones.
The Occasional" correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Press says
1.-The cnmplexionsoi the next House Of
Representatives may be regarded as settled.
WhateN ermay ba the result Of the Guberna-
lo,,al election in Virginia. and ! think here
10 no question as 90 the election Of Mr.. Lutch
en- solid Democratic delegation will be re-
turned 90 Congress from that State aud. ia
looking over the other States, / cannot count
more Americans than sat in the last House.
This may delay The organization OF the body
fIr sometime Seven State flights democrats,
however, like Hickman, 'ilaskin, Clark
Schwartz, Adrian, Riggs and Davis, will bo
hkrly 90 decide the matter whichever way
they vote"
MI Wise, the wIonaut has completed his
arrangements for balioun journey nom ST.
Louis 90 the Atlantic soabaard Ills balloon
the Nineteenth Century" Is ~ feet in d.,
nme'cr and contains 10000 feet Of gas. Mr.
Wise undertakes this journey chiefly as on
experiment with which 10 satisfy himself Of
the praelIeability ofhis scheme Of pornauling
across tho Atlantic Ocean.
An ARRAY occurred at tho 81, Nichols 10,
tel, New York, Monday night, between Col
Anderson, formerly connected with Walker's
army in Nicaragua, aud Col. Titus OF Kan.
sas'and Nislwguan memory, growing out
Of some former Misunderstanding between
the parties. But Tor the interference Of the
Police, the aGray would douJtlen have ter.
minated IN bioodshcd.
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No Battle.

Readers are getting impatient at,the tarly
movements on the field OF war" sa called
Even the presses which, a short time ugo, de-
plored the most strongly the impending car,
mage, dn not now seem TO manifest auythnuk.
fitness that II has thus far Dccn DELAYED
Every Oody il waiting for a battle. THIS il
not owing We believe, so much 20 u thirst Tor
blood rs q thirst for news. Pcuplo have
made up their minds thlt blood mus be ahuu
IN Europc-that has for sometime appeared
inevitable, and the regrets which IL inspired
have passed their climax. IL only remained
10 receive tho details, which were to be crowd.
ed upon ua by the dashing energy of the
eombatantG Besides there was and il somc.
thing fascinating in the idea Of such yns'
armies as those OF Austria uno-F rance com.
ing face to face upon the narrow plains of
Sardinia, manou'errd under the ewes of two
Emperors, and having nj stake the tcmporat
welfare OF oil Italy, and possibly n recasting
Of the fate OF Europe. When such things
are in train, no wonder tho public longs To-
scan the opening events, and see what omens
they throw over the mysterious future
. But We can afford TO wait. Not less than
100000 armed men, impelCd 10 an encounter
tsy ztruuFrzt pHsEiaHE ~ y5JTF= f4ittffJ
now placed upon territory scarcely exceed.
ing hlty miles in breadth in any direction
Ii cannot be that a collision can long bc avoid.
tN. IL Nnt Aualllnna Go not repair their
rcmissness, 10y attacking the French brior
their plIns of n campaign are matur d-aud
II is probable that they will no. hen ever,
consideration moves the French Emperor to
initiate active operations. lie Joined the
army on the l1th. On the 18th he was At
AlcSsandria with his generals, arranging for
the campaign. We must bear in mind that
not only is Louis Napoleon no general what.
ever he mag prove to be hcreaher), but he
has around him no generals proved TO be
sueh MS the scale Of tho impending war de.
mauds Canrobert, Valiant, De Hillers and
Neil have not been tried on such theatre
unless we except Canroberi in tho Crimca
who made partial failure. M'NIahon, whose
abilities are thought to be unsurpassed is
also wanting in the requisite experience. The
war is probably 10 produce its own generals
on both sides. In the meantime common
prudence bids Louis Napoleon to open the
campaign in such way as will he likely to
involve no loss of prestige We think
week from the-day he joined the army would
be thu shortest possible time in which he
could deaide upon his plan of operations,
organize his columns and bring them into
the presence Of the enemy. How long there
after the reluctance OF the latter and the un-
favorable state Of the weather N ight postpone
an engagement, il is impossible to say
Thers IL bare chance, therefore that the
next steamer, which left Liverpool on the
2lkt, may bring tidingS OF actual conflict. -
Boston Journal Mar 81.
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" a sad accident occurred ut Haverhill
NIL, on Wednesday Of last week As two
Hdits were riding from Haverhl to the de-
ypot, the horse became frightened, ran, threw
both ladies from the wagon, and one, the
wife Of MIR. Henry Swan, who is away on
business in Maine, was taken up for dead.
The father, fearing from some cause he could
not explain, that some accident might happen
tn them, followed on, and reached them In
time TO see the calamity. About the same
time in the day, the husband in Maine had a
strange presentiment OF danger TO his wife,
and so strangely impressed was Ne with Il,
that he took the cars and came on, knowing
nothing of what had happened till he arrived
ut Concord, where he heard the dreadful IT,
diugs told by one conductor to another, and
though no names were known, he was conf
den; it was his wife that was injured if not
killed. 1t was even Eo---and the lady is not
expected to recover.
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o. Among the victims destined 10 the
recent sacrifice az Taoubayu, Mexico, was ons
Col AUodlllado, whose bold and successful
leap fpr his life 10 worthy Of record. Col.
ATodillado, as The n. o. Picayune, was in
Tanned by one who had il from an eye-wit-
ness, was already IN The hands of the assas-
sins, who, drawn zap In line, Were about d.
recung their pieces a. him, when he cried
aloud 80 o. 70 be- heard not only By the by
slapders bat by Others az a distance, "tfoId,
hold nHHe, mosleRli have a message,
revelation for the Generalin-CheCH The
tone Of voice in which this announcement
was made seemed 30 earnest and 30 sincere
That u made instant impression upon the Of
iicers iu command, who az once suspended
The execution, No sooner, however, were
The guns lowered than the bold man, his
limbs nov free, leaped from the midst Of the
crowd, cleared a slight inolosure, knocking
down two soldiers Ia his way, plunged into
deep ravine, and, notwithstanding several
hasly, random shots from the party he 40 I'M
cerrmauiously lef, made good hIs escape
with his lifo
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sauiba from Prentiee.

The Atlantic Monthly sayI that woman
is a link between earth and heaven" So il a
sausage tossed into the air.
Mrs, Swisshelm, 10 her letters 10 younF
ladies, says that "eyrry country girl knows
how 20 color rcd with madden" This We be.
lieye 10 be an chronological fact, % We have
always noticed that WilhAll girls the madden
Ihey get the redder they are,
WIN. IS, Bishop, defeated er,Congre,,.
man OF Connecticut, his been appointed com.
missioner Of patents Whom the people put
down, Mr., Buchanan puts up, but We wonder
who w put him up when the people shall
put him down.
A great deal Ia written at present about
the seat Of war. Byron, In one ~ stanaas
OF biz Childe Harold, personies War aud
describes his hair his eyes, his hands, and
hls feet but says nothing about the seat Of
War,
A pushing politician IN Maine boasts OF
!.ailgg- heen lhe drawer Of the liquor bill in
that State. i he sIT6 rrHr- M fsrit-,h.
drawer Of good deal Of the liquor itselfp
Foreign Mormons nrd sIill arriving In New
York IN large numbers, hound for Salt Lake.
some may think they will be Ia danger Of =
reaching Brimsione Lake-lying not lar be-
You'd.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-06-04

CRors Ar THE WEsT.--The Chicago Tri.
huue of the goth inst. says; We present
this morning large number of letters from
different portions Of the West, giving a most
cheering account of the prospects Of the
growing crop. They refer TO a'wide extent
Of oounlrypQll lying north of the latitude Of
ST Louie. Our ndvices from Southern Ili-
noiS are equally encouraging. In week or
two the harvest will have fully commenced
there. and we hope soon to announce that
the crop IL safely gathered. One of the edi.
tors Of the Press and Tribune visited Madi-
sou, Wisconsin, last week. and all uong the
line of the ST. Paul and Fon Gu Lac and the
milwaukee, and Mississippi ronds the wheat
looked finely. Most of II was spring, of
which very wide breadth has been sown in
this section. Preparations for corn also np-
peared TO he very extensive. Accounts
generally from Wisconsin agree that the
prospects were never better for an abundant
crop.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-06-04

GRLElEr's OPINION on Nav YoRK PoLI.
rcs In his Kansas speech Horace Greeley
tells The following truth abou, the politics Of
New York city,
New York city Is to-day Democratic.
simply because she Is pro.slavery. II is tho
presumed interest OF her merchants and
other men TO stand well with the slayehold.
crs 20 a great majority Of them shape their
politics accordingly We have three daily
journals priuicd,in our language which al.
'ochte, more on less earnestly, National De.
mocracyi and each Of these juslidcs aud up
holds the perpetual slavery Of the black race
as humane, heuihiocnt and in accordance With
the eternal fitness o. things"
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LOCAL AED STATE.
Multiplying Tho Means.

We are now receiving large additions To our
printing facilities, in tho articles Of Type, both
wood and metal Borders Rules, & ci also @ ards
snd Paper Of almost all kinds and qualities, con
sisutly on hk1d.--W eaTs asout addiag % our On
zoe improved printing machinery, with which We
hope 10 do good work At short notice. The pat
ronage Of the public Is invited, n
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Il ia hoped our citizens will not neglect the
opportunity Of again hearing Mr.. c. II.
Clarke aud his choir Of singers ia "The Flow
erQaeSn." which gave 'peh universal salts
faction at It's former production in this place.
Al the solieiIaton of the Executive Commit
tee Of the Firemen's Library Association
tNc"r'. ID. Boynton, Alex Thompson and
J, BoIeJ Mr. Clarke has consented to give
this eoncer, in behalf Of ,the association, the
proceeds 70 be invested in the purchase Of
additional books for the library. This .asso.
citation is now in aourishing condition
they number about sixty members, and there
is IN the library about three hundred and ff.
~ volumes. With proper management ,hi,
bids fair in the course Of short time to be a
valuable library. For particulars, Of concert
see Advertisement
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town of lladlcy. Mass, comprisiag the pr,.
sent towns OF Hatfield, So. Hadlcy, Amhrr,,
and CRANKY, have made arrangements, on
liberal scale, for a splendid celebration Of the
Two hundredlh ycaf since the settlement OF
The town. All who have been connected with
the original settlers or early or present 10.
,.splitants have been cordially invited to DO
prcsen, on Wednesday, the stli day a June.
ucxti and Jubilee, similar IL not equa! to
the famous "Berkshire Jubilee" is confident.
ly expected. The Rev. L. ID. Huntington.
y. d, of Cambridge, is to be- the Orator and
Edward C.. Porter, Esq, Of lladiey, viii pro-
nounec a poem on the occasion. Both Of
The gentlemen named arr natives Of Had.
ley, and TO the manor born"
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To PubIiahers OF Newapapera

4 gentleman u age apd experience ip writing
Tor paper Thoroughly 'erfed boo the politics n
the county and candid, aule writer, wishes %
obtain situation 10 some prominent hepublieap
Weekly 90 Daily paper lbaiiy preierredl a. edi
tDF Or as-.stzuI editor Iu either Of the New Eng
laud states, VI any ~ ths Free States,
Reference 90 O. ~ stone caiedsHiHn once
81. JobuflurT, w. 3sH
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-06-04
Tho Glorious Psartb.

The eiIizens Of S. Jobnsbury arc request
ed 70 meet at the Town fIal, on Monday
evening at 7 o'clock to see II they will take
measures 20 appropriately celebrate the com.
ing anniversary Of our national independence.
A foil representation Of the people ia de-
sired.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-06-04

| a. recent traveller, who made the tour
/ ui the United states, mentions a very singu.'
: iif astatsafi. hiiaA he AaFs= Hfasaila IA HAia-
| delphia. We give his words" Every time
an enigma in Philadelphia gets a new hub or
a fresh coat of paint 500 men feel il ineum.
bent on them to lose days work and get
! up parade
: TAKE CAEE oFTIlE PENNIES jacob Brown
who recently died Of Portsmouth at the age
/ OF %, was presented with yoke of steers
10y his father at rs, which he sold for 500.
! This sum he put at the rate Of per cent,
and kept it distinct from other property and
/ NJ the time Of his death it had amounted to
; =-+Llul--lllA- cnlIIg- llEnpeLlN4- Accumulated
I during 20 years Of active labor amounts to
! S50,OOO, which he said was the result Of
temperate and frugal but not parsimonous
habits, and looking carefully after those little
leaks through which property frequently dis
/ appears
o." So great is the confidence felt in tho
| speedy and triumphant termination Of the
Italian war, that the manager Of the Theatre
Francois has received notice that his compa-
ny will probably he required to play before
the Emperor IN the course Of the season a.
La Scala, in Milan.
o. The Cour. Of Common Pleas at St.
Louis is engaged in the trial Of the case Of
Miss Ehic Carstrang, a boarding house keep.
err rerSiS Henry Shaw, for n breach Of pro.
Use, in which damages are laid at one hun
drcd thousand dollars. The defendant ia
sixty-hye years old and a retired millionaire.
Edward Bates, and other eminent counsel
are engaged, and the trial is exciting much
interest.
o." A sad accident occurred in the little
town of Schutten Ilogen, uear Prague, DO,
hemia. Several hundred persons assembled
on bridge over the river Watawa, in aecor-
dance with local custom, for some rolig'
ious ceremony, when the bridge suddenly
broke down. Upwards Of seventy persons
were TrrefFItstrd into the river, 4le greater
part OF whom were drowned, the rest being
seriously injured.
a NOVEL INQUIRY small boy walking
in the street with a big hat on, a stranger
cries out, "llaloo, hat, where are you going
With that boy ?"
o. The wife Of sea captain in England
lately died from joy in consequence OF the
return of her husband after an absence OF
seven years,
o. BY the New York and Hammona, "
New York, aud the Hungarian at Quebec
we have one days later ndvices from Europe
than before received. The hostile armies 10
Sardinia were, at the latest accounts, iore'a
to be inactive by the foods Of rain that hsH
fallen. We have further intelligence OF the
Austrian barbarties in making the women
labor upon their Qualifications. A slight en-
gagement had occurred between the Au'u''
ans and Piedmoutese.
rY Prentice says "Many writers pTole"
great eHuctness in punctuation, Who YET r''
er make point"
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New Advertisements.

Benj. Gilson-Boots and Shoes
&. NJ, Stone s. Co,--Job Printing IN all ia
varieties.
James lamlton--fomato PlButa,
&, III. C.arke-llora Concert.
J., Peaslee-Eastefn MenageHe.
Money lost,
Watch lost.
Legal notices,
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msissrsIsEieaI.

May was a very warn monlh,-tha ave-
rage temperature nt 2 p, d. being 81 IA :
o Ia warmer than the corresponding month
last year. The warmest day WAS the 7lh
(s7s at =. NJ and tlIe coolest was the 3D.,
C33 az A. ~ The mercury Was above
800 on five different days. The barometer
averaged high all the month, Rain fell on
eleven different days, measuring in the gauge
l7s inches, There we're two slight thunder
showers. Vegetation Of all kinds Ia from
twelve 10 fifteen days Ia advance Of what il
was at the corresponding time last year
There was quite a sharp frost on the morn
Ing Of the 3lsr, which did considerable dam
age, =,
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MerihIr.. n,.nnhrrI..

The Woodstock STANDARD warns publisher,
Of newspapers against trusting one II. 5
SchclI, a would-be advertising agent of New
York. The experience Of the Standard Ia,
been ours-Sehel is worthless cheat; il
fact, nothing but shell" and cracked al
that We will also add, for the benefit Of
others, the following individual, who ar,
owing US for advertising, and though o0er
requested TO settle their bills, have utterl,
neglected and refused so to do, much to the
damage Of the publishers;
DR. c. w. Everett, Boston,
l. =. Crown & Co.,
J. L. Sullivan.
Wheeler & Everett, New York,
J. II. Rainry, Troy y. Y.
A. II. Field, Providence, r. I.
Nslhauie! Moves, BiiIim0FS.
G. W. Stone. Lowell, Mass
4. J. Page, Rutland, Vi
w. w. Jenness, Derby, VI.
J. l.. Marshal, Manchester. y. II.
Goddard & Co. Worcester, Mass, and a
host Of others who will appear bye and bye.
ANY OF the above persons can have copic.
Of this weeks paper to send to their friends
if they wanti price three cents a single copy
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MEssIss EpHoRs VIII you allow me to
remind those Of your readers interested IN
the matter that the annual meeting Of the
conference Of congregational churches in
Essex and Coos counties will be held this
year with tho church at LuneEburg, The
meeting will be opened with a sermon, We'd
uesday afternoon Jane 10Th, az one one
o'clock precisely, Preacher, Rev =, II.
johnson Of AethlehGm, y. IL The ll0aiug
exercises viii be on Friday afternoon O7thJ
Rev, Daniel sewal' Of Island P6od will preach
Lhe communion sermon. The two intrycn-
ing days will be occupied mainly, lot. with
a narrative Of tho stare II religion IN our
churchesI I'd, with the preaentation Of che
Missionary, sabbath School, Bible and Tract
causes aud Sd, with Christian conference
and social prayer There will be morning
prayer meetings on Thursday and Friday,
and also public services, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings. Rev W. Warren, Dis
trieI Agent Of the American Board, has
promised to be present
Very resppctfully VS.
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~ The following order for gong was
received the other dsy by Anew York house
''SANoAMMoN Co; H., May 8, 1859.
Sirs; Please send us by express one Of
them laundering things which make such a
noise about hotel. We have lately opened
a hotel here, and want &c make as much
noise as ANYBODY. Send bill
o. ----- YoaGsr-- -.
r. s. "A feller here saws hey call them
go.4.. dov'p Terre Iiants