The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-22

a new head, and great improvement il "a TO-
The Bellows Falls Argus appears IN a now
dress, and is enlarged from seven 10 an eight
column newspaper
The Vermont Phoenix, published az Brat
llsboro also comes 20 " under new improve
meuis in iis typographical arrangement
7 he Phoenix 10 an excellent paper
The w. Chronicle has recently undergone
an improvement in its typographical appear
anee by changing In form from tWenty-four
10 tWerJY-sight columns.
SAD EFPEcr or HonSISo,--A bloody and
very dangerous tragedy took plAee in this
town (Ruper) on the 81 inst Il seems
party Of young men assembled Tor tho pur-
pose Of .HouHag (as II Il cilleal o newly mHr-
ried couple, Aher having kept up the noise
rnd confusion, with guns. drums, kettles and
horns, until late hour Ia the night, ADD the
patience and forbearanee Of ,he horned party
we're completely exhausted, and hfier notify
I iDg the young men atssTious consequences
might result II they did not dsperse and 90
home and after being satisfied that they had
no intention Of desisting, one Of the inmates
Of the house Cred gun upon the crowd
charged with hard paper wad. The shoi
took effect IN tho temple Of young man by
the name Of Hodges, producing severe and
laeerated wound Of the scalp, and Slghl
fracture aud depression Of the skull. Ilia
situation was considered very dangerous for
some days, but no 10 now said 10 be recover
irg,
The writer 10 not sufficiently acquainted
with the case 10 decide whether the se, Of
/ firing upon a prumircuous crowd can be just.
fed, No legal investigation Of the affair has
yet been made, and probably there will not
be-. Such occurrences are apt 10 DO passed
/ over unnoticcd, more especially when people
deemed respectable are engaged IN them.
Good. however. may be the result The dis
graceful and rowdysh custom Of AoyHing
recently married people Is very frequent in
| this vicinity custom Of which all rcspcc-
table citizens should be ashamed rs hoped
| that this deplorablo affair will cGcctua,ly pat
a stop 10 this practice, ~ least herruhuuts.
But II young men and boys will persist. on
every occasion Of marriage, in making "night
hitrous" by riotous yell', and screams ard
combinations Of al "uncarthly sounds" they
must make up their minds TO abide The con-
sequences Cor. bennington banner.
ADDISON CouNIY.-We learn, from tie
Register, that frou litter Of pig, raised D,
L. S. Birge Of that town, ivo OF them weigh.
cd when dressed 1903 lbs. Two httrd by
himself and two by Theron Sturdevnnt the
frat four were months old, and the one by
Elijah smith, was about twelve dsys Older
The weight OF the last WAS i2j lbs From
Hn accurate account OF the feed used in lat
ieniug il, Mr. Smith was able TO know that
the cost Of httvuiug aud the first value of the
pig we're S22,l5. The value Of thv pork wss
SJl s7--a very fair profit.
BnrrM AfAutJ--'rwo crlurcd MON fath
or aud son, named Phil.ips. aud French.
man, nephew at the elder Phillips. are Zoe iuii
ia Burlington, on o charge that may amDuut
To- murder IL appears that on Thursda, /
Mr.. =. Cassidy. Of Hinesburgh, stopped be- /
fore Whceirr's spddlrry, on the MlliMhh
roHd, about mile f.um Burlington. aud
while courisiug With Mr. Patrick Guuidiup,
who lives opposite, was nbusi,vly assaulted by /
the younger Phillips, Peter, who, without au,
prnNocoton, strucS az him With hoitlr. .
Cassidy warlcd of the blow, and seized Pc /
ter and thew him upon the ground, where he /
hold him for some time and then released
him. Peter rushed 70 Noudpii- near by. I.
and scilug an axe returned TO renew the /
1Vv7J5t, nut W. fTfF5fJi TtTusTr-
the interference OF people who had collected, .
lie however took sled stake from The sled I
of Mr., Cassidy, who supposed the ARRAY was
ended, an! struck him Cassidy q severe
blow With il on his head, and then seized him .
by his hair and dragged him some distance, /
kicking and striking him Mr.. Gouldiug de. /
Clured that this was outrageous, and this was /
las offence Peter turned aud struck lin /
(Goulding) with stake, blow on the head .
that IL not unlikely To prove iatai though .
We understand DR.. Carncutcr thinks he may
recover Harrington Times,
~ The same paper gives an account Of
lire at Winoosh on Sunday, and notwith.
standing messenger had to go a mile and a
half before he could raise fire company, the
efficient fire department Of Burlington was
playing water upon the flames IL thir,y-fyo
minutes after the fire was discovered. Their
promptness aud energy saved upwards of
$4,000 worth Of property which was thought .
to be doomed. As il was, small mill was
partially burned while large one which +
joined, was saved unseathed The Times is
loud in the praise ofthcr fremcn.
ARR.llGNED AND SENTENCED. The sad sigh
was seen in Court Frduy afternoon of four
young criminals, the oldest hardly twenty
years old, pleading guilty to high crimes
against the peace and dignity Of the State"
and receiving their sentences. Gustavus c.
bancroft aud Henry Aubery, the Young our.
glars who broke open and robbed Bradlcy's
book store, were seNernlly sentenced to four
years of hard labor in the States prison.
John Buckley plead guilty to stealing a horse
and wagon, belonging to w. & ID. Matthews,
livery stable keepers Of this place, and was
sentenced to two years in the States prison.
Augustus Labarque, for grand larceny, COM
united IN Shelburpc, was sentenced to ono
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